A cow carcass got stuck in the middle of a waterfall in Maine, leading officials to worry they would be unable to remove the cadaver or contain the odor before the stench became a public nuisance. Police were unaware of the cow’s origin, or how it ended up in the river.
A two-foot long shark was released into the ocean earlier this week, after being found on the doorstep of an Australian newspaper office. Police called to the scene borrowed and filled a bucket at a nearby McDonald’s, which they used to transport the still-breathing shark to a nearby river.
A cigarette butt carried by a sparrow may have resulted in the immolation of a $500,000 pet shop. Six weeks after the fire, which had no clear cause immediately, investigators found 35 cigarette butts on the roof, and concluded they must have been building materials for a bird’s nest. A spokesman for the insurance company said it was the first time they had handled such a case.
A man dressed like a ninja attempted to rob two stores with a sword, according to police in Weymouth, MA. The man left the first store after being informed that the clerk on duty had called the police, and left the second, a dry cleaner’s, after the clerk there said she would not open the cash drawer. Witnesses said the man appeared to be in his late 20’s.
An underwire bra may have saved a woman’s life in a Detroit break-in. According to reports from police, the shot may have been fired when the woman went to investigate a burglar alarm next door, travelling through the window before being deflected by the bra’s underwire.
After advertising and delivering three weeks of sermons on the theme “Great Sex for You”, the New Hope Church of Florida faces expulsion from the elementary school where the worship series took place. School officials said that the 25,000 fliers sent in the ad campaign, querying residents about their sex lives, had led to complaints, and that the sermons should not have been advertised within the school. The church’s lease contract is currently under review.
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