Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
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BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug
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'Bed Intruder' songster turning fame into a future
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Antoine Dodson's angry, head-shaking TV interview about a rape attempt against his younger sister in her bed has turned into an iTunes chart-topping song.
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Man accused of torturing woman over Facebook post
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HANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a California man jealous over a message on his girlfriend's Facebook page tortured and imprisoned her for four days while their children were in the house.
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Police: Sneezing fit caused NY woman to crash car
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NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) - Police in New York say a woman had a sneezing fit that caused her to drive off a road, crash into several trees and plow through a fence.
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Ohio police chopper camera falls off, smashes cars
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A camera mounted to a police helicopter in Ohio fell off mid-flight, striking at least three vehicles in a parking lot.
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Fla. mom allegedly leaves 5 kids alone to party
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have taken custody of five Orlando children whose mother allegedly left them home alone while she spent the night partying.
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Facebook friend request lands Pasco man in jail
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PASCO COUNTY - A Pasco County man was arrested Monday after he allegedly violated a court's protective order by sending his soon to be ex-wife requests to ‘friend' him on Facebook.
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Fla. man driving lawn mower charged with DUI
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ANTHONY, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man has been charged with DUI for driving a lawn mower drunk.
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2 NC men rescued after being trapped in hot dryer
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Firefighters rescued two North Carolina men from an industrial clothes dryer after they were overcome by heat.
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Police: Man suspected in semen attacks in Md.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Authorities in Maryland say a man accused of squirting semen from a bottle onto two female shoppers has been linked to three more cases.
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NY police find live cat 'marinating' in car trunk
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car.
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Police: Man fatally stabs friend, drinks his blood
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BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in central Florida have arrested a 42-year-old man accused of stabbing a friend to death and then drinking his blood.
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Drunk Florida man calls 911 for ride to liquor store
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA - Here's a tale of one thirsty, and some would even say desperate, fellow.
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Pa. woman's stripper job leads to fraud charges
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman is accused of illegally accepting workers' compensation payments while working as a stripper.
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Ex-LA mortuary worker guilty of faking funerals
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Los Angeles mortuary employee has been convicted of defrauding insurers by staging a fake funeral
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Officials: Man bites off girlfriend's finger
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LAKELAND, Fla., (AP) - A central Florida man is in jail for allegedly biting off the tip of his girlfriend's finger during an argument at a party.
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Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red lights
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights.
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Teen faces hate-crime charge for rap music attack
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PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - A 14-year-old Palm Bay teen accused of attacking someone for listening to rap music could be charged with a hate-crime.
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Police: Man robs bank in clown pants, fake breasts
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SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman's blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.
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Man decked out in Darth Vader mask robs NY bank
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SETAUKET, N.Y. (AP) - A man donning a Darth Vader mask at a New York bank has entered the dark side.
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Mich. woman surprised to find marijuana in mail
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BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Bills, catalogs, junk mail - marijuana?
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Deputies: Boys home alone with dad's dead body
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BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies say three young boys spent two days alone with their father's body inside a central Florida trailer home.
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Man caught smuggling 18 monkeys at Mexico airport
A man with a mysterious bulge under his T-shirt was stopped, searched and detained at Mexico City's international airport after authorities found 18 tiny endangered monkeys in a girdle he was wearing.
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NYC bank robber says it with flowers: Gimme cash!
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NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police are seeking a bank robber who's armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers.
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NJ woman made up carjacking to cover up sex
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VINELAND, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a New Jersey woman told them she was carjacked to cover up the fact that her car crashed because she was having sex.
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Ala. inmate playing role of escapee gets lost
The Limestone Correction Facility in Alabama might want to start handing out GPS devices with its prison-issued jumpsuits. Officials said an inmate playing a fugitive during a dog training exercise vanished into the woods...
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Man faces manslaughter charge over parking spot
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LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (AP) - A Lauderhill man reportedly killed another man that beat him to a gas station parking spot.
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Iowa man arrested after lawn mower ride on highway
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MADRID, Iowa (AP) - A middle-of-the-night ride on a lawn mower landed one Iowa man in jail.
