Wisconsin police say street musician upset by criticism bashed man over head with guitar

Wis. police: Street musician hit man with guitar

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin police say a street musician apparently upset by criticism of his music bashed a man over the head with his guitar, slammed another person into a wall and wrestled with an officer before being arrested.
Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain tells The Capital Times that [..] Read the original article: here.

Book that had been checked out some 35 years ago appears in Minnesota library’s drop-box

Minn. library gets book back after some 35 years

WINONA, Minn. – Librarians at Winona Public Library were thrilled this week when someone returned a book that had been checked out some 35 years ago. The book is called “Small Voices: A Grownup’s Treasury of Selections from the Diaries, Journals and Notebooks of Young Children.” It’s …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Book that had been checked out some 35 years ago appears in Minnesota library’s drop-box.

Fla. woman makes a stir riding ’shotbun’ in Oscar Mayer Weinermobile

Fla. woman rides ’shotbun’ in the weinermobile

ROLLING GREENS, Fla. – A central Florida woman caught the eye of neighbors as she tooled around in a most unusual vehicle – the Weinermobile. Barbara Gilbert won a trip to ride “shotbun” in Oscar Mayer’s eccentric car which resembles a giant hot dog. The 67-year-old Rolling Greens resident …. Source article  : Fla. woman makes a stir riding ’shotbun’ in Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.

Fla. deputies handcuff 7-foot alligator that started walking toward children near school

Fla. deputies handcuff 7-foot gator near school

OLDSMAR, Fla. – Deputies in Florida had to handcuff a rather unusual suspect – a 7-foot-long alligator.
A crossing guard at a Tampa-area school spotted the gator lounging near an elementary school Monday morning around the time children would be walking to school.
As she and three deputies waited for a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Fla. deputies handcuff 7-foot alligator that started walking toward children near school.

Boy who ‘likes to make noise’ wins moose calling contest at Alaska Zoo

5-year-old boy wins Alaska moose calling contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – For 5-year-old Andrew Polasky, being loud has paid off.
Andrew was the winner of this weekend’s moose calling contest at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
He lives with his parents, Janessa and Ray, on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. He really hasn’t been around moose that much, …. Original source  : Boy who ‘likes to make noise’ wins moose calling contest at Alaska Zoo.

Members of budding Southern California congregation commit with church logo tattoos

California church members show faith with tattoos

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Church logo tattoos are the latest in offbeat testimony at an Orange County church that holds Sunday services in a punk rock nightclub and collects offerings in KFC buckets. City Church of Anaheim is celebrating its first year in operation and the goal of reaching a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Members of budding Southern California congregation commit with church logo tattoos.

Lawmakers don gloves and fight in front of Parliament to promote Thai kickboxing

Senators go 2 rounds to promote Thai boxing

BANGKOK – Two Thai senators fought it out Monday in front of Parliament, but this was no political grudge match – they wanted to promote traditional Thai kickboxing.
“It’s good that I can still stand,” 59-year-old Payap Tongchuen joked after donning gloves and trunks and going two rounds with …. Source article  : Lawmakers don gloves and fight in front of Parliament to promote Thai kickboxing.

Minn. court says hoisting saggy pants of a crime suspect doesn’t count as illegal search

Minn. court says hoisting pants not illegal search

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota court says pulling up the saggy pants of a crime suspect is not an illegal search, even if it turns up a gun.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday came in a case that arose after a drug suspect was stopped by … Read more »»».

Police: Naked woman steals cab after driver refuses to take her from Louisiana to Michigan

Police: Naked woman steals Louisiana cab
COVINGTON, La. – Police in Louisiana say a woman stripped in the back seat of a cab, demanded the driver take her to her home state of Michigan and when he refused, stole his cab.

Covington Police Capt. Jack West told The Times-Picayune that the driver picked up 29-year-old Jennifer Gille …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Naked woman steals cab after driver refuses to take her from Louisiana to Michigan.

NY police say man impersonating cop arrested after pulling over off-duty detective

Alleged police impersonator pulls over detective

SELDEN, N.Y. – A Long Island man faces impersonation charges after police said a driver he pulled over for a traffic stop turned out to be a legitimate detective. Suffolk County Police said 35-year-old Victor Alfaro-Marquez of Selden was arrested Monday night, hours after the attempted traffic stop.
Detective William Zambito …. Source article  : NY police say man impersonating cop arrested after pulling over off-duty detective.

