Odd News Scrape

Dog rolls van through St. James coffee shop window.

As his owner was signing up for an open mic showcase, a limelight-loving mutt climbed behind the wheel of a van and rolled it through the front window of a St. James coffee shop last night, police and the dog owner said. Link

Big Rock man behind bars charged with torching bathrooms.

Acting on an anonymous tip, police questioned Meehan about the fires after he was arrested Friday on an unrelated criminal trespass charge. Meehan admitted to starting the fires, but did not explain what he has against bathrooms, Cary Police Det. Susan Ellis said. Link

Denton jailer told inmate he'd go free if he voted for McCain.

Aruto Ntel, 25, a senior at Texas Woman’s University, said he was pulled over for speeding about 10 a.m. on Nov. 4 as he was going to vote for the first time. Mr. Ntel was arrested on an outstanding warrant from McKinney for driving without insurance, said Denton police Capt. Lenn Carter. Mr. Ntel said he was taken to the Denton City Jail, where a jail employee — who was later identified by closed-circuit video as Chris Saunier — dangled a key in front of Mr. Ntel’s face. “He told me, ‘if you vote for McCain, I’ll let you out right now,’” Mr. Ntel said. “The officer was laughing, but I didn’t think it was funny. Link

Huge Buried Water Glaciers Discovered on Mars.

Giant glaciers buried under the surface of Mars at much lower latitudes than any previously known ice are a potential source of drinking water for future astronauts.
The discovery, made using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, offers new possibilities in the search for life on the red planet. Link