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Bad set of teeth ends negotiations for sex in Fla
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A man in Gainesville went to the police after getting robbed by a woman he intended to pay for sex, but refused when she flashed a smile full of bad teeth.
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Maggots force plane back to gate in Atlanta
Maggots falling from an overhead bin from a spoiled container of meat forced a US Airways flight to return to the gate so the bin could be cleaned.
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Fla. man beaten for eating roommate's food
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LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Two Florida brothers have been arrested after allegedly beating a roommate because he ate their food.
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Police: Calif couple tried to sell baby at Walmart
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A California couple faces child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Wal-Mart store.
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Wash. police find stolen mower in slow getaway
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KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) - Police in Washington state say they caught a man making a slow getaway on a stolen riding mower.
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Naked woman leads officers on chase
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - Police say a woman in Utah is undergoing a mental evaluation after leading officers on a bizarre chase while she wasn't wearing any clothes.
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Man pleads guilty to bra strangling
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man has pleaded guilty to strangling his girlfriend with her bra.
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Dogs maul Ohio man, killing him with 100s of bites
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OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say an Ohio man was killed by his family's dogs, who left hundreds of bite wounds all over his body.
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Missouri pooper scooper finds $58 in doggie doo
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - This is why your mother says to wash your hands after handling money.
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Drunken Wash. state man breaks into bank to sleep
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ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - Police in Ellensburg, Wash., say a man looking for a place to sleep broke into the basement of a bank, and - yes - he had been drinking.
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Ohio woman jailed for calling 911 seeking husband
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ALLIANCE, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio woman spent three days in jail for calling the 911 emergency line five times seeking a husband.
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80-year-old exchanges gunfire, crashes into home
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in South Florida say an 80-year-old man crashed his sport utility vehicle into a West Palm Beach house
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Police: Phoenix man lived with dead body of wife
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PHOENIX (AP) - Police are investigating a bizarre killing in Phoenix after a husband allegedly shot and killed his wife with a handgun and lived with her dead body
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Lightning kills Tenn. woman before fiance proposed
Richard Butler wanted his girlfriend to think they were just taking a scenic hike in the North Carolina mountains, but he had a secret plan. When they got to the top, he planned to pull out a ring and ask her to be his bride.
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Burglar caught after leaving license plate at scene
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Jacksonville burglary suspect was charged after police say they found the license plate from his car at the crime scene.
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4 officers, 4 Taser jolts subdue naked man in NY
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NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - New York police say it took four officers and four jolts from a Taser to subdue a man found running naked through city traffic, high on the hallucinogen PCP.
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Sword-wielding attacker kills 1, hurts 2 in Calif.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police say a sword-wielding attacker killed one person and slashed two others during a late-night confrontation in a Los Angeles suburb.
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Iowa City police say drunken driver was naked
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa City police say they were able to track down a drunken driver who struck a street sign thanks in part to his clothing. His lack of clothing, that is.
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Pasco man charged after 911 call about mother
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - A 32-year-old Pasco County man who called 911 to complain about his mother is facing criminal charges.
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Teacher accidentally gives student porn
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HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) - A Citrus County elementary student accidentally received a pornographic DVD from her teacher.
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Man charged with dragging dog from Jeep
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - A Port St. Lucie man was charged with animal cruelty after he went for a drive and reportedly forgot that he had tied his dog to his bumper.
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Sleeping woman left on plane in Philly for 4 hours
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Airline officials are trying to figure out how a sleeping passenger was left aboard a flight for four hours after it landed in Philadelphia.
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Fla man accused of making dozens of bomb threats
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COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man has been charged with calling in dozens of bomb threats to hospitals, courthouses and schools
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FHP investigates how South Fla. sign was hacked
MIAMI (AP) - A digital construction sign on a major Miami expressway was reprogrammed to flash "No Latinos" and "No Tacos."
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Basset hound survives alligator attack
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A 12-year-old basset hound is recovering after it was attacked by an alligator earlier this month.