Police: NY mom left toddler alone in car parked outside home while she smoked marijuana

Police: Mom leaves toddler alone, smokes marijuana

SHIRLEY, N.Y. – Police on Long Island said a mother left her 1-year-old child alone in a car for more than 40 minutes while she was inside her home smoking marijuana. Police said they got a call at around noon Monday of a toddler that had been left alone … Read : Police: NY mom left toddler alone in car parked outside home while she smoked marijuana.

Sleeping Calif. boy bitten by snake that apparently had been living inside wall

Snake bites sleeping teen in California apartment

BELL GARDENS, Calif. – A 15-year-old boy was bit by a snake that poked its head from a wall heater in his Bell Gardens apartment. Arturo Lopez told City News Service that he was sleeping early Tuesday when he felt something on his hand that bit him. Firefighters examined …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Officer draws gun at teen waving plastic machete to advertise for Halloween store in Missouri

Costume, toy machete draws cops to Halloween store

JOPLIN, Mo. – A southwest Missouri teenager dressed as a machete-wielding madman to promote a Halloween store was the one who ended up getting a scare.
The Joplin Globe reports a police officer pointed a gun at the costumed teenager and ordered him to the ground Saturday after getting …. Source  : Officer draws gun at teen waving plastic machete to advertise for Halloween store in Missouri.

Cops: SC bank robber says ‘thank you,’ leaves empty-handed after teller says she has no cash

Cops: SC robber says ‘thank you,’ gets no money

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Authorities said a would-be South Carolina bank robber left with a polite “thank you” after a teller told him she didn’t have any money in her cash drawer. North Charleston police told multiple media outlets that 31-year-old Melvin Jesse Blain walked into a [..] Read the original article: here.

Ga. authorities may charge woman accused of hoarding nearly 130 cats and 14 dogs in her home

Ga. woman accused of hoarding animals in home

CANTON, Ga. – Authorities said charges are pending against a woman accused of hoarding nearly 130 cats and dogs in her rural Cherokee County home. Cherokee County Marshal Ray Waters said Shari Cahill was scheduled for a hearing Thursday after police rescued 113 cats and 14 dogs from … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ga. authorities may charge woman accused of hoarding nearly 130 cats and 14 dogs in her home.

Michigan police seek man who donned Darth Vader mask before robbing convenience store

Police seek Darth Vader-masked robbery suspect

FERNDALE, Mich. – Ferndale police are seeking a man who wore a plastic Darth Vader mask before pulling a butcher knife and robbing a convenience store. Authorities said the holdup happened about 1:35 p.m. Monday at the Get & Go store in the Detroit suburb north-northwest of Detroit. Police said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Michigan police seek man who donned Darth Vader mask before robbing convenience store.

Students’ message in a bottle travels nearly 3,000 miles to the Azores

Students’ message in bottle ends up in the Azores

CASTINE, Maine – Three Maine students who launched a message in a bottle in 2008 hoped it would make it all the way to Europe. It didn’t make it to the mainland, but it made it as far as the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic … Read more »»».

Sheriff says source of bomb scare along Ohio tracks probably prop from Denzel Washington film

Ohio sheriff: Suspected bomb likely a movie prop

RAYLAND, Ohio – An Ohio sheriff says a suspicious device that caused a scare for rail workers was most likely a prop from a Denzel Washington movie.
Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla says the device, resembling two sticks of dynamite with wires, was detonated by a bomb squad Tuesday [..] Read the original article: here.

Oregon firefighters dig 1,500-pound camel ‘Moses’ out of sinkhole

Oregon rescuers dig camel ‘Moses’ out of sinkhole

OREGON CITY, Ore. – It was an unusual call for Oregon firefighters: A 1,500-pound camel, named Moses, needed to be rescued. The call came in Tuesday night in Clackamas County after the Oregon City owners of the camel called firefighters to say that Moses had fallen into a …. Source  : Oregon firefighters dig 1,500-pound camel ‘Moses’ out of sinkhole.

