Two men ensured they'd be remembered when they disguised their faces with women's thongs before robbing a convenience store. A surveillance video has been released showing the partners in crime; one of them is about 6 feet tall and weighs between 160 and 180 pounds, while his friend is shorter and fatter, weighing in at about 200lbs. He's only about 5'8" tall and also has a tribal tattoo on his left arm .

I think the short, fat one should think again about the thong, they are very unforgiving to the more rotund figure. He'd be better served with a fully fashioned gusset.

My Way News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:14 AM | Permalink

In Japan, a man shared his home, and his closet, with a homeless woman for a year without realizing. He only became suspicious when he noticed his food was disappearing. The woman was eventually discovered on Thursday; she was found hiding in the top compartment of the man's closet and was arrested for trespassing.

The woman told police she had no place to live and had initially sneaked into the man's house a year ago when he left it unlocked. During her stay, she had moved a mattress into the small closet space and had even took showers, but the house owner only began to investigate when he realized that food had been disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.

If she'd moved the TV remote, he'd have kicked up a stink on the day she moved in.

chron.com

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:06 AM | Permalink

Jose Cruz Salas stole a bracelet from a small girl on Sunday but he was quickly traced by the police. In effort to hide his ill gotten gains, Salas swallowed the gold bracelet.

The police, however, were not to be beaten. Having arranged for an x-ray of Salas stomach contents to ensure that the gold bracelet was where the crook said it was, police arrested him and committed him to jail - where laxatives were administered in order retrieve the evidence.

Salas faces robbery charges, punishable by a fine or a jail term of six months to 15 years - depending on the bracelet's value. Its worth could not be immediately determined; some poor soul will have to attend to that task when nature takes its course. A real case of 'its a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.' I'd hate to be the new boy in that jail this week!

My Way News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:58 AM | Permalink

To say that the two Australian burglars who broke into a house during a midnight raid in Melbourne were startled is probably something of an understatement.

The burglars broke into the house by way of a window, only to find that they had been upstaged by a group of drug squad officers who were raiding the house in search of drugs. The police officers had entered through the front door at just about the same time the burglars were entering through the back window.

The burglars made a rapid getaway, but were caught a couple of days later and remanded to appear in court.

Ananova

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 05:50 AM | Permalink

In British Columbia yesterday morning, the Royal Mounted Canadian Police once again got their man. Following a 30 minute chase through rush our traffic, the 'crazed, naked, man' was struck by a police SUV, which sent him tumbling over the hood and off the windshield.

The man had been threatening to blow up a bridge, having stolen some coveralls and a white 15-ton truck. He neglected to put on the coveralls but he drove over several police spike belts, made three U-turns on the highway and finally stopped after rolling backward down a hill.

Officials are investigating whether hitting the man with the SUV was intentional or an accident. Oops!

Times Columnist

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 07:49 AM | Permalink

Twenty-three year old Jerry Boston Jr. punched a man at a Marathon gas station and was arrested. The arresting officer was a little taken aback to find 23 packs of Slim Jim beef jerky and "hot sausages" in his pants.

Apparently the sausage loving Boston tried to pay for one sausage but the clerks could clearly see five more sticking out of his pants.

When one of the female clerks tried to call the police, Boston called her a lesbian, telling her to shut up because he had to feed his kids.

Perhaps she just isn't too keen on trouser sausages.

Palm Beach Post

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 06:33 AM | Permalink

25-year-old Kasey G. Kazee was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a less than successful robbery attempt at a Kentucky liquor store.

Kazee disguised himself by wrapping his head in duct tape, leaving just his eyes and mouth free, then he held up the store, threatening to harm the clerk if she didn't hand over the cash. Not surprisingly, the clerk complied.

Enter the hero! Another employee of the store tackled the duct tape bandit and held onto him until police arrived.

Now, I don't know about you but the thought of ripping duct tape from my face causes an involuntary curling in the toe area. I now know that duct tape doesn't stick to sweat - the police report said that Kazee perspired so much that theh tape just 'fell off.'

