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Police investigate parasailing donkey

Police are looking for the suspects who attached a donkey to a parachute and used a boat to have it fly over a crowded beach in Russia. 

A businessman trying to advertise his parasailing company may be to blame. If caught, the suspects could face up to two years in prison on animal abuse charges. Taman News published the picture above.  Here is the story.

Bank robber says it with flowers

NYC police released the photo of an accused bank robber, who was kind enough to bring flowers to a bank teller.

The man first handed her a note: "Give me all your $100s, 50's! Don't be a hero!" And before leaving the bank with about $400, he handed her the sweet bouquet of flowers. Here is the report.

'A game of whack a mole'

Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer told the Miami Herald that fighting Medicare fraud was "like a game of whack a mole."

South Florida's Medicare schemers -- popping up left and right -- continue to outsmart the system by cheating the government into handing them hundreds of millions.

This morning the game did not go so well in Miami, where the feds were hoping to arrest Dr. Jorge J. Dieppa, 56, but he was not at home. Rumor is he was away having fun on a cruise.

The feds charged 93 other suspects -- 24 in Miami-Dade County. Miami Herald Staff reporter Jay Weaver has the story.

Very phony funny money

Ronald White's short-term solution turned into a long-term problem.

White, 35, used fake $20 bills to get himself out of jail, after he was arrested on several counts of shoplifting. But his freedom did not last very long, after he returned to the police station saying he had overpaid for the bail and wanted his money back. 

"One of my favorite sayings is, you can't teach stupid, because every day something else comes up and you just shake your head," Detective Sgt. William K. Covert said. 

Here is the funny story.

City nightmare: Cops will not always come to the rescue

Oakland police chief Anthony Batts announced that police officers in his city will not always be able to come to the rescue.

He listed about 40 possible crimes that officers will be forced to disregard. Burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and grand theft are on the list.

Batts said he has lost about 10 percent of the police officers in his department. 

SFGate.com has the story.

Homeless man's bamboo yard

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Tampa police officer rides horse through bar

Crazy high-speed chase