This Week in Weird, Nov. 20

Live grenades in home, a stolen go-cart, a lost teddy bear and more in this week’s edition.

Human foot found in creek

A state Department of Environmental Conservation team working with an excavator to restore an eroding bank of Springwater Creek in the Village of Springwater made a shocking find Tuesday, discovering what is believed to be a human foot.

Lawyer finds live grenades in home of woman who died in September

The Boston police bomb squad on Tuesday detonated four World War II grenades that were found at a Wollaston home vacant since the elderly homeowner's death 2½ months ago.

Ohio man arrested after driving stolen go-kart

Canton, Ohio, police on Monday arrested an 18-year-old man driving a stolen go-kart, according to jail records.

A beary happy ending: Rescue rangers save lost teddy

Lake of the Ozarks State Park personnel launch massive bear hunt to find, return 5-year-old's special toy.

This Week in Weird, Nov. 13

A racing pigeon gets a helping hand, a flaming mattress falls from the sky and more.

 

Wayward racing pigeon gets help from good Samaritans

Sahara was on a 50-mile training toss when she became lost. She had been missing for seven days.

Police say truck driver may have been eating cereal at time of crash

A FedEx driver may have been eating a bowl of cereal Friday when he crashed his large box truck head-on into a sedan in Framingham, police said.

This Week in Weird, Nov. 6

Man tries to hit patient with shoe, deer breaks into furniture store and more in this week’s edition.

 

Deer goes shopping in furniture store

A young deer got a police escort out of Eldon earlier this week after being chased from a business where the animal had sought refuge after crashing through a plate-glass window.

This Week in Weird, Oct. 30

Driver says he didn’t know passenger was dead, burglar flees home wearing only boxer shorts and pink ball cap and more in this week’s edition.

 

Police: Burglar flees home wearing only boxer shorts and pink ball cap

Adrian police say a Detroit man broke into a house and tried to steal valuables from a woman's bedroom, but he was discovered and fled the house wearing only his boxer shorts and a pink baseball cap.

Pair of donkeys go for late-night romp in town

A pair of donkeys who broke out of their pasture early Thursday morning sent police on a chase to corral the beasts, but the owners believe they may have scared away a pack of coyotes.

This Week in Weird, Oct. 23

A hypocritical son, “Love Spud” update, a hero newspaper carrier, a bad neighbor and more in this week’s edition.

Man with 'Family Forever' tattoo threatens to kill mother, police say

Alliance, Ohio, police arrested a man tattooed with the words “Family Forever” after an argument with his mother over a pair of earrings that he had purchased for her, Stark County Jail records said. The man was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence.

2 men pick fight with the wrong guy - an off-duty officer

Two men were arrested in the parking lot outside a CVS in Hanover, Mass., last week after they allegedly picked a fight with an off-duty police officer.

President Obama returns 'love spud' to original owner

After hanging out with the Obamas for a couple weeks, Mary Apple's now-famous heart-shaped potato has returned home.

This Week in Weird, Oct. 16

A marijuana sandwich, the perils of texting and driving and much more in this week’s edition.

 

Man pleads guilty to starting fire to get help for sick wife

A Pennsylvania man accused of setting his house on fire in May to get help for his sick wife pleaded guilty to three charges Thursday.

These little piggies get none: School told to stop feeding pigs scraps

One week ago, hundreds of children at Lisbon (Conn.) Central School were cheering and screaming at a schoolwide assembly to promote a recycling project where the school feeds cafeteria leftovers to a farmer’s pigs. A day after the project was publicized, an officer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture visited the school and said the project was illegal: Food must be processed before it may be fed to the animals. The school shut the program down.

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