September 2
A security vehicle for Detroit Mayor Dave Bing had its tires and rims stolen when it was parked at a condo building. A spokesman for the mayor's office says the tires were taken overnight. The spokesman was quick to point out that the mayor wasn't in the area when the tires were stolen and that the mayor's office is looking into why the car was at the condo building.
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September 1
Authorities in California can thank pot growers for giving them the evidence. State game wardens were looking for deer poachers Monday night. The pot growers apparently thought the wardens' pickup truck was one of their own. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says the pot growers started tossing duffel bags full of marijuana into the truck. Authorities say the wardens managed to arrest two men and seize a shotgun. Three other men escaped back into a Northern California national forest.
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August 27
A New York City woman has been arrested for allegedly faking an injury after a light pole knocked down by a truck missed her. Sherin Brown was walking on a Brooklyn borough street Friday when an out-of-control truck hit the pole, which fell but did not hit Brown. As police responded to the accident scene, a surveillance camera allegedly caught Brown, unharmed, lying down on the ground near the felled light fixture and telling responding officers she was injured. Taken to a hospital for examination, she was arrested after police viewed the surveillance tape.
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August 26
The Philadelphia "Buttercream Cupcake Lady," who sells treats at various locations from an old postal truck, said her truck was confiscated by city authorities. Cupcake hawker Kate Carrara, who announces her intended stops on social networking sites, said she arrived at a stop at noon Tuesday and her truck was quickly surrounded by city Department of Licenses & Inspections business compliance officers. Carrara said the officers confiscated her truck and she had to pay $200 to get it back. She told the Philadelphia Inquirer she has a permit to sell the cupcakes on the move. She was back in business Wednesday.
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August 25
After rescuing a boy from drowning, an Oregon newspaper called "Craig Hemengway" a hero. His grandmother wrote them a letter: You spelled his name wrong, it's "Eric Hemenway." Turns out he's a wanted criminal, and may now go to jail. Though he was celebrated as a hero for saving the 15-year-old boy from drowning, Hemenway has been on the run for years following a series of violations related to a drunk hit-and-run arrest in 2005. Upon realizing that "Hemengway" and Hemenway were one and the same, the sheriff arrested him.
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August 24
Two men at the center of a bomb scare on a Washington state ferry said the incident was a misunderstanding stemming from a conversation about a "bong." Authorities say several passengers on the (Yakima) ferry reported overhearing the men identifying themselves as terrorists and saying there was a bomb in their belongings. The boat was searched when it arrived in the harbor and no explosives were found. The men claimed the reports were a misunderstanding -- that what they were talking about was taking 'bong' hits at a party later that night.
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August 23
A Devon, England, man is in a critical condition after running back into his blazing house to get some pants. Fire crews said the father, alerted by a fire alarm early on Saturday, had left the house without all his clothes. He was rescued from his bedroom where he was overcome by smoke. The man's family escaped unhurt.
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July 26
 Long Island, New York, officials are on the hunt for a 6' 2" male suspect who walked into a bank Thursday dressed as Darth Vader and held up a teller at gunpoint. In addition to a Darth Vader mask, police say the man was wearing a blue cape and camouflage pants.
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