Weird But True

Weird but true

Miami is experiencing a crime wave — by lemurs.

Two of the ring-tailed primates ran amok in the northern part of the city after they were set free from their cages during a burglary.

After being sprung, the lemurs damaged a neighbor’s property and scratched a child. They were eventually captured by their owner.

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Was this guy trying to re-create Noah’s Ark?

A Cleveland man was found with a stinking menagerie of more than 300 animals packing his small house. The group of animals included pigeons, chickens, rabbits, dogs and more.

Animal-control officials were able to seize the creatures, almost all of which are expected to be OK.

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Normally, figure skaters just sob and dab their eyes with tissues after a competition.

But two skaters in Canada turned the gentle ice dance into a full-contact sport when they brawled after the national championship meet.

The men started fighting in a hotel outside Toronto. Although meet officials said they were just “blowing off steam,” it got so bad, cops had to be called.

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Who needs armed guards when you can use Starbucks’ laid-back approach to fighting crime?

A barista in Huntsville, Ala., was able to fend off a robber who demanded the cash in the register by pretending he didn’t have the key and instead offering the crook some coffee.

The idea of a latte appealed so much to the crook that he took one, gave up on his robbery plans and left, according to al.com.

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A woman in Sweden has won a court fight to give her breast a proper burial.

The woman, from the town of Jonkoping, had lost her breast after a surgical procedure, but didn’t want it tossed in a biological waste bank.

Upon appealing to medical officials, they said there was no rule against keeping the amputated bosom and putting it to rest.