Shoplifter trapped in store after closing calls 911

Shoplifter trapped in store after closing calls 911

KENT, Ohio

Ohio police say a suspected shoplifter called 911 for help after she hid in a fitting room at closing time and got locked inside a department store.

Brimfield Township police say surveillance video from the incident at a Kohl’s store late last month shows her taking clothing items, then realizing she’s trapped in the store near Kent.

Police say officers already were heading to the store when she called 911 because she set off alarms.

WJW-TV reports 35-year-old Joanne Havens told police she heard the store-closing announcements and simply didn’t leave in time.

But officers say they found stolen items in her purse.

The Ravenna woman has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge.

Urban myth proves true: Grammar vigilante is fixing British signs

LONDON

It’s an urban myth come true — the presence of a man dedicated to ridding the English city of Bristol of grammatical errors in its shop signs.

He goes out at night with a self-styled device used to cover up misplaced apostrophes from street signs in the city 120 miles west of London. He uses stickers, not paint.

The man has not been identified but he told BBC in a report broadcast last week that he doesn’t consider his alterations of the signs and store fronts to be a crime.

He says the real crime is putting apostrophes in the wrong places to begin with.

Veterinarians ‘invite’ rescue kittens to wedding

LARKSPUR, Colo.

Veterinarians Michele and Nicholas Anderson don’t leave anyone out when they celebrate life’s big moments.

The Colorado couple “invited” two rescue kittens to their March wedding and included them in photos.

ABC News reports the newlyweds volunteer at Devine Feline, a cat welfare clinic in Denver near their home. They brought the kittens, Jeeves and Houdini, along on their wedding day to possibly raise awareness about animal-welfare issues.

The couple met in vet school and dated for four years.

The kittens remain available for adoption at Devine Feline.

Associated Press