There’s no better place to find strange news stories than the Weird CT News feed. We scour the local media every day to bring you the latest unusual happenings in the state!
Ain’t no crime like drag crime.
[June 20, 2009] The recent arrest of a Brooklyn man who committed grand larceny while dressed as his mother is an opportunity to look at the history of criminals in drag …
Source: Hartford Courant
Maybe not the lake in which to skinny dip.
[June 19, 2009] Police in Trumbull found a 12-inch “alligator/crocodile/caiman”-like creature in Canoe Brook Lake …
Source: Connecticut Post
Well, how convenient.
[June 17, 2009] An East Windsor man accused of multiple crimes inadvertently surrendured when a ceiling gave way, dropping him right into the waiting arms of police …
Source: Hartford Courant
That’s gonna leave a mark. Again.
[June 17, 2009] A house in Canterbury was struck by lightning on Monday night, the second time the house has been hit in the last four years …
Source: NBC 30
The best part of this story is the last sentence: “When officers arrived, [the guest] became belligerent and demanded to know what they had for lunch, police said.”
[June 15, 2009] A man attending a Stratford wedding became overly inebriated and began to assault the groom …
Source: Connecticut Post
When in doubt, bring in the heavy machinery!
[June 15, 2009] Two criminals in Coventry stole a payloader, which they then tried to use in stealing an ATM . . .
Source: NBC 30
This only bolsters the idea that most criminals are just not that smart.
[June 13, 2009] A would-be bankrobber in Darien simply walked away when the teller told him there was no money because they had cleaned out the drawers for the day…
Source: NBC 30
No word yet if the skull is Geronimo’s.
[June 10, 2009] A routine drug bust in Bridgeport stunned officers when upon entering a house they discovered blood on the walls and a human skull on display . . .
Source: Connecticut Post
It wouldn’t surprise me if some volunteer took these down without telling anyone. That, or a roving gang of goats on bikes.
[June 10, 2009] State police are trying to find out who stole 92 street signs for a charity bike ride in Griswold and North Stonington . . .
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Okay, this is the third time this year this has happened … am I missing something?
[June 9, 2009] A couple was arrested in West Hartford for stealing a large quantity of chewing gum . . .
Source: Hartford Courant
