Man Accidentally Gives Away Life Savings In Donated Suit

An elderly Illinois man accidentally gave away his entire life savings when making a clothing donation to his local Goodwill. The 80-year-old man, who didn’t trust banks, kept his life savings of $13,000 sewn inside the lining of one of his suits. He is currently appealing for the money’s return so that he can care for his wife, who has Stage 4 cancer. A Goodwill spokeswoman said the charity has searched the Moline store where the man made his donation but could not find the suit in question. Goodwill employees are also searching through bins of donated clothes transported from the Moline facility to a regional warehouse in Iowa City. The man’s daughter, who says he is remaining anonymous because he is “devastated and embarrassed” by the story, is offering a $1,000 reward for the suit’s new owner to return the cash.

Rent Your Own Airbus

Air travel can be a hassle these days, but Virgin America is offering one solution: For a mere $60,000 you can rent one of their planes – presumably with a pilot and crew – to fly anywhere the airline flies (except Mexico) with up to 145 of your friends. That works out to about $410 per person. The flight would take you on a full-size Airbus A320, complete with in-flight Wi-Fi, seatback entertainment systems, and in-flight meals and drinks. You also get to name the plane you fly on. Get all the details at www.giltcity.com, under “Leisure.”

Shootin’ With Santa

An Arizona gun club is giving families the chance to take Christmas card photos with Santa Claus in front of firearms-themed backdrops. The Scottsdale Gun Club said families can come in during the Santa and Machine Guns event, scheduled for December 10th, and have photos taken with jolly old St. Nick in front of backdrops ranging from an $80,000 Garwood minigun to common pistols. “I think it’s going to be all in fun from those who support the second amendment and those who don’t. Whether you’re a gun advocate or not, you should have a lot of fun with it,” gun club member Richard Jones said.

Man Searches For Opera-Singing Parrot

A New York man searching the city for his missing parrot said the bird “has a huge vocabulary and loves to sing opera songs.” Allen Kirson said Captain, his green and yellow Amazon parrot, flew off his shoulder while he was riding his bike in the Brooklyn borough’s Kensington neighborhood Friday. Kirson said the parrot has become a local celebrity, performing at homes for seniors and children’s hospitals.

Bar Installs Urine-Controlled Video Games

A London bar has installed a video game above its men’s room urinals that the game’s designer says is the world’s first to be controlled by urine flow. The Exhibit bar said the 12-inch screens feature games including simulated skiing, fire extinguishing and a trivia challenge. All of the games are controlled by the player aiming his stream. The games give players codes at the end of rounds to allow them to enter their scores at online leader boards. Game designer Gordon MacSween said the games have proved to be a boon for advertisers who have seen sales of their products rise since they were installed as well as helping the bar owners prevent damage to their bathrooms. “Because people are having a laugh, there’s a lot less vandalism – people tend to get less angry,” he said.

Great-Grandma Wins Big At Bingo

An 81-year-old Sunrise, Florida, woman said her family can look forward to an extra-special Christmas after she won a $53,367 bingo jackpot. Mary Ferrone, who has eight children, 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, said she and a friend decided to play November 21st at the Seminole Casino Hollywood, where she hit the $53,367 jackpot with only 47 numbers called. Robert Dearstine, director of marketing for the casino, said Ferrone had more than half of the called numbers among the 48 on her card.

Christmas Thief On The Loose

A New Hampshire Christmas tree salesman said someone stole 19 of his highest quality trees. David Gouette of Maggie D’s Garden Center in Laconia said the trees were untouched when he visited the lot at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, but he returned two hours later to find a portion of the fence surrounding the trees had been pushed down and 19 of the most expensive trees, Balsam firs and Frazier firs, had been taken. “Whoever took them knew what they wanted,” Gouette said. Police are asking anyone who spotted a truck at or near the business Thursday to contact officers.

Firefighters Free Man From Chimney

Firefighters in Lubbock, Texas, rescued a man who became stuck in his chimney after locking his keys inside his home. Officials said the 22-year-old man, whose name was not released, attempted to enter his home through the chimney early Monday while his wife and child waited outside. The man became stuck in the flue and his wife called 911 just prior to 1:30 a.m. Firefighters lowered a rope down the chimney and pulled the man back up to the roof.

Robber’s ‘Bomb’ Was Toy Penguin

Authorities in Arizona said a woman who claimed to be concealing a bomb under her shirt while robbing a service station was actually holding a toy penguin. Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies said Andri Jeffers, 26, claimed to be concealing a bomb under her shirt last Thursday when she demanded money from a clerk at a Chevron Station in Dewey-Humboldt. Investigators said Jeffers eventually fled the store when the clerk refused to cooperate and deputies identified the suspect from security camera footage and her license plate number, which was taken down by the clerk. Jeffers was arrested Thursday evening. Deputies said she admitted to the incident and they learned the object she was holding beneath her shirt was a toy penguin. She was arrested on one count of attempted robbery and was later released on bond.

Exploding Tofu

Baffled fire investigators in Portland, Oregon, say they don’t know the cause of an explosion that occurred in a woman’s kitchen after she finished cooking tofu. Paul Corah, spokesman for Portland Fire & Rescue, said firefighters responded to an apartment building shortly after 8:15 p.m. Sunday and found a woman crying outside. The woman, who had a light burn on her hand, told investigators she had been cooking tofu when the explosion, which blasted a 4-by-6-foot window out of the building, occurred as she was rinsing off the pan. Corah said natural gas is not suspected to have been behind the blast. “We’re scratching our heads,” he said. “We’re all baffled.” The blast caused an estimated $15,000 in damage to the building.

Man Repays Money He Stole 60 Years Ago

An elderly man recently left an envelope with $100 in it on a Sears service counter in Seattle with a note that said he’d stolen money from a Sears store in the late 1940s. Not only did he pay back the amount he took, he included interest. The man hand-delivered the envelope and was spotted on the store’s security cameras. His identity is unknown, however, and Sears will not show the footage. “The note read: “During the late [forties] I stole some money from the cash register in the amount of $20-$30 ... I want to pay you back this money in the amount of $100 to put in your theft account.” “I think his conscience has been bothering him for the past 60 years,” said Sears manager Gary Lorentson. In a gesture of continued goodwill, Sears will put the money toward helping needy families during the holiday season.

