La. police say woman admitted making two false calls to 911 out of boredom Posted on March 11th
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Police said a woman made two false calls to 911 from an out-of-service cell phone — and told investigators she did it because she was bored. They booked a 20-year-old woman on Monday with false report of a fire and false report of a crime. They also booked her on two outstanding warrants for violating probation. Police Chief Freddy Drennan said the two calls gave different addresses in the same area. Police answered a burglary call and police and firefighters answered the fire call. Officers questioned a woman in a nearby yard. Police said she ... Tagged as Odd News Review | No Comments » | Continue
Police: Man driving with 3 tires charged with DUI (AP)
LARGO, Fla. – Authorities charged a man with driving under the influence early Monday after police pulled him over for ... Continue
March 10th / 0 comments
Washing machine liberated women most?
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Feminists of the world sit down before you read this. The Vatican newspaper says that perhaps ... Continue
March 9th / 0 comments
Watchmen: Out of the phonebox and into real life
The expertly managed hullabaloo around Zack Snyder's film adaptation of the Watchmen comic series (it opens in cinemas today), sees ... Continue
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Craigslust, er List, Says “Erotic Services” Protected by Federal Law
Craigslist says that Cook County, Illinois Sheriff Tom Dart doesn't have a leg to stand on in his lawsuit over ... Continue
March 7th / 0 comments
Flipping Fantastic: Tight Rope Back-Flip
11:09am UK, Friday March 06, 2009 Walking on a tight rope is probably hard enough, but this man takes it further ... Continue
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Tenn. sheriff looks to serve 80-year-old warrant for the arrest of man who wrote bad $30 check
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — The Carter County Sheriff's Department is trying to serve an 80-year-old warrant for the arrest of ... Continue
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Police say shoplifter spent 12 hours in store (AP)
LONGVIEW, Wash. – Police said a shoplifter spent 12 hours inside a Winco Foods store on Monday, hiding items before ... Continue
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All you need is love - and tuition
LONDON (Reuters) - A university in Liverpool has launched a Master of Arts degree in The Beatles, the city's most ... Continue
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Beaches empty after surfer is attacked by a shark in Sydney
Just when Australians thought it might be safe to go back into the water, the third shark attack in Sydney ... Continue
March 2nd / 0 comments
Jaywalking Hero’s Ticket Dropped
A good samaritan who was helping two elderly women cross a busy street, paid for it with broken bones and ... Continue
March 1st / 0 comments
Fat Cat Pays Price For Overindulgence
3:21pm UK, Friday February 27, 2009 At least one fat cat is paying the price for its overindulgence. This web video ... Continue
February 28th / 0 comments
Missouri farmer’s chocolate-colored male calf born with two heads
ALDRICH, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri cattleman has been delivering calves at his farm for a long time, but ... Continue
February 27th / 0 comments
Man says veteran status should let him steal candy (AP)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Authorities arrested a man who claimed he was justified in stealing candy at a truck stop ... Continue
February 26th / 0 comments
Car thief caught trapped in target vehicle
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A bungling Australian car thief was nabbed after accidentally locking himself in the vehicle he was trying ... Continue
February 25th / 0 comments
British commuters pay twice the price of European rail fares
The British rail passenger watchdog is demanding a fundamental review of fares as research shows that commuters are paying twice ... Continue
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Police: NJ robber asks cashier for pen, uses it to write holdup note
A Red Bank man walked into a department store, asked a cashier for a pen, then used it to write ... Continue
February 23rd / 0 comments
Mexicans Kiss UK Record Goodbye
3:10pm UK, Sunday February 15, 2009 Mexico has stolen Britain's world kissing record after nearly 40,000 people locked lips on Valentine's ... Continue
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Bang for his buck: Man sunk by gun in bag of coins (AP)
CAMDEN, Ark. – If only he had remembered to take the pistol out of a sack of nickels he brought ... Continue
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