Woman accused of setting fire to store over lack of shopping trolleys

Our pick of the strange stories from around the world.

Off her trolley

A woman from Kent, Washington, has been charged with first-degree arson after allegedly setting fire to a local shopping centre. Staff at the Dollar Tree Store told police that Linda Poplawski complained there were no shopping trolleys available, before stating that she would burn down the store. She then allegedly went to the greeting card aisle before returning and announcing "the store is on fire". The blaze took 24 hours to extinguish and destroyed six businesses.

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