Weird News

As they say: “You’re doing it wrong.” [March 25, 2009] After successfully robbing a Darien Bank, a Stamford man’s day went substantially downhill with a getaway car crash, a ride from his …

Sycamore sap spilled in the streets by the shore … [March 16, 2010] Bridgeport police are investigating an incident where 15 innocent sycamores along St. Marys-by-the-Sea were apparently attacked by a deranged …

The proper response is: AAAAAHHHH!!!! [December 5, 2012] A Fairfield woman discovered a live black widow spider in a package of organic grapes she purchased from Whole Foods in Fairfield … Source: …

But does it turn red when you cook it? [July 27, 2013] A rare blue lobster was discovered at Tri-Town Market in Portland … Source: NBC 30

The video from the police dashboard camera in the story is something out of “Wackiest Police Chases.” [August 21, 2009] A stolen 32-foot Boston Whaler being towed during a police chase swerved …

Sometimes these headlines write themselves. [October 30, 2015] The head of a cow was discovered outside a strip club in Willimantic … Source: Hartford Courant

This is just weird. [July 12, 2014] The body of an unidentified man who may have drowned himself in a pond at New Haven’s Evergreen Cemetery—after removing all his clothes—was recovered by …

An unfortunate incident that will only add to stories about the place. [July 18, 2010] The body of a missing 16-year-old girl was discovered at Holy Land USA in Waterbury on Saturday, …

Apparently, the bag had been there for a few years before anybody decided to report it — must’ve had a really long fuse. [May 20, 2010] The state bomb squad was called …

Given the Nazis “dislike” of things Hebrew, it’s kind of remarkable that they weren’t destroyed. [August 12, 2010] Books that belonged to a Jewish family and had been seized by the Nazis …

This is horrible almost beyond comprehension—condolences to the family. [April 10, 2012] A 6-year-old boy was killed when he was accidentally pulled into a woodchipper in Salem … Source: Hartford Courant

Didn’t think this really happened. Was his name Timmy? Does he have a dog named Lassie? [October 12, 2010] A 4-year-old Naugatuck boy was rescued by his father and grandfather after falling …