Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Man given probation for stealing his ex-girlfriend's late husband's ashes
A man from Perryopolis, western Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Thursday to serve one year of probation for stealing an urn containing the ashes of a former girlfriend's late husband. Fayette County Senior Judge Gerald Solomon sentenced James R. Cronin, 63, on a charge of theft.
Linda Mattox reported that she arrived at her home late one evening last July and noticed several pictures on the floor and a bronze urn containing her husband's ashes missing from atop a television. Mattox told police she and Cronin had dated for four years, but the relationship ended in 2012 when he married another woman. She said Cronin continued to text her. She said Cronin had a key to her home, which she had tried to obtain from him.
Mattox said that when her son returned from a fishing trip that night and denied doing anything with his father's ashes, she called police. Trooper David Hamer said he went to Cronin's residence early the next morning and he denied going to Mattox's home, saying he had been out drinking at two bars the night before. Cronin agreed to allow the trooper to look around the property. Cronin told Hamer a plastic tool box in the driveway contained only gas.
When Hamer opened the box, he found a bronze urn with the name “Keith Mattox” engraved on it. Cronin said he “wanted to hurt his ex-girlfriend, so he took the urn,” according to a police affidavit. The urn was returned to Linda Mattox, who addressed the court prior to Cronin's sentencing. “Had it not been for the quick response of (state police) finding it on James Cronin's property, I would have never gotten my late husband's cremains back. I wanted to thank the troopers for their quick response,” she said.
Linda Mattox reported that she arrived at her home late one evening last July and noticed several pictures on the floor and a bronze urn containing her husband's ashes missing from atop a television. Mattox told police she and Cronin had dated for four years, but the relationship ended in 2012 when he married another woman. She said Cronin continued to text her. She said Cronin had a key to her home, which she had tried to obtain from him.
Mattox said that when her son returned from a fishing trip that night and denied doing anything with his father's ashes, she called police. Trooper David Hamer said he went to Cronin's residence early the next morning and he denied going to Mattox's home, saying he had been out drinking at two bars the night before. Cronin agreed to allow the trooper to look around the property. Cronin told Hamer a plastic tool box in the driveway contained only gas.
When Hamer opened the box, he found a bronze urn with the name “Keith Mattox” engraved on it. Cronin said he “wanted to hurt his ex-girlfriend, so he took the urn,” according to a police affidavit. The urn was returned to Linda Mattox, who addressed the court prior to Cronin's sentencing. “Had it not been for the quick response of (state police) finding it on James Cronin's property, I would have never gotten my late husband's cremains back. I wanted to thank the troopers for their quick response,” she said.
Deer smashed into elderly woman's house before jumping on top of her in bed
A deer crashed through the window of a woman's home in Pittsburgh's Highland Park on Sunday, destroying furniture, breaking glass, and even jumping onto the woman's bed.
Brian Jones said he was dropping off his friend from church at the home and saw neighbours standing outside staring. "We come pulling up and we see a bunch of people here, and they said, 'A deer just jumped through the window!'" Jones said. Jones was worried because his friend's elderly mother was alone inside.
He ran into her room and found the deer on top of her in the bed. "I was scared she was going to get hooved," Jones said. "He was destroying the house. There was blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene." He estimated the deer was a buck weighing close to 180 pounds.
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Jones said he chased the deer around the house, but it couldn't get out because the door was closed. "Then it got to a point where he was laying down. I was petting him, trying to get him calm, and I just picked him up and carried him out the door," Jones said. Witnesses said the buck then ran up the street with what appeared to be a broken leg. The woman in the home was shaken up, but not hurt.
Brian Jones said he was dropping off his friend from church at the home and saw neighbours standing outside staring. "We come pulling up and we see a bunch of people here, and they said, 'A deer just jumped through the window!'" Jones said. Jones was worried because his friend's elderly mother was alone inside.
He ran into her room and found the deer on top of her in the bed. "I was scared she was going to get hooved," Jones said. "He was destroying the house. There was blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene." He estimated the deer was a buck weighing close to 180 pounds.
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Jones said he chased the deer around the house, but it couldn't get out because the door was closed. "Then it got to a point where he was laying down. I was petting him, trying to get him calm, and I just picked him up and carried him out the door," Jones said. Witnesses said the buck then ran up the street with what appeared to be a broken leg. The woman in the home was shaken up, but not hurt.
Man claims meteorite broke his Buick
A man from Kettering, Ohio, believes a meteorite hit his car early on Sunday morning. Joe Massa said he was driving home when his Buick was struck by something at around 2 am.
Out of the corner of his eye, he said, "I could see something. It was a light, shadow, a beam of light, small. Within a split second, something hit me, the front of the car was pushed over into the far left lane." Massa said there was a big flash when it hit.
"It was like a silent pop," Massa said, "then there was pressure in the car. I could feel pressure in my ears, like the air had changed in the car, in a split second." Massa said he pulled over immediately to see if he hit a deer, a dog, or something else. He found nothing, except the damage to the right-front bumper.
