A 6th grader in Taylor brought $20,000 in cash in her backpack to school on Monday, school officials told the Taylor police.
Taylor Police Chief Mary Sclabassi told the Detroit News that the 12-year-old girl said she received the money from another girl who lives across the street from her.
"The school district called us and said a 12-year-old student had a backpack full of money," Sclabassi told the News. "The principal became aware of it when she heard the student was giving money away to friends. They brought in the student, secured the backpack and retrieved the money she had given away. This is a real first for me."
This post from Katie Hosmer on MyModernMet.com caught my eye.
You've got to clean the windows, so why not do it with a little flair?
The photo to the right is from All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL.
Window washers from Clearwater's High Rise Window Cleaners got dressed up in Spider-Man costumes and then made several trips from the top of the building to the ground, washing windows and waving at ecstatic patients along the way...As the hospital states, "There were actually three Spider-Men on the job and their high-rise moves were the hands-down hit of the day."
And here's a video of superhero window washers descending on Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
When I posted last April that 'Petoskey Batman' was 'hanging it up,' I was quickly corrected:
Your information is false. The Petoskey Batman is selling off the suit, but he is FAR from hanging it up. He has constructed a new suit, and plans to go back on patrol in a few weeks.
Now we hear news that sure enough, Mark Wayne Williams was at it again.
The Petoskey News reports Williams was arrested last Saturday night for interfering with a police investigation.
Sgt. Jeff Gorno told the News the incident happened in Bear Creek Township:
Troopers were responding to the scene of a personal injury accident in which the driver had left the scene.
“When we arrived, (Williams) was at the scene in his Batman outfit. He wouldn’t clear the scene and we had a canine out there and he kept screwing up the scent,” Gorno said. “He said he wanted to help us look for the driver.”
“We didn’t want the dog to track Batman instead of the accident scene and he was getting in the way of officers who had a job to do.”
Williams’ Batman costume and gear were confiscated. Gorno said he was not carrying any dangerous weapons.
Williams posted bond and was released from the Emmet County Jail.
Williams faces felony changes for "resisting and obstructing police in an investigation."
He was arrested last year after he was spotted on a rooftop in downtown Petoskey. He was ordered not to don his costume while on six months of probation.
'Petoskey Batman' is listed as one of the members of the 'real-life-superhero' group "The Michigan Protectors."
Police are digging under a driveway in Roseville, Michigan this morning to see if they can come up with evidence of a body.
Ground penetrating radar indicated an "anomaly" under the driveway earlier in the week.
There's wide speculation the body could be former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa, but that appears to be a long-shot. From CNN:
Police Chief James Berlin told CNN on Thursday that while the tipster's information seems credible, he's not convinced the body is Hoffa's because of the timeline. He spoke with the tipster on August 22 and says he believes the person did see a burial.
Police will send soil samples from the dirt under the driveway to MSU for analysis.
The samples will be sent to a forensic anthropologist and tested for human decomposition. Results aren't expected before next week.
In the meantime, one homeowner tells the Associated Press that the search for Hoffa has turned her neighborhood into a "circus."
Szpunar tells The Associated Press Friday that the Roseville home she's lived in for 24 years has been turned into a "three-ring circus" by onlookers and media members who gawk and take photos.
Szpunar told the AP she just wants to be left alone.
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