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Hunting stamps bear phone-sex number
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said "duck stamps" affixed to cards carried by hunters licensed to hunt ducks contain a misprinted number that connects to a phone-sex line.
Parents worried by golf course near school
CINCINNATI , Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Parents of students at a Cincinnati elementary school are calling on a nearby golf course to take action to prevent kids from being hit by wayward balls.
Coast Guard stops unmanned boat
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Coast Guard officers said they were called to stop a boat from spinning in circles at Virginia Beach, Va., after its two occupants fell out of the craft.
Snake found clinging to van
RALEIGH, S.C., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Raleigh, N.C., woman said she was confused when a woman approached her minivan at a traffic light to tell her there was a snake hanging from her vehicle.
Cops: Driver used cable to hide plate
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities said a New York truck driver used a cable rig to make his license plate "disappear" so he could drive through toll plazas without paying.
New York woman grows six foot zucchini
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A New York woman said she was shocked when a zucchini plant in her backyard garden produced a specimen that grew to 6 feet long.
Moms object to gory billboards
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A group of Orlando, Fla., mothers are protesting Universal Orlando billboards that they claim are too graphic to be seen by children.
Pet cockatoo's cries bring police
TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Police in a New Jersey city responding to a call of a woman screaming discovered that the noise was coming from a pet cockatoo.
Witness: Alleged duck stabber hates ducks
MIRAMAR, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A witness to a fatal Miramar, Fla., duck stabbing told police the alleged perpetrator said his motive was that he hates the entire species of water fowl.
Probation in missile simulator theft
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida national guardsman has been sentenced to 18 months probation for stealing a Stinger missile-firing simulator to use as a "garage ornament."
Family gets $19,370 cell phone bill
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- An Oregon family unwittingly racked up a $19,370 cell phone bill in international charges, they say.
Police: Man ignited sleeping man's pants
GODFREY, Ill., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Godfrey, Ill., man has been arrested after he allegedly lit a sleeping man's pants on fire, causing second and third degree burns, authorities said.
Judge orders prosthetic leg returned
ALLIANCE, Neb., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Box Butte County, Neb., judge has ordered prosecutors to return a prosthetic leg to a shooting victim after the artificial limb was kept as evidence.
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Purse snatcher leaves behind fake breast
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Port St. Lucie, Fla., said a cross-dressing purse snatcher dropped one of his fake breasts at the scene of the crime.
Bakery feels sting of cupcake chain
MONTECITO, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The California cupcake chain Sprinkles has told the owner of a new bakery, Sprinkled Pink Cupcake Couture, she should change the name.
Mascot gets hung up after skydive
CINCINNATI, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The University of Cincinnati's football season got off to a bad start when the team mascot got hung up while parachuting into the stadium.
Bobcats unwelcome house guests
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A woman in Lake Elsinore, Calif., says she discovered two adult bobcats making themselves at home on a nearby property.
'Lost' bus driver causes child panic
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A school bus driver in New York says he and several of his young passengers were missing for hours because he "got lost."
Flying Elvi are rock and roll aerial stars
SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Members of the Flying Elvi, a parachuting group that dresses like late rocker Elvis Presley, say they are popular at tourist sites across the United States.
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