Weird News

That’s gonna leave a mark … but better that then being killed, right? [May 26, 2009] A Monroe man survived being hit by lightning while sleeping in a tent at Webb Mountain …

Okay, this story should scare everybody. [June 24, 2011] A Norwich man was slightly injured when a bolt of lightning unexpectedly tore through his bedroom and destroyed part of his house … …

Time to play the lottery! [February 6, 2014] A Ridgefield man who survived the Boston Marathon bombings escaped with minor injuries after being aboard the train that collided with a SUV recently …

No chance alcohol was involved, right? [Aug. 2, 2010] A Norwich man took a floor sweeper from a garage at Mohegan Sun Casino and went on a joyride, which ended in a …

Maybe he was just testing the brakes for them? [May 18, 2011] A Woodbridge man took the SUV of paramedics responding to a local call and drove it to Woodbury for no …

If he didn’t have triskaidekaphobia (fear of “13”), he does now. [April 14, 2012] A Bridgeport man was tasered by police after falling out of the second-floor window of his home … …

March madness? [January 27, 2010] A Norwalk man was arrested for threatening his wife with a knife after he discovered she cancelled their ESPN … Source: NBC 30

Of course, it doesn’t explain why he was carrying bag of knives in the first place. [September 24, 2010] A West Hartford man was arrested after he allegedly threw a paper bag …

Safe to say the housemate was pissed. [June 27, 2014] A Middletown man was arrested after he allegedly dumped a jar of human urine on his housemate and her belongings following a …

Still doesn’t explain how he got under the rock in the first place. [July 3, 2010] A Bethel man escaped with only minor lacerations and bruises after somehow become trapped under a …

One way to get fiber in your diet. [December 6, 2011] A Bridgeport man was arrested for forgery after he was caught trying to eat a counterfeit $20 bill that he was …

This seems like something that would’ve been preceeded by a six-pack of beer and someone saying, “I betcha can’t …” [July 7, 2009] A North Haven man was arrested by police after …