Saturday, July 12, 2014
Man with Bentley logo tattooed across his forehead arrested for identity theft
A Florida man with the Bentley car logo tattoed across his forehead has been charged with identity theft.
He also has a shark tattooed on his face and works at a shoe store.
Federal prosecutors say Derek Denesevich, 26, of Lauderhill, liked to pretend to be other people by stealing their identities and using them to make money by filing fraudulent income tax returns.
Denesevich appeared in court on Wednesday to face federal identity theft charges. He paid a former Broward Clerk of Courts employee to misuse her position and steal drivers' identities, according to court records. Denesevich is charged with aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to possess unauthorized access devices.
According to court records, he is co-operating with the investigation of a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that prosecutors said he operated. He is scheduled to return to federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Monday to either plead guilty or not guilty. If convicted, he faces a maximum of seven years in federal prison.
Federal prosecutors say Derek Denesevich, 26, of Lauderhill, liked to pretend to be other people by stealing their identities and using them to make money by filing fraudulent income tax returns.
Denesevich appeared in court on Wednesday to face federal identity theft charges. He paid a former Broward Clerk of Courts employee to misuse her position and steal drivers' identities, according to court records. Denesevich is charged with aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to possess unauthorized access devices.
According to court records, he is co-operating with the investigation of a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that prosecutors said he operated. He is scheduled to return to federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Monday to either plead guilty or not guilty. If convicted, he faces a maximum of seven years in federal prison.
Nearly-naked lady doing yoga in middle of road arrested on drug charges
A nearly-naked woman who was doing yoga exercises in the middle of a Florida road was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by police officers who found heroin and drug paraphernalia in her running pick-up truck.
Michele Cernak, 51, was arrested on a variety of drug counts after police responded to a 911 call about an intoxicated woman stripping off her clothes on an Ocala street.
When officers confronted the Ocala resident, her pants were at her ankles (though she still had “panties covering her private area,” officers noted). Witnesses told officers that Cernak had been doing yoga poses. Cernak was exercising about ten feet from her truck, which had its driver’s door open.
A search of the vehicle turned up heroin and drug paraphernalia, according to an Ocala Police Department report. During questioning, Cernak, who had a bleeding wound on her left ankle, reportedly admitted that she had been shooting heroin. Charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors, Cernak is being held in the Marion County jail in lieu of $5000 bond.
Michele Cernak, 51, was arrested on a variety of drug counts after police responded to a 911 call about an intoxicated woman stripping off her clothes on an Ocala street.
When officers confronted the Ocala resident, her pants were at her ankles (though she still had “panties covering her private area,” officers noted). Witnesses told officers that Cernak had been doing yoga poses. Cernak was exercising about ten feet from her truck, which had its driver’s door open.
A search of the vehicle turned up heroin and drug paraphernalia, according to an Ocala Police Department report. During questioning, Cernak, who had a bleeding wound on her left ankle, reportedly admitted that she had been shooting heroin. Charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors, Cernak is being held in the Marion County jail in lieu of $5000 bond.
Deer ran riot in booze store
Tarlochan Gidda has had a few break-ins at his liquor stores over the years, but never like the one on Tuesday morning.
A deer burst through a front window of Quick 6 Liquors in Weymouth, Massachusetts, dashed frantically down the aisles and was trapped inside for several minutes before Gidda, a postman and some customers were able to direct it back outside.
“It was a crazy day,” Gidda said. “We were lucky no one got hurt.” The deer came crashing through the window at about 11:30am, knocking over a shelf of high-end liquor and trampling about 150 packs of cigarettes, Gidda said. Surprisingly, the deer caused no further damage while running up and down the aisles. Gidda estimated the damage at a few thousand dollars.
News video.
YouTube link.
Video from several surveillance cameras shows the deer running across the street, crashing through a pane of glass into an area behind the counter, and heading down an aisle toward a wall of glass refrigerator doors. The deer then bolted back and forth down the aisles as employees, customers and a passing postal carrier tried to shoo it out. Anne Shore, a store employee, said the postal carrier was eventually able to get the deer out of a corner where it had been trying to get through the glass door of a refrigerator.
Raw CCTV footage.
YouTube link. Original Facebook video.
