Stiff Gets Ticket

Headline: Officer Tickets Parked Car as Woman Lies Dead Inside
Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 7.4.9
Caption: Stiff Gets Ticket

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A parking enforcement officer issued a ticket for a pickup truck outside an Alabama emergency room while a woman lay dead inside the vehicle, authorities said.

Rebecca Kate Haley, 25, had been dead for at least seven hours when an illegal parking ticket was put on the windshield, authorities said.

Police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr. said the officer didn't see Haley because she was slumped over in the truck's cab. Drug paraphernalia was found in the truck.

Williams said Tuesday that Haley's cause of death had not been determined.

About an hour after the ticket was issued at 10:15 a.m. Monday outside the UAB hospital, a passer-by spotted Haley.

Headline: Missing: $1,200 Worth Of Lip Gloss
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 7.4.9
Caption: Look for the woman with the glossy lips

Here's some lip gloss that's really hot. Police want to know who made off with 74 tubes of "Beauty Rush" _ worth about $1,200 _ from a suburban New York Victoria's Secret store. Clarkstown police believe the cosmetics went missing from a bin sometime Saturday. The store, in the Nanuet Mall, reported the theft on Sunday.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage for clues.

Headline: Man admits grabbing breasts
Origin of Clip: news.com.au 7.4.9
Caption: Man at tracks grabs racks

A MAN who grabbed the breasts of two women at the Wellard and Rockingham train stations has pleaded guilty to indecent assault.

The 20-year-old Rockingham man pleaded guilty to the attacks and will reappear in Rockingham Magistrate's Court for a pre-sentence report on May 8.

Headline: Beer in Hand, Texas Woman Starts Brawl at Wake
Origin of Clip: CNN.com 6.4.9
Caption: No respect for the dead and living

MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Sheriff's deputies said a Texas woman started a brawl at a wake in Arkansas when she arrived with a beer can in her hand. The woman, 52, faces a third-degree domestic battery charge, as does another woman, 46, over the March 29 fight.

Deputies said the first woman arrived at the Christies Chapel Church with a beer can in hand and that she refused to leave.

The first woman then allegedly grabbed a man by the face, leaving scratch marks on his lower right cheek and causing him to bleed. The man's mother, then allegedly slapped the woman and kicked another woman in the chest.

Headline: Beware the perils of caffeine withdrawal
Origin of Clip: CNN.com 6.4.9
Caption: Caffeine Fix

...Miss that cup of "Joe" or can of cola and don't be surprised if you start feeling funny, Kuhar warned. He said some people complain of "headache, fatigue, sleepiness, inability to focus and concentrate." Others report experiencing flu- like symptoms, irritability, depression and anxiety after skipping as little as one cup of coffee a day.

Kuhar explained that caffeine blocks receptors in the brain that can dilate blood vessels causing headaches. "Withdrawal symptoms can start from 12 to 20 hours after your last cup of coffee and peak about two days later and can last about as long as a week," Kuhar added...

...They instruct patients to gradually substitute decaffeinated products or noncaffeinated products over time in order to reduce the likelihood of experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

Headline: Primary school kids sex website shock
Origin of Clip: news.com.au 6.4.9
Caption: It's a Fun Toll!!?? This has to be a joke or this world is wacky

PRIMARY school students are being told abortion can be "a relief" and hormones make you "feel sexy" on a website endorsed by Education Queensland.

Outraged parent groups are demanding the State Government immediately withdraw its endorsement, warning the website is inappropriate and even dangerous for pre-teens.

But educators argue it is a valuable, fun tool that helps children entering their teens learn about their bodies.

The controversial site, thehormonefactory.com, has been approved as a student resource for Queensland Year 7 classes.

Set up by La Trobe University, it uses cartoons to tell 10 to 12-year-olds why certain hormones give them "sexy thoughts" and start making them "interested in sex".

It asks students if they think "a six-inch penis is normal" and if they believe "13 is too young to have a baby".

