Odds and Sods

Odds and Sods

Kangaroo knocks jogger unconscious in Australia

25-year-old man David Striegl was knocked unconscious by a kangaroo on the Mount Ainslie nature reserve in the Australian capital Canberra on Thursday. He received cuts and bruises and a black eye after being scratched and hit by the kangaroo. Mount Ainslie is located near the centre of the Australian capital, with Australia's parliament houses designed to be viewed from the top of the mountain.
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Would-be bank robbers call ahead

Two people have been arrested after they called a Fairfield bank demanding money, police said.

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Police detain man 'hunting werewolves and chuds' with sword

Police have detained a man who was found wielding a sword in a parking lot where he said he was "hunting werewolves and chuds." At approximately 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to reports of the man aggressively waving a sword around and stabbing objects in the parking lot of Pro Build.
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In Cop News

New York cop arrested on bribery, forgery and a dozen other charges

Georgia cop who ambushed and killed preacher wasn't even authorized to be carrying a gun or a badge

Florida corrections officer arrested for aiding escapee

Hawaii cop charged with attempted theft, two counts of second-degree theft, seven counts of promotion of a dangerous drug, seven counts of tampering with physical evidence, seven counts of second-degree forgery and one count of prohibited fixing of tickets

Surveillance video shows Washington sheriff's deputy kicking a young girl, slamming her to the jail cell floor and striking her repeatedly

"He was swearing a lot, mistreating everybody (and) using the racial language," said the driver's girlfriend, who recorded the officer with her cell phone

Investigators say Texas ex-cop used his police training in crime

Suspended 23-year veteran Indiana cop is caught in FBI sting

Missouri cop gets probation for theft of government property

New Jersey cop pleads guilty to bogus arrests

Bronx man sues after missing father's funeral due to wrongful arrest

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SoCal Teacher Arrested In Alleged Drunken Teaching

A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk.
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Man held in Mexico after spices mistaken for drugs

6 min ago | The Modesto Bee

A Nigerian-born U.S. citizen spent two days in a Tijuana jail after Mexican authorities mistook the soup spices he was bringing to his nephew in Mexico for an illegal drug.
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Missing fugitive found running chapel w/Photo

55 min ago | KXAM-TV Austin

A hitchhiker convicted of killing a Montana man who picked him up during a 1951 blizzard has been found running a wedding chapel in Arizona a ' 38 years after he skipped out on parole.
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Man held in Mexico after spices mistaken for drugs

A Nigerian-born U.S. citizen spent two days in a Tijuana jail after Mexican authorities mistook the soup spices he was bringing to his nephew in Mexico for an illegal drug.
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3-year-old caught on tape smoking pot

8 min ago | WOODTV.com

Police in Middletown, Conn., have charged the parents of a toddler after they found a video of the baby smoking marijuana.
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Would-be teen robber asks clerk not to tell mom

1 hr ago | Inside Bay Area

Police said a teenager who botched a robbery at a Salt Lake City convenience store asked the clerk not to tell his mom.*****