Monday, May 12, 2014
Police officer found coffin full of strange weapons in park
Some residents are concerned after a coffin full of weapons was found near Candace Strawn Park in DeLeon Springs, Florida. Volusia County deputies said the Florida Wildlife Commission contacted them on Thursday afternoon after an officer found a brown wooden coffin lying near the tree line.
When deputies opened the coffin, they found weapons included a crossbow, a black ball and chain, a set of nunchuks, forceps, a ball studded with metal spikes, a double-sided axe, a baseball bat with screws attached, scissors, a metal hook on a wood handle, a wood-handled knife, a folding knife, a silver baseball bat, a crowbar and metal chains.
There were also two hatchets, a boat anchor, a poker, blacksmith pliers, a sword blade minus the hand grip, a wooden stick, a hammer, two sickles, large black tongs, two axe handles and a wooden sword. "I think it's sad that someone would leave weapons that kids could get a hold of and hurt themselves," Rick Shook said.
"Who would do something like that?" he asked. Deputies said the items appeared to be old, rusty and inside of the coffin for a while. No signs of blood or hair were found with the coffin indicating foul play. A spokesperson for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said they consider the case closed.
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When deputies opened the coffin, they found weapons included a crossbow, a black ball and chain, a set of nunchuks, forceps, a ball studded with metal spikes, a double-sided axe, a baseball bat with screws attached, scissors, a metal hook on a wood handle, a wood-handled knife, a folding knife, a silver baseball bat, a crowbar and metal chains.
There were also two hatchets, a boat anchor, a poker, blacksmith pliers, a sword blade minus the hand grip, a wooden stick, a hammer, two sickles, large black tongs, two axe handles and a wooden sword. "I think it's sad that someone would leave weapons that kids could get a hold of and hurt themselves," Rick Shook said.
"Who would do something like that?" he asked. Deputies said the items appeared to be old, rusty and inside of the coffin for a while. No signs of blood or hair were found with the coffin indicating foul play. A spokesperson for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said they consider the case closed.
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Bear responsible for spate of car break-ins
An unusual string of car break-ins in North Conway has brought in officials from New Hampshire Fish and Game because the likely burglar is a bear.
The break-ins have been reported over the past several weeks. Multiple cars have been targeted and damaged, and it’s all happening in the same neighbourhood.
Ted Phillips’ truck was one of them. "Both doors were open when I came outside,” said Phillips. So was a Pontiac Vibe driven by Stacy Sand. No car suffered more damage than Terry Leavitt's. "I saw the radio had been pulled out and I thought someone stole my radio," said Leavitt. Throughout the neighbourhood, reports of break-ins have inundated police.
"We experience this every year around this time,” said Sgt. George Walker of Conway police. The bear is looking for food in cars by opening unlocked doors. Leavitt's car was terrorised as the bear ripped apart the interior and smashed a window to get out. The bear also left behind two presents, proving that bears don't just poo in the woods. "The bear, we think, opened the door, climbed inside and the door closed and the bear freaked out,” said Phillips.
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Phillips’ truck had paw prints outside and plenty of dirt inside. Bears are quite common in North Conway and sometimes are welcome, but during this time of year when bears look to replenish themselves following a long winter’s nap, there's no resting for homeowners. Wildlife officials recommend homeowners keep bird feeders inside, maintain their garbage, keep food out of the car and their doors locked.
Ted Phillips’ truck was one of them. "Both doors were open when I came outside,” said Phillips. So was a Pontiac Vibe driven by Stacy Sand. No car suffered more damage than Terry Leavitt's. "I saw the radio had been pulled out and I thought someone stole my radio," said Leavitt. Throughout the neighbourhood, reports of break-ins have inundated police.
"We experience this every year around this time,” said Sgt. George Walker of Conway police. The bear is looking for food in cars by opening unlocked doors. Leavitt's car was terrorised as the bear ripped apart the interior and smashed a window to get out. The bear also left behind two presents, proving that bears don't just poo in the woods. "The bear, we think, opened the door, climbed inside and the door closed and the bear freaked out,” said Phillips.
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Phillips’ truck had paw prints outside and plenty of dirt inside. Bears are quite common in North Conway and sometimes are welcome, but during this time of year when bears look to replenish themselves following a long winter’s nap, there's no resting for homeowners. Wildlife officials recommend homeowners keep bird feeders inside, maintain their garbage, keep food out of the car and their doors locked.
