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WEIRD & BIZARRE
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Archive 1997 |
Pink Fuzzy Disguise |
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ANAHEIM,
Calif. - After robbing a bank, a man slipped into a disguise consisting of a
business suit and ... pink fuzzy slippers.
After being caught, the man couldn't give the police a logical explanation as to
why he was wearing the slippers. He and a fellow female accomplice also gave
conflicting stories. Police were helped by a resident who reported a burglary,
in which some clothes and pink slippers were stolen. The man and woman were held
on $50,000 bond, each. Sgt. Joe Vargas said about the disguise," The suit was
OK. But he really should have taken less of a fashion risk with the shoes." |
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Look Ma! No Pilot! |
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URBANA, Ohio
- A bizarre incident occurred when Paul Sirks was trying to get his plane going,
after it quit on landing. Sirks was trying to crank the propeller when the plane
took off without a pilot. It reached 12,000 feet and flew around for two hours.
It finally ran out of gas and crashed in a bean field northwest of Columbus. |
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Protestors Demand Pay |
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MOSCOW - One man
nailed his hand to a wall and three men are on hunger strikes, two of which have
threatened to set themselves ablaze. This comes as a result of the dire economic
situation in Russia, in which many people haven't been paid since July. Although
Boris Yeltsin demanded that all arrears be paid by the end of the year, many
senior government officials voiced their doubts. Tax revenues are running about
half those forecast, causing the International Monetary fund to suspend payments
of its $10 billion dollar loan to Russia. Meanwhile, groups all over Russia are
protesting. There are 32 fasting employees in one region and 13 in another, all
demanding pay for the months that they have been working. |
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I Took a Wrong Turn Officer |
WEST ORANGE, N.J. - A man,
who had robbed a woman at gunpoint, took a wrong turn as he was making his
getaway and headed down the road in which there was a state troopers' funeral
motorcade.
One police officer fired at Jamil L. Hilton as he tried to run down the officer
who was directing traffic. Hilton continued driving northbound as the motorcade
went southbound and more gunfire was exchanged between two officers on their way
to the funeral.
The suspect's vehicle then hit a monument and veered into two state police cars.
One of the officers received stitches and a sprained wrist and Hilton was
charged with a long list of felonies. He is being held under guard at a local
hospital. |
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No Pay, No Baby! |
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TEHRAN - The parents of a
newborn baby girl were unable to bring her home from the hospital because they
could not afford to pay the medical bill. The hospital refused to release the
baby for nearly six months and even doubled the amount as the desperate parents
struggled to raise the money. A local newspaper contributed the funds. |
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The Shootin', Smokin' Subway Rider |
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NEW YORK - A man was
smoking on the subway and ended up getting shot as a result. Apparently, police
approached the man to issue a summons, but a scuffle broke out. The suspect
grabbed a night stick and fled as officers chased him to the street. The man
suddenly turned with a gun and fired several shots at the officers. They
returned fire, wounding them man, and finally arrested him. A .25-caliber
automatic gun was taken from the suspect. Charges are still pending. |
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Don't Mess With My Baby |
MADRID - A 50-year-old
woman knocked the gun out of a robber's hands, threw him to the ground and leapt
on him, only to discover he was armed with a toy gun and fake plastic
explosives. The man had grabbed Rosa Cirujano's 25-year-old daughter, pointed a
gun at her, and threatened to kill her unless the bank officers gave him some
cash. The 40-year-old man lifted his shirt to show the explosives.
When Rosa Cirujano learned the weapons were fake, she screamed: "You idiot.
After all that, it was a plastic gun!" After Cirujano's attack on the robber,
others helped to restrain him. It appears that Cirujano may have avenged herself
of an attack by a masked thief who took her hostage at the same bank last year.
Police are investigating whether the masked thief and robber are one and the
same. |
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Falling Down |
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PITTSBURGH - An inmate fell to his death from the eighth floor of the
prison when the bedsheet rope he was using during an escape attempt
broke. Rayton Jerome Bullok, 18, died after plunging 100 feet at the
Allegheny County Jail. Bullok used a chair to break his cell's window
and attempted lowering himself to the ground by using several
bedsheets tied together. The warden of the jail immediately called for
new shatterproof cell windows. Bullok was attempting trial on murder
charges.
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