Offbeat News

It may sound like something out of a comic book, but it's for real. Police in New York City are hunting for a robber who wears an unusual disguise: a cat mask....Source

Two Texas parents were arrested after they allegedly not only smoked marijuana, but gave a bong to their 1-year-old child. Julio Cesar Garcia and Branda Duran remain in police custody after being arrested Monday night....Source

A Chicago woman says she was just telling the truth and wanted to help her neighbors. So, she posted an Internet review of a local concrete company. Now, that company is suing her because of what she said on a popular website....Source

A Russian fisheries official suspected of accepting bribes tossed 10 million roubles ($322,000) from his car after a police chase and a crash on a busy Moscow highway, investigators said on Monday....Source

A bogus 911 call led to a man being arrested for drunk driving in Brandon, Man., on the weekend....Source

Conchita, Lucia and April Marie are used to a luxurious life in an island mansion. With a $3 million trust fund from an heiress, they'll never have to worry about a thing. What sets them apart is that they're Chihuahuas. The dogs are part of a bitter battle over the estate of Gail Posner, daughter of late corporate raider Victor Posner. Gail Posner's only surviving child, 46-year-old Bret Carr, claims his mother was coerced into changing her will by employees while suffering from cancer and drug addiction....Source

A raccoon described as acrobatic and mean-spirited knocked out power to a section of downtown Memphis that included two hospitals and the newspaper for more than five hours....Source

China's military officers have added matchmaking to their duties, after the government banned troops from online dating over fears that lonely hearts might let sensitive information slip, state media said on Monday....Source

Youth groups typically try to raise money through car washes or even lemonade stands. But one fundraising effort in North Texas is raising some eyebrows. The flyer some people recently found on their doors advertises a White Trash Party....Source

The apparently endless market for images of Marilyn Monroe now extends to inside the bombshell's body. A set of three Monroe Chest X-rays from a 1954 hospital visit sold Sunday for $45,000 at the Hollywood Legends auction at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Julien's Auctions, which sold the X-rays, estmated that they would only fetch a total of about $3,000....Source