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In India this week a man was arrested by police after having robbed a bank of a different kind.

We've all heard the old jokes about the Irishman robbing the sperm bank by mistake, but it appears in this case that the sperm bank stolen from in this news item was indeed the actual target.

It's believed he was apprehended while trying to sell the 'samples'.

Not really the sort of commodity you expect to be sold on the street corner. It's an awfully long jump to that from "Pssst....Wanna buy a watch!"!

As far as I know of, there were no takers.
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Recently in Hungary, a burglar out on the prowl, climbed the fence of what he considered to be a prime target in a posh area of Budapest, only to be confronted by fencing of a different sort.

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Virgine Ujlaky, 23, of the Olympic Fencing team was practicing her swordplay when she saw Pal Nagy, 43, climb in through the window of her house. She deftly pinned him up against the wall with her sword at his throat while she rang police.

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Definitely A Spicy Theft

February 20th 2008 22:24
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In the latest news from the 'Inland Valley Daily Bulletin' in the US, an armed robber snuck up behind a bicyclist in order to mug him.

However this incident was a little unusual considering how the standard US mugging goes.

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A Very Determined Woman!

March 15th 2007 00:25
Surely this woman has to be considered one of the world's most determined murderers.
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In January of 1978, the case was brought before the court in San Diego, California of a 36 year old woman who after attempting various ways to kill her husband, had finally succeeded.

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