Boston Herald

Sir, we’d like to ask you a couple of questions

- Mike PINGREE

Firefighte­rs extinguish­ed the flames at a restaurant in the Bronx and then checked the apartments upstairs to make sure the fire hadn't spread. There, they discovered an illicit greenhouse filled with about 400 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $26,000. The resident wasn't home at the time, and police would like to speak with him.

BANG! BANG! ... OH, DID YOU SAY SOMETHING, MY DEAR? ... A 69-year-old woman in Goodyear, Ariz., fired two shots into the wall above her husband's head while he was sitting on the toilet. She said she did it to “make him listen to me.”

LOOK, CALL SAJAK; I’M SURE HE’LL BACK ME UP ON THIS ... A man told an Ohio court that he killed his elderly mother because “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak told him to. Mr. Sajak did no such thing. The man will be sent to a secure psychiatri­c facility.

BLESS ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SINNED ... OH, REALLY? WAS THAT YOU?

... A couple were caught having sex inside a Cadillac Escalade in broad daylight in the parking lot of a Catholic church in Key West, Fla.

WHY NO, I’VE NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW ... For the past 18 months, authoritie­s in Arizona have been looking for a man who stole about $5,000 over a three-month period from the bank where he had worked. He was caught when — astonishin­gly — he applied for a job at the Cottonwood Police Department, and the cops couldn't help but notice that there was a warrant out for his arrest.

NICE GOIN’, SMOOTH TALKER ... A man in Sunbury, Pa., married a woman in 2015, and then married her daughter a year later without getting a divorce. He is charged with bigamy.

JUST GIVE ME THE MONEY AND QUIT CALLING ME GRANDPA! ... An 80-year-old man reportedly robbed a bank in Meggen, Switzerlan­d.

NO, I’M NOT A COP; WHY DO YOU ASK? ... A 22-yearold man stole a Sacramento police cruiser and drove it to a convenienc­e store to buy booze. He was apprehende­d as he exited the premises barefoot with a 40-ounce bottle of beer — which he had already opened.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT WAS ME!? ... A man who was out on parole after a burglary conviction robbed a Subway restaurant in North Chili, N.Y. He was caught because he was wearing a court-ordered ankle monitor at the time of the crime.

OH, HELLO, OFFICER, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? ... A man who stole $4,000 worth of merchandis­e from a Hobby Lobby store in Grand Forks, N.D., tried to wheel the goods out of the place in a shopping cart but it got stuck in the snow and tipped over. Although he ran away, he left behind his wallet, which led police to his address.

SNIFF, SNIFF, SNIFF ... THIS WAY! ... A police dog had an easy time hunting down a thief seen running from a store in St. John's, Newfoundla­nd. The guy was carrying three packs of premium steaks.

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