Headline: Texas Man Allegedly Trying to Beat Demon Out of Son
Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 6.4.9
Caption: The Demons are in the father

HOUSTON — A Houston man who allegedly thought demons invaded his home and family was jailed Monday on charges he beat his 3-year-old son.

Jacky Tran was held on $100,000 bond on felony injury to a child charges after he allegedly tried to rid the boy of evil spirits.

A jail official, who declined to give his name to The Associated Press, had no information early Monday on an attorney for the 35-year-old Tran.

A relative, Thuba To, told the Houston Chronicle that Tran believes he is an "angel" sent by God.

Tran was arrested after officers Saturday night responded to a security alarm. A police report indicates officers saw Tran swinging something, possibly the boy.

The child, whose name was not released, was transported to a Houston hospital for treatment of skull fractures and was expected to survive.

Headline: 'Cheating partner' sparks mid-air rage
Origin of Clip: news.com.au 6.4.9
Caption: Mile High Club It's Not

ARMED police boarded a flight at London's Heathrow Airport and arrested a trio involved in mid-air argument over a sex act.

The incident involved a model who allegedly flew into a drunken rage on a plane after catching her boyfriend engaging in a sex act with a woman sitting next to him.

Magazine covergirl Sarah Hannon, 35, is said to have woken from a nine-hour flight onboard Kingfisher Airlines to London from the Indian city of Bangalor to find partner Daniel Melia enjoying a sexual act, The Sun reports.

A police source said Ms Hannon fell asleep after drinking with Mr Melia before and during the flight.

Mr Melia then “got on well” with Ms Irby underneath a blanket but was stopped by hostesses – at which point Sarah awoke and started screaming...

GPS Gets Mean

Headline: Driver Says GPS Unit Led Him to Edge of Cliff
Origin of Clip:FOXNews.com 25.3.9
Caption: GPS Gets Mean

A British driver has blamed his GPS navigation unit for leaving his car teetering on the edge of a cliff after he followed its instructions.

Robert Jones said he trusted his navigational system and continued to follow it when it told him the steep, narrow footpath he was driving on was a road.

Jones, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, northern England, now has a court date for driving without due care and attention.

His BMW nearly plunged down a 100-foot cliff in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, on Sunday

Headline: Family Visits Wrong Gravesite For 24 Years Following Cemetery Mix-Up
Origin of Clip: citynews.ca 25.3.9
Caption: Sad really

For the past 24 years a Toronto family has been visiting a gravesite they believed held the remains of their great grandfather. It turns out they have been laying flowers, and prayers, down at the plot of a total stranger.

... she brought her mother's ashes to be buried with her great grandfather at Resthaven Memorial Gardens on Monday.

When she arrived she found a new marker in his usual spot, and was then told that his grave was actually in another location.

"He came out said 'No, you're confused, you're upset, It happens to people.' I said, 'No, I am not. I know where I have been doing for 24 years..." **** said.

"We've been bringing flowers every birthday, every Father's Day, Christmas. And we've been visiting him and it's not even him."

Headline: Romantic Teen Seeks Prom Date, Gets Cops Instead
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 25.3.9
Caption: Spray Painted Romance Gets Tainted

A South Carolina teen's romantic gesture has won him the attention of police and environmental officers. Authorities told The Island Packet of Hilton Head that the 18-year-old man was caught spray painting the word "prom" on the beach near the home Sunday of the young lady he wanted to take to the dance. A neighbor had called police.

Deputies made the teen clean the area, but did not file any charges.

The spray paint cans were sent to environmental officials to see if the chemicals pose any harm to the beach.

Headline: Frantic 911 Call: "My Wife Is Biting Me!"
Origin of Clip: news.com.au 24.3.9
Caption: Help, I Need Someone

Some people will go to fisticuffs to get their point across, and others will go to, well, handcuffs, reports WCBS In New York.

Such was the case for a Fairfield woman having marital problems who desperately wanted to talk to her husband after he apparently decided to leave her.

Helen Sun, 37, was arrested Tuesday after sneaking into Robert Drawbough's bedroom and handcuffing herself to him while he slept so they could talk.