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Mich. teens accused of taking bus on joy ride
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MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities in Michigan say two teenagers who allegedly took a school bus on a joy ride were caught when they drove by the home of the bus driver
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London Olympic group unveils futuristic mascots
LONDON - Two metallic, one-eyed creatures whizzed into the London 2012 Games on Wednesday, when organizers unveiled them as their new Olympic and Paralympic mascots.
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Officer arrested for robbing gambling winnings
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MIAMI (AP) - A Miami-Dade police officer and two other men face several charges for what authorities say was the orchestrated theft of a man's gambling winnings.
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Man with boy charged with picking up prostitute
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A Clearwater man has been charged with picking up a prostitute and taking drugs while he had an 8-year-old boy in his vehicle.
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Woman charged with stun gun chase at Wendy's
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida woman is facing charges after being accused of chasing a Wendy's employee with a stun gun when she got upset about her order.
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Suspect arrested after chase wearing underwear
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 24-year-old man who led officers on a high-speed chase in Daytona Beach and was arrested wearing only his underwear
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Thieves steal Ohio hearse, dump corpse, leave note
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A corpse was taken for a ride in Cleveland, then dumped by thieves who stole a crematory's hearse and abandoned it with a note telling police where to find the body.
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Naked inmate briefly escapes from hospital
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LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) - A Polk County inmate who was shackled and naked briefly escaped custody.
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Fla. man calls Calif. police says he's raping boy
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Boynton Beach man has been charged with prank calling California police and telling them he was raping a 15-year-old boy at a nearby hotel.
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Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by car
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - The victim might have forgiven the woman who ran him down in a Massachusetts crosswalk, but police haven't.
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About 40 cows killed as rig flips on Calif freeway
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) - A big rig carrying scores of cattle has overturned on Interstate 10 in Southern California, killing at least 40 cows and forcing the closure of lanes for several hours.
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Mo. mom gets 15 years for selling daughter for sex
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri mother has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling her 12-year-old daughter for sadomasochistic sex.
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Man in Miami punched and killed over cigarette
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MIAMI (AP) - Police say a 26-year-old Boca Raton man was killed on his way to a night club by a man who punched him after asking for a cigarette.
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Cops: Man drank while waiting for sobriety test
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BELLEVIEW, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a central Florida man took one last swig of alcohol while waiting to take a sobriety test.
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Topless women go bonkers over inequality in Maine
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FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) - A forecast of sunny skies in April in Farmington, Maine, seems like the perfect time to put the top down.
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Police: Cell video catches teacher looting lockers
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida high school student's cell phone secretly recorded a teacher accused of swiping cash from lockers.
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Police say Texan decapitated wife with chainsaw
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DALLAS (AP) - Police are searching for a suburban Dallas man accused of decapitating his wife with a chainsaw.
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Montana teen fined for trying to scare 7-year-old
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STEVENSVILLE, Mont. (AP) - An 18-year-old in Montana apparently thought it would be funny to yell "I'm going to kidnap you
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Pregnant woman charged with stabbing 3 in RI
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Boston woman who's eight months pregnant is accused of stabbing three people in Providence, R.I.
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Police: Conn. man in feud placed fake orgy ad
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man is due in court on charges that he targeted his neighbor in an online advertisement that invited strangers to a rowdy orgy with a soccer mom.
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Fla. property found littered with dead animals
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds of dead animals have been found at an Ocala-area home.
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MSU student thong thief caught with 79 pairs
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old Michigan State University student who pilfered 79 pairs of women's panties faces possible charges.
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Wash. deputy sues over Whopper with spit
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy in Washington state is suing Burger King and a franchise operator over a Whopper he says a worker spit on.
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16-year-old boy accuses mother of Facebook slander
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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) - A 16-year-old Arkansas boy is suing his mother, accusing her of slandering him on his Facebook page.
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Burglar stuck in rooftop vent, shocked with Taser
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A burglar who got stuck in an air vent on the roof of an abandoned Orlando warehouse is now behind bars.
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Deputy not indicted for Tasering 72-year-old woman
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A deputy in Texas who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to has been cleared by a grand jury.
