A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. The fugitive hid inside the large case when her 17-year-old fellow inmate was released from the youth prison in northwest Germany on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

More than two dozen Israeli motorists manoeuvred around the dead body of a road accident victim lying in the middle of a busy intersection, failing to stop to help in an incident captured by a traffic camera. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Armed police went into action in the German city of Wuppertal after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but having rushed to the scene, they were surprised to find not a crook, but a large stuffed toy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Fire officials in Clearwater, Fla., say a heroic cat that helped its owner escape a fire did not make it out of the burning mobile home alive. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A German man who lived with over 200 black widow spiders was fatally bitten by one and then eaten by his other pet creepy-crawlies. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An acacia tree started dripping a foamlike substance after the owner of the property died. Many believe it is "supernatural ice". Yuh-huh. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Police dogs in the western city of Duesseldorf will no longer get their feet dirty when on patrol -- the entire dog unit will soon be equipped with blue plastic fiber shoes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Spanish bank repossessed a house and put it up for auction complete with the mummified body of the former owner who had missed her mortgage payments, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A German thief got nabbed after he tore off his finger during a bungled break-in then went back to retrieve it, police said on Wednesday. picked by punthe 2 years ago

German police have gone to new lengths to nab a serial burglar – dressing up in tree suits and waiting in a forest for eight hours. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Police in Germany had to call in a locksmith to break into jail when the lock on a cell broke, trapping a prisoner inside, authorities said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Apparently more than were available... picked by Moe 2 years ago

Police arrived to find a naked bloody chanting 19 year old woman, & heard screaming. Bust in the door. 49 yr old choking a 3 yr old. Whip out the stun guns. Hilarity ensures except the guy dies. Nope, it's not Florida, but Phoenix, AZ. I would HATE to do the paperwork on this one! picked by Moe 1 year ago

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit - why didn't she just throw her out! picked by topofall 6 months ago

Two off-duty officers from different police departments wounded each other in a gunfight in the middle of a road in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Quick poll on what you think they should do with a body if an astronaut dies in space. NASA has yet to decide. picked by camp185 2 years ago