Woman traumatised after being bitten on thigh by python that was lurking in her toilet
Housewife Noraslinda Asat was given a shock when she used the toilet in her ground-floor home in Eunosville apartments, Sims Avenue, Singapore.
A 1.8m-long python in the toilet bowl bit the 34-year-old on her right thigh when she sat down.
Madam Noraslinda said she had just sat down when she heard a soft, bubbling noise and felt pain. She said: "I looked down and I saw a snake."
She stood up and tried to grab the snake. But its body was so wide, it kept slipping out of her grip.
"So I grabbed the head and pulled it off me. Then I backed out of the toilet and shut the door."
Her four-year-old daughter - Adriana, who had used the toilet five minutes earlier without incident - told Madam Noraslinda: "Mama, your tail was moving." After the shock, Madam Noraslinda felt weak and drowsy. Her husband called an ambulance, which took her to Changi General Hospital, where she was given an injection and discharged. Doctors and nurses praised her bravery. They said "most girls would have fainted". Describing the snake, Madam Noraslinda said: "It was brown, with patches of dark brown. I could tell it was a python. It was really long, I couldn't even see its tail in the toilet bowl."
Officers from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society were called by police to capture the snake. They searched the house but could not find the python, so the officers suspected it had slid back into the toilet bowl. Madam Noraslinda also called her brother's friend, a pest controller, for help. He arrived and checked the manhole outside the unit. "I opened it and the snake's head was there," he said. "The python looked tired and scared," said the pest controller, who declined to be named. "I managed to grab part of its tail, but it slipped out of my grip and disappeared into a crack."
Madam Noraslinda's mother, Madam Fatimah Bee, 66, said she, too, had seen a snake in their common toilet. This was two weeks before Madam Noraslinda was bitten. "I thought I saw a snake's head going back inside the toilet bowl," she said. Following that sighting, Madam Fatimah poured pots of hot water down the toilet bowl, put the lid down and put bricks on top. Mr Fitri has also been pouring hot water, sometimes with bleach, into both toilet bowls. Madam Noraslinda now has a phobia about using either of her home's two toilets. She is so traumatised that she has been using toilets at petrol kiosks, coffee shops and other public areas. "I still feel very scared, because the snake has not been caught," she said.
Her four-year-old daughter - Adriana, who had used the toilet five minutes earlier without incident - told Madam Noraslinda: "Mama, your tail was moving." After the shock, Madam Noraslinda felt weak and drowsy. Her husband called an ambulance, which took her to Changi General Hospital, where she was given an injection and discharged. Doctors and nurses praised her bravery. They said "most girls would have fainted". Describing the snake, Madam Noraslinda said: "It was brown, with patches of dark brown. I could tell it was a python. It was really long, I couldn't even see its tail in the toilet bowl."
Officers from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society were called by police to capture the snake. They searched the house but could not find the python, so the officers suspected it had slid back into the toilet bowl. Madam Noraslinda also called her brother's friend, a pest controller, for help. He arrived and checked the manhole outside the unit. "I opened it and the snake's head was there," he said. "The python looked tired and scared," said the pest controller, who declined to be named. "I managed to grab part of its tail, but it slipped out of my grip and disappeared into a crack."
Madam Noraslinda's mother, Madam Fatimah Bee, 66, said she, too, had seen a snake in their common toilet. This was two weeks before Madam Noraslinda was bitten. "I thought I saw a snake's head going back inside the toilet bowl," she said. Following that sighting, Madam Fatimah poured pots of hot water down the toilet bowl, put the lid down and put bricks on top. Mr Fitri has also been pouring hot water, sometimes with bleach, into both toilet bowls. Madam Noraslinda now has a phobia about using either of her home's two toilets. She is so traumatised that she has been using toilets at petrol kiosks, coffee shops and other public areas. "I still feel very scared, because the snake has not been caught," she said.
Plane floated to safety after deploying inbuilt parachute
A specialist parachute designed for an entire light aircraft has allowed three people to make a miraculous escape from a plane crash at Lawson in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia.
The male pilot of the Cirrus aircraft managed to dodge houses and major powerlines before landing the plane in the front yard of a house at Lawson at 2.10pm on Saturday.