Drawbough, frightened by his wife's antics, however, called police immediately and begged the dispatcher for help after his wife began biting and scratching him.

Headline: Police Say Woman Used Fake ID To Get Fake Breasts
Origin of Clip: CBSnews.com 24.3.9
Caption: Fake and Flaky

Police are seeking a woman they said used a false identity to get breast implants and liposuction, then skipped town. Huntington Beach police said Monday that a 30-year-old woman opened a line of credit in someone else's name in September 2008 and had the procedures worth more than $12,000 performed at the Pacific Center For Plastic Surgery.

Headline: Spider-Man comes to boy's rescue
Origin of Clip: news.com.au 24.3.9
Caption: Spiderman Saves The Day Or Was That Mighty Mouse

A FIREMAN turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony, police say.
Teachers at a special needs school in Bangkok alerted authorities yesterday when an autistic pupil, scared of going to lessons, sat out on the third-floor ledge and refused to come inside, a police sergeant said.

Despite teachers' efforts to beckon the boy inside, he refused to budge until his mother mentioned her son's love of superheroes, prompting fireman Sonchai Yoosabai to take a novel approach to the problem.

"My fireman rushed back to the fire station and took out his Spider-Man costume ... The boy immediately ran into his arms with a smile,'' Sergeant Virat Boonsadao said.

Headline: Parrot Awarded for Yelling About Choking Baby
Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 24.3.9
Caption: Parrot is a Hero

DENVER — A parrot that alerted his owner about a baby who was choking was recognized as a hero by the Red Cross.

Willie the parrot was given the Animal Lifesaver Award during the "Breakfast of Champions" event attended by Gov. Bill Ritter and Mayor John Hickenlooper.

Willie received the award Friday for his actions in November, when he and owner Megan Howard were baby-sitting a toddler. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" when Howard went to the bathroom and the toddler started to choke on her breakfast.

Headline: U.S. Jobs Threatened by Cheap Chinese Condoms
Origin of Clip: FOXNews.com 24.3.9
Caption: Baby Booming Condoms

With the American economy in turmoil, the government has decided to drop a long-standing contract with a U.S. company and give it to a foreign one, the Kansas City Star reported.

In a move that will cost around 300 American jobs, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has decided to purchase condoms from foreign companies — in countries like South Korea and China — because they cost less than American-made prophylactics, the Star reported.

The agency distributes billions of condoms to poor countries around the world, but has previously used only American-made condoms because of "Buy American" regulations, the Star reported. The stimulus bill that recently passed in Congress, however, does not include that provision for condoms...

To trap a theif

Headline: Thief locks self in car
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 24.2.9
Caption: To trap a theif

A THIEF has bungled an attempt to break in to a car in Adelaide, locking himself inside the vehicle as police arrived.
Police said the man was one of two caught early this morning breaking into cars at Port Noarlunga, in the city's southern suburbs.

A 28-year-old was found hiding in some bushes while a 53-year-old was found hiding in one of the cars.

"The man, while breaking in to the car, had locked himself inside and couldn't get out," a police spokesman said.

Headline: Thief mistakes toilet for safe
Clip from: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/oddnews
Date of clip: 24.2.9
Caption: Maybe he had to go.

A hapless thief drilled his way into a French bank at the weekend, but missed the safe and instead found himself in a lavatory where he was promptly arrested, a French newspaper reported Sunday

Headline: Cops: Man Tries To Steal Laptop To Check Facebook
Clip from: CBSews.com
Date of clip: 24.2.9
Caption: Facebook Addict

Sheriff's officers said a 19-year-old man snatched a Starbucks customers laptop after being told he could not use it to check his Facebook account. According to officers, the man then grabbed the customer's laptop and ran out of the coffee shop, located in an outlet mall.

Two people in the parking lot tackled the man and held him there until a mall security guard arrived.

The victim got his laptop back and the man was charged Saturday with robbery by sudden snatching, a felony.

