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ATM Robbers Yank Out the Wrong Machine

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Three would-be thieves broke into a bank in northern Malaysia but failed to make off with any cash as they yanked out the wrong machine _ a check deposit machine instead of an automated cash dispenser, the national news agency Bernama reported Wednesday.

The three men broke into the entrance area of the bank in the northern town of Bukit Mertajam early Wednesday, and tied a rope _ attached to two vehicles _ around a machine, police district investigation chief Chor Ah Sing said, according to Bernama.

They jerked the machine off its hinges, sending it crashing to the ground floor, Chor added.

The crashing sound alerted a security guard to the breach who chased them away, it said.

The three men had already managed to open the machine, but found no cash as it was a check deposit machine, the national news agency said. It is not immediately clear if they made off with any checks.

Local police officials could not be immediately contacted for comment.

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http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index.jsp?cat=STRANGE&fn=/2006/08/09/452076.html

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

complete jackasses

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

Drunk Thieves Steal U-Hauls for Joyrides

LITTLEROCK, Calif. - Thieves apparently under the influence of alcohol stole six U-Haul moving trucks and went on some destructive Mojave Desert joyrides, authorities said.

Four of the dented rental trucks were found abandoned later but the California Highway Patrol was still looking for two of the missing U-Hauls. There were no arrests.

"This is a first," U-Haul rental office owner Monica Hall said.

The thieves apparently got the vehicle keys out of large drop box used for after-hours key returns. The box was ripped off a concrete pillar in front of the office between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Monday, Hall said.

Judging from the smell of the recovered trucks, the thieves were likely boozed up, CHP investigators said.

The heists were discovered just before dawn when the CHP got a report of a hit-and-run accident near 90th Street East and Palmdale Boulevard.

"The victim described the offending car as a white and orange U-Haul truck," CHP Officer Gabriel Morado said.

Officers then spotted a suspicious U-Haul parked diagonally in the middle of a grocery store parking lot near the U-Haul office and damage matched the side swipe from the hit-and-run incident.

Two more banged up U-Hauls were then found abandoned in a nearby alley.

"It looked like they had just dumped them there and crashed into each other while doing it," Morado said.

A fourth U-Haul was recovered in Palmdale.

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[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

Video Shows adults Using Kids to Steal

BEDFORD, N.H. - A store surveillance video captured footage of two small children sneaking behind display cases to steal thousands of dollars in jewelry, apparently on instructions from their mother and grandmother.

Bedford police made the video public this week and said Wednesday that they believe they are close to making arrests. They started getting tips minutes after the video first aired on local television.

"We're fairly certain ... they are a family working together," Detective Matt Fleming said. "Can you believe a grandmother, mother and children?"

The video, taken Aug. 2 at a store called the Consignment Gallery, shows one woman, possibly the children's mother, directing them to pocket certain items. An older woman, believed to be the children's grandmother, stuffs items down her shirt.

Police said the children are under 10; the video suggests they could be significantly younger.

"It's pretty upsetting to watch," Fleming said. "Watching the children methodically move through that jewelry area and take the items out for the mother is just astonishing."

Fleming said more than $2,000 in jewelry was stolen.

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http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index.jsp?cat=STRANGE&fn=/2006/08/09/452064.html

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

Woman Wakes Up, Finds Tattoo on Ankle

DES MOINES, Iowa - Hillary Snyder said she isn't going to let her boyfriend's antics get under her skin. Snyder, 20, awoke recently to find she had been tattooed by her boyfriend while she slept.

She said she took a painkiller with a sleeping pill before she went to bed Saturday night. When she awoke, she discovered a tattoo of a five-pointed star on her right ankle.

Snyder said she had previously told her boyfriend she didn't want a tattoo. He wanted her to get a tattoo of a five-pointed start to match one of his own, she said.

"At least he didn't flub it up," she said

The boyfriend wasn't identified. No arrests had been made. The investigation was continuing.

A police report accuses the now-former boyfriend of domestic assault. But Snyder isn't so sure.

"I mean it's not like he beat me up. There were no bruises or blood or anything. I'm just not going to see him again."