All those on board escaped serious injury with only one passenger taken to hospital for neck pain. The only damage done was to the house's front fence.
Resident Robert Ross, who watched the incident unfold as he chopped wood in his backyard, said if it was not for the parachute the plane would have crashed into his home. "I looked up and the engine started to splutter ... he got it going again and then it went dead," Mr Ross said. "It then started to go into a spiral. I thought the pilot was going to eject but it all happened too quick. I started yelling out to my wife: 'There's a plane going to crash into the house.' I was shitting myself, then it veered off and crashed about 400 metres away."
Police said the pilot deployed the aircraft's parachute at 1300 metres "following an emergency incident". Sydney Flying Club president Allan Bligh said Cirrus light planes, of which there are about 200 registered in Australia, have a handle in the cockpit which, when pulled, fires off a cover-plate and deploys a parachute. He said it was most likely that Saturday afternoon would have been the first time this pilot would have ever used this system. "Then the aircraft is supposed to drift slowly to the ground but it doesn't always work to that effect - weather and other things can play havoc," Mr Bligh said.
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Mr Ross added it was "luck" and "skill" that no one was badly hurt either on the plane or in the nearby homes. "There was no fire. No explosions," he said. "I reckon the pilot did a good job, possibly with a bit of luck and possibly with a bit of skill." Police said they were investigating the "exact circumstances surrounding the incident". The Cirrus SR22 that crashed is understood to be a demonstration model used to sell the $480,000 planes by an aircraft sales and maintenance company based at Bankstown Airport. It is not known whether the Sydney company was demonstrating the plane to business prospects.
Resident Robert Ross, who watched the incident unfold as he chopped wood in his backyard, said if it was not for the parachute the plane would have crashed into his home. "I looked up and the engine started to splutter ... he got it going again and then it went dead," Mr Ross said. "It then started to go into a spiral. I thought the pilot was going to eject but it all happened too quick. I started yelling out to my wife: 'There's a plane going to crash into the house.' I was shitting myself, then it veered off and crashed about 400 metres away."
Police said the pilot deployed the aircraft's parachute at 1300 metres "following an emergency incident". Sydney Flying Club president Allan Bligh said Cirrus light planes, of which there are about 200 registered in Australia, have a handle in the cockpit which, when pulled, fires off a cover-plate and deploys a parachute. He said it was most likely that Saturday afternoon would have been the first time this pilot would have ever used this system. "Then the aircraft is supposed to drift slowly to the ground but it doesn't always work to that effect - weather and other things can play havoc," Mr Bligh said.
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Mr Ross added it was "luck" and "skill" that no one was badly hurt either on the plane or in the nearby homes. "There was no fire. No explosions," he said. "I reckon the pilot did a good job, possibly with a bit of luck and possibly with a bit of skill." Police said they were investigating the "exact circumstances surrounding the incident". The Cirrus SR22 that crashed is understood to be a demonstration model used to sell the $480,000 planes by an aircraft sales and maintenance company based at Bankstown Airport. It is not known whether the Sydney company was demonstrating the plane to business prospects.
Cheese Society owner reunited with giant fake polystyrene cheddar
A fake polystyrene cheese which went missing from The Cheese Society in Lincoln on Friday afternoon, prompting a city-wide hunt, has been found.
The fake polystyrene cheese went missing from a basket on a bike which is just yards away from the shop. Kate O’Meara, owner of the business, had said: “Someone could be out there with a big bulge under their jacket.
“They’ll be disappointed if they try to take a bite out of it - it's fake cheddar made out of polystyrene." The shop received a telephone call on Saturday to say the cheddar had been spotted.
“A lady rang Radio Lincolnshire to say she’d seen it rolling down the High Street," Kate said. “She put it in a doorway and I found it sheltering out of the rain. It is now back in pride of place in the pannier!”
The fake polystyrene cheese went missing from a basket on a bike which is just yards away from the shop. Kate O’Meara, owner of the business, had said: “Someone could be out there with a big bulge under their jacket.
“They’ll be disappointed if they try to take a bite out of it - it's fake cheddar made out of polystyrene." The shop received a telephone call on Saturday to say the cheddar had been spotted.
“A lady rang Radio Lincolnshire to say she’d seen it rolling down the High Street," Kate said. “She put it in a doorway and I found it sheltering out of the rain. It is now back in pride of place in the pannier!”
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