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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's bad enough that a woman mistook a block of cheese for cocaine and tried to hire a hit man to kill four men and steal it. It's even worse that the man she hired was actually an undercover policeman. The 18-year-old aspiring model was in the men's house recently when she spotted the white, crumbly cheese and thought it was cocaine.The undercover officer she "hired" provided her with some non-functioning handguns, purchased ammunition for her, and went with her to the home under police surveillance. The residents of the home allowed police to search it - where they found only the cheese. The woman has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and four more of soliciting a murder.  

LONDON - A train engineer in England has been fired for taking a photograph of himself naked while working and sending it to a colleague over his cell phone. The unidentified man was running a train at 125 mph between London and Sheffield when the picture was taken, Sky News  said. "The driver has now been dismissed," said a Midland Main Line spokeswoman. "Safety is, and always will be, our main priority." Meanwhile, The Sun reported it wasn't an isolated incident. The newspaper said a number of drivers have reportedly taken up the hobby of stripping down before passing other trains, and encouraging fellow engineers to look at them as they speed past one another. 

DETROIT - A now-unemployed Detroit-area police officer has been charged with assault and battery for allegedly discharging a Taser weapon at his patrol partner. Ronald Dupuis was charged with a misdemeanor by Wayne County prosecutors Wednesday relating to an incident in a police cruiser Nov. 3, the Detroit Free Press reported. A police report said Dupuis, 32, and partner Prema Graham began arguing after Dupuis demanded she stop the patrol car at a convenience store so he could purchase a soft drink. Graham wanted to get back to the police station and drove past the store, triggering an argument. Prosecutors said Dupuis then discharged his Taser, an electric stun gun, at Graham's leg. She was not seriously injured.