Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Unruly Legoland guest who squawked that his name was Pterodactyl Tasered by police
Police officers used a Taser in an attempt to stop an unruly visitor at Legoland Florida water park last Wednesday.
Richard Campagna, 36, from Port Charlotte, was chased through the water park in an incident that lasted around 30 minutes.
When Polk County sheriff's deputies asked him his name, he squawked "Pterodactyl."
The Sheriff's Office said he is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, a felony, for splashing water on a deputy, as well as disorderly conduct and resisting officers without violence. Deputies were called to the park at about noon after Campagna, who appeared drunk and refused to leave the park after being told to by Legoland staff, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Instead, he ran into the park's lazy river, said Carrie Horstman, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. The water course was "occupied by a large number of children," the report said. That is when he splashed water on the deputy. At that point, deputies tried to subdue him with a Taser. But because only one of the probes stuck into Campagna, use of the stun gun was unsuccessful.
He pulled the probe out of his elbow, and it took multiple deputies as well as Legoland staff to chase him down and eventually arrest him, Horstman said. "He was unruly," she said. Despite common misconceptions, the electrical discharge from Taser poses no risk to a person who is in water, Horstman said. Campagna was booked into the Polk County Jail in lieu of $1,750 bail.
The Sheriff's Office said he is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, a felony, for splashing water on a deputy, as well as disorderly conduct and resisting officers without violence. Deputies were called to the park at about noon after Campagna, who appeared drunk and refused to leave the park after being told to by Legoland staff, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Instead, he ran into the park's lazy river, said Carrie Horstman, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. The water course was "occupied by a large number of children," the report said. That is when he splashed water on the deputy. At that point, deputies tried to subdue him with a Taser. But because only one of the probes stuck into Campagna, use of the stun gun was unsuccessful.
He pulled the probe out of his elbow, and it took multiple deputies as well as Legoland staff to chase him down and eventually arrest him, Horstman said. "He was unruly," she said. Despite common misconceptions, the electrical discharge from Taser poses no risk to a person who is in water, Horstman said. Campagna was booked into the Polk County Jail in lieu of $1,750 bail.
Sushi bar owner caught having sex with woman on roof of adjacent Mexican grill
Two residents of Newark, Delaware, were charged on Saturday night with having sex on the roof of Chipotle Mexican Grill, police said.
One of the defendants was identified as Michael Suh, 38, who owns Mizu Sushi Bar, located three doors down from Chipotle. The other defendant is Nicole Germack, 27. Police responded to Main Street at 9:40pm after getting multiple calls about the incident.
“An NPD officer arrived and, while on the opposite side of the street, clearly observed the two defendants engaging in sexual intercourse on the roof at the very front of the Chipotle building,” NPD spokesman Cpl. James Spadola said.
After the officer advised Suh and Germack to stop, they continued for another “15 to 20 seconds,” Spadola said. They then fled into Suh’s apartment, located above the sushi bar. Both were arrested inside the apartment, Spadola said. They were charged with lewdness, indecent exposure, loitering, resisting arrest and conspiracy and released on $1,800 unsecured bond.
One of the defendants was identified as Michael Suh, 38, who owns Mizu Sushi Bar, located three doors down from Chipotle. The other defendant is Nicole Germack, 27. Police responded to Main Street at 9:40pm after getting multiple calls about the incident.
“An NPD officer arrived and, while on the opposite side of the street, clearly observed the two defendants engaging in sexual intercourse on the roof at the very front of the Chipotle building,” NPD spokesman Cpl. James Spadola said.
After the officer advised Suh and Germack to stop, they continued for another “15 to 20 seconds,” Spadola said. They then fled into Suh’s apartment, located above the sushi bar. Both were arrested inside the apartment, Spadola said. They were charged with lewdness, indecent exposure, loitering, resisting arrest and conspiracy and released on $1,800 unsecured bond.
Living fossil found in China
A living fossil has been discovered in north China after heavy rains created pools of water big enough to allow the creatures to hatch.
The unusual animal is known as a Tadpole Shrimp, and they are over 200 million years old.
