Saturday, March 28, 2009
NCPs to come up smelling of roses
Aromas such as roses, baking bread and cut grass are to be piped into "smelly" car parks more commonly associated with the stink of urine and vomit.
A survey by car park firm NCP found the smell of car parks was driving away as much as a third of potential custom.
The company is using new technology to pump pleasant smells through the stairwells of its busier sites, such as London, Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff.
Flowers came top in their smell poll, then mint, cut grass, bread and fruit.
Bubblegum, coffee and even petrol were also considered favorite fragrances.
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A survey by car park firm NCP found the smell of car parks was driving away as much as a third of potential custom.
The company is using new technology to pump pleasant smells through the stairwells of its busier sites, such as London, Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff.
Flowers came top in their smell poll, then mint, cut grass, bread and fruit.
Bubblegum, coffee and even petrol were also considered favorite fragrances.
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Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
Girl posts nude pics, is charged with kid porn
New Jersey teen may have to register as a sex offender
A 14-year-old from Trenton New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.
The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child pornography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail. Legal experts, though, could not recall another case of a child porn charge resulting from a teen's posting to a social networking site.
MySpace would not comment on the New Jersey investigation, but the News Corp.-owned company has a team that reviews its network for inappropriate images. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off a state task force, which alerted the Passaic County Sheriff's Office.
The girl posted the photos because "she wanted her boyfriend to see them,"
The teen, whose name has not been released because of her age, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
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Police find pot in a very odd spot
Officials reportedly found a driver with a stolen car, revoked license, an open container of alcohol - and marijuana between her "butt cheeks."
Shelby Police Officer J.S. Benfield witnessed Jackie Ramsey Carroll, 38, of Oak Grove Road, drive off Dixon Boulevard early that day, according to a police report. Benfield kept safety a priority, ensuring Carroll was OK.
Benfield learned Carroll was driving a stolen car with a stolen tag, read the report. The officer also found an open beer inside the 2000 Honda Civic.
And though she wasn't packing heat, Carroll allegedly did have a hidden stash tucked away where the sun doesn't shine.
"After turning Carroll over to Cpl. Benton at the LEC (Law Enforcement Center), a bag containing 1 gram of marijuana was found between her butt cheeks," the report read.
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Prostitute Beats Down Door, Demands $10 For Sex
Gastonia, North Carolina Nicole Mary Scarpone, a 26-year-old North Carolina woman was jailed Thursday after breaking into an apartment and then begging three men to have sex with her for $10. Three men respond "um, no, no and.......yep, he says no too"According to Gastonia authorities, Scarpone was arrested on prostitution and first-degree burglary charges after she used aggressive prostitution tactics in an attempt to score $10.
Investigators say Scarpone claimed to have provided sex acts over at the apartment in the past, but admitted that she wasn't invited Thursday when she showed up pleading for work.
Scarpone reportedly knocked on the apartment door and then forced her way in when the door was unlocked. She then accused the men of owing her $100 before attempting to "make some quick money," according to the arrest affidavit.
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Sink Hole Swallows Girl During Ballgame
9-Year-Old's Friends Pull Her Out Of Hole
A 9-year-old girl playing baseball on Portland city land Wednesday was suddenly swallowed by a sink hole and rescued by the children playing with her.
The child's grandmother said it's a miracle her granddaughter is alive after she fell through the top of an old septic or cesspool system in a vacant lot owned by the city of Portland.
What started as a carefree game of baseball Wednesday turned scary for three children when Paje Wiklund, 9, disappeared under the ground as she was running to first base.
The land is owned by Portland Parks, but it's undeveloped. The city said it does everything possible to make sure land it owns has no hidden dangers, but no one knew the old septic system was there.
City workers filled the hole.
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Woman arrested 3 times in 3 days for drunk driving
A 60-year-old Washington woman arrested for drunken driving three times in three days while vacationing in Wisconsin has been sentenced to a month in jail. The woman was arrested first at 2 p.m. March 11, 2008. A deputy saw her try to drive out of a ditch, wearing only one shoe and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.21, authorities said. The legal driving limit is .08.
