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Supercuts customer accused of stuffing stolen cash in her bra

Stylists caught her stealing money from their purses and called police. They arrested the woman mid-haircut. (Syracuse.com)

Cop: We prefer you not take your live grenade to the police station

Michael Navarro, 49, told police he brought three grenades -- one of them live -- to the station to dispose of them. (Kind of like when you take old batteries to Best Buy?) "We looked at him like, 'What?'" says a cop. "Bringing grenades to the (station) is pretty unusual." (San Antonio Express-News)

Man regrets shooting mountain lion that was eating his llama

"He was gorgeous," but the lion was devouring Grayson the llama. Meanwhile, a second llama, Frito, is missing. Its owner notes: "It doesn’t answer to anything." So don't bother calling out its name. (Jackson Hole News & Guide)

"Beer can burglar alarm" alerts apartment-dweller to intruder

A cop says the apartment resident "placed a stepstool with empty beer cans in front of his door and was alerted when the beer cans and stepstool were knocked over by the individual entering the apartment. The door does have a lock but for some reason he was not locking it." (KFGO.com)

Maybe it's time this woman gives up on trying to be a mother

A 30-year-old woman who was charged with abandoning her 10-year-old daughter on the side of the road earlier this month is facing new charges. This time she's charged with endangering her infant son in connection with a dangerous car ride. (Fredericksburg.com)

Barhopper calls 911, hoping to get a ride to his next drinking spot

It's yet another story out of Florida. (NBCMiami.com)

Woman sues bar after getting hit by stuffed moose head

The woman was at the White Slab Palace in New York when a moose head "dislodged and struck plaintiff on the head," says the lawsuit. "The taxidermy moose head weighed approximately 150 pounds, with antlers spanning over three feet." (New York Post)

What the...?!: Girl, 11, and teen boyfriend try to set mom on fire

The motive, police say, was "teenage angst." A cop says "it escalated yesterday when (the mom) confronted the daughter about stealing some of her cigarettes." (TampaBay.com)

Man who died in 2008 still throws a great birthday party

Before he died, millionaire Jack Greenberg established a trust to pay for a special birthday annually for 20 years or until the $1.5 million in the trust runs out. (Cincinnati.com)

Funeral home comes up with the perfect year-end publicity stunt

Those more generous might say it's a public-service act, but whatever ...drivers who sign up with a Rome, Georgia funeral home -- indicating they plan to drink or use drugs and drive on New Year’s Eve -- will get a free burial if they're killed in a wreck on Thursday. Rome News-Tribune)