“It kept standing on its hind legs trying to get through,” she said. “It figured it was a way out.” Police searched the area for the deer but didn’t find it. By Wednesday afternoon, the window had been replaced and the only remnants of what had happened were streaks of blood on the glass door of the walk-in cooler in the back where the deer tried to get in before finding its way back outdoors. Shore said the deer cut itself coming through the window.
“It was a crazy day,” Gidda said. “We were lucky no one got hurt.” The deer came crashing through the window at about 11:30am, knocking over a shelf of high-end liquor and trampling about 150 packs of cigarettes, Gidda said. Surprisingly, the deer caused no further damage while running up and down the aisles. Gidda estimated the damage at a few thousand dollars.
News video.
YouTube link.
Video from several surveillance cameras shows the deer running across the street, crashing through a pane of glass into an area behind the counter, and heading down an aisle toward a wall of glass refrigerator doors. The deer then bolted back and forth down the aisles as employees, customers and a passing postal carrier tried to shoo it out. Anne Shore, a store employee, said the postal carrier was eventually able to get the deer out of a corner where it had been trying to get through the glass door of a refrigerator.
Raw CCTV footage.
YouTube link. Original Facebook video.
“It kept standing on its hind legs trying to get through,” she said. “It figured it was a way out.” Police searched the area for the deer but didn’t find it. By Wednesday afternoon, the window had been replaced and the only remnants of what had happened were streaks of blood on the glass door of the walk-in cooler in the back where the deer tried to get in before finding its way back outdoors. Shore said the deer cut itself coming through the window.
Police say people who drop their pants and poo on trains as they pass under bridge face charges
Trains regularly pass through Uxbridge in Worcester County, Massachusetts, hauling various freight and bulk items along the Providence and Worcester Railroad. But as a train passed through one night this past week, it picked up an unexpected load of human waste in an incident that has left railroad employees and law enforcement officials slack-jawed and speechless.
P & W Railroad employees called the Uxbridge Police Department at about 10pm on Monday to report that four individuals on the railroad bridge on Route 122 had dropped their drawers and defecated on the train as it passed below. Officers responded to the scene, but found no one in the area. "I don't have any words for it. It's disgusting," said Police Chief Jeffrey A. Lourie.
"It's a violation of the law. Their actions pose no lawful purpose." If found, those who unloaded the faecal freight could face a number of charges, among them disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and open and gross lewdness. "Obviously, it is very inappropriate behaviour in a public place," Chief Lourie added.
Charles Rennick, general counsel for P & W, said while it is not a common problem, this has happened before in the same location. "It's disgusting. It's not just gross, but it creates a health and safety issue for our employees," Mr. Rennick said, adding that the railroad does incur a cost to clean the train, which requires more than soap and hot water. "It's hard to wrap your mind around the fact that someone would do that."
P & W Railroad employees called the Uxbridge Police Department at about 10pm on Monday to report that four individuals on the railroad bridge on Route 122 had dropped their drawers and defecated on the train as it passed below. Officers responded to the scene, but found no one in the area. "I don't have any words for it. It's disgusting," said Police Chief Jeffrey A. Lourie.
"It's a violation of the law. Their actions pose no lawful purpose." If found, those who unloaded the faecal freight could face a number of charges, among them disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and open and gross lewdness. "Obviously, it is very inappropriate behaviour in a public place," Chief Lourie added.
Charles Rennick, general counsel for P & W, said while it is not a common problem, this has happened before in the same location. "It's disgusting. It's not just gross, but it creates a health and safety issue for our employees," Mr. Rennick said, adding that the railroad does incur a cost to clean the train, which requires more than soap and hot water. "It's hard to wrap your mind around the fact that someone would do that."
Myanmar bans map tattoos below the waist
Myanmar citizens have been told that tattooing a map of the country below their waist could earn them a three-year jail sentence.
The Mandalay Region Advocate-General also warned that it could attract a fine equivalent to £175 ($300).
U Ye Aung Myint issued the warning in the regional hluttaw on July 8 during the second day of a special sitting to discuss the communal unrest in Mandalay last week. “We can accept this symbol tattooed on the upper part of the body because it might demonstrate the wearer's pride for their country but a tattoo on the lower part disgraces the country’s pride,” he said.
