Mayberry bans Thongs

A North Carolina town known as, “Mayberry with a Beach,” has banned swimmers from wearing thongs. The town council vote held Thursday, came after police received an e-mail earlier in the week asking if the town’s existing nude bathing ordinance allowed thongs, according to the Associated Press. The new ordinance now bans nudity or any insufficient clothing.

Found in a Manure Pit!!

Officers’ searching for a man wanted on methamphetamine charges was found on Tuesday hiding neck-deep in a liquid manure pit at a farm in Indiana. According to the Associated Press, deputies thought they had lost the man until an officer spotted him in the tank beneath at outbuilding floor on the farm near Albion. The man appeared to be smothered in a combination of hog and dog feces for over an hour. After arguing with cops, the suspect was shocked twice with a stun gun and later taken to the hospital for hypothermia before he was taken to jail.

Post-It Notes Turn 30

VHS tapes and walkmans may have been firmly cast into oblivion, but Post-It Notes are stronger than ever, 30 years after their invention. The little colored square of paper that changed lives was actually the product of an engineering mistake by 3M scientists who accidentally stumbled upon an adhesive like none other that could stick and be repositioned on just about any surface. It has remained among the top five best-selling office supplies in the U.S. ever since. Post-It Notes now come in eight sizes, 25 shapes and 62 colors – all sold in 150 countries.

Beatles Impersonator Busted Thanks To Facebook

Thanks to Facebook, a member of a Beatles’ tribute band called “Help!” ended up in jail in Carlsbad, California, on Friday with a $130,000 bail. Theodore “Ted” Felicetti, 54, was arrested following the band’s live performance during the morning news show at the KSWB/Fox 5 studio on an outstanding warrant related to drunken driving. Carlsbad police had gone to various residences in Carlsbad since December 2008 trying to locate Felicetti, but couldn’t find him. They received a tip that he was in the band and an officer found the Facebook page for “Help!” which said they would be appearing on the morning news show. The station’s news director said two officers let Felicetti finish the performance of “I Am the Walrus,” then arrested him. Felicetti is a bassist for the group who plays the role of Paul McCartney.

Stolen 116-Pound African Tortoise Found

A 116-pound African tortoise has returned home after being stolen from its enclosure on a Vermont farm. The 20-year-old tortoise vanished April 11th from Peter Lowry’s barn in Albany. It was located after a call Thursday from a woman who said she knew where the tortoise was. Lowry says the woman led him to a mobile home where the tortoise was being kept by a man who’d been asked by a teen to watch it. The man didn’t know the tortoise was stolen. Lowry says he and police know who took the animal, but no one has been charged yet.

Fire Hydrant Thief

A California man was arrested for allegedly stealing dozens of fire hydrants to sell for scrap. Brian Burian, 45, was arrested Wednesday after authorities in San Bernardino and Riverside counties say they suspect Burian stole 45 hydrants. They believe he posed as a repairman, shut off the water, unbolted the 80- to 100-pound hydrants and hauled them away in broad daylight. Authorities said they got a break when a water district employee in San Bernardino became suspicious of a man in an orange safety vest driving a white utility truck – the description witnesses gave for the hydrant thief. Authorities said the hydrants were cut up and sold for scrap for about $1.60 a pound. Each hydrant costs up to $1,800 to replace.

Man Invades Wrong House

Police in Colorado Springs said a man entered the bedroom of a home while the residents were asleep, woke them up and showed them a handgun, then left after saying he had the wrong house. Police were looking for the suspect following Friday’s home invasion. No injuries were reported.

Hero Dog

A German shepherd named Buddy received a special honor last week from Alaska State Troopers. The dog was given an engraved silver-plated dog bowl for being a canine hero. Troopers say Buddy and his owner, 23-year-old Ben Heinrichs, were in the family workshop when a heater ignited some chemicals. Heinrichs suffered minor injuries and told Buddy to go fetch some help. The dog found a cop and led him through the woods to the site of the fire. While the workshop was destroyed, firefighters report the blaze only ignited some window trim on the family’s home.

Pizza Arson

A pizza is being blamed for causing one heckuva fire. Fire officials in Woodstock, Georgia, say a burning pizza triggered a fire that damaged five townhomes last week. The blazing pizza ignited some grass, which then ignited several wooden decks behind the townhomes. The burning decks, in turn, caused several propane grill tanks to explode. 

