January 12, 2009 | David Wallace | Comments 0 A Columbus Ohio man who was carjacked outside a south side restaurant said his friends helped him come up with a plan to outsmart the thieves. Alan Heuss was sitting in his BMW last week with the engine running when a armed man approached him. The
December 24, 2008 | David Wallace | Comments 0 Don’t try this at home – that is use a blowtorch to melt snow, especially when there is a wood home nearby. A New Bedford, Mass. failed to heed this advice when he used a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch. He ended up
Don’t throw out your old things – they could be worth something. In one woman’s case, a thrown out mattress was worth $ 1 million dollars! The mattress which contained $1 million hidden inside was mistakenly thrown out, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites. The woman
A British driver has blamed his GPS navigation unit for leaving his car teetering on the edge of a cliff after he followed its instructions. Robert Jones said he trusted his navigational system and continued to follow it when it told him the steep, narrow footpath he was driving on was a road. Go figure!
February 26, 2009 | David Wallace | Comments 0 We see mis-uses of the phone number 911, which is supposed to be used for “emergencies only,” all the time. Every once in awhile, a mis-use of 911 is so bizarre, so outrageous, one has to wonder if the person is even from this plant. Such
October 23, 2008 | David Wallace | Comments 0 Police say a Connecticut man impersonating a police officer picked the wrong person to pull over. The fake cop, Israel Gomez was arrested Tuesday after pulling over an off-duty Hartford police lieutenant. Apparently Gomez turned on flashing lights and used a siren and loudspeaker to coax
October 25, 2008 | David Wallace | Comments 0 You’ll have to agree that it is frustrating to take out food from a fast food restaurant only to find something missing after you get your order. That is why it is nice when they accidentally give you something extra that you didn’t order. However for
November 06, 2008 | David Wallace | Comments 0 What does a broom, feather duster, mop, vacuum cleaner and blow torch have in common? Well the first four objects are typically used to clean with. However, a blow torch a cleaning utensil? Not for most people with the exception of a West Georgia man who
Speeders come up with all sorts of reasons why they are speeding when caught by police – wife having a baby, late for a meeting, trying to get to church. One reason you might want to keep to yourself however is the reason Ryan Neaus, 21, Hazleton gave the officer who pulled him over for
December 12, 2008 | David Wallace | Comments 0 In Minnesota, a 50-year-old man who was fed up with teens toilet-papering his house decided to defend his property. And that he did with a squirt gun filled with fox urine. Now, Scott Wagar is in trouble with the law. Wagar pleaded not guilty on Wednesday