A teen was busted in Winston-Salem, NC, for allegedly trying to stick up an Internet cafe — with a banana.

John Szwalla, 17, demanded money, claiming his banana was a gun, before owner Bobby Ray Mabe and a customer jumped him, police said.

But by the time cops arrived, Szwalla had eaten the evidence.

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Officials at a Springfield, Mass., hospital don’t know what to do with a window in which some claim to see an image of the Virgin Mary.

Mercy Medical Center removed the pane of glass after a crush of visitors clogged traffic.

The window has been stored at a secret location until hospital officials decide their next move.

Engineers say the image appeared when a failed rubber seal allowed mineral deposits to accumulate between panes of glass.

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A sexy mannequin has no place selling barbecue in Reading, Ohio.

Town officials have told the owners of a restaurant to cover up their bikini-clad dummy, which has helped spur a 40 percent spike in business.

The 5-foot-10 mannequin used to wear a bikini top and tight short-shorts. But owner Kenny Tessel says he’s been forced to drape her in a long T-shirt.

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The fur was flying near Detroit when cops used a stun gun — on a large, stuffed cat.

A 911 caller in Warren, Mich., reported seeing a 150-pound cougar in a drain pipe. Cops thought they, too, saw a big cat and zapped it — only to learn it was a toy.

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A Boston cop has been suspended for allegedly going on a ticket-writing blitz near the Statehouse on the same day lawmakers cut a program that boosted police pay.

Officer John Mullan handed out 15 tickets on the same day the state Senate slashed $51 million from pay hikes for cops with advanced degrees.