Granny’s Got An iPad

A 99-year-old Lake Oswego, Oregon, woman stars in a YouTube video that’s gone viral. The clip shows Virginia Campbell sitting on a sofa in her apartment at a retirement community using her new Apple iPad. Campbell, who graduated from Reed College in the early 1930s with a bachelor degree in English literature, has always been an avid reader and writer. But she suffers from glaucoma, making it extremely difficult to engage in her favorite pastime. But thanks to the new iPad, Campbell is now reading books and writing limericks. Campbell has never owned a computer or a Kindle before. However, when she heard all the hype about the iPad she wanted one. The iPad has “changed her life,” Campbell’s daughter said, thanks to its ability to increase the size of text to a readable level. 

Body Odor Rundown

A Gloucester, Massachusetts, man is accused of running down another man with his car after an argument over body odor. Alfred Needham, 50, was driving with Loretta McNeely, 50, when they got in an argument over who had the worst body odor. Needham allegedly hit McNeely and she hit him back. When Needham brought McNeely back to her apartment, the fight spilled out onto the street. That’s when McNeely called her boyfriend. As Needham tried to drive away, McNeely’s boyfriend grabbed the car’s windshield wiper. When Needham sped up, the victim was knocked to the ground. Police later caught up with Needham. He faces several charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of an accident. It’s still not clear who won the body odor argument.

Body Odor Knockout

Police in Bellingham, Washington, said a Cost Cutter store employee was punched in the mouth after he confronted a customer about his body odor. Police went to the store after a report of a fight and found employees holding down 31-year-old Christopher T. Boehringer. Customers apparently complained while Boehringer was in the store Sunday, and the employee decided to discuss it with him. The store employee wasn’t going to ask him to leave, he just wanted to share the complaints. Cops said Boehringer snapped and threw a bunch of batteries and punched the worker.

Bull Targets Patrol Cars, Motorcycle

Authorities in Newberry, Florida, said an escaped bull damaged a motorcycle, sedan and two Alachua County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars before being recaptured. Ian Whitmer called deputies at about 10:30 a.m. Monday and reported a bull in his yard. The beast was all over his 1992 Kawasaki motorcycle and 2001 Pontiac. Deputies Jeffrey Monson and Michael Trent arrived at the scene and the bull proceeded to charge them and then their cars. Deputy Perry Koon, who is specially trained for rural services, and bull owner Alfred Zebley were able to corral the bull into its pen. The damage caused to the vehicles was estimated at less than $4,000.

Man Tries To Steal Wrong Pills

Police in Buena, New Jersey, said a burglar who didn’t read labels carefully mistakenly stole bladder control pills instead of a powerful prescription painkiller. Police said a burglar alarm at a pharmacy went off at about midnight Friday. Officers arrived to find Jacob Collins sorting through pharmaceutical bottles. Collins had taken hydromorphone, anti-anxiety medication clonazepam and the muscle relaxer Soma. He also had bottles of oxybutynin, a medication used to treat bladder problems. Collins mistakenly believed he had the powerful painkiller Oxycontin. “Sadly, illiteracy affects all lifestyles, including criminal activity,” Lt. David Sherma said.

Bear Gets Canned

A 120-pound Vermont black bear got its head stuck in a milk can. It took a state biologist, firefighters and police about 45 minutes to free the bear’s head after he was found late Sunday morning off Vermont Route 106 in Reading. Officials estimate the bear had its head stuck in the old fashioned milk can for at least six hours before it was found. Fish and Wildlife Biologist Forrest Hammond said the bear had been running and bumping into trees and boulders. Hammond used soap to lubricate the bear’s head so the can could be pulled off, but it didn’t work. Firefighters eventually helped him cut the can off. The bear was then sent on its way.

Cats Evicted For Bush Library

Members of the Southern Methodist University feral cat program in Texas say the George W. Bush presidential library will leave dozens of felines without a home. Althea Webb, a volunteer with the university-funded program, said feral cats are relocated every time the school demolishes or creates a building. Their current home, the future site of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, will make it difficult to relocate the felines because they don’t like to move. Webb said she’s concerned officials with the Bush library will want the cats completely off the property.

‘Geezer Bandit’

The FBI is looking for the “Geezer Bandit.” Authorities have given the nickname to an elderly, gray-haired robber who is suspected in eight bank stick-ups. The latest came Tuesday in San Diego County. Authorities say the man showed a gun to a teller at a California Bank and Trust branch in Vista and asked for cash. He then walked out of the bank. Police are offering a $16,000 reward for info leading to the arrest and conviction of the “Geezer Bandit.”

7-Eleven Suds

The nation’s third-largest beer retailer is getting its own brand of brew. 7-Eleven’s Game Day beer rolls out this month. The convenience store chain is billing its private label brand as a premium brew at a budget price. 7-Eleven’s Dan Skinner says Game Day has done well in taste tests against premium brands. It will sell for $7 for a 12-pack.

