Officials forbid front yard vegetable stand, and more

Officials forbid front yard vegetable stand

A disabled Ohio man has been ordered to stop selling vegetables from his front yard. Wesley Wood says the few dollars he earned selling tomatoes, broccoli, and peppers helped supplement his Social Security checks. But officials told him it’s illegal to sell produce from a private home, so Wood will now give his vegetables away. “I just don’t want to see the stuff go to waste,” said Wood. “And I have a lot of it.”

Vice detective in Florida sets a trap

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A Florida vice detective has used a rubber penis to arrest an alleged prostitute. Cops are forbidden to expose themselves during sting operations, so many hookers require clients to do just that. The creative detective therefore displayed a “rubber replica of a penis,” and the woman’s subsequent behavior led to her arrest.