Archive for November, 2007

Police: Hershey candy looks like drugs

Friday, November 30th, 2007

HARRISBURG, Pa. — New mint packets being sold by The Hershey Co. look nearly identical to the tiny heat-sealed bags used to sell illegal powdered drugs like crack, heroin and cocaine and glorify the drug trade, a Philadelphia police official said.

This is quoted from Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Feature

Web site seeks to reunite gloves, owners

Friday, November 30th, 2007

PITTSBURGH — It’s like an online dating service for long lost gloves. No, that’s not a typo.

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Wash. school calendar forgets Christmas

Friday, November 30th, 2007

SPOKANE, Wash. — They made a list, but they should have checked it twice.

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Car buried since ‘57 getting restoration

Friday, November 30th, 2007

TULSA, Okla. — A 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was buried for 50 years and unearthed this summer in time for the state’s centennial celebration will get some preservation work.

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Dublin beer bandit raids Guinness

Friday, November 30th, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland — Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery - the largest heist ever at Ireland’s largest brewer.

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Huge wooden moose planned in Sweden

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Tourists in the northern reaches of Sweden are often hunting for a moose to eat, but one area will soon welcome them to eat inside a moose. A giant, wooden moose.

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Bracelet found in chicken after 25 years

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

FAIRMONT, Minn. — More than two decades after Aaron Giles lost his identity bracelet, he’s finding how it was discovered tough to swallow. A meat cutter at Olson Locker in Fairmont came across the shiny object in a chicken gizzard and saw a name, address and phone number engraved on it.

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Police: Thief not brightest bulb on tree

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

MISSOULA, Mont. — Taking holiday decorations from a man named Clouse this time of year might land you on the “naughty” list. Putting them up in your yard with the tags still on might land you in jail.

This is quoted from Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Feature

Missing bracelet found in Minn. chicken

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

FAIRMONT, Minn. — More than two decades after Aaron Giles lost his identity bracelet, he’s finding how it was discovered tough to swallow.

This is quoted from Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Feature

Cops break door, nab alleged pizza thief

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

EASTPOINTE, Mich. — Police used a battering ram to break down an apartment door and arrest a woman they say grabbed food from a pizza delivery man but failed to pay him.

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