Airport Birth

A spokesman for a Maryland airport said a woman gave birth on the floor of a concourse restroom shortly after exiting a plane that had just landed. A spokesman for Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport said police and firefighters responded to the call about a woman in labor at 2:20 p.m. Sunday. The woman gave birth on the bathroom floor with the help of an officer. The mother and newborn boy were taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, where the child was said to be healthy. The spokesman said the child was the first baby he could recall being born at the airport.

Man Batty Over Batman Memorabilia

A man living in Indianapolis has amassed a collection of almost 1,600 pieces of Batman memorabilia, which he keeps in his own Batcave. Kevin Silva’s obsession with Batman began when he was 5-years-old in 1966, the year ABC’s live-action “Batman” TV series debuted. Silva has been collecting Batman memorabilia ever since. Within his collection is a Batman lunchbox he carried to kindergarten. Silva’s collection spans all decades and reincarnations of the Caped Crusader, but the 1960s ABC series is most heavily featured. In his basement, also known as the Batcave, Silva has a red Batphone, which sits under glass, just like it did in Commissioner Gordon’s office on the show. He also has a Gotham City phone book, reportedly an actual prop from the show. A recent appraisal for insurance purposes estimated the collection’s value at six figures, but Silva said he doesn’t plan on selling anything in the near future. Silva isn’t the only collector in his family. His daughter, Kaylaigh, 25, buys Marilyn Monroe-related items, while her brother, Dylan, 21, collects memorabilia of the rock band KISS.

Who Knew? Fighting Is ‘What Redneck People Do’

Police in Palm City, Florida, said a man arrested for brawling with his son informed officers on the habits of rednecks. Police said that on November 20th Mark Thomas Wach got drunk in his yard and begin shooting his lawnmower. One of the bullets hit his 18-year-old son’s porch. Wach then begin shouting and complained that his son’s mother wasn’t paying child support. When the son managed to wrestle the gun away, Wach returned with a 12 gauge shotgun and started pointing it at his son. The son once again managed to wrestle the weapon away and called police. Police had to use a tazer on Wach three times to calm him down. Wach didn’t understand what the hubbub was all about, explaining to officers that “fighting is what redneck people do.” He was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault with a firearm and domestic battery.

Public Bucket List

A New York art project with a half-block stretch of plywood is allowing passersby to inscribe their own endings to the sentence “Before I die… .” The wall, accompanied by a placard explaining the project and baskets of chalk for participants to write down their hopes, has gathered the dreams of hundreds of people whose wishes range from wanting to “become a WNBA player” to a desire to “stop the guns.” New Orleans artist Candy Chang erected the wall at the site of a future Shake Shack, which sponsored the art project. The wall, which was erected eight weeks ago, is scheduled to be taken down today.

Chargers Kicker Seen Urinating On Live TV

San Diego Chargers kicker Nick Novak had an embarrassing moment during a game against the Denver Broncos when footage of him urinating was aired on TV. CBS cut to footage of Novak on the sidelines during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, which was tied 13-13 at the time, to accompany a conversation about the kicker between booth announcers Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts. However, instead of seeing the kicker preparing for the possibility of a field goal attempt, viewers were treated to the spectacle of Novak relieving himself next to the team’s bench while someone held a towel to give the kicker a small amount of privacy. Novak later missed a 53-yard field goal and the Broncos took the game by 3 points.

You Can Now Buy Dunder Mifflin Paper

You can now buy actual paper from Dunder Mifflin, the paper company at the center of NBC’s “The Office.” Staples-owned Quill.com has struck a deal with NBC to sell Dunder Mifflin copy paper, at $35 for a carton of 10 reams. Basically, you’re buying a box with the Dunder Mifflin logo and slogans like “Our motto is, ‘Quabity First’” and “Get Your Scrant on.” NBC will reportedly receive about 6% of the revenue from Dunder Mifflin paper sales.

Kale Vs. Chikin

It’s kale versus Chikin. Vermont folk artist Bo Muller-Moore makes T-shirts with the slogan “eat more kale.” He says he wants to promote the benefits of local farming. But Chick-fil-A contends consumers might confuse “eat more kale” with their trademarked phrase, “eat mor chikin.” Muller-Moore says he’s not backing down from the “eat more kale” fight with the big corporation.

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Ohio Puts 200-Pound Third-Grader In Foster Care

An Ohio third-grader weighing more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight. The 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. The Ohio Health Department estimates more than 12% of third-graders statewide are severely obese. The removal of the Cleveland child is the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster care for a strictly weight-related issue. Lawyers for the mother say the county is overreaching in taking the child. They say the medical problems the boy is at risk for do not yet pose an imminent danger to his health. 

Man Arrested For Watching Child Porn On Flight

Police arrested a Salt Lake City, Utah, man for allegedly watching child pornography while on a Delta flight to Boston. Grant Smith, 47, was taken into custody as soon as the plane landed. He’s been charged with possession of child pornography and could face additional charges. Another passenger saw Smith’s choice of in-flight entertainment and took a cellphone photo of him watching the video. The passenger then alerted the flight crew to the incident and also emailed a family member so that they could contact police. Investigators said Smith, an engineering professor at the University of Utah, was seated in the first class section at the time. Smith, a father of two young children had come to Boston to attend a conference for the Material Research Society meeting at the Hynes Convention Center.

‘Competitive Shopper’ Pepper Sprays Black Friday Shoppers

A woman who allegedly fired pepper spray at other customers during a Black Friday sale has surrendered to authorities, Los Angeles police said Saturday. Police said the woman who allegedly caused minor injuries to 20 shoppers at a Los Angeles-area Walmart turned herself in Friday night. The woman could face battery charges. The attack took place about 10:20 p.m. Thursday shortly after doors opened for the sale. The store had brought out a crate of discounted Xbox video game players and a crowd had formed to wait for the unwrapping. Valle says the woman began spraying people in order to get an advantage. Police had referred to the incident as “competitive shopping.” The incident was among those nationwide in which violence marred the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season. In New York, crowds reportedly looted a clothing store in Soho. At a Walmart near Phoenix, a man was bloodied while being subdued by a police officer on suspicion of shoplifting a video game. There was a shooting outside a store in San Leandro, California, shots fired at a mall in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a stabbing outside a store in Sacramento, New York.

