Sunday, June 08, 2014
Wall removed from house so 900-pound woman could leave bedroom for first time in two years
A tremendous community effort helped rescue a woman stuck in her bedroom at her home in Eugene, Oregon.
Sharon Hall-Dodson, 54, weighs about 900 pounds. Tuesday was the first time in two years she’s been outside her bedroom. To make it happen, crews had to remove a big chunk of her bedroom wall. It’s a job that’s been in the works for the last six months to move her to her living room.
Sharon says she’ll now work on improving her health with proper equipment instead of being moved to an expensive skilled nursing facility. “The crews and everybody have been so wonderful, and it’s made it a lot easier,” Hall-Dodson said.
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“She wants to stay in a safe living environment and we made her home safe by all coming together in the community as a partnership,” said Sherry Nutter, Trillium Community Health Plan nurse care coordinator. The move included multiple state agencies, contractors, even firefighters volunteering their time. She will soon start physical therapy and hopefully walk again someday.
Sharon Hall-Dodson, 54, weighs about 900 pounds. Tuesday was the first time in two years she’s been outside her bedroom. To make it happen, crews had to remove a big chunk of her bedroom wall. It’s a job that’s been in the works for the last six months to move her to her living room.
Sharon says she’ll now work on improving her health with proper equipment instead of being moved to an expensive skilled nursing facility. “The crews and everybody have been so wonderful, and it’s made it a lot easier,” Hall-Dodson said.
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“She wants to stay in a safe living environment and we made her home safe by all coming together in the community as a partnership,” said Sherry Nutter, Trillium Community Health Plan nurse care coordinator. The move included multiple state agencies, contractors, even firefighters volunteering their time. She will soon start physical therapy and hopefully walk again someday.
Two injured after cyclist collided with portable toilet door as man exited
Police in Chesterton, Indiana, responded to a crash on Monday night involving a bicycle rider and porta-potty door.
Officers were called to assist EMS just before 7:30pm because of an incident on town property.
According to the victims and a witness, a 52-year-old Chesterton man was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, passing a portable restroom at the same time a 68-year-old Pleasant Township man was exiting the restroom.
The man on the bike collided with the potty door, throwing the Pleasant Township man back into the restroom, causing him to cut his elbow. The collision caused the Chesterton man to fall off his bike and strike his head on the concrete sidewalk. Both were treated on the scene by EMS, but refused transportation to a hospital.
Officers were called to assist EMS just before 7:30pm because of an incident on town property.
According to the victims and a witness, a 52-year-old Chesterton man was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, passing a portable restroom at the same time a 68-year-old Pleasant Township man was exiting the restroom.
The man on the bike collided with the potty door, throwing the Pleasant Township man back into the restroom, causing him to cut his elbow. The collision caused the Chesterton man to fall off his bike and strike his head on the concrete sidewalk. Both were treated on the scene by EMS, but refused transportation to a hospital.
Report of man chasing squirrels with a stick led to heroin arrest
Police in Boise, Idaho, responding to a report of a man chasing squirrels led to him facing drug charges.
Boise Police Department officers were called on Wednesday over a report of a man chasing squirrels with a stick.
Officers say they arrested 25-year-old Aaron Lehotsky for cruelty to animals, but BPD says officers found two grams of heroin in his possession.
Lehotsky was booked into the Ada County Jail on felony trafficking and misdemeanor cruelty to animals and resisting arrest.
Boise Police Department officers were called on Wednesday over a report of a man chasing squirrels with a stick.
Officers say they arrested 25-year-old Aaron Lehotsky for cruelty to animals, but BPD says officers found two grams of heroin in his possession.
Lehotsky was booked into the Ada County Jail on felony trafficking and misdemeanor cruelty to animals and resisting arrest.
Dog buried in mudslide rescued after 18-hour ordeal
A dog was rescued from the rubble of a home after it was flattened by a mudslide in Guatemala last week.
Nicknamed "el Afortunado", which translates to "the lucky one", the dog never gave up hope despite spending more than 18 hours trapped in his subterranean tomb in Joya Grande village. Its incessant barking finally attracted the attention of rescue crews, who filmed the moment el Afortunado was finally dug free.
"We were looking for people and always, always was this faint sound, like a permanent rapping or tapping," crew member Jose Guerdola said. "We assumed it was someone trapped in a cellar who was hitting a pipe. We dug and dug, and we sweated and slaved, and as we got closer we realised it was the barking of a dog.
