Two pick ups have a "tug of war"...the rope snaps and one of the trucks hits a porta-bog....could be fake, funny all the same.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Small Bits of News
Naked stranger on toilet asks to 'finish business' before arrest
OCALA — Lisa Bess could not figure out why the front door to her home on West Silver Springs Boulevard was locked and the key was missing Tuesday afternoon. She couldn't figure out why her bathroom door was locked and water was running. She called the police.
When Ocala police officers kicked open the door to her bathroom at about 5 p.m., she had her answer: A man had found the extra key outside, let himself in, picked out a new outfit of her clothes to wear and took a long hot shower. They found him sitting naked on the bathroom toilet.
"There was still a stench of my body lotion; actually, water was still draining from the bathtub," Bess said. "And he was refusing to get off the toilet until he finished doing his business."
Police arrested a man who later identified himself as Tom Wilkerson, 57, for trespassing. Ocala police Sgt. Angy Scroble said the man also identified himself as Antonio Wilson.
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Convicted felon spent $3.2 million in 3 months
JEFFERSON COUNTY - Investigators are still shaking their heads over how 39-year old James Hartman spent $ 3.2 million on vehicles, cars and land in three months.
Hartman did it by using a photocopy of someone else's driver's license and a matching Social Security number, according to police. In June of 2006, James Hartman bought five vehicles from Christopher's Dodge World. On June 5, he bought a pickup truck for $48,000. On June 10, he bought another pickup truck for $49,000. On June 14, Hartman bought two Dodge Durango’s for $77,000. And on June 24, he bought a Dodge Viper for $94,000. In his May, June and July 2006 spending spree, Hartman signed agreements to buy five vehicles, two ATV’s, a toy hauler, two houses and mountain property, all totaling $3.2 million.
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Money thief, who hid cash up bottom, busted
A bank robber who secreted the $2000 proceeds inside his anus was given away when police heard rustling noises and found the loot, a court was told.
Michael Geoffrey Linn, 36, unemployed, pleaded guilty in Alexandra District Court yesterday to robbing the BNZ bank in Cromwell, The Southland Times reported.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Tom Scoullar said Linn walked into the bank last month, pulled a balaclava over his face and demanded money.
He then drove to a lake, and tried to burn the clothes he had been wearing, using petrol and some papers from his car. But nearby construction workers spotted the fire and used shovels to save some of the papers - which had Linn's name and address on them.
Linn was arrested a short time later and claimed he had given the cash to an associate.
But police became suspicious when they heard a rustling noise coming from his bottom.
On further investigation they discovered a roll of cash protruding from his anus.
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Volvo dealer ordered to compensate buyer for unsuitable sale
A court has ordered a Volvo dealer to pay £1,350 to a customer whose feet are too big to use the accelerator on his new car.
The judge in the German town of Wiesloch said the manufacturer should have catered for Michael Herzog's size 12 feet.
He went to court complaining the area around the accelerator of his new Volvo C70 coupe was too small to accommodate his feet.
The court ruled his feet were not abnormally large and the judge said the dealer should give the German five per cent off the price of his new car.
It is not known whether Herzog was offered a test drive in the C70 before purchase.
Herzog obtained a £1,350 refund to pay for a specially made pair of shoes that allowed him to squeeze his foot into the space.
He was also compensated for the time spent changing back into street shoes each time he got out of the car to meet clients.
OCALA — Lisa Bess could not figure out why the front door to her home on West Silver Springs Boulevard was locked and the key was missing Tuesday afternoon. She couldn't figure out why her bathroom door was locked and water was running. She called the police.
When Ocala police officers kicked open the door to her bathroom at about 5 p.m., she had her answer: A man had found the extra key outside, let himself in, picked out a new outfit of her clothes to wear and took a long hot shower. They found him sitting naked on the bathroom toilet.
"There was still a stench of my body lotion; actually, water was still draining from the bathtub," Bess said. "And he was refusing to get off the toilet until he finished doing his business."
Police arrested a man who later identified himself as Tom Wilkerson, 57, for trespassing. Ocala police Sgt. Angy Scroble said the man also identified himself as Antonio Wilson.
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Convicted felon spent $3.2 million in 3 months
JEFFERSON COUNTY - Investigators are still shaking their heads over how 39-year old James Hartman spent $ 3.2 million on vehicles, cars and land in three months.
