Monthly Archives: January 2006

Drunken yobs post hamster

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Michael Hampton

David Jordan and James Cole, undergraduates at Cambridge University in the U.K., have been fined for posting a live hamster. The pair put the hamster in a standard A5 envelope and posted it in Market Street, Cambridge, on 22 June. … Continue reading →

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Man kills self, fails to burn down house after death

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Michael Hampton

David Moore, 47, of Belmont, N.H., committed suicide sometime after Thanksgiving using a homemade guillotine. But his plans for his death went far beyond that. He had placed homemade Molotov cocktails in the walls of his home, and wired them up to electric power on a timer, set to go off shortly after he killed himself, and burn down his house. Continue reading →

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Reports of death greatly exaggerated

Posted on January 12, 2006 by Michael Hampton

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier ran an obituary last week for Daniel “D.J.” Reddout, 17, saying that he had died from complications from surgery Dec. 24, after receiving the information from a man who said he was the teenager’s father. The only problem is, D.J. was quite alive and well. Continue reading →

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Couple raised kids in garbage, animal feces, pornography

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Wendy and Byron Ruff, of Warner, N.H., were convicted Monday of 10 counts of child endangerment, for keeping their five children in a home filled with animal feces, rotting garbage, loose insulation, and pornography on the walls. Continue reading →

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Coroner rules death caused by gambling addiction

Posted on January 10, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Andre Baril, 62, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, liked playing the lottery. He was a big fan of Loto-Quebec’s Banco game, from which he won $25,000 a few years ago. But since then he spent his entire life savings, over $50,000, … Continue reading →

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Robber caught by hole in bag

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Sharife Doorah, 23, of Indianapolis, Ind., allegedly robbed a bar late Friday night, and put the money in a bag. He ran off, and police took off after him. So far, about normal. But Doorah couldn’t possibly have gotten away that night. Continue reading →

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Town supervisor signs hundreds of payroll checks

Posted on January 8, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Satish B. Mohan has hardly been on the job as an Amherst, N.Y., town supervisor for a week, and already he’s made hundreds of enemies.

One of Mohan’s campaign promises was that he would personally review and sign all checks pertaining to town business, and that included payroll checks. So, when he did, the payroll wasn’t available on time last Friday. Continue reading →

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Counterfeiters try to flush the evidence

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Selina Jean Valdez, 28, and Daniel Marquez, 41, of Pueblo, Colo., are suspected of being responsible for almost all of the city’s counterfeit money cases. Continue reading →

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Artist chains self, loses key

Posted on January 6, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Trevor Corneliusien, 26, an artist, went camping in an abandoned mineshaft about five miles north of Baker, Calif., on Tuesday, wrapped a chain around his bare ankles and locked it, and proceeded to draw it. Then he realized he didn’t have the key. Continue reading →

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Home alone: Parents leave children for Vegas weekend

Posted on January 5, 2006 by Michael Hampton

Jacob Calero and Michelle De La Vega, of San Ramon, Calif., on Friday left Calero’s two children, Joshua, 9, and Jason, 5, alone at home unsupervised so they could take a New Year’s Eve trip to Las Vegas. Continue reading →

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