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How Refreshing. Honesty and Justice
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - A man who caused damage at a waste water treatment plant in Eau Claire has decided to pick public humiliation over jail time to pay for his crime. Eau Claire County Judge Paul Lenz gave Shane… -
Box of rocks leads to postal evacuation
DALLAS (UPI) -- Dallas authorities said a package that sparked the evacuation of a U.S. post office bulk mail center was found to be nothing more than a box of rocks. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Sherrie Lopez … -
Man phones police from museum vent shaft
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) -- Police in Knoxville, Tenn., say a man has been arrested for burglary after he phoned authorities and told them he was stuck in a museum ventilation shaft. Knoxville police said Anthony S… -
Woman finds 'Goldilocks' snoring in her son's bed
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A man was charged with burglary after he allegedly broke into a home, ate cheese from the refrigerator, made a mess in a bathroom and fell asleep on a child's bed. Tracy Mullins, 47, of Billing… -
Busy Man
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A man acquitted a month ago of robbing a bank has been arrested in another robbery at the same bank. The man, 35, was accused of robbing Liberty Bank on Tuesday, police say.The man was acquitte… -
He Did What???
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say they've arrested a man who broke into the home of two California farmworkers, stole money, rubbed one with spices and whacked the other with a sausage before fleeing. Fresno Cou… -
Fish flies out of lake, breaks Arkansas teen's jaw
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - It's a fishing tale that packs a wallop so strong it broke the jaw of a southeastern Arkansas teen and covered him in fish blood and guts. Seth Russell, 15, of Crossett, was cruising Lake Ch… -
Suspected car burglar gets a dirty dumping
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A 22-year-old suspected truck burglar made a dirty mistake after he tried to hide inside a portable toilet on Saturday. Tampa police said the man broke into two pickup trucks at a parking lot and t… -
Baggy pants trip up fleeing suspect
ATLANTA (UPI) -- An Atlanta man trying to escape from police tripped and fell as he tried to hold his baggy pants up, officers said. Emmanuel Uzowihe, 21, allegedly pointed a gun at the police officers as he lay … -
Dead man's visit to doctor scuttles insurance scam
LONDON (AP) - As a dead man, Ahmad Akhtary shouldn't have needed a doctor's appointment. Akhtary's checkup, six months after he allegedly died in Afghanistan, scuttled his ex-wife's attempt to collect 300,000 pounds …
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