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Weird Florida: Grandma Assaulted Over Facebook, 300 Pet Rats, Power Killing Squirrels
Butt dialing 911, Mom bullies bully, a huge python and other stories from Florida Patch.

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. Here is a roundup of some of the strangest, wackiest headlines from the month of December:
- Scammers Target St. Petersburg Police Chief
- 300-Plus Pet Rats Take Over Florida Woman’s Home
- Victim Set Elaborate Trap to Catch a Thief
- Florida Mom ‘Too Lazy’ To Clean Jailed for Child Neglect
- Butt Dial to 911 Lands Woman Behind Bars
- Suicidal Squirrels Kill University’s Power Twice
- Missing Florida Dog Turns Up In New Hampshire
- Crooks Take Publishers Clearing House Scam to New Level
- ‘I’m Not Looking for Justice,’ Says Mom Accused of Bullying Bully
- Facebook Post Outs Mom Who Dressed Son as a Girl
- Watch: Slippery Burglar Slides Through Bars
- Watch: Man Fakes Heart Attack to Steal Toys
- Grandma Assaulted Over Denied Facebook Friend Request
- Giant Python Captured in South Florida
- Sexual Predator With $3 Million Lottery Win Slapped With Lawsuit
- Vandal Strikes Satanic Temple’s Florida Holiday Display
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