Police: Woman in bust hid nearly $26,000 in bra 03/13/2010 08:35 PM
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested Friday as part of an alleged fraud ring. Deputies said they used phony Oregon driver's licenses and counterfeit credit cards to obtain cash advances from Spokane banks....
Blood-selling Packers fan voted to team's fan Hall 03/13/2010 08:01 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A man who said his loyalty to the Green Bay Packers helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame. The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years. Becker said he and his wife raised 11 kids, so money was tight. To afford his season tickets without taking money from his family, he began selling his blood for $15 per pint....
Authorities: Neb. man too drunk for DUI sentencing 03/12/2010 07:20 PM
PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Authorities said a 30-year-old-man showed up so drunk for his sentencing for drunken driving that he missed his hearing and now faces even more time behind bars. Authorities said Jason Botos was driven to the Papillion courthouse on Thursday by his father, who needed help from deputies to get his son out of the vehicle....
NYC funeral home van towed with body inside 03/12/2010 07:20 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said there was "nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car." Redden's Funeral Home director Paul DeNigris said a windshield placard had fallen flat. The van's tinted windows helped obscure the white cardboard box that held the remains....
Bridesmaid's dress stolen hours before wedding 03/12/2010 07:20 PM
PIKE CREEK, Del. (AP) -- Delaware state police said someone broke into a car and stole a bridesmaid's dress just hours before a wedding on Friday at a shopping center in Pike Creek. Police said the bride and one of her bridesmaids were in a salon getting ready for the wedding....
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