Sunday, August 22, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for August 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010


Doh! Upstate NY bank robber forgets to put on mask, flees empty-handed; Flub caught on video

Doh! Upstate NY bank robber forgets to put on mask

EDEN, N.Y. – Note to would-be bank robbers: when robbing a bank, be sure to put on your mask. Police said a robbery suspect had a dust mask around his neck but didn’t pull it over his face when he walked into an HSBC branch Wednesday …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Doh! Upstate NY bank robber forgets to put on mask, flees empty-handed; Flub caught on video.

Pa. man faces drug charges after allegedly admitted heroin dropped in bank belonged to him

Police: Pa. man admitted dropped heroin was his

KIMBERTON, Pa. – A southeastern Pennsylvania man faces drug charges after police said he admitted the heroin discovered on the floor of a bank belonged to him. East Pikeland Township police said 25-year-old Justin Carbone, of Phoenixville, accidentally dropped the drugs inside a Kimberton credit union earlier this … Read more »».

Baboon on the loose? Mo. girl sets off false frenzy with internet picture of a primate

Baboon on the loose? Girl starts false frenzy

FLORISSANT, Mo. – Police in the St. Louis suburb of Florissant spent a big part of the day looking for a baboon on the loose. A grade school went into lockdown. A woman scattered potato chips on the ground and made monkey sounds to try and lure the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NV judge orders Calif. drug offender to write paper on ‘nonsensical’ medical marijuana law

NV judge orders drug offender write report on pot

GARDNVERVILLE, Nev. – A Nevada judge has an unusual sentence for a 25-year-old Sacramento man who sold marijuana to a police informant in a casino parking lot at Lake Tahoe.
District Judge Dave Gamble ordered Matthew Palazzolo to write a report on what the judge called the “nonsensical … Read more »»».

Moving sale planned at NY’s ‘Amityville Horror’ house _ ghosts not included

Moving sale planned at ‘Amityville Horror’ house

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – The owner of the New York house made famous in the 1979 film “The Amityville Horror” is holding a moving sale.
The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial on Long Island has been on the market since May for $1.15 million and is under contract. Owner Brian Wilson is holding … Read more >>.

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