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http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index.jsp?cat=STRANGE&fn=/2006/08/08/451485.html

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

WTF hell is wrong with you? You should have done this in the first place, ya know? Anyway some mod will probably conjoin all your starting threads into one.

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

Malaysia Fines Pu$$y cat Dolls Organizers

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities fined organizers of a concert by the chart-topping Pu$$y cat Dolls for allowing the singers to wear skimpy costumes and for their "sexually suggestive routines," a news report said Wednesday.

The Subang Jaya Municipal Council, which administers the suburb where the concert was held in late July, fined organizers Absolute Entertainment 10,000 ringgit ($2,714) for flouting decency regulations, the Malay Mail tabloid reported.

"The Pu$$y cat Dolls were guilty of performing sexually suggestive routines on stage," council President Mohamad Arif Abdul Rahman was quoted as saying. "In terms of their eye-popping attire, well, there's a lot of proof of that from our sources and the media."

The six-member all-girl group from the United States are known for worldwide hits such as "Don Cha" and "Buttons." They performed to a sold-out arena in Muslim-majority Malaysia as part of their global tour.

The council plans to take the organizer to court if the company fails to settle the fine, the paper said.

A spokesman for Absolute Entertainment, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were meeting with council officials midday Wednesday. She declined to provide further details.

The government in this Southeast Asian nation had previously warned Western artistes not to be too "raunchy" so as not to offend local sensitivities when performing in Malaysia.

When Grammy-winning rap-rock band Linkin Park performed in Malaysia in 2003, the Ministry of Culture and Arts warned them not to wear shorts, scream or exhibit raunchy behavior. The following year, Mariah Carey was told to "dress accordingly" for her concert.

Mohamad Arif said the organizers took advantage of the fact that the council did not send officers to monitor the Pu$$y cat Dolls concert, which was held near the surf pool area of the Sunway Lagoon theme park.

The fine came a day after Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim was quoted in the local media as saying the group took Malaysia "for a ride" by their alleged indecency.

"I believe the way the Pu$$y cat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency," said Rais, according to the paper. "The Pu$$y cat Dolls reportedly put on a show which not only featured scantily-dressed performers but also included sensuous elements," he said.

Officials have said they were not present at the concert, and based their comments on what they saw or read in local newspapers.

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talk about blue balls. i wonder if he got to finish after she got cleaned up.

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

Jumping Sturgeon Knocks Man Unconscious

WILDWOOD, Fla. - A man riding a personal watercraft on the Suwannee River was injured after a 4-foot-long sturgeon jumped out of the water and hit him, wildlife officials said.

Blake Nicholas Fessenden, 23, was heading north on the Suwannee River Sunday just north of the Hart Springs Sand Bar when he was hit and fell off the craft, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Fessenden was knocked unconscious.

His girlfriend was riding another watercraft behind him and was able to get to Fessenden and hold his head above water before passengers on another vessel arrived to pull him from the water, officials said.

He was airlifted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

A 31-year-old woman was hospitalized in April after a 3-foot-long sturgeon jumped into a boat being driven by the woman's fiance. The pair was also on the Suwannee River.

Officials at the time said similar accidents occur once or twice a year on the river and that the fish can jump as high as 8 feet in the air and can weigh up to 200 pounds.

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http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index.jsp?cat=STRANGE&fn=/2006/08/08/451447.html

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

WTF hell is wrong with you? You should have done this in the first place, ya know? Anyway some mod will probably conjoin all your starting threads into one.

lol...i didnt think i was gonna post so much news but got bored and wanted to waste time ....yea probably will

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

i have never seen anyone thread ***** this much in my life...4 year olds need less attention

okie dokie newb...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

lol...i didnt think i was gonna post so much news but got bored and wanted to waste time ....yea probably will

Its cool and all, but I am sure someone will say something. Just giving you a heads up.

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

thanks yea ive had a few already but fu*k em they aint nobody to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

They could ban ya though. I would just post everything in one instead of making new ones.

 

[bizflawless 5,000+ posts]

They could ban ya though. I would just post everything in one instead of making new ones.

4 sho thankx fo tha headz up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif