Thursday, June 26, 2014
Man with paper bag on head arrested after frightening pharmacy customers
A Florida man, who back in 2012 claimed he was a DEA/CIA agent in order to get free doughnuts, was arrested in Vero Beach earlier this month after reports that he tried to enter a pharmacy with a brown paper bag over his head.
An Indian River County Sheriff’s deputy said that at about 11:45pm on June 9 she went to a CVS pharmacy following a “suspicious incident.” A woman told the deputy that Clayton Schwey, 38, tried to enter the store with a brown paper bag over his head.
“This was scaring customers and they told her that they thought she was about to be robbed,” the affidavit states. Attempts to get Schwey to leave weren’t successful. “He did remove the bag from his head and re-enter the store and cussed at the complainant and stated that this was a free country,” the affidavit adds.
Schwey then walked toward the cooler area. When the deputy arrived, Schwey was sitting on the sidewalk with the brown paper bag next to him. Schwey, listed as homeless, was arrested on charges including wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another and trespassing.
An Indian River County Sheriff’s deputy said that at about 11:45pm on June 9 she went to a CVS pharmacy following a “suspicious incident.” A woman told the deputy that Clayton Schwey, 38, tried to enter the store with a brown paper bag over his head.
“This was scaring customers and they told her that they thought she was about to be robbed,” the affidavit states. Attempts to get Schwey to leave weren’t successful. “He did remove the bag from his head and re-enter the store and cussed at the complainant and stated that this was a free country,” the affidavit adds.
Schwey then walked toward the cooler area. When the deputy arrived, Schwey was sitting on the sidewalk with the brown paper bag next to him. Schwey, listed as homeless, was arrested on charges including wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another and trespassing.
Police search for sartorially challenged bank robbers
Pittsburgh police are searching for a bank robber who wore a pink shirt and pink pyjama bottoms, and topped off his disguise with a skeleton mask and a black wig. Police say the robbery happened at about 1pm on Monday at the Huntingdon Bank branch in the city's Carrick neighbourhood.
The suspect was speaking to someone on a cellphone during the heist, possibly a getaway driver. Police say the suspect stuffed the loot into a black purse. Police say a dye pack in the money exploded. Witnesses say the man appeared to be somewhat soiled even before he entered the bank. He was also wearing a black apron and white athletic shoes, both of which were spattered with grease.
Meanwhile, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina are searching for a man wearing a red dress, a black hat, a wig and purple glitter lipstick who robbed a Lady's Island bank on Tuesday afternoon before pedalling away on a bicycle. The fashionably dressed suspect entered the bank at about 1:30pm and demanded money from a teller.
Wardrobe aside, the suspect was described as a black male with a thin build who was about 6 feet tall. The is no word as to whether that was with or without heels. The suspect, who arrived carrying a large bag, stole an undisclosed amount of cash before riding away on the two-wheeler. While he did not brandish a weapon, he is still considered potentially armed and dangerous, police say.
The suspect was speaking to someone on a cellphone during the heist, possibly a getaway driver. Police say the suspect stuffed the loot into a black purse. Police say a dye pack in the money exploded. Witnesses say the man appeared to be somewhat soiled even before he entered the bank. He was also wearing a black apron and white athletic shoes, both of which were spattered with grease.
Meanwhile, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina are searching for a man wearing a red dress, a black hat, a wig and purple glitter lipstick who robbed a Lady's Island bank on Tuesday afternoon before pedalling away on a bicycle. The fashionably dressed suspect entered the bank at about 1:30pm and demanded money from a teller.
Wardrobe aside, the suspect was described as a black male with a thin build who was about 6 feet tall. The is no word as to whether that was with or without heels. The suspect, who arrived carrying a large bag, stole an undisclosed amount of cash before riding away on the two-wheeler. While he did not brandish a weapon, he is still considered potentially armed and dangerous, police say.
Firefighters rescued chihuahua with toes stuck in bathtub plughole
It was supposed to be a simple bath for a little Chihuahua in Sacramento, California.
However, it ended up with several firefighters in the bathroom.
Bailey the Chihuahua was attempting to jump out of the tub, when he somehow got one of his back paws stuck in the drain.
“He jumped up and when he came down ... his foot landed in the drain and it got stuck,” the dog’s owner said. The drama brought out Metro Fire, but chiselling near the Chihuahua wasn’t safe for them or the dog. “The dog was really stuck and was getting really upset about being stuck,” said animal control officer Mechelle Crites.
After an hour of delicate manoeuvering, it was time to call in a vet. Dr. Jean Rabinowitz said this was a first for her. “Pretty soon I found myself on a hot Sunday afternoon with a chihuahua and three firefighters in a bathtub,” she said. She gave Bailey a knockout shot, then held on as crews worked on the tub.
“It was pretty tough,” she said. “It took about 20 hammers each time, each time the dog and I were bouncing in the bathtub.” Bailey would outlast his bath and the tub that had to be destroyed to free him. Bailey's owner says there won't be a next time because she won't be setting the dog down inside the tub anymore.
With news video.
“He jumped up and when he came down ... his foot landed in the drain and it got stuck,” the dog’s owner said. The drama brought out Metro Fire, but chiselling near the Chihuahua wasn’t safe for them or the dog. “The dog was really stuck and was getting really upset about being stuck,” said animal control officer Mechelle Crites.
After an hour of delicate manoeuvering, it was time to call in a vet. Dr. Jean Rabinowitz said this was a first for her. “Pretty soon I found myself on a hot Sunday afternoon with a chihuahua and three firefighters in a bathtub,” she said. She gave Bailey a knockout shot, then held on as crews worked on the tub.
“It was pretty tough,” she said. “It took about 20 hammers each time, each time the dog and I were bouncing in the bathtub.” Bailey would outlast his bath and the tub that had to be destroyed to free him. Bailey's owner says there won't be a next time because she won't be setting the dog down inside the tub anymore.
With news video.
University's School of Journalism misspelled own name on diplomas
Northwestern University's esteemed Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, one of the top graduate programmes for aspiring journalists in the US, issued dozens of diplomas with the programme's own name misspelled.
Someone at the Illinois university, it seems, forgot that the word "integrated" includes an "n." The typo affected roughly 30 of the 250 diplomas awarded.
The error struck some students as ironic, given the school’s tradition, known as the "Medill F," of giving a failing grade to an assignment with a factual error such as a misspelling.
Desiree Hanford, a lecturer at Medill, said that officials were looking into correcting the error. “The diplomas are issued by the university, so we will work with the [Northwestern University] registrar's office to provide new diplomas to these students,” she said.
With news video.
Someone at the Illinois university, it seems, forgot that the word "integrated" includes an "n." The typo affected roughly 30 of the 250 diplomas awarded.
The error struck some students as ironic, given the school’s tradition, known as the "Medill F," of giving a failing grade to an assignment with a factual error such as a misspelling.
Desiree Hanford, a lecturer at Medill, said that officials were looking into correcting the error. “The diplomas are issued by the university, so we will work with the [Northwestern University] registrar's office to provide new diplomas to these students,” she said.
With news video.
Mystery of sausage dog that appeared in locked car solved
A woman in western Germany got a shock when she returned to her locked car and found a strange sausage dog staring back at her from the back seat. The mysterious incident was the result of a series of unlikely coincidences.
The baffled woman, who had been attending a religious service in Adenau near Koblenz in Rhineland, immediately drove the dachshund to a nearby police station, officers said in a statement.
But while officers were inspecting the animal, another distressed woman came in to report her beloved dog as missing. The mystery was eventually solved. It turned out the mix up had occurred when the women had mistaken each other's identical cars for their own - which they had coincidentally parked next to each other.
"Obviously, in this rare case, the keys also fit in both cars' locks," the police said. The dog owner had got into the wrong car and left without realising her mistake. Then the other woman had returned to find the dog on the back seat.
The baffled woman, who had been attending a religious service in Adenau near Koblenz in Rhineland, immediately drove the dachshund to a nearby police station, officers said in a statement.
But while officers were inspecting the animal, another distressed woman came in to report her beloved dog as missing. The mystery was eventually solved. It turned out the mix up had occurred when the women had mistaken each other's identical cars for their own - which they had coincidentally parked next to each other.