FBI Arrests 7 In Amish Haircut Attacks

Federal authorities have arrested seven men in Ohio on federal hate crime charges in hair-cutting attacks against the Amish. Authorities arrested the men Wednesday morning at their compound in eastern Ohio. Authorities say members of a breakaway Amish group forcibly cut the beards and hair of several Amish men and women in recent months. Among those arrested were the breakaway group’s leader and three of his sons. Forcibly cutting hair is highly offensive to the Amish, who believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry.

Robertson Asks If Mac ‘N’ Cheese Is ‘A Black Thing?’

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has stuck his foot in his mouth yet again. “The 700 Club” founder showed a clip of Condoleezza Rice the day before Thanksgiving. When Robertson’s host, Kristi Watts – who is black – asked what dish the former secretary of state had to have on Thanksgiving, Rice replied macaroni and cheese. Watts reacted enthusiastically, adding “Sister, that is my dish.” “What is this mac and cheese, is that a black thing?” Robertson asked Watts in bewilderment. Watts replied, “It is a black thing Pat. ...The world needs to get on board.” Robertson has a history of making controversial statements. He said Haiti was cursed one day after a devastating earthquake and that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease is justifiable.

Passenger Punches JetBlue Flight Attendant

An off-duty New York City police officer subdued and handcuffed an intoxicated passenger who punched a flight attendant Sunday during a scuffle aboard a JetBlue flight. Officer Anibal Mercado intervened after Antonio Ynoa of Brooklyn punched the flight attendant in the face on a flight from the Dominican Republic to JFK. About 30 minutes before the plane was set to land, the flight attendant approached Ynoa and told him to stop drinking duty-free alcohol. Ynoa got mad and punched the attendant in the face. Officer Mercado said he felt he had to do something.

Northwestern Named Most Vegan-Friendly College

Northwestern has earned the title of Most Vegan-Friendly College in America for the second year in a row in a competition sponsored by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Students voted online at www.peta2.com. NU was able to defend its reign through four rounds against 32 other colleges and universities in the small school category. peta2 Division Manager Marta Holmberg said when the competition began six years ago, peta2 saw only “basic options” offered at schools across the country. Because NU offers options such as tofu french toast, country-fried seitan steak and vegan mashed potatoes, she said the University adapted to the needs of students. She added NU’s own dining halls report that over half of the students choose these alternative options every day.

‘Frosty The Snowman’ Arrested

A man in a “Frosty the Snowman” costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, Maryland, accused of scuffling with police and kicking a police dog. Police said 52-year-old Kevin Michael Walsh became agitated when a dog-handling officer tried to escort him away from the crowd. Walsh said he has dressed as Frosty in the parade for at least 10 years and that he was wrongfully arrested. He says an officer hassled him after he remarked about the police dog’s presence. He says he became agitated only after getting arrested. Walsh was released on his own recognizance.

Man Drives Forklift Into Home

Florida authorities arrested and charged a man with attempted murder after he allegedly drove a forklift into an occupied trailer multiple times. Police said John Miller was attempting to evict the tenants Tuesday afternoon from the mobile home he owns in Apopka. He allegedly drove the forklift into the home several times despite being told by a female tenant there were still people inside. Miller was taken to jail on attempted-murder charges. No one was injured during the incident.

Man Charged In Campus Undie Thefts

Police at Florida Gulf Coast University arrested a 36-year-old man accused of stealing around 35 pairs of women’s underwear in two incidents. FGCU Police Chief Steven Moore said Cody Lee White of Cape Coral is believed to be behind a pair of October incidents, stealing 15 pairs of underwear in one incident and 20 pairs of underwear in the other. White told officers he has a sexual fetish for women’s underwear and would regularly steal the clothing items from campus laundry rooms. He said he would later discard the items. White was charged with misdemeanor counts of loitering and petty theft. He was released after posting $1,000 bond.

Police Nab Day-Care Bunny Thief

Police in Wisconsin arrested a 20-year-old student accused of stealing a rabbit from a daycare facility inside a church. Appleton police said Lawrence University student Theodore Benner of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, allegedly broke into the Memorial Presbyterian Church about two blocks from campus on November 13th and stole the rabbit named Twinkle from a room used for daycare during the week. Police responded to a medical call in Brenner’s dorm four days after the burglary and an officer recognized a caged rabbit in Brenner’s room as matching the description of the missing bunny. The rabbit was returned to the daycare facility and Brenner was arrested on charges of burglary and possession of marijuana. He was released after posting a $2,500 cash bond.

Time Off For Losing Weight

A Florida man earned nine days off of his 29-day jail sentence by losing 25 pounds during his stay behind bars. George McCovery, 37, who had been convicted of driving with a suspended license, accepted a deal from Lake County Judge Donna Miller to spend his first 20 days in jail losing weight and then have a day removed from the remainder of his sentence for each pound he had shed. “It’s not easy to lose weight. I thought he’d lose 5, maybe, 6 pounds – not 25,” Miller said. “It’s like (sentencing) someone in a drug case. I’d much rather have them stop doing drugs than send them to jail. I hope I can help.” McCovery, who went from 345 pounds to 320 pounds, said he received encouragement from detention deputies. He said he was also helped by the bland jail food and the desire not to disappoint Miller. “She gave me a chance to prove myself, and I didn’t want to let her down,” he said.

Toast Argument Lands Sister In Jail

Authorities in Florida arrested a 21-year-old woman who allegedly attacked her sister during an argument over toast. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said Maria Victoria Acevedo walked into the kitchen of her home around 1:40 p.m. Sunday and became enraged when she saw her 16-year-old sister using her bread to make toast. Investigators said the sister apologized, but Acevedo was not satisfied and struck the younger girl twice in the head with a 6-inch metal cooking pot, pulled her hair and slammed her head into the ground. The sister fled into her bedroom and sent a Facebook message to a cousin asking her to call for help. The incident was witnessed by the third sister, deputies said. Acevedo was charged with domestic battery and released from the jail without bond.

Bridal Fashions Shown At Former Prison

The old, imposing prison in Ohio where the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed has become a hotspot for weddings, and now hosts an annual bridal show. Organizers of the Glamour in the Slammer Bridal Show at the closed prison said nearly 40 vendors turned out to display their wares. Nearly 500 people attended Sunday’s event at the Mansfield Reformatory to view the latest bridal fashions. Susan Nirode, operations manager for the former prison, said the venue has hosted four previous Glamour in the Slammer shows and the reformatory is completely booked for 2012 weddings.