Boy Nearly Hit By Laptop From The Sky

A 10-year-old Minnesota boy was nearly struck by a laptop computer that fell from a medical helicopter. Grayson Peterka and his family were at a cookout Saturday in St. Cloud when the computer crashed to the ground in front of the boy with a gunshot-like sound. “I heard the helicopter going by. It was pretty low and then they made a turn. When that happened it fell to the ground,” Grayson said. Life Link officials said the laptop was mistakenly left on the helicopter’s skids when it departed St. Cloud Hospital. The hospital is investigating.

Mayor Gets Flamingoed

An anonymous person paid $100 to have the lawn of a Rhode Island mayor’s home covered in 100 plastic flamingos as part of a school fundraiser. Patti Streit, a volunteer with the East Providence school district, said the flamingos planted on East Providence Mayor Joseph S. Larisa’s lawn Sunday night represented the largest “flock” to be ordered since the fundraiser for the local high school’s post-prom party began on April 1st. Larisa welcomed his “new friends” to his lawn and joked about having conversations with them.

 

Sex Toy Mistaken For Bomb

A 60-year-old man was arrested in South Lake Tahoe, California, for possible meth possession. During a search, state troopers found a wire leading from his front pocket back to where the sun don’t shine. The troopers planned to take him to the hospital to have the sex-toy removed, but they got spooked when he started talking about his knowledge of explosives. As a precaution, they evacuated the building and had the bomb squad “render the device safe.” The device was a vibrator, not an explosive. “The vibrator was subsequently removed and placed into property,” the police report said. The suspect was taken to jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance.

Dying Man Sells Advertising Space On His Urn

A Springfield, Oregon, man with colon cancer who has just months to live is selling advertising space on his urn. Aaron Jamison said he hopes to raise $800 to help his wife Kristin pay for the cost of his cremation. One friend, restaurant owner Dustin Remington, has already paid $100 for an ad, which Jamison plans to hand-paint on his urn.

Python Hunting Season A Bust

The python hunting season in Florida was a bust. Officials created a six-week special season for the big snakes in the Everglades area, but no one found any of the reptiles. However, snake-hunters will get a second chance in late August. Anyone with a Florida hunting license and a $26 permit will be able to go after pythons. Officials worry the non-native snakes are damaging the ecological balance of the area. Most of the snakes are pets that had either escaped or were intentionally released.

 

Fake Pee-Pee A No-No In TN

You could soon be in trouble for selling fake urine in Tennessee. A measure to make phony pee illegal is waiting for the governor’s signature to become law. Bills to outlaw urine sales passed unanimously in both houses of the state legislature. The phony pee is used to beat drug tests. The measure makes an exception in the urine sale ban for what’s termed “educational, medical, and scientific purposes.”

 

Security Camera Captures Runaway Saw Blade

A giant saw went spinning into a house in Lorain, Ohio, and it was all caught on tape. Rachel Gayhart checked the video from her home surveillance camera to see why construction workers hadn’t finished work on her driveway. That’s when she saw the blade from a giant saw used to cut out a patch of road shooting across the driveway and into the house next door, leaving a 3-foot gash. Gayhart said the blade missed a gas meter on the side of the house by two feet. The tape shows the worker looking around to see if anyone else saw what happened. He then retrieved the blade, finished the cut, and took off. The house that was struck by the blade has been vacant for a year. Officials said the firm doing the work under contract for the city is investigating the incident.

Beer For Obama

Bill the Beer Guy has plenty of free brews for President Obama. Brewery owner Bill Milliken was singled out by Obama as an example of a small business owner who would benefit from health care reform. At a rally in Maine last month, Obama joked that he expected some samples in exchange for the shout-out. Bill the Beer Guy says he couldn’t refuse a beer request from the prez. On Patriots Day he sent a giant basket filled with 14 varieties of beer made by Maine brewers and a note that read: “Hope you like the beer.” Milliken says as a “good American” he had “to answer the call.”

Driver Arrested Doing 5 Mph In A 40 Mph Zone

A 39-year-old driver was pulled over in Farmington, Connecticut, last weekend for doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone. Police said Israel Nieves had the drug PCP in the car along with a 9-year-old passenger. He was charged Saturday with driving under the influence, possession of narcotics, risk of injury to a minor, driving at a dangerously slow speed and driving without a license.

