An Arizona power-washing contractor was arrested in Tucson on Friday on a two-count federal indictment for allegedly producing and using chemical weapons which were placed in the front and back of a Tucson couple’s home, where he then ignited them.

Statistically, more men become mass murderers than women, but this lady from Liege in Belgium became a real digitalis dame back in the 1930s and it’s claimed she poisoned at least 10 people.

Marie Becker was born in the late 19th century in Liege, married a cabinet maker, Charles Becker, when she was 33 and was considered to be a model wife but, after about 20 years, unbeknown to her friends and neighbours, she was becoming disillusioned with her life so it didn’t take much to lure her away from her dull existence and opt for a more exciting and profitable one.

A 49-year-old Jackson man has been arrested in Ann Arbor following a fight with the pet parrot carried in his backpack. Police told that witnesses reported the colorful bird was shaken so violently that its feathers were scattered.

Christopher Alan Turpen, 49, also is accused of manufacture or delivery of marijuana, court records show.

Three 911 calls were made following the Tuesday night incident. Lt. Renee Bush said the parrot was “squawking loudly” when officers arrived.

But the bird was fighting back, leaving one of its owner’s thumbs “scratched and bloodied.”