Weird New Mexico

WEENIE WARS: Hot-Headed Hot Dog Vendor Attacked Rival

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Hot Dog Attack, Dumb Crime, Crime, Mug Shots, Hot Dog Cart, Weird Albuquerque, Eric Kilmer, Weird New Mexico, Vincent Montoya, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird News News

A hot dog vendor in Albuquerque, N.M., is accused of being a little hot-headed when dealing with a rival -- by running over the competition's foot wit...

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If You Don't Pay Your Traffic Tickets, We Will Shut Off Your Utilities

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Red Light Cameras, Video, Unpaid Traffic Tickets, Las Cruces Utilities, Las Cruces, New Mexico Shuts Off Utilities, Ken Miyagishima, Traffic Tickets, Utilities, Weird New Mexico, Las Cruces Unpaid Tickets, Weird News News

Residents of one New Mexico city are in danger of having their utilities shut off if they don't pay tickets for running red lights. The city of Las...

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HANDS OFF! Teens Hospitalized After Drinking Hand Sanitizer Cocktails

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Hand Sanitizer, Hand Sanitizer Alcohol, Mouthwash Cocktails, Video, Hand Sanitizer Alcohol Poisoning, Dumb Crime, Weird Los Angeles, Hand Sanitizer Shots, Weird Albuquerque, Cyrus Rangan, Weird New Mexico, Drug Abuse, Weird Photos & Videos, Hand Sanitizer Cocktails, Weird News News

Hand sanitizer is supposed to kill germs, but some southern California teens are using it kill brain cells as well. In the last few months, six tee...

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FAT CAT: This Kitty Weighs Almost 40 Pounds

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Meow, Fat Pets, Video, Obese Pets, Fat Cat, Weird New Mexico, Animals in the News, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird News News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Meow can't help but waddle. He's one super-sized cat. The 2-year-old orange and white tabby tips the scale at nearly 40 pounds, ...

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COPPING A FEEL: Former Police Sergent Accused Of Masturbating In Squad Car While On Duty

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Cop Masturbated in Police Car, Mike Eiskant, Michael Eiskant, Policeman Masturbating, Caught on Tape, Judge Reed Sheppard, Crooked Cops, Raymond Rael, Masturbating Cops, Video, Dumb Crime, Cop Masturbated on Duty, Weird New Mexico, Shannon Brady, Weird Photos & Videos, Santa Fe, Weird News News

There's an old saying: "Beware the long arm of the law." To that, we add, "especially when its hand is touching itself in the squad car." That's...

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Dine-And-Dash Suspect Arrested At Police Fundraiser

Huffington Post | David Lohr | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Video, Dona Ana County, Weird News, Dine and Dash, Dumb Crime, New Mexico, Stupid Criminals, Crime, Crime News, Mug Shots, Alan Golden, Dine and Ditch, Weird New Mexico, Slidepollajax, Crime News

Police in New Mexico recently arrested a man for allegedly attempting to pull a dine-and-dash at a restaurant that was hosting a police fundraiser. ...

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Dirty Tricks: Topless Dancer Sent To Politican's Office

AP | By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Gerardo Hernandez Topless Dancer, Sunland Park, Gerardo Hernandez, Weird New Mexico, Topless Dancer, Weird Politics, Gerardo Hernandez Blackmail, Topless Dancer Campaign Office, Video, Weird News News

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. -- Scandals and dirty politics have long defined this dusty border town. So when a woman started dancing topless in mayoral candida...

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WATCH: Wedding Ring Found In Dog's Stomach

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Rachelle Atkinson, Video, Amazing-X-Rays, Weird Weddings, Ring Found in Dogs Stomach, Weird New Mexico, Wedding Ring Found in Dog, Animals in the News, Scott Atkinson, Ring Found in Dog, Wedding Ring Found in Dogs Stomach, Weird News News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A couple has found a suspect in the disappearance of their $4,500 wedding ring – their 10-month old basset hound. Albuquer...

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Report: Thieves Target Toilet Paper At NM Diner

www.huffingtonpost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Josh Flannery-Stewart, Toilet Paper Thieves, Dumb Crime, Toilet Paper, Weird New Mexico, Tp, Weird Albuquerque, Dumb Criminal Masterminds, Video, Weird News News

By Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico restaurant employee says he's now seen it all, after three men left his diner with rolls of ...

