Mike and Mandy In The Morning!

Volunteers Cleaned 10 Million Pounds of Trash off the Beach Last Year . . . Here’s What They Found

According to the Ocean Conservancy, more than 560,000 volunteers helped clean over 17,000 miles of coastline around the world last year, and removed 10 million pounds of garbage.  The #1 thing they found was. . . . . 2,117,931 cigarette butts, 1,140,222 food wrappers and containers, 1,065,171 plastic bottles, 611,048 straws and coffee stirrers, just to mention only a few trash items.

–They also found 236 toothbrushes . . . 117 mattresses . . . and 40 lottery tickets. 

A Bride Performed CPR to Save One of Her Wedding Guests

24-year-old Kylie Cox is a nurse who got married in Cornwall, England over the weekend, and at her reception, she was dancing with a 28-year-old male friend of hers, when he told her he was feeling light-headed.

–Then he COLLAPSED due to an apparent heart attack.  Kylie was in her wedding dress, but that didn’t stop her from performing CPR on the guy.  A bridesmaid . . . who’s also a nurse . . . and they SAVED his LIFE.

–The guy is expected to make a full recovery, and Kylie is planning another reception since the first one got cut short.

–Click here to see a picture of Kylie and her husband.

A Mother Scams Donations by Pretending Her Son Has Cancer . . . and Even Tells the Kid That He Has Cancer to Help Sell It

In New Jersey, police just busted a 35-year-old woman for pretending her nine-year-old son had CANCER to raise $3,500 in donations.

–And to make things WAY worse . . . she actually LIED to her son and TOLD HIM HE HAD CANCER to help sell the scam.  So the kid thought he was dying, and had no idea he was healthy.

–The police caught her after an anonymous tip, and she’s facing charges of theft by deception, forgery, endangering the welfare of a child, and using a child to commit a criminal offense.  She’s due in court later this week. 

Free Parking At the Parking Meter!!!

Officials in Keene, New Hampshire, aren’t impressed with a group of local do-gooders.

–The city is suing the group known as “Robin Hood and his Merry Men.”

–Officials say members of Robin Hood and his Merry Men have been illegally feeding parking meters that would otherwise expire.

–The group claims they aren’t doing anything illegal.

A McDonald’s Employee Finds Her Stolen Car . . . When the Thief Takes It Through the Drive Thru

On Tuesday, Virginia of Kennewick, Washington woke up and found someone had stolen her Toyota 4Runner.  She called the cops to report it missing, then went to her job at McDonald’s.

–A few hours later, there was an INCREDIBLE coincidence.  As Virginia was manning the drive thru, she saw HER OWN CAR pull up.

–The thief was 22-year-old Katherine York.  She’d stolen the car . . . then went to JC Penney and Sears to steal some clothes . . . and then to McDonald’s.

–Virginia immediately called the cops again.  Katherine was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.  The cops found a bunch of the stolen clothes in the backseat, but shoplifting charges are still pending.

Police Report to a Science Fiction Convention . . . to Break Up a Brawl Between Two Rival Sci-Fi Clubs

On Sunday afternoon, at a science fiction convention in England, two rival sci-fi clubs got into a fight.

–The Norwich “Star Wars” Club and the Norwich Sci-Fi Club have a LONG rivalry, and on Sunday, it turned into a BRAWL.

– It’s not clear just how physical it got . . . or how many light sabers were involved . . . but the police were able to break it up pretty easily.  No arrests were made.

A 61-Year-Old Borrowed His Parents’ Car . . . to Rob a Subway

On Monday afternoon, a 61-year-old man in Texas borrowed his mom and dad’s car, which is pretty embarrassing.

–And it’s especially bad since he borrowed it to go ROB a Subway.  He got about $80, but the employees took down the plate number.

–The cops went to his parents’ house, they IMMEDIATELY turned on him, and he was arrested for robbery.

Some Idiot Frat Brothers Left Their Drunk, Unconscious Friend at a Hospital . . . With a Post-It Note Explaining the Situation

On Saturday, a fraternity at Arizona State University had a SHOT drinking contest.

