Summary
Hoping to avoid ground-level alarms, burglars decided to cut through a roof to enter a business in Des Moines, Iowa. Instead, they wound up on the sidewalk outside. "They forgot to take into account the overhang," said Rich Bartlett, owner of Southside Tobacco & Liquor. The burglars apparently tried to cut a second hole, only to be spotted by a woman walking her dog who told them to get down. They did, right in front of a security camera. Police easily identified Zagory Harris, 17, and Taylor Kraus, 15, as the culprits. "They have a hell of a good camera at that store," Detective Ron Foster commented to the Des Moines Register. "Very clear pictures."
Three lawmakers in Dover, N.J., warned that the town faces a serious homeland security threat from gumballs. During the first six months of their nine-month investigation, Aldermen Frank Poolas, Jack Delaney and Michael Picciallo reported uncovering more than 100 unlicensed coin-operated machines, many filled with gumballs, jawbreakers and other candies that they insisted are perfect weapons for potential terrorists, who could poison them to target the town's children. The concerned trio explained their goal is to create a registration process for gumball machines and find out where all the candy is coming from. "God forbid something happened," Delaney said. "There's just no record of anything."Police in Snellville, Ga., said William "Rusty" Redfern, a disabled artist known for painting with his feet, charged across a street and head-butted his. girlfriend's former lover. Charles "Keith" Teer, 49, collapsed and died moments later, but the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Teer died from a heart attack, not the head-butt. "The whole thing is just bizarre," police Chief Roy Whitehead said. "The only way it could get more bizarre is if it was on Jerry Springer."See the full content of this document
Extract
News and Blues
Curses, Foiled Again
Hoping to avoid ground-level alarms, burglars decided to cut through a roof to enter a business in Des Moines, Iowa. Instead, they wound up on the sidewalk outside. "They forgot to take into account the overhang," said Rich Bartlett, owner of Southside Tobacco & Liquor. The burglars apparently tried to cut a s...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
