This is the ninth installment of a StrangeRush mini.

I Miss My Bike- LEWISTON, Maine- Ruth Slovenski received her bike as a gift when she was a teenager, and it had lots of sentimental value. Sadly, the cherished, 66-year-old, Huffy bicycle was stolen from the 83-year-old woman one Saturday when she was visiting a nursing home. What I want to know who steals an antique bicycle from an old lady? Talk about bad karma. Luckily, a security camera caught video of the culprit.

It’s Just a Flower- CENTRALIA, Washington- A western Washington woman got the shock of her life when she was arrested and cited for theft. She was on city property and had picked several daffodils for a family member who was a patient. An unrelated man witnessed the woman picking the flowers and called police. And I say to Mr. Flower Patrol Officer, who cares? Let the woman give her ailing family member a little comfort.

Drug Smuggler- SANTIAGO, Chile- A Chilean woman flying from Chile to Spain got in some trouble for smuggling cocaine. She carried two suitcases, but the drug was not in the suitcases, nor was it anywhere on her person. The suitcases she carried where actually made of cocaine. A police detective said the suitcases were made with a substance that combines cocaine with resin and fiber glass to form the suitcases. On the flip end a process could be used to separate the cocaine back out. I’d imagine that drove the drug sniffing dog crazy trying to locate the correct pocket with the white stuff in it.

The Most Popular Mom on the Block- MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina- Naomi Antoinette Aranda just wanted to be the ‘cool’ mom. The 45-year-old woman was the go-to person when high school kids need a free ‘Get-Outta-School-Card.’ She was arrested for forgery when it was found that she had faked doctor’s notes for four students, including her own son. She used a combination or business cards and forms, with a fake signature, and faxed her handy work to the schools. From a school kid’s perspective, you have to admit, it sounds tempting.

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