In Fairfield, Maine, police were able to find a wanted man hiding in a cabinet in his home after checking posts on his snapshot account. Here’s a tip: if you’re trying to hide from police, don’t text you predicament over the internet.
Continue reading →In Lafayette, Colorado, a family learned the hard way that Doctors can often be wrong in their assessment. Just about ½ and hour after being turned away form the hospital with a diagnosis of “false labor” a woman gave birth to a newborn son while driving down I-25 on Saturday night in the middle of a severe snow storm — her two older kids sitting in the back seat. According to KUSA TV, father Jarod Guvman hadn’t even managed to … Continue reading →
In Redford, Michigan, two woman asked to test drive a vehicle from the Matick Chevrolet dealership, but the salesman became suspicious that they were bumming a free ride when they instead drove to a McDonalds to buy food. When the driver ignored orders to stop the car, the salesman called 911 to report that he was being kidnapped and held against his will. (2/12/2015)
Continue reading →Strangers Breastfeeding In Brookings, South Dakota, police responded to a 911 call after a woman allegedly entered another woman’s home and attempted to breast-feed the other woman’s 2-month-old child. The intrusive woman was arrested. (USA Today, 4-10-2012, p. 5A) Child Shot with Arrow In Campbellsport, Wisconsin, a 7-year-old girl was walking down a sidewalk when she was struck in the back by an arrow. The girl was taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, and then transferred to … Continue reading →
When firefighters tracked down the source of a house fire in Washington that caused around $200,000 worth of damage, they came upon an unusual culprit: the dogs water bowl. It turns out that sunshine beaming through the dog’s glass water bowl apparently acted like a magnifying glass; beaming intense sunlight that ignited a fire on the wooden deck, according to fire department Lieutenant Eric Keenan. “It’s so unusual,” remarks Keenan, who says he’s never seen a fire start this way. … Continue reading →
10-12-07 A friendly game of Tug-of-war nearly severed the hands of two teenage boys during festivities at a school’s homecoming in Parker, Colorado. Reverend Julian Clausen, principal of Lutheran High School of the Rockies, said the official tug-of-war game had ended, but several students continued playing with the rope. Parker police said the tug-of-war was a match between some of the high schools senior football players and some junior varsity members. Both boys suffered extremely deep lacerations from the rope … Continue reading →
Aug. 7, 2009 What interesting treasures do you find when cleaning out your house? Some old baseball cards? Perhaps a vintage photograph or two? There’s usually at least one or two odd treasures to be found. But what one woman came across during her fall cleaning has to take the cake. In Portland Township, Michigan, a woman who was cleaning out her garage was surprised to find a live pipe bomb. Her family had lived in the house for 11 … Continue reading →
2-27-09 A Louisiana woman has been charged with aggravated kidnapping, after she allegedly traded two young children for a pet bird and $175. Fifty-three-year-old Donna Greenwell, a long-haul trucker from Pitkin, was at a livestock barn when she noticed a posted flier selling a cockatoo for $1,500. She called the number, and that’s when she met the Romeros. Paul Romero, 46, and Brandy Lynn Romero, 27, of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, were the ones selling the bird. When Donna showed up … Continue reading →
12-23-2008 Two young cousins, ages 7 and 10, headed out on a walk to play at the park in their neighborhood on Christmas Eve. They never made it back. Both boys were found beaten so badly that they no longer had identifiable facial features, and police initially couldn’t even determine an exact cause of injury. Both were rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital in critical condition. Sadly, their injuries were too severe to overcome. Both boys — 10-year-old Edwin Pellecier and … Continue reading →
5-24-08 German authorities have taken custody of a 7-month-old baby boy, after they discovered a posting on eBay offering the child up for sale. The price? A mere Euro, the American equivalent of $1.57. How could anyone pass up such a deal? Amazingly, no offers were made for the child in the two hours and 30 minutes the ad was posted on a Tuesday. eBay took down the posting and assisted police in tracking down the parents. Peter Hieber, a … Continue reading →