YouTube link.
The shrimp lives on the bottom of temporary pools and shallow lakes, feeding on microbes and small animals in the water.
Although these plains get less than 40mm of rain a year, the downpour was enough to create the perfect hatching conditions for the eggs, which can survive on a dry river bed for 25 years.
The unusual animal is known as a Tadpole Shrimp, and they are over 200 million years old.
YouTube link.
The shrimp lives on the bottom of temporary pools and shallow lakes, feeding on microbes and small animals in the water.
Although these plains get less than 40mm of rain a year, the downpour was enough to create the perfect hatching conditions for the eggs, which can survive on a dry river bed for 25 years.
Sikh daredevils demonstrate their prowess
Martial arts stunt group Bir Khalsa , "The Brave Pure", let loose with their skills in Armistar, North West India, in a display of weapon play and pain endurance.
The group, who practise the ancient Sikh martial art of Ghatka, perform sword stunts including smashing coconuts inches from a man's body while blindfolded, even cutting through one laid on a man's bare neck.
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One Bir Khalsa member has salt poured into his eyes in a display of pain endurance. The form of martial arts that the group practise is nearly extinct in India, with only the 450 members of Bir Khalsa still performing the ancient skill.
The team recently beat the world record for breaking the maximum number of coconuts placed on someone's forehead with a baseball bat, smashing 59 coconuts in one minute.
The group, who practise the ancient Sikh martial art of Ghatka, perform sword stunts including smashing coconuts inches from a man's body while blindfolded, even cutting through one laid on a man's bare neck.
YouTube link.
One Bir Khalsa member has salt poured into his eyes in a display of pain endurance. The form of martial arts that the group practise is nearly extinct in India, with only the 450 members of Bir Khalsa still performing the ancient skill.
The team recently beat the world record for breaking the maximum number of coconuts placed on someone's forehead with a baseball bat, smashing 59 coconuts in one minute.
Man in trouble over coffin in river marketing stunt
A hoax coffin with a mannequin found floating in the Hutt River, which flows through the southern North Island of New Zealand, has been labelled an ill-conceived marketing stunt.
Authorities had received a report that a coffin had been spotted near the Waione Bridge at Petone.
Inside was a mannequin and a sign directing people to a website run by Dan Herbison from Wellington.
The mannequin in the coffin had a supposedly-dead model holding a sign reading: ''If only I'd advertised for an electrician ... I wouldn't have tried to fix it myself.'' Victoria University school of management marketing expert David Stewart said Herbison had failed in his bid for exposure and had created a negative buzz around his business with the ill-conceived stunt. ''People will be offended and think he's an idiot. Death and dying in New Zealand society is still a bit of a taboo subject - it's an emotional thing.''
Photo from here.
Herbison, posing as a fisherman, contacted reporters on Monday morning, saying he had spotted the coffin floating and then anchored it to the riverbank. Stewart said this tactic was deceptive and would lead people to question if he ran his businesses in an ethical way. Herbison later admitted he placed the coffin in the river to advertise his job-finding website. He called police and told them of the hoax once he realised he had gone too far with the guerrilla marketing stunt.
Photo from here.
''I have taken it too far,'' he said after police went to the scene, which they promptly cordoned off. ''I'm in a bit of shit here. It's going to get bad, I know.'' Police are now considering charging Herbison. Police spokesman Nick Bohm said police, who cordoned off the scene near Waione Bridge, would consider laying charges for wasting police time and resources. The prank was ''highly insensitive'' to families who had lost loved ones in the area, Bohm said. The coffin was found about 50m from where the body of Brett Ramon Waiwai, 30, of Lower Hutt was found less than a year ago.
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The mannequin in the coffin had a supposedly-dead model holding a sign reading: ''If only I'd advertised for an electrician ... I wouldn't have tried to fix it myself.'' Victoria University school of management marketing expert David Stewart said Herbison had failed in his bid for exposure and had created a negative buzz around his business with the ill-conceived stunt. ''People will be offended and think he's an idiot. Death and dying in New Zealand society is still a bit of a taboo subject - it's an emotional thing.''