–One 20-year-old did TWENTY shots of tequila . . . then blacked out unconscious.  His frat brothers didn’t want to get in trouble, but they didn’t want him to DIE either . . . so they dumped him outside a hospital with a Post-It note explaining the situation.

–The frat brother’s blood-alcohol level was .471% . . . SIX TIMES the legal limit.

–Fortunately the hospital treated him, and it looks like he’ll be okay.  His frat brothers might be looking at citations for drinking.

Are Rich People Hiring Disabled Guides to Help Them Skip the Lines at Disney World?

This comes from the “New York Post” . . . one of America’s least reliable newspapers . . . so take it for what it’s worth.  But if it’s true . . . OUTRAGE!

–Apparently, rich people have been secretly hiring DISABLED PEOPLE to escort them around Walt Disney World in Orlando . . . so they can go into the special handicapped line, and skip the long waits for rides.

–A company called Dream Tours Florida offers the service.  The rates for a handicapped tour guide are $130-an-hour, or $1,040 for an eight-hour day.  That doesn’t include the price of tickets to Disney World.

–Under Disney policy, a guest in a wheelchair can take up to six other people with them into the special access lines and those lines usually take minutes, not HOURS.

Man Breaks Into a Grocery Store And Eats a Feast!

30-year old Trevor Runyon broke into a Value-Market in Louisville, Kentucky and made himself an overnight feast!!

—Trevor waited until just before closing-time to slip into the store…and hid until employees closed down for the night.

–Then, he whipped himself up a meal of 6 steaks, 2 cases of beer, 2 pounds of shrimp and an entire birthday cake!

–After he polished off his “meal,” he hid in the store until the next day.  That’s just where cops found him the next morning.

–Surveillance video was all the evidence cops needed to arrest him.

A Woman Drops Her Purse in a Starbucks . . . and Her Gun Goes Off and Shoots Her Friend

On Sunday afternoon, Pamela Beck of Pinellas Park, Florida, and her friend, Amie Peterson, were at a Starbucks.

–As Pamela went to get her money, she dropped her purse.  And when it hit the ground, the .25-caliber HANDGUN she was carrying inside accidentally went OFF . . . and shot her friend in the leg.

–Amie was treated at a hospital and released.  All things considered, things could’ve turned out a LOT worse.  Pamela told the police her dad had given her the gun about a year ago, and she FORGOT it was in her purse.

–She doesn’t have a concealed weapons permit, so prosecutors are deciding whether she’ll be charged with a crime.

The Fire Department in New York Rescued a Cat Stuck in a Tree . . . and the Cop Who’d Tried to Rescue the Cat First

Yesterday afternoon, in Queens, a cat got stuck about 30 feet up in a tree.  And a cop actually took the time to climb up to try and save him.

–TRY is the key word, since the cop did NOT save the cat . . . and HE ended up getting stuck in the tree TOO.  Finally, the fire department showed up with a ladder, and rescued both the cat AND the cop.

–I never thought I’d say this, but I think New York needs more crime to get focused again.

FBI Swarms Guy’s House Because He Was Making RICE

It’s great that the FBI is looking out for us…but they might want to take note:  not every guy carrying a pressure cooker is doing something suspicious.

–Armed FBI agents, the SWAT team and the Bomb Squad surrounded the home of a Saudi student living in Michigan after neighbors spotted him carrying a pressure cooker outside.

–After tackling the guy to the ground and seizing his pressure cooker, they realized that he wasn’t a criminal.  He was just making rice!  The man had made a traditional Saudi Arabian rice dish and was taking it to a pot luck party at a friend’s house.

– The FBI apologized and told him to “be more careful.”

American Airlines Diverted a Flight and Kicked a Woman Off . . . Because She Wouldn’t Stop Singing Whitney Houston

Over the weekend, on an American Airlines flight from LAX in Los Angeles to JFK in New York, a female passenger apparently decided it was time to pay her respects to WHITNEY HOUSTON.

