Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Man wards off armed mugger with his cane GREENSBORO, N.C., July 26 (UPI) -- An 82-year-old North Carolina man's fancy cane work sent a would-be armed robber fleeing empty handed -- and with a few bruises to boot. Advertisement Robert Flynn of Greensboro, N.C., was walking late Monday morning when a man pulled up in his car and asked for a cigarette, the Greensboro (N.C.) News-Record reported. The man got out of his car armed with a shotgun and demanded money when Flynn said he did not have a cigarette to give him, police said in a news release. With the gun pointed squarely at him, Flynn whacked the weapon with his cane and ran. The gunman jumped back in his car, caught up with Flynn and again pointed the gun at him, police said. That's when Flynn decided to give the bully a whupping, the newspaper said. The mugger suffered a series of blows to his head and shoulders courtesy of Flynn's walking stick before he jumped back into his car and sped away with no green or silver -- but more than a little black and blue. Advertisement Pantless policewoman nabbed for DUI PLANTATION, Fla., July 26 (UPI) -- A Plantation, Fla., Police Academy DUI instructor was charged with drunken driving after she was clocked doing 90 mph and found to be lacking any pants. The Plantation Police Internal Affairs report released this week says Officer Laurie Primeau had an open bottle of Southern Comfort in her car when she was arrested on Dec. 9. But her lawyer said the booze was merely a training device for cadets, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The Orange County Sheriff's deputy who pulled Primeau over for speeding after she nearly collided with his cruiser said he was "kinda shocked" to realize the woman flying down the highway with two dogs in her car was naked from the waist down, the report said. He said he immediately requested backup because "I didn't want to be alone too long with a naked female on the side of the road." Primeau, 47, spent five days in jail after her arrest and was convicted of drunken driving at a jury trial in January. The 27-year veteran of the force and 1994 Plantation Officer of the Year was suspended without pay on June 27. She will work road patrol when her suspension ends in early August, the report said. Advertisement Dog beer keeps tale-waggers lapping NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) -- A New York brewery has come out with a nonalcoholic treat for dogs called Slobber Lager. "It's damn good," Heartland Brewery owner Jon Bloostein told Wednesday's New York Daily News. The 11-year-old microbrewery invited canine consumers to its Union Square tavern Tuesday to socialize and slobber some of the beef-flavored lager. Polo, a Bichon Frise, took a sniff and slurped down the whole bowl in a few seconds, the newspaper said. Diva, a Rottweiler, couldn't get enough. She finished one bowl and moved on to the next. Still thirsty, she sipped from a pint glass then went straight for the tap. Slobber Lager is not the first beer launched for dogs. Dog Star Brewing Co. has marketed Happy Tail Ale, another nonalcoholic beef-flavored brew, since 2004. Woman wins suit against mother-in-law NOTTINGHAM, England, July 26 (UPI) -- A woman in Britain has used the country's 1997 Protection from Harassment Act to successfully sue her mother-in-law for $64,600. Gina Satvir Singh, who wed Hardeep Bhakar in an arranged marriage, was awarded the settlement by Nottingham County court after telling how her mother-in-law, Dalbir Kaur Bhakar, treated her like a prisoner, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Advertisement Singh told the court she was forced by Bhakar to work nonstop, even to the point of injury, and was then denied access to healthcare. She said Bhakar forbade her to attend services at a Sikh temple, forced her to violate her religious laws by cutting her hair, limited and monitored her phone calls, and committed other acts designed to "exhaust and humiliate" her. "This case has exposed a problem that is common but not often talked about," John Rosley, Singh's lawyer, said after the case. "We now hope that the publicity generated by this successful action will persuade other women who have suffered similarly to come forward."
