Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Small Bits of News

Man packs power tool down pants
A DIY daredevil stuffs a huge £800 electric drill down his pants – plus a hefty pack of drill bits – then calmly leaves a store without anyone noticing. The theft was uncovered when the shop boss checked CCTV tapes in Xiamen, South East China. He said: The drill weighed 10kg and the box of bits was as big as a volleyball.”

Woman Says Sex Act Caused Car Crash
Police said they arrested a man and woman who wrecked their vehicle and lied to police about who was driving.
Nitro police were called Saturday to the scene of a one-vehicle crash in the 1100 block of 1st Avenue.
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Man Steals Plasma TV From Hotel
Investigators are looking for a man caught on camera stealing a plasma TV from a hotel lobby.
The theft happened Monday night at the Hampton Inn on Airport Court, which is just east of Jacksonville International Airport.
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Iowa has more Cell Phones than Landlines
A report from Iowa's Utilities Board has found that at the middle of last year, the number of cellphone users in the US state exceeded the number of landlines by a total of 400,000. The report says that the total number of wireless connections in Iowa as of June 30, 2007, is 1,943,334. Wireless carriers are serving at least 97 percent of all Iowa communities.
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