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Return to sender: 2 Austrians rescued from mailbox

Austrian authorities aren't about to give these pranks their stamp of approval.

Aug 14, 2009 | 4:45 am

Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residents

Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Pair of nuns help Mo. police nab robbery suspect

Thou shalt not steal _ especially within sight of a convent. Police in Independence, Mo., are crediting a pair of nuns with helping nab a gun-toting man suspected of burglarizing two homes Thursday morning.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Mass. man sorry for '97 arrest gets arrested again

A 55-year-old Massachusetts man brought coffee to a police station to apologize for creating a ruckus 12 years ago, and was violently arrested the next day by the same department.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Hallelujah! Mich. church wins $70,000 in lottery

Divine intervention? Or just plain luck? No matter what the circumstances, a Michigan church is $70,000 richer courtesy of the Michigan Lottery. The Covenant Life Worship Center and its 25 members in Haslett, Mich. had one of the second-prize tickets in the Lucky 7s raffle held May 4.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Patient accused of biting off doctor's fingertip

Authorities said a patient at a Cape Coral doctor's office bit part of the doctor's finger off after being denied a prescription. Police reported that a 45-year-old man went to see Dr. Paul Arnold Wednesday morning, and the man became upset about not receiving prescription medication.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Md. judge admits deflating tire over parking spot

A circuit court judge has acknowledged he deflated a tire on a car parked in a restricted area near his courthouse earlier this week. But he isn't apologizing.

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Fla. man accused of swindling women out of $400K

A 55-year-old South Florida man allegedly swindled some $400,000 from two New York women he was engaged to at the same time. Authorities said Paul R. Francois coaxed one to move to Florida after she met him on vacation, and the other into taking out a $100,000 home equity loan on her Elmo…

Aug 13, 2009 | 7:20 pm

Minn. man, 73, sets up camera and catches burglar

A 73-year-old man got tired of having his home burglarized, so he set up a motion-activated camera and caught a thief. On July 12, the camera photographed a woman carrying several items out of the man's house about noon. Then she returned and took more things about midnight.

Aug 13, 2009 | 3:45 pm

Ill. man jailed for yawning freed after 3 weeks

Ill. man jailed for yawning freed after 3 weeks

An Illinois judge has freed a man who had been in jail for three weeks after letting loose a loud yawn during a sentencing hearing. Thirty-three-year-old Clifton Williams of Richton Park was found in contempt of court and jailed on July 23 after yawning in Will County Judge Daniel Rozak's…

Aug 13, 2009 | 2:35 pm

FBI: Man gives teller ID before robbing bank

A 34-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he gave a teller his account number and showed her his picture ID before robbing an Anchorage bank.

Aug 13, 2009 | 5:30 am

Accused nude doorbell ringer pleads not guilty

A man suspected of appearing nude at homes and ringing doorbells is being held on $60,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a series of charges. Peter Allen Steele, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds, entered his not guilty pleas Tuesday after being charged with seven count…

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:15 pm

'Winnie the Pooh' pulls bank job in Chicago

The man who robbed a suburban Chicago bank at gunpoint last Friday looks like a hard-boiled, tough guy straight out of pulp fiction. Except for his sweatshirt, which featured a picture of Winnie the Pooh, the lovable Bear who's a classic of children's fiction.

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Man spotted riding bicycle with gator on shoulders

The 3-foot-long alligator on a bicyclist's shoulders was a real attention-getter. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies stopped the cyclist. He allegedly ran, leaving both wheels and his toothy little rider. Capt. Pat Yoes, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said deputies booked 38-yea…

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Police say 'money cleanser' vanished with $140,000

Police said a mysterious woman known as Senora Monica offered to spiritually "cleanse" money for at least seven Hispanic families, but it was the families who got cleaned out. The woman vanished with $140,000.

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Woman nabbed twice for DUI on same night in 2 cars

Police arrested a woman twice in one night in two different cars for driving drunk. Police spokeswoman Katie Flood said the woman was pulled over at 1:13 a.m. Wednesday after she allegedly made an illegal turn and was spotted swerving down a south Lincoln street.

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Falling fish shatters Ohio driver's windshield

A woman in Ohio is telling a fish story about one that got away _ from a bird, and damaged her car. Authorities in northwest Ohio say the fish _ a Lake Erie freshwater drum, known as a sheepshead _ smashed a car windshield Tuesday when an eagle dropped its catch from a height of about 40 …

Aug 12, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Woman says she was repeatedly bitten by otters

An Austrian woman on vacation in Wisconsin is getting rabies shots after she said she was bitten by otters while swimming in a lake. Brigitte France, 51, told the Duluth News Tribune that she was swimming on Lake Owen near Drummond last Wednesday when three otters suddenly appeared. Feeli…

Aug 12, 2009 | 1:50 pm

Train rams empty car as Neb. driver hides nearby

Authorities said a man's empty car was hit by a passing train as he hid from a deputy nearby. Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen said a 21-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of drunken driving, reckless driving and for not having a driver's license.

Aug 11, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Fox shot after biting Mass. woman on the buttocks

Police said an animal control officer has shot and wounded a fox suspected of biting a woman on the buttocks and tearing into the sneaker of a teenager in southeastern Massachusetts. Officer Robert Stokinger said the fox was shot and fled into the woods Monday. He said police officers who…

Aug 11, 2009 | 7:10 pm

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