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The dark side of May 4: Stormtrooper causes alarm at school

ASHWAUBENON, Wis.

A student dressed as a stormtrooper for “Star Wars Day” prompted the evacuation of a Wisconsin high school when a frightened parent saw the costumed figure entering the facility and called 911.

Police in Ashwaubenon, near Green Bay, said the parent saw the student going through a back door Thursday wearing body armor and a mask and carrying a bag.

Police Capt. Jody Crocker said the parent did the right thing given the suspicious situation, and that any perceived threat – real or otherwise – can’t be taken lightly.

School officials said they will re-emphasize the district’s no-costume policy.

Fans have adopted May 4 as “Star Wars Day” because “May the fourth” is a play on the oft-repeated Star Wars phrase “May the force be with you.”

Denmark: Skydiver survives after being entangled under plane

COPENHAGEN, Denmark

Danish police said a small plane with an entangled skydiver hanging under the aircraft for about an hour was able to land safely, and that the jumper suffered only bruises.

Police spokesman Henrik Hoegh-Poulsen told Denmark’s TV2 Thursday that the Cessna 182 landed Wednesday evening on foam spread out by firefighters to cushion a grassy area at an airfield near Holstebro, 190 miles northwest of Copenhagen.

Pilot Leif Johannsen said he had failed to cut the static line attached at one end to the aircraft and at the other end to the top of the jumper’s deployment bag. He said the landing was possible because the 45-year-old jumper stayed calm and those on the ground helped.

Firefighters remove riders on stuck roller coaster

OKLAHOMA CITY

Firefighters rescued 19 people from a roller coaster that got stuck on the tracks Thursday at an Oklahoma City amusement park.

The last person was removed from the Silver Bullet coaster shortly after 1 p.m., and no one was injured, Fire Lt. Ray Lujan said. The roller coaster cars became stuck about 11:30 a.m. atop a peak on the ride’s track.

Lujan said it isn’t clear how high off the ground the riders were, but that the track is 83 feet tall at its highest point.

Associated Press