Weird Ohio

Darth Vader Robs Bank

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.27.2012

Just be glad this guy's not your father. A man wearing a Darth Vader mask robbed a Toledo, Ohio bank last week, escaping with an undisclosed amount...

CASH POOR: This Man Faces A $500 Fine For Dropping $1 On The Ground

Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.24.2012

John Davis didn't come up with the phrase, "No good deed goes unpunished," but it's understandable if he now believes. Davis, who lives in Elyria, ...

TWIST AND SHOUT: Ohio Deputy Orders Inmates To Dance, Gets Fired

AP | KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 05.03.2012

A northeast Ohio sheriff fired a deputy for ordering five jail inmates to dance to a song by Usher in exchange for privileges such as using a phone or...

Woman With 'GOD' On Her Mind Gets Arrested

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.01.2012

An Ohio woman, sporting a heavenly tattoo on her forehead, landed in jail on Sunday night after she allegedly stalked a corrections officer -- whom sh...

BUS-TED! This Bus Driver Attacks Passenger She Believes Stole Her Wallet

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.24.2012

A bus driver in Columbus, Ohio, may get busted after brawling with a passenger accused of stealing her wallet. The incident happened last week when...

Get Your Rocks Off: Crews Will Destroy Boulder That Crushed House

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

ATHENS, Ohio — Crews are expected to use jackhammers to remove a large boulder that fell from a southeast Ohio hillside, crushing a car and dama...

BOULDER DASH! Huge Rock Crushes Cars, Home

Posted 03.21.2012

Talk about rock and roll. A boulder tumbled down an Ohio hillside on Tuesday night, ripping out utility lines before crushing two cars and part of...

Man In Socks And Nothing Else Flees Car Crash

Posted 02.08.2012

Mothers everywhere used to warn their children to wear clean underwear in case they got in an accident, but this guy apparently didn't get the message...

WATCH: TV Station Covers High-Profile Trial With Puppets

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 03.21.2012

CLEVELAND — It's "Sesame Street" meets the unseemly side of politics. With cameras barred from a high-profile corruption trial, a television st...

Adopt A Horse Abandoned By Amish Teen

AP | Posted 03.09.2012

SOUTH RUSSELL, Ohio -- Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. That's the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse that a humane ...

Karaoke Brawl!

Posted 12.23.2011

Your eardrums and your pride aren't the only things you risk injuring when you visit a karaoke bar. Police in Ohio say a disgruntled karaoke perfor...

Hero Homeowner Hogties Burglar

Posted 12.02.2011

A homeowner chased down and "hogtied" a man suspected of burglarizing his home twice in one day near Athens, Ohio, a sheriff says. William Stanley...

Hercules, The Adopted Dog: 1 Would-be Burglar: 0

AP | Posted 01.13.2012

HILLSBORO, Ohio — A southwest Ohio couple who adopted a Saint Bernard to save him say he saved their home from burglary a few hours later. Rube...

David Moye

WATCH: Ghost Sex At Horny Haunted House Arouses Interest Of Paranormal Researchers

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 01.02.2012

A house in Euclid, Ohio, is arousing interest from ghost researchers because the owner claims that she has seen two ghosts having sex with each other....

5-Year-Old Girl Drives Family SUV To Find Missing Mom

Posted 12.27.2011

Ameleah Kegley couldn't find her mother when she arrived home from school. So she did what any smart five-year-old would do: She began an all-out sear...

David Lohr

Ohio Woman In See-Through Top, G-String, Leads Police On High Speed Chase

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.27.2011

Police in Ohio recently arrested a near-naked woman whose apparent need to reach speeds allegedly in excess of 120 mph left her wearing not much more ...

David Lohr

What Does It Sound Like When A Vampire Sings? . . . And Other Comic Con Treasures

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.25.2011

Columbus, OH -- If you're dying to know what intergalactic badass Billy Dee Williams wants as his final meal, and if a guitar serenade from "Buffy The...

Sweet Offer -- Dentist To Buy Back Halloween Candy

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2011

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- It's hard to imagine that there will be eager children lined up around the block to take part in this anti-cavity dental deal next ...

David Moye

It's Great To Live In A Haunted House (If You Can Turn It Into A Business)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.20.2011

Imagine buying a property, spending thousands to refurbish it and get it up to code, only to find out it's haunted. That's bad news for most of us,...

David Lohr

Alleged Prostitute Used Police Car For Getaway

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.10.2011

An undercover Ohio police officer began his shift Monday morning in a gray 2005 Ford Taurus. He ended it on foot in an isolated parking lot after he w...

Busty Mannequin 'Running' For Mayor

Posted 11.26.2011

Sometimes it seems like all politicians are boobs and dummies. Maybe that's a reason why a busty mannequin is a candidate for a Cincinnati suburb,...

Downed Plane Reported In Ohio Just Water Park Prop (VIDEO)

AP | David Moye | Posted 11.22.2011

By Associated Press MASON, Ohio -- A possible plane crash reported near an Ohio interstate turned out to be only a prop on the grounds of a water p...

Kangaroo At Exotic-animal Farm Attacks Ohio Man (VIDEO)

AP | David Moye | Posted 11.21.2011

GREEN CAMP, Ohio -- An 80-year-old man is in fair condition after a kangaroo attacked him for 15 minutes at an exotic-animal farm in central Ohio. ...

Man Burying Dead Cat Finds Himself In An Explosive Situation

Posted 11.12.2011

An Ohio man made a potentially explosive discovery this weekend when he unearthed a box of TNT while burying a family pet. Adrian Ayers, 37, of Bla...

Ohio Couple's Wedding Date A 100-year Tradition

AP | Posted 11.09.2011

CINCINNATI -- An Ohio bride's "something old" is her Sept. 9 wedding date: it's been a tradition in her family for a century. Angelynn Perchermeier i...