COUPLE CAUGHT DRUNK DRIVING 3 TIMES IN 3 HOURS: An Australian couple was pulled over three times over the course of three hours for drunk driving, all three times on the same road. Police said the first time they pulled the two over the husband was found to be over the legal limit and observed that his wife was drunk as well. The second time they were caught she was driving, and the third time it was the husband again. They refused to accompany police back to the station, but were not arrested and will face drunk driving charges. (AFP)
CONVICTED COP SEEKS OVERTIME PAY FOR COURT APPEARANCE: A former Stoughton, MA police sergeant who was convicted of attempted extortion is now asking for $113,000 "at minimum" in compensation from the town for overtime and hours spent in court. The officer, released from prison last month, filed the request through an attoreny which accounts for unused vacation and sick days, hours spent in court and overtime used to prepare for his case. An official said the town will reject the man's request. (enterprisenews.com)
FLORIDA MAN CHOOSES PET PIG OVER HOME: A South Florida man who has been ordered to either give up his 300-pound pet pig or find a new home in a different town says he will keep the pig and leave. The man says his Yorkshire pig named Strawberry is like a member of his family. The town only allows one Vietnamese pot belly pig per household and says it is worried the pig will grow large tusks. (CBS 4)
DRUNK WOMAN MISTAKES POLICE OFFICER FOR FAST FOOD SERVER: An East Tennesse woman was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia after 911 callers reported that nearly hit several vehicles before pulling into a fast food restaurant. Police found her slumped over the steering wheel with a syringe and a spoon with a white powdery residue and bottles of perscription medicine in the car. When they tried to get her attention, the woman tried to give the officer a $20 bill, mistaking her for a drive-thru attendent. (Tennessean.com)
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