3 Plead Guilty In Toilet Paper Scam

Three South Florida salespeople face up to 20 years in prison for conning elderly people into buying unnecessary septic products. Christopher Lincoln, Mary Moore and Joseph Nouerand pleaded guilty in federal court last week to conspiring to commit wire fraud. Authorities said the three worked for FBK Products of West Palm Beach and told their victims they needed to buy the company’s special products to avoid ruining their septic tanks. During phone sales, salespeople for the FBK Products claimed the company was affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, federal prosecutors said. Victims were also told they needed to buy special soap, detergent and toilet paper or their septic tanks would not pass federal inspections. Prosecutors said the company made about $1 million from more than a dozen victims nationwide. Lincoln, Moore and Nouerand will be sentenced in February. Three other suspects are awaiting trial.

No Charges For Phoenix Jones

Seattle prosecutors said self-proclaimed “superhero” Phoenix Jones will not face assault charges, but they said the man is “no hero.” City Attorney Pete Holmes said “proof problems” prevented him from filing misdemeanor assault charges against Jones – aka 23-year-old Benjamin Fodor – in connection with an October 9th incident when he allegedly used pepper spray on a group of people. “However, Mr. Fodor is no hero,” Holmes said, “just a deeply misguided individual.” “He has been warned that his actions put himself in danger, and this latest episode demonstrates that innocent bystanders can also be harmed,” the prosecutor said. Fodor claimed he was breaking up a fight in the incident. Police said they were unable to interview two of the four victims as they fled the scene.

Security Guard Terrorizes Little Girl

They’re cracking down hard on shoplifters these days, even four-year-olds. A security guard at a Safeway in Everett, Washington, told a little girl and her father that she would face charges and be banned from the chain after she allegedly grabbed a package of dried fruit, ate some, and put the package back on the shelf. The little girl was also forced to sign a paper acknowledging that she wasn’t allowed in Safeway stores any more. Safeway says it’s appalled by the guard’s actions and has dismissed him. Store officials also apologized to the girl’s parents.

Turkey Crashes Into Restaurant On Thanksgiving

The last thing you’d expect a turkey to do on Thanksgiving is try to fly into a restaurant. But that’s apparently what happened last Thursday in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, where police say a wild turkey crashed through a plate glass window at an empty restaurant. It didn’t survive. Police suspect the turkey was roosting in a nearby tree and went out for its morning flight; wild turkeys can fly short distances. Its collision with the window set off the restaurant’s alarm.

More Victims Of Botched Butt Surgery By Fake Doc Come Forward

Several possible victims have come forward alleging a woman posing as a Florida doctor and promising buttocks enhancement pumped their behinds with a toxic concoction of cement, superglue and flat-tire sealant, state health officials said yesterday. Oneal Ron Morris – who was born a man and identifies as a woman – was arrested Friday after nearly a year on the lam and charged with practicing medicine without a license with serious bodily injury. Authorities say a victim figure paid Morris $700 for the injections in 2010. The victim suffered permanent scarring around the injection sites. Shortly after the surgery, she went to the hospital, but left because she was too embarrassed to tell doctors what happened. The victim required multiple surgeries and had a 24-hour home health aide for an extended period of time, the Department of Health said. Officials said several possible victims have since come forward alleging Morris performed similar procedures resulting in life-threatening injuries. Morris has since been released from jail on a bond. Her lawyer says she is innocent of the charges. Authorities said Morris may be part of an underground plastic surgery ring in South Florida.

Man Using Turkey Fryer Fries Himself

Thanksgiving has three times as many cooking fires than an average day, but even a turkey fryer can be safe with proper precautions, a physician says. Dr. Thomas Esposito of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine said injuries from turkey fryers are rare, but when they occur they can be devastating. Serafino Alfe was deep-frying turkeys for an annual fundraiser dinner recently and ended up at the Loyola Burn unit with third-degree burns after tripping on a piece of cardboard under the fryer. “Thirty quarts of hot oil poured over my leg and I basically fried myself,” Alfe said. “We were using the older fryers that do not have a secure lid and the gallons of hot oil just splattered out everywhere.” Alfe said he will undergo surgery on his injured leg today. To prevent a turkey fryer fire, Esposito advises:

• Never use a fryer if impaired with alcohol or drugs.
  
• Use newer fryers with sealed lids to prevent oil spills.
  
• Keep children and pets away from the cooking area.
  
• Place the fryer in an open area away from all walls, fences or other structures and never under a garage, breezeway, carport, porch, deck or other structure that can catch fire.
  
• Slowly raise and lower the turkey to reduce hot-oil splatter and to avoid burns.
  
• Never cook in short sleeves, shorts or bare feet. Wear goggles or glasses.
  
• Turn off the fryer if the oil begins to smoke.
  
• Make sure the turkey is completely thawed and be careful with marinades. Water can cause oil to spill over, creating a fire or explosion.
  
• Don’t overfill fryer with oil.
  
• Keep a fire extinguisher on hand.
  

• Do not use a water hose to douse a turkey fryer fire.

Half-Naked Man Drives Jeep Up Steps Of War Memorial

Police say a man wearing an American flag drove a Jeep up the steps of the War Memorial yesterday. The man was taken into custody about 30-minutes after the incident began. He was being checked out by medics. Firefighters responded and put a small fire on the steps. Several police cars were also at the scene. The man was naked from the waist up and wrapped in a flag, yelling at police. He apparently drove his Jeep to the top of the steps. It wasn’t immediately clear what the man was protesting.

Husband For Sale On Craigslist

A Logan, Utah, woman listed her husband for sale on Craigslist “just for fun” because of the amount of time he spends playing video games. Alyse Baddley said her war veteran husband Kyle has spent so much time playing “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare,” she decided to list him for sale on the site. Alyse said her mother-in-law even encouraged her to do it. Alyse said she received several responses within hours of posting “One husband to the highest bidder” on Craigslist. She said, “Someone even offered a blue bag of Skittles.” Kyle, who said he finished the game within a few days, said he has enjoyed reading the responses with Alyse.

Drunk Driver Calls 911 On Himself

Authorities in Wisconsin said a 21-year-old man called 911 to report himself driving drunk and ask to be taken to jail. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said the man called 911 prior to 9 p.m. Sunday and told the dispatcher he was driving drunk and wanted to be arrested. The man complied with the dispatcher’s instructions to pull his vehicle over. Officers found him and granted him his wish.

