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A purse-snatcher whose escape went wrong when he ducked into a building only to realize it was a police station. The thief apparently thought he was running into a post office, where he may have intended to blend into the crowd .... until he saw all the police officers.
OR HOW 'BOUT .....
Parbati Kalicharan, 64, who assaulted her 12-year-old granddaughter with a knife during a dispute involving a jigsaw puzzle. The grandmother was chopping up peppers and became angry with her granddaughter for saying "shut up." The grandmother took the puzzle box, tossed the puzzle pieces and the granddaughter ended up with a 3/4" cut on her ear.
OKAY, ONE MORE .....
James Haggerty, who was responsible for transporting a $1.35 million painting but misplaced it during a night of drinking. The Jean Baptiste Camille Corot masterpiece, "Portrait of a Girl," vanished following a bender at The Mark hotel on Manhattan's Upper East Side
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22-year-old Gregory Holzer, who picked the wrong time and place to "moon" someone. He stepped out onto a highway and dropped his trousers to moon the oncoming traffic. The first car passing was an Oregon State Police trooper. The trooper stopped and found an extremely intoxicated Holzer with his pants around his ankles. An added bonus, Holzer was on parole and wasn't supposed to be drinking.
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A 28-year-old man in Essex, England who suffered burns after he accidentally blew himself up trying to kill a spider. The man was using an aerosol can but couldn't see if he killed the spider because the bathroom bulb had burned out, so he used his lighter to illuminate the room. The blast was so strong it blew him off his feet and knocked the door off its hinges. No word on the condition of the spider.
OR HOW 'BOUT .....
A 52-year-old hiker who shot himself in the butt when he moved a handgun in his back pocket. The man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket when the gun fired the bullet down his left buttock and left leg, coming to rest just above the knee.
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Hadley Jons, 20, who was removed from the jury of a trial because she posted on Facebook that the defendant was guilty, and the trial wasn't over yet. The post was found by the son of the lawyer for the defendant and now Jons could be found in contempt for her actions.
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Kevin Michael Harley, 23, who thought breaking into a restaurant by sliding down the grease vent was a good idea, until he ended up getting stuck. Harley had to wait almost seven hours until he could be freed.
OR HOW 'BOUT .....
A 20-year-old Utah man who said he was dealing drugs in order to save up for the police academy. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Six people who were arrested when a fight broke out during a baptismal party at a Men's Club. Police said the baptism party turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire when some uninvited guests arrived. One youth was charged with aggravated assault while others were charged with curfew violations, marijuana possession and carrying a weapon.
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