xxxNews Of The Weirdxxx
Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
The Virginia Employment Agency, which handles unemployment compensation, announced layoffs of 400 employees in June for lack of work because unemployment is so low in the state.
Todd Christian, 26, who flies 40 feet through the air as “Todd the Human Cannonball” for Britain’s Cottle and Austin Circus, was fired in June because he refused a training assignment in Brazil, protesting that he doesn’t like long airplane flights.
Thomas E. Mason was charged with robbing the Fortress Bank in Winona, Minn., in June; he was arrested nearby and identified by bank employees, but the main evidence against him was the threatening holdup note, which began, cheerfully, “Hi, I’m Thomas Mason.”
Henrick Alemba Kutwa, 29, was arrested in Durham, N.C., in June and charged with numerous counts of using stolen credit cards; he was caught when he used one card at a local motel and signed the receipt with his own name.
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