Archive for August, 2008

Marijuana Grow Op Found in Mall Of The Americas

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

The Drug Enforcement Administration discovered something unexpected in the Mall of the Americas. DEA agents found a hydroponics lab with more than 200 marijuana plants, standing 3 to 6 feet tall ... Read more..

Obese Death Row Inmate Claims Lethal Injection Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Too Large to Find Veins

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

It's the second time that Richard Cooey, convicted of killing two University of Akron students in 1986, has asked the state for mercy. The Ohio Parole Board denied a similar ... Read more..

Amtrak Train Runs Out Of Gas, Passengers Sit For 2 Hours

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A quick train trip down the coast turned into a long haul for dozens of stranded Amtrak passengers when ... Read more..

US Marshals Arrest ‘Vampire’

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Funny Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

Earlier this month, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office asked for help from the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force for help locating Jeffrey Michael Mitchell, who officials said always wears black clothing ... Read more..

Man Arrested For Offering Deputy Two Cents For Sex

Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

The Lee County Sheriff's Office says a Bonita Springs man has been arrested after offering undercover deputy who was posing as a prostitute two cents for sex. Fausino Diaz ... Read more..

Teen Catches House On Fire While Trying To Burn Spider

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Funny Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

A teenager trying to kill spiders with fire Sunday afternoon accidentally set a fence and part of his home on Fire on Neil Road in Reno. Reno Fire Battalion Chief ... Read more..

Burglars Caught After Asking Cop For Ride Home

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Dumb Criminal Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

Five Chicago teens were arrested Sunday and charged with burglarizing a northwest suburban video game store. Two of them were caught after trying to hitch a ride in a police ... Read more..

14 Year Old Kills Friends Sister For iPod

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

A 14-year-old schoolboy, obsessed with iPods, allegedly murdered his best friend's sister on Sunday afternoon to steal his new iPod. ( Watch ) Arka Das ... Read more..

Wife Auctions Husband’s Tools Of Affair On eBay

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Funny Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating husband by auctioning his mistress's "huge" panties and his "size small" condom packet on eBay. The seller, named only as Anna ... Read more..

Three Winged Goose Can’t Fly

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »

You might call it a case of too much of a good thing. A goose taking flight is an amazing sight, its two wings lifting it powerfully into the air. ... Read more..