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Police: Burglar took jellybeans, but nothing else

NORTH EAST, Pa. - Police in northwestern Pennsylvania say they're stumped by a burglary: The thief took some jellybeans from a home  but nothing else. Sgt. Mark Zaleski said it remains unclear whether the suspect wanted only jellybeans. Or maybe that's all the thief had time to grab.

Police said the burglar broke a front door window Friday night and took the jellybeans from a dining room table. The homeowner reported that nothing else was missing or even moved.
 
Man shoves officer to join brother in jail

FAIRBANKS, Alaska  An Alaska man shoved a police officer just so he could join his brother in jail. Thirty-five-year-old David Jacob Ginnis pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault on a police officer and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with the full sentence suspended. Ginnis' brother was accused of getting into a fight on Monday night in Fairbanks and was arrested on a criminal trespass charge. Police say Ginnis, who appeared intoxicated, approached the arresting officer and asked if he could speak with his brother, who was in the back of a patrol car.

Officer's warning
After five minutes, Ginnis asked if he could join his brother in jail if he assaulted the officer. The officer told him that would "not go well" for him, but Ginnis shoved the officer with his fist.
 
Alabama man sleeps with gun and shoots himself

NORTHPORT, Ala. -- A 24-year-old man likely will rethink his habit of sleeping with a gun after police said his 40-caliber pistol discharged and hit him in the shoulder on Wednesday. A police detective said the wound was not life threatening. The shooting at his apartment complex was ruled an accident.
 
Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle

CALEXICO, Calif. -- The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn't the food - it's the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw on the griddle. Restaurant manager Brenda Martinez says more than 100 people have flocked to the small town of Calexico on the California-Mexico border to gaze at the likeness of the Virgin Mary since it was discovered as the griddle was being cleaned.

Among the awe-struck was a group of masked Mexican wrestlers who arrived Thursday for an exhibition at a nearby swap meet. One, known as Mr. Tempest, says: "This is amazing. It's a true miracle." Since the discovery, the griddle has been taken out of service and placed in a shrine in a storage room.
 
Thief steals 2 wheels from California AG's car

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Even California's top law enforcement official isn't immune to petty crime. Attorney General Jerry Brown's office said Thursday that a thief made off last week with the two passenger-side wheels from his state-owned Toyota Camry hybrid as it was parked outside his Oakland home. Brown wrote about the crime on his Facebook page, saying "even though I am California's 'top cop,' 2 of my tires were stolen. No matter. I got 2 new ones and I'm rolling again!"

Oakland Police Sgt. Rich Vierra says no arrests have been made. Police don't know if the culprit knew the car was used by the attorney general. Brown is a former two-term governor of California and a former mayor of Oakland.
 
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Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle

CALEXICO, Calif. -- The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn't the food - it's the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw on the griddle. Restaurant manager Brenda Martinez says more than 100 people have flocked to the small town of Calexico on the California-Mexico border to gaze at the likeness of the Virgin Mary since it was discovered as the griddle was being cleaned.

Among the awe-struck was a group of masked Mexican wrestlers who arrived Thursday for an exhibition at a nearby swap meet. One, known as Mr. Tempest, says: "This is amazing. It's a true miracle." Since the discovery, the griddle has been taken out of service and placed in a shrine in a storage room.
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WTF???? A shrine in the storage room?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh3hf3WNQPo
 
Police: driver caused $26K damages, arrested

FREMONT, Neb. -- Police say a woman arrested in Nebraska on suspicion of drunken driving hit fences, garages and a house as she left a $26,000 trail of destruction. Sgt. Ed Watts says the woman's car struck a fence while she was trying to turn into an alley Thursday night. He says the car next hit a utility pole and then a garage while trying to turn into it. Wyatt says the car then crossed a yard, rammed a fence and hit a house and garage

.Police say they arrested 58-year-old Fremont resident Janis Brown, who posted a $200 bond and was released from jail. Authorities say the woman's car also had about $5,000 in damages. Attempts to reach Brown for comment Friday were unsuccessful. There is no public listing for her phone number.
 
Couple arrested for sex on lawn at Windsor Castle

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II was at home at Windsor Castle, the sentries who guard her were on duty, and the large park surrounding the magnificent building was full of tourists on a Sunday afternoon. So it didn't take long for people to realize that something was out of order when an inebriated couple arrived from a nearby restaurant and began having sex on a grass bank outside the castle, according to witnesses.

