Monday, October 7, 2019

Hit by a Bus = Free Tuition – Dog Theft Gang (UK) – Needle in Grape (Australia) – Attempted Mall Abduction (Ohio)



The Chronicle of Higher Education
3 October 2019

If You Get Hit by a Bus, You Get Free Tuition. Wait, What?

[…] A pervasive myth found on campuses […] says that if you get hit by a bus, your university will give you free tuition. It’s a decades-old legend thriving like a weed in the crevices of college dorm rooms, dining halls, and libraries at colleges in Georgia, Ohio, Virginia — and just about everywhere else. In all of those cases, officials have roundly assured students that it’s just not true. Nonetheless, the college rumor mill keeps feeding the same myth. […]


Miranda Sun, 28 August 2019: “Yesterday, I finally achieved what every single college student in America has dreamed of, yet can only hope will happen to them. That’s right. I got run over by a bus on campus.”
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Daily Echo [Bournemouth, UK]
5 October 2019

Claims dogs are stolen from Tuckton are fake, say police

CLAIMS that dogs are being stolen by a gang in a Nissan van and used as bait are simply rumours, police say. Posters have gone up in Tuckton Gardens warning that dogs are being snatched from their owners. Reports have also circulated widely on social media that dogs have been stolen during walks at Hengistbury Head. […] One claims a ‘lady in a white Nissan van’ is using ‘two ropes’ to snare dogs. Others say the ‘gang’ are striking “all along the coastline from Hengistbury Head to Branksome, and probably all in-between”. […]

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News.com.au [Australia]
7 October 2019

Woman claims to have found needle in grapes bought from Aldi supermarket in Melbourne’s west

A needle spiked through a grape has reportedly been found in a Victorian Aldi shop, weeks after similar suspected contamination of strawberries. Chloe Shaw posted to Facebook on Sunday that she had made the discovery and contacted the retailer and police. “Grapes I purchased today from ALDI Caroline Springs. Please check all your grapes before eating especially if your giving them to your kids,” she posted alongside two photos of a halved green grape with a metal spike inside. […]

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WKYC-TV [Cleveland, OH]
3 October 2019

Fairlawn Police: No facts to support human trafficking claims at mall

FAIRLAWN, Ohio — You may have seen similar stories circulating on social media about a mother confronting women at a mall who drugged and were trying to kidnap her daughter. The Fairlawn Police Department is sending a warning:  Be careful what you post. “She heard it from her husband’s co worker’s friend of a friend and a long list of other people that had told the story and that’s where she got her information,” says Officer Allison Ross. […]
 


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