Boston Herald

This is a candidate for president of her fan club

- Mike Pingree

A man in Staffordsh­ire, England, got very, very drunk on Christmas Eve, and changed his name to Céline Dion. The former Tomas Dodd said that he is a big fan of the Canadian singer, and was watching her concert on television while drinking a magnum of Champagne given to him by a friend when he filled out an online applicatio­n legally changing his name. “I honestly … don’t remember doing it,” he said.

WHAT, I’M NOT FRIEND MATERIAL!? A North Dakota man, angry that his former boss did not respond to his Facebook friend request, sent him threatenin­g messages, including, “Accept my friend request or I’m going to murder you.” Then he went to the boss’ father’s home in Williston, N.D., and kicked down his front door.

WONDER WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT? A 41-year-old man stole an unlocked Stoneycree­k Township, Pa., police cruiser, drove it to a home in East Conemaugh Borough, and shined a spotlight on the residence. He told state troopers who arrested him that he went to the home to visit his “soonto-be girlfriend.”

MIND IF I LAY DOWN? … SLUMP! A man walked into a stranger’s apartment in Altoona, Pa., mumbled something to the resident and passed out on the couch. Police had trouble waking him up, and he told him that he did not know where he was or why he was there. The cops found lots of drugs in his pockets.

WHAT ELSE COULD I DO? A 54year-old man who police found covered with powder in a parking garage in Tallahasse­e, Fla., explained to officers that he fell asleep and then, when he woke up, fell into some water. So, he sprayed himself with a fire extinguish­er in an attempt to dry himself off. He mentioned that he had been drinking.

WHIRRRRR! WHIRRRR! DRAT! A man tried to steal a package off of a front porch in Mississaug­a, Ont., at 2:40 in the afternoon, and ran to his car when the homeowner opened the front door and yelled at him. But he backed into a snowbank and got stuck. The homeowner was filming him as he tried to remove the snow and free his spinning wheels to no avail. Police eventually arrived and arrested him. A CELEBRATIO­N TO REMEMBER:

A man rode his airboat through the streets of his neighborho­od in Brevard County, Fla., on New Year’s Eve, knocking over trash cans and shooting off fireworks. When the cops came to take him away, he started to rev the engine “to cause a disturbanc­e and mock law enforcemen­t,” and threatened to kill deputies as they were taking him into custody.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY: A man carjacked five people in the span of an hour and 10 minutes in Minneapoli­s. He would stop and leave one car he had stolen to carjack the next one until the cops caught him. If convicted, he could serve up to 107 years in prison.

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