Top 10 weirdest Treasure Coast stories of 2008

[bijou]

Florida long has “enjoyed” a reputation as a hot spot for news of the weird, unusual crimes and truth that’s stranger than fiction.

In 2008, the Treasure Coast hosted its share of oddities, many of which became flash sensations around the country and across the globe, thanks to the Internet and popular news aggregators.

Here are my Top 10 picks of the most unusual and most offbeat stories of 2008, with a couple of other weird ones thrown in. To read these archived stories:

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This one is my favourite from the list

Weight Watchers demonstrator accused of shoplifting cupcakes at Port St. Lucie Publix
By Will Greenlee (Contact)
Originally published 11:29 a.m., April 18, 2008
Updated 11:29 a.m., April 18, 2008

 
Kelly L. Barber

    PORT ST. LUCIE — A woman involved in a Weight Watchers demo at a Publix was arrested after shoplifting cupcakes and other items, according to a police report obtained Friday.

A loss prevention official told police that Kelly L. Barber, 47, was in the store in the 3200 block of Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard Thursday “conducting a demo for Weight Watchers.”

The loss prevention official said she saw Barber “conceal store items” in a blue bin and leave the store without paying for the goods, which included Weight Watchers cupcakes, a book and teeth whitening strips.

“When questioned, Kelly explained she just wanted to whiten her teeth and stated it was stupid she stole the items as she had never done this before,” the report states. “Kelly did not have an explanation for all the other items.”

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St. Lucie firefighter allegedly walks off with crash victim's foot
By Alexi Howk (Contact)
Originally published 01:14 p.m., September 25, 2008

    FORT PIERCE — A St. Lucie County firefighter who allegedly took a Melbourne man’s severed foot from the scene of a traffic accident last week is under investigation, Fire Chief Ron Parrish announced Thursday.

Parrish said the incident calls into question “the public’s trust in our responsibility and commitment to provide emergency care to our citizens. It’s an extremely serious matter, and one I find personally disturbing. This is a very serious allegation, and we have an obligation to the public and those involved to investigate it thoroughly.”

Do you suppose he was mailing them to Canada? 

[bijou]

Do you suppose he was mailing them to Canada? 

I remember that one, it was a woman and she took it to use to train her sniffer dog.

[NHSparky]

And people at FP&L corporate offices in Juno Beach wonder why nobody from here wants to go down there. 

Even in January.

[asdf2231]

I remember that one, it was a woman and she took it to use to train her sniffer dog.

I was thinking more of the disembodied feet that keep washing up on shore.

Maybe they are being sent up from Florida.