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Defense lawyer skips hearing so wife in labor won’t kill him

PITTSBURGH

A Pittsburgh defense attorney got a hearing postponed at the last minute after convincing a judge that his wife’s labor was a matter of life – or his death.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Marc Daffner was granted a continuance Thursday after filing a blunt request with a Pittsburgh City Court magistrate.

It read: “Defense counsel’s wife went into labor at approximately 11:15 a.m. today, and defense counsel will be killed by his wife if he does not get to the hospital immediately.”

Daffner says the district attorney and judge agreed to the move.

His client is charged with receiving stolen property.

Daffner says, “I didn’t have a legal reason for the continuance, but that was the truth.”

Daffner’s staff couldn’t immediately confirm Friday whether his wife had given birth.

Thief makes entrance like a dog, then lives high on the hog

ARLINGTON, Va.

Police say a burglar broke into a Virginia home through a dog door, then raided the freezer and played with Pokemon cards.

Arlington County Police say the break-in happened between Aug. 9 and Aug. 12 in Arlington. The burglar snacked on frozen pops and whipped cream and played with Pokemon cards that were in the home. Police say nothing else was taken.

Police do not have a description of the burglar but say they collected evidence at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Mama bear, 5 cubs beat the heat in NJ family’s pool

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J.

A mama bear and her five cubs decided to beat the heat in a New Jersey backyard pool.

Tim Basso posted a video online showing the bears climbing into his family’s above-ground pool, tumbling out of it, dragging around pool toys and climbing on a slide and swing set.

Basso tells News 12 New Jersey his 3- and 5-year-old daughters weren’t eager to share their toys. One of the girls can be heard on the video crying out “No!” as a cub grabs an inflatable toy.

The family watched the bears from inside the safety of their Rockaway Township home.

Basso says he thought the bears would stop only briefly for a drink but ended up frolicking for nearly an hour.

Associated Press