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Man suing after allegedly being injured by beer at store
A man has filed a lawsuit because he claims he was injured while trying to buy beer at an Ocala Albertson's store.
Olester Duncan said he was trying to take a pack of Schlitz from a shelf when a falling beer hit him on the head. Olester claims the store and the beer companies should have made sure the display was safe. » Article here

Missing college student is a internet porn star
A missing Kansas college student believed to be the victim of foul play led a double life as an Internet porn star by the name of Zoey Zane, a friend told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
A young woman resembling 18-year-old Emily Sander appears nude in photos posted on a Zoey Zane Web site. "She is a young teenage girl and she wanted to be in the movies and enjoyed movies. She needed the extra money," said Nikki Watson, a close friend of Sander's at Butler County Community College. "Nobody in El Dorado knew besides her close friends."
Sanders recently signed a contract for the pornographic work on the Web site, and told her parents about it on Thanksgiving, Watson said. Her boyfriend broke up with her because he did not approve, Watson said. On the Web site, she appears in various states of undress in a cowgirl costume and a jungle-print bikini. » Article here

Computer Glitch Leads To Kmart Brawl
A weekend melee at a Kmart store in Wauwatosa was started by a computer glitch.
The store was running a promotion to give away $10 to anyone applying for its credit card, but the computer glitch led to everyone's application being approved, giving up to $4,000 in instant credit to anyone who applied, even if they shouldn't have qualified.
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Man Charged With Impersonating A Cop
Harry V. Hackert allegedly did what no real cop would ever do: He used his Ford Explorer rigged with lights and sirens to pull over someone and then waved a loaded gun in the driver's face while screaming.
Turned out that a real cop was down the street, watching Hackert's entire act with his video camera, police said.
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Inmate cut his penis off with razor
A prisoner at HMP Bristol has been treated for deep laceration wounds after cutting off his penis with a razor blade. The inmate who is serving an 18-month sentence for possession of a knife, was found by wardens on Sunday morning. Prison officials said the incident was "extremely serious". A prison service spokeswoman said: "We can confirm a prisoner at HMP Bristol has seriously self-harmed. The prisoner was treated in hospital and has now returned to the prison."

Woman with fake moustache holds up restaurant
Portland Police were looking for a woman in disguise who held up a local Denny's last week. Detectives said on Tuesday, the woman, dressed as a man and sporting a fake moustache, sat down at the restaurant on North Center Avenue around 1:30 a.m. and drank coffee for nearly three hours. Before leaving police said she pulled a handgun and robbed the cashier before taking off on foot. The suspect was described as white, between 25-30, 5-foot-4, weighing 125 pounds with a shaved head. She wore a black baseball cap with a red flame-type design on the bill of the hat and red triangle symbol on the front of the cap, a maroon Adidas jacket with a white horizontal stripe in the middle of the jacket and black pants. The suspect was armed with a black handgun.