Weird true BUT

Who knew living off the grid was such a bureaucratic hassle?

A Cape Coral, Fla., woman cut off her own water and electricity in favor of rainwater that she collected and power from solar panels.

But a magistrate ruled Robin Speronis must use the city’s water — and now she has a month to comply.

Cops in Detroit found a stolen car — 40 years after it went missing.

Federal border agents stopped a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle from being shipped to Canada after learning it had been reported stolen from Knoxville, Tenn., in 1974 by a man named Joseph MacDonald.The car’s been repainted, but MacDonald says he’s sure it’s his.

“I never dreamed in my wildest dreams that I might get it back,” he said.

This disgraced cop is no “rising star.”

The feds indicted William Kelcy — former police chief of the Texas town of Rising Star — for allegedly pawning $4 million worth of lawenforcement equipment, including a machine gun.

A militaryhistory buff reunited a World War II vet with his trusty helmet.

Memorabilia collector Jordan Chaisson, who plunked down $30 for the helmet at a surplus store in New Brunswick, Canada, saw the name George Johnston and an ID number inside it.

Chaisson tracked down the 93yearold Johnston, who served in France, Germany and Belgium and stormed Juno Beach in Normandy on DDay. Johnston gratefully accepted the gift.

There was earlymorning cheer in Alberta on Sunday.

On almost every day of the year, booze can’t be served earlier than 10 a.m.

But provincial liquor officials allowed a 5 a.m. exemption this one time, so hockeycrazed residents could drink up at the start of Canada’s 5 a.m. game against Sweden.

Canada won the gold.

David K. Li, Wires