WEIRD NEWS: Copter Catch
A police helicopter pilot hovering over a crime scene in Florida says he was temporarily blinded by someone on the ground with a laser pointer, so he landed the aircraft, got out and arrested the culprit.
Pilot Stephen Bowman was assisting deputies on the ground when his helicopter was targeted by a laser pointer. He says he was blinded for "a couple of seconds," but instead of flying away, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He found a nearby parking lot where it was safe to land, and then walked to the suspected laser pointer's home to arrest the man.
Bowman says 27-year-old Ryan Fluke was stunned when he knocked on the front door. He arrested Fluke for misuse of laser lighting devices. Bowman, who is often targeted by laser pointers, says "it was extremely satisfying" to apprehend a suspect himself.
Jake Barney of Virginia really swept his wife off her feet on Saturday -- and in the process took home 12 cases of beer and cash.
Jake and his wife Kirsten won the North American Wife Carrying Championships in Newry, Maine. The competition featured 12 husbands carrying their wives on their backs and shoulders through a 278-yard obstacle course consisting of log hurdles, water and mud. Jake and Kirsten Barney were runners-up last year and came came back determined to win. They broke last year's winning time by two seconds. The winning prize was 12 cases of beer and $630.
But they're not done yet. Their win qualifies them for the world championships in Finland next year.
WEIRD NEWS: Luke, I Am Your Robber!
Pittsburgh's police are hoping the force is with their force -- in the hunt for a geeky guy who held up a convenience store while dressed in a Darth Vader costume.
The crook, whose face was obscured by the Star Wars mask, entered the store holding a knife and growling out a demand for cash. As he approached the register, he tripped and fell into a floor fan, then recovered and climbed over the counter to grab money from the register before fleeing the scene.
Safe to say, the force is not strong with this one.
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