Prayer Requests

Michael Parks, 49, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, donated some clothing to Age Concern, a charity for the elderly. When he realized that one of the coats in the pile had 1,200 pounds (US$2,250) in a pocket, he asked for the cash to be returned. “They said they had taken legal advice and the money was considered a donation so they were keeping it.” A spokeswoman for the charity says they “hope that this isolated incident doesn’t deter members of the public from donating to their local Age Concern shop.”

Donald R. Hilger was arrested and charged with robbing 11 local businesses over the previous two weeks. He was picked up shortly after a robbery of a Jewel/Osco store, and police brought two of that robbery’s witnesses by the arrest scene to see if they could identify him. According to police, however, as soon as the employees spotted Hilger, Hilger pointed at one of them and blurted out, “That’s the one I robbed.”

Kevin Martzett, 39, was charged with robbery in Cass County, Neb.; according to police, besides taking money from the victim, he also forced the victim to cash a $75 government check made out to “Kevin Martzett.”

Mr. Ron Huber, 59, died after a lifetime of passion for auto-racing, having won several NASCAR races and been a fixture at the most illustrious speedways in America. He was killed in the infield at a Las Vegas track, when he fell off a Segway doing 5 mph and hit his head.

And my personal favorite (read it and think about it!):
From a police report in the [U. of] Minnesota Daily: “On Tuesday, University police took a report from a man complaining that the word ‘loser’ was written in the dirt on his car’s rear bumper.” [What Do YOU Think? Comment on this Post!] [Testify!]