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Man fleeing Ohio police jumps fence - into prison
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Police say a motorist fleeing officers in Cleveland abandoned his car and jumped a fence - landing in what turned out to be a prison yard.
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Man cites boredom after arrest on streaking charge
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A man who has been charged with making a naked dash through a Tennessee supermarket told police he was "bored and didn't have anything else to do."
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Elderly woman charged in apparent lottery scheme
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - An elderly central Florida woman has been charged with organized fraud after she allegedly conned friends
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SoCal teacher arrested in alleged drunken teaching
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THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk.
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Woman swapped girl, 10, to man for cocaine
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SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Police in Michigan say a 45-year-old woman with a cocaine habit let a 67-year-old man have sex with a 10-year-old girl she was caring for in exchange for the drug.
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Former inmate gets 15 years for breaking into jail
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VIERA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for violating his probation by trying to break into the Brevard County jail.
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911 call: woman beyond help, found dead after fast
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BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A 911 caller is heard telling Polk County dispatchers that a woman was beyond help when she was found dead in a bedroom
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Nudity concerns in Colorado town prompting new rules
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - In response to neighborhood reports of a topless gardener, the housing authority in a Colorado town plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside.
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Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Customers at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey are expressing dismay after hearing that someone used the public address system to order "all black people" to leave.
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Pittsburgh man finds cold intruder in bed with him
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert.
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AZ man convicted of pulling over off-duty officer
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PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over.
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Devotees of Fla. man drank snail mucus in ritual
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MIAMI (AP) - Devotees of a Miami man claiming to practice a traditional African religion say they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them.
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Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.
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Man killed by bale of hay
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DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) - A Pasco County man was killed when a bale of hay apparently fell on him.
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Atheists offer college students porn for their Bibles
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A college atheist group is offering students pornography in exchange for Bibles.
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Mad emu attacks deputies along El Paso freeway
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A mad emu gave deputies a Texas-sized hard time.
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Suspected criminals accidentally call 911
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two Palm Coast teens were charged with breaking into cars after one of their phones accidentally called 911.
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Boy injured by grenade in Lakeland
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A 9-year-old Lakeland boy was seriously injured while playing with a World War II pineapple grenade.
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Tampa man charged in blowtorch attack
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa man has been charged with trying to set his father on fire with a makeshift blowtorch.
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Man caught hawking police goods at Taco Bell
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Police in Trenton, New Jersey say a man sneaked into police headquarters and stole a police radio, a computer monitor and a sergeant's attache case.
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Woman charged with DUI after jail visit
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BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) - A Flagler Beach woman was charged with driving under the influence after showing up at the Flagler County jail and demanding a conjugal visit with a specific inmate.
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Man arrested after smashing 29 TVs in Wal-Mart
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LILBURN, Ga. (AP) - Police in Georgia say a 23-year-old man grabbed a baseball bat inside of a Walmart and smashed 29 flat-screen televisions.
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Man allegedly steals ambulance with patient inside
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside.
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Man shoots himself in leg outside gun store
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store.
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Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gangs are tumbling to modern communication methods like twitter
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Man coughs up ring he tried to steal
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Police in Missouri say a man accused of stealing a ring coughed up the evidence while officers were questioning him.
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Alleged car thief found playing 'Grand Theft Auto'
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies in central Florida found a suspected car thief playing the "Grand Theft Auto" video game, and they later charged him with just that.
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Trooper accused of fixing traffic ticket for sex
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper is accused of fixing a traffic ticket for sex.
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Pa. couple charged with stealing from dead friend
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania couple is charged with stealing a bank card from a friend who died on their couch and running up more than $1,000 in charges.
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Tampa woman allegedly prostituted with child in car
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - An alleged prostitute was arrested in Tampa after allegedly leaving her baby in the car while she worked inside.
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Burglar caught wearing only neighbor's underwear avoids prison
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A Salem man caught while wearing his female neighbor's underwear this summer has pleaded guilty to burglary.
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Virginia Civil War dispute ends in courtroom stalemate
STANARDSVILLE, Va. (AP) - A judge in Virginia says it's a draw between two Union and Confederate Civil War re-enactors who got into a tussle on the battlefield.
