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!
Too bad there’s no mug shot. I really want to see his teeth!
[August 19, 2011] A 39-year-old New Haven man was arrested on charges he stole $2,242 worth of Crest White Strips from Walmart earlier this year, police said Friday…
Source: Hartford Courant
Talk about itching to fight fires!
[August 18, 2011] Four Waterbury firefighters had to be hospitalized after they were attacked by thousands of fleas while responding to a call …
Source: NBC 30
Errr… something about a cow jumping over the moon?
[August 19, 2011] The 400-pound animal, which fled from a farm in Orange, is a “runner and a jumper” and could cause problems if it is approached…
Source: WTNH
He’s pointing from beyond the grave (like Nelson from “The Simpsons”), laughing “Ha-Ha!”
[August 15, 2011] A second investigation searching a grave in Ossining, N.Y., for the remains of the Old Leather Man failed to turn up any evidence of the legendary nomad …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Maybe if we all chip in, we can buy it!
[August 12, 2011] Holy Land USA, the long-abandoned tourist attraction atop a hill in Waterbury, is up for sale according to the nuns who own the property …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
But wait, the DEP declared that the only mountain lion was killed in Milford! How can this be?
[August 12, 2011] Two months after the mountain lion that was seen in Greenwich was killed in Milford, Greenwich residents are reporting another mountain lion …
Source: Hartford Courant
Glad to see that Charla continues to progress.
[August 11, 2011] Stamford resident Charla Nash, who survived a gruesome, disfiguring attack from Travis the Chimp, unveiled her new face, the result of a unique transplant …
Source: NBC
Uh, that’s one way to jump the line.
[August 9, 2011] A naked man stabbed himself and then tried to crash through the glass door of a Norwalk nightclub …
Source: WTNH 8
Even though the bomb turned out to be a fake, it’s still pretty freaky.
[August 5, 2011] The Australian girl who had a supposed bomb attached to her by extortionists used to live in Greenwich …
Source: Connecticut Post
Did they give it a fish when it got out successfully?
[August 4, 2011] A young deer who had swam across the Norwalk River got into the seal tank of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, where it frolicked for a bit before being safely rescued …
Source: NBC 30