YouTube Video Shows Up In Former NYPD Officer’s Trial

What started out as a tourist’s souvenir of a trip to New York’s Times Square has become an Internet sensation and is now key evidence in the trial of a former NYPD officer. Patrick Pogan is being tried on charges of assaulting a bicycling activist and lying about it. The video shows the officer body-slamming the cyclist to the ground. It drew more than 2.1 million online views. Defense lawyers say the clip, along with another taken at the same time, don’t show the full picture of what happened.

 

Most Beautiful Bulldog Crowned

A slobbering brown and white bulldog named Meatball will serve as the official mascot for the 101st annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Meatball was crowned the Beautiful Bulldog yesterday at the annual dog pageant. He beat out 49 competitors who came from as far away as South Carolina to compete in the event. As winner, Meatball received a key to the city, a royal cape and crown. He’ll make numerous public appearances at Drake Relays events, which continue through Saturday. The Des Moines dog was accompanied by nearly a dozen people who wore “Team Meatball” shirts. Meatball was clad in a simple blue Drake University shirt, but others sported more outrageous outfits. One dog was dressed in pompoms, another wore a Superman cape, and Butch from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, wore a doggy-sized version of Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson’s jersey. He earned the title of Mr. Congeniality.

Small Town Sells For $360,000

A woman who tried to sell a Washington mountain town on eBay said the top five bidders all backed out before another couple stepped in. Daphne Fletcher, 42, who listed the four-acre town of Wauconda on eBay, said the top bidder had to back out and none of the other top bidders were interested. Maddie Love, 48, and her husband, Neal, 50, contacted Fletcher shortly after the failure of the eBay auction and expressed an interest in buying the town, which is mainly comprised of a four-bedroom house, gas pump, restaurant and small store. The Loves said they had frequently passed through the town on motorcycle trips and fell in love with it. The couple agreed to purchase the town, which has about 100 families living within 10 miles, for $360,000. Fletcher agreed to stay for a short time to help the couple learn how to run the restaurant, store and gas pump.

License Revoked For Drunken Barbie Car Drive

A British man banned from driving for four years for driving a battery-powered Barbie toy car while drunk admitted he had acted like “a twit.” Paul Hutton, 40, said he found the toy car, designed for 3-to-5-year-olds, abandoned about a year ago. He worked on it at his Jaywick, England, home for about a year with his 17-year-old son. Hutton said he had been drinking while working on the toy and decided to take it for a spin. “The police pulled up and asked if I was all right,” Hutton said. He told them he had a few drinks but felt fine. Hutton was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge. His driver’s license was also suspended for three years. The Barbie car runs on a 12-volt battery and has a top speed of about 4 mph.

 

Church Bells Stolen

Church bells valued at $100,000 have been stolen. The Rev. Vasily Lickwar, pastor at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church in Cumberland, Rhode Island, said that moments after he saw a man get into a van parked in the church’s driveway, he noticed that five of the six bronze and brass bells were missing from a chapel next to the 102-year-old church. The sixth bell, the smallest, was all that remained. The largest bell weighs between 1,200 and 1,500 pounds. The bells were acquired at different times by the church since its founding 102 years ago by Russian immigrants. One came from the Queen Mary; others came from schools, factories, churches and markets.

Birthday Coincidence

Talk about a birthday party! Evelia Rivera spent her 25th birthday at a suburban Chicago hospital delivering her triplet sons: Jayden Edwin, Jordan Michael and Julian Kobe. It was also her doctor’s birthday. Dr. Steven Ambrose helped perform the C-section delivery Wednesday. Rivera says at first she thought the doctor was joking. Her husband, Edwin Rivera, says they all think the birthday coincidence is “pretty cool.”

 

No Driving Dropouts

South Carolina teens who drop out of school could lose their license. State lawmaker Tom Young is pushing a bill that would revoke driving privileges for students who refuse to attend class under the age of 18. The lawmaker says too many students are not graduating. He calls it a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Under the proposal, parents could appeal for an exception – like when a teen needs to drive to work.

Quadruplets Choose Same College

A set of quadruplets from New York have decided to attend the same college. Grace, Erin, Bobby and Danny Mele will attend Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, in the fall. Grace was initially the lone holdout. She was concerned about spending her college years known as “one of the quadruplets.” But the 17-year-old from Setauket on Long Island decided it would be “traumatic” to split up the close-knit siblings. Scholarships and sibling discounts have greatly reduced the family’s upcoming bill to about $74,000 a year.

 

WOMAN FINDS SNAKE IN HOTEL ROOM.

A hotel in La Vista, Nebraska is trying to figure out how a snake got into one of their hotel rooms. On Thursday morning, a woman staying at the Hampton Inn hotel reported finding a python in the toilet of her hotel room. According to the Associated Press, officials with the Nebraska Human Society estimate the python was about three years old. The story is still under investigation but officials say pythons aren’t typically found in the wild, so it is likely the python is a pet.

