Weird But True

Weird but true

This New Mexico woman was kung-fu driving.

Bonnie Morris, 46, of Carlsbad was arrested for allegedly swinging nunchucks from the sunroof of her car and failing to stop.

The 65-mph chase ended when she hit a spike strip. She was taken to a hospital for mental evaluation.

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How many yards are you penalized for texting?

A Buffalo Bill fan has filed a class-action federal lawsuit against the team, claiming it sends too many texts to those who signed up for the update service.

Jerry Wojcik didn’t specify how he was harmed by the alerts or if he ever tried to unsubscribe.

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Owl! That hurts!

Washington state rangers have been receiving increased reports of owls swooping down on parkgoers.

Owl attacks have drawn blood at Bridle Trails State Park in Kirkland, while King County has closed parts of Soaring Eagle Regional Park in Sammamish because of such incidents.

The owls seem to be targeting people wearing headphones and women with ponytails.

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Former Met first baseman John Olerud is still playing stellar defense — protecting his view of Lake Washington and the Seattle skyline.

A local land-use board has ruled for Olerud, who claimed a neighbor’s trees were blocking his view.

“This was a tough process — a lot of emotions on both sides,” he said.

The neighbor, Bruce Baker, a Presbyterian minister and a professor of business ethics at Seattle Pacific University, has been ordered to cut down two trees. He could still appeal.

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A senior citizen was arrested for allegedly flashing a fake badge and claiming to be an undercover cop to avoid the $100 entry fee at Epcot in Orlando.

Cops said Emerito Pujol, 74, showed a badge identifying him as an “honorary member” of the “American Federation of Police.”

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