Burglar Leaves Himself Logged Into Facebook

Police in Georgia are searching for a burglary suspect who left himself logged into Facebook on his victim’s computer. Gwinnett County police say Trevor Jones, 34, left his car running in the driveway of a home he burglarized near Norcross on November 15th. Homeowner Stephanie White returned while he was still inside and took his keys and wallet from the vehicle. White drove to the end of the street and saw Jones flee with items from her home. Investigators say Jones broke into a second home in the neighborhood later in the day and left himself logged into Facebook on the victim’s computer. White’s digital camera was discovered in the second victim’s home. Jones, who was on parole for a previous burglary charge, was being sought on charges of burglary, criminal trespassing and parole violation.

Good Karma

A Florida couple awarded $15,000 to a 19-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer who tracked down an iPhone thief because he “seemed to be a super kid.” The St. Cloud couple, who asked not to be named, said they read in the newspaper about how Aaron Wood used his iPhone’s iCloud technology to track down the device on his iPad after it was lost during a church carnival and confront the person who had the phone. The couple said they decided to do something to help Wood, who suffers from cerebral palsy. “He seemed to be a super kid. He’s a pretty sharp boy,” the man said. The man and his wife gave Wood two checks totaling $15,000. “It isn’t going to hurt us any,” the man said. “When we die, whatever little bit we have, somebody else is just going to throw it away, so why not use it now and help someone who needs it.”

Case Dropped Against Man With Rubber Ax

Ohio prosecutors have dropped an inducing panic charge against a man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar before Halloween. Akron City Prosecutor Doug Powley says he reviewed the case against 42-year-old Bill Morrison and determined that, the “situation did not warrant a criminal conviction.” Morrison was arrested October 16th and spent a night in jail after a woman saw him with the ax under his coat and called 911. The ax had red paint on it to simulate blood. Morrison has been a Hollywood makeup artist and has worked on Halloween haunted house attractions. He told police he was taking the costume ax to sell to a friend.

Woman Tries To Smuggle Drugs In Hollow Bible

Deputies in South Carolina say a woman used two hollowed-out Bibles to try to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate. Authorities began investigating 28-year-old Shareca Latoya Jones earlier this month after a package mailed to Lieber Correctional Institution was returned to a post office in Lancaster. Inside the package were two Bibles containing razor knives, a cell phone, ecstasy pills and more than 28 grams of cocaine. Deputies identified Jones as the person who mailed the package from a Kershaw post office. Authorities found a loaded handgun, drugs, cell phones and cash in her car. Jones is facing drug and contraband charges. She was released from jail on bond.

John Cage Concert Marks 10 Years Of Playing

Ten years down and 629 to go in what’s billed as the world’s longest concert. A 639-year performance of John Cage’s “As Slow as Possible” started in September 2001 at a church in the German town of Halberstadt. The first year was silence. So far, there have been 11 chord changes. The next one isn’t scheduled until July. The current note sounds a bit like a dial tone. You can follow the music at www.john-cage.halberstadt.de.

Pepper Spraying Cop

The latest internet craze is a video of a University of California, Davis police officer who casually swept a line of campus protesters with pepper spray. The heavy-set, mustachioed officer was captured on video dousing the faces of sitting Occupy protesters. Now he’s known as the Pepper Spraying Cop. Digitally altered photos show the cop spraying everyone from Jesus at the Last Supper to The Beatles. You can check it out at http://peppersprayingcop.tumblr.com.

Man Threatens To Blow Up Store Over Sold Out Video Game

Police in Aurora, Colorado, say a man threatened to perform his own modern warfare after he learned “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” was sold out at a local Best Buy. Cops say 31-year-old Lomorin Sar was arrested early yesterday morning after he threatened the employees at the Best Buy. Witnesses told police Sar became angry and irate with the customer service desk shortly after midnight after they told him the video game he allegedly pre-ordered earlier in the day was no longer in stock. Witnesses say Sar threatened store workers, asking when they were leaving and allegedly saying he would shoot them in the parking lot. Sar also told employees he would blow up the store. He left the store and was pulled over after employees alerted the police. He was issued a summons for disorderly conduct.

Granny Reels In 849-Pound Marlin

An 85-year-old Australian woman said she “didn’t feel 85” when she reeled in an 849-pound marlin off the north coast of Queensland. Connie Laurie, a grandmother who said she has been fishing all her life, said she was on a fishing charter trip during the weekend off the coast of Cooktown when she caught, and then released, the hefty marlin. “I certainly didn’t feel 85 when I was bringing it in, I was too busy concentrating on keeping it on and getting it into the boat,” she said. “I try to stay active and as I said, I’ve always loved fishing and I want to continue doing it down on the Gold Coast.”

Burglar Caught Twice In Same Night

Florida officials said a burglar was caught in the act twice in the same night and left some blood behind at one of the crime scenes. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Peter Studley, 52, allegedly broke into the manager’s room Saturday at the Vanguard Motel, where he had been staying for about a month, and was caught taking money and valuables by the manager, who recognized him. Studley fled and allegedly broke into a work van parked outside a cabinet business and was again interrupted when the owner arrived. Deputies said they found Studley had smashed a window and left behind droplets of blood. A deputy spotted Studley walking along Ridgewood Avenue a little less than two hours later and he was arrested on two counts of burglary and two counts of criminal mischief.

School’s Darth Vader Purchase Questioned

Florida state lawmakers are questioning a university’s decision to spend $10,000 on items including statues of Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper. State Sen. Paula Dockery said University of South Florida Polytechnic regional Chancellor Marshall Goodman’s decision to spend the money on the statues of the “Star Wars” characters, as well as a statue of E.T. and a replica of Captain Kirk’s chair from “Star Trek” marks “another example of questionable expenditures at a time when we’re trying to stretch education dollars across all the various needs that we have,” Dockery and state Sen. Mike Fasano asked Goodman last week for an audit after he was accused of mismanaging the school’s money. The university said the sci-fi items were purchased to “encourage inspiration beyond conventional thought” for business students.

Deer Crashes Into Taco Restaurant

The manager of a Georgia restaurant said a deer shocked diners when it crashed into the eatery through a window. Adam Buckner, manager of the Taco Mac Windward in Alpharetta, said the deer crashed into the restaurant about 3:15 p.m. Sunday and walked out when a server opened the door to the patio. Buckner said, “The deer didn’t even hurt itself. One of its antlers came off, but antlers fall off and grow right back.”

