Oddly enough

Oddly enough

Fake license plate leads to arrest at DMV

EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Police say a woman who parked her SUV at a Department of Motor Vehicles office on New York’s Long Island had a fake license plate and was arrested.

Nassau County police say the woman owns an auto-body shop in Rockville Centre and lives in Malverne, just east of New York City. They say she parked at the DMV in East Garden City, and a DMV inspector saw her SUV and recognized its obviously forged license plate.

Police tracked down the woman and arrested her.

She’s charged with felony criminal possession of a forged instrument.

PETA buys ad space on man’s cremation urns

PORTLAND, Ore.

A dying Oregon comedian’s last words will be written on his cremation urns — and the message will be sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The animal-rights group has paid $200 to place ads blasting KFC and dog breeders on the urns that will hold the remains of Aaron Jamison, who is dying of colon cancer.

The Springfield man offered the ad space earlier this month so his wife wouldn’t be left with funeral costs.

Since then, the $800 cremation cost has been covered, and donations have helped pay some of Jamison’s medical bills.

One of the PETA ads will say: “I’ve Kicked the Bucket — Have you? Boycott KFC.” The other reads: “People who Buy Purebred Dogs Really Burn Me Up. Always Adopt.”

Buck wild: Rogue deer run amok in restaurant

MILWAUKEE

The Milwaukee Bucks’ rallying cry — “fear the deer” — turned into a punch line when two deer burst through the glass doors of a Menomonie restaurant as patrons watched a Bucks playoff game.

The first deer apparently hurt itself, bloodying its snout and becoming dazed, said Jay Ouellette, general manager of the Stout Ale House. Two customers were able to safely wrestle it to the ground.

The other deer fled into a private room. Cornered deer can be dangerous because they kick and bite, but a restaurant worker managed to wrestle that animal down as well, Ouellette said.

“I could tell it was starting to get a little anxious,” he said. “There was definitely the possibility of injury.”

The incident happened about 12:20 p.m. — shortly after the Bucks started Game 7 of their playoff series against Atlanta. There were about 30 customers in the restaurant at the time, many watching the game.

Bucks fans chant “fear the deer” in support of their team. After the deer broke in, customers joked that the cry had a new meaning to them.

“They were still kind of in disbelief, but everyone was having a good time with it,” Ouellette said.

Associated Press