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Man caught throwing oranges at planes

PHOENIX

An Arizona man accused of hurling oranges at parked planes was caught red-handed after police found him in an orange grove smelling of spray paint.

The Arizona Republic says Brian Henio was booked on suspicion of possession of a vapor-releasing substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and trespassing.

Police say officers responding to a disturbance call at Falcon Field municipal airport in Mesa found the 33-year-old man in the grove next to the airport, holding a green jug to his lips.

Officers say they recognized the smell of spray paint and noticed paint on Henio’s upper lip.

Police say Henio admitted sniffing spray paint. He also admitted throwing oranges at the planes and said he didn’t know why it was a big deal.

Mesa is one of the cities that make up the metropolitan Phoenix area.

Deer flies through windshield, out back

MINNEAPOLIS

A Minnesota family heading for pizza on the first day of hunting season bagged a deer instead when a small buck struck by an oncoming car flew through their windshield and out their rear window.

Chris and Susan Blake and their 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, were injured but survived the frightening crash Saturday along the Blue Earth County highway, television station KARE-TV reported.

The deer struck Chris in the face and glanced off Sue before striking Olivia in the back seat. The animal’s momentum sent it through the rear window.

“It came right through the windshield and actually T-boned me in the face,” Chris Blake told the TV station.

Chris Blake said he broke numerous bones in his face and that his daughter broke her nose and fractured her cheek. Susan Blake had scratches to her face and bruising.

The deer was killed. The investigating officer, Trooper Mark Fahning of the Minnesota State Patrol, said it’s the first time he’s ever seen a deer fly all the way through a car.

Olivia is hoping her broken nose, fractured cheek and swollen face mend well enough for her to play the lead in New Ulm High School’s production of “Hello, Dolly” in two weeks.

“I hope to God, because we have no understudy, and I don’t want to let everyone down,” the teenager said.

Associated Press