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'Belltown Hellcat' refuses to cooperate with Seattle officers at inspection (www.fox13seattle.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Woman faces 30 years in prison after bong water is found during Minnesota traffic stop (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Backflipping fan on field brought down by stun gun at Cincinnati Reds game (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Woman arrested for OWI, asks Madison police to care for pet guinea pig while in jail (www.channel3000.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police officers were given an unexpected job following an arrest downtown Monday afternoon.

Officers were called to the 1200 block of East Washington Ave. at around 3:40 p.m. after a 44-year-old woman allegedly crashed her vehicle into multiple parked cars.

Police said the woman showed signs of impairment. She was taken to a hospital to be medically cleared then taken to the Dane County Jail. She faces a first-offense OWI charge.

While at the jail, the woman reportedly asked officers to care for her pet guinea pig because she would be away from the animal for several days. MPD officers were given permission to enter her apartment to feed the guinea pig and find it proper care.

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A Chinese military buff inadvertently bought 4 books of military secrets for under $1 (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Best I can do is fifty cents

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'Party Bus' banned from professional bull riding after frightening escape (www.koin.com)
submitted 1 year ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Bear shreds seats then dozes off after breaking into Canadian woman’s car (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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'Not illegal to teach drunk': 2nd grade teacher allegedly drunk in class won't be charged (lawandcrime.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Possum on a plane: Flight delayed in China after pet breaks loose on board (www.cnn.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Middle name used when they're REALLY in trouble.

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Yes, an Alligator Was Just Captured in a Wisconsin Yard - Again (khmoradio.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Man banned from The Las Vegas Sphere after lighting up a bong during a Phish show (www.loudersound.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/22739710

Archive/mirror: https://archive.ph/59Vg5

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Man, 71, arrested after LAPD finds nearly 3,000 boxes of stolen LEGO sets at his home (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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YouTuber Alex Choi charged over stunt where fireworks were shot at Lamborghini from helicopter (abcnews.go.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Michael Bay approves

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Giraffe lifts toddler out of a pickup truck at Texas wildlife center (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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The strangest part of the story is that no one is getting sued over the incident. Park is making a small policy change and that's it.

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Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Why is Mastodon still getting all of the attention? Oh wait, nm....

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Couple finds safe stuffed with $100,000 cash while magnet fishing in New York (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Who Moved the Bodies? Guides Baffled in Search for Remains of Everest Climbers (www.thedailybeast.com)
submitted 1 year ago by ElCanut@jlai.lu to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16080905

Who Moved the Bodies? Guides Baffled in Search for Remains of Everest Climbers

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Restaurant says men must be 35, women must be 30 to enter: ‘We’re sticking to our code’ (www.wmtv15news.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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90-year-old man named the world's oldest truck driver (www.upi.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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We should not be celebrating this.

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Video shows man with suspended license Zoom into Michigan court hearing while driving (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Smrt.

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North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a 'gift' (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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Gee, you really shouldn't have...

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Mobile butchers mistakenly kill family’s pet pigs in Washington state (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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A couple weeks old

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Flight aborted after alleged Virgin mid-air nude run (citynews.com.au)
submitted 1 year ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/12555292

Australian Federal Police officers arrested the “disruptive passenger” after Virgin flight VA696 returned to Perth Airport on Monday night.

“The AFP responded to a request for assistance from airline staff,” a spokesman said on Tuesday.

“Officers arrested a man after he allegedly ran naked through the aircraft mid-flight and knocked a crew member to the floor.”

The man was taken to hospital for medical assessment where he remains.

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