Headline: Family Living in Cave Puts Home on eBay
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 23.2.9
Caption: Cave For Sale

ST. LOUIS — In a twist to the U.S. housing crisis, a family that has been living in a home built inside a cave in suburban St. Louis has put it up for sale on eBay.
Bidding starts at $300,000.
Curt and Deborah Sleeper of Festus bought about 3 acres of property and a cave in Festus in 2004, after they spotted it on the Internet.
The couple built a three-bedroom home inside the one-time mining cave.

Headline: Travelodge lost and found: horse, Porsche 911, World War II medals
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 23.2.9
Caption: We Found...

The budget hotel company, which has 7 million guests checking in every year, has revealed some of the more bizarre things that visitors have managed to leave behind. A pet lizard called Humphrey...a show jumping horse, left in his trailer in the car park at the Droitwich hotel..two sets of keys for a Porsche 911 car.. a diamond Rolex watch...a Centurion card, the black American Express card that is so exclusive the annual fee can run up to £1,800.

Headline: No Luck For NYC Santa In Parking Ticket Fight
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 23.2.9
Caption: Too Bad Claus

A New York City man who fought a parking ticket he got while dressed as Santa Claus and giving out toys says the city's response is more ho-hum than ho-ho.

Chip Cafiero says he learned Friday he'd lost his attempt to contest the $115 ticket he got in Brooklyn on Nov. 28. The city Department of Finance, which handles such matters, didn't immediately return a phone call Sunday seeking comment.

The 60-year-old retired schoolteacher had a sport utility vehicle double-parked near him while he handed out holiday bounty from a horse-drawn carriage. The SUV was ticketed.

Headline:Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash'
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 23.2.9
Caption: To Jail Scam

... There was no need for an attorney, said Phillip's mother, Amy Swartley, who thought at most, the judge would slap her son with a fine or community service.

But she was shocked to find her eighth-grader handcuffed and shackled in the courtroom and sentenced to a youth detention center. Then, he was shipped to a boarding school for troubled teens for nine months.

"Yes, my son made a mistake, but I didn't think he was going to be taken away from me," said Swartley, a 41-year-old single mother raising two boys in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

CNN does not usually identify minors accused of crimes. But Swartley and others agreed to be named to bring public attention to the issue.

As scandals from Wall Street to Washington roil the public trust, the justice system in Luzerne County, in the heart of Pennsylvania's struggling coal country, has also fallen prey to corruption. The county has been rocked by a kickback scandal involving two elected judges who essentially jailed kids for cash. Many of the children had appeared before judges without a lawyer...

Headline: Jackson Five star plans slavery theme park
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 23.2.9
Caption: An Odd Theme Park

MICHAEL Jackson's brother has been criticised for reportedly planning to build a slavery theme park in Nigeria.

Marlon Jackson is said to be prepared to invest in a $5.3 billion theme park where tourists can visit a replica slave ship and walk the route of shackled slaves, before playing a round of golf or relaxing by a pool, reports The Guardian

The former Jackson Five band member and the Badagry Historical Resort Development Project hope the park will attract African-American tourists keen to trace their roots back to Nigeria.

Headline: Woman Pleads Guilty in 'Unnecessary Surgeries' Case
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 22.2.9
Caption: Nip And Take

COSTA MESA, Calif. — A woman who helped recruit patients to undergo unnecessary surgeries as part of a $154 million medical insurance fraud has pleaded guilty to 22 charges.

Sue Nanda, 40, of Costa Mesa, entered her plea Friday in Orange County Superior Court. She is scheduled to be sentenced April 24 where she faces up to 20 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Nanda worked for the now-shuttered Unity Outpatient Surgery Center in Buena Park, targeting employees from businesses in 39 states who were covered by PPO insurance plans. She recruited more than 170 people from 16 states to undergo unnecessary surgical procedures in exchange for money or cheap cosmetic surgeries.

Headline: Artificially-induced snow closes roads
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 22.2.9
Caption:

CHINA has closed 12 highways around the capital Beijing today because of heavy snow brought on after seeding clouds with chemicals.

