New York Post

Weird BUT true

- David K. Li, With Post Wire Services

The owner of an Oklahoma diner has a message for Dumpster divers: Please come in and eat for free.

Ashley Jiron, owner of P. B. Jams in Warr Acres, was heartbroke­n to find that someone had been foraging through garbage for food, so she left a note.

“To the person going through our trash for their next meal, you’re a human being and worth more than a meal from the dumpster,” it read. “Please come in during business hours for a classic PB& J, fresh veggies, and a cup of water at no charge. No questions asked. — Your friend, the owner.”

University of Wisconsin students hope they have snapped, crackled and popped their way into the record books.

The Madison students made a 5 ¹ / ₂ton Rice Krispies treat that they believe will be recognized by Guinness World Records.

It was cut up and sold to raise money for charities.

An undergroun­d electrical fire in Buffalo touched off three explosions, sending a manhole cover more than 200 feet, officials said.

The explosions happened Sunday in downtown Buffalo. Some streets in the area were still closed on Monday. No one was hurt.

The Jersey Shore has become the Garden State’s trash can and ashtray.

Volunteers with the Clean Ocean Action environmen­tal group said they picked up 315,000 pieces of trash— including 30,000 cigarette butts — over 127 miles of beach in 2014.

A New Jersey man stole a friend’s car — to avoid missing a court date, officials said.

When a pal of Jorge Ramirez Sierra, 21, reported his car missing, cops came to investigat­e.

The probe didn’t take long because, as police interviewe­d the victim, Ramirez Sierra, of Riverdale, called to say he was returning it, officials said.

Cops arrested him when he showed up.

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