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Does your mommy dress you?
<h2>Suspect trips over his pants while fleeing police</h2>PENSACOLA, Fla. – Authorities said a burglary suspect was literally caught with his pants down while trying to run away. A deputy responded to an alarm at a convenient store early Tuesday morning and reported seeing a 37-year-old man exiting through a smashed-out front door while carrying several packs of cigarettes.
Deputies said the man tried to flee, but the handfuls of cigarettes prevented him from holding up his pants, which fell down and tripped him before he could make it out of the parking lot. The man was charged with criminal mischief, burglary, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held on $12,000 bail. ___ Information from: Pensacola News Journal, http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com =================== Ya know, ya try ta cover everything in your getaway plans... who forgot the belt? |
That's an expensive dump...
<h2>Man forgets thousands of dollars in toilet</h2>BERLIN (Reuters) – A German businessman lost more than 10,000 euros ($13,000) in a plastic bag after forgetting the cash in a public toilet, authorities said on Thursday.
Hesse state police said the man took the "five-figure" sum with him as he stopped to relieve himself in a motorway service station near Haiger in western Germany. He then drove off. A police spokesman said it was not clear why the man took half an hour to notice his loss -- by which time the money had gone. (Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Phakamisa Ndzamela) =============== I'm sure most of that time was spent trying to figure out how to explain it... before finally settling on the truth. It's always easier that way.... |
Paging Mr. Jazdy...
<h2>You're in big trouble now, Mr. License!</h2>DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish police have solved the mystery of a Polish recidivist who clocked up 50 traffic offenses on different addresses and who was never caught, after one officer noticed his name meant driving license in Polish.
An internal police memo cited by Irish papers Thursday said officers taking details of Polish traffic offenders had been mistakenly using "Prawo Jazdy," printed in the top right corner of the driving license, as the holder's name. "Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving license and not the first and surname on the license," the police memo dated June 2007 said. "It is quite embarrassing to see the system has created Prawo Jazdy as a person with over 50 identities." A police spokesman declined to comment on the reports. About 200,000 Polish people flocked to Ireland during the boom years of its "Celtic Tiger" economy but a poll in November indicated a third of them planned to leave due to recession. (Reporting by Andras Gergely; Editing by Carmel Crimmins and Peter Millership) ================== Wonder if any of them paid....? |
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Talk about a Facebook addiction!
<h2>Cops: Man tries to steal laptop to check Facebook</h2>BRADENTON, Fla. – Sheriff's officers said a 19-year-old man snatched a Starbucks customers laptop after being told he could not use it to check his Facebook account. According to officers, the man then grabbed the customer's laptop and ran out of the coffee shop, located in an outlet mall.
Two people in the parking lot tackled the man and held him there until a mall security guard arrived. The victim got his laptop back and the man was charged Saturday with robbery by sudden snatching, a felony. ___ Information from: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, http://www.herald-trib.com =================== Betcha it's going to be a while before he gets to check his FB account again... someone should update his status line for him. Fluffy is serving 3-5 for stupidity... |
No more snacks...
<h2>Florida nips fish pedicures in the bud</h2>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. The Florida Board of Cosmetology has banned the procedure, even before it was known to be offered anywhere in the state. The board said salons had been inquiring about its legality and decided to preemptively strike.
The treatment is popular in Asia and has spread to some U.S. cities. A client sticks feet, hands or other body parts in a bowl or pool, and the small fish chow down on soft decaying skin. Texas, Washington, Massachusetts and New Hampshire have also outlawed the practice. A spokeswoman for the Florida board says there's concern because there's no way to disinfect a pool of fish in between uses. ___ Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com ================ Too bad.... I betcha :choc: was drooling over the idea of being able to put his paws in a giant vat of snack-sized fishies... |
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I was gonna ask why they made it illegal, but then I read that last sentence. Don't want to share the pool with someone who has some obscure foot fungus, and chlorinating the water would likely make things somewhat uncomfortable/lethal for the fish.
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I posted a story on this before here, back before I started doing the Odd News threads.
In Virginia, they changed the water after every person. I guess they weren't too worried about the leftovers... and frankly, the whole "we ban it because you never know, there might be something in it" approach is, IMHO, fueled by FUD... Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Not reality. |
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That and Florida has a love of filing lawsuits that rivals New York and California.
