Police: Breathalyzer-costumed man accused of DUI
3:47PM CT
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street. Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in his front seat and in the trunk.
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Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window
3:08PM CT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Jim Stevens said he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup. Stevens, of Jonesborough, said nearly every morning, an image that looks to him like the face of Jesus Christ has appeared in the condensation on the driver's side window of his Isuzu truck. A Johnson City Press photo of the truck showed a facial image.
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Researchers fit NM calf with prosthetic legs
3:08PM CT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs.
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Woman pleads guilty in road rage dressing case
2:34PM CT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho woman accused of ramming her pickup into another car, then hurling ranch salad dressing at the vehicle, has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Tiffany M. Wallace, 18, entered the plea in 4th District Court Monday in a deal with prosecutors. The Idaho Statesman reported Wallace was scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 11.
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Mom gets jail after teen rides in box atop van
3:25PM CT
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A woman pleaded guilty and will spend five days in jail after letting her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van. The judge ordered Jackie Knott to 90 days jail time, of which she will serve only five days.
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NH woman's car hit by a escaped boar on interstate
3:13PM CT
NEW LONDON, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire wildlife officials said a boar that ran into the side of a woman's car on Interstate 89 in New London most likely escaped from a private game preserve. Becky Field said she didn't realize her car had been hit by a boar until a state trooper told her after her vehicle was damaged on Sunday night.
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Police: Drunk man admits theft after traffic stop
3:19PM CT
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Officials said a man gave deputies more than they asked for when he was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving. Sheriff Greg Bartlett told WAFF Tuesday that 48-year-old man pulled out in front of a deputy in the early morning hours of Halloween and the official observed the truck weaving in and out of lanes heading to I-65.
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Pa. robbery victim IDs suspect from old yearbook
11:16AM CT
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that's because they went to school together about 15 years ago.
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Police: Man made up knife attack to miss work
1:31AM CT
EDGEWATER, Colo. (AP) - Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a man stabbed himself, then said he was attacked by three men dressed in black who were either Hispanic or skinheads, in a ploy to miss work.
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