Extra, Extra: 911 Butt Dial Leads To Pot Bust

Nell Casey

Published Jul 16, 2013

Modified Jul 16, 2013

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HELL YES: Old episodes of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego may be returning to PBS.
iPhones running the latest software have a "kill list" that won't autocorrect words like "abortion," "bullet" and "drunken."
Why don't people use cooling centers?
Fly vomit and shit makes for surprisingly beautiful art.
A New Jersey man was arrested after butt dialing police and talking about marijuana.
A massive new events space will take over the former H&H bagel factory.
A burglar stole cash and other goods—including a bottle of Jack Daniels—from several businesses in Park Slope.
Residents of Ridgewood, NJ are suffering an invasion of gigantic utility poles.
The Stuyvesant HS librarian accused of conspiring to kidnap and eat children will also face kiddie porn charges.
And finally, the Dogius Jumpius came in especially full this year:

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