Twenty-four hours later, the woman was arrested after her car got stuck in snow in a park campground that was closed for the winter. The woman told an officer she had four or six cups of wine.
"I am still finishing up the box of wine in my car from yesterday," authorities reported she told the officer. Authorities found a box of Black Fox wine in the car.
The woman spent 12 hours in jail. She was released and headed west, but was arrested a short time later after someone reported her driving "all over the road," according to a police report.
An officer found a partial bottle of wine in her car. She had a blood alcohol-level of 0.16.
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New Jersey teen may have to register as a sex offender
A 14-year-old from Trenton New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.
The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child pornography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail. Legal experts, though, could not recall another case of a child porn charge resulting from a teen's posting to a social networking site.
MySpace would not comment on the New Jersey investigation, but the News Corp.-owned company has a team that reviews its network for inappropriate images. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off a state task force, which alerted the Passaic County Sheriff's Office.
The girl posted the photos because "she wanted her boyfriend to see them,"
The teen, whose name has not been released because of her age, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
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Police find pot in a very odd spot
Officials reportedly found a driver with a stolen car, revoked license, an open container of alcohol - and marijuana between her "butt cheeks."
Shelby Police Officer J.S. Benfield witnessed Jackie Ramsey Carroll, 38, of Oak Grove Road, drive off Dixon Boulevard early that day, according to a police report. Benfield kept safety a priority, ensuring Carroll was OK.
Benfield learned Carroll was driving a stolen car with a stolen tag, read the report. The officer also found an open beer inside the 2000 Honda Civic.
And though she wasn't packing heat, Carroll allegedly did have a hidden stash tucked away where the sun doesn't shine.
"After turning Carroll over to Cpl. Benton at the LEC (Law Enforcement Center), a bag containing 1 gram of marijuana was found between her butt cheeks," the report read.
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Prostitute Beats Down Door, Demands $10 For Sex
Gastonia, North Carolina Nicole Mary Scarpone, a 26-year-old North Carolina woman was jailed Thursday after breaking into an apartment and then begging three men to have sex with her for $10. Three men respond "um, no, no and.......yep, he says no too"According to Gastonia authorities, Scarpone was arrested on prostitution and first-degree burglary charges after she used aggressive prostitution tactics in an attempt to score $10.
Investigators say Scarpone claimed to have provided sex acts over at the apartment in the past, but admitted that she wasn't invited Thursday when she showed up pleading for work.
Scarpone reportedly knocked on the apartment door and then forced her way in when the door was unlocked. She then accused the men of owing her $100 before attempting to "make some quick money," according to the arrest affidavit.
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Sink Hole Swallows Girl During Ballgame
9-Year-Old's Friends Pull Her Out Of Hole
A 9-year-old girl playing baseball on Portland city land Wednesday was suddenly swallowed by a sink hole and rescued by the children playing with her.
The child's grandmother said it's a miracle her granddaughter is alive after she fell through the top of an old septic or cesspool system in a vacant lot owned by the city of Portland.
What started as a carefree game of baseball Wednesday turned scary for three children when Paje Wiklund, 9, disappeared under the ground as she was running to first base.
The land is owned by Portland Parks, but it's undeveloped. The city said it does everything possible to make sure land it owns has no hidden dangers, but no one knew the old septic system was there.
City workers filled the hole.
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Woman arrested 3 times in 3 days for drunk driving
A 60-year-old Washington woman arrested for drunken driving three times in three days while vacationing in Wisconsin has been sentenced to a month in jail. The woman was arrested first at 2 p.m. March 11, 2008. A deputy saw her try to drive out of a ditch, wearing only one shoe and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.21, authorities said. The legal driving limit is .08.
Twenty-four hours later, the woman was arrested after her car got stuck in snow in a park campground that was closed for the winter. The woman told an officer she had four or six cups of wine.
"I am still finishing up the box of wine in my car from yesterday," authorities reported she told the officer. Authorities found a box of Black Fox wine in the car.
The woman spent 12 hours in jail. She was released and headed west, but was arrested a short time later after someone reported her driving "all over the road," according to a police report.
An officer found a partial bottle of wine in her car. She had a blood alcohol-level of 0.16.
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