January 8, 2015 Mass. man busted for speeding tells police he was rushing to collect a $50,000 lottery prize A Massachusetts man busted for speeding had a pretty good excuse when he was pulled over: He had just won a big lottery prize and was on his way to collect his cash.
January 8, 2015 Cops: Man fled crash scene because he 'didn't want to deal with his girlfriend yelling at him' Police in New Jersey say a man told officers he fled the scene of an auto accident because he "didn't want to deal with his girlfriend yelling at him." They say David Scarpa was having an argument with his girlfriend Sunday night when he backed into a utility pole in Cumberland County.
January 8, 2015 Oregonian accused of shoplifting flees by driving in circles; Fails to elude Idaho police Folks who live near Idaho's western border may complain about Oregon drivers, but a pair charged with shoplifting in Nampa on Thanksgiving made police officers' jobs a lot easier this week.
January 8, 2015 Airborne New Hampshire patrol unit clocks driver at 127 mph on Interstate 93 New Hampshire State Police say an airborne patrol unit clocked a man driving 127 miles per hour on Interstate 93 in the town of Northfield.
January 8, 2015 US Airways says pig not allowed to fly after becoming disruptive This was a pig that truly could not fly.
January 8, 2015 1,200 Black Friday paychecks late after Pennsylvania county's payroll boss goes on vacation About 1,200 government employees in a northeastern Pennsylvania county are getting their Black Friday paychecks late because the person in charge of payroll went on vacation and didn't approve an electronic transfer.
January 8, 2015 Cops: Woman being cited for public drunkenness drops baggie of cocaine on police station floor Authorities say a woman being cited for public drunkenness in Pennsylvania accidentally dropped a baggie of crack cocaine on the police station floor.
January 8, 2015 Oregon town in search of new police dog after first was dismissed for poor performance A 2-year-old Belgian Malinois was supposed to be the ninth member of the police force in the Oregon coastal town of Cannon Beach, but "Cash" just didn't have what it takes.
January 8, 2015 Your plane gets stuck? Russians from the Arctic are willing to give it a push In other countries, you may be asked to give a push to a car stuck in the mud.
January 8, 2015 Dispute over 9-point buck settled with coin flip in Wisconsin A dispute over a nine-point buck in Wisconsin was settled with a coin flip.