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Texas "Justice": As far as the state of Texas is concerned, Andre Thomas, 25, was and is sane and was and is competent to assist his lawyers. Thomas was convicted of murdering his wife and two kids in 2004 after a judge ruled him competent despite the fact that after the killings, Thomas had carved out the victims' hearts, put them in his pocket, and later tossed them in the garbage. In addition, before trial, Thomas had plucked out his right eye and eaten it. In October 2008, Texas' highest criminal court upheld the conviction and sentence, endorsing the trial judge's view of Thomas' sanity. In January 2009, on death row in Livingston, Texas, Thomas plucked out his left eye and ate it. [Houston Chronicle-AP, 1-9-09]
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Darned kid-proof locks...
<h2>Aussie car thief caught trapped in target vehicle</h2>CANBERRA (Reuters) – A bungling Australian car thief was nabbed after accidentally locking himself in the vehicle he was trying to steal, police said on Wednesday.
Police were called to a house in Adelaide after two thieves were heard trying to steal a car. On arrival they were surprised to find a 53-year old man hiding inside the vehicle. "The man, while breaking into the car, had locked himself in the car and couldn't get out," South Australian police said, adding a second thief was found hiding in nearby bushes. (Reporting by James Grubel; Editing by David Fox) ====================== Ummmm.... yah. Who's dumber... the guy who locked himself in the car, or the guy who hung around on the outside? |
Huh? What? Where am I?
<h2>Utah man finds drunk burglary suspect on his floor</h2>OREM, Utah – Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in a home burglary after the resident reportedly found him drunk on the floor. Police said a 24-year-old man came home from work Friday and found his back door open and his golf clubs on the ground. He searched his house and found various items moved and a stereo on the stairway.
The man also found another man on the floor, incapacitated and intoxicated. The man was booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of intoxication and residential burglary. ___ Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldextra.com ================== Rule number one.... don't celebrate until *AFTER* the job is complete! :cheers: |
Holy smokes... be cool... be cool...
<h2>Fla. teens try to swallow pot during traffic stop</h2>NORTH PORT, Fla. – Authorities in southwest Florida said two 19-year-olds unsuccessfully tried to swallow a bag of marijuana during a traffic stop and were charged with tampering with evidence. North Port police reported that an officer stopped the teens on Saturday because their car's high beams were on.
The officer said he noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When he went back to the car after checking their identification, he said he found the pair covered in "little, green leafy-like substance," and they were chewing and having trouble swallowing. The officer reported finding four grams of marijuana in one of the teen's shoes, leading to an additional possession charge. The pair have since been released from jail. ___ Information from: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, http://www.herald-trib.com ========================= Didn't I see that in one of the Cheech and Chong movies? Seems to me it didn't work then either... |
Let's talk about alimony now...
<h2>Rabbis rule joking teens legally married</h2>JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli girl has become a divorcee at the age of 14.
It all began as a lark, in a schoolyard where a 17-year-old boy recently declared the girl his wife, reciting a Jewish ritual vow in front of witnesses, and she accepted his ring. That, and what a spokeswoman for Israel's Rabbinical Courts said was the consummation of their marriage, was enough to make them man and wife in the Jewish state. Spokeswoman Efrat Orbach, describing the girl as the youngest Jewish divorcee in Israel's modern history, said the couple was granted a rabbinical divorce this week. Under Israeli criminal law, sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl are not illegal as long as her male partner is no more than three years her senior. (Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Editing by Paul Casciato) ========================== Sometimes, jokes just ain't quite so funny the next day... Betcha telling mom and dad was a whole lot of fun :( |
Let's talk about alimony now...
<h2>Mich. man pleads no contest in vacuum sex act case</h2>SAGINAW, Mich. – A man has pleaded no contest to indecent exposure after police said he was arrested for performing a sex act with a car wash vacuum. The Saginaw News reported 29-year-old Jason Leroy Savage entered the plea Wednesday in Saginaw County Circuit Court. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but will be treated as one at sentencing on March 25.
Police said Savage was arrested after a resident called officers early on Oct. 16 to report suspicious activity at a car wash in Thomas Township, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit. Defense attorney Philip Alexander Sturtz had no immediate comment Thursday. ___ Information from: The Saginaw News, http://www.mlive.com/saginaw ================= I think I posted this when it happened... wonder if he's got to register as a sex offender now. That'll be another one for the late-night stretch at the local jail........ |
Let's talk about alimony now...
