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Cop Smells Pot While Driving; Phoenix Woman Pulls Bag of Weed and Pipe Out of Her Vagina

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 3:05 PM
Categories: Weed, Weird Stuff
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Stephanie Lopez had a bag of weed and a pipe in her vagina, according to police.
A Phoenix cop smelled marijuana coming from a car last week while he was on routine patrol, and that officer ended up finding a bag of weed and a pipe -- after the passenger in the car pulled the items out of her vagina.

The officer didn't see anything in the car in plain view when he pulled over the vehicle, but we can only guess that the officer's suspicion grew when the driver pulled over into the drive-thru of a Burger King, according to court documents obtained by New Times.

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Godzilla Not Found Responsible for Buckled Highway; ADOT Says Landslide Likely Did It

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 22 2013 at 1:56 PM
Categories: Weird Stuff
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U.S. Route 89
The buckled pavement on U.S. Route 89 outside of Page, which was shown in almost-unbelievable photos released on Wendesday, was likely caused by a landslide.

Aside from the highway just looking dangerous, one of the Arizona Department of Transportation's engineers says the guardrail to the side of this pavement "drops off a couple hundred feet."

See also:
-Section of Route 89 Closed; It Looks Like Godzilla Stepped on It


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Construction Worker Dead After Accident at Former Home of "Burning Man" Michael Marin

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Dec. 19 2012 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Weird Stuff
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71 Biltmore Estates Drive, ablaze on July 5, 2009.
A construction worker died yesterday morning at the still-ruined former mansion of "Burning Man" Michael Marin, who torched the house at 71 Biltmore Estates Drive in July, 2009.

Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times that a man working for the home's new owner was crushed by a large, roll-up garage door that he and a co-worker were removing.

See also:
-Burning Man: An Attorney Says He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now He's Charged with Arson
-Michael Marin Killed Himself With Cyanide, Medical Examiner Confirms

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Downtown Phoenix Sign Warns That Pets May be Harmed by Chemical Sprayed to "Eliminate Odors"

By Ray Stern Thu., Apr. 26 2012 at 1:39 PM
Categories: Weird Stuff
This caught our attention on a recent visit to downtown Phoenix locales. Several of the signs were taped to a wall on West Adams Street, just north of the Wells Fargo Plaza.


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UFO Convention Brings Skeptics, Scientists (and a Few Loonies) to Arizona

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Feb. 28 2011 at 12:38 PM
Categories: News, Weird Stuff
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Glass cases full of "alleged UFO evidence" were on display at the 2011 International UFO Congress
​Joe Arpaio may be notorious for pursuing illegal aliens, but Arizona played home to those hunting a different type of alien -- or at least their spaceships -- this past weekend.

The Radisson Fort McDowell Resort, just north of Fountain Hills on SR-87, was the host of the 20th annual International UFO Congress between Wednesday and Sunday, drawing hundreds of amateur Fox Mulders and Dana Scullys from around the world.

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JFK Ambulance on Block at Barrett-Jackson Auction

By James King Fri., Jan. 7 2011 at 8:57 AM
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Wanna go for a ride?
​Anyone in the market for a morbid piece of history is in luck: the ambulance used to drive President John F. Kennedy following his assassination is for sale.

The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, to be held later this month, has added the JFK ambulance to the inventory of cool cars to be auctioned off at this year's Scottsdale auction.

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Clay Duke, Florida School Board Gunman, Was ASU Grad

By James King Wed., Dec. 15 2010 at 4:07 PM
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Clay Duke. Go Sun Devils!
​What do Barry Bonds, Phil Mickelson, and the guy who shot up the school board meeting in Florida yesterday all have in common? They're all Sun Devils.

Turns out, 56-year-old Clay Duke, who fired several rounds at members of the Bay District school board at a meeting near Panama City, Florida, yesterday, graduated from ASU in 1988 with a degree in recreation and tourism management, ASU spokeswoman Julie Newberg confirms to New Times.

Luckily, Duke's aim is about as accurate as Mickelson's when Lefty's putting for birdie, so nobody was hurt -- except Duke, who managed to kill himself after failing to kill anyone else in the room, despite firing about 20 rounds.



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Bisbee Bone Collector Loses Cremationist License After Discovery of Open Bone Pits Behind Cemetery

By James King Wed., Nov. 17 2010 at 2:45 PM
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​A cremationist in Bisbee is a cremationist no more -- the state board that oversees the funeral industry revoked his license to cremate remains after the chilling discovery of two open pits filled with thousands of human bones was found on the property of a cemetery he owns last month.

The Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers suspended the license of Paul Parker, the owner of Memory Gardens Cemetery, after he admitted to taking bones meant for cremation and dumping them in two, large, open pits.

The bones were discovered last month by a couple looking for a relative's grave. When they got to the grave, they discovered the headstone had been moved to an area behind some brush. When they found the headstone, they also made the gruesome discovery.

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Alleged Tunnel-Digging Kiddy-Porn Creepster Indicted; Once Again, the Story's Gotten Even Weirder

By James King Tue., Aug. 3 2010 at 2:53 PM
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William Willis
​The man who police discovered had built a secret, underground room in his backyard has been formally indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury and, as improbable as it may seem, new details about the case have once again made it even weirder than we originally thought.

William Willis, 45, was indicted on 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after police discovered -- among other things -- a treasure chest of kiddy-porn at his house in Peoria.



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UPDATE: 94-Year-Old Alleged Child Molestor Apparently Has a Thing for Vacuum Cleaners, Too, Police Say

By James King Thu., Jun. 10 2010 at 8:36 AM
Categories: Weird Stuff

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Police say Dale Graham, 94, molested at least two children.
​We didn't think a story about a 94-year-old man roaming around a trailer park allegedly feelin' up kids could get any more bizarre, but (guess what?) it just did.


We spoke to Payson police Chief Donald Engler yesterday who told us about 94-year-old Dale Warren Graham.


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