Weird News

Don’t get to type “immaculately conceived anteater” a lot. [May 17, 2013] The birth of an anteater at a Greenwich animal sanctuary has the facility’s staff stumped as the mother did not …

Guilty conscience much? [March 3, 2011] A Bridgeport man was arrested after he inexplicably dove out a window and evaded police after they arrived at an apartment complex to arrest a different …

Guess this is serious. [January 31, 2014] Police are searching for a man they claim was wearing lipstick like the Joker from the Batman movies and who they say left a suspicious …

We need a special “Ironic News” tag, don’t we? [August 7, 2009] A Norwalk woman who had been working for years as a nurse — and even was named “Nurse of the …

Went to school with Mike—don’t remember him glowing. [May 11, 2012] A Milford man who had recently been injected with a low amount of radioactive material for a medical test was pulled …

It’s like rain on your wedding day … oh wait, this is actually ironic. [December 29, 2009] An SUV with the vanity plate “SAFETY” crashed into a doctor’s office in Fairfield … …

Sasquatch Assault is a Connecticut-based production and sounds like a lot of fun! [October 7, 2009] Sasquatch Assault has its international premiere on Thursday night, opening The Silk City Flick Fest in …

Hey, speling can be tough! [August 23, 2013] Municipal workers in Enfield spelled “school” wrong while painting it on a street near St. Bernard School … 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 …

Somewhere, Flip Wilson is smiling. [September 4, 2009] After slamming into a Southington hospital, a man claiming to be “the devil” started attacking a police officer … Source: NBC 30

Now if they can only find the grave. [December 7, 2011] A 240-year-old headstone was returned to New London after being taken from Ye Towne’s Ancientest Burial Place 43 years ago … …

The real curiosity here: What 4-year-old packs their own snack? [January 26, 2012] Police were called to a Meriden school after a 4-year-old pulled out nine individually wrapped bags of marijuana during …