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  • Mistaken Identity: Innocent Man Had Same Name, Nickname as Drug Suspect

    A major anti-drug operation in Leamington, Ontario, netted at least one innocent person. Businessman Sarkis “Sam” Yousseff’s only crime was to have the same name and nickname as one of the alleged criminals who had the same name. Police knew in advance of the operation that there were two...
  • Utahn Teens Cited For Rapping McDonald’s Order

    Police were called to a McDonald’s “restaurant” in American Fork, Utah, because four teens chose to rap their orders through a drive-through window. When a McDonald’s employee told the group that they were “holding up the line” and had to order or leave. They left without buying anything and...
  • School Kids Given Shirts Printed With Phone Sex Number

    Talk about one of your all-time “oops” moments. An elementary school in California had to recall T-shirts the kids had received for participating in a jog-a-thon, because the number for a phone sex line had been printed on them. The shirts were to feature a logo with a fake...
  • Woman Offers Sexual Favors For World Series Tickets

    It’s October, which means two things–fall is here, and the World Series is on.  And like every year, tickets to the annual fall classic are in high demand. This year’s matchup features the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies,  taking on perennial powerhouse, the New York Yankees.  Needless to say, tickets...
  • No Big Macs in Iceland: Fast Food Chain Forced Closed By Tumbling Krona

    The tiny volcanic nation of Iceland was one of the hardest hit by the global financial crisis. As their banks floundered, the national currency crumbled claiming an unexpected casualty, McDonald’s. Iceland was home to two McDonald’s restaurants that are now in the process of closing. The financial issues with...
  • Unprovoked Assault: Man Calls Diner Zombie, Then Punches Him Twice

    Iowa City Police are currently investigating an assault that occurred in the early hours of the morning. One man is alleged to have accused another of being a zombie before punching him twice....
  • Dallas Police In Hot Water Over Tickets For Bogus Offences

    On October 2nd, 2009, it came to light that rookie police officer, Gary Bromley, issued Ernestina Mondragon a citation for "being a non-English-speaking driver". It has since been revealed that numerous other bogus citations had been issued by officers of various ranks within the Dallas Police Department....
  • Police Seize Motorized La-Z-Boy From Drunk Driver

    Minneapolis man, Dennis LeRoy Anderson was sentenced to two years of probation for the drunk driving of a motorized La-Z-Boy chair that had been treated to a number of modifications. Anderson, whose blood alcohol level was 0.29 (three times the legal limit) when he crashed into a parked car...
  • Japan Man Accidentally Given Artificial Rectum

    A Japanese man misdiagnosed as having rectal cancer is suing the hospital that he says unnecessarily gave him an artificial rectum....