MSNBC

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 06:00 AM | Permalink

A 38-year-old plumber from Japan was arrested on Sunday after making 3,100 hours worth of free calls to a food company's guidance line. The cost to the company was 4 million yen, almost $39,000. Apparently, the man was so turned on by the voice on the automated tape that he phoned it 500 times in a 16 month period.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 04:59 AM | Permalink

AND LIVING IN FLORIDA

Police in Bradenton, Florida, are coming under pressure over their penchant for stopping walkers at night in one part of the city for not using sidewalks and for walking on the wrong side of the road,

The police support their stance by saying that:

"A review of 30 recent pedestrian cases in which the person was walking on the wrong side of the road shows more than half of the walkers were black or Latino men walking between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in Ward 5, which includes the 14th Street West corridor and side streets that often do not have sidewalks."

As an example, let me quote the case of Bradenton teenager, Justin Claudio. Claudio was cited this month for not walking on the left side of the road, facing oncoming traffic, on a block where there are no sidewalks. A week later, Claudio was stopped again in the 2000 block of 13th Street West.

Claudio was arrested on charges of obstruction and culpable negligence - for exposing officers to injury

Interestingly, it is not clear what time of day the study quoted was undertaken, nor how the cohort was stratified.

I've had a brilliant idea! How about installing sidewalks?

TBO

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:07 AM | Permalink

... because Willie Parker is back behind bars, where he should be. He's been on the run for 47 years but we can all sleep safe in our beds tonight because he's been recaptured.

Willie Parker, who is 81 years old and suffers from several ill health issues, escaped in 1965, after serving only one quarter of his original sentence for robbery with a deadly weapon.

Parker, nicknamed Pops by inmates of Maryland Jail where he currently resides, was tracked down as part of a Maryland effort to clear outstanding warrants. He had been living in Clinton and when he was found by U.S. marshals he was in bed at a home, being cared for by a nurse.

If he's not charged for the escape, he could be eligible for a parole hearing.

Fay Observer

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:55 AM | Permalink

or maybe it should be Dumb Justice

The following ad recently appeared on the German eBay site:

"Offering my nearly new baby for sale, as it has gotten too loud. It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches (70 cm) long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller."

The mother insists the ad was a joke, and I have to say I was mildly amused. The authorities, however, have placed the baby into care.

Despite appearing for two-and-a-half hours, and being priced to move at just 1 Euro, no offers were received.

Oh, come on, don't say it has never crossed your mind!

My Way News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:02 AM | Permalink

A man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of having sex with a taxi cab. Yes, you did read that right!

According to a report on the self-styled 'website of the Central Coast' Cody Eugene Williams was found wearing only his birthday suit and simulating intercourse on the windshield of a taxi cab. Williams also jumped on three other cars and broke a windshield. The report does not say how he broke the windshield but one suspects he might be rather proud of himself.

Unsurprisingly, Williams was drunk at the time of his arrest, when he was booked and jailed on suspicion of vandalism, indecent exposure and committing a lewd act.

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:49 AM | Permalink

NEWS: I'M TALKING ABOUT THE STUFF YOU MOW IN THE SUMMER!

In Canton, Ohio, the City Council are planning on making a second offense for not cutting your grass punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail. High grass is, apparently, defined as anything over 8 inches tall - there's me thinking it was a new term for really potent weed!

The council will be pursuing the most egregious high-grass violators "with vigor." 'Course, once those high-grass violators are behind bars, the grass is gonna get even higher - I mean, whose gonna cut it then?

CantonRep

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:06 AM | Permalink

Three Tennessean Teenagers (don't you just love the alliteration there!) have been charged with causing $14,000 worth of damage when they hot-wired golf carts at the Bays Mountain Golf Course. The carts were found scattered across the course, including one in the creek near hole12.

The suspects were located after deputies found a truck belonging to the mother of one of the accused, which had been left at the scene, complete with bolt cutters and gloves. I can't for the life of me work out why the boys would drive to the course and then walk home. But then I can't work out how they managed to cause $14,000 worth of damage either.

Tenessean.com

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:57 AM | Permalink

A 17-year-old youth, up before the judge on two charges of entering a dwelling with intent and stealing, let his mobile ring with the music of US rapper Akon yesterday. Thing is, he was sitting in the front row of Darwin Magistrates Court when it happened.