MSU STUDENT STEALS 79 PANTIES.

A Michigan State University student is facing charges after stealing 79 pairs of women’s panties. According to the Associated Press, the man was arrested after another student saw him taking underwear from a dryer in a dorm laundry room. The theft told police it was just a prank, and denied having a sex addiction. Officers also report that all 79 stolen items were thongs.

States Allow A Taste At Liquor Stores

Beginning in July, Virginia will let customers sample products before buying at about 330 liquor stores in the state. With about 5,000 brands of liquor available, suppliers of some top-selling brands are just giddy over the law. New Jersey, Vermont and Maine also eased their tasting laws in the last year, and a total of 43 states have changed liquor laws to allow liquor sampling at stores.

Man Gets Rewarded For Flipping Off Cop

An Overland Park, Kansas, man who flipped off an Olathe police officer after getting a ticket is getting rewarded for his behavior. The city of Olathe has settled a civil rights complaint filed by Scott Schaper. He was ticketed in September for disorderly conduct for flipping off an officer who had given him a ticket for running a stop sign. The city agreed last week that its insurance company would pay Schaper $4,000, with another $1,000 for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri. Olathe police will also train its officers that they are required to take such verbal abuse.

Albuquerque Cat Winds Up In Chicago

A cat from Albuquerque, New Mexico, ended up in the Windy City, but his owner has no idea how. Robin Alex’s cat, Charles, disappeared eight months ago when she was volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans and had asked a friend to take care of him. Robin, who said she was “crushed” when Charles vanished, received a call on Tuesday saying her cat is alive and well and more than 1,300 miles away. Chicago Animal Control had picked up her wandering cat as a stray. Staffers called Alex after finding that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded. But Alex said she couldn’t afford the round-trip ticket to bring Charles home and was afraid he might be euthanized. Good Samaritan Lucien Sims was on her way to a wedding in Chicago and agreed to pick up Charles from the shelter. Sims got a company to donate a cat carrier and American Airlines waived the cat’s travel fee. Charles was back at home last night.

Vomit Victim

Police in Philadelphia arrested a man after he blew chunks on an 11-year-old girl and her father during a game between the Phillies and Nationals. Matthew Clemmens vomited on an off-duty police officer and his young daughter who were attending Wednesday’s game at Citizens Bank Park. Police say the man got angry after his companion was thrown out by security. Witnesses said they saw the 21-year-old man put his fingers down his throat. Clemmens also allegedly threw a punch at the officer and vomited on police who arrested him. Clemmens was charged with assault and harassment.

Food-Fight Punishment

Students at New Jersey’s Atlantic City High School have learned not to mess with the lunch ladies. Cafeteria workers served only cheese sandwiches Wednesday and Thursday as punishment for a food fight. School Superintendent Fredrick Nickles said the school supplies only the basic food requirement when there’s been a food-throwing incident, a policy that has proven effective over the years. Only the kids that engaged in the fight were punished. A full meal was on the menu for students Friday.

Mensa Gamers

Members of Mensa played 49 board games for 40 straight hours in San Diego to pick five new games to be given the Mensa Select Seal. They gathered for the group’s annual Mind Games event to learn, play and rate 5 winning new board games. Each of the 240 Mensa members from around the United States had to play at least 30 games and then submit a ballot of their favorites. “This is going to sound pathetic, but this is the highlight of my year,” said John Hornberger, 44, of Albany, New York. Hornberger said he’s been attending the event for 10 years and is the proud owner of 1,028 games. In the competitive board game market, a Mensa Select Seal carries weight with game shops, hard-core gamers and even moms.

Hot Sauce Leads To Burglary Suspect

Memphis police charged a man with aggravated burglary, linking him to the alleged crime from hot sauce stains on his clothes. A man returned to his home about 1 p.m. Saturday to find his door had been pried open and about $650 worth of belongings stolen, including sunglasses, cologne and a generator. Several bottles of hot sauce were broken against the wall. The victim saw a man, later identified as William Horton, walk across his yard down to a gas station. Horton was followed by the homeowner, who called police. He was wearing clothes stained by hot sauce when police found him. Horton told police he broke into the victim’s house looking for car parts.

