The first human body odor bank, located in eastern China, is one way for police to help their dogs get a scent for criminals. The facility has a collection of at least 500 different scents, which are meant to be compared to samples taken from a crime scene. The samples are kept at a chilling 0 degrees F. "This way the scent sample can maintain its freshness for at least three years," bank founder Song Zhenhua was quoted by the Xinhua news agency as saying in the overnight report.

It may not be as malodorous as the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee, but this "bank" in eastern China has at least as many different smells. Police in the city of Nanjing are using the country's first human body odor bank to help train their dogs to find criminals.

The boyfriend of the woman dubbed the "cell phone bandit" was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for his role in four bank robberies last year. Dave Williams, 19, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons charges in December. The bank robberies occurred in October and November. Besides his prison sentence, he's been given five years of supervised probation.

A top executive at Morgan Stanley tried to use his company's connections to become a New York Yankees honorary batboy. Guy Chiarello wanted to celebrate his 20th anniversary with Morgan Stanley at Yankee Stadium. To achieve his goals, he sent a number of e-mails to Robert Nederlander Jr. , whose father is a part-owner of the Yankees. Chiarello, the investment bank's chief technology officer, suggested that many of his 1,500 employees would buy tickets or contribute to a charitable donation on behalf of the team. He also said he would not mind being part of the grounds crew working to the strains of YMCA.

A Canadian man was upset when his bank began outsourcing some of its credit card processing to the United States. So, he got revenge by making dozens of tiny online payments a day, effectively jamming the bank's computers, reports Reuters