Bank robber waits, leaves empty-handed MIRAMAR, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) — A Miramar, Fla., bank was targeted Tuesday by an impatient suspect who left empty-handed before he could collect his loot, police said.

Tasers don’t stop sign-fighting man ROSWELL, N.M., Oct. 9 (UPI) — Police say a New Mexico man fighting with a stop sign kept fighting officers even after he was shot with Taser darts and doused with pepper spray.

Loose pig tears up Pa. yards MIDLAND HEIGHTS, Pa., Oct. 9 (UPI) — Residents of a Pennsylvania neighborhood said a loose potbellied pig has been destroying their yards.

Author of 1972 note now a judge OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) — A California grandfather who found a note left on a 12,000-foot peak by a boy in 1972 discovered the teenager grew up to be a Superior Court judge.

427-pound yellowfin tuna may be a record SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) — A California fisherman and his boat skipper said they are awaiting confirmation that their 427-pound yellowfin tuna is a world record.

Elderly couple tended huge pot plant BEDFORD, England, Oct. 9 (UPI) — Police in Britain said an elderly couple unwittingly tended the “biggest cannabis plant we had seen” after buying the plant at a flea market.

Pieces of retired roller coaster for sale MASON, Ohio, Oct. 9 (UPI) — An Ohio theme park said it is offering plaques bearing a piece of track from a retired roller coaster for $99.99.

Police: Bragging led to burglary arrests METAIRIE, La., Oct. 9 (UPI) — Police in Louisiana said they arrested a pair of alleged burglars after a friend of a burglary victim overheard them talking about the crime.

Juggler accidentally burns props CHESTERTON, Ind., Oct. 9 (UPI) — Firefighters in Indiana said a juggler using lit torches accidentally set fire to his props at a public park.

Teens smoke pot in front of chief’s house NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 9 (UPI) — An Illinois police chief said he arrived home to find two teenagers smoking marijuana in a vehicle parked in front of his house.

Sixth-grader has extra eye in yearbook LIDKOPING, Sweden, Oct. 9 (UPI) — A Swedish school photo company has offered a sixth-grader $225 in compensation after a photo editing error gave her a third eye in her class yearbook.

Mom’s jewelry fenced for brothel trip KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct. 9 (UPI) — Police in Germany said $3,880 worth of a mother’s jewelry was stolen by her 14-year-old son and a friend to fund a brothel visit.