You know, it did seem like this was too good to be true

Two men spotted an automobile parked in Byram, Miss., with a “free car” sign on it and the keys inside, so they got in and drove it to a family member’s home in Copiah County, about 30 miles away. Once there, they opened the trunk and found the dead body of a man inside. They notified the police.

SO, NO “HAPPILY EVER AFTER” FOR HIM: A man stole an electronic storytelling gadget from a kindergarten in Halver, Germany, but, when he tried to download new stories onto the device, it sent his location to the manufacturers, who informed police.

HOW DARE YOU NOT HUG ME! A man, who was offering free hugs outside a restaurant near downtown Madison, Wisc., was arrested after becoming confrontational and combative, and trying to fight anyone who refused him.

FAMILY GATHERINGS COULD BE A BIT TENSE: A young couple, who were engaged to be married, moved into her mother’s home in England, and lived there for a while when the mom broke up with her husband, and the daughter broke up with her fiance, who then started hanging out with her mother every day. One thing led to another, and the mother is now married to her daughter’s ex-boyfriend. The daughter is very upset about this.

THE ONE FLAW IN HIS PLAN:

A man decided to take advantage of a power outage — which would disable the alarm system — and rob a convenience store in Lincoln, Neb. He entered the store at 4:30 in the morning, and demanded money but left empty-handed after discovering that the electronic cash register would not open without electricity.

THE CAR BELONGS TO ME, I SWEAR: A few days after he stole a car from a dealership in Jacksonville, Fla., a man returned to that very same dealership and tried to trade in the stolen vehicle for a better ride. The staff checked the VIN number, and called the cops. He admitted everything to arresting officers.

NEXT TIME, “STRENGTHEN” IT MORE CAREFULY: A couple was having a romantic interlude in a car parked on the side of a secluded road in Derbyshire, England, when they accidentally disengaged the handbrake, causing their vehicle to go rolling down a hill and flipping onto its side. The lovebirds told the cops who came to rescue them that they were “strengthening their relationship.”

YES, OFFICER, I MAY HAVE HAD A FEW DRINKS, WHY? A man, who led police on a half-mile chase through the Warm Springs Tribal Land in Oregon that ended with him hitting a concrete barrier, had a .778 blood alcohol level, which is more than nine times the legal limit.