CHP Helps Ducklings Cross Highway

The California Highway Patrol came to the rescue of some wild ducks trying to cross the freeway near San Francisco. The ducks were headed southbound on the center divide of Interstate 880 near Milpitas Saturday when rookie CHP officer Ryan Nelson arrived on the scene. Nine ducklings were with their mother. When fellow CHP officer Lawrence Colon spotted Nelson trying to herd the ducks between speeding cars, he brought traffic on one of the Bay Area’s busiest freeways to a halt. Nelson said drivers rolled their windows down and began to applaud. Nelson led his little parade for a quarter-mile before they reached an exit ramp. Three chicks fell down a drain, but they paddled out and rejoined their siblings on the other side of the wall. About 90 minutes later, Nelson was dispatched to a nearby location where a driver had left his car to help yet another line of ducklings. Now a veteran duck-walker, Nelson stopped his car and climbed over a wall to help. “It’s pretty easy once you learn how to do it,” he said.

George Washington Racks Up Library Late Fees

If George Washington were alive today he might face a hefty overdue library fine. New York City’s oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed and never returned. One of the books was the “Law of Nations,” which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of debates from Britain’s House of Commons. Both books were due November 2, 1789. New York Society Library head librarian Mark Bartlett says the institution isn’t seeking payment of the fines, but would love to get the books back. The ledger also lists books being taken out by other founding fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and John Jay.

Repo Man Takes Limo From Prom Goers

High school students attending their prom in Oklahoma watched as a repo man drove away in a limo they had rented. Landon Wiland said he and his friends rented the car from Galaxy Limos for Friday’s prom in Jenks, a suburb of Tulsa. Wiland said they had gotten out of the car when it was driven away – while their driver was standing next to them. Galaxy Limo owner Jim Nicolotti said there was a miscommunication between his lender and the repossession company. He said he and his bank had worked out their issues, but the bank failed to tell the repo company. The kids will get a partial refund for their inconvenience.

Man Robs Bank, Steals Dogs

An unidentified man robbed a north Portland Bank of America branch on Wednesday, then stole a Jaguar with two Chihuahuas inside. He crashed the car a short time later and fled on foot. The car and dogs belong to Melanie Davis, who was in the bank during the holdup. She told The Oregonian the man burst into the bank shouting profanities, then robbed the joint. After grabbing the cash, he demanded Mel’s car keys. The dogs were recovered unharmed. The robber is still on the loose.

Revenge For Bull Attack – Dinner

Seventeen-year-old Vinnie Huntington will be eating the bull that gored and flipped him. His family shot the animal and plans to cook it. The Maine teenager was rounding up the bull and a steer when the bull turned on him Monday night. Vinnie was due to be released from the hospital yesterday. He suffered two dislocated shoulders and other injuries. He says he’s going to “enjoy” the bull feast.

1,700 Expected For ‘Glee’ Flash Mob

Organizers of a Seattle flash mob event inspired by “Glee” are expecting more than 1,000 people to dance in the streets in three secret locations. Bobby Bonsey and Egan Orion, head of Seattle Pride Fest, said more than 1,700 people have confirmed attendance for tomorrow’s “Glee” flash mob on Facebook. Many have been preparing with dance rehearsals and instructional videos made by the duo. The organizers said participants will be informed of the three secret locations at the last possible moment and will gather to dance for only 3 minutes, 50 seconds before quickly dispersing.

Valuable Wedding Ring Found In Sewer Line

Officials and utility workers in Tigard, Oregon, are trying to find the owner of a valuable wedding ring found in a sewer line. City officials are keeping specific details about the custom wedding ring under wraps to prevent false claimants from having too much information about the item. They said no one who has called about the ring has yet provided enough details. Ed Leniger, a senior Tigard Public Works employee, discovered the ring – covered with “lots of diamonds” – while clearing a sewer line with a powerful vacuum. He said finding the owner of the ring, rather than selling it for the estimated thousands it is worth, “was a moral decision.”

Man Cleared Of At-Home Indecent Exposure

A Virginia man has been acquitted of indecent exposure in his own home, his second trial on the charges, after an appeals court overturned his initial conviction. Erick Williamson, 29, was convicted of indecent exposure in December by a Fairfax General District judge. He appealed and was found not guilty Wednesday by a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury after less than 20 minutes of deliberations. Williamson was charged after two women reported seeing him standing naked in the doorway to the carport at his Springfield home on October 19th. One of the women was accompanied by her 7-year-old son. Williamson, who admitted to going about his morning routine nude, denied standing in the doorway and said he never intended for anyone to see him. He said he would have covered up if he had known he was visible to anyone.

Cupcakes Vs. Hot Dogs

Score one for cupcakes on the streets of New York. An upscale cupcake concession stand is replacing a hot dog vendor outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Under the proposed contract, Cake & Shake will pay the city more than $650,000 over five years. The organic cupcakes will go on sale by June for $3 each. Flavors include “Whatchamacallit” – with milk chocolate and caramel mousse – and the banana “Heaven Split.”

