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12 September 2004
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Spike Strip Falls Out of Cop Car, Nails Drivers
(Associated Press)
Some drivers in Newport Beach said they were left flat after a spike strip fell out of a police car and punctured their tires.
Kangaroo Knocks Out Jogger
(The Daily Telegraph)
David Striegl, an Australian, was found bloodied and unconscious after he was attacked by a wild kangaroo while out jogging in Canberra.
Painted Chickens Found Wandering Campus
(UPI)
Campus police at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh are investigating the mystery of the spray-painted chickens.
Wild Turkey Crashes Through Window
(UPI)
An Illinois man said he was bewildered when a wild turkey crashed through the front window of his home and covered the living room in broken glass.
Shocked Skier Crashes into Elk
(UPI)
A Swedish cross-country skier said he wound up flat on his back after crashing into an elk while following an unlit trail in the dark.
Police Visit Wrong House 50+ Times
(UPI)
New York police said they are trying to figure out why officers have visited an elderly couple's home more than 50 times seeking suspects they had never met.
Pranksters Dress Statues for St. Patty's
(UPI)
Neighbors of Nashville's 15-foot-tall bronze sculptures of dancing nudes said unknown pranksters outfitted the statues in Irish garb for St. Patrick's Day.
Man Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet
(Associated Press)
Police say a man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his former workplace.
Medical Center Staff Surprised by Canine Patient
(The [Farmington] Daily Times)
Hospital staff and patients were surprised when the automatic doors opened and a dog with blood on its nose and paw and a puncture hole in its rear leg walked inside.
Man Convicted of Pulling Over Off-Duty Officer
(Associated Press)
An Arizona man accused of admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over.
Man Charged After Baby Found Unhurt in Oven
(The Paducah Sun)
The McCracken County Sheriff's Department charged Larry C. Long with wanton endangerment for allegedly leaving his 5-week-old son in an oven for hours.
Wal-Mart Probing Racist Store Announcement
(Associated Press)
Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes to try to determine who used a southern New Jersey store's public-address system to tell "all black people" to leave.
Thief Replaces Stolen Wheels with Worn Tires
(Associated Press)
Police said a central Pennsylvania thief who stole the wheels off a car was nice enough to replace them — albeit with worn tires.
Dentist Used Paper Clips in Root Canals
(Associated Press)
A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of putting paper clips in patients' mouths during root canals, then billing Medicaid for the stainless steel posts he should have used.
Determined Bulldog Chews Officer's Tires, Bumper
(Associated Press)
What happened to a Chattanooga police officer's car was certainly under the radar.
Vampire to Run for President
(WTSP-TV [Tampa])
Not satisfied with living in Florida, Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey wants to move to Washington, D.C., to become the nation's first vampire president.
Man Too Drunk for DUI Sentencing
(Associated Press)
Authorities said a 30-year-old-man showed up so drunk for his sentencing for drunken driving that he missed his hearing and now faces even more time behind bars.
Woman Hid $26,000 in Bra
(Associated Press)
Sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft.
Woman Hits Sister with Toilet Tank Lid
(Associated Press)
Iowa City police arrested a woman who allegedly attacked her sister with the lid of a toilet tank.
Dog Eats $20,000 Diamond
(The Daily Telegraph)
A New York jeweller's golden retriever was in the doghouse after eating a $20,000 diamond.
Toddler Trapped in Lolly Machine
(The Daily Telegraph)
An Australian toddler was so determined to help himself to sweets from a lolly machine that he climbed through the tiny dispensing hatch, ending up imprisoned inside four walls of glass.
Van Towed with Body Inside
(UPI)
A New York funeral director said a minivan outside the business was still carrying a corpse when it was towed for being parked illegally.
Moviegoer Is Stabbed After Complaining About Cellphone User
(Los Angeles Times)
A dispute at a Lancaster movie theater during a screening of "Shutter Island" ended with someone plunging a meat thermometer into the neck of the man who complained about someone sitting near him talking on a cellphone during the show.
Window Cleaner Killed Himself with Giant Souvenir Pencil
(The Daily Mirror)
A window cleaner died after stabbing himself in the groin repeatedly with a jumbo souvenir pencil, an inquest heard.
Man Watched Porn in Church
(UPI)
An Iowa man allegedly broke into a church and used electronic equipment belonging to the facility to watch pornographic films in the basement.
Man Finds Jesus in Burnt Pan
(Daily Mail)
A British man who fell asleep while cooking bacon said he awoke an hour later to find the image of Jesus Christ burned into the base of the frying pan.
Artist Travels World Fixing Crumbling Monuments with Lego
(The Daily Telegraph)
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world fixing crumbling walls and monuments using Lego.
Electric Crews Say Bobcat Caused Outage
(Associated Press)
Oklahoma Gas and Electric officials said a pole-climbing bobcat is to blame for a power outage in southern Oklahoma.
Wendy's Chili 'Finger Lady' Banned from Restaurant
(San Jose Mercury News)
Say what you will about the half-baked scam perpetrated by Anna Ayala at a San Jose Wendy's five years ago, the finger she supposedly discovered in her chili was medium well-done. And no one would know that better than Ayala: She was the finger-food chef that day.
Town Tries to Unravel the Mystery of the Midnight Knitter
(Press of Atlantic City)
An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter is covering tree branches and lamp posts with little jumpers under cover of darkness.
Man Attacked for Monopoly Drug Buy
(UPI)
Kansas authorities said an injured man pulled over during a traffic stop told officers he was beaten for using Monopoly money to purchase drugs.
Woman Sells Souls to Highest Bidder
(Associated Press)
Two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $1,983 at an auction.
Pet Shop Owner Claims Fish Is 43, Weighs 20 Pounds
(Associated Press)
It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds.
'Astro-Squirrels' Use Coconut Shells as Helmets
(The Daily Telegraph)
Two squirrels looked like astronauts after putting coconut shells on their heads.
Wild Chickens Attempt Mass Escape
(UPI)
Dozens of wild chickens set to be moved from a New York parking lot to an upstate sanctuary were recaptured after attempting a mass escape.
Crash Blamed on Motorist Shaving Privates
(UPI)
The Florida Highway Patrol alleges a two-vehicle crash in Cudjoe Key, Fla., was caused by a female motorist trying to shave her private parts.
Police Dog Detects Drugs in Double Cheeseburger
(The [Salisbury] Daily Times)
Police say an alert drug-sniffing dog was not interested in a double cheeseburger but in the crack cocaine it concealed, leading to the arrest of three people.
McDonald's Parking Spot Dispute Turns Violent
(Associated Press)
A long-running argument over a favorite McDonald's parking spot has resulted in an assault conviction.
Woman Stabs Ex After Looking at Phone
(Las Cruces Sun-News)
Gabriel Shaw and her 29-year-old ex-husband were at her home when she became upset after looking through his cell phone's call history.
Granny Camps Out 43 Hours for Grandson's Ice Cream
(Associated Press)
Michelle Cuestas of Green Bay used two vacation days and camped out for 43 hours to make sure her grandson would be first in line for the 2010 opening of a Stevens Point ice-cream landmark.
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