| Hiker accidentally shoots himself in the rear |
A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff’s office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that position would be more comfortable.
Updated: 06:36 PM
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| Men lucky to be alive after driving under semi |
A South Dakota sheriff said two Minnesota men are lucky to be alive after they drove underneath a stalled semi truck towing a flatbed. Potter County Sheriff Alan McClain said he’s amazed the men were not decapitated.
Updated: 06:36 PM
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| Frankenstein cited over monstrous behavior in Ohio |
Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest.
Updated: 06:36 PM
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| Cell phone victim helps deputies recover property |
A man who bought a cell phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off California sheriff’s deputies, who arrested a man they believe broke into dozens of vehices.
Updated: 06:36 PM
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| Atlanta zoo to be inspected after snake escape |
Georgia wildlife officials will inspect an Atlanta zoo after a venomous rattlesnake was able to escape and slither around a city neighborhood.
Updated: 02:36 PM
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| Nigerian government locks out snoozing employees |
Snoozing Nigerian federal employees who reported late to work have gotten a rude awakening.
Updated: 12:07 PM
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| ’Spiderman’ arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper |
A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Monday after scaling a 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands.
Updated: 08:36 AM
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| Cops: 6 arrested after gunfire at baptism party |
Police said a baptism party where some uninvited guests arrived turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire. Police were dispatched to the Progressive Men’s Club at 2 a.m. Saturday after a caller reported gunfire. Witness Amy Manjarrez told Fort Smith television station KHBS that her uncle was pistol whipped and that others, including her father and a disk jockey, were beaten.
Updated: 08:06 PM
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| Police: Would-be burglar gets stuck in grease vent |
A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a man tried to break into a North Charleston restaurant by climbing down a grease vent. He got stuck and had to wait almost seven hours until he could be freed.
Updated: 05:36 PM
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| Pa. officer shoots coyote headed for colleague |
A western Pennsylvania police officer said he was saved from a coyote attack when a fellow officer shot the animal as it was about to attack. Aliquippa Sgt. Douglas Edgell said he stopped a speeder just before 10 p.m. Friday and was standing outside his cruiser with the motorist when the animal started running toward him on Route 51.
Updated: 02:36 PM
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| Mileage jump has couple wondering where car’s been |
A couple who left their car parked in a long-term lot near Kennedy Airport during a trip to California were trying to figure out what their car has been doing without them. Mimi and Ulrich Gunthart said their car odometer reading jumped by 724 miles while they were out of town. Ulrich Gunthart said he was "flabbergasted" when he saw the number. Another surprise: when they returned to the car and started it up, a music CD came on at full volume.
Updated: 02:36 PM
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| Officer, that’s not me! Mistaken ID jails pastor |
A series of unfortunate coincidences led to a case of mistaken identity that put a Louisiana minister behind bars for nearly eight hours. Gregory Jones, pastor at Eden Worship Center, was pulled over for speeding and arrested as a man wanted for violating parole in Texas. The minister not only had the same name as the wanted man, but the same birthdate _ and a Texas driver’s license. So he wound up handcuffed and taken to a Shreveport jail.
Updated: 02:35 PM
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| Yard sale patron allegedly hits man with pan |
A 70-year-old yard sale shopper is facing charges after things apparently got a bit out of hand at a yard sale. Tuolumne County authorities said Jon Joslin was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit another man over the head with a cornbread pan at the sale Friday. A sheriff’s spokesman said Joslin hit the fellow shopper with a five-pound, cast iron pan to prevent him from getting to the sale first.
Updated: 02:06 PM
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| Cops: Neighbor demands $150 to return missing dog |
Flint police said a city resident has taken "finders, keepers" to a whole new level, by taking in a missing dog that belonged to a neighbor couple and demanding $150 for its return. When the wife learned Thursday the neighbor might have her tan Pomeranian named "Cookie," she confronted the person and was told how much it would cost to get the pooch back.
Updated: 04:36 PM
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| Alleged ’Brownie Bandit’ nabbed with bag of treats |
Police arrested the suspected ’Brownie Bandit,’ a man accused of repeatedly breaking into a bakery, stealing freshly baked brownies and leaving behind crumbs and broken windows. Gonzales police said Jamon J. Simoneaux, 18, had a bag full of brownies when he was arrested Thursday in Jumonville’s Bakery.
Updated: 04:05 PM
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