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Once again…

April 27, 2008

From around the world, we grab some of the weirdest, wackiest stories from around the world. Not because of its comical value, but to keep you aware of the type of people we have in this world. Beware!

Mile “High” Club
CAIRO. Egypt — Police are investigating a small plane loaded with drugs that crashed Friday at the estate of one of the country’s most prominent bankers, killing two people on board, an Interior Ministry representative said. The plane crashed about midday Friday at a private airstrip on the country estate of banker Emilio Botin, said Maximo Diaz-Cano. The aircraft was carrying 440 pounds of hashish when it missed the airfield while landing and crashed into a nearby gully, Diaz-Cano said. The dead men were a 25-year-old Spaniard and a 28-year-old Moroccan, Diaz-Cano said. A number of vehicles had arrived at the estate, apparently waiting to unload the hashish from the plane, a police spokesman said on condition of anonymity. He said one of the drivers was detained. It is believed that the occupants of the plane smoked some of the hash while flying.

Substitute Prison Teacher
ALTON, Missouri — A substitute teacher at Alton High School was arrested at school a few days after she bragged to students about having an outstanding warrant for her arrest, authorities said. Jane Kodros, 50, also allegedly made an obscene gesture with her middle finger and used derogatory words when she taught on Monday, said Capt. Marc McLemore of the Madison County sheriff’s office. The next day, the regular teacher returned and the students reported what happened. The school’s resource officer learned Kodros had a warrant for failing to appear at a court hearing related to a derelict vehicle in Alton, and also that her drivers license was suspended due to a drunken driving conviction, McLemore said. Madison County court records show that the warrant was issued in October 2003. Kodros, who lives in the small Calhoun County town of Kampsville, then returned to substitute teach on Thursday. When authorities learned she was in school, she was arrested during a second-hour class, McLemore said. She was taken to the Alton jail but was not listed as a prisoner there Friday evening.

Four-minute Freedom

DUMBARTON, Scotland — An inmate jumped over a prison wall to freedom - for just four minutes. Paul Wright made the briefest jailbreak in history after slipping away from prison officers while he was being escorted to a secure cell at Castle Huntly prison. Wright ran off and jumped over the boundary wall before sprinting across a field pursued by prison staff. Perth Sheriff Court heard yesterday that a police car arrived at the other side of the field and Wright gave himself up to the officer. The sheriff told Wright that if he had simply walked out of the front door, he would have been much harder to catch. Wright claimed he fled after hearing his aunt had been found dead in suspicious circumstances. Stuart Richardson, prosecuting, told the court that Wright, 22, of Dumbarton, had been caught inside the jail with an illicit mobile phone. As a result, his status had been downgraded and he was being moved to a secure cell at the lowsecurity jail, near Perth, when he made his escape bid. Wright managed to get away from the two warders with him as they crossed the central courtyard and ran to the perimeter wall. He leapt over it and ran across the field to the waiting police car. Mr Richardson told the court that the incident lasted “no more than four or five minutes in total”.

Money chips for wood chips
SWANSEA, Wales — Swansea-based Dan Hill, 32, swapped his City career at an investment bank in London for a perfect country life-style making exclusive wooden furniture. But just weeks into his new vocation, Mr Hill was covered in a red, itchy rash and his eyes were streaming. Doctors said he was suffering a rare allergy to dust from the wood shavings.  Mr Hill said: “I was gutted. All my friends thought I was mad giving up my city job and I felt really silly. “After all I had given up everything to become a carpenter I find out I’m allergic to wood. “I decided I wanted to do something creative rather than just sitting behind a desk - something more worthwhile with my life.

Written by Suppa · Filed Under Weird and Wacky News 

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