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Detectives find imprint of buttocks on a glass door while dusting for fingerprints - and other tall tales

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Tasered man bites through bulletproof vest

Police in Florida say they had to fire a Taser stun gun six times to subdue a university student, who shouted: "I am a testament of God" while resisting arrest. Larenzo Askew reportedly showed "abnormal strength", biting through a female officer's bulletproof vest with enough force to break the skin. Police believe he was under the influence of LSD.

Prison break foiled after cops spot drone

Officials have stepped in to prevent a prison break after spotting a drone delivering contraband items to an inmate's cell on the fourth floor of Nyborg jail in Denmark. Prison officers say the drone delivered two mobile phones, a hacksaw blade and other tools which could have been used to escape. The drone and its operator have not been found.

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