Video - Naked Woman's Shopping Spree Attracts The Eyes Of The Law

A nude woman who calmly walked into two New York businesses this week shocked employees and attracted the gaze of more than one startled shopper.

Temperatures may have only been in the 60s in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, but that did not stop 49-year-old Barbara Lafleur from stripping down to her birthday suit while she went shopping along Route 67, authorities said.

"It was bizarre. It was a very bizarre case. We've never had anything like this happen," Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy III told The Huffington Post.

Lafleur's first stop was Curtis Lumber, where surveillance cameras captured her strolling casually through the store. Contacted by HuffPost Friday, store manager Bob Eakin said he was no longer allowed to comment on the incident. In an earlier interview with the Times Union, Eakin said Lafleur asked a couple of employees what time it was, told them to "Have a good day," and then walked out.

"No one wanted to say much to her," Eakin told the newspaper. "It's not a situation you want to be involved in."

After leaving the lumber yard, Lafleur allegedly walked a short distance to a Stewart's Shops convenience store, where police say she again did little to protect the modesty of the shopping public.

"The clerk said, 'Excuse me, ma'am, did you know you have no clothes on?' and she said, 'Oh yeah I'm totally fine with that,'" Murphy explained.

Stewart's Shops spokesman Tom Mailey said the manager of the store was initially concerned about the woman.

"When something like that happens, I think your first concern is, is something wrong, so he chatted with her briefly and [then] asked her to leave," Mailey told HuffPost.

The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office was called and the woman was picked up and taken for a mental evaluation.

"A psychiatrist examined her and said she is perfectly fine, so that was a different kind of response than we had anticipated," Murphy said. "She was not on any drugs or medications we are aware of."

So why the nude shopping spree?

"She is just a person who believes in the freedom of nudism. That was her explanation," Murphy said.

Lafleur was released pending a future court appearance. If convicted on a misdemeanor charge, she could face a fine and a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail.

US Man Jumps Into Vat Of Acid To Save Co-Worker (VIDEO)

New Jersey ironworker Martin Davis, 44, fell 12m into the vat of nitric acid on Monday morning, local time, breaking his rib and puncturing his lung.

Co-worker Rob Nuckols, 51, who was on the ground at the time, jumped in after him and pulled him to safety, NorthJersey.com reported.

"I had to get him out of there," Mr Nuckols told firefighters after the rescue.

Mr Davis was taken to hospital in a critical condition, suffering significant burns on his legs and side.

"His condition is not so good, but he’s a young guy," his brother said.

"He'll pull through."

Nuckols suffered burns on his legs and abdomen but was released from hospital later that day.

The nitric acid is used to clean metal tubing.

Martin Davis was working at Swepco Tube LLC, a metal tube manufacturing plant in Clifton, N.J., when he fell 40 feet into the tank of acid and became full submerged, fire officials said.
Clifton Fire Chief Vincent Colavitti Jr. told the Record that a fellow roofer, 51-year-old Rob Nuckols, jumped into the vat waist-high to pull Davis, 44, out. Three other workers helped Nuckols pluck Davis from the acid, which is used to clean metal tubing.
Rescue workers "cut Davis out of his clothes and sprayed him with water to limit burns," Colavitti told the paper.

Joey Chestnut, World Eating Champ, Wins Bratwurst Eating Championship (VIDEO)

Chestnut, a construction manager in San Jose, Calif., says he prepares by fasting for two to three days before the contest, which took place at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, North America's largest Oktoberfest.
The top-ranked competitive eater in the world and reigning king of the World Bratwurst Eating Championship has defended his title in Cincinnati, washing down 35 brats in 10 minutes.

The 10 male competitors put away 170 brats in 10 minutes Saturday during the officially sanctioned contest.

One observer called the contest "pretty wild" and said he didn't know whether to throw up or get a brat for himself.

For his victory, Chestnut won $2,000 and a golden Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati chicken hat.