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(KANSAS CITY, MO.) -- Do you have sloppy handwriting? Heck, do you even write down much anymore? Well, meet a 9-year-old who certainly can read what he writes. (April 26)
(MICHIGAN) -- Let's say you heard about a suburban Detroit woman who lost her beloved African Gray Congo Parrot seven months ago. Then you learned that she had found it. But the story seems simply too hard to believe. (April 25)
(DES MOINES) -- A detective decided he would try to find the phone of a woman reported missing days earlier and her cell phone company aided the effort and used the GPS chip to find it. They found more than the phone. (April 25)
(MIAMI) -- It's not exactly the tool you'd expect robbers to use, but police are looking for two men who stole a backhoe and then used it in an aborted attempt to rob and ATM. (April 25)
(BOSTON) -- You've probably heard about how hybrid car owners get preferential commuter lane treatment in many cities. Looks like Boston is going one further. (April 24)
(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- Police arrested a 25-year-old paralyzed man after they found he was using a cane to drive his car. (April 23)
(CHICAGO) -- Store owners are looking for help from police and industry in an effort to halt a troublesome trend of graffiti 'taggers' using acid instead of paint to leave their mark. (April 20)
(FLORIDA) -- After a brief rod and foot chase police caught a man they say used a tractor-trailer to rip a night desposit box from a bank. (April 18)
(SAN DIEGO) -- Police are on the search for a man they say a lunch-goer confused for a valet who then drove away with the man's BMW that was so brand new it still had dealer's plates on it. (April 13)
(PHILADELPHIA) -- When a letter written by Confederate Gen. 'Jeb' Stuart popped up on the Internet auction site eBay alert Civil War collectors recognized the items. The seller wishes they hadn't. (April 5)
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- When auto mechanic Don Doucette opened the hood of an SUV in for service, he saw a fur ball staring back at him. (April 5)
(OHIO) -- A 15-year-old 7th-grade student was arrested after police say her groped a teacher in the women's rest room with the comings and goings caught on surveillance camera. (April 5)
(OMAHA) -- OK, so you hear a story about someone stealing a car and dragging the owner for a block or two when they try to stop the theft. Think you know who the police suspect? Check it out. (April 3)
(FLORIDA) -- A 27-year-old man was jailed and released after police said he bit his wife after she refused to wake up and make him dinner. (April 4)
(FLORIDA) -- An apparent cemetery mixup has left one family troubled after their mother's remains had to be dug up and moved away from her relatives after it was discovered someone else owned the plot. (March 30)
(OHIO) -- NBA star forward LeBron James is building a new home and, as you may have guessed already, it's not just any home. Find out what is planned for the 35,000-square-foot mansion. (March 28)
(HAWAII) -- A 16-year-old student set to fly home was ordered off the flight by the pilot after suffering a coughing spell. One of the teacher escorts stayed behind, but their luggage remained on the plane. (March 28)
(SAN ANTONIO) -- Dozens of families were shocked and upset upon finding that thieves had made off with nearly 30 memorial bronze vases from gravesites, each worth abou $300. (March 27)
(CALIFORNIA) -- A group of about 60 killer whales were spotted in a bay over the weekend, giving researchers a long-sought clue about the rare species. (March 27)
(MICHIGAN) -- Police arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of driving a golf cart while drunk, but it turns out this wasn't your everday golf cart. (March 23)
(WASHINGTON) -- Well, haven't you seen the price of gasoline lately? Police are on the hunt for thieves who apparently used a trailer and pump to steal 1,200 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks at a gas station. (March 23)
(HOUSTON) -- An alert woman who police say was kidnapped was able to scrawl a message on a bathroom mirror with lipstick and whisper to a cashier on her way out which ended up leading to her rescue. (March 21)
(ARIZONA) -- Two men, who police described as drunk, apparently slept through being stabbed by an intruder in an apartment where they were sleeping on sofas. (March 20)
(FLORIDA) -- OK, so you are woken up by a noise in the predawn hours of a Sunday, look up and there's someone you don't know standing in your bedroom. What do you do? One man subdued and hog-tied the hooded intruder only to be shocked when he turned on the lights. (March 20)
(HOUSTON) -- Crews worked for five hours to rescue a rescue dog who had become trapped in a pipe while getting some exercise. (March 20)
(FLORIDA) -- Did you hear about the man who jumped off the side of a cruise ship and survived eight hours in the ocean? Here's the stories of passengers who saw the incident unfold. (March 19)
(DETROIT) -- Suburban police pulled over a pair of cars in what is described as a road-rage incident that included one driver firing a gun at the other. When they had both drivers in custody they discovered the suspected shooter was a Detroit cop. (March 16)
(FLORIDA) -- A sheriff's deputy dressed like a leprechaun -- down to a green face -- is working a laser speed detector to catch speeders on a busy street. Past disguises include the Grinch, an elf and someone waiting for a bus. (March 15)
(INDIANA) -- Since its debut as an Olympic sport in 2004, more women continue to hit the wrestling mat and continue to fight stereotypes to do it. (March 14)
(FLORIDA) -- Local community colleges certainly don't teach a class called something like "Burglary 101." If it did, however, among the first items covered would be, "Don't leave your cell phone at the scene." (March 14)
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