<h2>Cops: Man late for flight claims to be air marshal</h2>MIAMI – Authorities say a man running late for a flight flashed a fake police badge to airline workers and claimed to be an air marshal so they would let him through the gate. Miami-Dade police said a 49-year-old man was booked on a flight to Los Angeles Wednesday night, but the gate had already closed and the plane was departing. After he showed the fake badge and claimed to be an air marshal, employees stopped the plane and let him board.
But real air marshals already on the plane recognized his fake badge and kicked him off. Not content with avoiding arrest, police said the man went to an airport bar and began loudly complaining about missing his flight. That's when airport police arrested him. The man was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. ___ Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com ================== Ya know, getting past once, twice... you would figured he appreciated how his luck was running. He just *HAD* to push it by complaining in the bar. 'Course, as an experienced traveler, I don't believe *ANY* air marshal would announce their presence like that... and I've flown with a couple. You can sometimes recognize them by their ability to bend steel rods by thinking about it... much like Chuck Norris ;) |
Taking "how much longer" to a whole new level...
<h2>Ryanair may charge for toilet use on planes</h2>LONDON (Reuters) – Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, chief executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday.
"One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future," he told BBC television. He said this would not inconvenience passengers travelling without cash. "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound." O'Leary has a reputation as a cost cutter, expanding Ryanair by offering low headline fares and charging extra for items such as additional luggage. Last week, Ryanair announced it was to shut all check-in desks at airports and have passengers check in online instead. "We're all about finding ways of raising discretionary revenue so we can keep lowering the cost of air travel," he said. (Reporting by Tim Castle; Editing by Dan Lalor) ========================= Wowzah.... I guess that's one way to restrict your potential paying passengers. I wonder how long until the first person gets busted for piddling on the floor... |
In the zone....
<h2>Alarm company: Um, sir? Your house is on fire</h2>POMFRET, Conn. – A Connecticut man was so engrossed with the tunes on his iPod that he didn't realize his house was on fire — until his alarm company called.
Pomfret Assistant Fire Chief Edward Bates says Andrew Riley told him he was listening to music Thursday afternoon when the blaze broke out on the upper floor of his 2 1/2-story house. Bates says Riley didn't smell smoke or hear the smoke alarm going off. After receiving the call, Riley dashed upstairs and shut a door to the burning room. Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly put out the blaze. The damage was limited to the exercise room and an adjoining office. A fire marshal blamed the fire on an electrical malfunction in the exercise room. ___ Information from: Norwich Bulletin, http://www.norwichbulletin.com ============================== I've been in the zone like that before... my wife brings me out of it by turning off the TV :P |
And it was full!
<h2>Fla. men charged with throwing beer can at police</h2>TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities said two men were arrested after they threw an unopened 16-ounce can of Bud Light at an unmarked police vehicle. Tampa police Cpl. Richard Blasioli was on duty early Thursday morning, driving an unmarked 2001 Ford Expedition, when he saw a 1999 Toyota Solara cruising the wrong way down a road.
He said the driver, a 28-year-old man, swerved the car toward the police vehicle, and 24-year-old man leaned out of the passenger window and threw the can, hitting Blasioli's right front fender. Officers arrested the pair within minutes. Both men were charged with throwing a deadly missile at an occupied vehicle, and the passenger faces an additional drug possession charge. They were later released on bail. ___ Information from: The Tampa Tribune, http://www.tampatrib.com =================== Cue the jokes from the Europeans (and, well.... the rest of the world) about since it was Bud Light, it wasn't technically beer.... Betcha it was preceded by "Hey, y'all... watch this!" |
You got change for an Eighteen dollar bill?
<h2>Police: Man uses fake money to buy fake drugs</h2>ERWIN, Tenn. – A man was been arrested after police said he used counterfeit money to purchase fake OxyContin pills from an undercover officer. Unicoi County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 21-year-old man on Tuesday and charged him with criminal conspiracy with schedule II drugs, forgery and criminal simulation.
Investigator Frank Rogers said the officer met with several people at a mobile home park and arranged for the suspect and another man to come to Unicoi to buy 76 OxyContin pills for $4,875. Officers said it was "obviously bad money" with some bills printed on just one side. Authorities also tracked down the device believed used to make the counterfeit money. The Johnson City Press reported officers expect to make more arrests in the case. ___ Information from: Johnson City Press, http://www.johnsoncitypress.com ==================== So... if it was fake money for fake drugs, does that mean there wasn't really a crime? |
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