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Police seek woman who trashes McDonald's
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police in Kansas City, Mo., are looking for a woman who went on a rampage at a McDonald's because she didn't like her hamburger.
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Wrong body found in great-grandmother's casket
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PROSPECT, Conn. (AP) - A grieving family learned their 95-year-old great-grandmother had been cremated when they found a stranger's body in her casket,
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Nebraska troops finds gift-wrapped pot in SUV
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SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska trooper found an unexpected holiday present at the end of a police chase.
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Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested
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OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar.
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Pot-stuffed teddy bear found at Calif. toy store
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say they confiscated a teddy bear at a Southern California toy store that was stuffed with marijuana.
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Grandma gave 3-year-old grandson pot cookie
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DENVER (AP) - A Denver grandmother who recently took her own life was under investigation for giving her 3-year-old grandson a marijuana cookie.
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Cat finds way home after 11 days, 2 broken legs
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SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) - Down two legs, and who knows how many lives, a Florida cat missing 11 days somehow arrived home.
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Santa packs heat, robs Nashville bank at gunpoint
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - He may have been dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, but this Santa was no saint.
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Boston mom calls 911 over son's video game habit
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BOSTON (AP) - Police say a frustrated Boston woman called 911 to say she couldn't get her 14-year-old son to stop playing video games and go to sleep.
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Man accused of cutting off girlfriend's finger
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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say an Arizona man is due in court to face charges after forcing his girlfriend to let him cut off her finger to earn his trust.
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Boy, 4 wearing dress, caught with beer, stolen gifts
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A 4-year-old boy wearing a dress and drinking a beer was found walking alone near his home in the middle of the night.
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Burglar dies after being caught in exhaust vent
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Police have identified a would-be burglar that died of apparent asphyxiation after getting caught inside the exhaust vent of a Jacksonville restaurant.
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Police say 2 dogs fed on Nebraska owner's body
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PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Humane Society is seeking a new home for two small dogs that police say fed on their owner's body after he killed himself.
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NC woman lay dead in bed for months despite visits
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Authorities are investigating why the body of an 88-year-old woman lay in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers visited the house daily.
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Money robbed from western Pa. bank mailed back
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WEST NEWTON, Pa. (AP) - Someone mailed an envelope filled with money to a western Pennsylvania bank that was robbed earlier this month
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Cops: Mass. suspect mutilated fingers to hide ID
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BOSTON (AP) - Police say a Boston man wanted for drug trafficking tried to conceal his identity by cutting the tips of his fingers to hide the prints.
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The North Face files lawsuit against parody
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The North Face Apparel Corp. is suing a small suburban St. Louis-area company called The South Butt and the teenager who started it.
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Deer seen with Christmas lights in antlers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Santa may not need Rudolph's red nose this year.
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Man arrested for doggy door entry
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 23-year-old man has been arrested for trying to enter a central Florida home through a doggy door.
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Dillie the deer is Ohio family's beloved pet
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OHIO - She's the unlikely house guest who moved in and well, never left.
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Woman accused of drunken ride in Christmas parade
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SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – A woman has posted $500 bond on a charge of public intoxication after police said she passed out on a horse she rode in the Shelbyville Christmas parade.
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Fla. woman accused of hitting man with raw steak
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DUNNELLON, Fla. (AP) - A 53-year-old Dunnellon woman has been arrested after alledgedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak.
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Farmer sees divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy
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STERLING, Conn. (AP) - A holy cow in Connecticut, perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine?
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Christmas Story: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare.
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'Litterbox' home in S. Fla. can't be fixed by city
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Residents of a South Florida neighborhood are plagued by a horrible stench.
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Teen charged with attacking father for snoring
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OLDSMAR, FL. - A teenager has been charged with assaulting his father, reportedly because the man was snoring too loudly.
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Man breaks sheriff's office door, bites deputy
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Tampa man is accused of busting the front door of a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office substation, then biting a deputy who tried to detain him.
