ODDLY ENOUGH | Wis. woman finds $280K of drugs in vacuum

ODDLY ENOUGH

Wis. woman finds $280K of drugs in vacuum

GREEN BAY, Wis.

A Green Bay, Wis., woman opened a Christmas present from her children to find a refurbished vacuum — and a load of drugs.

Authorities say the woman found 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine shrink-wrapped inside the box. Sheriff’s officials estimate the drugs’ street value at about $280,000.

Lt. David Poteat tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette that a smuggler likely put the drugs in the box before it was shipped from the Juarez, Mexico, area, where it had been reconditioned.

Poteat says no one noticed anything, including the department store where it was purchased, until the woman opened the package.

Sheriff’s officials say the store is cooperating with the investigation.

Miss. baby sitter chases robber with broom

BYRAM, Miss.

With the tiny dog he’d just kicked across the room yapping and snapping at him, a burglar grabbed a broom.

A baby sitter grabbed it from him, then chased him out of the house.

Hinds County, Miss., authorities have charged 39-year-old Cedric Romone Williams with burglary of an occupied dwelling and aggravated assault.

Cindy Davis tells The Clarion-Ledger she had just arrived at work Wednesday when her employer called to say someone was in the backyard. Davis says the man kicked in a door and lunged for her purse — but Cinnamon, the family’s terrier mix, attacked and bit him.

She says the man also tried to run her down in his truck. Williams was arrested after Davis gave deputies a description.

It was not clear whether Williams had an attorney.

Wash. spud-only eater gets Potato Man of the Year award

MOSES LAKE, Wash.

Sticking to an all-potato diet for 60 days has earned Chris Voigt the National Potato Council’s Potato Man of the Year honor.

The Columbia Basin Herald reports the award was presented to the Pasco man last weekend at the council’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.

The award goes to someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to represent the potato industry.

Voigt is head of the Washington Potato Commission. He ate nothing but potato dishes for a 60-day stretch last fall to demonstrate they are healthful and not junk food.

Associated Press