April 10, 2019 Florida driver accused of stopping for man to cross, then hitting him with SUV, arrested A Florida driver who allegedly stopped to let a pedestrian walk ahead — only to later hit him with his car while crossing — was arrested on Tuesday, according to officials.
April 10, 2019 Woman steals electric scooter from Walmart, drives it to Waffle House to get coffee, police say A woman in Tennessee just wanted a cup of coffee from Waffle House — so she stole an electric shopping scooter for a slow and steady ride there, police said.
April 10, 2019 Canadian family drives home from Florida with dead body to avoid US health care costs, reports say A Canadian family decided to keep driving when its 87-year-old patriarch died in the backseat of their car while returning home from a Florida vacation last month to avoid paying for U.S. health care, reports said.
April 10, 2019 Florida man threatened to destroy town with army of turtles: police A self-proclaimed “saint” was arrested in a coastal Florida town Sunday after screaming obscenities and threatening to unleash an army of turtles, an arrest affidavit reportedly said.
April 9, 2019 'Burglary suspect' triggering emergency call was Roomba trapped in bathroom, cops say Deputies in Oregon were prepared with guns drawn when a woman said someone was in her bathroom — but what they found was nothing of the sort.
April 9, 2019 Florida Keys briefly without power after sailboat hits power line, officials say Thousands of people in the Florida Keys were briefly apparently without power on Tuesday after a sailboat knocked down a power line.
April 9, 2019 Connecticut baseball field doused in gasoline, set ablaze to dry out for HS game: report A wet Connecticut baseball field was doused with 24 gallons of gasoline and set on fire Saturday in a bizarre attempt to dry the field for a high school game.
April 7, 2019 Tennessee woman accused of stealing police car at car wash A Tennessee woman allegedly stole a police vehicle after she was placed inside the back of the car by an officer, officials said.
April 7, 2019 Florida sheriff's office bloodhound renamed from 'Rommel' to 'Scout' after complaints of Nazi connotations "Rommel," a sheriff's office bloodhound, was renamed after the office got complaints the dog shared a name with a general who served under Adolf Hitler.
April 7, 2019 Texas man drowns while mowing lawn near river, investigators say A Texas man drowned last week while mowing the grass on a property along a river, according to officials.