Inexplicable

. Police in New Britain, Conn., arrested Joel Rubin, 42, in January and charged him with using a stolen credit card. But what went unanswered was why he also tried to use his own store discount card to get a lower price on the merchandise. It was Mr. Rubin's name on the discount card that tipped off police. It was not immediately clear why he wanted to save a few bucks off a bill that would be sent to someone else.

. In Plant City, Fla., in December, Robert Thompson and Taurus Morris were charged with armed burglary after taking a woman's eggbeater from her at knifepoint. It was not reported why they wanted the eggbeater or why the victim had to be threatened at knifepoint to get it.