–So the woman started BELTING OUT Whitney songs.  The flight attendants asked her to stop, but she kept going.

–So the pilot ended up DIVERTING the flight and making an emergency landing in Kansas City . . . where the woman was arrested.

–Another passenger took a video of two cops escorting the woman off the plane . . . while she sings an off-key but heartfelt version of “I Will Always Love You”.

A Woman Slapped a Cop So She Would Get Jail Time . . . and Have to Quit Smoking

31-year-old Etta Lopez of Sacramento, California wanted to quit smoking.  So she decided the best strategy would be . . . getting herself THROWN IN JAIL.

–On Wednesday, Etta followed through with her plan, and SLAPPED A POLICE OFFICER.  She told the cop she wanted to go to jail, where she’d be FORCED to go without cigarettes.

–Well, part one of the plan worked . . . she was arrested and he’s now in jail.  As for whether part two of the plan worked . . . we’ll have to see if this really does get her to stop smoking. 

A Man Is Arrested for Bringing a Pipe Bomb to a Gun Buyback Event

When cities sponsor gun buyback days, the whole point is that you can give them a gun no questions asked.  And that’s fair.  But if you bring HOMEMADE ARTILLERY instead, they’re probably gonna ask a few questions.

–Over the weekend, the city of Los Angeles was holding an event where they traded Visa and grocery store gift cards for guns.

–And it went great, until one guy brought in a HOMEMADE PIPE BOMB.

–It’s illegal to manufacture or possess a pipe bomb.  Fortunately, the police safely detonated it.  The man was arrested. 

Lion Meat!!  It’s Whats For Dinner

A Tampa, FL, restaurant has pulled its controversial lion meat tacos off the menu after getting complaints and even threats from animal lovers.

–Taco Fusion isn’t exactly repentant, saying, “If you guys are mad now, just wait till you see what we do next.”

–Taco Fusion sells all manner of exotic meats –bison, shark, ostrich, gazelle, camel and kangaroo have all graced its menu. The lion tacos sold for $35, and have done well enough to sell out.

–One patron said, “It tastes kind of like venison and the texture is like gator.”

More bad news for Carnival Cruises — 2 People Disappear Overboard Into Shark-Infested Waters

As if Carnival Cruises needed any more bad publicity…comes news of two Carnival Cruise passengers falling overboard into shark-infested waters on Wednesday night off the coast of Australia.

–The REALLY sad part is that Carnival didn’t even notice that the 2 passengers had fallen overboard until the next morning.

–Surveillance camera footage shows the 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman fall from the ship’s mid deck into the shark infested waters…and even though the cruise ship has around 600 surveillance cameras that are supposed to be “constantly monitored,”….no one reported seeing them fall at the time.

–Officials have called off the search for their bodies….you know…thanks to the sharks.

Delta Air Lines Apologizes After Sending Two Dead Bodies to the Wrong Funeral Homes

Delta Air Lines just issued an apology after they sent TWO DEAD BODIES in caskets to the WRONG FUNERAL HOMES earlier this week.

–Both caskets were loaded on the same flight in New York.  One was headed to Virginia, one to South Carolina . . . and the shipping labels got switched.

–The families took this WAY better than you’d guess.  Latasha Crumpton was waiting for her uncle’s body in South Carolina.  She says, quote, “I’m sure he’s laughing about it.  I know he is.  He went with the flow.”

–Delta apologized and gave the standard, quote, “we are investigating” response.

A Guy Shoots a Teenager . . . and the Victim’s Mom Searches WebMD for Advice on Gunshot Wounds Instead of Going to the Hospital

On Tuesday night, a 24-year-old accidentally SHOT a 14-year-old in the leg.

–We’re guessing the 24-year-old is dating the kid’s mom . . . because instead of rushing her son to the hospital, the mom spent HOURS on WebMD and other websites looking up how to treat gunshot wounds.

–Finally, almost eight hours later, they went to the hospital.  The 24-year-old was arrested.

Are There No Tow-Truck Drivers In China?

In China, plans to demolish a parking lot were put on hold while workers waited for the last car owner to drive his car off the lot.

