Latest offbeat news

• Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete
  11:16 a.m.

  Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work.

• Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge
  11/6/09
• NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
  11/6/09
• Woman passes driver's exam on 950th try
  11/6/09 | Comments3
• Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round
  11/6/09
• Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment
  11/6/09 | Comments4
• Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion
  11/6/09
• Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
  11/6/09
• Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy
  11/6/09
• Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000
  11/6/09
• Ore. man charged with drunk driving after 911 call
  11/6/09
• SUV nearly slams into elephant
  11/6/09 | Comments4
• Rolex-obsessed thief to be sentenced in Florida
  11/6/09
• Design flaw allowed Ind. inmates to leave cells
  11/5/09
• Man rescues stray dog, but ends up with 10 pooches
  11/5/09
• Dog saves family from fire after detectors fail
  11/5/09
• Image of Jesus appears on truck, man says
  11/5/09 | Comments9
• Michigan twin sisters accused of tax return scam
  11/5/09
• Sheboygan man tries to sell the rights to his name
  11/5/09 | Comments1
• Police find mail carrier passed out drunk in truck
  11/5/09
• Man fined for 911 call over missing McDonald's OJ
  11/5/09
• Woman's car hit by escaped boar on interstate
  11/5/09 | Comments4
• Police: Breathalyzer-costumed man accused of DUI
  11/4/09
• Mom gets jail after teen rides in box atop van
  11/4/09 | Comments3
• Police: Drunk man admits theft after traffic stop
  11/4/09
• Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window
  11/4/09
• Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legs
  11/4/09
• Woman pleads guilty in road rage dressing case
  11/4/09
• Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil
  11/4/09
• Pa. robbery victim IDs suspect from old yearbook
  11/4/09
• Man angry with police response walks onto roadway
  11/3/09
• Wis. firefighter accused of drugging wife's tea
  11/3/09
• Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft
  11/3/09 | Comments2
• Heavyset Fla. man allegedly robs same bank 4 times
  11/3/09
• Mich. county seeks to prevent shouting at inmates
  11/3/09
• Mass. town puts limits on cat ownership
  11/3/09 | Comments1
• Police: Valet's umbrella saves woman from attack
  11/3/09
• Town makes it illegal to own more than 3 cats
  11/3/09
• Camera found in bathroom of Christian bookstore
  11/2/09
• Woman calls 911 to report herself as drunk driver
  11/2/09 | Comments4
• Ohio woman hopes trick-or-treater may find ring
  11/2/09 | Comments1
• Police: Mich. Man without vehicle steals ambulance
  11/2/09
• NH restaurant sets meatball record
  11/2/09
• Passenger bolts from Cyprus plane using ramp
  11/1/09 | Comments1
• Man rescues phone from dump by listening for ring
  10/31/09
• Officials find gator that escaped at show and tell
  10/31/09 | Comments1
• Crime-weary Ohioans say cops tell them to move out
  10/30/09 | Comments2
• Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-run
  10/30/09
• Ex-Notre Dame worker to repay much of $29,000 tip
  10/30/09
• Men accused of pawning stolen items for bail cash
  10/30/09
• Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs
  10/30/09
• McPrank: 4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap
  10/30/09
• Floridians try nutty way to save post office
  10/30/09
• Distinctive trailer gets unwanted 'piggyback' ride
  10/29/09
• Cops: Man tries woman's clothes, flees in boxers
  10/29/09
• Cops: Fla. man stole ferret by shoving it in pants
  10/29/09
• Ohio residents say cops advised them to move away
  10/29/09 | Comments5
• Police: Man claimed God told him to steal car
  10/28/09
• Iowa cops nab 'permanent marker' burglary suspects
  10/28/09 | Comments5
• Man awakened early allegedly starts broom fight
  10/28/09
• Man allegedly torches van after wild test drive
  10/28/09
• Misdialed number leads to angry texts, shooting
  10/28/09 | Comments8
• Man accused of corkscrew threat at public bathroom
  10/28/09
• Man forgotten in Indiana jail cell for 12 hours
  10/28/09
• Sleepy Hollow church: No Halloween-themed weddings
  10/28/09
• Bigfoot hunters turn to rugged W.Va. wilderness
  10/28/09
• Not guilty plea entered for praying theft suspect
  10/27/09
• Man took pay from NJ company he never worked for
  10/27/09 | Comments1
• Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 years
  10/27/09 | Comments1
• Ga. woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog
  10/26/09
• Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat
  10/26/09
• One-legged suspect caught with one stolen shoe
  10/26/09 | Comments4
• Norwegian accused of skin-crawling snake smuggling
  10/26/09
• Md. cop accused of pulling gun at haunted house
  10/26/09
• Ohio man's ring returned at wake after 57 years
  10/26/09
• Beef spills on Mass. highway after truck overturns
  10/26/09
• Why do park bears like minivans the most?
  10/25/09 | Comments5
• Hospital has 5th wrong-site surgery since '07
  10/25/09 | Comments10
• Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice
  10/25/09 | Comments9
• Woman, 88, walks 10,000 miles in husband's memory
  10/25/09
• Mail truck driver charged with drunken driving
  10/25/09 | Comments3
• Man stuffs mouth with 16 cockroaches in record bid
  10/25/09
• Bar patrons playing pool almost hit by their car
  10/25/09
• Lost keys lead NJ police to home invasion suspects
  10/25/09
• RI city smashes Guinness bead record
  10/24/09
• No one on ballot for mayor, council in NC town
  10/24/09
• Mom repeatedly whacks intruder with toy bat
  10/23/09 | Comments5
• Man who listed 'robbery' as occupation sentenced
  10/22/09
• Woman flashes $27,000 at Mass. bar, gets robbed
  10/22/09 | Comments2
• Man pleads guilty to DWI in motorized La-Z-Boy
  10/22/09
• W.Va. florist to robber: Give back the cash, jerk
  10/22/09
• SC man drives 80 miles to give explosives to cops
  10/22/09
• Caring burglar returns ashes to grieving mom
  10/22/09
• Police: Man robs Mich. bank, then turns himself in
  10/22/09
• Man waiting for bus robbed of cash, chicken dinner
  10/22/09
• Clerk felt God's presence as she, gunman prayed
  10/22/09
• MSBNC's Brewer introduces Jackson as Sharpton
  10/21/09 | Comments1
• Cops: Son drove as mom made heroin deliveries
  10/21/09 | Comments2
• Funeral home offers electronic billboard obits
  10/21/09 | Comments3
• Cops lose 2-gram bag of cocaine used to train dogs
  10/21/09 | Comments1