Fan Attends 57th Masters Tournamen

An 86-year-old North Carolina golf fan attending the Masters Tournament in Georgia has not missed the annual event in over five decades. Hunter Gammon, 86, of Greensboro, said his trek to Augusta will be the 57th consecutive time he has attended. Gammon, who attended his first Masters at the age of 29 in 1954, said the 11th hole is usually the most exciting of the course, while the 13th features the most beautiful view.

Boy Arrested For Taking Mom’s Jewelry

A sixth-grader was arrested at the request of his parents for allegedly taking more than $7,000 worth of jewelry from his mother and giving it away. The Bay County boy told investigators he gave his mother’s white gold ring and diamond ring to a female classmate who later returned the white gold ring but told him she had lost the diamond ring. The boy told police another boy in his class had his mother’s emerald and sapphire ring and offered to return them for a reward. Another classmate received a sapphire ring, the boy said. The kid was arrested and charged with grand theft.

Teen Opens Beer In Cop Cruiser

Deputies in Florida said a 19-year-old woman who asked for a ride home was arrested after opening a can of malt liquor in the back of the patrol car. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Tasha Lee Cantrell asked Deputy Mitchell Landis for a ride to her Fort Walton Beach home after her friend was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence. Landis said he heard Cantrell “open a can of some sort” while in the back of his cruiser. Landis stopped the car and Cantrell attempted to hide the can between her legs. He identified the can as containing Steel Reserve, a malt liquor with high alcohol content. Cantrell was arrested and charged with misdemeanor underage drinking.

Meatwich

Vegetarians aren’t going to be happy with this, but meat lovers are gonna love it. KFC is rolling out a new “sandwich” with no bread and extra meat. The “Double Down” is two fried filets that cradle two pieces of bacon, two slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and a squish of the Colonel’s special sauce. If you want to go a bit healthier, opt for the grilled chicken version instead. KFC initially tested the Double Down in Nebraska and Rhode Island. They’ll fatten up menus nationwide on Monday. The chain is counting down the seconds until the super sandwich goes on sale at www.kfc.com. Just an FYI: The “original recipe” Double Down has 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium. The grilled version has 460 calories, 23 grams of fat and 1,430 milligrams of sodium.

 

150-Pound Dino Sculpture Stolen

A suburban Chicago couple said thieves stole a 6-foot-long, 150-pound steel sculpture of a dinosaur from their front yard. Gary and Cathy Crawford said they discovered the 3-foot-tall velociraptor had been knocked off its concrete base in their Midlothian yard Friday morning. They put in back in place, only for the item to be stolen later that day. The couple said police have been notified but they will not file criminal charges if the sculpture, which Gary Crawford created 12 years ago, is returned. They said their biggest fear is that the thieves will sell the dinosaur for scrap metal.

Counterfeit $1 Bills Given As Tips

The owner of an Alaska bar said his employees discovered 13 counterfeit $1 bills in their tip jar. Jack Tripp, owner of the Viking Lounge in Juneau, said employees discovered the fake bills in a tip jar after closing for the night on Friday. He said the bills were obvious fakes. Police said some of the bills were printed on only one side and they may have been created using images from the Internet. Tripp said he replaced the $13 in counterfeit tips with real cash.

Yankees Hater’ Wins $9,000 Ball

A self-described “Yankees hater” in New York State won an auction for a baseball signed by the 1946 members of the team. The Buffalo man, identified only as Bob, said he didn’t expect his $9,000 bid for the ball, which features the signatures of Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto alongside their teammates, to be enough to win at Lodge Auction House. “The funny thing about it is, I’m a Yankees hater,” Bob said. However, he said his son “is a desperate Yankees fan.” Bob said he plans to hang on to the ball for a while and may eventually donate it to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Man Turns Self In For McDonald’s Slap

A New Jersey man accused of climbing into a McDonald’s drive-through window and slapping an employee upside the head turned himself in to police. South Brunswick Police said Rashon East told officers he decided to turn himself in Monday after he and his children saw video of the incident televised on the news. East, 34, was charged with simple assault and making terroristic threats. He could face up to 5 years in prison if convicted. Police said East ordered and paid for a Filet-o-Fish sandwich on March 28th at the drive-through window and climbed through when he felt his order was taking too long. Police said East threatened the employee, pushed him against a counter, and slapped him in the face before leaving the restaurant with his sandwich. East is due back in court April 13th.