It seems that magistrate, Daynor Trigg, can't take the rap; in fact, he became quite irate and sent the boy to the cells for three hours.

When the boy answered the phone Magistrate Trigg shouted, "How dare you answer a phone in court ... that allows transmissions from court ... which is a serious contempt." Thing is, if the boy didn't answer it, it would have continued to make that incessant, appalling noise, wouldn't it!

I think this was what is termed a 'no win situation.'

Northern Territory News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:00 AM | Permalink

Okay, I have to 'fess up front that I have never heard of this guy but he is, apparently, a celebrity in the world of boy bands, having launched The Backstreet Boys and NSync. Hmm..

Anyway, Pearlman was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison, after swindling investors and major U.S. banks out of more than $300 million. His twenty-year long scam, which involved tempting individuals and banks to invest millions of dollars in two companies that existed only on paper, has been described as 'audacious.'

Even more audacious was the fact that Swineman (sorry, Pearlman) tried to delay his sentencing so that he had time to continue work on his new 'project', European pop band US 5.

This pearl of a man actually proposed that he had authorized access to the internet to carry on his business dealings while he is in jail. Unsurprisingly, access was denied.

I know that, somewhere in there, is a one liner about pearls before swine but I just can't get my brain around it. So insert your own joke at this point.

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:47 AM | Permalink

Michael Myers (yes, you did read that right, Michael Myers) encouraged a woman to get into his car by impersonating a police officer. He said that she was too drunk to make her own way home and he would give her a ride; to assuage her fears, he showed her a cop badge.

It was only sometime later, after a concerned call to the police by two firefighters who had witnessed the scene, that officers discovered the silver badge in Myers car. It read "Official Boob Inspector, Department of Titillation."

Listen, I wouldn't have needed a badge, once the guy told me he was Michael Myers, I'd have been outta there!

Courier-Journal.com

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:52 AM | Permalink

ALLEGEDLY, OF COURSE!

Lindsay Lohan is being sued for allegedly stealing an $11,000 mink coat from a New York Student, apparently making off with the coat after a party that both women attended in Manhattan. The next time Masha Markova, the rightful owner of the coat, saw her prized possession, it was draped across Lohan in a photograph in OK magazine. Markova said the coat was eventually returned to her, but that it smelled of cigarettes and liquor.

What intrigues me is, sadly, not that Lindsay Lohan should accidentally pick up a mink coat that doesn't belong to her; rather, it is the fact that a student can afford to frequent a Manhattan night club while sporting a mink coat!

Reuters

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:43 AM | Permalink

In Somerset County, two men have been charged with trying to steal live power lines. The lines were still attached to a transformer and the utility poles. It wasn't just the fact that they disrupted power to area residences for about five hours that shocked them.

Both men were charged on Wednesday, however, only one of them was well enough to attend the hearing.

My Way

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 07:09 AM | Permalink

Well according to New Orleans television station WDSU crime and safety specialist, Howard Robertson, his necklace will match his dress, his nails will be painted, and his wig will be well made.

Robertson was reporting on the recent robbery of a New Orleans Burger King by a man in a dress. Commenting on the CCTV footage showing the robber, wearing a dress with a revealing bust line and hair barrette, as he climbed through the take-out window, he opined: "By looking at the vehicle pull up, we can tell that's a pickup, and if you look at the rims -- you know that's not a Ford or GM."

Boy Wonder then went on to say: "The other thing I wanted to look at was whether he got out the driver's or passenger's door to see if he had an accomplice, somebody who was driving his vehicle when he left. But he got out the driver's side."

He doesn't say whether he worked out that the girl was a guy because of the Whopper beneath his dress.

WMTV

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 06:51 AM | Permalink

LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!

Karla Gierstors was the intended victim of an early morning mugging on Thursday, when she was confronted by a man who demanded her purse. The robber pulled out a box cutter and grabbed her purse, ripping it from her grasp. Unsurprisingly, the victim let out a scream.

As in all the best stories, a knight in shining armor (well, in an automobile) just happened to be passing. He squealed to a halt and heroically went to the rescue of our damsel in distress. He did manage to save the day, but more by luck than judgment.

