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Tampa Trial of Band-Aid Bandit Begins

Opening statements this week in the trial of Rafael Rondon, the alleged "Band-Aid Bandit" who was arrested in 2006 after a string of 39 bank robberies in the Tampa area dating back to 2000.  The robber was dubbed the "Band-Aid…


Ostrich Murderer Walks Away With Five-Month Sentence

The San Francisco Chronicle reported on March 29 that a man who murdered an ostrich late last year had been released from jail after serving only a five-month sentence for animal abuse. This despite the fact that it was a…



Officials Report Burqas May Hide More Than Female Form

Someone who shows up at a checkpoint anywhere in the Middle East with strange bulges under their clothing is likely to attract some attention.  (I concede that this could happen anywhere, depending on the nature of the bulge.)  That’s what…


Man Asks Police for Help With Break-In

An unidentified man in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, called police earlier this week and asked for help breaking into a church.  They were happy to come over, but didn’t help him with the break-in.  The man told police that he had…


Werewolf Charged With Disorderly Conduct

Robert Marsh was arrested last week in Wisconsin and charged with several offenses stemming from an incident early Thursday morning in which he broke down a woman’s door and grabbed her.  Two other men in the home stopped Marsh, who…