Oddly enough

Oddly enough

Smoking cash bag leads to robbery arrest

LANDISVILLE, Pa

Police say a smoking bag of money led them to the man who robbed a central Pennsylvania bank. Douglas Smuck, 50, of Wrightsville, York County is being held on $1 million bail after police say he robbed a bank but was thwarted by the smoking bag of loot.

East Hempfield Township police say Smuck flashed a handgun and demanded money during Friday afternoon’s robbery in Landisville, Lancaster County. A dye pack was inserted with the money, and a short time later a witness saw a man carrying a bag emitting red smoke.

The witness took down the license-plate number and called police, who traced the car to Smuck. Investigators say Smuck admitted the robbery after being arrested at his house.

Officer shoots coyote headed for colleague

ALIQUIPPA, Pa.

A western Pennsylvania police officer says he was saved from a coyote attack when a fellow officer shot the animal as it was about to attack.

Aliquippa Sgt. Douglas Edgell says he stopped a speeder just before 10 p.m. Friday and was standing outside his cruiser with the motorist when the animal started running toward him on Route 51.

Two other officers pulled up in separate cars when one of them, Officer John Lane, aimed out of his window and shot the animal before it could reach Edgell.

The animal ran away, and the officers could not find it afterward. A coyote had been reported in the area earlier that day. Officials aren’t sure if it is the same animal.

Contest features strange ingredient

OZREM, Serbia

In a remote Serbian mountain village, they’re cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water — or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch — and sometimes taste — as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles.

“This festival is all about fun, food and bravery,” said Ljubomir Erovic, the Serbian chef and testicle-gourmand specialist who organizes the bizarre cooking festival and has published a testicle cookery book.

The food — politely called “white kidneys” in Serbian — is believed to be rich in testosterone. In the Balkans, it is believed to help men’s libido.

“The bulls’ testicles are the best, goulash style,” said last year’s winner, Zoltan Levai, stirring a metal pot heated by a wood fire and filled with vegetables and large testicles that he said were provided from a state-run slaughter house.

The festival includes dishes such as testicle pizza and testicles in bechamel sauce flavored with a variety of herbs found in the region.

Associated Press