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Police smile at ‘Cops Suck’ tattoo across man’s knuckles

BANGOR, Maine

A police officer in Maine is getting a laugh out of a man’s tattoo that says, “Cops Suck.”

The Bangor Police Department on Monday posted a Facebook photo of the man holding out his fists with letters tattooed on his knuckles next to a smiling officer. The photo has more than 3,700 likes.

The police department has received attention for using humor in its social media presence.

Police note the man apparently had a problem with authority earlier in his life but cooperated when they asked him to move on over the weekend.

Officers Jimmy Burns and Keith Larby were so impressed by the tattoo they reached for their camera, not the handcuffs. Larby smiled for the camera and gave a thumbs-up.

Massachusetts man runs for 10,000 consecutive days

SAUGUS, Mass.

A Massachusetts man who made a resolution Jan. 1, 1989, to run every day still is going strong – 27 years later.

Saugus resident Lenworth “Kip” Williamson recently ran for the 10,000th-consecutive day.

The 57-year-old General Electric Co. engineering manager tells The Daily Item of Lynn that he remembers reading at the time that if you can do something for 21 days, it becomes a habit. He said 1989 was a mild winter, which helped him, as he is a strictly outdoor runner.

Williamson sticks to the streets, regardless of the weather, and puts in at least 3 miles a day. At least once a week, he puts in a 6- to 8-mile run.

He says as long as his legs work, he will continue running.

Couple credits cat with alerting to fire in Vegas-area home

LAS VEGAS

A Las Vegas-area couple is crediting their cat to alerting them to a fire in their home.

KTNV-TV in Las Vegas reports that a fire broke out at a home in the Summerlin community about 2 a.m. Sunday.

The husband and wife told fire officials they were asleep when they were woken up by the cat scratching kitchen cabinets.

The husband says he went to check on the cat and found a fire in the garage.

They immediately called 911 and evacuated the home with a nephew they were baby-sitting and the cat.

Firefighters say no injuries were reported.

The damage to the home was confined to the garage.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Associated Press