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Bar offers Leap Day marriage proposal prizes

PHILADELPHIA

A historic Philadelphia tavern offered some Leap Day incentives to women looking to settle down.

KYW-TV reported that McGillin’s Olde Ale House trotted out a Leap Day tradition encouraging women to propose to men. According to Irish folklore, February 29 was the one day of the year where women could pop the question to men. Legend has it that St. Brigid had complained to St. Patrick about how unfair it was for women to wait for men to propose, and they brokered the Leap Day deal.

McGillin’s offered $100 gift cards to the first five women who proposed to their man at the bar Monday.

Owner Christopher Mullins said they decided to embrace the legend and the day.

The only catch? The man had to say “yes.”

Conn. woman charged with robbing her own limo driver

WILLIMANTIC, Conn.

A Connecticut woman celebrating her 50th birthday in style has been charged with robbing the limousine driver she hired to chauffeur her around town.

Willimantic police said Melanie Roberts had a dispute with the driver over how much she owed him just after midnight Monday.

Police said she removed the keys from the vehicle and ran to her home where she grabbed a loaded 9 mm pistol. Police allege she threatened to “shoot out” the limo’s tires, then reached inside and removed a GPS device and a clipboard with money.

The driver called 911, and Roberts was arrested at the scene.

She was detained on $100,000 bond on six charges, including larceny and carrying a firearm under the influence. It’s not clear if she has a lawyer.

Police: Severed horse head found in box in NY park

NEW YORK

The New York City Police Department said a person walking in a Manhattan park found the severed head of a horse and other animal parts in a cardboard box.

Investigators said the person was walking through Harlem River park when he came upon the severed head inside a beer box about 11 a.m. Sunday.

The Department of Sanitation removed the head shortly after.

The investigation is continuing.

Associated Press