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Oklahoma bomb squad says suspicious item was a burrito

OKLAHOMA CITY

A burrito caused a minor scare at an Oklahoma City police briefing station after a man brought the foil-wrapped object in for analysis.

Oklahoma City Police Capt. Dexter Nelson says a man discovered a Thermos-type container on his lawn Thursday afternoon and brought it to a police briefing station. Nelson says the container was heavy and had tinfoil protruding from the lid, so the man considered it suspicious.

The Oklahoman reports that officers told the man to leave the container outside, and the police bomb squad X-rayed the item. The analysis determined that it was only a burrito.

Although it was harmless, police aren’t laughing at the incident. Nelson says anyone who finds a suspicious object should call authorities — not bring it to a police station themselves.

Burgled Pa. tattoo shop offers body art for info

BERWICK, Pa.

The owner of a Pennsylvania tattoo shop that was broken into is putting up an unusual reward for information leading to arrests — free tattoos and piercings for life.

Brandon George of Permanently Scarred Tattoos in Berwick posted the offer on his Facebook page after he found the door kicked in Thursday morning and a TV and other gear stolen.

He told The Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg that the break-in cost him several thousand dollars.

George says he thinks more than one person was involved because it would take several people to move his 70-inch TV and other equipment.

As for the tattoo and piercing offer, he says, “I’d do that in a heartbeat. That offer is good.”

Philadelphia officer delivers baby in back seat of taxi

PHILADELPHIA

A woman giving birth in the back seat of a taxi got some help from a quick-thinking Philadelphia police officer.

Kimberly Anderson tells KYW-TV that her son wasn’t supposed to be born for a few weeks.

But when she started feeling contractions Friday morning, she took a cab to the hospital.

The infant started coming out before they arrived. So the taxi driver flagged down Officer Gary Kustra.

Kustra says the newborn wasn’t breathing. He cleared out the baby’s passageways until the boy started to cry.

Mother and son were taken to the emergency room, where doctors praised Kustra’s actions. It was the officer’s first baby delivery in 11 years on the job.

Anderson and her son, Sadeem, are expected to be fine.

Associated Press