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(13 stories) Petco Cut Off Dog's Ear, Then Glued It Back On, Lawsuit Claims

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Petco Cut Off Dog's Ear, Then Glued It Back On, Lawsuit Claims (blogs.findlaw)
A Hawaii pet store's groomers cut off a dog's ear and tried to cover it up by gluing the ear back on, a lawsuit claims.

Valentine gift blamed for power outage (wlfi)
Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

Thai Man Found with 10,000 Pairs of Women's Underwear (weirdasianews)
We all know about the secret world of fetishes, and for the most part, although they may not be for everyone, they are harmless.

Valentine gift blamed for power outage (fox11online)
Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

First on Witn: Both Identical Twins Wanted In Williamston Arrested (witn)
Charles Houck, 39, of Jamesville and his brother Michael Houck of Plymouth. Charles Houck was arrested Sunday night after an attempted hold-up of the Shamrock Restaurant in Williamston, but Michael was on the run.

Daniel Radcliffe shows off bizarre tongue folding trick (metro.co.uk)
The actor, 22, showed off the bizarre trick on Spanish TV as he folded his tongue first once, then twice and finally three times.

Minaj explains bizarre Grammysa (KJRH)
NICKI MINAJ has spoken out to defend her bizarre performance art show at the Grammy Awards on Sunday , revealing the alter-ego she introduced to the world has been a work in progress for over two years - and ceremony bosses insisted she bring him to the stage.

Fugitive runs out of gas, calls sWyoming heriff for help (Contra Costa Times)
A 59-year-old fugitive is back behind bars after he ran out of gas in Wyoming and called the local sheriff's office for roadside assistance.

'Handsome bandit' suspect arrested (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
A Southeast Texas man suspected of being the so-called "tall, dark and handsome" bandit has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a bank robbery charge.

Bomb-Detecting Rats Join Colombia's Police Force (NBC Chicago)
Lab rats are being trained at a Colombian National Police base near Bogota to become the region's top bomb-sniffers, CNN reports .

Groomers Allegedly Cut Pieces of Dogs' Ears and Tails Off (NBC Washington)
One lawsuit alleges that the Petco store in Keneohe cut off a piece of a Pomeranian-Maltese mix's ear during grooming last July.

Man Accused of Stealing Cartloads of Tide Detergent Worth Thousands (NBC Connecticut)
Anti-theft devices attached to bottles of Tide in the CVS in northwest D.C. A Minnesota man has been accused of stealing cartloads of Tide at a local Wal-Mart. The Police Department in West St.

Portable meth labs found in backpacks (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)
The Burnet County Sheriff's Office in Central Texas is urging citizens to use caution around abandoned or suspicious bags after several backpacks containing portable meth labs turned up along roadsides.

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