What-Woman Investigated after Toddler put up for sale on eBay

Police say a Michigan woman is under investigation after she allegedly posted an ad for a two-year-old girl on eBay.Police in Allendale, located 15 km west of Grand Rapids, received several calls about the eBay posting on Monday, the Holland Sentinel newspaper reported. One person made a bid on the child, thinking it was a hoax, Lt. Mark Bennett told the newspaper. When the bid was accepted, the bidder alerted authorities.

Police were able to locate the girl. She was unharmed and police returned her to her mother. The woman who is under investigation is a relative who was watching the child while the mother was away, police said.

Wow-Woman Tried to Trade Salad for drugs

A Utah woman allegedly offered an undercover cop $2 and an Olive Garden salad in exchange for cocaine.

Salt Lake City police said the 33-year-old woman approached an undercover cop Monday evening with a takeout container of salad, and offered the food and $2. She allegedly said she'd return later with more money or some Olive Garden gift cards, local television station KSL-TV reported. The woman has been charged with possession or use of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

Surprise-Bottles of urine found in ice cream truck

LANGHORNE, Pa. — Suburban Philadelphia police say a DUI stop involving an ice cream truck led to the discovery of water bottles filled with urine, including one in the freezer where treats are kept. Police say 46-year-old Yassir Hassan was visibly drunk when he was pulled over Friday in Middletown Township, Bucks County. When police searched the Trenton, N.J., man's truck, they say they found boxes of wine along with the bottles of urine.

Middletown Township Lt. John Michniewicz tells WPVI-TV a passing motorist called police after seeing the ice cream truck driving erratically.

 

Bizarre-Man tries to board train with pony in Wrexham, Wales

The unnamed man (incidentally, we don't know the horse's name either) approached the ticket office in Wrexham and asked to buy two tickets for the 19:02 service to Holyhead.Funnily enough, his request was refused - with the office worker telling the man horses were not allowed on the rail network.'I know the law,' was his reported, rather brusque, response as he walked away, into a lift (yes, a LIFT... with the horse), across a bridge over the tracks and down onto the northbound platform. Later, a spokesperson for Aviva Trains Wales confirmed the company's policy is 'no livestock'.

'We do allow small animals, such as dogs and guide dogs, onboard but not large animals that could pose a risk to the general public,' they said. 'The man was refused a ticket and was not allowed to board the train

Smart-Woman hands booze delivery driver IOU: Cops

An Alberta woman who police say is under a court order not to consume alcohol allegedly ordered alcohol and other items from a delivery service and gave the deliveryman an IOU instead of money. Police in Camrose say a 47-year-old woman placed her order Tuesday night. When the deliveryman arrived, the woman took her items inside and closed the door, police said. After the deliveryman knocked several times, the woman returned and handed him a written note that said she'd pay later, police said. The driver went to the police station to report it and during their investigation, officers discovered the woman is under a court order to not possess, purchase or consume alcohol.

Police are investigating.

Watch-Man dies after balcony 'planking' stunt fails

Planking is becoming a popular trend in Australia, but police say it can also be deadly.A Brisbane man in his 20s died early Sunday morning after falling several stories after trying to "plank" on the edge of his balcony, police said.

"This morning we have seen a young man take this activity a step further and attempt to plank on a balcony. Unfortunately he has tragically fallen to his death," deputy commissioner Ross Barnett said in a release. "Police fear that as planking gains popularity there may be more injuries and potentially further deaths."

How-Package from eBay delivered with leopard gecko inside

A leopard gecko survived a 190km trip by post after slithering its way inside a padded envelope bound for Berkshire.

Mother-of-seven Phillipa Durrant, 44, received the package she thought would contain just a belt she had ordered from eBay. The leopard gecko, aptly named Sahara, spent two days inside the envelope yet emerged unharmed.

Durrant said: 'My daughter opened the envelope and came running upstairs saying "There's something alive in the package". 'We decided the best thing to do was to take the gecko to the vets as it was cold and looked a bit limp after its journey.'

Dejected-Man proposes to girlfriend in crowded shopping mall, gets rejected

YOU'VE chosen the ring, rehearsed a speech, arranged an accompanying guitarist and are ready to propose to your girlfriend in a packed food court where you first met. What could go wrong? For a hapless American romantic, pretty much everything. As the lovestruck Romeo got down on bended knee in front of whooping onlookers, it gradually became evident that this wasn't going to end well.

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