Post by moran on Jun 15, 2005 15:50:43 GMT -5
From the Oregonian's "The Edge"
SUCK IT UP
In Buffalo, N.Y., police said Thomas L. Hunter, 56, stole a case of brandy from a liquor store, but during the getaway he dropped the case and bottles shattered. He was arrested when he returned to the scene and started sucking up brandy with a straw.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR...
In New York City, a man wanted for two robberies went into a police station to check on a friend who had been arrested and stood waiting next to a "wanted" picture of himself posted on a wall.
DOOFUS du jour
In Danbury, N.H., Steven Metallic, 39, was arrested after a standoff in which he filled his mother's home with propane gas and threatened to blow it up. After two hours, police officers surround-ing the home pre-tended to leave, then captured Metallic as he tip-toed out of the house.
NOT QUITE BRIGHT ENOUGH
In Thurman, N.Y., a man siphoning gas from a dump truck in the dark decided to use his lighter to see how full his container was. He suffered burns to his face and hands.
HELP, POLICE!
In Copenhagen, Denmark, two men broke into a home and began hauling loot to their car, but a passerby saw them and snatched the keys out of their car, at which point the thieves called police to report that someone had taken their car keys.
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE THESE DAYS
In Boston, a man walked into a liquor store, pulled a gun and demanded cash. After the clerk gave him about $1,000, the robber asked for a head start of "60 seconds" before the clerk called the police, then shook the clerk's hand as if to cement the deal. The clerk didn't honor the agree-ment, however, and the man was arrested.
SUCK IT UP
In Buffalo, N.Y., police said Thomas L. Hunter, 56, stole a case of brandy from a liquor store, but during the getaway he dropped the case and bottles shattered. He was arrested when he returned to the scene and started sucking up brandy with a straw.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR...
In New York City, a man wanted for two robberies went into a police station to check on a friend who had been arrested and stood waiting next to a "wanted" picture of himself posted on a wall.
DOOFUS du jour
In Danbury, N.H., Steven Metallic, 39, was arrested after a standoff in which he filled his mother's home with propane gas and threatened to blow it up. After two hours, police officers surround-ing the home pre-tended to leave, then captured Metallic as he tip-toed out of the house.
NOT QUITE BRIGHT ENOUGH
In Thurman, N.Y., a man siphoning gas from a dump truck in the dark decided to use his lighter to see how full his container was. He suffered burns to his face and hands.
HELP, POLICE!
In Copenhagen, Denmark, two men broke into a home and began hauling loot to their car, but a passerby saw them and snatched the keys out of their car, at which point the thieves called police to report that someone had taken their car keys.
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE THESE DAYS
In Boston, a man walked into a liquor store, pulled a gun and demanded cash. After the clerk gave him about $1,000, the robber asked for a head start of "60 seconds" before the clerk called the police, then shook the clerk's hand as if to cement the deal. The clerk didn't honor the agree-ment, however, and the man was arrested.