All outbound highways were closed in Hebei, the drought-hit northern province surrounding Beijing, after heavy snow fell last night, Xinhua news agency said.

In all, 12 highways, including one linking Beijing and Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning province, were closed.

Hebei got its first heavy snow of this year yesterday. The provincial weather bureau said that snow too was "enhanced" by artificial seeding.

Heradline: Police officer shoots himself with Taser
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 22.2.9
Caption: TASED

A POLICE officer has been treated for burns after shooting himself with a Taser stun gun.
Police were called to a nightclub brawl on Elizabeth Street, near Martin Place in Sydney, at about 3.40am last night.

They say a Taser stun gun was used in an attempt to subdue a 27-year-old man after he resisted arrest.

The officer Tasered himself in the struggle, injuring his arm.

A day in the life of...

Headline: Dog-gone-it! Man Loses Dog, River Swallows Car
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 22.1.9
Caption: A day in the life of...

A man driven to find his lost dog also lost his car after he drove onto the frozen Black River in St. Clair County, locked himself out of the idling vehicle, then watched as heat from the 1994 Buick's exhaust pipe melted the ice beneath it. WPHM-AM, the Detroit Free Press and the Times Herald in Port Huron reported that a police dive team were expected Wednesday to help pull the car from the frigid river off Port Huron Township, about 55 miles northeast of Detroit.

Headline: Woman Forced to Fork Over iPod to Pay Cab Fare
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 21.1.9
Caption: Your Money or Your iPod

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is investigating an incident where a California woman says she was forced to use her iPod as payment for a cab ride.

Natalie Lenhart, 20, of Sacramento, took a cab to the airport in early December, but her credit card was declined. The driver called 911, and Port Authority police responded. Lenhart was told she had to give the driver some compensation, so she turned over the iPod.

Headline: Cleric says its OK to rape your wife
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 21.1.9
Caption: Not In Our Country

A MELBOURNE Islamic cleric has told his male followers they can force their wives to have sex and hit them if they are disobedient.

Coburg's self-styled cleric Samir Abu Hamza said despite Australian rape laws it was impossible for a man to rape his wife even if she refused to have sex with him, the Herald Sun reports.

In a recorded lecture entitled "The Keys to a Successful Marriage", delivered to his male worshippers but now broadcast on the internet and viewed by several thousand people, Mr Hamza said Islamic law allowed men to hit their wives as a last resort, but they were not to make them bleed or become bruised.

Headline: Cow Knocks Over Woman On Bike, Steps On Her Legs
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 20.1.9
Caption: Cowed

A woman escaped serious injury and refused medical treatment after a cow knocked her down and walked on her legs. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks ranger Pete Taylor said the woman was riding her bicycle along the South Boulder Creek Trail on Monday when she encountered the cow and stopped to let the animal cross. Instead, the cow knocked the woman over and stepped on her legs.

Headline: Woman wins rights to superdog's sperm
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 20.1.9
Caption: Sperm Dog

A QUEENSLAND dog breeder has won a legal settlement over the ownership of a stud police dog and its frozen sperm. Leigh Robertson of Narangba, in Brisbane, took action against Queensland Police Dog Squad kennel manager Reg Worth after he sold Ike to the police service without her permission. "Ike was not his to sell," Ms Robertson said.

Headline: Woman Creates Artwork From 395 Days Of Junk Mail
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 20.1.9
Caption: Art of Junk

One person's junk mail is an Austin woman's art. Artist Annette Lawrence saved every scrap of junk mail she received, at her home, for about 13 months and made it into an exhibit called "Free Paper."

Lawrence told KXAN-TV that she was "a bit bothered" by the amount of paper that arrived at her residence, 265 pounds worth, during the 395-day period. Instead of recycling the junk mail, Lawrence saved it so observers can take away a sense of "Wow, that is a lot of paper."

