Speedos Have Been Sped

Headline: Wearing Speedos could land you in jail
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 12.1.9
Caption: Wear Not Speedos

TOURISTS wearing Speedos in town offend an island's police commissioner so much he is threatening to put them in jail. The Caribbean island of Grenada is enforcing an indecent exposure law banning swimsuits away from the beach, The Associated Press reports.

Police commissioner James Clarkson said offenders are generally just asked to put some clothes on but they can be fined $US270 ($384) or sent to jail for six months.

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Mr Clarkson said cruise ships usually inform passengers of the correct way to dress when in town, but "from time to time, there is the one or two who take their chances."

Headline: Sex Offender Wins Raffle for Abuse Victim Charity
Clip from: FOXNews.com.
Date of clip: 11.1.9
Caption: Dangerous Irony

A convicted sex offender won a $500,000 Alaska raffle that was a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization that helps victims of sexual abuse.

Alec Ahsoak of Anchorage, 53, came forward Saturday to collect his prize.

The state sex offender registry lists Ahsoak as convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 1993 and one count in 2000.

The raffle drawing was Friday night.

State law says all games of chance must benefit a charity. The designated beneficiary for the half-million dollar raffle was Standing Together Against Rape..

Headline: Canadian Charged With Smuggling Cocaine in Forklift
Clip from: FOXNews.com.
Date of clip: 11.1.9
Caption: Lift me up

A 56-year-old Canadian man is charged with attempting to smuggle into Australia 22 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of $2.45 million, using forklift batteries.

Customs officers allegedly made the discovery on Dece. 22, after inspecting a container with a forklift inside that arrived at Sydney's Port Botany facility.

An X-ray of the forklift allegedly revealed "anomalies" within the battery unit, Australian Customs said.

A white powder which tested positive for cocaine was found inside the 24 battery cells, Customs said.