US police use stun gun on naked Walmart sock thief

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US police use stun gun on naked Walmart sock thief
Police say they were forced to use an electric stun gun on a naked, nearly 300-pound man after he allegedly stole socks from a Walmart in southeast Pennsylvania.
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Actor who played mobster jailed
In a case of life imitating art, a Quebec actor who once played a mobster on TV was sentenced Thursday to 3 1/2 years in prison for his role in a cocaine ring.
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New York penthouse sells for $88m
A lavish New York penthouse with panoramic views of Central Park has become the most expensive apartment ever sold in the city.
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Thieves steal dead dog's diamond collar
French police are investigating the theft of a diamond-studded dog collar from a grave at the world's oldest pet cemetery, whose most famous tenant is Hollywood canine star Rin Tin Tin.
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Police use stun gun on naked sock thief
Police say they were forced to use an electric stun gun on a naked man after he allegedly stole socks from a Walmart in southeast Pennsylvania.
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Alcohol counsellor 'plied clients with booze'
A male counsellor hired to support women with alcohol abuse issues in northeastern England was accused of plying two of his clients with booze and sexually assaulting them.
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Semi truck tires explode through front door of Alberta house, land in kitchen
An Alberta man woke up to sound of an explosion as a set of dual wheels off a semi truck flew through his front door and landed in his kitchen.
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Man sues London NHS trust over 'failed penis cancer detection'
A roofer whose genitals had to be partly amputated after he developed cancer of the penis is suing an NHS trust for more than £300,000 over accusations doctors failed to uncover the disease.
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Shocked flock: Who's peeing in our font?
A mystery person has been urinating in the holy water at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Davos.
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Man lies dead for three years before discovery
The body of a man who died three years ago was not discovered until one of his neighbour's heard a radio playing in his apartment.
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Mum to son: Smurfs and space aliens are real
A mother from southern Sweden has been reported to health authorities for allegedly holding her son prisoner for years in a fantasy world inhabited by Smurfs and space aliens.
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Rail company sorry for sending 'go to pub' Twitter message to commuters
Rail company London Midland has been forced to apologise after taking to Twitter to tell customers they should 'go to the pub' after delays were caused by a suspected suicide near Selly Oak, Birmingham, on Sunday.
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Simon Cowell is on pure oxygen
Simon Cowell is taking regular blasts of oxygen in his quest for eternal youth.
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Slow walking 'predicts dementia'
The speed someone walks may predict the likelihood of developing dementia later in life, according to researchers in the US.
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UK builder who left concrete penises outside man's house fined for anti-gay abuse
A British builder who left concrete model penises outside a man's house was fined for anti-gay abuse.
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Georgia student sues school over strip search in front of classmates
A Georgia middle school student claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday he was humiliated and traumatized when he was brought to a vice principal's office and forced to strip in front of classmates who said he had marijuana.
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