Police: Man arrested after crashing 2 cars, trying to tow them while intoxicated

Police: Man crashes, tries to tow cars while drunk

BLAINE, Wash. – A 54-year-old Washington state man has been arrested after police say he crashed two cars while intoxicated, then got in his tow truck and tried to move the vehicles.
The Bellingham Herald reports that Tommy Ryser was arrested and booked in jail on three counts …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Police: Man arrested after crashing 2 cars, trying to tow them while intoxicated.

Painting by NH chicken auctioned on eBay to raise money for playground

NH chicken’s painting auctioned on eBay
MERRIMACK, N.H. – It’s not Picasso but a New Hampshire woman hopes a piece of art painted by a chicken will raise money to rebuild a playground.

The 8.5-by-10-inch painting called “Feathered Fireworks” is being auctioned on eBay.
Wendy Thomas of Merrimack says she created the piece by dipping the chicken’s feet …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pa. woman manages to chase away a pair of robbers with just a broom

Pa. woman chases away armed robbers with broom

CHESTER, Pa. – Police said two armed men broke into a home, tied up one man and robbed another, then were chased away by the woman of the house who was armed only with a broom. Police Capt. Stephen Fox said the men broke a window to get … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pa. woman manages to chase away a pair of robbers with just a broom.

Police say western Pa. man listed his dog as a dependent in reduced-price school lunch scam

Cops: Pa. man listed dog as dependent in food scam

PITTSBURGH – The former manager of a school district’s cafeteria service listed his dog as a dependent so he could get discounted school lunches for his children, state police said.
The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s organized crime division announced theft charges Thursday against Gabriel Paulick.
Paulick …. Original article  : Police say western Pa. man listed his dog as a dependent in reduced-price school lunch scam.

Police say western Pa. man listed his dog as a dependent in reduced price school lunch scam

Police: Man listed dog as dependent in lunch scam

PITTSBURGH – State police said the former manager of a western Pennsylvania school district’s cafeteria service listed his dog as a dependent so he could get discounted school lunches for his children.
Police said they’ve filed theft charges against 36-year-old Gabriel Paulick by summons on Thursday. Paulick, who … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Police say western Pa. man listed his dog as a dependent in reduced price school lunch scam.

Released La. prisoner re-arrested the next day in convenience store burglary

Police: Released prisoner re-arrested next day

CLINTON, La. – Authorities said a man who got out of the East Feliciana Parish Jail on Tuesday was accused of breaking into a convenience store early Wednesday. Sheriff Talmadge Bunch told The Advocate that deputies arrested 22-year-old Christopher Lee Whitfield after identifying him in surveillance video from a burglarized … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Released La. prisoner re-arrested the next day in convenience store burglary.

Idle time no devil’s workshop as Hell, Mich. car club aims for world record hearse procession

Got dead time in Hell? Grab a hearse, get in line

HELL, Mich. – A Hell-based car club will try to set a world record for the longest procession of hearses. Just Hearse’N Around will try to set a new Guinness World Records mark at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the hamlet about 45 miles west of …. Original article  : Idle time no devil’s workshop as Hell, Mich. car club aims for world record hearse procession.

Pa. firefighters make 950-mile ambulance trip to pick up student stranded at Ohio hospital

Pa. firefighters travel to Ohio to pick up student

LANSDOWNE, Pa. – A suburban Philadelphia college student is back home thanks to three firefighters who picked her up after she was stranded at an Ohio hospital. Three East Lansdowne Volunteer Firefighters made the 950-mile roundtrip last weekend to pick up 21-year-old Samantha Rementer.
The Marietta College senior …. Source  : Pa. firefighters make 950-mile ambulance trip to pick up student stranded at Ohio hospital.

Florida deputy dispatched to crash had to shoot deer 17 times to put it down

Fla. deputy had to shoot injured deer 17 times

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A sheriff’s deputy in Gainesville had to fire 17 shots to put down a deer hit by a car. The Alachua sheriff’s department said the deputy was “horrified” by what happened Wednesday, and would be referred to a victim advocate.
The deputy didn’t know where …. Source article  : Florida deputy dispatched to crash had to shoot deer 17 times to put it down.

Suburban Philadelphia teen opts for true horsepower to get to school

Back in school, back in the saddle for Pa. teen

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Thanks to his horse, he’s always got a ride to school. Sixteen-year-old Roby Burch saddles up every morning and rides his horse, Jet, to the Haverford School in suburban Philadelphia.
Burch told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the plan was hatched during a family vacation … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suburban Philadelphia teen opts for true horsepower to get to school.

