Uber Driver Returns Passenger’s Wallet Filled With $3K

He could’ve considered this one heck of a surge fare. When Jose Figueroa, Chicago-based Uber driver, found a wallet in the back seat of his car packed with $3,000 in cash, he knew he had to return it to its rightful owner. “I mean there was te.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 28th, 2016

Credit card records lead cops to New York bank burglars

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three suspected burglars who stole millions of dollars from two New York banks were caught after using a personal credit card to buy the tools of their trade, authorities said......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 26th, 2016

Bottoms up! Man leaves clothes in pub as he goes to get cash

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A drinker who could not pay his bar bill left his clothes at the pub as collateral as he headed off naked to get cash, Czech police said......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 26th, 2016

It Is Unclear How THC Ended Up In This Colorado Town"s Water

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 22nd, 2016

Santas from all over the world meet to talk shop

(Reuters) - With just five months until Christmas, Santas from around the world are gathering in Copenhagen for a mid-season break at the annual World Santa Claus Congress......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 21st, 2016

7-Eleven Clerk Beats Robber At Terrifying Game Of Tug-Of-War

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 17th, 2016

7-Eleven Clerk Beats Robber At Terrifying Game Of Tug Of War

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 17th, 2016

Officer"s Life Saved When He Shoots Bullet Directly Into Suspect"s Gun

A Colorado sheriff’s deputy who was under attack by robbers likely owes his life to a one-in-a-billion shot he fired at one of the suspects. Incredibly, the bullet went down the barrel of the suspect’s gun and rendered the weapon temporarily i.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 15th, 2016

Crisis-hit Greece to recruit man"s best friend to sniff out tax dodgers

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will be recruiting dogs to sniff out potential tax dodgers trying to take cash out of the crisis hit country, where mass bank withdrawals prompted capital controls last year......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 13th, 2016

What Was This Bear Thinking When It Trapped Itself In A Subaru?

Sheriff’s deputies in Colorado responded to a very Colorado problem on Tuesday — a bear that managed to get itself trapped inside a Subaru. Footage of the encounter shows deputies approach the situation with caution, for obvious reasons. .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 13th, 2016

Do you want salad and the police with that? Cool kebab shop owner ignores robber

(Reuters) - An Egyptian kebab shop owner in New Zealand has become an internet hit after a video of him ignoring a would-be robber and continuing to serve a customer went viral, drawing more than a quarter of a million views......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 13th, 2016

SUV Sends Moose Flying Over Colorado Highway

A Colorado resident had her camera rolling when a moose darted out in front of an SUV and was sent flying end over end. The graphic video, posted to YouTube last week by Kayla Whitehead, shows the terrifying accident along Colorado State Highway 9. A.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 11th, 2016

Watch A Kebab Shop Owner Stay Super Chill During An Armed Robbery

A kebab shop owner stayed incredibly calm during an armed robbery. Said Ahmed barely acknowledged the masked gunman who demanded cash after bursting into his Egyptian Kebab House in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 28, as shown in video footage now going.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 9th, 2016

Here"s The "No. 1" Thing You Didn"t Know About Katy Perry

Katy Perry debuted “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)” just over five years ago. For the music video, Perry played a teen with prominent braces who throws a party in her parents’ house. On Thursday, I got to interview actress and com.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 8th, 2016

This Grill Belongs To A Snake Now

No more barbecue for a bit. A snake is seen just hanging out and enjoying the sun on a backyard grill in this picture shared by the Colorado Association of Animal Control Officers. The large bull snake was looking for a meal, but not necessarily hot .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 28th, 2016

Hydraulic Press Crusher Makes Us Seriously Question How We Stash Our Cash

A safe may not be the best place to stash your cash when Lauri Vuohensilta is in town. That's the takeaway from the Finnish factory owner's latest YouTube video, in which he uses his famous device to obliterate a strongbox: Vuohensilta notes at th.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 26th, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo Throws Reporter"s Mic Into Lake, Finally Makes A Shot

Was it something he said? On Wednesday, Portugal soccer team captain Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a reporter's microphone and threw it into a lake just before Portugal faced Hungary in Euro 2016. Ronaldo was asked by CMTV's Diogo Torres of Portugal if he was.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 22nd, 2016

Repentant fare evader delivers apology letter, $300 in cash

BOSTON (AP) -- One Massachusetts commuter believes it's never too late to say you're sorry - or pay your train fare.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJun 20th, 2016

French court rejects drug suspect"s bail payment in hundreds of smelly banknotes

LYON, France (Reuters) - A suspected drugs dealer facing trial in France tried to pay his half-million-euro ($559,000) bail in cash - but he ended up back behind bars after prosecutors objected to a payment in 1,000 banknotes smelling of glue......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJun 16th, 2016

Oh deer! Fawn rescued from Colorado bathtub

EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) -- A fawn trying to make a clean getaway after it got caught in some fencing instead wound up in the bathtub of a Colorado home.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJun 15th, 2016