DUI Paintballed

Headline: Man Shoots Friend's Car With Paintballs to Deter DUI
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: DUI Paintballed

A man who reportedly told police he was trying to deter a friend from driving drunk by blasting the friend's windshield with paintballs wound up in jail.

"This is a very creative way to prevent someone from drinking and driving, but not legal or safe," said Sgt. Ken Lattin.

Responding Tuesday night to a nearby resident's report of a man shooting paintballs at a car, police found the 41-year-old man, who explained his rationale.

The Tri-City Herald reported the man was arrested and booked into the Benton County jail for investigation of unlawfully discharging a weapon and an unrelated misdemeanor warrant.

Headline: Sneaking Teens Stranded for 3 Days: We Are Idiots
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: They are idiots

Two rescued Australian teenagers say they were idiots for getting lost for three days in rugged bushland after trying to sneak into a Victorian music festival without tickets.
Harry Wild and Ryan Hurley, both 19, had been trying to find a back way into the Falls Music Festival, near Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.
But their plans went awry when the pair lost cell phone reception and ended up getting lost....
"We know we are idiots, we think we are so silly. I just what to thank everyone who was involved in the process."

Headline: Woman Out for Walk Finds Mummified Head in Bag
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 1.1.9
Caption: No sense losing your head over it.

A human head was found in a bag by a British woman out for a morning walk Wednesday.

The gruesome discovery was made in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh.

Lothian and Borders Police have launched an investigation.

It is thought the head may be several years old and it is not known how long it had been there.

Police said the head "appeared to be mummified."

It was found on a public footpath at Hawthornvale. The woman who found it raised the alarm at 1030 a.m.

Headline: Nuts! Naked Intruder Foiled by Elderly Woman's Squeeze
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 31.12.8
Caption: Super Granny Squeezes Intruder's Balls

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says an 88-year-old woman fended off a naked intruder by grabbing the man's crotch and squeezing.

Deputy Paul McRedmond says the man got into the house Tuesday through a sliding door. He backed the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair.

That's when the woman reached behind and squeezed. The man tore free and fled.

McRedmond says a county code enforcement officer who heard the police call on his radio spotted a car near the woman's house and passed on the license information to authorities.
Troutdale police arrested...

Headline: Lawsuit seeks to take 'God' out of inaugural
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 31.12.8
Caption: So, No More Praying To God Before Going To War Then?

Some atheists want Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony to leave out references to God and religion. In a lawsuit, the plaintiffs demand the words "So help me God" not be added to the end of the oath of office. The plaintiffs say they are being forced to choose between not watching the inauguration or watching endorsements of "purely religious notions."

Kid smashes teacher's car

Headline: Cranky kid crashes teacher's car
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 27.11.8
Caption: Bad kid

AN eight-year-old German schoolboy who wanted to complain to his mother about being sent out of class took his teacher's car and crashed it.
The boy, banished from class for disrupting a lesson, pinched the 40-year-old teacher's car key when she was not looking and managed to start up her compact car, accelerating and putting the vehicle into first gear.
"The little fellow drove for about 25m before crashing into a Volvo, also parked in the car park outside the school," a police spokesman in the eastern German city of Zwickau said...

Headline: Judge Allows Civil Suit Over Co-worker's Perfume
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 27.11.8
Caption: Smelly

A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a co-worker's strong perfume.

The Detroit News says U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff determined Susan McBride has a potential claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The city is asking to have the suit dismissed.

Headline: Girl Injured When Dad Drops Electric Saw on Her
Clip from: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 27.11.8
Caption: A weird but very sad story.

A 9-year-old eastern Missouri girl is seriously injured after she was struck by an electric saw her father was using to trim trees.
Rock Community Fire Protection District officials say the Arnold girl was standing below a ladder Wednesday afternoon when her father accidentally dropped the saw. It struck her in the neck and caused extensive bleeding.

Headline: Bat girl 1, intruder 0
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 27.11.8
Caption: Take That!

NEVER mess with a young woman who has three brothers who love baseball. Sarah Carr, 20, owes her life to her brothers' sport after she swung a baseball bat, fighting off a screwdriver-wielding attacker who barged into her house.

