QUIRKY WORLD ... Motorists make mark with pricey personalised plates
Chelsea and Manchester United have both struggled on the pitch in recent weeks, but two car owners appear to have backed the teams by securing the CH16 SEA and MA16 UTD registrations at £399 (€552) each.
Whoever picked up CB16 CAT is probably a feline fanatic as it came with a price tag of £799 €1,105), while a dog lover looks to have got a relative bargain with BB16 DOG going for £200 (€276) less.
The first registration sold was JA16 UAR — believed to be for a Jaguar — at £1,299 (€1,795).
The data was released to the Press Association by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
Winging it
Authorities say a father and son stole more than $40,000 (€36,415) worth of chicken wings from a New York restaurant where they worked and sold them on the street or to other businesses.
The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Paul Rojek and 33-year-old Joshua Rojek, both of Syracuse, were caught stealing wings from the Twin Trees Too Restaurant in Syracuse.
Deputies say both men were employed as cooks when they placed numerous chicken wing orders with the restaurant’s wholesaler. Officials say the Rojeks would later pick up the orders and resell them at a reduced price.
Deputies say the men billed about $41,000 (€37,352) worth of wing orders to the restaurant’s account between last February and November 21.
Stew thief
Police say an Albuquerque man wanted his mother’s traditional New Mexican stew so much he broke into her home and stole it.
Jonathan Ray was arrested after he ignored his mother’s commands to stay away from her posole and ran off with the holiday dish.
According to a criminal complaint, Ray texted his mom that he wanted some of her posole but she told him no. The complaints say Ray’s mom later found her gate and garage broken. Police say a pot of the posole also was gone.
Ray was arrested on a residential burglary charge.
Spectators spotted
Two members of a local council have apologised after being accused of being “incredibly disrespectful” for streaming a football match during a meeting.
A member of the public spotted Labour councillors John Wentworth and Pat Ryan watching Crystal Palace v Everton during a debate in Croydon Council’s chamber on Monday night.
Gabriella Bush posted photos on Twitter taken from the public gallery of the pair viewing the game on an iPad with the caption: “Nice to see councillors have their full attention on matters.”
Trash survivor
Police say a homeless man sleeping inside a rubbish bin survived two compaction cycles after the bin was emptied into a rubbish truck.
Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said the 44-year-old man was sleeping inside a large trash bin behind a restaurant when a truck collected it and used the compactor.
Bosques said the truck then travelled to a fast food restaurant, collected rubbish from another bin and again used the compactor.
She says the man crawled out through an opening in the roof the next time the truck stopped.
Bosques says the man was very lucky to have survived the compaction without serious injuries.
The man, who suffers from mental health issues, was taken to a hospital to be checked.
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