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Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
Least Competent Criminals
–Barbara King, 35, was arrested in Largo, Fla., in October on a warrant for forgery and prescription fraud; when police knocked on her door, a man told them that she wasn’t home, but a 4-year-old girl standing alongside said, “Mommy’s in the closet!”
–Police in Memphis, Tenn., reported in October that they had closed down a crack house on Rosamond Street, a task made easier because the resident usually announced the start of business hours by hanging out a sign reading, “Crack House.”
–Christina Goodenow, 38, of Medford, Ore., was arrested in October for using a stolen credit card, but a conviction would be especially disastrous for her since she just won $1 million in the lottery with a $1 ticket she bought with the credit card (thus voiding the ticket).
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