Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday.

Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin
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WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) - Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," said landfill manager Ron Kimble.

Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich
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VERNON, N.J. (AP) - A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was a black bear who took his Italian sandwich.

New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control
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ZURICH (AP) - It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered no signs of fire or smoke.

Conn. woman's encounter with 'Big Foot' a hoax
AP - 7 hours ago

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut woman's close encounter with the mythical beast, Sasquatch or Big Foot, turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. Fairfield police said a woman driving last Tuesday night called police to report that she "almost hit Sasquatch," which was standing in the middle of the road.

Cops zap pastor protesting traffic stop at church
AP - 9 hours ago

WEBSTER, Texas (AP) - Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot. Congregants say they were in the Iglesia Profetica Peniel church for an early morning prayer when pastor Jose Elias Moran went to assist the stopped driver, a church member, by asking the police what had happened.

NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation
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NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. One of the NYPD's newest officers has made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says 23-year-old Officer Dariel Firpo is "off to a great start."

Inmate uses toilet paper 'bomb' to attempt escape
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CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) - The Iron County sheriff's office said an inmate tried to escape from a correctional facility by fashioning a fake bomb. Sheriff's Deputy Aaron Pallesen said the 28-year-old inmate cornered an officer in a lobby while holding what looked like a silver device with a red detonator.

Flight diverted after passenger undresses in seat
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday.

Real blaze hits Ohio house used for fire training
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SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) - A vacant house in flames must have looked familiar to northwestern Ohio firefighters. Less than 24 hours earlier, they were at the same house putting out fires for a training exercise. The cause of the fire early Wednesday in the Toledo suburb of Sylvania is under investigation.