Quirky World: Louis Vuitton thieves return police armbands
Choosy thieves returned a delivery of police armbands they say they inadvertently stole while targeting luxury goods, a French prosecutor said.
Five masked thieves robbed a delivery centre in Saint-Quentin-Fallavie on December 22, making off with a shipment of Louis Vuitton products — as well as six packages destined for the national police — Vienne prosecutor Matthiew Bourrette told the Dauphine Libere newspaper.
The paper reported that the packages containing police armbands were left outside the police station overnight on December 24 with a taped note: “An unexpected windfall, luxury clothing targeted without weapons or violence. Happy holidays to all.”
The thieves — and the Louis Vuitton merchandise — remain missing, the newspaper reported.
A plucky gundog had to be rescued with rope and tackle after plunging 10m down a dry well.
Lilly the cocker spaniel was winched to safety by specially equipped firefighters, used to working in confined spaces.
The dog was brought back to the surface with just a grazed eye following the unplanned excursion during a walk in woodland near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. Incident commander Gary Jay, of Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We do get quite a few incidents which we try not to remember, but this is one of the heart-warming ones.”
A rescue mission has been launched to keep a determined elephant seal off a California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, causing traffic chaos.
Callers first reported the 225kg mammal was trying to climb the central reservation wall of Highway 37 near Sears Point in Sonoma, said California highway patrol spokesman officer Andrew Barclay.
A father celebrated reaching Australia after a seven-month solo-row across the Pacific Ocean with his favourite biscuit, the Mail Online reported.
Shortly after stepping off his boat in Cairns, Queensland, John Beeden, 53, said he was most looking forward to “a ginger nut biscuit and a shower”.
Mr Beeden, from Sheffield, has become the first person to row solo from North America to Australia in one unbroken journey, but revealed he nearly gave up on the finish line.
A Florida woman has been accused of taking methamphetamine and driving a motorised shopping trolley through a Wal-Mart while drinking wine and eating sushi and cinnamon rolls.
Security officer Robert Gross observed Josseleen E Lopez, 25, consuming $32.36 (about €29.30) worth of food and wine inside the Lecanto store, according to a Citrus County sheriff’s office arrest report.
Gross said he watched Lopez open some sushi, eat a piece, and then put it back on the shelf. He said Lopez did the same with a package of mini muffins and cinnamon rolls. He said Lopez also ate most of a rotisserie chicken. Lopez said she was homeless and hungry and had just injected herself with methamphetamine.
Firefighters battled a blaze at a listed 17th-century building which has seen more recent use as a swingers’ venue.
The two-storey Stratford House in Birmingham, which bears the date 1601 on its front door lintel, suffered damage to its timber roof beams and upper rooms after fire broke out at about 11pm on Monday. The cause was unknown.
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