A man, seeking revenge against the man who was dating his ex-girlfriend, went on a vandalism spree at a home in South Brunswick, N.J., slashing tires and otherwise causing about $10,000 worth of damage to cars parked in the driveway, thinking it was the home of his romantic rival. It wasn’t.

WHAT I REALLY WANT IS LOVE … A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight from Sacramento to Seattle strenuously objected when flight attendants refused to serve him a beer. He threatened to become violent then locked himself in the bathroom and screamed and pounded on the door. He also demanded hugs from the stewardesses.

I THINK WE’VE FOUND THE PROBLEM … A driver rear-ended another vehicle, which had slowed down in stop-and-go traffic in Tauranga, New Zealand. Police discovered that the man’s car had no steering wheel and that he was steering it with a pair of vice grips.

RIGHT, I’LL BE SURE TO GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU ON THAT … A woman who attended the wedding of a former colleague in England was informed by the happy couple that they didn’t think her gift of 100 British pounds (approximately $143) was generous enough, apparently because the woman had gotten a recent inheritance. Their note said, “If you wanted to send any adjustment it would be thankfully received.”

I’M JUST TOO SMART FOR YOU COPS … A Pittsburgh-area burglar, who calls himself the Gingerbread Man, taunted police with a poem from the children’s book about a cookie who runs away from people who are trying to eat him: “Catch me if you can. I’m running as fast as I can.” They did.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT WAS ME? … In order to avoid paying her $20 tab at a restaurant in Mount Healthy, Ohio, a woman called police to report that the place was being robbed, hoping to leave in the resulting confusion. Fourteen cops showed up, but they quickly shifted their focus to her as she was the only customer there. An examination of her cellphone proved to be her undoing.

IS IT ME OR IS IT HOT IN HERE? … A cab driver in Tianjin, China, was naked from the waist down with a pair of sports shorts covering his crotch when he picked up a female passenger. She did not take kindly to this.

MAYBE THEY SHOULD SWITCH TO MUSIC APPRECIATION … Students at Oxford University in England are being allowed to skip lectures about crimes they find “potentially distressing.” ?They are studying criminal law.

WHAT, YOU DON’T LIKE MY GIFTS … A Holmes Beach, Fla., woman smashed cups and then attacked her husband with her fists and a coat hanger, because he got her “the wrong flowers and candy” for Mother’s Day.