Judge Fired After Overdue DVD Arrest

A Colorado judge has been fired after issuing an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old over an overdue library DVD. Judge James Kimmel issued the warrant after Aaron Henson failed to show up for a January 14th court appearance for the overdue DVD, “House of Flying Daggers.” Police pulled the kid over on January 25th for speeding and held him for eight hours after discovering the warrant. Henson had moved and didn’t receive the summons. He said he had packed the DVD in a box, and returned it about a week before Kimmel issued the warrant. The library notified the judge the DVD was back. The Littleton City Council fired him Tuesday night.

Monster Bug Is No Joke

It may look like a creepy-crawly April Fools’ joke but an expert on deep-sea species says a bizarre giant bug shown in pictures circulating on the Internet is the real deal. “I’ve seen the pictures, and they are real, and they really do get that big,” Craig McClain, assistant director of science for the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina. The gigantic bug was reportedly hauled aboard a remotely operated vehicle operating near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. McClain said the creepy critter is an isopid, “like the rolypolys or pillbugs that you find in your garden.” But the deep-sea isopod is no cute little roly-poly – it grows to a size of 20 inches or more. The bug shown in the pictures that are currently making the rounds on the Web is on the “larger size” of the spectrum, measuring 30 inches in length, McClain said. However, the claims that the giant isopods are “something of a delicacy” in Taiwan, where they are boiled and served with rice at oceanside restaurants, may be a hoax. McClain said he has never heard of anyone eating them.

Woman Robs Bank For ‘Bucket List’

A Florida woman accused of robbing two banks said she committed the crimes because bank robbery was on her “bucket list.” Patricia Edwards, 51, was arrested Friday on a warrant alleging she robbed a Bank of America branch March 23rd near Sandford. “There was no plan, no nothing, just impulse,” she said. “I think everyone should have a list of things they want to do before they expire.” Edwards is also accused of robbing another Bank of America branch in DeLand, Florida, on March 9th. She was arrested after her relatives called authorities and reported “Aunt Trisha” had been bragging about robbing the DeLand bank of about $3,000.

Tony The Tiger Pulled From Moat

Tony, a Siberian tiger, is back on display at the San Francisco Zoo after being shot with tranquilizers and hauled out of a moat where he’d spent four nights. Zoo officials say it’s not clear why Tony stayed in the moat. He’s in good health, although he’s 18 and a recent medical evaluation showed signs of senility. Zoo officials decided on Monday that Tony could no longer stay in the dry moat he climbed into Thursday. The excrement was piling up and officials worried about a potential health hazard. So with the help of firefighters, they hit the 360-pound tiger with tranquilizer darts, strapped him to a board and hauled him out with a pulley.

Fish Survives Fall From The Sky

A Florida restaurant said a fish that fell from the sky and landed on an employee’s windshield is alive and on display at the eatery’s pond. Angel Pacheco, an employee at Chameleon’s sushi bar in Melbourne, said a worker was preparing to leave for the day when the fish landed on the windshield of his truck. Pacheco said the fish, which has a dent in its head believed to be from the fall, appears to be swimming happily with the restaurant’s other fish. Workers theorized the fish was dropped onto the vehicle by a bird flying overhead.

Deputy Sues Over Whopper Spit

A Washington State sheriff’s deputy is suing Burger King and a franchise owner over claims an employee of the fast-food chain spit on his Whopper. Clark County Deputy Edward Bylsma’s lawsuit against Burger King Corp. and Kaizen Foods claims a 22-year-old worker spit on Bylsma’s burger when the deputy ordered at the drive-thru window while in his patrol car at the Vancouver location in March 2009. An attorney for Bysma said DNA from the saliva in the burger matches the suspected worker’s. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and changes to the fast-food chain’s hiring and supervision procedures.

No-Show Jurors

It’s not just the crooks who are in the hot seat in a Colorado court. So are potential jurors. Nearly 40 people who failed to show up for jury duty have been grilled by Judge Claude Appel of the Huerfano County District Court. They received contempt citations after a lack of jurors kept the court from holding some trials over the last couple of months. Some of the no-shows said they were sick. Others blamed the snow. And some simply forgot. But they all got off easy. No one was cited for contempt of court. And each was asked to sign up for future jury duty.

Porn Star May Run For Senate

Stormy Daniels may soon find out if sex and politics mix. The porn star plans to announce in a couple of weeks whether she’ll run for the U.S. Senate from her native Louisiana. Her spokesman says Daniels will make her intentions known on tax day, April 15th. Nearly a year ago Daniels formed a committee to explore a possible Senate race. Republican David Vitter currently holds the seat. The porn star hasn’t declared a party affiliation. In the meantime, Daniels is promoting her X-rated ventures and personal appearances online.