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September 3, 2007
olice have arrested a 37-year-old man from Flagstaff, Arizona for stealing flowers from a funeral. Christopher Billie faces an auto burglary charge after allegedly climbing into a hearse during a funeral to steal flowers piled inside. Authorities were notified when the funeral director at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church called police Thursday night after 8 p. m. , Associated Press reports.
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July 31, 2007
Iran has woven the world's largest carpet which is the size of a soccer field, the AFP reported on Tuesday. The AFP reported that the wool carpet measures 5,626 square meters (60,546 square feet). The United Arab Emirates ordered it for $5. 8 million to be used in a mosque in its capital Abu Dhabi named after UAE founder and president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan.
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July 13, 2007
Topics elephants, toronto, elephant, police, mini, bunny, flowers, quotes, canada, trees, tree, television, animals, people and man
The 9-1-1 dispatcher in Canada was surprised to receive a call from a man in north of Toronto informing him about two elephants wandering through his neighbourhood early Thursday morning. It was later found that the massive giants, named Bunny and Suzy, had escaped from a circus at about 3 a. m. in Newmarket, a town of 75,000 people near Toronto. The pachyderms, who perform at the Ray Twinney Complex with the Garden Bros. Circus, were strolling around freely munching on trees, shrubs and flowers.
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July 6, 2007
Lebanese couples plan on getting married on July 7. They consider the day to be lucky, as it combines three sevens, 7-7-7. Most churches have already been booked and many Muslim sheikhs are expected to be busy marrying couples on Saturday.
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June 29, 2007
Topics police, woman, wind, flowers, single, pregnant, pictures, post, search, animals, charges, house and people
Police in Bountiful, Utah have reportedly found nearly 120 items stolen from a cemetery in the backyard of a pregnant, single mother. Bountiful police have been receiving reports of stolen items at their city's cemetery and set up a sting operation to find the thief. The police now estimate that the woman, whose identity has not yet been revealed, has been stealing from the cemetery for over a year. Police found flowers, plant baskets, wind chimes, stuffed animals and coins; all of which are believed to have come from the cemetery.
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