Cows crash party & drink beer

NeverSayGoodBye

27 May 12, 21:48

A herd of runaway cows gatecrashed a party and chased off the guests - and then drank their beer.

Police in Boxford, Massachusetts, found the cows in the back garden of a house after the young partygoers had run off.

The cows had knocked the beer cans over on a table and were lapping up what had spilled.

They even started foraging around the recycled cans for some extra drops.

The cows' owner and some friends eventually managed to herd them home.

In other animal-related news, the German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper as it seems the rats are back.

Officials said a fountain had been put out of service after the rodents gnawed through a power cable.

Legend says the Pied Piper led all the rats out of Hamelin in 1284 into the River Weser.

But officials said such drastic measures might not be necessary this time as the fountain is due to be permanently closed because of its high maintenance costs.

Back on alcohol, a crime reporter and a TV news cameraman have been accused of robbing an off-licence in Trinidad and getting into a shootout with the police.

Authorities said Trinidad Express reporter Akile Simon and TV6 cameraman Brendon Alexander teamed up with a security guard and a taxi driver to commit the robbery in a town outside Port-of-Spain.

Detectives allege the four posed as police officers, showing the shop owner a fake warrant.

They deny robbing the store of £18,000 and nine bottles of whisky.