As the villain fled, he was looking back at his victim and, not noticing the automobile, he ran headlong into it. The collision caused him to drop the purse and the box cutter but, quite sensibly, he decided to cut his losses and continued running.

Police are looking for a man with multiple bruises and, when the catch him, they may well charge him over the damage he did the the rescuers car.

Des Moines Register

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:06 AM | Permalink

A man has drowned in Orange County after stealing a canoe. Thing is, he was drunk when he stole the craft, which is possibly why he forgot that he was unable to swim. He obviously couldn't canoe!

The report says that the victim drowned in only 4 to 6 ft of water. Why didn't he just stand up?

The dead man is survived by the two friends who were with him at the time but they will not face charges as the owner of the canoe does not wish to prosecute.

Orlando Sentinel

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:51 AM | Permalink

Last week, Joel David Arseneau appeared in a Halifax court on charges of breaching probation and court orders.

As he appeared before Judge Barbara Beach, Arseneau, dropped his pants, exposing his underwear, and asked Judge Barbara if she would like to engage in oral sex. He was hustled away from the court but Judge Beach said that, so long as Arseneau kept his pants on, she was prepared to go ahead with the trial.

Arseneau was duly returned to the court room, but the case was adjourned and the accused was remanded to a correctional facility until Monday. As he left the court Arseneau asked a clerk if she would like to see his genitals. Whether or not the clerk accepted the kind offer is not recorded.

A doctor has since assessed Arseneau and recommended that he undergoes psychiatric assessment. I don't see that an assessment is required, they've already seen he's nuts.

Novia Scotia News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:42 AM | Permalink

On Saturday police in Bismarck, North Dakota, held their annual auction, attracting hundreds of people.

One very dumb criminal was caught red-handed as he attempted to steal a screwdriver set from inside vehicle that was on sale. Unsurprisingly, given that this was a police auction, the man was arrested and searched. Officers found a gold bracelet in his pocket that had also been taken from the sale.

I don't think he's found his niche yet.

Bismarck Tribune

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:35 AM | Permalink

One from England now...

Keith Hurst spent 18 hours in a police cell after allegedly dropping an apple core as he went to the pharmacy to get something for his wife. He was arrested by a Police Community Support Officer (aka pretend policeman) but refused to pay the on the spot fine of £50 (that's $100, give or take). British police are nothing if not persistent though, when Hurst left the pharmacy, five (yes that's 5) policemen were waiting for him.

He had his fingerprints taken and appeared in court, charged with littering and obstructing a police officer. The obstruction charge was dropped, but Hurst will go on trial for the littering. Personally, I believe this man should be compensated for taking the time to plant a new apple tree.

The Sun

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:28 AM | Permalink

An unnamed woman from Quebec has been arrested and held after 11.5 kilos of cocaine worth $1.4 million were found hidden in packs of cake mix she had shipped from Peru.

What amuses me most about this report is not the stupidity of importing coke in cake boxes (or should that be cake in coke boxes) but the fact that the opening paragraph reads:

Quebec woman is feeling the heat after 12 kilos of cocaine were found in boxes of cake mix being brought into the country through Pearson Airport

But the charge is for 11.5 kilos. Okay guys, who's got the spare half kilo?

Canoe

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:06 AM | Permalink

Michael Geoffrey Linn seemed to be one of a dying breed - a gentleman robber. When he robbed a bank recently, he said to the clerk, "I'm sorry miss, I didn't mean to frighten you but I'm very, very desperate." Ah, what a sweetie!

Having carried out his heist, Linn drove to the river front, where he set light to the clothes he had been wearing. Somebody noticed the fire and called the emergency services. However, construction workers got their first, and they put out the fire using their shovels. They rescued the partly burned clothes and some papers, finding Linn's name and address among the remains.

Linn was arrested but said he had given the money to an associate. Then he started walking and officers were bemused by the crackling sound coming from the area of his butt. Further investigation revealed a roll of bank notes protruding from Linn's anus.

The money is to be destroyed. No shit!

Stuff.co.nz

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:59 AM | Permalink

ENSURE THAT THE LEGAL OWNER IS STILL IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING FIRST!

