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In March two teenage boys being driven to juvenile court by police officers in Reading, Pennsylvania, escaped when the car stopped for a light. But the boys were handcuffed together and failed to communicate as they approached a flagpole. One went left, one went right, and they collided, stunning themselves momentarily. Two nearby fire fighters held them down until the police could catch up.
A patient referred to as “Andre L.” sued a Montreal hospital in March because his buttocks had caught fire. He claimed that while he was undergoing surgery to remove growths, the sterilizing alcohol was ignited by a cauterizing instrument, causing second-degree burns.
From the classified section of the Albuquerque Journal, February 1, 1991: “Lost since March 1983, tortoise shell female cat, reward.”
The San Jose Mercury News reported recently that imprisoned rapist Jeff Fambord, 30, has been writing randomly selected women asking for money so that he can afford counseling. The letters include newspaper clippings on his criminal activities and are signed “Warmly, Jeff.” (Psychiatrists who have examined him say he has the potential to be a serial killer.)