–When he didn’t show after a 10-day wait, construction workers leveled every part of the parking lot except where the sole car remained parked, leaving for a bizarre photo of a car surrounded by rubble.

–If and when the driver returns, he’ll be a bit bewildered to find his car parked in a parking lot that no longer exists.  No word on what’ll happen to the car if the owner doesn’t return.

–Click here to see a photo of the car…

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Imagine Being Searched Every Time You Leave Work To Make Sure You Didn’t Steal Anything

Amazon warehouse workers are suing their employer because they have to wait in line for up to 25 minutes before leaving work . . . while security searches them to make sure they’re not stealing anything.

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A Cat That Got Lost During Superstorm Sandy Found Its Way Home Six Months Later

After Superstorm Sandy struck last October, 86-year-old Uranie Roberts and his 62-year-old daughter Carol Baumann were evacuated from their home in Toms River, New Jersey.

–They left in a rubber raft, and took their cat Porsche with them to stay with relatives eight miles away.  But after they got there . . . Porsche escaped.

–After the storm, Uranie and Carol eventually went back home, without Porsche.  And last Wednesday, they heard a noise on their deck.  When they opened the blinds, Porsche was outside waiting for them, after finding his way back home . . . SIX MONTHS after the storm.

–Click here to see a picture of Porsche.

A 106-Year-Old Cougar Just Married a Man Who’s a Young, Sexy 73 Years Old

I don’t think there’s a Guinness World Record for WORLD’S OLDEST COUGAR . . . but this woman should win it.

–106-year-old Marjorie Hemmerde of Kew, Australia just married a man who’s 33 YEARS YOUNGER than her.  Now THAT’S a cougar taking down her prey.

–And believe it or not, it’s the FIRST MARRIAGE for both of them.

–Marjorie and 73-year-old Gavin Crawford met three years ago at the Kew Gardens Nursing Home.  According to Marjorie, quote, “We just sort of melted into each other.  We get along like old friends, the age gap doesn’t matter.”

A Man Is Arrested After Taking His Crack Rock Out For a Courthouse Checkpoint

Here’s more proof that CRACK DON’T SMOKE ITSELF.

–On Monday, 31-year-old Cedric Hunter was going to the courthouse in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

–As Cedric entered the courthouse, he had to empty his pockets at the security checkpoint.  So he put his box of Newport cigarettes in the plastic dish, the lid opened . . . and his razor blade and CRACK ROCK fell right out.

–He was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.

Inmate May Have Used Spoon to Bust Out of Prison

Oleg Topalov is an alleged murderer serving time in the Matrosskaya Tishina Detention Center, one of Moscow’s “most impregnable” prisons. In the past 20 years, only 3 people have escaped….until yesterday…when Oleg became the 4th person to bust-out!

–Oleg escaped by digging a hole in the ceiling….with a SPOON!  After getting through the ceiling hole, he ended up on the roof and climbed over the fence.

–Police are still searching for Oleg.

Where do Cigarettes cost $30 a PIECE?

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned smoking at all jails in New York, which has sent black market prices soaring to a staggering $200 a pack.

–Since the new ban 3 years ago, contraband busts have risen by 40% and sources say that a single cigarette, with a street price of 50 to 75 cents, now sells for $30 at Rikers Island.

A TV Station Put a Turtle in the Street to See If People Would Swerve . . . and Four People Hit It Intentionally, and Someone Stole It

If you see an animal in the road . . . do you INTENTIONALLY try to hit it?

–An NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City wanted to see if people would SWERVE to avoid an animal in the road.  So last week, they put a rubber turtle in the street and observed what happened over two days.

–In general, most people swerved out of the way, but not everyone did.  Four drivers went to the dark side . . . and INTENTIONALLY RAN OVER the turtle.  And one car of guys saw the turtle, stopped . . . and STOLE IT.

–The news chased them down to get it back.  The driver told them he stole the turtle because he RACES TURTLES.  Quote, “It looked real.”

