Posts Tagged ‘weird’
Why I Love Local News: Thousands of panties turn up along Ohio road
Berne Township officials were trying to figure out who abandoned about 3,000 pairs of panties along a road on Wednesday.
The panties were dumped near the intersection of Crawfis and Savage Hill roads, located southeast of Lancaster, 10TV’s Ashliegh Barry reported.
There were four dumping locations along a one mile stretch of Crawfis Road. …
“I came up and looked for myself and after I got here I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” said Jim Carmichael, Berne Township Trustee.
Full story (WBNS-TV of Columbus, Ohio)
Police Blotter of the Day: Carlisle man charged again for smuggling ribs in his pants
After going three months without getting in trouble, a Carlisle man was back in police custody Sunday afternoon after trying to steal a rack or ribs by sticking them in his pants.
Carlisle police said Donald Noone, 65, attempted to pull the same stunt on May 22 at the Giant on South Spring Garden Street.
Both times, Noone was found to be “highly intoxicated” when he tried to steal the meat, police said.
Full story (Carlisle, Pa., Sentinel)
Why I Love Local News: Bull semen forces closure of interstate ramp
Canisters of bull semen caused quite a scare on the on-ramp to Interstate 65 South Tuesday morning.
The canisters fell off a Greyhound bus just after 5 a.m. as the bus traveled around the curve of the ramp just south of downtown Nashville.
Fire and emergency crews were called to the scene amid reports of a foul odor. …
Officials traced the containers to Greyhound after finding bus tickets on the ground. The bus did not know it lost its load and had continued on. …
Greyhound said the sperm was stored in a separate compartment below the bus and not near the belongings of passengers.
Well, that’s a relief.
Full story (WKRN-TV of Nashville, Tenn.)
Police Blotter of the Day: Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis
“In the wake the accident, police are warning armed residents to use holsters, not waistbands.
“The movies and TV shows, like Sons of Anarchy, that show tough guys with guns shoved into their jeans are not realistic, Chandler Police Detective Seth Tyler said Sunday.
“The cops and robbers of the silver screen most likely use rubber weapons, which weigh far less than the real things, Tyler said.”
Full story (Arizona Republic) | video (msnbc.com)
Police Blotter of the Day: Guy dumps human waste on himself, hides in portable toilet
“A man doused himself with a bucket of liquid human waste and hid in a portable toilet after plowing his Jeep into a carport at a Longview riverfront condominium Tuesday afternoon, police said.
“‘It looks like alcohol was involved,’ Longview police Sgt. Ed Jones said. …
“Flavia told officers he’d splashed himself with the contents of a bucket outside a portable toilet ‘because he thought the dogs were coming, and he was trying to throw off the scent,’ Kazensky said.”
Full story (Longview, Wash., Daily News)
Police Blotter of the Day: Woman opens fire with right breast
“POWELL, Ohio — A drunk Westerville woman sprays deputies with breast milk after she gets into a fight with her husband at a wedding reception, deputies say.
“Stephanie Robinette, 30, appeared in court Monday to answer to charges of domestic violence, assault, obstructing official business, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. …
“She is at the Delaware County jail.”
Full story (WCMH-TV of Columbus, Ohio)
Police Blotter of the Day: TV station gets it wrong (was: Inattentive jogger slams back of school bus)
Update: The Greensboro News & Record reports that this story is wrong in just about every particular. Making a point to call out the station by name, it quotes the woman’s husband and the police incident report as saying that she did not run into a stopped bus and that she was not distracted by her mp3 player. Worse, it says, she was quite seriously injured.
Thank you to NCDawn, who alerted me to this in the comments.
Full story (News & Record)
“A jogger who Greensboro police said wasn’t paying attention was injured by running into the back of a stopped bus at about 8 a.m. …
“No charges were filed.”
Full story (WGHP-TV of Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Cops Blotter of the Day: Cow pulls Walmart milk heist
“The cow entered the Walmart on all fours about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday night. And though you’d think cows might already have access to milk, this one snatched 26 gallons of the stuff, nudged a cart outside of the Walmart and started trying to give it away.
“The cow then fled on hoof and escaped. And in the final irony, he was captured a short time later outside a hamburger restaurant. …
“[T]he suspect was not a cow, but allegedly an 18-year-old Stafford man in a cow suit, according to Bill Kennedy, the spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. …
“There is, unfortunately, no surveillance video of any of this.”
Full story (Washington Post)
Why I Love Local News: Tongue piercing blamed for SUV crash
“The police report shows that Jared Hill, 27, of Quincy was driving home from the Quincy Mall where he had just had his tongue pierced when he passed out behind the wheel. …
“Hill was taken to Blessing Hospital to be treated for his injuries. He was ticketed for improper driving.”
Full story (WGEM-TV of Quincy, Ill.)
Why I Love Local News: Male stripper won’t have to wear pasties
“Male exotic dancer Ed Cloyd, who goes by the stage name ‘Total Package’ at clubs in Prince George’s and Washington, D.C., will not have to wear Band-Aids over his nipples when he dances close to customers.
“The injunction of the Maryland Strip Club Law, which would have limited the way entertainers could dance, dress and behave in Prince George’s County venues that sell alcohol, was upheld Feb. 17 by U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James A. Wynn.”
Full story (The Gazette)
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