"Obviously, in this rare case, the keys also fit in both cars' locks," the police said. The dog owner had got into the wrong car and left without realising her mistake. Then the other woman had returned to find the dog on the back seat.
Driver avoided ticket after horse caught on speed camera
A horse caught on a speed camera in central Germany has helped a speeding driver avoid a ticket.
The horse was snapped by the speed camera in Eppstein, Hesse, and looked puzzled at the flashing camera as it passed by.
An initial look at the image by the town clerk suggested the horse was travelling at 59 km/h when caught at the end of May.
But the camera was in fact flashing a car behind the animal. The car’s driver escaped without a fine as the horse was blocking their number plate.
The horse was snapped by the speed camera in Eppstein, Hesse, and looked puzzled at the flashing camera as it passed by.
An initial look at the image by the town clerk suggested the horse was travelling at 59 km/h when caught at the end of May.
But the camera was in fact flashing a car behind the animal. The car’s driver escaped without a fine as the horse was blocking their number plate.
Giant tortoise treated for sinusitis
A giant tortoise has been checked in
to an on-site clinic at Bristol Zoo after developing the symptoms of
sinusitis.
Helen, a 90kg (14 stone) tortoise, was given a health check after keepers noticed her unusual breathing. Staff vet Richard Saunders said: "The whistling, raspy breathing in her nose could be heard from several feet away, so we took samples under anaesthetic." The 32-year-old tortoise, described as a "good patient" by Mr Saunders, is currently on a course of antibiotics.
Helen is an Aldabran giant tortoise - a species classified as "vulnerable" - and has been at Bristol Zoo for 11 years. But after developing a nasal infection, the tortoise had to take a trip to the vet for a nasal flush, tests under anaesthetic and a course of antibiotics. "Tortoises don't cough, so they can't expel stuff from their lungs but this was an upper respiratory infection, more like sinusitis," said Mr Saunders.
"The procedure took about 45 minutes and her recovery was in a lovely warm underfloor-heated sandpit. She's a good patient and is taking her tablets lined up in a stick of celery, which hides the pills and the taste, so she's doing well." Giant tortoises can live up to 150 years old. The Aldabran giant tortoise is the only surviving giant tortoise species from the islands of Aldabra and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
Helen, a 90kg (14 stone) tortoise, was given a health check after keepers noticed her unusual breathing. Staff vet Richard Saunders said: "The whistling, raspy breathing in her nose could be heard from several feet away, so we took samples under anaesthetic." The 32-year-old tortoise, described as a "good patient" by Mr Saunders, is currently on a course of antibiotics.
Helen is an Aldabran giant tortoise - a species classified as "vulnerable" - and has been at Bristol Zoo for 11 years. But after developing a nasal infection, the tortoise had to take a trip to the vet for a nasal flush, tests under anaesthetic and a course of antibiotics. "Tortoises don't cough, so they can't expel stuff from their lungs but this was an upper respiratory infection, more like sinusitis," said Mr Saunders.
"The procedure took about 45 minutes and her recovery was in a lovely warm underfloor-heated sandpit. She's a good patient and is taking her tablets lined up in a stick of celery, which hides the pills and the taste, so she's doing well." Giant tortoises can live up to 150 years old. The Aldabran giant tortoise is the only surviving giant tortoise species from the islands of Aldabra and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
Woman and mobility scooter rescued after getting stuck in mud on beach
Coastguard crews were called to help a woman whose
mobility scooter became stuck in mud
on a Denbighshire beach.
A companion raised the alarm during the incident which happened as they were exercising their dogs at Barkby Beach on Tuesday at about 12:15pm.
The coastguard said the woman had managed to get to safety before their crews arrived.
Teams from Rhyl and Flint then freed the scooter from near a slipway as the tide was going out. The woman was uninjured.
A companion raised the alarm during the incident which happened as they were exercising their dogs at Barkby Beach on Tuesday at about 12:15pm.
The coastguard said the woman had managed to get to safety before their crews arrived.
Teams from Rhyl and Flint then freed the scooter from near a slipway as the tide was going out. The woman was uninjured.
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