A Single Mom Accidentally Buys an Extra Lottery Ticket . . . and Wins $14 Million

Thuan Le is a single mother of four in Mission Viejo, California . . . and every week she spends the same amount of money on the lottery.

–Last week, she THOUGHT she put five one-dollar bills in the self-serve lottery machine at CVS.  She bought $4 worth of Powerball tickets . . . and a $1 SuperLottoPlus ticket.

–Then she noticed she had a one-dollar credit . . . because she’d accidentally put in SIX dollar bills instead of five.  So she decided to go ahead and buy another SuperLottoPlus ticket.

–And one of the two tickets ended up matching all six numbers . . . which won her the $14 million jackpot.  

A Pit Bull Rescued a Woman from a Burning House . . . and Then She Went Back in to Rescue Him

Jackie Bonasera of Long Island, New York has a pet pit bull named Cain.

–On Friday, Jackie was upstairs drying her hair, when she heard Cain barking.  Since he almost NEVER barks, Jackie knew something was wrong, and went downstairs to check it out.

–She found flames spreading from a fire in her garage to the rest of the house.  Jackie got out of the house quickly . . . but she noticed that Cain hadn’t come out with her.  So she put her robe over her face to protect herself from smoke . . . and went back IN to get HIM.

–Jackie said, quote, “He saved my life . . . I had to save his.”  Both of them got back out without being injured.

A Woman Goes Out to Celebrate Getting Her License Back After a DUI . . . and Gets a DUI Driving Home

Thursday was a big day for 58-year-old Erin James of Brookfield, Illinois.  She just got her license back after a DUI conviction last year.  And to celebrate getting her driving privileges back . . . she went out DRINKING.

–You can see where this is going.  Her license renewal came to a very quick end . . . because a few hours later, she was pulled over driving herself home, and was arrested for drunk driving.

–Erin blew a .155 on the breathalyzer, which is just about double the legal limit.  The police say Erin intentionally drove someone else’s car to the bar because her car had one of those court-ordered breathalyzer ignition locks.

–This time, Erin is looking at losing her license for TEN YEARS . . . and seven years in prison.

It’s Time To Re-evaluate Your Current Career And Become a Water-Slide Tester!

This 22-year-old college student from England has the coolest job ever.

–SEBASTIAN SMITH won a 6-month contract to travel around the world as a water-slide tester. Smith beat out two-thousand other applicants for the opportunity to rate attractions at 20 different SplashWorld resorts.

A Man With No Arms Gets A Ticket While Driving, But What For?

In Canada, Saskatoon police say they have safety concerns about a man with no arms who was caught driving.

–STEVE SIMONAR lost his arms in a 1985 boating accident and needs help with most things, but he can drive on his own.  He’s had many vehicles modified over the years so he can drive with his feet.

–His left foot turns a small steering wheel near the floor and his right foot works the gas and brake pedals.

–But still, the cop who pulled him over gave him a ticket, not because he was driving without arms, but. . . . . . . for not wearing a seatbelt!!!  A modification he hasn’t worked out yet.

When Does a DUI Conviction Carry A 13 Year Prison Sentence

–When does a DUI conviction carry a 13-year prison sentence? When it’s your eighth one.

STUPID CRIMINALS!!!

–43-year old Timothy Morrow’s first DUI was when he was only 17-years-old!  Since then, he has not only been convicted of DUI 8 different times….but he has also been cited for boating under the influence twice!!

–The court date for Timothy’s latest DUI was this weekend and the judge on the case called him the “Grim reaper” of the road…before sentencing him to 13 years in prison!

A Principal Cancelled School Today . . . Because the Weather Was Fabulous

It’s supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny on the Puget Sound of Washington state today . . . and when the principal of Bellingham Christian School saw the forecast earlier in the week, he sent a note home to parents telling them school would be cancelled . . . for GOOD weather.

–The name of this hero is Bob Samson.  He says, quote, “Typically we cancel school for bad weather, so why not have some fun and cancel school due to fabulous weather?”

–It’s also because Bellingham Christian School didn’t use any snow days this winter, so they had a few days off to spare.