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Student Arrested For Burping In Class

AP | By JERI CLAUSING | Posted 01.31.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A 13-year-old was handcuffed and hauled off to a juvenile detention for burping in class, according to a lawsuit filed against an...

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Woman Goes Directly To Jail After Monopoly Attack

Newser.com | David Moye | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Weird New Mexico, Go to Jail, Laura Chavez, Board Game Crimes, Video, Dumb Crime, Monopoly Cheating, Monopoly Attack, Weird News News

Monopoly and going directly to jail have never combined in such a literal fashion: A 60-year-old Santa Fe woman went straight to you-know-where after ...

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Police: NM Woman Put Ad On Craigslist To Buy Pot (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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ROSWELL, N.M. -- A New Mexico woman faces charges after police say she put an ad on Craigslist looking to buy drugs. Roswell police arrested Anamicka...

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Man Impersonating Cop Pulls Over Real Cop, Police Say

AP | Posted 12.08.2011

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- Police say a New Mexico man pretended to be a police officer and is facing a misdemeanor...

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Facebook Status Feud Results In Texas Man's Arrest

AP | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Benito Benito Apolinar, Weird Social Media, Video, Weird Texas, Dolores Apolinar, Weird New Mexico, Carlsbad, Facebook Status Feud, Facebook, Weird News News

CARLSBAD, N.M. -- A Texas man is facing battery charges after police say he hit his estranged New Mexico wife and pulled her hair over her lack of a r...

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Eat Your Heart Out On Record-breaking Taco

AP | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Navajo Nation, Navajo Taco, Bill Lee, Weird New Mexico, World' Largest Navajo Taco, Gallup New Mexico, Gallup Mckinley County Chamber of Commerce, Weird News News

GALLUP, N.M. -- Residents in Gallup have set what is being billed as the record for the world's largest Navajo taco, using 150 pieces of fry bread and...

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GRAPHIC PHOTO: Officer Fired For Having Sex On Car

AP | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Video, Police Sex Car Photo, Photo of Police Sex, Police Sex Car, Photo of Officer Sex, Photo of Officer Sex New Mexico, Weird New Mexico, Officer Sex Car, Crime News

by Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico state police officer has been fired after security cameras caught him having sex with a woman o...

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Mayor: 'I Had Way Too Much To Drink' Before I Signed Deal

AP | Posted 10.04.2011

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Mexico border town mayor and congressional candidate Martin Resendiz was drunk when he signed nine contracts with a California co...

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Grocery Store Worker Accused Of Handing Out Semen-Tainted Yogurt

AP | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Yogurt, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sunflower Market, Weird New Mexico, Anthony Garcia, New Mexico Crime, Semen-Tainted, Semen-Tainted Yogurt, Semen, Weird News News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico man was indicted after police said he was linked through DNA samples to semen-tainted yogurt samples handed out...

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What A Find! After 14 Years, New Mexico Finds $30K Engagement Ring

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Diamonds, Engagement Rings and the Law, Weird New Mexico, Weird Lost and Found, New Mexico, Engagement Rings, Bizarre Lost and Found, Santa Fe, Weird News News

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A woman in New Mexico has been reunited with a $30,000 diamond engagement ring that she lost while making dinner in 1997. Santa F...

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Floating Into History: NM Boy, 9, Becomes Youngest To Fly Balloon Solo

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, Youngest Hot Air Balloon, Bobby Bradley Hot Air Balloon, Weird New Mexico, Nm Boy Hot Air Balloon, World Record, Bobby Bradley, Hot Air Balloon, Weird News News

Jeri Clausing, Associated Press TOME, N.M. — Nine-year-old Bobby Bradley floated into history early Saturday, taking off solo in a hot air balloo...

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Police: Teen Blackmailer Posted Girl's Nude Photo On Facebook When She Refused Sex

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Photography, Video, Weird News, Nude, Nude Photos, New Mexico, Crime, Erica O?Bryon, Weird New Mexico, Dumb Criminals, Roswell, Facebook, Teenagers, Weird News News

Authorities in New Mexico have arrested a high school freshman for allegedly posting nude pictures of his girlfriend on Facebook after she refused his...

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