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Teen Charged With Taking $900 In Quarters
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 16 (UPI) — Police in Iowa said they arrested an 18-year-old man accused of stealing about $900 in quarters from a car wash. Investigators said the owner of the Guppies on the Go car wash in Waterloo called 911 Aug. 12 and reported the theft, which was recorded by a security camera, […]
Woman Has 20 Feet Of Nails On Each Hand
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) — A Las Vegas woman who has been growing her fingernails out for 18 years was certified as a Guinness World Record holder in New York. Chris “The Dutchess” Walton, 45, who has nearly 20 feet of fingernails on each hand, said during her visit to New York she started […]
'Private Bank' Owner Convicted Of Fraud
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 16 (UPI) — A Missouri man found to have made $100 million from selling worthless financial documents was found guilty of 21 federal fraud charges. Prosecutors said Denny Ray Hardin, 52, used his home computer to create 2,000 “bonded promissory notes” he claimed to have backed by a U.S. Treasury Department […]
Mussolini's Clothes To Be Auctioned
DALLAS, Sept. 16 (UPI) — The auctioneers behind the Dallas sale of clothing believed to have belonged to Benito Mussolini and his mistress said the items could fetch $15,000. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions and San Francisco-based Greg Martin Auctions, the auction houses handling the sale, said the clothing is believed to have been worn by the […]
Norwegian Lied About 'Year In The Wild'
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 15 (UPI) — A Norwegian man who claimed to have spent a “year in the wild” said his story was a hoax and he spent much of the time living in a Swedish hotel. Kristoffer Clausen, who wrote a blog about his supposed experiences in the Norwegian wilderness and followed it up […]
Lost Colorado Cat Turns Up In New York
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 15 (UPI) — A Colorado family said they “couldn’t believe it” when they heard their cat, who disappeared five years ago, turned up 1,800 miles away in New York. Jamie Squires said she and her family received a call Wednesday from a Manhattan shelter, where workers identified Willow the calico cat from […]
Police: Man Called 911 On Taco Bell
LARGO, Fla., Sept. 15 (UPI) — Florida police said they arrested a man on a charge of misusing the 911 system when he called the emergency number because he was refused service at Taco Bell. Largo police said Terry Kimball, 50, called 911 late Tuesday and told dispatchers employees at the Walsingham Road Taco Bell […]
Naked Google Street View Woman A Squatter
MIAMI, Sept. 15 (UPI) — A neighbor of a Miami home where a naked woman was pictured on Google Maps Street View said the woman was a squatter. Geraldo Martinez, who lives next door to the home in the Liberty City neighborhood, said he has been keeping an eye on the house for the property […]
Baby Gets Gifts On Hospital Anniversary
MAPLEWOOD, Minn., Sept. 15 (UPI) — A Minnesota hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary by awarding a gift basket to the parents of the 100th baby born at the facility this month. St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood said Christina Albright, 19, mother of baby Tessa Peters, took home a gift basket alongside her newborn with items […]
Police: Man Ate Raw Meat At Walmart
CARLISLE, Pa., Sept. 14 (UPI) — Police in Pennsylvania said they arrested a man accused of taking bites out of raw meat at a Walmart and putting the packages back on the shelves. Carlisle police said Walmart workers reported seeing Scott Shover, 53, eating from multiple packages of meat, valued at a total $24.53, while […]
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