Hartman did it by using a photocopy of someone else's driver's license and a matching Social Security number, according to police. In June of 2006, James Hartman bought five vehicles from Christopher's Dodge World. On June 5, he bought a pickup truck for $48,000. On June 10, he bought another pickup truck for $49,000. On June 14, Hartman bought two Dodge Durango’s for $77,000. And on June 24, he bought a Dodge Viper for $94,000. In his May, June and July 2006 spending spree, Hartman signed agreements to buy five vehicles, two ATV’s, a toy hauler, two houses and mountain property, all totaling $3.2 million.
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Money thief, who hid cash up bottom, busted
A bank robber who secreted the $2000 proceeds inside his anus was given away when police heard rustling noises and found the loot, a court was told.
Michael Geoffrey Linn, 36, unemployed, pleaded guilty in Alexandra District Court yesterday to robbing the BNZ bank in Cromwell, The Southland Times reported.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Tom Scoullar said Linn walked into the bank last month, pulled a balaclava over his face and demanded money.
He then drove to a lake, and tried to burn the clothes he had been wearing, using petrol and some papers from his car. But nearby construction workers spotted the fire and used shovels to save some of the papers - which had Linn's name and address on them.
Linn was arrested a short time later and claimed he had given the cash to an associate.
But police became suspicious when they heard a rustling noise coming from his bottom.
On further investigation they discovered a roll of cash protruding from his anus.
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Volvo dealer ordered to compensate buyer for unsuitable sale
A court has ordered a Volvo dealer to pay £1,350 to a customer whose feet are too big to use the accelerator on his new car.
The judge in the German town of Wiesloch said the manufacturer should have catered for Michael Herzog's size 12 feet.
He went to court complaining the area around the accelerator of his new Volvo C70 coupe was too small to accommodate his feet.
The court ruled his feet were not abnormally large and the judge said the dealer should give the German five per cent off the price of his new car.
It is not known whether Herzog was offered a test drive in the C70 before purchase.
Herzog obtained a £1,350 refund to pay for a specially made pair of shoes that allowed him to squeeze his foot into the space.
He was also compensated for the time spent changing back into street shoes each time he got out of the car to meet clients.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Small Bits of News
Maryland Woman Fined $310 for Killing Police Officer
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — The Howard County State's Attorney's Office says a driver who struck and killed a county police officer last year has paid her traffic fines.
Prosecutors say Stephanie Grissom of Columbia paid $310 in fines for speeding and negligent driving. She also received three points on her driving record.
In March, a county grand jury declined to indict Grissom on automobile manslaughter charges.
Police say Grissom was driving 71 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 32 when she struck Officer Scott Wheeler. The officer was working a speed enforcement detail and had stepped into the road to flag Grissom down when he was struck.
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Dallas police capture car with ATM inside
Dallas police officers stopped a car with an ATM in back in Deep Ellum early Tuesday morning and arrested a suspect.
Police said they saw the suspects steal the cash machine from the Velvet Hookah Bar in the 2700 block of Main Street around 2:30 a.m. An officer followed the car for about a block before making the stop and arrest, police said. When the officer stopped the car, two of the suspects fled and were still being sought Tuesday morning.
Late night and early morning thefts of ATM machines have become a frequent problem for Dallas police in recent months.
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3-year-old driver
A GIRL of three drove her dad’s car half a mile through a busy market after he got out and left the keys in the ignition.
Karolina Gjursel settled behind the wheel of the automatic, turned on the engine and set off – with her cousins aged four and six in the back.
The car eventually plunged into a river. A passer-by hauled the kids unhurt from the vehicle at Beli Lom in Bulgaria. No one else was injured.
Cops question Karolina’s dad Gjunai, 27.
A spokesman said: "It was completely irresponsible for a parent to leave children in a car with the keys in."
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Judge sheds no tears over convict's eye condition
WINDSOR, Ont. - A judge didn't buy a Windsor man's claim yesterday that serving jail time for a domestic assault on his common-law wife would be "inhumane" because of a rare medical condition that, among other things, causes his eyelashes to grow inward and leaves him in never-ending pain.
Instead, he was sentenced to 100 days in jail.
