LACY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY — While its owners were away, a dog apparently turned on a stovetop burner and started a fire.
Although investigators can’t explain how, they said the dog turned on a burner, which set fire to a laptop computer the homeowners had left on top of the stove.
Neighbors called the fire department when they saw black smoke billowing from the residence. Except for destroying the laptop, the blaze caused no damage and was quickly extinguished.
The dog was unharmed.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A Connecticut man, who was charged with stealing a taxi cab and then released on bail, left a Boston police station and crawled into a patrol car parked at the curb to take a nap.
According to police, the 33-year-man was found asleep in the front seat of an empty police car outside the station where he had been booked earlier.
When awakened, the man told officers he just needed a place to rest. He faces an additional charge of breaking and entering.
JUNEAU, ALASKA — Police in Juneau took a call last month to investigate a suspicious device abandoned on the side of a road.
According to a news report, the responding officer wasn’t sure what to make of the object, so the dispatcher sent a second officer who was trained in defusing bombs.
The second officer identified the device as a plastic Star Wars light saber, the preferred weapons of Jedi knights.
The second officer said the confusion probably occurred because the light saber, which expands to reveal a long plastic “blade,” was in the closed position.
Wise in the ways of Star Wars toys is he.
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Arson dawg strikes again! I bet the car was unlocked so it isn’t breaking and entering it’s simply trespass. I love that it was a toy light sabre, he’ll be the source of a million laughs.
I feel bad for the dude in the police car. He was just taking a nap. Adding those charges was mean. Meanwhile, Arson Dawg gets away with… arson.
Correct in both cases. Of course in both cases the owners have the larger fault. Police officers shouldn’t leave cars unlocked and pet owners (like those with small children) should install the locks on stove top knobs to prevent accidents. Also everyone knows better than to leave items on a stove top…. OK, ummmm maybe not.