He had been asked by U Thein Lwin (Union Solidarity and Development Party, Pyi Gyi Takhun Township) if action could be taken against anyone with a map of Myanmar tattooed in an inappropriate part of the body. U Ye Aung Myint said anyone with such a tattoo could be prosecuted under the Union Seal Law (2010).
The law is aimed at ensuring that the Union Seal is used "in a proper manner in accord with its prestige.” It protects “the whole or any part of the seal,” and notes “at the centre of the Union Seal is the map of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.” U Thein Lwin said many youths tattoo their bodies to express themselves. "Although the Myanmar map is an abstract image it has gracefulness and we should prevent such disgrace befalling the country," he said.
U Ye Aung Myint issued the warning in the regional hluttaw on July 8 during the second day of a special sitting to discuss the communal unrest in Mandalay last week. “We can accept this symbol tattooed on the upper part of the body because it might demonstrate the wearer's pride for their country but a tattoo on the lower part disgraces the country’s pride,” he said.
He had been asked by U Thein Lwin (Union Solidarity and Development Party, Pyi Gyi Takhun Township) if action could be taken against anyone with a map of Myanmar tattooed in an inappropriate part of the body. U Ye Aung Myint said anyone with such a tattoo could be prosecuted under the Union Seal Law (2010).
The law is aimed at ensuring that the Union Seal is used "in a proper manner in accord with its prestige.” It protects “the whole or any part of the seal,” and notes “at the centre of the Union Seal is the map of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.” U Thein Lwin said many youths tattoo their bodies to express themselves. "Although the Myanmar map is an abstract image it has gracefulness and we should prevent such disgrace befalling the country," he said.
Spanish naturist paradise accidentally bans nudity
Vera, in Almeria province, southern Spain, advertises itself as “the best naturist beach resort in the world." The town is also the only place in Spain to have a naturist hotel, Vera Playa Club Hotel, which attracts naturists from around the world and two kilometres of sandy beach allocated just for nudists.
However, the local council recently accidentally banned the practice and passed a new law setting fines of €100 to €300 for people who go naked or topless. But they are now saying that the whole thing was “a mistake” that will soon be rectified at a future council meeting.
The ban, according to Vera authorities, is all down to a “transcription mistake” which came after conservative Popular Party (PP) politicians in the town backed a local by-law which prohibits the practice with one exception, “item 6 in article 58”, a clause which doesn’t even exist.
“If we’ve made a mistake we’ll rectify, that’s that,” said Popular Party spokesperson Antonio Fernández. “It’s obvious we’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot.” For now, the legislation has not gone into effect as it has yet to be published in the official provincial gazette.
However, the local council recently accidentally banned the practice and passed a new law setting fines of €100 to €300 for people who go naked or topless. But they are now saying that the whole thing was “a mistake” that will soon be rectified at a future council meeting.
The ban, according to Vera authorities, is all down to a “transcription mistake” which came after conservative Popular Party (PP) politicians in the town backed a local by-law which prohibits the practice with one exception, “item 6 in article 58”, a clause which doesn’t even exist.
“If we’ve made a mistake we’ll rectify, that’s that,” said Popular Party spokesperson Antonio Fernández. “It’s obvious we’re not going to shoot ourselves in the foot.” For now, the legislation has not gone into effect as it has yet to be published in the official provincial gazette.
Serial bottom smacker locked up for second time
A teenager has been locked up for a second time after following girls and women in secluded areas before slapping their bottoms.
Reece Budgeon, who admitted sexually assaulting six women but showed no remorse, has now been sentenced to 25 months in a young offenders' institution.
He pounced on his first victim just a month after being released from custody for doing the same thing to two other women last year.
Locking up the 18-year-old, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Judge Jonathan Gosling said: “You were completely indiscriminate in your choice of women, who ranged in age from 15 to 60. Unlike everyone around you, who sees it as disgusting and perverted, you don’t see anything wrong and you have showed no remorse.” Derby Crown Court heard that Reece assaulted his victims in alleyways and other quiet areas in Ilkeston between February 19 and March 24. His victims included two schoolgirls and a mother pushing her child in a pram.
