What the Hell Theater - 5/26

Police in Bangor, Maine, say a man wanted for failing to pay fines accidentally helped officers find him when he repeatedly "pocket dialed" 911 while doing yard work. Police say 29-year-old James Green was using a backpack leaf blower Saturday when he kept calling 911 without realizing it. Officers were able to determine where the calls were coming from by triangulating the signal from Green's phone. There were two active warrants for Green's arrest for failure to pay fines.

What the Hell Theater - 5/24

A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she fed marijuana-laced margarine to a 12-year-old girl she was baby-sitting, along with two other children at her home. The 12-year-old's mother called police after discovering the drugs in a tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in 22-year-old Stevie Hickey's freezer. The woman said Hickey spread the substance on two pieces of toast that he gave to the girl. Hickey allegedly told the girl it was "parsley butter," but later acknowledged to police that it was marijuana. Hickey remains free after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing on marijuana possession and child endangerment charges.

What the Hell Theater - 5/23

Police in Riverdale, Georgia, said they arrested a substitute teacher who allegedly urinated into a trash can while teaching a fourth-grade class. Coleman Eaton Jr., 60, was arrested Wednesday after the incident at Riverdale Elementary School. Students told police that Eaton told the class to turn around and not look, but a couple of students said they did. Eaton was charged with two counts of aggravated child molestation and was taken to jail without bond. Eaton has not admitted to the offense but police did find urine in the trash can.

What the Hell Theater - 5/19

Police said a University of Iowa student was arrested after trying to "lighten up" a graduation ceremony by throwing toilet paper into the crowd. Investigators said Robert Koehler, 22, who was not graduating, was arrested after tossing toilet paper into the crowd of students during the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts commencement ceremony Saturday.  He has pleaded not guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct.

A Niles, Illinois, man said someone posing as a doctor used toothpicks for acupuncture and gave him expired medication. Police said the man responded to an ad in a Bulgarian-language newspaper on April 23rd and met with the man claiming to be a doctor at a closed medical clinic. The victim told police the man used toothpicks to give him acupuncture on his chest and gave him pills labeled "Prosperous Farmer Dietary Supplements," which had expired in February 2002.

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What the Hell Theater - 5/18

Thomas Everett Finnell picked the wrong people to ask for a hand. Police say the 20-year-old Kentucky man asked two undercover officers to help him break into a house. Finnell told the officers they could "steal guns and a TV." Finnell was busted and now faces charges that include first-degree conspiracy to commit burglary.

A Pennsylvania man has survived a lightning strike while helping set up tents for a Boy Scout outing. Police in the town of Industry say the 49-year-old man was standing by a tree when he was struck by a bolt of lightning on Saturday. The man and others were moving scouts and camping supplies off the site as a thunderstorm approached. No children were nearby when the man was juiced up. He was up and walking around when police arrived, though he was treated later at a hospital for a wound where the lightning bolt apparently exited his body.

What the Hell Theater - 5/17

Police in Hudson, New Hampshire, arrested a 31-year-old man they said lied about his wife's illness and death to get money from his employer. Officers said Scott Wellington told his bosses at C&M Machine that his wife was seriously ill with cancer. C&M Machine donated $7,000 to help Wellington cover her medical expenses. Wellington later told his employers that his wife had died. Officials said Wellington's wife didn't know about the plan until she received a sympathy card from the company. Mrs. Wellington called the company and let them know that she was still alive. The company then called police. Mr. Wellington was being held in lieu of $2,500 bail. He's scheduled to be arraigned today.

What the Hell Theater - 5/16

 An honest Texas teenager who thought she had lost out on $2,000 in unclaimed cash she turned in was given double that amount by an anonymous donor. Shepton High School freshman Ashley Donaldson had come across the money in the parking lot at Pavillion Center in Dallas in February. Despite her family's financial straits, she turned it in, thinking the money would become hers if no one claimed it. But Dallas officials changed city policy and tossed the $2,000 in its general fund after it went unclaimed. WFAA-TV, Dallas, aired a story Wednesday on the honest teen's unfortunate turn of events, and within hours a mystery benefactor from Fort Worth stepped in and gave her and her family $4,000. Donaldson, her four siblings and parents had moved from Colorado to Texas last November and until two weeks ago were living in a one-bedroom apartment.

Witnesses at a Waffle House restaurant in Augusta, Georgia, said police and firefighters were called when an air conditioning repair man found someone living on the roof. Firefighters said they were unable to determine how the man had gotten onto the roof or how long he had been there when they were called to remove him Tuesday.

 

What the Hell Theater - 5/12

A lucky Florida man who won a $3 million payout in November has now collected a $10 million prize. Lottery officials said Jody Massengale, of Panama City Beach, purchased a Billion Dollar Blockbuster scratch-off game ticket and redeemed it last week for the $10 million prize, which he took in the form of a lump sum payment worth about $6.5 million before taxes.

Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut, said a man who called 911 three times and then asked emergency responders to make a beer run was charged with misuse of 911. Police said Raymond Roberge, 65, called 911 three times Sunday and told emergency responders he would pay them to go buy him some beer. Sales of beer, wine and liquor are banned on Sundays in Connecticut.

What the Hell Theater - 5/11

Police in Palm Harbor, Florida, said a drunken man discovered sleeping on a sofa insisted he was in his own home when confronted by the actual residents. Officials said a woman awoke at about 2:30 a.m. Friday when she heard the sound of coughing and discovered a stranger sleeping in her home. The woman's husband confronted the man, who insisted he was in his own home. The couple told deputies the man, Mark Sirben, 51, had apparently made himself some food in their kitchen before going to sleep. Sirben was charged with trespassing in an occupied structure and criminal mischief.

What the Hell Theater - 5/9

Authorities in New York say a 21-year-old man who jumped into the Hudson River to escape police got all wet for nothing. The man was riding in a car Wednesday afternoon when it was pulled over by police in Rensselaer, across the Hudson River from Albany. Police say he bolted from the car's passenger side and ran toward the river, where he jumped in near a bridge. The current carried him about 250 feet down river before he was able to grab onto a branch. Police finally managed to pull him from the 50-degree water. Authorities say the man thought there was a warrant out for his arrest. There wasn't. The man was taken to a hospital for an examination.

Police in DeKalb County, Georgia, are looking for the crooks who broke into 36 police cars. The official vehicles were in the county's maintenance yard. A worker found the trunks open, windows smashed and locks popped. Police say some of their radios, a police jacket, a laptop, a GPS unit and a camera are missing. Authorities don't know how the thieves got into the secured lot, which is also patrolled by private security guards.

What the Hell Theater - 5/6

Indiana officials said a typo caused residents calling a voter information hotline number distributed in a news release to be connected with a phone sex line. The Indiana Secretary of State's office said the number given for the Hoosier Voter Hotline in Monday's news release was the incorrect number and caused callers to be connected with a recording telling them to dial a second number for "fun, stimulating conversation." A.J. Feeney-Ruiz, a Secretary of State spokesman, said the error was corrected within 35 minutes of the release being sent out. "This is my mistake. I actually wrote down the wrong number," he admitted. "Human error."

What the Hell Theater - 5/5

A man on a scooter in Surprise, Arizona, was arrested after asking a police officer a simple question. David Williams, 23, rode up to an officer around 7 a.m. last week in front of a convenience store and reportedly asked if the officer had ever arrested him before. The officer told Williams that he didn't think he had arrested him but ran his name through communications to check. The officer was notified that Williams had a valid warrant for his arrest out of Pinetop, Arizona, on suspicion of assault with a weapon. Williams was then arrested.

Police in Hallandale, Florida, said two deaf men were stabbed at the Ocean's Eleven Sports Lounge and Grill Saturday night when another patron thought the men were throwing gang signs at her. The men were using sign language. They were at the bar to celebrate a birthday. When 45-year-old Barbara Lee confronted the men, they motioned for her to go away. She left the bar but returned with 19-year-old Marco Ibanez, who is accused of pulling out a knife and stabbing the men. The two victims and a bouncer who were injured in the ruckus were taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. Lee and Ibanez remain behind bars.

What the Hell Theater - 5/4

An Ephrata, Washington, middle school teacher vowed on September 11, 2001, to stop shaving until Osama bin Laden was caught. Yesterday, after almost 10 years, Gary Weddle (pictured left before and after) finally shaved off his lengthy beard. "I spent my first five minutes crying, and then I couldn't get it off fast enough," said the 50-year-old science teacher.

What the Hell Theater - 5/3

Authorities in a Philadelphia suburb say a five-pound package of pot was delivered to a woman who had been expecting a delivery from Babies R Us. Police say the woman called authorities when she realized what was in the package. It's the second time this month someone in the area has received an unexpected brick of weed. Police in Upper Darby say an elderly couple received the first package in the mail a couple of weeks ago. Both packages have an Arizona return address. Police are trying to track down the sender.

Police say a 71-year-old retired Georgia man held a theft suspect at gunpoint until officers arrived to take him into custody. Herbert Gladin said he's been a victim of crime several times, and he was not going to take it this time. Gladin said he heard a commotion, grabbed his gun, and saw a man taking his lawnmower Friday afternoon. Police arrested a 23-year-old man being held at gunpoint by Gladin and charged him with theft. Authorities said two women were also arrested and charged with theft.

What the Hell Theater - 5/2

Tampa police say a 51-year-old woman tried to buy her 80-year-old father a prostitute over Easter weekend. Cops arrested the duo, who listed their hometown as Dubuque, Iowa, in an area of Tampa known for prostitution activity. Pia Kirchberg offered an undercover police officer $20 if she would have sex with Maurice Kirchberg, her elderly father.