"One window from the guardroom opened up and when a soldier saw what was going on he told his mates - and lots of windows opened up," witness Mark Robinson told The Sun newspaper. "The couple did not care who was looking and just kept going as if they were in their own bedroom." Japanese tourists filmed the couple, who only stopped when police officers arrived on the scene, witnesses said.

Thames Valley Police said the man and woman were arrested and given a written warning about outraging public decency. The queen was in the castle at the time, but her office declined Friday to comment about what had happened.
 
Cowboy ticketed for 'riding under the influence'

ARVADA, Colo. -- A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence. Police said Brian Drone was given a $25 traffic violation ticket in a strip mall parking lot Friday. Drone told KUSA-TV that he was out for a "joyride" in Arvada with his horse, Cricket.

Sgt. Jeff Monzingo says the citation was the first he'd seen in 15 years of working in law enforcement. Police say deciding what to do with the horse was a "tricky call" because "you can tow a car" in typical drunk driving cases. A stable owner eventually offered Drone and his horse a ride home. A phone number listed for a Brian Drone in Arvada was disconnected
 
U of Oregon to Frisbee team: No pants, no season

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In the world of intercollegiate Ultimate Frisbee, it's ultimately not cool to go without pants. So said a student board that governs club sports at the University of Oregon when it ended a highly-ranked team's season after five players shed their pants and underwear April 11 during sectional play at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

The squad had already been on probation since November for serving alcohol to minors and making way too much noise at a party to end last season, resulting in fines and citations. Now the team, known as EGO (Eugene Gentlemen's Organization) is crying foul.

"We put on the longest shirts we had," pleaded player Kevin Minderhout. "We have some jerseys that are pretty long." Minderhout said the team feels "the decision to end the team season was pretty heavy." Ultimate Frisbee, which is akin to flag football and is popular as a club sport at numerous universities and high schools, has rules but no referees. Players are responsible for their own foul calls and are to resolve their own disputes.

The sport is non-contact. Points are scored by completing a catch into the opponents' end zone on a court measuring 40 by 70 yards. The Oregon team was considered No. 3 in the nation. During the April 11 incident, one team went without shirts and five on the other side went without pants and underwear. Someone complained. The club sports executive committee, a review board of five students, held a hearing Monday. Team members didn't do themselves any favors by saying there was nothing wrong with playing without pants.

Sandie Hammerly, executive director of the sport's governing body in the United States, the Ultimate Players Association in Boulder, Colo., said she and the association's championship director, Will Deaver, support the punishment.

"You have to wear clothing - it's in the rules," Hammerly said.
 
Suspected pot dealers nabbed after tailgating cops

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Two suspected pot dealers were arrested after police said the pair tailgated an unmarked police car. Police said 23-year-old Jonathan Gonzalez and 19-year old Felicia Deneen tailgated the police vehicle Wednesday and were later stopped. Police said when officers asked the driver, Deneen, for her license and registration, several individually wrapped baggies of marijuana were "in plain view" in the glove box.

When Gonzalez got out, police said, he dropped cocaine from his pocket. Both were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine. The pair pleaded not guilty Thursday in Framingham District Court. It is unclear if either has hired an attorney.
 
Pa. township has all it street signs stolen

WINFIELD, Pa. -- It's not just a U2 song anymore. Officials said some thieves turned a western Pennsylvania township into a place "Where the Streets Have No Name." Winfield Township supervisor Glenn Nagle revealed at a meeting Thursday that every one of the township's road signs was stolen in a 48-hour period beginning April 6. The township has since spent about $4,000 replacing the aluminum signs, which cost about $100 each.

Nagle assumes the thefts were some kind of prank because the value of the signs as scrap metal is negligible. Nagle said the signs are especially important to emergency vehicles responding to homes and businesses. State police in Butler are investigating. Winfield is about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh.
 
Woman claims she crashed to prevent drunk driving

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Palm Beach County woman told police she crashed her car into her boyfriend's truck to prevent him from driving drunk. The sheriff's office reports that a 33-year-old woman was charged Thursday for the April 13 crash.

That night, authorities said the woman put her two children, ages 7 and 1, into her car and went looking for her boyfriend. She eventually found him sitting in his truck in a Winn-Dixie parking lot. That's when authorities said she pulled up to the truck and rammed it, her children still in the car with her.

