ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Man tries to trade cannabis for a car, lands in jail

ALBANY, Ore.

Marijuana is legal in Oregon, but you can’t barter it for a car.

Police in Albany, Ore., said Tuesday a car dealer recently posted a Mazda SUV for sale on an online marketplace. A man contacted the dealer and offered to trade cannabis for the car.

Matthew Franks, 38, of Independence, Ore., showed up at a parking-lot rendezvous site that evening, expecting to meet the car seller. Instead, police were waiting for him.

Police spokesman Brad Liles says Franks was arrested and put into the Linn County Jail. Liles says police seized 5.4 pounds of marijuana, less than the agreed-upon amount.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Franks had an attorney.

Though marijuana is legal in Oregon, sales are regulated and those in the business must be licensed.

Crash sends deer into back of woman’s SUV

HOWELL, N.J.

Police are praising a woman for avoiding tragedy after a deer crashed through her windshield and landed in the back passenger seat of her SUV.

Authorities say the deer darted in front of 36-year-old Melissa Misthal as she was driving early last Monday in Howell, N.J.

Misthal tried to avoid the deer, but couldn’t. Pictures posted on Facebook by police show the force of the impact sent the animal airborne and into her windshield. Its carcass came to a rest on the rear floor.

Authorities praised Misthal for keeping calm, noting that she safely pulled over despite being injured and not knowing if the deer was still alive.

Misthal was treated for a minor injury at the scene.

Police capture ‘unruly,’ ‘uncooperative’ runaway pig

PALMYRA, Maine

Maine State Police say they helped corral a rather “unruly’ pig on the run along Interstate 95.

State police say in a Facebook post they were alerted to the “uncooperative” pig along the interstate in Palmyra on Wednesday.

Police say the pig was spotted several times over the past week, but had managed to elude capture.

Authorities say Capt. Rick Moody and Trooper Jeremy Caron moved the pig off the highway with the help of a town animal control officer.

When asked if police read the pig its Miranda rights, police jokingly responded “he waived the right to remain silent.”

No injuries were reported.

Associated Press