• A 33-year-old motorist who led police on a high-speed chase through Troy, N.Y., admitted later he "was probably crazy to do it" but thought he could outrun police because he had done it so many times while playing video games on his PlayStation.
• In West Hartford, Conn., a homeowner was arrested after he became so frustrated and tired of the jingle of an ice cream truck, he stopped it and threatened to castrate the truck driver with a pair of hedge clippers.
• A burglar in Toledo, Ohio, attempted to hold up a coffee shop at the main entrance of a building. Apparently, he did not realize the rest of the building was the local FBI office
• Two thieves planning the robbery of a mobile home dealership in Rogersville, Tenn., were caught after one of them leaned over during the planning session and accidentally triggered a cell phone in his pocket that automatically dialed 911, allowing dispatchers to listen to them planning the crime.
• In Seminole, Fla., a 14-year-old burglar who broke into more than 100 cars and homes before being caught told police he gained most of his break-in know-how not on his own but by watching "CSI" on TV. Said a detective later: "He told us he doesn't watch it for enjoyment. He watches to learn how to commit crimes."
• After 6 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Frances flooded many of the streets in Nyack, N.Y., a 22-year-old man on his way home from work got out of his car, threw out a fishing line and caught a 20-inch bass swimming down the middle of U.S. 59.
• In Omaha, Neb., two men setting up a secret methamphetamine lab in their house apparently did not realize that placing a 9,600-gallon tank of anhydrous ammonia in the front yard and running a hose from it into the house might attract police.
• In Stettler, Ark., after being pulled over by police on suspicion of drunk driving, an 18-year-old admitted he had eaten his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric might absorb alcohol.
• In Germany, a TV station that began broadcasting a late-night video of a burning log in a fireplace caused problems when several viewers saw the flames, thought their TVs were on fire and called 911. One viewer also ruined her television when she saw the fire and immediately poured water into it in an attempt to put it out.
• In Englewood, Colo., because they'd never gone to it before and never would again, the Colorado Center for the Blind offered free driving lessons for anyone who could not see. "I think I did pretty well," said one student, a 25-year-old who had been blind since birth. "They had to -- you know -- tell me when to turn, but other than that ..."
• In West Hartford, Conn., a homeowner was arrested after he became so frustrated and tired of the jingle of an ice cream truck, he stopped it and threatened to castrate the truck driver with a pair of hedge clippers.
• A burglar in Toledo, Ohio, attempted to hold up a coffee shop at the main entrance of a building. Apparently, he did not realize the rest of the building was the local FBI office
• Two thieves planning the robbery of a mobile home dealership in Rogersville, Tenn., were caught after one of them leaned over during the planning session and accidentally triggered a cell phone in his pocket that automatically dialed 911, allowing dispatchers to listen to them planning the crime.
• In Seminole, Fla., a 14-year-old burglar who broke into more than 100 cars and homes before being caught told police he gained most of his break-in know-how not on his own but by watching "CSI" on TV. Said a detective later: "He told us he doesn't watch it for enjoyment. He watches to learn how to commit crimes."
• After 6 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Frances flooded many of the streets in Nyack, N.Y., a 22-year-old man on his way home from work got out of his car, threw out a fishing line and caught a 20-inch bass swimming down the middle of U.S. 59.
• In Omaha, Neb., two men setting up a secret methamphetamine lab in their house apparently did not realize that placing a 9,600-gallon tank of anhydrous ammonia in the front yard and running a hose from it into the house might attract police.
• In Stettler, Ark., after being pulled over by police on suspicion of drunk driving, an 18-year-old admitted he had eaten his underwear in the hope that the cotton fabric might absorb alcohol.
• In Germany, a TV station that began broadcasting a late-night video of a burning log in a fireplace caused problems when several viewers saw the flames, thought their TVs were on fire and called 911. One viewer also ruined her television when she saw the fire and immediately poured water into it in an attempt to put it out.
• In Englewood, Colo., because they'd never gone to it before and never would again, the Colorado Center for the Blind offered free driving lessons for anyone who could not see. "I think I did pretty well," said one student, a 25-year-old who had been blind since birth. "They had to -- you know -- tell me when to turn, but other than that ..."
