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Suspects' 911 pocket dial leads to jail

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:26 GMT

Some people call it pocket dialing. Others call it butt dialing. Either way, an air of California men face criminal charges after they accidentally called 911.

Man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaskan lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.

Fleeing man begs to be pulled from river

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:40:24 GMT

Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did.

Woman spots her stolen car in drive-thru

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.

Deer smashes through PA bus windshield

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:11 GMT

A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.

Conn. chef planning to feast on cicadas

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects.

Man charged in overnight feast at market

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:15:15 GMT

Authorities in Kentucky have charged a man who officers say had an overnight feast in a closed supermarket outside Louisville.

Ohio State awaits bloom of corpse flower

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT

Researchers at an Ohio State University greenhouse are awaiting a rare second bloom by a rainforest plant known as a corpse flower because of its unpleasant odor.

NYPD cop tries to help cat, gets stuck

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:28:05 GMT

Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground.