Thursday, May 22, 2014
Duckling snatched by cat reunited with family
This little duckling was taken home by a cat. After about 20 minutes of wondering what to do, the cat's owner decided to take the duckling outside to see if it could call to it's mother.
They eventually heard a duck respond in the distance. After running down the street with the duckling in their hand to get closer, this happened.
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They eventually heard a duck respond in the distance. After running down the street with the duckling in their hand to get closer, this happened.
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Police ask for help in order to stop plague of snot and booger graffiti
Police in Cary, North Carolina, need the public's help finding some graffiti vandals.
The graffiti tags "snot" and "booger" have appeared on more than 20 buildings across the town since January, including businesses, apartment complexes, park property and road signage.
Police say no gang activity is suspected, but it does cost money to clean up. Neighbours and business owners say it has to stop. If you see vandalism, police say you should take a picture, report it to them and if it's public property, the town will have it removed.
Anyone with information should call the Town of Cary Police. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for the arrest or indictment of those responsible.
With news video.
The graffiti tags "snot" and "booger" have appeared on more than 20 buildings across the town since January, including businesses, apartment complexes, park property and road signage.
Police say no gang activity is suspected, but it does cost money to clean up. Neighbours and business owners say it has to stop. If you see vandalism, police say you should take a picture, report it to them and if it's public property, the town will have it removed.
Anyone with information should call the Town of Cary Police. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for the arrest or indictment of those responsible.
With news video.
Man accused of stabbing wife for wearing his socks
A man from Clarksville, Tennessee, was arrested on Friday after allegedly attacking his wife with a "survival style" knife because she was wearing his socks.
The wife told police that Sean Terrance Jones had been drinking, and she was going to leave their apartment when he grabbed her by the neck and told her to give back his socks, according to an arrest warrant.
She said she removed the socks and went to get into a friend’s car, but Jones followed her with a “large survival style knife” and began beating on the windshield. She said she opened the door to try to get him to stop, and he threatened her, then stabbed her in the right side of her neck, behind her ear.
A police officer saw a small puncture wound on her neck. The victim said the knife was large, but the tip seemed to be dull. The warrant did not indicate whether she was treated for the injury. Jones, 20, was charged with aggravated assault. He was booked into Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.
The wife told police that Sean Terrance Jones had been drinking, and she was going to leave their apartment when he grabbed her by the neck and told her to give back his socks, according to an arrest warrant.
She said she removed the socks and went to get into a friend’s car, but Jones followed her with a “large survival style knife” and began beating on the windshield. She said she opened the door to try to get him to stop, and he threatened her, then stabbed her in the right side of her neck, behind her ear.
A police officer saw a small puncture wound on her neck. The victim said the knife was large, but the tip seemed to be dull. The warrant did not indicate whether she was treated for the injury. Jones, 20, was charged with aggravated assault. He was booked into Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Turtle stolen from library
Children visiting the public library in Fall River, Massachusetts, this week are being told that Franklin the Turtle is on vacation.
“He means a lot to everybody who’s ever met him and held him,” said Dorothy Sorel, a library volunteer who has been feeding Franklin and taking him outside on walks for the past six years.
“I just want him back,” Sorel said on Tuesday as she fought back tears.
An unidentified man stole Franklin from his tank in the library’s children’s room just before closing time on Saturday.
Police and library staff said the man hid in a corner until staff and patrons left at 5pm. “He literally just blended in. He made himself nondescript,” said David Mello, the library’s supervisor for children’s services. A surveillance camera in the library recorded Franklin’s theft. After everyone left the children’s room, the man crouched along the bookshelves, twice looking into a hallway to see if anyone was coming, before he took Franklin from his tank, hid the box turtle underneath his sweatshirt and walked out of the library.
“He was real ninja-esque,” said Mello, who was working on Saturday and said he did not notice the suspect, who had lingered around Franklin’s tank as he pretended to look through children’s books nearby. At one point, surveillance footage shows the man even stroked his chin for a few minutes as he looked directly at the tank, as if trying to figure out how he would get away with the heist. “His intentions were clear,” Mello said. “This is what he wanted to do, all for a turtle.” Mayor William Flanagan declared the man who stole Franklin to be the “Grinch of the city.”
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“It’s shameful that a grown man would steal a pet turtle from the children’s room of the Fall River Public Library,” Flanagan said. “This heinous crime really broke the hearts of the children that loved Franklin. I urge anyone who knows or recognizes the individual to contact the FRPD, and I strongly urge this individual to return Franklin unharmed to the Fall River Public Library and to turn himself in,” Flanagan added. Franklin, who was donated to the library by a young boy more than 13 years ago, is estimated to be 14 or 15 years old, and police said he is valued at about $80. But for the library’s staff, volunteers and especially the children who visited him, Franklin was an invaluable member of the community.
Police and library staff said the man hid in a corner until staff and patrons left at 5pm. “He literally just blended in. He made himself nondescript,” said David Mello, the library’s supervisor for children’s services. A surveillance camera in the library recorded Franklin’s theft. After everyone left the children’s room, the man crouched along the bookshelves, twice looking into a hallway to see if anyone was coming, before he took Franklin from his tank, hid the box turtle underneath his sweatshirt and walked out of the library.
“He was real ninja-esque,” said Mello, who was working on Saturday and said he did not notice the suspect, who had lingered around Franklin’s tank as he pretended to look through children’s books nearby. At one point, surveillance footage shows the man even stroked his chin for a few minutes as he looked directly at the tank, as if trying to figure out how he would get away with the heist. “His intentions were clear,” Mello said. “This is what he wanted to do, all for a turtle.” Mayor William Flanagan declared the man who stole Franklin to be the “Grinch of the city.”
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“It’s shameful that a grown man would steal a pet turtle from the children’s room of the Fall River Public Library,” Flanagan said. “This heinous crime really broke the hearts of the children that loved Franklin. I urge anyone who knows or recognizes the individual to contact the FRPD, and I strongly urge this individual to return Franklin unharmed to the Fall River Public Library and to turn himself in,” Flanagan added. Franklin, who was donated to the library by a young boy more than 13 years ago, is estimated to be 14 or 15 years old, and police said he is valued at about $80. But for the library’s staff, volunteers and especially the children who visited him, Franklin was an invaluable member of the community.
Crocodile injured by falling accountant
A performing crocodile sustained injuries after being squashed by a portly circus accountant on a roadtrip between Murmansk to Severomorsk in northern Russia on Tuesday.
The two-metre-long crocodile was peacefully snoozing on the floor when the tour bus hit a bump in the road, triggering an unfortunate chain of events that caused a 120-kilogram (19-stone) female accountant to be thrown onto the crocodile and said crocodile to vomit for several hours afterwards.
Both reportedly sustained shock and minor injuries. But the crocodile, named Fedya, apparently fared worse than the accountant. He vomited for three hours after the accidental full body slam, though a medical examination found he was clear of any internal injuries.
Fedya had to skip a performance that had been scheduled for later in the evening, however. The accountant, whose name was withheld, was issued a formal reprimand for neglecting to wear a seat belt.
The two-metre-long crocodile was peacefully snoozing on the floor when the tour bus hit a bump in the road, triggering an unfortunate chain of events that caused a 120-kilogram (19-stone) female accountant to be thrown onto the crocodile and said crocodile to vomit for several hours afterwards.
Both reportedly sustained shock and minor injuries. But the crocodile, named Fedya, apparently fared worse than the accountant. He vomited for three hours after the accidental full body slam, though a medical examination found he was clear of any internal injuries.
Fedya had to skip a performance that had been scheduled for later in the evening, however. The accountant, whose name was withheld, was issued a formal reprimand for neglecting to wear a seat belt.
Man hired to help refurbish bathroom waterboarded after botched renovation
Two men from Stockholm in Sweden faced court on Tuesday after they allegedly kidnapped and tortured a man hired to help renovate a bathroom.
A young home-owner in Botkyrka, south of Stockholm, enlisted builders to overhaul his bathroom.
His anger at what he considered an unacceptable job got the better of him, however, leading him and an accomplice to kidnap a 31-year-old agent working for the renovators. The victim said he was choked until he passed out in the bathroom. When he woke up, he said he was being waterboarded, a torture technique that simulates drowning. The man told police he was convinced he would die.
The home-owner then locked him up in the trunk of his own car, drove him away and dumped him in the nearby town of Södertälje. They are now accused of kidnapping and aggravated assault. While the suspect offered an alternative version of events, prosecutor Lizzie Österlund said that evidence supported the victim's tale. "You can see the injuries where he was tied up, just like he said, and they found blood in the house," she said.
"When he was set free he immediately called the police, who found severed cable ties nearby." The two suspects said the renovation was delayed, poorly done, and that the 31-year-old pocketed a huge chunk of the builders' fees. They called the case against them "a joke". The two men have denied the kidnapping charge, but admitted an altercation had taken place, which explained the traces of blood. The case continues.
His anger at what he considered an unacceptable job got the better of him, however, leading him and an accomplice to kidnap a 31-year-old agent working for the renovators. The victim said he was choked until he passed out in the bathroom. When he woke up, he said he was being waterboarded, a torture technique that simulates drowning. The man told police he was convinced he would die.
The home-owner then locked him up in the trunk of his own car, drove him away and dumped him in the nearby town of Södertälje. They are now accused of kidnapping and aggravated assault. While the suspect offered an alternative version of events, prosecutor Lizzie Österlund said that evidence supported the victim's tale. "You can see the injuries where he was tied up, just like he said, and they found blood in the house," she said.
"When he was set free he immediately called the police, who found severed cable ties nearby." The two suspects said the renovation was delayed, poorly done, and that the 31-year-old pocketed a huge chunk of the builders' fees. They called the case against them "a joke". The two men have denied the kidnapping charge, but admitted an altercation had taken place, which explained the traces of blood. The case continues.
Dog to lose testicles after being attacked by woman
A dog will have to be castrated after it was attacked by a woman in Bodmin, Cornwall.
Alfie, a two-year-old Springer Spaniel had to be put on a drip after the vicious attack on the Beacon nature reserve.
The animal also received throat injuries and bruising after it was kicked and whipped with a lead by the woman.
Alfie’s owner, Keren Northcott, who is now facing a vet’s bill of £350, has reported the attack to police, who are appealing for information. The attack happened on May 9 between 5.30pm and 6pm, when Alfie tried to mount the woman’s bitch while it was on heat. Ms Northcott, who was with her daughter at the time, said the woman went berserk. “Alfie was beside me, when her dog came bouncing up to us. Alfie could sense she was on heat and they both ran off together.
“The next thing I knew the woman was trying to separate them. She was yanking his collar really hard, lashing out with her lead and kicking my dog. He spent a day in the vets on a drip, and his testicles were so badly injured he will have to be castrated now. The woman also injured his windpipe by pulling at his collar, and now he can’t bend down to eat and I have to feed him by hand." She said her dog was now on antibiotics and three further trips to the vets were still needed to treat Alfie.
Ms Northcott described the woman as in her late 30s, early 40s, with dark hair in a ponytail and her dog as a small, young, black and white collie-cross bitch. “I do hope the police manage to catch this woman. But I also want to appeal to owners to keep their dogs on leads if their bitches are on heat," she said. A police spokesperson said they would like to hear from anyone with information about the dog owner responsible.