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Man trapped in ducts charged with burglary
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HAINES CITY, FL. - A man accused of breaking into a Polk County supermarket reportedly became trapped in the store's ventilation system.
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CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
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Teens taped themselves stealing presents
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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made
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Colo. man comes home, finds squatter in underwear
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities in Colorado say a homeowner who was selling his house returned to the property to find a 24-year-old squatter wearing only underwear.
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Unfriend is US dictionary's 2009 word of the year
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NEW YORK (AP) - What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?
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Drunken Pa. man drove tractor on beer run
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EXPORT, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania State Police say a man was drunk when he hopped on a lawn tractor and drove it to buy more beer.
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Tampa man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
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TAMPA, FL. Tampa Police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes.
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Facebook message frees NYC robbery suspect
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NEW YORK (AP) - A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page.
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Teen breaks into school, looks at Internet porn
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VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 14-year-old student broke into an Indian River County middle school and spent and hour surfing the Internet for pornography.
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Lost deer breaks into Pinellas Co. home
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Call it a deer home invasion. Two Pinellas County sheriff's deputies responded to calls of a house being burglarized Sunday morning.
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Working moonshine still seized in Bartow
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BARTOW, FL. - Polk County detectives have seized a working moonshine still in Bartow.
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Burglar allegedly loots place he got caught
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Gainesville man who served a year and a half in jail for burglarizing a home allegedly broke into the same place weeks after he was freed.
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SUV hits elephant that escaped from Okla. circus
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ENID, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big one.
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Mich. man can sue store he robbed
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men.
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Man in breathalyzer costume busted for DUI
OXFORD, OH - Here's a self-fulfilling prophecy to beat the band. A young man dressed as a breathalyzer for Halloween has been busted for alleged DUI.
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4-year-old California boy's body found in dryer
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MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home
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4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) - Four Utah teenagers have been cited for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
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Fla. man stole ferret by shoving in pants
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Petty thieves often steal by shoving things down their pants. But a live ferret?
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Man shoots off finger while cleaning gun
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MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - A Melbourne man reportedly shot off his own finger while cleaning his gun.
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Gunman prays with clerk before finishing robbery
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Police say an armed robber spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with a clerk at an Indianapolis check-cashing business before fleeing with $20 from the register.
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Burglar caught sleeping in freezer
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RIDGE MANOR, Fla. (AP) - A Gulf Coast man was arrested after falling asleep in the freezer of a shuttered pub he was trying to rob.
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NY man tried to eat evidence after pot bust
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CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) - Deputies say an upstate New York man has been charged with evidence tampering after he was busted for growing marijuana - and then tried to eat the evidence.
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Boy, 7, hit by deer while playing football
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WINTERSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A 7-year-old Ohio boy playing a game of backyard football was tackled by a deer.
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Intoxicated 21-year-old takes ambulance
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Police in the Kansas college town of Lawrence say they have arrested a 21-year-old man who stole an ambulance to get home after a night of drinking.
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Manatee poop closes South Florida park
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A popular park along Vero Beach's coast has reopened after officials cleaned up a long stretch of what they believed to be manatee poop.
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2 throw coins, cones for not getting enough french fries
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QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts couple are accused of hurling coins and safety cones at McDonald's cashiers in Quincy when they didn't get enough french fries.
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Priest seeks custody of child from stripper
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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida priest on indefinite leave is seeking custody of the child he conceived with a former stripper.
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Judge says no more thongs to cyclist
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Tallahassee man known for riding his bike in a thong has avoided prosecution for reportedly exposing himself and agreed to cover up in the future.
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Md. driving lesson ends with minivan in bedroom
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LANHAM, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland say a driving lesson on Good Luck Road ended with a minivan crashing through an apartment wall.
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Floor collapses during Ohio 'ghost walk'
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GERMANTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Fire officials say a "ghost walk" tour had a scary ending in Ohio when the floor of a 164-year-old log cabin collapsed, injuring two people.
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Pack of raccoons mauls 74-year-old Florida woman
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A 74-year-old Lakeland woman was hospitalized after being mauled by a pack of raccoons she tried to shoo from her yard.