The 38-year-old man asked the court to sentence him to house arrest, so the common-law wife he struck could care for him.
But Ontario Court Justice Greg Campbell, noting the man's long criminal record, did not buy the defense argument that jail time would be "inhumane" punishment under the circumstances. "I am not unsympathetic," Judge Campbell said. But, the judge added, "I have no evidence that (he) is suffering in any way that can't be attended to in jail."
The man, who is not being named to protect the identity of his victim, has Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a severe disorder of the skin and mucous membranes that, in his case, was caused by a drug reaction as a child.
The man needs his eyes cleaned out daily and to have antibiotic drops and ointment applied.
The judge said staff at the jail will be able to tend to him.
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Illegal Immigrant Charged With Rape, Impregnating 10-Year-Old Girl
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — A suspected illegal immigrant has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho.
The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby.
St. Anthony police began investigating on April 28 after medical officials reported a pregnant child, and Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37, of St. Anthony, was arrested the same day, Police Chief James Smith said.
In documents that were filed April 29 in 7th District Court, Gutierrez-Juarez is charged with one count of rape. He remained in jail with bail set at $250,000 pending a preliminary hearing May 13.
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — The Howard County State's Attorney's Office says a driver who struck and killed a county police officer last year has paid her traffic fines.
Prosecutors say Stephanie Grissom of Columbia paid $310 in fines for speeding and negligent driving. She also received three points on her driving record.
In March, a county grand jury declined to indict Grissom on automobile manslaughter charges.
Police say Grissom was driving 71 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 32 when she struck Officer Scott Wheeler. The officer was working a speed enforcement detail and had stepped into the road to flag Grissom down when he was struck.
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Dallas police capture car with ATM inside
Dallas police officers stopped a car with an ATM in back in Deep Ellum early Tuesday morning and arrested a suspect.
Police said they saw the suspects steal the cash machine from the Velvet Hookah Bar in the 2700 block of Main Street around 2:30 a.m. An officer followed the car for about a block before making the stop and arrest, police said. When the officer stopped the car, two of the suspects fled and were still being sought Tuesday morning.
Late night and early morning thefts of ATM machines have become a frequent problem for Dallas police in recent months.
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3-year-old driver
A GIRL of three drove her dad’s car half a mile through a busy market after he got out and left the keys in the ignition.
Karolina Gjursel settled behind the wheel of the automatic, turned on the engine and set off – with her cousins aged four and six in the back.
The car eventually plunged into a river. A passer-by hauled the kids unhurt from the vehicle at Beli Lom in Bulgaria. No one else was injured.
Cops question Karolina’s dad Gjunai, 27.
A spokesman said: "It was completely irresponsible for a parent to leave children in a car with the keys in."
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Judge sheds no tears over convict's eye condition
WINDSOR, Ont. - A judge didn't buy a Windsor man's claim yesterday that serving jail time for a domestic assault on his common-law wife would be "inhumane" because of a rare medical condition that, among other things, causes his eyelashes to grow inward and leaves him in never-ending pain.
Instead, he was sentenced to 100 days in jail.
The 38-year-old man asked the court to sentence him to house arrest, so the common-law wife he struck could care for him.
But Ontario Court Justice Greg Campbell, noting the man's long criminal record, did not buy the defense argument that jail time would be "inhumane" punishment under the circumstances. "I am not unsympathetic," Judge Campbell said. But, the judge added, "I have no evidence that (he) is suffering in any way that can't be attended to in jail."
The man, who is not being named to protect the identity of his victim, has Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a severe disorder of the skin and mucous membranes that, in his case, was caused by a drug reaction as a child.
The man needs his eyes cleaned out daily and to have antibiotic drops and ointment applied.
The judge said staff at the jail will be able to tend to him.
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Illegal Immigrant Charged With Rape, Impregnating 10-Year-Old Girl
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — A suspected illegal immigrant has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho.
The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby.
St. Anthony police began investigating on April 28 after medical officials reported a pregnant child, and Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37, of St. Anthony, was arrested the same day, Police Chief James Smith said.
In documents that were filed April 29 in 7th District Court, Gutierrez-Juarez is charged with one count of rape. He remained in jail with bail set at $250,000 pending a preliminary hearing May 13.
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