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March 25, 2016

US Customs intercepts giant stash of marijuana in shipment of broccoli

Alert Customs agents at the Texas border Tuesday intercepted a large load of marijuana hidden in a commercial shipment of fresh broccoli.

March 25, 2016

Missouri man charged after cops say he used handgun as hammer

A man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and child endangerment after police say he used a handgun as a hammer while working on a project at a southeast Missouri elementary school.

March 25, 2016

New Zealand busts airline passenger for trying to smuggle lemons in pants

It was a sour situation for everyone involved.

March 25, 2016

Driver painted gold arrested in California freeway hit-and-run

Authorities say a man covered in gold spray paint was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in the San Francisco Bay Area after he allegedly hit three cars on a freeway and then led police on a brief chase.

March 24, 2016

Police mock bumbling would-be burglar with 'Mission: Impossible' video

Tom Cruise would not be impressed.

March 23, 2016

Doughnut stashed with Xanax delivered to New Jersey high school

Police say a man delivered a doughnut stuffed with Xanax pills to a New Jersey high school.

March 23, 2016

Unhappy hour: Beer, chips spill on highway after trucks crash

It wasn't a happy hour for some central Florida drivers when trucks carrying Busch beer and Frito Lay chips collided, spilling them both along Interstate 95.

March 22, 2016

'That's not Grandma': Funeral home cremates the wrong woman

State officials in New York are investigating after a Bronx funeral home produced the wrong body for an 81-year-old woman's viewing and subsequent cremation.

March 22, 2016

Man steals BMW he tried to buy with food stamp card, investigators say

Authorities in Florida have arrested a man they say stole a BMW after trying to buy it with a food stamp debit card.

March 22, 2016

Text sent to wrong number leads to special hospital visit

A man in Florida said he received an important text message that wasn't meant for him over the weekend, but he and his brother decided to do the right thing anyway.