Florida man turns apartment into gun range

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A Florida man has been arrested after turning his home into a gun range
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A 61-year-old man has been arrested after he turned his apartment into “an indoor gun range” using thick stacks of books with targets on them. Authorities were alerted by the man’s neighbours, after several wayward shots penetrated their adjoining wall, narrowly missing the couple while they were in bed.

Chickens in a backpack lead to arrest

Two people have been charged with theft and animal cruelty after police caught them with seven chickens stuffed into a backpack. Officers say they became suspicious when the backpack began moving during a search of the suspects’ vehicle, before a chicken poked its wing out of an opening on the bag.

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Naked man on ATV leads police on chase

A Kansas man is in custody after leading police on a high-speed chase for more than an hour. The man, who was naked and riding an all-terrain vehicle, reportedly drove it into oncoming traffic on a busy highway several times during the pursuit, before he was caught.

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