Curses, foiled again
Police investigating a drive-by shooting at a home in Buchanan, Wis., found auto glass in the street and deduced the shooter had forgotten to lower his car window before firing five shots. Appleton’s Post-Crescent reported that a check of area auto glass repair shops led to Andrew J. Burwitz, 20, who admitted shooting at the house, where his ex-girlfriend lived.

Win some, lose some
    Mary Lait, a custodian at the Cook County, Ill., sheriff’s office, was awarded $14,022 for injuries she claims she suffered on two separate occasions while “reaching around to pick up a piece of toilet paper,” according to court documents.

    After his release from prison, David M. Cohen, 43, a former police sergeant in Stoughton, Mass., asked the town to reimburse him $113,496 for expenses related to his case. The Brockton Enterprise said that Cohen claims the town owes him for 87 accrued vacation days, 125 unused sick days, 144 hours of comp time accrued for not using sick time, 152 hours of supervisor comp time, 481 hours for court appearances related to his criminal case, 280 hours of overtime to prepare for his case, at least 61 percent education incentive pay for 2007 and 61 percent for accrued stipends and benefits. Cohen’s conviction in 2007 was for attempted extortion. “We will reject the man’s request,” Town Manager Mark S. Stankiewwicz declared.

How the world works
After last year’s chocolate sale failed to raise enough money, a parent advisory council at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro, N.C., came up with a plan to sell test scores. According to Raleigh’s News and Observer, students can buy 20 test points for $20 and add 10 extra points to any two tests of their choice. Although the extra points could change a “B” to an “A” or from a failing grade to a passing grade on the two tests, principal Susie Shepherd insisted that they wouldn’t amount to enough to change a student’s overall grades.

Compiled from the nation’s press by Roland Sweet. Authentication on demand.