Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe 18th toilet torched in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- San Francisco authorities said a construction site's portable toilet was torched early Thursday, marking the 18th such arson attack in two months. Advertisement Fire Department Lt. Mindy Talmadge said the construction site toilet at Washington and Taylor streets on Nob Hill became the 18th portable toilet in the area to be set afire during the past two months when it was ignited at about 4 a.m. Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Talmadge said the 18 arson fires have caused an estimated $45,000 in damage. One construction foreman in the city said he has been protecting his site's toilet by disguising it as a storage shed with dark plywood and a brown blanket. Accidental gunshot shatters toilet CENTERVILLE, Utah, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Police in Utah said they have confiscated a man's .40-caliber pistol after the weapon accidentally fired in a restaurant bathroom and destroyed a toilet. Advertisement Investigators said the 26-year-old Salt Lake City man, who had a concealed weapons permit for the gun, suffered minor injuries to his arm as a result of porcelain shards sent flying from the exploding toilet at the Centerville Carl's Jr. fast food eatery, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Police Lt. Paul Child said the man told officers the gun fell out of its holster while he was pulling up his pants. Child said no charges were filed against the man but the firearm was confiscated for "safe keeping." "He was a little shook up, so we just wanted to take it right then and allow him time to gather himself before releasing it to him," Child said. Police: Robber's target bank moved NICHOLASVILLE, Ky., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Police in Kentucky said an attempted armed robber left a former bank without any loot after finding the facility had been converted to a water district office. Nicholasville police spokesman Scott Harvey said the suspect entered the Jessamine South Elkhorn Water District office, which used to be a Farmer's Bank, at about 1 p.m. Tuesday and brandished a revolver, The Lexington (K.Y.) Herald-Leader reported. Harvey said the suspect "left with nothing" after employees explained to him that the bank had left the building. No one was injured in the incident, police said. Advertisement Diana Clark, office manager for the water district, which moved into the building Dec. 15, said the attempted robber was not the first to make the mistake. "We've had people come in here asking to cash a check," Clark said. Pa. mayor trades 'Ravens' for 'Steelers' PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said he wants to be known as Mayor Steelerstahl for the next few days as a sign of solidarity with his city's NFL team. The mayor said ahead of Sunday's playoff game between the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens that he wanted to remove the "Ravens" from his name, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. "On behalf of the Steelers Nation, I've decided to remove the word 'Ravens' from my name just like the Steelers will remove them from the AFC Championship," he said. Ravenstahl began a Verified Petition for a Name Change Thursday, but civil court staff said it is unlikely to be filed because it is incomplete and does not include the requisite $108 check. The mayor said the idea was given to him by listeners of the Star 100.7 morning show who "called in and thought it would be a good idea to change from Ravenstahl, given we are playing the hated Baltimore Ravens this weekend, to Steelerstahl." Advertisement "As soon as I heard it, I thought it was a great idea," he said.
