Weird News

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!

Woman Arrested Three Times in One Day

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As Lionel would say, “She’s once, twice, three times a … rrested.”
[September 1, 2009] According to Bridgeport police, a woman was arrested in three separate incidents in one day …
Source: Connecticut Post

Man Puts Parents Up for Sale on Craigslist

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Even for “pre-owned” parents, $150 is a good price.
[August 31, 2009] A Madison man has put his parents up for sale on Craigslist …
Source: NBC 30

The Chicken Whisperer

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Only a matter of time before this kid has his own reality show, right?
[August 30, 2009] An 8-year-old Sherman boy has an unusual ability to soothe agitated chickens …
Source: Connecticut Post

52-Year-Old Man Fakes Way into High School

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Wonder if he knows how to do the Triple Lindy?
[August 29, 2009] A 52-year-old man created an elaborate scheme to create an identity as an 18-year-old — including claiming he was undergoing cancer treatment — to enroll as a student in Waterford High School …
Source: Hartford Courant

Rustled Wooden Cow Returns Home

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As they say in the story — what a “moo-ving” article!
[August 29, 2009] A wooden cutout of a cow was returned to an East Lyme home after the owner appealed to the thief with a plywood sign begging for its return …
Source: New London Day

Man Accused of “Her-Ass-Ment”

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Sometimes the headlines write themselves!
[August 28, 2009] A Bridgeport man was arrested by police for following a local woman around a Stratford store, snapping pictures of her buttocks with his camera phone …
Source: Connecticut Post

Men Mix it Up With Belt vs. Spatula

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So the guy with the head wound was the one who was wielding the belt, not the spatula? That’s embarrassing…
[August 28, 2009] Two men face assault charges after allegedly battling with a belt buckle and a spatula in Hopeville Pond State Park here.
Source: Connecticut Post

Man Found Drunk In Wrong Bed/House

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I wonder if he knelt and said some prayers before entering the bed…That would be make this extra freaky for the child involved: “And if I die before I wake…”
[August 25, 2009] A local man, apparently drunk after a night out at a New Haven club, wandered into a neighbor’s home, stripped off his clothing and lay down in a child’s bed…
Source: Connecticut Post

Woman Shoots Self with Flare Gun in Hospital

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Okay, there’s more to this story than what is going to be reported, right?
[August 23, 2009] A woman shot herself with a flare gun in New London’s Lawrence & Memorial Hospital …
Source: Hartford Courant

Stolen Purse Returned 11 Years Later

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Wonder if there was any gum in there?
[August 23, 2009] A Trumbull woman had a handbag returned 11 years after she thought it had been stolen …
Source: Connecticut Post