iPOLICE

A Dallas, Texas, couple who were visiting relatives in Connecticut were able to thwart a burglary in their home by using a $4.99 iPhone application.

iCam, an application that connects web cams to your iPhone, alerted Vincent Hunter via text message that there was movement in his house in Texas. He was able to see the burglars outside of his home and the subsequent smashing of one of his windows.

The cops were called but were unable to snag the culprits, who are still at large.

(Originally reported by the Dallas Morning News)

TRAINING DAY DOH

A Cocoa, Florida, woman was hospitalized after her husband accidentally shot her during a training exercise they use to fend off burglars.

77-year old Arnold Morris discharged his small caliber handgun into his 72-year-old wife Patricia's chest. She was airlifted to a local hospital where she is expected to recover.

The couple has been married for 54 years.

(Originally reported by ClickOrlando.com)

HOUSE WARMING?

A deceased police chief left quite the gift for the couple that moved into his vacated home -- a fake bomb.

The house in Millinocket, Maine, had been empty for years until the new owners moved in over the weekend and discovered the fake explosive. They called the police and the neighborhood was evacuated for four hours.

The late police chief -- Wayne Scarano -- died in 2007.

(Originally reported by the AP)

SPY TEENS

A pair of Stockholm, Sweden, teenagers were fined $270 each after they attempted to listen in on their teachers while they discussed grades. The would-be spies used bugging equipment in the espionage attempt.

They managed to find a key to the staff common room in their middle school and planted the devices around the room.

They were busted when one of the teen girls outlined the devious plan on Facebook.

(Originally reported by UPI)