Florida man turns apartment into gun range
And other stories from the stranger side of life

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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