Alfie’s owner, Keren Northcott, who is now facing a vet’s bill of £350, has reported the attack to police, who are appealing for information. The attack happened on May 9 between 5.30pm and 6pm, when Alfie tried to mount the woman’s bitch while it was on heat. Ms Northcott, who was with her daughter at the time, said the woman went berserk. “Alfie was beside me, when her dog came bouncing up to us. Alfie could sense she was on heat and they both ran off together.
“The next thing I knew the woman was trying to separate them. She was yanking his collar really hard, lashing out with her lead and kicking my dog. He spent a day in the vets on a drip, and his testicles were so badly injured he will have to be castrated now. The woman also injured his windpipe by pulling at his collar, and now he can’t bend down to eat and I have to feed him by hand." She said her dog was now on antibiotics and three further trips to the vets were still needed to treat Alfie.
Ms Northcott described the woman as in her late 30s, early 40s, with dark hair in a ponytail and her dog as a small, young, black and white collie-cross bitch. “I do hope the police manage to catch this woman. But I also want to appeal to owners to keep their dogs on leads if their bitches are on heat," she said. A police spokesperson said they would like to hear from anyone with information about the dog owner responsible.
Man died three years after swallowing his false teeth
A disabled man died three years after he swallowed his false teeth, an inquest heard.
Brian Holland, 44, died at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, from internal bleeding after the dentures severed a major artery.
At his inquest a coroner found that Stepping Hill Hospital ‘missed opportunities’ in treating Mr Holland, who also had mytonic dystrophy, a muscle-wasting disease.
Doctors at the hospital were unaware Mr Holland, from Offerton, had swallowed his upper dentures while vomiting in May 2010. Mr Holland’s condition deteriorated and but doctors and specialists were unable to find the cause. The inquest heard how the patient, who was unable to eat properly and suffered huge weight loss, was taken to Stepping Hill on May 9 last year coughing up blood but died following emergency surgery.
A pathologist found the teeth had become lodged in his lower oesophagus and over time worn through the oesophagus wall and perforated the aorta, causing internal bleeding. Coroner John Pollard said if staff had examined Mr Holland thoroughly between May and July 2010 then the teeth would have been discovered and removed safely. Recording a verdict of accidental death, he said Mr Holland’s treatment was ‘less than optimal’ and also criticised vital information not being included in his medical records and passed to other medical professionals.
He said: “A number of occasions and a number of opportunities to diagnose and successfully treat his condition were missed.” Mr Pollard told the inquest he would write to Stockport NHS, University of South Manchester NHS Trust where Brian was also treated and the Department of Health over the concerns raised during the inquest. These include asking for dentures to have a metal marker on them so they show up on X-rays and scans. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and carried out an investigation. A spokesman said: “It is clear that we missed important opportunities in the care of Brian Holland and for that we are very sorry.”
Doctors at the hospital were unaware Mr Holland, from Offerton, had swallowed his upper dentures while vomiting in May 2010. Mr Holland’s condition deteriorated and but doctors and specialists were unable to find the cause. The inquest heard how the patient, who was unable to eat properly and suffered huge weight loss, was taken to Stepping Hill on May 9 last year coughing up blood but died following emergency surgery.
A pathologist found the teeth had become lodged in his lower oesophagus and over time worn through the oesophagus wall and perforated the aorta, causing internal bleeding. Coroner John Pollard said if staff had examined Mr Holland thoroughly between May and July 2010 then the teeth would have been discovered and removed safely. Recording a verdict of accidental death, he said Mr Holland’s treatment was ‘less than optimal’ and also criticised vital information not being included in his medical records and passed to other medical professionals.
He said: “A number of occasions and a number of opportunities to diagnose and successfully treat his condition were missed.” Mr Pollard told the inquest he would write to Stockport NHS, University of South Manchester NHS Trust where Brian was also treated and the Department of Health over the concerns raised during the inquest. These include asking for dentures to have a metal marker on them so they show up on X-rays and scans. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and carried out an investigation. A spokesman said: “It is clear that we missed important opportunities in the care of Brian Holland and for that we are very sorry.”
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