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Real-life ‘Toy Story’ played out at a NH Home Depot: Woody finds he way home, with a lot of help A Home Depot in New Hampshire, on Tuesday, was the scene of a real-life “Toy Story.” That’s “Toy Story” - as in the beloved critically acclaimed Pixar franchise, where after experiencing a series of heart-stopping adventures, lost “anthropomorphic toys” are reunited with their owners. According to a report by WBZ-TV, the story began last week, when a Home Depot employee found a “Woody” doll that had been left on the parking lot pavement - but rather than tossing the toy,...

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. – An alert pizza delivery driver helped save a woman from her abusive ex-boyfriend, police say. A 55-year-old Grafton man now faces several counts of domestic abuse after allegedly entering his ex-girlfriend's house uninvited, where he's alleged to have beaten and tied her up. Police arrested Dean Hoffmann after the pizza delivery driver noticed a woman inside the house mouthing the words "help me." "It's kind of scary," said driver Joey Grundl. "Gave him his pizza, and noticed behind him was his girlfriend. She pointed to a black eye that was quite visible. She mouthed the words...

Smith wrote a post on Facebook letting people in his community know that he wanted to offer free lawn care services for those in need who lacked the time, ability or resources to maintain their own yards. He set a personal goal to mow 40 yards. Within two months, he had mowed over 100. A few months later, Smith founded Raising Men Lawn Care Service with the mission to inspire boys (and girls) to help their neighbors in need. In 2017, he took things one step further by organizing the 50 Yard Challenge, inspiring kids worldwide to mow 50 lawns...

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — No good deed goes unpunished, and police said a Brookhaven man learned that the hard way Thursday morning while trying to help a car crash victim. Gustavo Carmona told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik he was driving south on Ga. 400 at the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs when he saw a BMW lose control and crash into the median wall. “I thought he needed help, you know?” Carmona said. “I just stopped a little bit and asked, ‘Are you OK?’” Carmona said he was shocked when the driver got out of the wrecked car, pointed a...

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Seventeen-year-old John Clark, a senior at Hudson's Bay, says he didn't think twice about running into the ocean to save a drowning 12-year-old. But what he hasn't stopped thinking about, is the bill he received as a result of his effort. What started at Rockaway Beach The guardian angel is busy this week teaching Boy Scouts to tie knots. It's a far cry from the sand at Rockaway Beach nearly a month ago -- when John Clark heard screams for help from a 12-year-old swept out to sea. The call for help came just five days after...

State Senator Performs Heimlich On His Political Rival ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 2, 2006 — The race for a state Senate seat in Prince George's County took an unexpected turn Monday night. Democratic Senator John Giannetti performed the Heimlich maneuver on former delegate Jim Rosapepe, who will challenge Giannetti this fall in what was expected to be a hard-hitting campaign. Giannetti says he had no idea who Rosapepe was when he stumbled into the bar at Maria's Sicilian Ristorante and Cafe. Rosapepe was choking, and Giannetti grabbed him and dislodged a piece of fish that was stuck in his windpipe. Giannetti...

Police in Hollywood, Fla., Say Prostitute Turned in Customer After Seeing Child Porn at His Home The Associated Press Published: Jan 7, 2005 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A prostitute turned in a customer after seeing child pornography, including a video of an apparent toddler rape, on the man's home computer, police said. Detective Carlos Negron said police were contacted by the woman on Tuesday, saying that while working at the man's apartment as a prostitute she saw numerous pictures of children who appeared to be between ages 3 and 16 performing sex. The woman told police that it was a...