You may have heard of hall monitors, but now China has deputized a battalion of Wall Monitors.
The legendary, 4,000-mile-long Great Wall of China is suffering under the impact of the more than 10 million visitors it gets each year.
This has forced Chinese officials to call on local villagers to keep an eye on the structure, and make sure gawkers don’t do damage or try to chip pieces off.
It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but in trouble-plagued Brazil, it will take a flood of police officers to protect this weekend’s Rolling Stones concert.
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro are dispatching hundreds of officers to occupy the slums next to the Copacabana beach, where the wrinkly rockers are planning to play for 1.5 million people.
Critics say the extreme police measures mean the city is not ready for prime time.
“I don’t think the venue is ideal either from the point of view of security or tranquility for residents,” Rio State Public Security Secretary Marcelo Itagiba said.
The head traffic cop in Spokane, Wash., got suspended this week after he was caught speeding to a traffic safety conference.
Lt. Dean Sprague was going more than 100 mph when he was snagged, according to KHQ television.
Virginia authorities have turned down a request to put up a highway crash memorial marker for pigs.
The animal rights group PETA wanted to put up signs in two spots saying “99 pigs died here because of driver negligence” to remember two crashes involving trucks carrying hogs to a slaughterhouse.
The state snorted, saying memorials are only allowed for humans.
In Scotland, they take car theft seriously – just not as seriously as they take soccer.
A judge in Glasgow postponed the sentencing for a 17-year-old thief just so he could be released on bail to attend a match between the city’s beloved Rangers squad and a team from Spain.
What’s more, according to the Scotsman newspaper, it’s an away game.