Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Probably shouldn’t have drawn attention to himself.
A man who was wanted by US authorities on fraud charges was apprehended after making a number of posts on social networking site Facebook.
In the posts, Maxi Sopo, originally from Cameroon, boasted of living it up in the resorts in Cancun, Mexico, complete with photos.
US officials say Mr Sopo [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
More Marijuana madness
A woman who was robbed by two men was arrested after reporting the Marijuana plants she was growing as stolen.
Detective Sgt. Randy F. Pfau said that the woman reported that she was robbed by two men, one who had a baseball bat. The other demanded the marijuana plants.
The woman, who according to Pfau, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
And, presumably, meat loaf. Student’s newspaper article raises Cain.
A student newspaper article on the school’s cafeteria vendor has caused has prompted her school’s administration to delay the printing of the article and instruct the newspaper staff to clear all future issues with them before publication.
In the article, the student, Julia Ostmann quoted a passage from [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Game. Set. Match.
An Illinois woman was rushed to a hospital with burns after her car ignited when she used a match to check the level of the gas in a gas can.
Nifty.
Well, at least she had the (sense?) to push the car clear of the gas pumps, so we’ll give her an ‘E’ for Effort.
Source: [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
And shows her what’s in the golf trousers.
Snohomish County Planning and Development Director Craig Ladiser was fired after he told a female staffer at a golf tournament he’d show her the size of his tee, and exposed himself in front of her and several witnesses, according to an investigation.
Ladiser had apparently (and not surprisingly) been [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A man in a gorilla suit tried to rob an Asian restaurant in Conway, SC, and left with an unexpected gift of a meat cleaver, lodged in the right arm his gorilla suit, according to a police report.
An employee of Jimmy’s Japanese Hibachi was taking the garbage out to the dumpster outside the restaurant, when [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Sign of the times?
Things have been tough all over lately. Now, even the kids seem aware that these times are tougher than usual. One Ohio boy who has seen others go through tough times, and helped out, is helping his family in any way he can.
11 year-old Zach McGuire is selling his toys to help [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Fatal Attraction for the girl in pretty see-through dress.
A girl who acted as ‘bait’ to lure a smitten young man into a brutal beating death by a gang was convicted of murder.
Samantha Joseph was convicted of murder for leading Shakilus Townsend to the cul-de-sac where he bled to death after being beaten [...]