Lonely Wife Threatens To Bomb Airplanes

Authorities in Florida say a woman threatened to blow up planes when police refused to help her with her husband’s work schedule. Lee County Port Authority Police said Soraya Evette Billinge, 36, called from her cellphone and told the dispatcher she was upset about her husband working nights because she doesn’t like being home alone. Billinge, who said her husband works for Delta Airlines at the airport, became upset when the dispatcher told her police could not help with her problem. “OK I blow up, I blow up 10 planes,” she allegedly said before hanging up the phone. Billinge was arrested and is facing felony charges. The airport is remaining mum, only saying that her husband does not work for the TSA nor the port authority.

Woman Finds, Reclaims Stolen Bike

A Colorado woman discovered her stolen bike for sale online, met the seller for a test ride and two-wheeled it home. Boulder police said an 18-year-old man was arrested on investigation of theft. The woman had reported her black Trek 1.2 bicycle stolen Saturday but discovered it for sale on Craigslist not long afterward. She met with the seller, asked for a test ride, rode it to her vehicle where she stashed it away and drove off, police said. The owner then called authorities, who arrested the seller.

Bridge Dangler

A dangling protester left commuters hanging. Authorities say fired county worker Michael Davitt drove onto New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge Monday and stopped his van. According to Rockland County deputies, Davitt lowered a rope ladder and climbed down, then sat in a harness for more than three hours. He had a banner accusing local officials of a “cover-up” and “retaliation.” Traffic was backed up for hours. Davitt eventually jumped into the water and tried to swim away. He was picked up by a police boat.

Man Swaps Jail Costume For Real One

A Pennsylvania man dressed in a Halloween jail costume ended up arrested and in a real jail uniform. Gregory Moon, 22, was arrested on Halloween and arraigned in court still wearing black-and-white striped prison pajamas. The Washington County Jail soon replaced his costume with a bright-orange jumpsuit. Moon was arrested for possessing a stolen handgun and for yelling insults at an officer early Monday morning. Police responded at about 2:45 a.m. to a disturbance and a car stuck in front of an apartment in Donora. When police arrived, Moon’s roommate, Anthony James “Jinx” Law, ran away while Moon stood in the doorway in his prison uniform shouting insults and profanity at the police officer. Police say they arrested “Jinx” after he allegedly fought with officers, and then nabbed Moon on a warrant for allegedly possessing a stolen gun.

Cleaning Woman Ruins Million Dollar Artwork

An overzealous cleaner accidentally destroyed a piece of art worth more than $1 million when she removed what she thought was a “stain” from the installation. Martin Kippenberger’s “When it Starts Dripping from the Ceiling” remains in place at the Ostwall museum in Dortmund, Germany, despite the damage sustained earlier this month when a cleaner scrubbed away the painted puddle beneath a rubber trough placed under a stacked tower of wooden slats. The work by Kippenberger, a German-born artist who died in 1997, was on loan to the museum from a private collector who agreed that it should remain on display despite the incident. In the meantime, insurance adjusters are assessing the damage. It has not yet been decided whether the patina would be restored, or if the artwork would be left in its newly “cleaned” condition.

Man Pays Off Mom’s 1954 Parking Ticket

A parking ticket issued 57 years ago in downtown York, Nebraska, has finally been paid off. The fine was a whopping 10 cents. Police Chief Don Klug said that a man walked into the station last week with the ticket and payment – mounted and framed. The man, who didn’t give his name, said he found the ticket among his mother’s things and wanted to settle the debt. The ticket was issued on July 13, 1954, to a vehicle licensed in Oklahoma. The man told Klug that he believed his mother was visiting York at the time and probably lost track of the citation. Klug says he plans to hang the framed ticket on the wall of his office.

Couple Steals Police Car For Sex

A man and woman charged with stealing a police car left running outside a Florida convenience store apparently wanted it for a quickie sexual encounter. Alexander Pratt, 59, and Clara Pearson, 53, both Lake Worth residents, were charged with grand theft auto. They allegedly grabbed a Honda Civic belonging to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office that was being used by plainclothes detectives from the auto theft division. The couple didn't get far in their new wheels, police said. They were pulled over and arrested not far away. Pratt told officers he was not sorry for his actions because he was eager to “have intimate relations with Pearson.”

African Vulture Escapes Florida Zoo

A male white-backed African vulture escaped from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida after a device to restrict its ability to fly broke. Zoo officials say the vulture flew the coop after a restrictive band on its wing broke Thursday. Zoo staff tracked the bird to a tree on the grounds, but were unable to recapture it before it flew off. Officials say they can’t remember a bird ever escaping from the zoo before. The vulture, named Hodari, arrived at the Jacksonville Zoo in 2006 from the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. Zoo officials asked birdwatchers to contact the zoo if the bird is spotted. Although he’s not aggressive and does not pose a threat to people or animals, officials say he should not be approached by the public.

Helicopter Hits House, Crashes Into Yard

A helicopter hit the roof of a West Palm Beach, Florida, home before crushing part of a car and crashing into a yard. A small, rented helicopter clipped Nedra Obradovich’s roof and landed in her front yard Saturday afternoon. No one was seriously injured in the incident. Obradovich, the pilot and a passenger of the helicopter, walked away from the crash, although the pilot and passenger were taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. Obradovich said that if the helicopter crashed a few feet in the wrong direction, it would have landed on her house. The FAA said it appeared the helicopter’s engine had failed. The helicopter was about 700 feet in the air before it crashed.

Formerly Missing Moon Rock To Go On Display

A once missing moon rock will go on display at an Arkansas museum after the first of the year. Governor Mike Beebe made the announcement last week. The moon rock was given to the state following the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. But it was somehow misplaced. It was recently discovered in a box of papers donated by former President Bill Clinton. That moon rock, and another from the first lunar landing, will be shown together at the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock.

Lucky Wedding Date

If 11 is a lucky number – you can’t get luckier than 11-11-11. Officials in the marriage license bureau in Las Vegas are getting ready for an expected November 11th wedding rush. It also falls on the Veterans Day holiday weekend. Clark County Clerk Diana Alba says she’s adding staff to handle the expected crowd. The biggest day ever for Vegas marriage licenses came on another supposedly lucky day – 07-07-07. More than 4,300 marriages licenses were issued on that date.

