Big Burrito Bungle

Sometimes a burrito is just a burrito. But the sheriffs and state and local police who descended on a New Mexico school mistook a 30-incher for a weapon. "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," said Marshall Junior High Principal Diana Russell. The trouble began after a phone call about a student carrying a suspicious package prompted authorities to lock down the school, close nearby streets and station armed officers on the roof. But the mysterious package turned out to be Michael Morrissey's harmless giant burrito -- part of an assignment to create commercial advertising for a product. When he made the connection, Morrissey brought his concoction to the school office. "The police saw it and everyone just started laughing," Morrissey said. "And I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy."
-- Jenny McKeel