Everybody Wins in a Car promotion

A direct-mail marketing company hired by a local care dealership accidentally sent out 50,000 scratch-off tickets to residents and all of them claimed to be the winner of the $1,000 grand prize. The Honda general manager said an error by Atlanta-based Force Events Direct Marketing, which printed the advertisement, gave all 50,000 tickets the grand prize. At this point they are not sure how they are going to handle the matter but they are making a full effort on investigating the mistake.

Pastor Ties Teen to Van and Drags Her

It is reported in Texas that a pastor, named Charles Flowers, is being charged after a 15 year old girl said that Flowers and one of his drill instructors tied a rope around her and dragged her behind a van for not finishing a run at a Christian boot camp. The pastor is currently facing charges of aggravated assault. The pastor didn’t want to comment but said that straightening out a troubled teen is hard.

Some Baby Bibs Contain Lead

It is reported that some vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys “R” Us are contaminated with lead. The vinyl bibs which have illustrations of baseball bats, soccer balls, and Winnie the Pooh characters, are sold inexpensively for less than $5 under store brand labels. It is reported that testing found they had lead as high as three times as the level allowed in paint.

Thieves Steal 45 Parrots Worth $58,000

It is reported in Rockville Centre, NY that thieves broke a back window of the Parrots of the World pet shop before the store opened and took 45 parrots that were worth about $58,000. Police don't know how the thieves got away. The store owner said that the thieves unhooked the cages and carried them out through a hole in the window.