The woman was charged with aggravated battery and two counts of child abuse. She was being held without bail.
 
The last one is just stupid. Why would anyone think like that!!
 
Police: Man Shot Over Beer Pong Game

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Police said an argument over a game of beer pong led one man to fatally shoot another in the neck in Montgomery County over the weekend. Bridgeport police and Montgomery County prosecutors announced Monday that they had filed first-degree murder, third-degree murder and related charges against Joseph Brian Jimenez, 24.

The shooting occurred Friday night at 11:40 p.m. Police said officers from Bridgeport Borough and Upper Merion Township responded to a report of a shooting in an alley located between two homes on the 100 block of West Second Street.There, officer found 25-year-old Scott Riley, on the ground in the alley and bleeding profusely from his neck. He was rushed to Montgomery Hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.

Investigators said a single .40-caliber shell casing was found on the ground near the victim, and police reported apprehending Jimenez near the scene. Prosecutors said a silver, Taurus .40-caliber gun was found in a trash can behind a nearby home. A preliminary examination showed the firearm had one live round in the chamber and six live rounds in the magazine, and state police confirmed it was owned by Jimenez.

According to prosecutors, Jimenez admitted to police he was at a friend's home on West Second Street with Riley and others, went to leave, but ran into Riley in the alley, where he said, "Shoot me, shoot me, you guys ain't got the Â… ." Jimenez told police that he took the handgun from where he had it concealed in his waistband and shot the victim one time. He said he then fled the scene before the police arrived and went home, abandoning the gun in a trash can along the way.

Jimenez's mother also told investigators she was asleep in her home on the first block of West Second Street when her son woke her up just after midnight. He allegedly told his mother that he had been playing beer pong with the victim and his gun fell and went off. A witness inside the home where the two men had been told police she had seen them arguing over a game they were playing.

Jimenez was arraigned and sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility without bail. A preliminary hearing is set for May 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Bridgeport.
 
Austrian gets world record for 707,335 coffins

SALZBURG, Austria -- An Austrian carpenter has found a macabre way of getting into the Guinness Book of Records: Over a 30-year career, he's built 707,335 coffins. Officials in Austria's Salzburg province say Herbert Weber has been honored for constructing more caskets than any other known carpenter. Weber says he started making coffins in May 1978 at Moser Holzindustrie, a woodworking company in Bischofshofen.

Officials said Tuesday they plan to present the 50-year-old carpenter with a certificate from London-based Guinness World Records Ltd. They've chosen a fitting backdrop: Weber will be feted at the International Funeral Home and Cemetery Trade Fair, which opens Saturday in Salzburg.
 
Washington city may lay off drug-sniffing dog

SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- The Snohomish City Council may decide Tuesday night to trim the budget by laying off a member of the police force - Dixie the drug-sniffing dog. Dixie finds drugs and money for the reward of playing with a chew toy, but the 7-year-old shepherd-collie mix costs about $16,000 a year in vet care, food, grooming, kennel and training costs.

The Everett Herald reported Snohomish plans to keep its other police dog, Kizar. The German shepherd is needed to track criminals and is a younger dog.
 
Police nab naked man seen walking on bike path

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A man faces an indecent exposure charge after celebrating his 21st birthday in only his birthday suit. Alaska State Troopers said the suspect also faces a resisting arrest count after the early Saturday morning incident. A trooper was on patrol about 4:30 a.m. when he spotted a naked man walking with a clothed woman on a bike path just off the Johansen Expressway. When the trooper approached the two, the man took off running.

Troopers said the woman didn't answer many of their questions, but did have the suspect's driver's license. About 90 minutes later, the trooper - assisted by a police dog - found the man. Troopers said the suspect was not able to give a good reason for being nude. The woman was not charged.
 
Man allegedly steals 'prisoner' T-shirt from jail

FRESNO, Calif. -- A 20-year-old man was locked up once again after being charged with stealing his prisoner T-shirt from a previous stint at the Fresno County Jail. The man was arrested last week on suspicion of child abuse and possession of marijuana. After he was released from jail last Thursday, police said he nearly caused a collision while riding his bike.

Deputies then noticed that he was wearing a T-shirt with "prisoner" printed on the back. Police said the shirt was from the jail and he had concealed it under his clothing when he was released. The man was then sent back to jail and booked on felony charges of receiving stolen property.
 
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