Urine Trouble

The Penn State Daily Collegian reported that police in State College, Pa., are cracking down on public urination. According to Sgt. Mark Argiro, police have been staking out “urination hotspots,” waiting to catch deviants in the act. Referring to one such place, Argiro stated, “Officers sit down there and wait for them to urinate.”

What to do with a deal gone awry

“It is unusable,” a man told police in Germany on Sunday, referring to $475 worth of “bad marijuana” that he said he received from his dealer. Reuters reported that he sought help from police, hoping they could recover the money he had spent on the cannabis. The police confiscated his marijuana and charged the man with violating drugs laws.

It’s right under your … oh wait …

“We looked around and tried to find a nose but couldn’t find it,” stated Cpl. Larry Edwards, of the Tulsa, Okla., police department. The Associated Press reported Friday that the nose in question belonged to Jody Bennett, who alleged that her boyfriend, Greg Hill, was responsible for its disappearance. Edwards later commented, “I think he swallowed it.”

Relax Derek … now text the works minister of Malaysia!

According to the Associated Press, S. Samy Vellu, Malaysia’s works minister, gave out his cell phone number on a television show, saying that the country’s citizens could direct their complaints right to him. Shortly thereafter, he received 2,600 text messages, and hundreds of calls. “I received so many calls and messages, that I think my phone may quit on me soon,” he said.

Sweet aroma passes sweet cherries

In 2005, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) seized 135,323 marijuana plants in the state of Washington. That’s enough to classify cannabis as the state’s number eight agricultural commodity. The Associated Press reported that “the estimated $270 million value of the plants seized in 2005 ranked just above sweet cherries, which were valued at $242 million in 2004.”