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Pa. man complains to police about buying bad marijuana

UNIONTOWN, Pa.

A southwestern Pennsylvania man called 911 to complain about some terrible marijuana he had just purchased, which turned out to be something other than pot.

Police say the man told officers he bought the substance earlier that day and that “it was nasty” when he smoked it.

Uniontown Detective Donald Gmitter says a field test determined the substance wasn’t pot at all, but police didn’t say what it was.

Even though the 21-year-old man didn’t technically buy marijuana, he isn’t off the hook.

Sgt. Wayne Brown told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that the incident remains under investigation, and the man could face a charge of possessing a counterfeit controlled substance.

Squirrel in transformer puts Ohio school on alert

COLUMBUS

Police say a lock-down at an Ohio high school resulted from an errant squirrel.

Brookhaven High School in Columbus went on alert shortly after 8 a.m. Monday — about a half-hour into the school day — because of reports that shots had been fired in the area.

WCMH-TV reports investigators found that a noise resembling gunfire had come from an electric transformer malfunctioning after a squirrel got inside. The school’s precautionary lock-down was lifted shortly after 8:30.

Idaho governor becomes accidental wedding crasher

JEROME, Idaho

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter accidentally became the state’s highest-ranking wedding crasher during a campaign stop.

The state’s chief executive entered a room in the Jerome Public Library in southern Idaho with other GOP candidates Wednesday evening.

The Times-News reports that Otter was responding to a difficult question about wolves when wedding guests began arriving from the nuptials in a nearby park. One of the guests lobbed an even tougher question when she asked why the governor had taken over a room reserved for the bride and groom. Helms said Otter broke off the meeting and the candidates left.

Oklahoma man jailed for breaking dog out of pound

HYDRO, Okla.

An elderly Oklahoma man landed himself in jail after using bolt cutters to break his prized pooch from the pound.

Instead of paying a $100 fine for not having his poodle on a leash, 73-year-old Edwin Fry of Hydro decided to bust Buddy Tough out. Authorities say Fry drove his lawnmower to the city pound Oct. 13 and broke into the cage with bolt cutters. The pair were intercepted by police.

Associated Press