February 1


Managers disputed a woman's claim she was stuck in a British supermarket elevator while waiting for a trained technician to arrive and press a button. Janice Woodward says she and her 2-year-old granddaughter were trapped in the elevator for well over an hour because store employees said they weren't authorized to push the button that would have freed them. Woodward says when the technician got there "he just touched the control button and the [elevator] moved." She says workers told her they were prohibited by safety regulations from pushing the button that would have released the stalled elevator car.

January 31


Shellie Leonard allegedly stole some items — including window curtains — from a neighbor's home in Holiday, Florida. But Leonard got greedy and returned to the home the next day to steal some electronics. Leonard should have quit while she was ahead because her neighbor returned home and found her in the home. Ironically the victim had just arrived home after being released from jail.

Janaury 30


Four-year-olds can attend preschool. They’re old enough to ride a tricycle. But they’re not old enough to rent an apartment. That didn’t stop a Michigan couple from giving a prospective landlord their preschooler’s Social Security number when they were tried to rent an apartment. The apartment manager ran a credit check using the number and discovered it belonged to the 4-year-old. Oh, and the credit check also revealed the preschooler’s number had been used to set up accounts a cable company and a cell phone store.

January 24


A champion bull rider told children attending a rodeo camp in Texas that ballet and yoga can be helpful training tools for his sport. Tate Stratton, a two-time competitor in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Championship, told the children at the association's rodeo camp Sunday at the Fort Worth Stock Show that ballet and yoga can be a good way to improve strength and balance when training for bull riding. Stratton says he does yoga to help with calming and balance.

January 23


An eBay user is selling some very expensive and critically acclaimed rolls of toilet paper. User The_Heppcat claims he typed all of Moby Dick on multiple rolls of single-ply toilet paper to win a bet. After ten years of sitting in a box in The_Heppcat's possession, the rolls are now up for auction. Bidding starts at $999.95.

January 4


A five-year-old girl was left in tears after police visited her home -- to collect her overdue library books. Hailey Benoit was left scared and believing she would be arrested after being questioned about two books which were due at the Charlton Public Library in Massachusetts several months before. The drama began when a local police sergeant knocked on the door to chase down the errant books. It was part of a blitz on $4,000 worth of unpaid fines. Mom said they have never received any warnings the misplaced books were wanted back. And even the sergeant admitted he felt uneasy with his mission. Regardless of whether the action was too heavy-handed, Massachusetts state law does state that the non-return of library books is a crime.

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