- Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home - and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not."...
- Police: La. man denied beer run gets very testy
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) -- A 25-year-old man did not take his inability to get more beer well. Lafourche sheriff's spokeswoman Lesley Hill Peters said the man was accused of breaking furniture and throwing a beer bottle at a woman after she refused to give him car keys so he could buy more beer on Monday night. The Courier reported Wednesday that the man admitted to deputies he'd been drinking before the argument with the alleged 29-year-old victim....
- Rescue redux: Pooch plucked twice from NY ice
WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) -- If Koozie the dog were a cat she would be down to seven lives. The 8-year-old mix-breed pooch had to be rescued - not once, but twice - from the broken-up ice of Lake Erie off western New York....
- Helicopter rescues horse stranded on Ariz. sandbar
PHOENIX (AP) -- It's not every day you see a horse fly. But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner....
- AZ man convicted of pulling over off-duty officer
PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over....
- AG: Mass. dentist used paper clips in root canals
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts....
- Drunk teacher allegedly bites man's ear in attack
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A middle school teacher was accused of biting off part of a man's ear during a confrontation at a St. Paul diner. Prosecutors said the 30-year-old woman was drunk when she attacked the man at the Uptowner about 4 a.m. Sunday. A criminal complaint said the 33-year-old man was eating with friends when one made a comment about one of the women with the suspect....
- Thief replaces stolen car wheels with worn tires
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Police said a central Pennsylvania thief who stole the wheels off a car was nice enough to replace them - albeit with worn tires. Police in Lancaster said the thief broke a car window overnight Sunday and stole the car's stereo and GPS unit along with the wheels. The thief took the time to replace the pilfered rims with other wheels and four worn tires....
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