April News Bits

LOUISIANA

In a real-world twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, police are searching for a man who broke into a New Orleans preschool to grab a meal and spend the night. Security cameras recorded footage of the man breaking into Clara’s Little Lambs Preschool Academy to devour snacks he found in the staff break room. Afterwards, the man gathered stuffed animals and spent the night on a kid’s mat. He left through the same window he used to enter before school began the next day.

INDIA

A girl was discovered living among monkeys in India in a situation reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fictional character Tarzan. The girl, thought to be between 10 and 12 years old, was naked and could not speak. When she was brought to a local hospital, she reportedly ran on her arms and legs and ate food off the floor. After treatment, while she is still not able to speak, she is able to understand speech, according to D.K. Singh, chief medical superintendent at the hospital.

ITALY

In a race against gang members, Italian police conducted a raid to prevent the theft of famous automaker Enzo Ferrari’s body. Members of the infamous Anonima Sequestri, a gang known for orchestrating kidnappings in the Sardinia region of Italy, plotted to ransom Ferrari’s body for cash. Police were able to foil the scheme, arresting 34 gang members.

MYANMAR

The drug trade in Myanmar has corrupted even Buddhist monks, one of whom was arrested after 400,000 methamphetamine pills were found in his car. A subsequent investigation discovered over four million more hidden in his monastery, along with ammunition and a grenade. Police had received a tip that the monk would be carrying the illegal pills and arrested him as he approached the Bangladesh border.