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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Annapolis police raided the wrong apartment Wednesday night, using flash grenades and kicking a resident in the groin before they realized their mistake, police and the family said. Police spokesman Hal Dalton said something must have gone amiss in the briefing beforehand. "We don't know how the mistake was made," Dalton said.

Sharp as tacks! Boy, do our officials have their priorities straight or what?! Ananova: 12-year-old gets probation for overdue dolphin library book A 12-year-old Colorado girl has been put on probation for returning a library book about dolphins late. Marisa Gohr appeared in Littleton Municipal Court to face charges of unlawful retention of library materials. She borrowed The Great Book Of The Sea from the Bemis Library and didn't return it until she got a court summons at least 11 weeks later. The Denver Post says Judge James Kimmel accepted her guilty plea and she paid $15 court costs. The...