Oddly enough

Orange-haired suspect arrested at salon

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio -- Where is an orange-haired bank robbery suspect most likely to hang out? The salon, of course. That's where police found Mark Dennis, who was wanted in a Tuesday robbery in Scranton, Pa. The 24-year-old may have been trying to change his hair color to conceal his identity, said J.J. Kalaver, an agent in the FBI's Philadelphia division. "Maybe in a big city you can get away with walking around with orange hair, but in a smaller town you probably stand out," he said. Dennis was found Thursday at the Boardwalk Mane Styling Salon, Lt. Ron Birt said. Dennis was likely in Bellefontaine, about 50 miles northwest of Columbus, because he had relatives in the area, Birt said. He was being held without bond Friday night in the Logan County jail, according to the sheriff's office.

Five elephants killed by lightning strike in India

CALCUTTA, India -- Forest guards Friday found the bodies of five wild elephants that were killed by lightning in eastern India, an environmental group and a veterinarian said. The elephants, including two calves, were discovered close to a salt lick on the banks of the Raidak River near the village of Kumargram, some 500 miles north of Calcutta, said Animesh Basu of the Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation, a local non-governmental organization. Dr. D.K. Poddar, who performed an autopsy on the animals, confirmed they were killed by lightning.

Brazil orders suspension of Net wife-for-sale ad

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The government has ordered an Internet auction site to remove an advertisement in which a Brazilian man offered to sell his wife for about $50. The Secretariat of Public Policies for Women announced late Friday it had ordered Mercado Livre, partially owned by eBay Inc., to remove the ad and warned it was violating a law banning the offer or sale of "human organs, people, blood, bones or skin." The advertisement was no longer visible on the site Saturday. It was posted by a man who gave his name as Breno and said: "I sell my wife for reasons I prefer to keep short ... I really need the money." The described his wife physically and listed her qualities as a homemaker and companion. He reportedly said she was 35 and "worth her weight in gold."

Man finds car only to have it stolen again

STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- A Stevens Point man thought he was lucky to recover his car after it was stolen -- until it was stolen again later that day. York Heiden's pearl-colored 1990 Audi Quattro was stolen from a grocery store parking lot April 27 while his wife was running errands. The keys had been left in it. Heiden, 36, who owns an automotive repair shop, quickly called some friends and the car was found nearby, without keys. He said he had a friend disable the car's ignition by removing a coil wire while he left it to pick up a spare key. When he returned, the car was gone. He had forgotten, he said, that the model Audi had a two-coil system and could be driven with just one. "I was speechless," Heiden said, recalling how he stood where the car had been found, keys dangling from his fingers, the emotional high of finding the car dashed. "All I could do was hold the key up in my hand and look at it." Police later found the car in the same neighborhood. It had a broken taillight and a broken piece of interior trim.

Four human skulls found in Chicago apartment

CHICAGO -- Four human skulls were discovered in a man's apartment, one boiling in a pot of water, but authorities said charges aren't likely. "It doesn't seem to be anything nefarious at this time," police Lt. Perry Nigro said. The 26-year-old owner of the skulls makes anatomical models for a living and appeared to be using them for medical purposes, Nigro said. "As weird as it is, it doesn't seem like anything is wrong," Nigro said. The skulls were turned over to the Cook County medical examiner's office, Nigro said. The skulls' owner told authorities that he imported them legally from China.

-- From wire reports