Thursday, July 17, 2014
Man using spray paint and lighter to kill spider set house on fire
Fire officials say a West Seattle man was using a lighter and a can of spray paint to kill a spider in his laundry room when the house went up in flames.
Fire crews were called to a home just before 8:30pm on Tuesday.
Firefighters originally battled the blaze from a distance after learning there may be ammunition inside. Crews were eventually able to extinguish the fire, but not before it did significant damage to the structure.
A man who lived at the home told fire officials he was trying to kill a spider in his laundry room using a can of spray paint and a lighter when the wall caught fire, according to Kyle Moore with the Seattle Fire Department. The man wasn't able to put the fire out himself, and he left the home when it began to spread.
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The building, which is a rental home, will cost roughly $40,000 to repair, Moore said. It will cost another $20,000 to repair or replace the contents of the home. It's unclear if the spider survived. The Red Cross is finding temporary housing for the man and a woman who lived with him.
Firefighters originally battled the blaze from a distance after learning there may be ammunition inside. Crews were eventually able to extinguish the fire, but not before it did significant damage to the structure.
A man who lived at the home told fire officials he was trying to kill a spider in his laundry room using a can of spray paint and a lighter when the wall caught fire, according to Kyle Moore with the Seattle Fire Department. The man wasn't able to put the fire out himself, and he left the home when it began to spread.
YouTube link. Original news video.
The building, which is a rental home, will cost roughly $40,000 to repair, Moore said. It will cost another $20,000 to repair or replace the contents of the home. It's unclear if the spider survived. The Red Cross is finding temporary housing for the man and a woman who lived with him.
Toothless man gummed roommate for refusing to clean his ear
A toothless man from Lakewood, Washington, gave his roommate's arm a serious gumming after she refused to clean his ear, according to charges filed in Pierce County Superior Court.
According to the charging documents, 52-year-old Kenneth Chambers got upset with his female roommate at the Rancho Villa mobile-home park in Lakewood on Sunday over after her refusal to clean his ear and broke the door to her room off its hinges. The victim reportedly sat on Chambers' lap and tried to talk to him, but he pushed her to the floor and bit her wrist.
The victim later told Lakewood Police Department officers Chambers didn't have his teeth in but still bit down hard enough to hurt her. According to the charging documents, Chambers choked the victim before pouring water all over her, damaging her hearing aid. When the victim said she was calling 911, Chambers threatened to kill her, according to the charging documents.
A witness confirmed the victim's story, and Chambers was arrested. Chambers reportedly told officers the victim hit him, and he was only trying to defend himself. According to the charging documents, he admitted to biting the victim, but said he didn't hurt her because he doesn't have any teeth. Chambers has been charged with assault and malicious mischief.
According to the charging documents, 52-year-old Kenneth Chambers got upset with his female roommate at the Rancho Villa mobile-home park in Lakewood on Sunday over after her refusal to clean his ear and broke the door to her room off its hinges. The victim reportedly sat on Chambers' lap and tried to talk to him, but he pushed her to the floor and bit her wrist.
The victim later told Lakewood Police Department officers Chambers didn't have his teeth in but still bit down hard enough to hurt her. According to the charging documents, Chambers choked the victim before pouring water all over her, damaging her hearing aid. When the victim said she was calling 911, Chambers threatened to kill her, according to the charging documents.
A witness confirmed the victim's story, and Chambers was arrested. Chambers reportedly told officers the victim hit him, and he was only trying to defend himself. According to the charging documents, he admitted to biting the victim, but said he didn't hurt her because he doesn't have any teeth. Chambers has been charged with assault and malicious mischief.
Stolen Jeep driven 3,400 miles from Miami to Washington State in two days
Police in the town of Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border found a Jeep in a bank car park that had been stolen 3,400 miles away in Miami, Florida, just two days earlier.
The Jeep was reported to the Miami Police Department as stolen sometime between June 30 and July 1. On July 2 it was found by Blaine Police.