SETI Search Urged To Look For City Lights

Researchers should consider looking for city lights outside the solar system in the search for extraterrestrial life, two astronomers say. Avi Loeb of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Edwin Turner of Princeton University say they’re going on the assumption aliens would use Earth-like technologies and that any intelligent life that evolved in the light from its nearest star is likely to have artificial illumination that switches on during the hours of darkness. “Looking for alien cities would be a long shot, but wouldn’t require extra resources,” Loeb said. “And if we succeed, it would change our perception of our place in the universe.”

Seattle ‘Superhero’ Loses Day Job

Phoenix Jones, a self-proclaimed Seattle superhero by night, says he has been fired from his day job teaching autistic children. Jones received a letter dismissing him from his job with the Washington state Department of Social and Health Services because of his crime-fighting actions at night. “It basically just said that effectively immediately, I was no longer able to work with disabled or autistic children,” Jones said. “The reason is because I was put on a list of people who interject themselves into dangerous situations and some government agency put me on that list.” The letter came after Jones was arrested for assault in October for using pepper spray on a crowd to break up a fight. No charges were filed against Jones in the incident. The masked superhero said he plans to keep the streets safe during the day until he finds a new job.

Royal Drawers Pull In $14,973

A Scottish auction house said a pair of bloomers once worn by Queen Victoria sold for $14,973, far more than the expected $4,791. Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull said the silk bloomers were sold to an anonymous bidder as part of an auction of royal memorabilia belonging to the Forbes family. An oil painting of Queen Victoria and her servant, John Brown, who received the painting from Victoria, sold for $231,993 at the auction.

Lawn-Chair Balloonist To Fly In Iraq

A Bend, Oregon, man known for traveling 235 miles in a lawn chair lifted by balloons is planning a two-man journey over Baghdad. Kent Couch was contacted by Fareed Lafta, known as the Iraqi “superhero,” about the flight in Iraq. Couch and Lafta came up with the idea for a double-chair launch to break more records on November 15th, during the Youth Talent Conference in the “Green Zone” of Baghdad. “We’re going to have two guys on one platform,” Couch said. “So we’ll have two lawn chairs connected, and we’ll launch with twice as many balloons.” Couch said they’ll travel 400 miles at 25,000 feet, with oxygen tanks, breaking his elevation record. He said he has one fear – inadvertently floating into Iran.

Divorced Groom Sues To Recreate Wedding

A New York man suing the studio that photographed his wedding said he is dissatisfied and wants to recreate the event, despite the fact that he is now divorced. Todd Remis, who is suing H & H Photographers in State Supreme Court, said he wants the $4,100 he paid the studio to photograph his 2003 wedding refunded and an additional $48,000 to fly friends and relatives to the city and recreate the event for another photographer to document. Remis, who filed his lawsuit in 2009, one year after separating from wife Milena Grzibovska, said the photographers failed to take any pictures of the couple’s first dance and the bouquet toss. He said the pictures that were taken were “unacceptable as to color, lighting, poses, (and) positioning.” H & H owners call the case “an abuse of the legal system.

Mouth-To-Beak Resuscitation

An injured Oregon eagle is getting a new home after being saved by a veterinarian. The bird was hit by a car last summer and the vet revived the eagle by giving it mouth-to-beak resuscitation. The eagle, named Patriot, was nursed back to health. But it will never fly again. The eagle has landed at the Blue Mountain Wildlife Center, where it will have a permanent home.

Airport Dweller Ends 80-Day Stint

A 29-year-old Canadian man is ending his 80-day stint living at Vancouver’s International airport today. Jaegar Mah won the Live@YVR contest, which was created to celebrate the airport’s 80th birthday. He moved in August 17th and has been spending his nights at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel. During his 80-day “vacation,” Mah has learned of the inner workings of an airport, including which VIP lounges will feed him and which have the best snacks. Mah has been documenting his stay on Facebook, blogs and Twitter, all with a digital camera. “I want to devote my life to telling stories,” he says. “You could call it some kind of journalism.” While in the airport, Mah visited its wildlife operations center as well as the dentist, where he found out he had five cavities. Mah says now that his stay is over he is looking forward to doing his own laundry and being able to buy bunches of bananas or apples – anything in bulk rather than the airport’s preferred single-servings.

Teens Trapped In Shopping Cart Call Cops

Two teenage girls were joy riding in a shopping cart in Sweden when they found themselves stuck in the cart and in the middle of nowhere. Emergency services in the small tourist town of Ed said they were surprised when they received a call Saturday night from two girls asking for help getting out of a shopping cart. The girls were in a remote area of town when they spotted the shopping cart and decided to climb inside. Unfortunately, they soon discovered that they were wedged in so tight they couldn’t get enough leverage to get out. They were stuck in the cart for about an hour before help arrived.

Booby Suit

Current and former employees of a Swedish lingerie chain said their union is planning to sue over name tags listing their bust circumference and cup size. The workers at Change stores in Sweden said they are required to list the information on their name tags and wear them at all times while working. “We have dirty old men coming into the shop looking at my cup size. Why should everyone get to know that? Guys selling underwear don’t have to show their size,” one employee said. Change CEO Susann Haglund said listing the employees’ sizes was an idea from workers and was optional. However, workers said they were told the tags were mandatory and they are issued demerits if they are not wearing them with all information visible when mystery shoppers come into the store.

Safeway Drops Sandwich Theft Charges

Safeway is dropping charges against a Honolulu couple whose arrest for stealing sandwiches led to their 2-year-old daughter being taken into state custody and sparked nationwide outrage. A Safeway spokeswoman said the company notified the Honolulu police yesterday that it won’t press charges against Marcin and Nicole Leszczynski. They were arrested last week when Nicole, who is 30 weeks pregnant, ate a sandwich while shopping because she felt faint, became distracted and forgot to pay for it. Their daughter Zofia was taken away by the state and returned to her parents 18 hours later. A Safeway division president has called Nicole to apologize for what she went through.

‘Pregnant Man’ Done Having Kids

A Bend, Oregon, female-to-male transsexual who became known as the “Pregnant Man” said his third child was his last. Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman and did not have his female reproductive organs surgically removed when he legally became a man in 2002, told “The Doctors” he will not be having any more children. Beatie, who gave birth to children Susan, Austin and Jensen after his wife Nancy was found to be infertile, said he had to go off his male hormones during each pregnancy and a hysterectomy will help stabilize him as a male.