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"When we broke through to where he was he jumped into our arms and licked our faces." El Afortunado suffered mild shock and dehydration but is on the mend, according to a local vet. It has been placed in the care of an animal shelter for adoption.
Nicknamed "el Afortunado", which translates to "the lucky one", the dog never gave up hope despite spending more than 18 hours trapped in his subterranean tomb in Joya Grande village. Its incessant barking finally attracted the attention of rescue crews, who filmed the moment el Afortunado was finally dug free.
"We were looking for people and always, always was this faint sound, like a permanent rapping or tapping," crew member Jose Guerdola said. "We assumed it was someone trapped in a cellar who was hitting a pipe. We dug and dug, and we sweated and slaved, and as we got closer we realised it was the barking of a dog.
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"When we broke through to where he was he jumped into our arms and licked our faces." El Afortunado suffered mild shock and dehydration but is on the mend, according to a local vet. It has been placed in the care of an animal shelter for adoption.
Mexican police capture hippo found wandering the streets
Mexican police were called to help with an unusual situation early on Thursday morning in Tlajomulco de Zunigaa in the state of Jalisco, when a hippopotamus was seen wandering aimlessly through the streets.
A man who said he kept the animal at his home was not too far away.
The man told police the animal wandered off into the streets when he let it out of its cage for a walk in the park.
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After some coaxing, police surrounded the hippo and guided it into a cage. Officers then arrested the man, who didn't have the documentation to prove he was the owner.
A man who said he kept the animal at his home was not too far away.
The man told police the animal wandered off into the streets when he let it out of its cage for a walk in the park.
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After some coaxing, police surrounded the hippo and guided it into a cage. Officers then arrested the man, who didn't have the documentation to prove he was the owner.
Mystery over partially stuffed crocodile found in pond at golf course
A stuffed crocodile has been discovered in a pond at a busy golf course. The Scottish SPCA have launched an investigation and are appealing for information after the stuffed creature was found in South Lanarkshire.
Scotland’s animal welfare charity attended after a number of concerned passers-by believed they had spotted a reptile in the water at Carnwath Golf Course, near Biggar. Scottish SPCA inspector Heather Lawson collected the 4.5ft long crocodile and took it to the National Museum of Scotland to have it identified.
Inspector Lawson said: "I first thought it was a prank when I received a call saying there had been sightings of a crocodile but when I investigated I found it was real. The crocodile was dead and oddly had tape wrapped around its head. It seems someone has attempted to stuff the crocodile as it had no insides and there was straw stuck in its legs.
"We know it was a West African Dwarf Crocodile and it’s a complete mystery how it got there. However, we don’t know how old it was or how it came to die. These are protected animals and anyone who owns one in this country would need to have a Dangerous Wild Animal license. We are interested in finding out the circumstances and are appealing to anyone with information to contact us." Anyone with information about the crocodile is being urged to contact the Scottish SPCA animal helpline.
Scotland’s animal welfare charity attended after a number of concerned passers-by believed they had spotted a reptile in the water at Carnwath Golf Course, near Biggar. Scottish SPCA inspector Heather Lawson collected the 4.5ft long crocodile and took it to the National Museum of Scotland to have it identified.
Inspector Lawson said: "I first thought it was a prank when I received a call saying there had been sightings of a crocodile but when I investigated I found it was real. The crocodile was dead and oddly had tape wrapped around its head. It seems someone has attempted to stuff the crocodile as it had no insides and there was straw stuck in its legs.
"We know it was a West African Dwarf Crocodile and it’s a complete mystery how it got there. However, we don’t know how old it was or how it came to die. These are protected animals and anyone who owns one in this country would need to have a Dangerous Wild Animal license. We are interested in finding out the circumstances and are appealing to anyone with information to contact us." Anyone with information about the crocodile is being urged to contact the Scottish SPCA animal helpline.
Cathedral trouser-drop man jailed
A man who pulled down his trousers in Exeter cathedral before climbing on to the altar, breaking a crucifix and punching a 70-year-old woman in the face has been sent to prison. Nicholas Courtney, 35, told Exeter crown court he went into the cathedral to pray, but was overcome by the urge to offer himself to God. The court heard he then put £20 in a donation box, exposed his buttocks to visitors and went on the rampage.
