ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH
Mich. fugitive found in bar in hospital gown
PITTSBURGH
A fugitive wanted for bank robbery in Michigan is in custody after police say he walked out of a Pittsburgh hospital and into a bar wearing only his hospital gown, with an intravenous needle still in his arm.
Authorities say police were called to JR’s Bar on Friday night after 20-year-old Elbert Lewis Thompson II walked in from Allegheny General Hospital. Thompson was taken into custody a short time later.
Police in Vandergrift say Thompson had been detained by officers after fleeing a traffic stop there, about 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
He was initially hospitalized after complaining of feeling sick and losing consciousness.
Thompson is wanted in Oakland County, Mich., for armed robbery and other charges. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
Burglar enters eatery, cooks chicken, flees
HILLSDALE, N.J.
Police in a New Jersey town say someone broke into a restaurant and cooked a chicken and rice dish before fleeing — leaving behind a pile of dirty dishes.
They say the hungry burglar on Saturday broke through an exhaust fan in the back wall of the Matsu Sushi Grill in Hillsdale, a town of 10,000 residents just northwest of New York City. The burglar got chicken from a freezer and cooked it with rice in a frying pan.
Detective Robert Francaviglia says the burglar ignored $200 in the cash register and took only the chicken and rice. He says the culprit may have been a homeless person searching for food.
Police say the break-in is similar to one at a nearby fried-chicken fast-food restaurant last year.
Load of baked goods dumped along river
MUNCIE, Ind.
Need some dough? Police say someone has dumped hundreds of breads, bagels and buns along a river in Muncie, Ind.
Sanitation workers spotted the mess on the central Indiana city’s east side.
City police Sgt. Bruce Qualls recognized the baked goods as the product of Panera Bread.
The chain cafe has a location on the city’s north side.
Qualls says restaurant managers assured him they would look into what happened.
The unsold baked goods are usually given each day to charitable organizations.
Panera Bread spokeswoman Linn Parrish says managers didn’t immediately know how the bread got to the river bank.
Associated Press