(9 stories) Bat in Box Prompts Rabies Fears

Offbeat - News February 2, 2012 See Offbeat Weather Bat in Box Prompts Rabies Fears (NBC Connecticut) Health officials in Rhode Island are sounding the alarm after a man showed off a bat he kept in box while in downtown Providence possibly exposing onlookers to rabies. 44 arrests net 0 convictions (WISH-TV Indianapolis) A Philadelphia man arrested 44 times without a conviction faces at least 32 years in federal prison for a pair of armed robberies. FBI cuts down wrong door in raid (WOODTV) A Massachusetts mother says the FBI used a chain saw blade to cut through her door and held her at gunpoint for at least 30 minutes before agents realized they were conducting a raid at the wrong home. Women Protest "Mouth" Urinals at Rolling Stones Museum (NBC Miami) A Rolling Stones fan arrives for a concert at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1997. Urinals at a Rolling Stones museum in Germany have provoked an outcry among local female activists. Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck (WBIR-TV Knoxville) A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. Thieves walk away empty-handed (WDTN-TV Dayton) A string of fruitless break-ins in a North Carolina town perhaps explains why robbers hit banks where they know they'll find money. Toothless US bank robbery suspect needed dentures (WRAL) Police say a woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and said she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures. Girl arrested for setting school ablaze (arabnews) RIYADH: A student in Al-Eraija Secondary School for Girls in Riyadh has been detained after admitting to causing a fire in her school last month. 2 long shots made in basketball game (myndytv) Remarkably, two teammates from Saint James each made a once-in-a-lifetime shot in the same half Tuesday night. More Offbeat News...

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