Courtney, from Exeter, Devon, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and criminal damage and was jailed for 26 months. Defence lawyer Jeremy Harris said Courtney had taken legal highs as he self-medicated but he was not mentally ill or impaired. He said: "Courtney went to the cathedral to offer himself to God. He is appalled for what he did. He said they were despicable actions." The court heard he went up to a donation box and put some money in it before pulling down his trousers.
Officials tried to intervene but Courtney jumped over a roped-off area and went up to the high altar. Guided tours and members of the public were in the cathedral at the time and staff were left "outraged" at his actions, said prosecutor Nigel Wraith. He knocked two candlesticks and a crucifix to the ground before hugging a verger and being escorted out, the court heard. Outside the main entrance, Courtney punched the woman.
The force of the blow knocked her to the ground, breaking her wrist, the court was told. The court heard the woman was having chemotherapy for cancer and was terminally ill. She said the attack had been "very upsetting and traumatic". Sentencing, Judge Jeremy Griggs said: "Society is appalled by what you did on that occasion." He said people who go to the cathedral were "entitled to peace and tranquillity" and Courtney's behaviour was "Outrageous to Christians and others using it. Your behaviour that day was quite incomprehensible," he added.
Courtney, from Exeter, Devon, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and criminal damage and was jailed for 26 months. Defence lawyer Jeremy Harris said Courtney had taken legal highs as he self-medicated but he was not mentally ill or impaired. He said: "Courtney went to the cathedral to offer himself to God. He is appalled for what he did. He said they were despicable actions." The court heard he went up to a donation box and put some money in it before pulling down his trousers.
Officials tried to intervene but Courtney jumped over a roped-off area and went up to the high altar. Guided tours and members of the public were in the cathedral at the time and staff were left "outraged" at his actions, said prosecutor Nigel Wraith. He knocked two candlesticks and a crucifix to the ground before hugging a verger and being escorted out, the court heard. Outside the main entrance, Courtney punched the woman.
The force of the blow knocked her to the ground, breaking her wrist, the court was told. The court heard the woman was having chemotherapy for cancer and was terminally ill. She said the attack had been "very upsetting and traumatic". Sentencing, Judge Jeremy Griggs said: "Society is appalled by what you did on that occasion." He said people who go to the cathedral were "entitled to peace and tranquillity" and Courtney's behaviour was "Outrageous to Christians and others using it. Your behaviour that day was quite incomprehensible," he added.
Cat poo blamed for girls not attending school
Two sisters failed to attend school because of their cat, a court was told.
The girls, aged six and nine, had allegedly found cat poo outside their bedroom door when they woke in the morning.
They would not go past it and that was the excuse for not attending classes when their father, 32-year-old Gareth Beresford appeared before Blackpool magistrates.
Suzanne Holroyd, prosecuting for Blackpool Council, said the girls’ attendance records at Thames Primary School were scrutinised by the educational welfare officer. Both had unauthorised absences which reduced their attendance to 85 and 86 percent. A meeting was held with their father followed up by phone calls to Beresford.
Ms Holroyd said: “Mr Beresford said that when the girls visited their mother in Preston she would bring them back late. Then he said that the family cat had defecated outside the girls’ bedroom door and they could not get past it. Then he said they did not attend school because the roof of their flat had been raining in.”
Chairman of the bench Janet Boccacio asked Beresford what time he got up each morning and he said between 8 and 9am normally. She told him: “You should try getting up earlier and make sure to get your daughters to school rather than give these apologies. Their education is important.” Beresford said: “I will try harder. I will try and get up earlier.” Beresford was placed on a weekend curfew from 9pm to 7am.
Suzanne Holroyd, prosecuting for Blackpool Council, said the girls’ attendance records at Thames Primary School were scrutinised by the educational welfare officer. Both had unauthorised absences which reduced their attendance to 85 and 86 percent. A meeting was held with their father followed up by phone calls to Beresford.
Ms Holroyd said: “Mr Beresford said that when the girls visited their mother in Preston she would bring them back late. Then he said that the family cat had defecated outside the girls’ bedroom door and they could not get past it. Then he said they did not attend school because the roof of their flat had been raining in.”
Chairman of the bench Janet Boccacio asked Beresford what time he got up each morning and he said between 8 and 9am normally. She told him: “You should try getting up earlier and make sure to get your daughters to school rather than give these apologies. Their education is important.” Beresford said: “I will try harder. I will try and get up earlier.” Beresford was placed on a weekend curfew from 9pm to 7am.
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