Massa said he got off at the next exit and went to a gas station where he met with a West Chester police officer and a trooper with the Ohio Highway Patrol. The dent in the bumper seems to show a downward motion, as if something fell from the sky and struck it. "What are the chances of this happening?" said Massa, "The West Chester police officer told me it's 1 in 275 million!"
Out of the corner of his eye, he said, "I could see something. It was a light, shadow, a beam of light, small. Within a split second, something hit me, the front of the car was pushed over into the far left lane." Massa said there was a big flash when it hit.
"It was like a silent pop," Massa said, "then there was pressure in the car. I could feel pressure in my ears, like the air had changed in the car, in a split second." Massa said he pulled over immediately to see if he hit a deer, a dog, or something else. He found nothing, except the damage to the right-front bumper.
Massa said he got off at the next exit and went to a gas station where he met with a West Chester police officer and a trooper with the Ohio Highway Patrol. The dent in the bumper seems to show a downward motion, as if something fell from the sky and struck it. "What are the chances of this happening?" said Massa, "The West Chester police officer told me it's 1 in 275 million!"
Tea-loving Turkish gentlemen react to 6.5-magnitude earthquake
Two men in a shop in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale refused to leave their tea behind, despite being shaken by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, which caused damage and minor injuries in several areas.
Security camera footage shows the moments inside and outside of a Çanakkale shop. Turkey is the world leader in the list of countries by tea consumption per capita. Each Turk drinks an average of 7.52 kg of tea a year.
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Security camera footage shows the moments inside and outside of a Çanakkale shop. Turkey is the world leader in the list of countries by tea consumption per capita. Each Turk drinks an average of 7.52 kg of tea a year.
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Ram raiders smashed car into store before stealing six bottles of table wine worth €29
A gang in the town of Royan in south-western France went to great lengths on Sunday to break into a supermarket.
The thieves smashed their car through the front door of the Carrefour City market at around 3pm. Once inside they made straight for the booze aisle. Their target was wine. But not vintage bottles of Bordeaux or Burgundy or even a decent bottle of Chablis or Sancerre.
“No, they just stole six bottles of table wine, three at €7 each and then three at €2.70,” store manager Jessica Remiat said. “It came to €29.10. It’s a bit of a joke, but a joke that will still cost us some money anyway,” Remiat added.
The thieves' loot was reduced even further after one bottle was found smashed on the floor and another was abandoned outside the store. And in their rush to get their hands on the plonk, the hapless thieves forgot to cover their faces, so it's likely police will be able to identify them from the CCTV images.
The thieves smashed their car through the front door of the Carrefour City market at around 3pm. Once inside they made straight for the booze aisle. Their target was wine. But not vintage bottles of Bordeaux or Burgundy or even a decent bottle of Chablis or Sancerre.
“No, they just stole six bottles of table wine, three at €7 each and then three at €2.70,” store manager Jessica Remiat said. “It came to €29.10. It’s a bit of a joke, but a joke that will still cost us some money anyway,” Remiat added.
The thieves' loot was reduced even further after one bottle was found smashed on the floor and another was abandoned outside the store. And in their rush to get their hands on the plonk, the hapless thieves forgot to cover their faces, so it's likely police will be able to identify them from the CCTV images.
Bulky ballet dancer sued club after barre break
A portly German pensioner weighing 125 kilos (275 pounds) took his sports club to court after he injured himself when the ballet barre he was practicing on collapsed under his weight.
The 75-year-old from Munich injured his leg when the bar slipped, but a court in the Bavarian capital decided he had no claim for compensation, it said in a statement on Monday. “A ballet barre is used inappropriately when a course participant with a weight of 125 kilos treats it like a bar stool,” the judge said.
The man had booked himself into a ballet course for the elderly at his local sports club, and was using the barre when he had the accident. He was standing with his right leg resting on the adjustable barre, which the court said was “firmly” attached to the wall, when it suddenly gave way. He fell to the ground, injuring his left knee.
The pensioner then filed a case against his own sports club for the “pain and suffering” caused, arguing that the club was liable for the defective barre. But the court ruled that the club had not “disregarded their duty” and pointed out that using the adjustable barre was very simple.
The 75-year-old from Munich injured his leg when the bar slipped, but a court in the Bavarian capital decided he had no claim for compensation, it said in a statement on Monday. “A ballet barre is used inappropriately when a course participant with a weight of 125 kilos treats it like a bar stool,” the judge said.
The man had booked himself into a ballet course for the elderly at his local sports club, and was using the barre when he had the accident. He was standing with his right leg resting on the adjustable barre, which the court said was “firmly” attached to the wall, when it suddenly gave way. He fell to the ground, injuring his left knee.
The pensioner then filed a case against his own sports club for the “pain and suffering” caused, arguing that the club was liable for the defective barre. But the court ruled that the club had not “disregarded their duty” and pointed out that using the adjustable barre was very simple.
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