Jamar Hornsby, who plays football for the Universiry of Florida, was arrested on Friday, accused of using a dead woman’s credit card.

Hornsby surrendered himself and appeared at Alachua County Court to face the charges. The credit card belonged to James Slonina and was used by his daughter, Ashley Slonina. Ashley was killed in a motorbike accident, along with another footballer from Florida University, Michael Guilford. The dead woman was the girlfriend of Joe Haden, another Florida football player.

So, Hornsby must have known that the girl was dead. Bit of an own goal there son.

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:51 AM | Permalink

Frank Lasser, aged 82 and suffering from pneumonia, was recovering in hospital following open heart surgery on Saturday. There he was, quietly lying on his hospital bed when, out of the blue, he was zapped three times by police carrying tasers.

Lasser said, "I was laying on the bed by then and the corporal came in, or the sergeant, I forget which it was, and said to the guys, 'OK, get him because we got more important work to do on the street tonight.' And then, bang, bang, bang, three times with the laser, and I tell you, I never want that again."

Apparently, nurses had called police when Lasser became delirious and pulled a knife out of his pocket. He explained that, when he can't catch his breath because of the pneumonia he becomes delusional. He had no recollection of pulling the knife, and couldn't explain why he had done so.

As Lasser said, there were three RCMP officers in his hospital room and they should have been able to subdue an 82 year old without the use of tasers.

Do you think its safe to use tasers around oxygen? I mean, don't they set off a spark or something?

CBC Canada

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:58 AM | Permalink

Colin Leahy, who auditioned for season three of American Idol, has been arrested for sending sexual messages to a 12 year old teenager and accused with propositioning a 10 year old while working as a volunteer at a Broooklyn elementary school. Both the youngsters he preyed upon were male.

When Colin was auditioning for American Idol, he told the judges that fellow contestant, Clay Aiken, and himself were once fellow camp counselors.

He never said which definition of 'camp' he was using....

Stupid Celebrities Gossip

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:47 AM | Permalink

A woman shopping for a new dress on Sunday was surprised, to say the least, when she saw a mirror appear beneath the door of her fitting room. She opened a door and saw man walking away. The suspect is described as sporting a goatee beard, glasses, and long hair cut into a bowl shape.

No wonder he gets his kicks with mirrors under doors - he doesn't sound the most attractive of characters does he!

Colombia Tribune News

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:48 AM | Permalink

A German thief, wanting to take good care of his newly, unlawfully acquired haul of rare coins, took them to the bank for deposit in the vaults. The bank clerk responsible for handling the coins recognized them as the ones that had gone missing from his home three days earlier; they were worth in the region of $80,000.

Police tracked the culprit down from bank information.

Heads you win, tails you lose.

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 10:17 AM | Permalink

Brian Lee Benefiel got married on Monday; the presiding officer was Spokane County Superior Court Judge Ellen Kalama Clark. Immediately following the ceremony, he pleaded guilty to residential burglary and assault in an incident last year where he hit a man over the head with a hammer, The presiding officer was Spokane County Superior Court Judge Ellen Kalama Clark. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for assault, which is to run concurrently with his life sentence. .

As usual, he will be eligible for parole from his imprisonment in 12 years time. He will not be eligible for parole from his life sentence.

Seattle Times

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:41 AM | Permalink

Police in Dallas stopped a car on Tuesday morning and found an ATM in the back seat. The officers had seen the suspects stealing the cash machine at 2.30 am that morning and followed the car for a block before making the arrest. Apparently, the early morning theft of ATM's is getting to be quite a problem in Dallas.

Well you know how it is, you get to the machine only to realize that you've left your purse at home. Instead of going all the way back home to get it, its much easier to take the machine home - saves that extra journey, you see.

Dallasnews

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:56 AM | Permalink

AND THAT, ESSENTIALLY, WAS WHAT GOT HIM INTO THE SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Brazilian striker, Ronaldo, is at pains to explain that he is "tearful, ashamed, and completely heterosexual" following his assignation with three transvestites in Rio de Janeiro last week. He took the three 'girls' to a motel after having a bust-up with his girlfriend. He went to the motel believing that they were call girls but later discovered that they were not girls at all.

