If you love me, I mean, your son, pay the ransom
A man in Flint, Mich., faked his own kidnapping in order to get some cash from his parents. He had someone claim to be a drug dealer and call his mother to demand $1,000 to “free” him, and then call his father to demand another $150. They dropped off the cash, and the son was seen on surveillance cameras coming to pick it up.
OK, SUBWAY TOKEN, CHECK, BRIEFCASE, CHECK … AIEEEE!
... A man on his way to work and headed to the Imajuku Subway Station in Fukuoka, Japan, was attacked by a wild boar. The city is bordered on three sides by mountains, and the boar apparently wandered into town from the wilderness.
THIS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD ME
... A man tied the bathroom door closed with his pants at the Waffle House in Tuscumbia, Ala., then crawled up into the space above the ceiling intending to rob the place when all the customers left. Alas, the ceiling collapsed and he fell down into the restaurant area. He fled the scene pantsless.
YOUR LOOK MAKES A UNIQUE STATEMENT
... A man who plucked out half his mustache and the brow over his right eye demanded to be allowed to get a haircut before he was appear in court in Madison, Wis., to face charges of disorderly conduct and felony bailjumping. He felt that the jury could have pre-determined his guilt by his “eccentric appearance.” Request denied.
STICK ’EM UP! … BANG! OUCH!
... A man who donned a wig and tried to rob the McDonald’s in Macon, Ga., accidentally shot himself in the left leg. He fled and was found a short distance away laying on the ground.
HELLO, BOYS, IT’S ME AGAIN
... A 90-year-old woman made hundreds of calls to the police emergency number in North Tyneside, England, “using foul and abusive language and not in fact reporting any emergency incident.” She would demand such things as to be taken to bingo or ask officers to bring her tea and pastries. She was convicted of malicious communications.
THIS IS OUR BEACH, MISTER!
... A man who went fishing on the beach near Eyemouth, England, had to scramble up a cliff when he was confronted by a 50-strong colony of aggressive seals. The Coast Guard had to come and rescue him.
FREE AT LAST! LET’S GO HANG AT THE MALL
... Two juveniles escaped from the Bradley County Juvenile Center in Tennessee and immediately went to the Hamilton Place Mall. The cops spotted them but they ran away.
WELL, WELL, SOMEONE HAS HAD A BUSY DAY
... A woman was arrested after she robbed five banks back-toback in one day in the Detroit metro area.
IS THERE A PROBLEM, OFFICER?
... When police pulled over a driver with a cracked windshield in Wyandotte, Mich., they discovered that his license had been suspended 380 times, and he had been driving on a suspended license since 1999. He also had 45 active warrants for his arrest.
IS THIS YOUR CAR, SIR?
... A police officer spotted a stolen car parked outside of a bar in Forest Grove, Ore. He waited until the thief and his associate came out and took them into custody.