With just two swings, the fearless young woman managed to disarm the bandit and knock him to the ground.

She then watched as he hobbled off down the street. But had it not been for her sports-mad brothers, Ms Carr said the outcome could have been very different.

HEALINE: Thief Uses Lubricant To Swipe Ring On Woman's Hand
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 26.11.8
Caption: KY Jelly would do the job too.

Police said a thief used a Vaseline-like lubricant to swipe an expensive ring off an elderly woman's hand in broad daylight. Authorities said two men bumped 80-year-old Helen Artim's car, then asked her to open her trunk to check for damage.

Police said the suspect ran his hand over hers, covering it with "some type of lubricant," then used a towel to wipe it off. It's then that police believe he slipped the ring off Artim's finger. The piece of jewelry was valued between $20,000 to $30,000.

Headline: Accused Drunk Driver Ends Up Running Over Himself
Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 26.11.8
Caption: Smart move

... A tip to the state's DrunkBuster hot line Sunday afternoon alerted authorities to a possibly drunken driver.

State Police Officer Grace Romero spotted the man's pickup truck swerving across both lanes of a highway, driving slowly and then fast. He refused to stop.

After narrowly missing other vehicles, police said the suspect drove through a ditch and a barbed-wire fence before stopping. He tried to put the truck into park, but it ended up in reverse.

Police said the man fell from his open door and both of his legs were run over by the front driver's side tire.

Headline: Superg-Looed: Man Stuck To Toilet
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 26.11.8
Caption: Stuck to the loo my darling.

A 35-year-old man has been taken to hospital stuck to a public toilet after a prankster covered the seat with glue.

A Disregard For Life

Headline: Teens get takeaway food at fatal crash
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 24.11.8
Caption: Most teens just dn't care anymore--sad!

A GROUP of teenagers involved in a crash that killed an 82-year-old man and left his 72-year-old partner fighting for her life had fast food delivered to them at the crash site, a witness says.

Headline: Hardline nudies blamed for 'orgy fires'
Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 23.11.8
Caption: Fire and nude adds up to Ouch!

ONE of Europe's most famous nudist colonies has become the subject of an unusual investigation by French detectives after the destruction of three nightclubs in fires blamed on naturist "hardliners".
The normally peaceful Cap d'Agde, a mecca for nudists in the south of France, has been plunged into anxiety. Investigators suspect "fundamentalist" naturists of harbouring a grudge against the echangistes, or swingers, who are drawn to the town by the promise of sex.

Headline: Mom Allegedly Burns 'Wimp' Into Daughter's Neck

Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 22.11.8
Caption: Disgusting!

A West Virginia mother faces charges after being accused of burning the word "wimp" into her 6-year-old daughter's neck.
Tammy Smith is charged with five counts of child abuse and of malicious assault, all felonies.
Moundsville Police Chief Jim Kudlak said Saturday that the child told police that her mother used a cigarette to burn her. Smith's daughter told authorities that her mother burned her because she was angered that the girl tripped and fell.

Headline: Venerable Texas Cowboy Boot Maker Hit By $3M Theft

Clip from: CBSnews.com
Date of clip: 22.11.8
Caption: Booty On The Monty

A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a venerable maker of cowboy boots and other footwear, authorities said.

The thefts occurred Labor Day weekend and Nov. 9 at a Justin Boots distribution center, said Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson.

Headline: Resort Sues Competitors for Swiping Beach Sand

Clip from: news.com.au
Date of clip: 21.11.8
Caption: Do they have to count the grains?

A developer is suing two Spanish-owned hotel groups for allegedly stealing nearly 100 truckloads of sand from a beachfront property in Jamaica.

Felicitas Limited has filed an $8 million lawsuit against RIU Hotels & Resorts and the Fiesta Hotel Group. Attorney Michael Hylton says forensic tests suggest sand at two Spanish-owned hotels is similar to that stolen in July. He says the theft paralyzed construction of a $105 million resort.