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Article 1:
Dumbass of the Week? Man Burned When He Uses Lighter to Check Fuel Tank - So, the dump truck you drive for the construction company has a faulty fuel gauge. How do you check to see how full your tank is? Look inside, right? What if it's dark down there? No flashlight, no problem! That's what police say Scott Allen, 38, did before accidentally lighting himself on fire last week. According to police, Allen suffered second-degree burns to his face, chest and right arm when he used his cigarette lighter to look into the tank, but the lighter ignited the fumes. Ssaid Det. Raymond Thomas of the Arson/Bomb Squad, "For whatever reason he couldn't find a flashlight so he used a cigarette lighter. The vapors caught fire and lit him on fire." (Newsday)


Article 2:
Sep 27, 3:52 PM EDT
Cuffed Man Jumps in River, Then Swims Back
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A man arrested for allegedly breaking into a Cross Lanes store broke free from deputies and jumped into the Kanawha River, only to come back when he apparently realized he would not get far because his hands were handcuffed behind his back.
Deputies waited for him on the riverbank and took him into custody again, according to a criminal complaint filed by Kanawha County Sheriff's Deputy J.R. Powell.
David Douglas Griffy II, 23, of Cross Lanes was arrested around midnight Sunday. Police believe he smashed the Dollar General store window with a tire tool so another man could steal cold medicine used to make methamphetamine.
He was charged with breaking and entering and fleeing deputies, both felonies. He was being held in the South Central Regional Jail on Tuesday on a $45,000 bond.


Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com