Rat Feeder

Residents of a New York neighborhood said a man has been filling the area with vermin by feeding bread to rats. Deborah Gonzalez said she believes Frank Calzarano has been tossing the bread near her Stanton Street window on the Lower East Side because of complaints she had lodged with police. “He walks around the neighborhood at 4 or 5 a.m. with bags of bread,” Gonzalez said. “He shoves it down the drain or throws it over the fence in front of my window.” Some neighbors said they have spotted Calzarano allowing rats to climb his leg to eat out of his hands. Calzarano said he is not purposefully feeding the rats, he is just trying to feed the pigeons.

Afterlife Hanky-Panky

An Ohio woman said her 4-year-old granddaughter snapped a picture of two ghosts having sex in her living room. Dianne Carlisle of Euclid said her granddaughter was playing with her cellphone in the living room and Carlisle later found one of the pictures she snapped depicted a pair of ghosts getting it on. “I never seen anything like this,” Carlisle said, “It look like, like ghosts having sex in my living room! They are having sex, you can see the lady’s high heeled shoes!” Carlisle said she has had previous encounters with ghosts, including a voicemail message from her deceased sister.

Trunk Dynamite

Authorities in Virginia destroyed five sticks of 30-year-old dynamite that had spent years in the trunk of a broken-down vehicle. The Virginia Beach Fire Department said the homeowner had used dynamite for land clearing before retiring and had forgotten the dynamite was stored in the trunk of the vehicle in his back yard until he rediscovered it Monday morning. The fire department said the dynamite was waterlogged and had lost its original potency, but it was burned by the city’s bomb squad as a precaution.

Cop Sues Over Hairy Bagel

A police officer is suing a delicatessen and its cook, who admitted stuffing body hair into the officer’s bagel sandwich in revenge for a traffic arrest. The lawsuit filed by officer Jeremy Merck of the Evesham, New Jersey, Police Department seeks unspecified damages from Good Foods to Go in Marlton, New Jersey, and its cook, Ryan Burke, for an incident that occurred in February 2010. Merck ordered an egg, cheese and turkey bagel and after eating part of it, he found it “was adulterated with pubic, chest or other human hair,” the lawsuit said. Merck sought medical help and was checked for communicable diseases at a hospital. None was detected. Burke, who served Merck the sandwich, was later charged with aggravated assault, retaliation against a public servant and food tampering. He ultimately served 15 days in jail.

Rick Perry’s Speech Video Goes Viral

A video of GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry, rambling and making jokes, has gone viral on YouTube. The Texas governor spoke Friday to Cornerstone, an influential conservative group in New Hampshire. Video highlights of his remarks, facial expressions and hand gestures made the rounds this weekend. The video has been viewed more than 190,000 times on YouTube. At one point, Perry was given some maple syrup and called it “liquid gold.” “If they print any more money in Washington, the gold is gonna be good,” Perry says. At one other point, he jokes about mottos like New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” and “Victory or death,” a rallying cry from Lt. Col. William Barrett Travis’ letter to the people of Texas while under siege at the Alamo. Some people are wondering whether Perry was drunk or on drugs at the event. But Perry’s spokesman Mark Miner said that “Perry is passionate about the issues he talks about.”

Trump Casino Winner Says ‘No’ To Plastic Surgery

A woman who won $25,000 worth of plastic surgery from an Atlantic City casino has decided she won’t go under the knife. The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort gave the winner of its Nip and Tuck Sweepstakes the option to take the prize in cash. And that’s exactly what Saturday night’s winner did. A casino spokesman says the woman opted not to make her name public. The contest gave the winner the opportunity to mix and match various types of surgery, including breast enhancements, tummy tucks, liposuction and face lifts until the total hits $25,000.

Suspect Falls Through Ceiling Into Police Custody

Police officers in Portland, Oregon, say a domestic disturbance suspect fell into their hands – through the ceiling. Officers were called to a home yesterday to deal with an intoxicated man who was allegedly threatening relatives. They found the man barricaded in the attic and determined he wasn’t a threat. The officers left, planning to follow up later, but came back when they heard the man fell through the ceiling. Aaron Deon Kinsey was not injured in the fall. He was booked on domestic violence charges, fourth-degree assault and harassment.

Colorado Has World’s Top Ghost Town

National Geographic’s “Secret Journeys of a Lifetime” book has named St. Elmo, Colorado, the world’s top ghost town. St. Elmo was once a mining town and trading post but it was abandoned when the railroad shut down in 1922. The site is popular with tourists because many of its original structures remain and several are filled with the possessions of their former occupants, National Geographic said. No. 2 on the list of the Top 10 Ghost Towns was Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, which boasts dwellings and kivas, circular ceremonial structures, left behind from the Chaco civilization between A.D. 800 and 1100. Bodie, California, which contains 150 buildings from the location’s tenure as a mining town in the 1880s, comes in at No. 3. Other towns on the list are located in Chile, India, Turkey and Italy.

Funeral Urn Thieves

Chicago police arrested two men accused of stealing 89 metal funeral urns and a metal funeral plaque they allegedly planned to sell as scrap. Police said the men were arrested at 8 a.m. yesterday after a 911 caller reported a burglary in progress at a three-floor apartment building on the city’s South Side. Officers arrived to find the men loading the urns and the plaque, which had been defaced to obscure its inscription, into an SUV parked behind the building. Officials said the urns and plaque would have fetched $8,900 to $44,500 from a metal recycler. Charges against the men are pending and investigators are working to determine from where the items were stolen.

Couple Jailed, Daughter Taken Away Over $5 Sandwiches

When a pregnant mother from Hawaii felt dizzy while grocery shopping, she and her husband decided to munch on some $5 sandwiches and pay for them at the register. However, in the process of loading their groceries and tending to their 3-year-old daughter they said they forgot about them. As a result, both Nicole Leczcyzynski and her husband were put in jail, and their daughter was taken into the custody of child protective services. The store manager called the police, who arrested the couple for 4th degree theft. In a statement, Safeway grocery store questions the way their employees approached the situation and plan to investigate. Bail for the couple was posted at $50 each, and 3-year-old Zophia was returned 18 hours later. Nicole and her husband plan to fight the charges on their court date this month.