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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Big Tall Theft

Headline: Newspaper 'Steals' Empire State Building in Just 90 Minutes
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 3.12.8
Caption:
In what has been described as one of the biggest heists in American history, the Empire State Building was reportedly stolen this week by a New York City newspaper in less than 90 minutes.

The New York Daily News drew up fake documents, created a bogus notary stamp and filed paperwork with the city and successfully took ownership of the $2 billion property on Monday.

The heist illustrates what it descibes as a gaping loophole in the city system that doesn't require clerks to actually verify information....

Headline: Woman Charged With Stealing Neighbors' Decorations
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 2.12.8
Caption: Not the true meaning of Christmas Part 2
MANCHESTER, Md. — A Carroll County woman is facing misdemeanor theft charges for allegedly swiping Christmas decorations from her neighbors' lawns.
The county sheriff's office says 51-year-old Gabriele Markert was found Monday in her Manchester home with decorations from at least three area homes.

Headline: Cops: Florida Man Attacked Father With Christmas Tree
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 2.12.8
Caption: Not the true meaning of Christmas.
Authorities say a west Florida man who lives with his parents has been arrested on a felony assault charge after he used a Christmas tree as a weapon to attack his father.

According to the Manatee County sheriff's report, 37-year-old Thomas Edward Lackie was arrested last week after he threw a 3-foot Christmas tree at his father. The tree missed, but Lackie then tried to use the steel base from the tree to strike his father.

His father and mother were able to grab Lackie's arms to prevent the attack. Deputies say the tree could have caused serious injuries because the metal base weighs about five pounds.

Headline: Man Says God Ordered Him to Ram Vehicle at 100 MPH
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 2.12.8
Caption: Confused, the devil made him do it.
SAN ANTONIO — A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into her while going more than 100 mph because God told him "she needed to be taken off the road."

The truck rear-ended the car on U.S. Highway 281 and both vehicles spun across a median before coming to a stop along a barrier in the opposite lanes.

Headline: Bill shock puts woman in hospital
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 2.12.8
Caption: It would be a shocking experience.
AN elderly South Australian Housing Trust resident was so upset to receive a quarterly electricity bill for almost $4500 she ended up in hospital.

Greenwith widowed pensioner Wilma Verneulem, 72, yesterday told The Advertiser she was stunned to open an account from energy provider AGL demanding $4489.71 for just three months of electricity use.

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