Loch Ness monster wins over ‘man of science’

A tourist visiting Loch Ness claimed he spotted a mysterious 65ft-long shape moving through the water of the loch in the Scottish Highlands. Etienne Camel said he was visiting the famous lake with his wife Eliane when he then spotted the curious shape. “I am a man of science so I never believed that the Loch Ness monster is a prehistoric animal,” he told The Telegraph, “but when I was taking a picture I saw this long, long shadow”. In April, a tourist said he has proof the Loch Ness monster exists after he took photos showing “a long neck”.

Four-year-old names police vehicle ‘Optimus Crime’

The winning name has been revealed after Devon & Cornwall Police gave the public the chance to name its newest vehicle. The name – Optimus Crime – came from four-year-old Rueben, a fan of “Transformers”, which features a character named Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. However, the force “has not confirmed whether the rural member of its vehicular fleet can sprout mechanical arms and legs like its fictional counterpart”, said the BBC.

Woman won’t remove werewolf from yard

A US woman said she has no plans to remove a 9.5ft-tall werewolf statue from her yard, despite a warning from local authorities. Mary Simmons of Dayton, Ohio, bought the werewolf as a Halloween decoration last year and decided to leave it up all year. At least one resident sent an anonymous complaint to the city of Dayton, but Simmons has no plans to move the statue. “I kind of look at it as a security thing,” she told Dayton247. “Who wants to break into a house with a 9.5ft werewolf sitting outside of it? I know I wouldn’t.”

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