Man Gets $2,600 Because He Wasn’t Able to Watch TV

A man who sued a store for not replacing his faulty TV set can collect “moral damages” to compensate him for the suffering he endured as a result of not being able to watch TV, a judge has ruled. “In modern life, you cannot deny that a television set, present in almost all homes, is considered an essential good,” ruled... More

City Slaps Car Owner With $27,500 Parking Ticket

A car that was left in a short-term parking zone in downtown Graz, Austria for two years has been slapped with a $27,500 parking ticket…and local officials say that for legal reasons it might stay there forever. The Fiat Uno was left in the city center by two Romanian immigrants who were arrested and deported. The car’s owner, who lives... More

Cops: Man Delivered Stolen Newspapers for Three Years

A man stole newspapers every day for three years and operated a regular paper route, delivering them to dozens of customers and collecting payment every six months, police say. Michael Farrell, 53, is accused of stealing the Easton, Pa. Express Times every day by putting enough coins in vending machines for one copy and then taking the... More

Theft of Mechanical Super Bowl Vacuum Gorilla Solved

Authorities say they have solved the theft of a six-foot-tall mechanical gorilla in an Arizona Cardinals uniform from a Tampa, Fla. vacuum cleaner store, but no charges will be filed. Surveillance video showed two young women maneuvering the hand-waving gorilla into a black, late-model Acura hatchback about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. But the big... More

Ex-Wife Sued for Bugging Daughter’s Teddy Bear

An Omaha man has sued his ex-wife for hiding a recording device inside their four-year-old daughter’s teddy bear in an effort to get dirt on him for use in a custody case. Dianna Divingnzzo went to extraordinary lengths to spy on her ex, William Lewton, including hiring private detectives to tail him for months and planting a GPS... More

Police Stop Man With 44 Deodorants in His Pants

A Buffalo, N.Y.-area man has been arrested after police discovered him on a train with 44 stolen containers of deodorant stuffed down his pants. Kychene O. Venable, 36, was stopped on suspicion of riding without having bought a ticket. He was charged with theft of services, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. Police... More

Bank Exchanges Monopoly Money for the Real Thing

A woman who successfully persuaded a bank’s currency office to exchange Monopoly money for the real thing has been arrested after she tried to do it again and the bank finally caught on. The 61-year-old entered a Nordea bank in Denmark carrying a wad of Swedish Monopoly money. She persuaded an exchange officer to give her about... More

Dentist Says Fondling Breasts Was a Medical Treatment

A California dentist accused of fondling the breasts of dozens of female patients was merely trying to give them physical therapy to relieve their jaw pain, his lawyer told a courtroom. Dentist Mark Anderson, 49, “bumbled along as best he could” and was “perhaps just dumb,” but he only wanted to give the women free massages that he thought would be helpful... More

Cops: Teen Threw Taco at Mom Who Unplugged Xbox

A 19-year-old Florida resident is being held without bail after he threw a taco at his mother in retaliation after she unplugged his Xbox, police say. Dena Moir, 54, alleges that she called her son Zachary (in mug shot at left) several times to come downstairs for dinner, but he didn’t respond. She said she went upstairs and unplugged his videogame... More

Woman Arrested for DUI on 2-mph Mobility Scooter

A British woman has been found guilty of drunk driving after police stopped her traveling at 2 mph on a mobility scooter for the disabled. The scooter was owned by a supermarket and available for disabled shoppers. But Amanda Leaff, 46, decided to ride it home to save cab fare – despite the fact that it had a maximum speed of 2.4 mph and... More

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