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Weird News: Pee Cup Really Just Coffee

From the fun to the freaky, here are some weird stories from around Long Island this week.

Pee Cup Really Just Coffee

According to police, a woman called 911 Sept. 5 after she thought a man urinated in a cup and dumped it out of the window of a parked car on Main Street in Northport. 

Northport Police located the vehicle, which was unoccupied at the time, and found the alleged suspect in a local business. Upon questioning, the man stated that he threw a rancid cup of coffee out the window and was within the coffee shop to get a new one.Full story here.

Tornado Reported on North Shore

Despite reports of a tornado in the Laurel area, meteorologists say the technical word for the phenomenon is a "water spout."

First responders in the Riverhead and North Fork area said they heard reports of a "tornado in the Mattituck or Laurel" area around 2 p.m. on Friday. Read the full story here.

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