Photo from here.
Herbison, posing as a fisherman, contacted reporters on Monday morning, saying he had spotted the coffin floating and then anchored it to the riverbank. Stewart said this tactic was deceptive and would lead people to question if he ran his businesses in an ethical way. Herbison later admitted he placed the coffin in the river to advertise his job-finding website. He called police and told them of the hoax once he realised he had gone too far with the guerrilla marketing stunt.
Photo from here.
''I have taken it too far,'' he said after police went to the scene, which they promptly cordoned off. ''I'm in a bit of shit here. It's going to get bad, I know.'' Police are now considering charging Herbison. Police spokesman Nick Bohm said police, who cordoned off the scene near Waione Bridge, would consider laying charges for wasting police time and resources. The prank was ''highly insensitive'' to families who had lost loved ones in the area, Bohm said. The coffin was found about 50m from where the body of Brett Ramon Waiwai, 30, of Lower Hutt was found less than a year ago.
With video.
Baby grow removed from sale after parents saw penises
Fashion chain Next has removed a baby grow from sale after customers noticed it was covered in penis drawings. Shane Gallivan, 23, was feeding twin daughters Evelyn and Amelia when he noticed something was amiss in the ‘washing line’ design. Next has admitted that a drawing of a jumper hanging over a washing line ended up looking like a penis because of a miss-print. Shane’s wife Carla, 24, said: “He was feeding my daughter when he suddenly said ‘oh my god’.
“He looked at the baby grow and noticed they were covered in penises. At first I thought it must just be a mistake, but I looked and there are lots of different ones all over it. It just looks like the designer was having a laugh and no one spotted it. I was angry because it’s not the kind of thing you should be dressing a baby in.” Carla and Shane, of Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, were given a pack of the baby grows as a present four months ago but only recently noticed the design flaw. But they are now refusing to dress their 10-month-old daughters in them.
Carla said: “We aren’t going to keep it and keep dressing the girls in it. I think what makes it all worse is that I have dressed two girls in it, not just that I put it on a baby. The girls were wearing it for weeks before we noticed. We don’t tend to look in depth at the clothes. We just thought it was a cute, nice baby grow with washing line with clothes and socks on it, but then we saw this. Once you notice it, it is unmistakeable.” A spokesperson for Next said the offending design was pulled from shelves after they received another complaint about the item.
In a statement, the store said: “We were shocked by the image that ended up on one of our sleepsuits. The offending part of the design started life as an upside down jumper with a neck binding and placket with buttons (hanging on the washing line), but unfortunately has been over simplified by the printer and has unintentionally become something else. This is an innocent mistake that had not been picked up in the approval process. As it was inappropriate we made the decision to withdraw this item from sale as soon as it was bought to our attention.”
“He looked at the baby grow and noticed they were covered in penises. At first I thought it must just be a mistake, but I looked and there are lots of different ones all over it. It just looks like the designer was having a laugh and no one spotted it. I was angry because it’s not the kind of thing you should be dressing a baby in.” Carla and Shane, of Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, were given a pack of the baby grows as a present four months ago but only recently noticed the design flaw. But they are now refusing to dress their 10-month-old daughters in them.
Carla said: “We aren’t going to keep it and keep dressing the girls in it. I think what makes it all worse is that I have dressed two girls in it, not just that I put it on a baby. The girls were wearing it for weeks before we noticed. We don’t tend to look in depth at the clothes. We just thought it was a cute, nice baby grow with washing line with clothes and socks on it, but then we saw this. Once you notice it, it is unmistakeable.” A spokesperson for Next said the offending design was pulled from shelves after they received another complaint about the item.
In a statement, the store said: “We were shocked by the image that ended up on one of our sleepsuits. The offending part of the design started life as an upside down jumper with a neck binding and placket with buttons (hanging on the washing line), but unfortunately has been over simplified by the printer and has unintentionally become something else. This is an innocent mistake that had not been picked up in the approval process. As it was inappropriate we made the decision to withdraw this item from sale as soon as it was bought to our attention.”
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