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Fla. man gets 15 years for stealing cereal, milk
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BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A Bartow homeless man with a long criminal record received a 15-year sentence for stealing a box of cereal and a can of evaporated milk.
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Kids leave mother passed out drunk in minivan
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COOPER CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a South Florida woman got behind the wheel of her minivan and passed out drunk, leaving her two young children
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What the? Tourism group changes name, acronym
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.
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Iguana bites 7-year-old girl, tearing away tendons
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - A 7-year-old South Florida girl is recovering after a 6-foot iguana bit her foot and tore away tendons.
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Fla. toddler strangled by mother using bra
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CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) - Police say a central Florida mother strangled her toddler by using her hands and a bra.
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Nude intruder caught in pool, covered in feces
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STUART, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man is facing charges after authorities say he was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a resident's backyard and jumped into the pool.
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Firefighters pulling out of station run over victim
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. - Authorities say a St. Petersburg Fire Rescue paramedic truck accidentally ran over the man it was on its way to help.
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Wash. bikini baristas accused of prostitution
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Police say five Washington state baristas charged customers to touch their breasts and buttocks at an Espresso stand where servers wear bikinis to draw business.
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Naked intruder startles north Florida family
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WEWAHITCHKA, Fla. (AP) - A north Florida man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into a family's home and walked around naked.
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South Fla. teacher found guilty in soda abuse case
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MIAMI (AP) - A Miami-Dade County jury has found a special needs teacher guilty of abuse after authorities say she put hot sauce in a student's soda.
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Boy seriously burned playing wizards
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HUDSON, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.
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91-year-old nude man makes arrest
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LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 91-year-old man in South Florida jumped out out of bed naked and held an intruder breaking into his house at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
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Ohio couple gets car stolen after auto accident
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio couple got a double dose of bad luck when their car was stolen while they were hospitalized from a car accident on the same day.
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Man litters national park with 3,000 golf balls
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A man who says he hurled thousands of golf balls into Joshua Tree National Park for more than a year to honor deceased golfers will be explaining his tribute to a federal magistrate.
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Naked motorcyclist arrested in Ocala for DUI
OCALA, FL. - A man is pulled over by deputies for riding a motorcycle naked and driving under the influence.
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Pharmacy robber pedals away with 1,500 pills
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Police in Palm Beach County have arrested a man they say robbed a pharmacy of more than 1,500 pills at gunpoint and fled on a bicycle.
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Men charged with playing porn on Wal-Mart tv's
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FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - It's one way to test TV's - an X-rated way.
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Robber came back to ask victim for date
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio police say a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date.
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Madeira Beach man charged after throwing jellyfish
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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 41-year-old Madeira Beach man who allegedly threw jellyfish and pretended to drown is facing charges in Pinellas County.
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Robber apologizes to store clerk, arrested
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HOLLY HILL, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man who authorities say apologized to a clerk for robbing a store at gunpoint has been arrested.
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Alleged robber ID'd after leaving wallet at bank
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say they have identified a suspected bank robber using the wallet he left behind.
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Deputy helps raccoon with head stuck in jar
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - A Gulf coast raccoon has a sheriff's deputy to thank for helping him out of a sticky situation.
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Bank's thumbprint rule irks man born with no arms
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man born without arms says a Tampa-area bank would not let him cash a check because he could not provide a thumbprint.
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Inmate injured trying to return to jail
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SHARPES, Fla. (AP) - A former inmate in Florida was injured while trying to sneak back into jail.
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Dog chewed off baby's toes as mom slept
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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say they are charging a North Carolina woman who slept as a pit bull chewed the toes off her 4-month-old baby's left foot.
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Mans kills himself before being acquitted
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a St. Augustine man on trial for sexual battery charges apparently killed himself before learning the verdict: not guilty.
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Principal uses zip ties for students' saggy pants
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A St. Petersburg high school principal has a solution for boys who come to school with saggy britches - he hands them a plastic zip tie.
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Nude model arrested in pic shoot at The Met in NYC
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NEW YORK (AP) - It seems the only nudes allowed at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are the ones in the collection.
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