Police said a man called 911 and reported a robbery after a gas station employee refused to give him his money back for an unopened box of condoms.
Police said officers responded quickly to the call on Sunday and found a gas station worker who fit the description of the robber given by the caller.
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There are loyal customers, and then there’s Joseph Macko.
The 84-year-old Flint man has bought or leased a new Cadillac every year since 1955, the year Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif., and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus.
“You only live one time. Money is to spend,” he told The [...]

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Police called to investigate a supermarket theft were surprised to discover the culprit had left his contact details with a shop assistant.
The 30-year-old thief, who was born in Liverpool, England, passed a note to the assistant which read in German: “Call the police, I’ve just stolen,” a spokesman for the police in the town of [...]

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A woman arrested for shoplifting has blamed the crime on irritable bowel syndrome, authorities said. Helen Gallo, 61, of Clearwater, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shoplifting from a Cape Coral grocery store, The Daily Breeze of Cape Coral reported.  Gallo reportedly told authorities that she could not wait in line because she has irritable bowel [...]

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The skeleton of a 15,000-year-old Siberian mammoth was snapped up at auction in Paris on Monday for over one-and-a-half times the estimated price.
Dubbed “The President”, the 3.8-metre-high tusked mammoth was sold for 260,000 euros (177,000 pounds) to an unknown bidder by Christie’s in Paris, compared to a 150,000-180,000 euros guide price.
The skeleton of a woolly [...]

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Steel and coal from the Titanic have been transformed into a new line of luxury wristwatches that claim to capture the essence of the legendary oceanliner which sank in 1912.
Geneva watchmaker Romain Jerome SA billed its “Titanic-DNA” collection as among the most exclusive pieces showcased this week at Baselworld, the watch and jewellery industry’s largest [...]

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Museums and palaeontology enthusiasts with deep pockets who have an interest in owning their own Siberian mammoth should head for Christie’s auction house in Paris next week.
The auctioneers are offering up the 3.8-metre (12 ft 5.6 in) high tusked mammoth alongside a woolly rhinoceros, a cave bear and a collection of prehistoric fossils for auction [...]

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Lisa Perry wants a fresh start. So she’s decided to sell nearly all of her belongings in one massive auction on eBay.
Perry, 45, said the top bidder in the auction, ending Thursday, will get more than 300 items — including snowshoes, a futon, a bed, a Village People album, seashells and more.
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A costume worn by actor Christopher Reeve in his first “Superman” film has sold for $115,000 (58,000 pounds) at auction, the same price a “Winkie” costume from the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” fetched.
The Hollywood memorabilia firm Profiles in History said it had sold more than $2 million worth of movie and television items [...]

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South Korean carmakers plan to cut down on the number of scantily clad models at the Seoul Motor Show hoping people will look at the cars instead.
The show, which starts in April, usually attracts thousands of camera-wielding men snapping pictures of young women models in revealing costumes whose images quickly make their way to Web [...]

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