So, does that mean its okay to take three call girls back to a motel then - as long as they don't have penises? I have to say I'm a little concerned to read that he is recovering from a knee injury. I want to know if he sustained the injury before, during, or after his time with the 'girls.'

Stuff

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:19 AM | Permalink

How do you punish a priest for having sex with inmates while a chaplain at a women's prison? Easy, you sentence him to four years in a male prison!

Vincent Inametti was sentenced after admitting to two cases of sexual abuse while working as a chaplain at Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth. Judge Terry Means said that Inametti would face a higher authority than the court over his breach of the trust of the federal prison and breaching the trust invested in him as a priest. Well, I can see his point, you only expect priests to have sex with altar boys don't you.

See what I mean about the punishment fitting the crime - he's been sentenced to having four years of sex with males for having sex with females. It's pure poetry!

AP

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:59 AM | Permalink

Over 7,200 decks of cards featuring photos and profiles of 52 missing people or homicide victims are being distributed to inmates at the state's 57 county jails in an attempt to generate leads in cold cases.

Designer and distributor of the cards, Doug Lyall, said "Inmates have a lot of time on their hands. They are in a unique position to know, hear and see things that may not reach the eyes and ears of law enforcement."

There'll be ructions; the criminal chosen to represent the Queen of Hearts will not be happy!

Times Union

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:35 AM | Permalink

Escaped convicted killer, Ralph Whitfield Morris, returned to jail of his own volition on Friday. Morris, who had escaped from the minimum security facility in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, said he had been living in the nearby forest but couldn't stand the harsh conditions. He also said that he returned to jail because he realized he had done wrong.

I wonder if his conscience would have pricked him quite so sharply had he escaped to a white sandy beach and warm sunshine.

Canadian Press

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:25 AM | Permalink

In England we have a phrase that is commonly used to describe something that is better than all its competitors; that phrase is "It's the dog's bollocks." The following story gives the phrase a whole new meaning...

A 39 year-old was rushed to hospital in France with his penis sliced off. The emergency services had been called by his 64 year-old girlfriend. She told ambulance men that the dog had chewed off her boyfriend's genitals and eaten them.

The woman has been handed a 12-year jail sentence for castrating her partner while he was unconscious and then blaming her pet dog.

Well, I know we all blame 'gas explosions' on the dog, but I think she's taken it all a step to far here.

Daily Telegraph

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 09:08 AM | Permalink

The British police are sending their crack troops to speak to a front-seat car passenger who bared his buttocks as the car passed a speed camera. They want to charge him with not wearing a seat belt and public order offenses.

It is not a crime in Britain to bare your bum at speed cameras, but as road safety campaigners have commented: "this prank could have been a real distraction from the driver and that is not something to laugh about."

Oh goodness, we'll have none of that nonsense - no laughing round here!

BBC

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 08:52 AM | Permalink

An employee at the Royal Mail's Northampton sorting office received a police escort home after turning up for work wearing non-Royal Mail blue shorts. When asked to take unpaid time go home and change into his 'official' shorts, the man refused, so his managers called in the police to escort him from the premises.

A police spokesman confirmed that they had received a call to deal with a Royal Mail employee who was behaving in a disruptive manner.

And the reason the postman wasn't wearing his Royal Mail shorts? The Royal Mail hadn't actually given him any! They have, apparently, now issued him with £30 to buy himself a pair of blue shorts; of course, they won't be Royal Mail issue because you can't buy those in the shops.

Metro

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 12:31 PM | Permalink

EVEN IF IT IS BY ACCIDENT!

In Scotland, prisoner William Whitson found himself outside the walls of Castle Huntly open prison 'by accident.' He was simply running away from another inmate and, whoops, all of a sudden there he was - gone.

Whitson, who was found walking along the dual carriageway towards Perth. was running away from another inmate, who had stabbed him. When he was found he had injuries to his head that required 13 stitches.

The accidental absconder was told by the judge at his hearing, "The court does not approve of someone who leaves prison, but taking into account the fact the circumstances are different I think the appropriate sentence is three months."

Perhaps the assault and robbery that landed him in jail in the first place was an accident too.

BBC

Posted by Dianne Sandland at 12:16 PM | Permalink