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You know those strange but true story’s that people tell around the watercooler?
The ones that you aren’t sure whether they are true or not?
They sound made up, or like some sort of urban legend. Well…..
Weekday Mornings on 107.9 The Breeze’s Big Breakfast with Mike Cutting, listen for those strange but true stories.
Join the Big Breakfast with Mike Cutting weekday mornings at 7:40am for the News of the Weird on 107.9 The Breeze!
News Of The Weird From Tuesday September 7
Feline With Expensive Toys
 Blame the cat for the missing $40,000 diamond engagement ring. Newlyweds Diane and Carl Buckalew left their rings in the bathroom. Diane says she felt sick when she realized their cat Jinxe batted the rings into the toilet. Carl called Mr. Rooter, which has a drain camera. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reports technicians dug a 3-foot hole near the front door of the couple's Southaven, Miss., home. The plumbers asked Carl to flush. Bingo! Both rings were found. The job cost nearly 900 bucks, but the couple says they're glad to pay.
Guys and Their Cars
Matt Stanford has his ``baby'' back. That's what Stanford calls his red 1991 Ford Mustang. The car was stolen from Stanford's family business, Varsity Ford in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He says he was in tears when he discovered the car was gone. AnnArbor.com reports police in a neighbouring community pulled the car over in a traffic stop early the next morning. Stanford says he cried again when the Mustang was returned. He adds he's put his money and seven years of his life into working on it.
News Of The Weird From Tuesday August 31
The Loot Was Smokin'
Police in central Pennsylvania report a smoking bag of money led them to a bank bandit. According to authorities, an exploding dye pack was placed into a bag of cash given to a man who held up a Lancaster County bank. Officials say a witness saw the red smoke and wrote down the license plate number of the getaway car. The car was traced to Douglas Smuck, who's being held on $1 million bail.
A New Level of Tell-All On Facebook
A lawyer wants the book thrown at a juror -- the Facebook. Hadley Jons could be found in contempt of court later this week, for posting about a trial on her Facebook page. The 20-year-old Jons was a juror in a case of resisting arrest, in a Macomb County, Michigan, court. She wrote that it's ``gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're guilty.'' But the trial wasn't over yet. A defense lawyer tells The Macomb Daily that Jons deserves at least a few hours in jail.
News Of The Weird From Monday August 30
One Meeeellion Dollars - NOT!
A man from the Ivory Coast is in police custody in Abu Dhabi. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates report the man tried to break two phony one (m) million dollar bills at the U-A-E's Central Bank. Police say the suspect promised a bank employee a 30 per cent cut if he could get change. The phony bills aren't even very good fakes. According to the National newspaper, they have the one dollar portrait of George Washington and are mostly black and white, instead of green.
Brownie Bandit Busted
Police in Gonzales, Louisiana, report they've arrested an 18-year-old who is charged with repeatedly breaking into a local bakery. Officers say Jamon J. Simoneaux had a bag full of brownies when he was busted. The bakery owners say the Brownie Bandit had taken 12 dozen brownies and about two dozen sugar cookies. Windows and screens at the bakery were also broken.
News Of The Weird From Friday August 27
How's This For Bold?
Authorities say Frederick Thomas is in trouble for more than stealing from a store. He's also accused of stealing a police cruiser. According to officials in Albany, Georgia, Thomas hopped in a patrol car and took off as police were chasing him. Officers had been responding to a report of a burglary at the One Stop Food Store. Police found their cruiser thanks to a tracking device installed in it. But they didn't find their suspect. Authorities are still looking for Thomas. Police say they're also investigating whether leaving the keys in the patrol car violated department policy.
Sweet Deal While It Lasted
How this for a job? Get paid for 12 years, without ever showing up for work. City officials in Norfolk, Virginia, say they've fired a worker who's been collecting salary and benefits for a dozen years without ever working. The employee, who had been on the payroll of the community services board, isn't being named. The board provides medication, counselling and psychiatric services to about six-thousand people. The agency's 300 employees have an average salary of about 35-thousand dollars a year. The board is an independent agency, receiving funding from the city, state and federal governments.
News Of The Weird From Thursday August 26
Control-Alt-Delete - Open Fire
Prosecutors allege a Utah mortgage company employee tried a .45 calibre reboot on his firm's computer server. Joshua Lee Campbell is now charged with felony criminal mischief and three misdemeanors. Investigators say the 23-year-old claimed his gun had been stolen by a mystery man, who shot the server. But authorities charge Campbell got drunk and returned to his office late one night. Police say it was Campbell who shot the 100-thousand-dollar server at RANLife Home Loans
Easiest Ever Capture
It didn't take much detective work to catch Claude Meeks. He walked up to sheriff's deputy in Orlando, Florida, and turned himself in for robbery. Authorities say Meeks told the deputy he had -- quote -- ``done something bad.'' According to deputies, Meeks apologized for grabbing cash from a woman at a cheque-cashing store. He says he needed money for his drug habit.
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