A California man has reportedly burned down his parents’ home, after trying to kill several black widow spiders using a blowtorch. Firefighters reported that no one was injured in the fire, but there was substantial damage to the two-storey
Police camera ‘attacked with bazooka’
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Bosnian police are searching for a person responsible for attacking a government surveillance camera with a rocket launcher, after the camera was destroyed by an explosive blast. Local officials say the camera had previously been targeted with rocks, but this latest attack marked an escalation in the weaponry used.
Prisoner swaps location of ex-wife’s remains for an Xbox
A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his former wife has revealed the location of her remains in Michigan, on the condition he be given an Xbox gaming console to play with while in prison. Douglas Stewart was convicted of the murder of his ex-wife Venus in 2011.
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