10 wayward garden gnomes found on Mount Helena hiking trail; owners can’t be found

10 wayward garden gnomes found on Montana trail

HELENA, Mont. – Helena police are looking for the homes of 10 wayward gnomes found on a Mount Helena trail.
Police Chief Troy McGee says the gnomes were found Monday evening on a popular hiking trail on the city’s south side.
The gnomes are believed to be stolen, but apparently [..] Read the original article: here.

Police investigate drive-by shooting that killed goat in central Santa Fe

Santa Fe goat ‘Maria’ killed in drive-by shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. – Police in Santa Fe are searching for the suspect or suspects in a drive-by shooting that killed a pet goat.
The shooting happened Sunday evening and killed Maria, a Nigerian dwarf goat who lived with two other goats and other animals at the home in …. Source article  : Police investigate drive-by shooting that killed goat in central Santa Fe.

Mini-moo: 33-inch English cow named world’s smallest

Mini-moo: 33-inch English cow world’s smallest

LONDON – A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world’s smallest by the Guinness World Records book. Guinness said the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire region of northern England measures roughly 33 inches (84 centimeters) from hind to foot.
The 11-year-old cow is named …. Source article  : Mini-moo: 33-inch English cow named world’s smallest.

Chicago-area woman arrested, charged after poop-tossing protest against dog droppings

Ill. woman charged in dog poop-infused meltdown

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Dog owners, beware: If you live in suburban Chicago and don’t pick up after your pet, you might get tossed an unpleasant reminder. Police in Naperville said a woman who stepped in dog feces outside her apartment appears to have retaliated by heaving it at the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Chicago-area woman arrested, charged after poop-tossing protest against dog droppings.

Golly Gator: Massachusetts woman bags 1,025-pound alligator during hunt on SC’s Lake Moultrie

Mass. woman bags 1,025-pound alligator in SC lake

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A Massachusetts woman has a remarkable souvenir from South Carolina.
Maryellen Mara-Christian bagged a 13??-foot ,1,025-pound alligator in Lake Moultrie. Mara-Christian said Friday that she is an experienced hunter, but this was her first gator.
The 48-year-old former bank marketing officer from Fitchburg, Mass., was hunting Wednesday …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Golly Gator: Massachusetts woman bags 1,025-pound alligator during hunt on SC’s Lake Moultrie.

Cops say woman allegedly goes on poop-tossing binge after stepping in neighbor’s dog droppings

Police: Woman goes on binge after poop encounter

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – A suburban Chicago woman was charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly going on a poop-tossing binge after she stepped into droppings left outside her apartment by a neighbor’s dog.
According to Naperville police, Susan M. Miller stepped into the poop on Wednesday. Instead of accepting the …. Source article  : Cops say woman allegedly goes on poop-tossing binge after stepping in neighbor’s dog droppings.

Mich. police arrest ‘Darth Vader’ robbery suspect after he put on his mask in range of camera

Cops nab ‘Darth Vader’ robbery suspect after goof

FERNDALE, Mich. – Police arrested a resident they said wore a plastic Darth Vader mask before pulling a butcher knife and robbing a convenience store. Police in the Detroit suburb said the man fled Monday after demanding all the cash from the register.
Lt. William Wilson told The Daily … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mich. police arrest ‘Darth Vader’ robbery suspect after he put on his mask in range of camera.

Mid-Michigan authorities say mini-pig can’t live with boy with severe allergies

Mich. authorities reject boy’s mini-pig plea

MIDLAND, Mich. – Mid-Michigan authorities have decided that Roger the miniature pig can’t live with a 9-year-old boy with severe pet allergies. The Midland City Council unanimously denied a request to allow the animal to live at a home that Ethan White shares with his parents, Jason and Lisa. Ethan …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Mid-Michigan authorities say mini-pig can’t live with boy with severe allergies.

Chicago transit officials say man stole uniform, drove around city for several hours

Bogus bus driver allegedly drove several hours

CHICAGO – Chicago transit officials said a man stole a uniform and posed as a bus driver, driving around the city for several hours and picking up passengers. Chicago Transit Authority President Richard Rodriguez said Thursday that the man drove the bus from 8 p.m. to midnight on Sept. … Read more : Chicago transit officials say man stole uniform, drove around city for several hours.