Offbeat - News April 7, 2011

Cop faces porn charges for putting CCTV footage of couple having public sex on Internet (weirdwebtoday)
A Serbian police officer has been charged with distributing pornography after he put closed circuit TV footage on the Internet showing a couple having sex in an outdoor arena.

Man barks at dog, says the dog started it (metro.co.uk)
Ryan Stephens has been charged with teasing Timber the police dog after he was found barking and hissing at the animal.

Man murders wife, shows parents her body on webcam (croatiantimes)
A man who murdered his pregnant wife and then showed his parents her body on a webcam was arrested just minutes before he planned to kill her sister too.

Friday most popular day for bank robberies (WQAD)
Bank robberies in the United States take place most often in mid-morning, on Fridays and in southern and western states, according to government statistics released on Tuesday.

Sixth St. Cowboy now the singing cowboy (KASA-TV Albuquerque)
It's like Forrest Gump said:A "You never know what you're gonna get." In the case of Austin's so-named "Sixth Street Cowboy," life has done a bit of a turnaround since his drunk-on-horseback incident happened Jan.

Weird and wacky: Inventors show off their devices (KBCI CBS 2)
They say there's a gadget for just about everything. That now includes boots which detect radiation and a kangaroo tail for weary humans who'd like a rest but can't be bothered to sit down.

FBI in Vegas touting Internet bank robber gallery (WLS-TV Chicago)
The FBI in Las Vegas is touting an Internet gallery that posts images of Nevada bank robbery suspects in hopes of drawing tips and solving cases.

Idaho T.G.I. Fridays Has a Beef With Trophy Thief (13WMAZ-TV)
A T.G.I Friday's in Idaho has a beef with whoever took its giant hamburger trophy.

Boy's cries make him honorary governor (WOODTV)
A New Jersey youngster shown complaining on a YouTube clip that he can't be governor of New Jersey can stop crying.

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