An Iowa City man was treated like a terrorist by cops after he threw a firecracker into the street — as a bomb squad was working a few blocks away.
Steven Crittenden had no idea cops were giving the “Hurt Locker” treatment to a suspicious box as he let off a single firecracker.
But he was still arrested, hit with charges of “reckless use of explosives,” and held in jail.
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In New Orleans, every day is Mardi Gras — or else!
A thirsty woman went into a Bourbon Street bar and tried to get a free daiquiri. When she was refused, she pulled a gun and made the bartender mix it.
Worst of all, she was pregnant.
She escaped, and cops are looking for her.
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Who needs a burglar alarm — when you have a guard bull?!
A woman who lives in a rural area outside Portland, Maine, suspected someone wanted to steal her mechanical log splitter — so she tied her hulking prize bull to it overnight.
Her fears proved correct when a thief arrived in the early morning and screamed at the sight of the beast.
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A woman in Pennsylvania is turning the state into Transylvania.
Julia Caples, 45, is a vampire wannabe who drinks two liters of human blood each month.
The mother of two cuts willing donors with a knife and drinks freely. She says it isn’t weird, or unsterile.
“When I . . . drink their blood, I feel stronger and healthier,” she said.
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You can check into this hotel — but will you check out?
A Holiday Inn in London last night turned into a “horror hotel,” where all the rooms are designed to terrify.
Words like “die” are scrawled in fake blood on bathroom walls, bones are tossed about, and it has haunted-house-style lighting.
Guests have to sign a release saying they can handle the frights.