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The Odd Truth is a collection of strange but factual news stories from around the world compiled by CBSNews s Brian Bernbaum.Is The Wedding Still On MILFORD, Conn. - That s one of the unanswered questions in the case of a man who police say staged a break-in at his own home so he could sell his fiancee s engagement ring. George Rich, 43, was charged Tuesday with falsely reporting an incident and providing a false statement. He was released on a written promise to appear in Superior Court on Dec. 7.Police said Rich made the couple s home look like a burglar had broken in and stolen jewelry, including the gold engagement ring with diamonds. Court documents show Rich pawned the items for $5,000 a stanley quencher t the Hock It To Me shop. On Sep stanley flask t. 21, Rich called police to report that burglars ransacked his home and stole a gold cocktail ring and the engagement ring, both valued at $2,500. He also said a gold chain was missing.Detectives became suspicious when they noticed Rich s name in a weekly update on pawnshop activity. Records from Hock It To Me showed that Rich pledged a gold chain and two gold rings - including the engagement ring - at the business on Sept. 14.Rich later admitted the scheme to detectives, police said.China Hosts Toilet Summit BEIJING - The WTO is co-sponsoring a meeting in Beijing, and there s not a protest stanley mug er in sight. That s because it s not the World Trade Organization, it s the World Toilet Organization.Really.Fo Xikc Florida man shocked while attempting parkour on power pole
An elderly Tampa woman is living in deplorable conditions. Now her friend is fighting to get her help. But there s one huge hurdle they re facing. Just be careful where you re walking, said Marge Hewett.70-year-old Marge Hewett can barely maneuver around her Tampa mobile home. And this is the disaster area, she said.The retired nurse lives on Social Security and suffers from COPD and a neurological disease. Her neighbor and volunteer senior companion worries the condition of her home will just make her sicker.. And it s just not fair, said Julie Witt, neighbor and volu adidas campus nt adidas originals eer senior companion.The problems in Marge s home first started following heavy rains a couple years ago. I came home from the hospital and the whole living room was wet, and I didn t know I had a leak there, said Hewett.A neighbor patched the roof but there s still a hole and black mold inside. And that was just the beginning of more troubles in Marge s home. Electric fuses are now blown, so she uses extension cords for power.There s no heat or a/c, only small fans. And the bathroom... It s like an outhouse inside, said Hewett.Plumbing leaks leave her with one tiny sink in the bathroom to wash dishe adidas samba herren s and a hose for sponge baths. The tub and toilet don t drain and are full of dark, stagnant water. When I asked her how she was relieving herself, it just horrified me...She uses the tub and plastic bags, said Witt.Marge says she tried to fix the small issues as they came up but now the problems are so big..
