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A West Virginia man broke into a relative’s home to charge his cellphone — then got himself in big trouble for stealing and destroying her home-security system, police said.

So why did Tristan Torelle Tucker, 27, allegedly trash the equipment?

While there, Tucker said he watched Internet porn, pleasured himself and “didn’t want his grandmothe­r seeing him doing that on camera,” cops said.

California pols are trying to solve a fine mess.

They are mulling a law to base traffic-offense penalties on drivers’ ability to pay — so a $490 red-light penalty doesn’t bankrupt anyone.

“You should pay a price when you violate the law, but the price can’t be a thousand times your annual salary,” said state Sen. Bob Hertzberg.

Ruff justice for a Florida pizza-parlor burglar.

Cops say they asked an intruder, identified as Joseph Pellegrini, at Hungry Howie’s in Winter Haven to step out — or face a police dog.

When Pellegrini stayed put, K9 Recon entered, bit him in the leg and, after a struggle, the suspect was arrested, cops said.

An Amherst, Mass., man was hurt when his hammock — attached to the chimney on his roof — collapsed.

Fire Chief Walter “Tim” Nelson called the man “extremely lucky” that, when the chimney gave way while he was napping, he suffered just minor injuries.

An Alaska strip-club owner, at war with local officials, is armed for bare.

Darren Byler, shut down after what he called a bogus conviction for dumping human waste into Kodiak Bay, is seeking revenge — by relaunchin­g his floating strip club. The 94-foot Wild Alaskan can’t serve alcohol but it will feature exotic dancers all summer, says Byler who believes he was “targeted for morality.”

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