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Minn. man charged after playing ‘Rambo’ with bow

4:44 pm in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – A man was charged with a felony after prosecutors alleged he tried to impress a woman by firing arrows at his neighbors’ homes with a powerful bow. Police found arrows in the siding of townhomes in the man’s complex on Saturday. Another arrow went through a patio door, shattering the glass. Read the rest of this entry →

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A drive-thru shooting

12:15 am in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A stop at a fast-food restaurant’s drive-through on Tuesday afternoon led to a trip to the hospital after a man accidentally shot himself in the leg with a pistol. The 24-year-old man was apparently trying to clear the weapon when it went off and hit him in the calf.

Police said the man didn’t need a permit because the gun wasn’t concealed, so he didn’t break any laws.

His name was not released.

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Man causing real stink in motel room gets stabbed

11:43 pm in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

WACO, Texas – A man was stabbed after causing a stink — literally — in a motel room while eating with a friend, police said. Five men from the Houston area were sharing a Waco motel room Tuesday night, and two were inside the room eating when one had a flatulence problem, Waco police Officer Steve Anderson said. Read the rest of this entry →

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Woman’s tofu license plate curdles in Colorado

11:05 pm in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

DENVER – One Colorado woman’s love for tofu has been judged X-rated by state officials. Kelly Coffman-Lee wanted to tell the world about her fondness for bean curd by picking certain letters for her SUV’s license plate. Her suggestion for the plate: “ILVTOFU.” But the Division of Motor Vehicles blocked her plan because they thought the combination of letters could be interpreted as profane. Read the rest of this entry →

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Woman Slaps deputy’s nose with purse

12:34 am in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. – Sheriff’s officials said a deputy plans to be back on duty Wednesday after a woman she was trying to arrest broke her nose with her purse. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Trish Carter said the purse the 48-year-old woman swung Tuesday evening contained a large bottle of perfume and weighed more than three pounds. Read the rest of this entry →

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Skeleton found in tree 29 years after suicide

12:18 am in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

BERLIN (Reuters) – The skeleton of a German retiree who tied himself to the top of a tree and shot himself to death nearly 30 years ago has been found by a hiker.

German police in the southern town of Landshut said on Monday the 69-year-old man disappeared in 1980 and had been classified as missing.

An 18-year-old hiker discovered a bone in the forest last week and brought it to police. They searched the area and spotted the skeleton hanging about 11 meters up, near the top of the spruce tree.

“After searching the area we found the skeleton up in the tree with the pistol hanging on a rope next to it,” police spokesman Leonard Mayer said. Police were able to identify the man through DNA testing and an artificial hip.

(Reporting by Franziska Scheven; Editing by Farah Master) ‘

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‘Dumbest criminal’ nabbed in cop convention holdup

5:02 pm in Society & Lifestyle by Nick

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A retired police chief said he was robbed by “probably the dumbest criminal in Pennsylvania,” at a police officers’ convention on Friday morning. John Comparetto said as he came out of a stall in the men’s room, a man pointed a gun in his face and demanded money. There were 300 narcotics officers from Pennsylvania and Ohio at the gathering. Read the rest of this entry →