Most of them said they had been aware of him following them before he slapped them hard on the bottom and ran off. One woman who had been walking through an industrial estate to work at the time, told police that after the incident she felt nervous walking alone. The oldest victim, whom he struck in an alleyway, said she initially thought he was going to mug her and that it left her feeling vulnerable and shocked.
Jasmine Kumar, for Budgeon, said: “What we have from him is a lack of acceptance and responsibility and no justification of committing these offences.” She said his attitude to his offending and towards women was immature. Judge Gosling said: “These crimes caused a lot of anxiety and distress to your victims. It’s impossible to understand what is going on in your head – what motivates you to commit these serious crimes. Only a month after your release you went on to follow and assault no less than six women in five weeks at a time where you are being intensively supervised.”
Locking up the 18-year-old, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Judge Jonathan Gosling said: “You were completely indiscriminate in your choice of women, who ranged in age from 15 to 60. Unlike everyone around you, who sees it as disgusting and perverted, you don’t see anything wrong and you have showed no remorse.” Derby Crown Court heard that Reece assaulted his victims in alleyways and other quiet areas in Ilkeston between February 19 and March 24. His victims included two schoolgirls and a mother pushing her child in a pram.
Most of them said they had been aware of him following them before he slapped them hard on the bottom and ran off. One woman who had been walking through an industrial estate to work at the time, told police that after the incident she felt nervous walking alone. The oldest victim, whom he struck in an alleyway, said she initially thought he was going to mug her and that it left her feeling vulnerable and shocked.
Jasmine Kumar, for Budgeon, said: “What we have from him is a lack of acceptance and responsibility and no justification of committing these offences.” She said his attitude to his offending and towards women was immature. Judge Gosling said: “These crimes caused a lot of anxiety and distress to your victims. It’s impossible to understand what is going on in your head – what motivates you to commit these serious crimes. Only a month after your release you went on to follow and assault no less than six women in five weeks at a time where you are being intensively supervised.”
Secret chocolate stash found in university library book
A surprise hidden within the pages of a library book was waiting for Cambridge students during the exam period.
During a stock check of the Newnham College Library, a student discovered a secret stash of chocolate concealed within the pages of The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Margaret Drabble, herself a Newnham alumna.
The mysterious treat-giver had hollowed out the pages of the book and stowed a Crunchie and a Dairy Milk bar within. Scrawled inside the pages is a message encouraging the lucky finder to enjoy the contents. The note reads: “Dear student, congratulations on finding this book. Take your prize and return with one for the next person.” The tome is not a Newnham College library book, and it believed to have been spirited in for the express purpose of concealing the chocolate bars.
Jo Tynan, a spokeswoman for Newnham College, said: “We do regular stock checks at the library and a student stock taker came across this book last week. It didn’t have any issue numbers on it so she opened it and the inside had been completely hollowed out.” It is not clear whether these two bars are the original chocolates or whether they have been replaced many times over the exam period.
Ms Tynan added: “We don’t know how long the book was there for but we don’t think it was very long. A lot of our students got firsts this year so who knows whether they were helped with their studies by these chocolates.” The college does not allow food or drink in the library but occasionally leaves sweets out during the exam period when the library closes at 1.45am. No one has come forward to claim responsibility for the idea, but the college would love to know who was behind it.
The mysterious treat-giver had hollowed out the pages of the book and stowed a Crunchie and a Dairy Milk bar within. Scrawled inside the pages is a message encouraging the lucky finder to enjoy the contents. The note reads: “Dear student, congratulations on finding this book. Take your prize and return with one for the next person.” The tome is not a Newnham College library book, and it believed to have been spirited in for the express purpose of concealing the chocolate bars.
Jo Tynan, a spokeswoman for Newnham College, said: “We do regular stock checks at the library and a student stock taker came across this book last week. It didn’t have any issue numbers on it so she opened it and the inside had been completely hollowed out.” It is not clear whether these two bars are the original chocolates or whether they have been replaced many times over the exam period.
Ms Tynan added: “We don’t know how long the book was there for but we don’t think it was very long. A lot of our students got firsts this year so who knows whether they were helped with their studies by these chocolates.” The college does not allow food or drink in the library but occasionally leaves sweets out during the exam period when the library closes at 1.45am. No one has come forward to claim responsibility for the idea, but the college would love to know who was behind it.
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