Police don't know who took the black 2012 Jeep Patriot, or why they sped from one corner of the US to the other.
They found some clothing inside the car and the exterior had minor damage to the passenger-side fender, but little other evidence. Meanwhile, Blaine Towing has the Jeep and is trying to contact the owner to send it back home.
The Jeep was reported to the Miami Police Department as stolen sometime between June 30 and July 1. On July 2 it was found by Blaine Police.
Police don't know who took the black 2012 Jeep Patriot, or why they sped from one corner of the US to the other.
They found some clothing inside the car and the exterior had minor damage to the passenger-side fender, but little other evidence. Meanwhile, Blaine Towing has the Jeep and is trying to contact the owner to send it back home.
Wife accused of assaulting husband because he hadn't cooked dinner
A South Carolina woman is accused of hitting her husband, upset with him because he not yet cooked dinner, according to a sheriff's office report.
Spartanburg County deputies said they were called to the newlywed couple's Boiling Springs home on Monday about the assault.
The man ran out to officers waving his arms at them saying he had been assaulted by his wife, 31-year-old April Cooper, according to deputies. The report said Cooper was upset her husband had not cooked dinner, so he left to get groceries, but when he returned home, she was gone.
The man sat in the recliner and waited for her to return and when she did, she began yelling, hitting him in the head and chest, according to the report. Deputies said the man took his wife's phone and went outside to call 911, but Cooper threatened to damage her husband's property if he did not return the phone. He gave it back but went to a neighbour's to call 911 while Cooper made threats to hurt herself, deputies said.
When officers spoke to her, she told deputies her husband has been stressed out because of work, she never touched him, and they were happily married, only arguing occasionally. The report said the couple was married in January. Deputies said her husband had scratches on his neck, chest and injuries on his face. Cooper was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence.
The man ran out to officers waving his arms at them saying he had been assaulted by his wife, 31-year-old April Cooper, according to deputies. The report said Cooper was upset her husband had not cooked dinner, so he left to get groceries, but when he returned home, she was gone.
The man sat in the recliner and waited for her to return and when she did, she began yelling, hitting him in the head and chest, according to the report. Deputies said the man took his wife's phone and went outside to call 911, but Cooper threatened to damage her husband's property if he did not return the phone. He gave it back but went to a neighbour's to call 911 while Cooper made threats to hurt herself, deputies said.
When officers spoke to her, she told deputies her husband has been stressed out because of work, she never touched him, and they were happily married, only arguing occasionally. The report said the couple was married in January. Deputies said her husband had scratches on his neck, chest and injuries on his face. Cooper was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence.
Lady returned home after 20 years to find house had gone
For the first time in 20 years, Gloria Rubio returned home to Spain's Gran Canaria island recently, only to find her house had been ripped down.
Her mother owned a three-storey building in the center of Las Palmas. After her death in 2007, Gloria was hoping to move back in, offer two floors for rent and live in the other one.
"I arrived from Madrid with my suitcase and the keys to the house, but it had disappeared," Gloria said. "I had to sleep in a hotel". It turns out the building had been taken down in 1999, as part of city plans to modernize the neighbourhood. But Gloria never found out because in the 1980s, "serious problems" with her father had forced her to leave the island in a hurry with her mother. "We didn't tell anyone where we were going. We had to flee. We left our home and everything we had there".
For 20 years, the two women occupied a modest room in a shared apartment in the centre of Madrid, without returning to Las Palmas. “My mother was very sick and could not travel” Gloria explained. Now aged 69, she survives on €365 (£290, $500) per month and receives help from a food bank. She has no husband or children and faces serious economic difficulties. By returning to Las Palmas, she was hoping to raise her standard of living.
"We lived very well," she remembers. "We had a house in the centre and an expensive car". Gloria is now seeking €1 million in compensation, but still waiting to hear back from city authorities. Her lawyer argues she should at least receive €164,753, which is the value of the property taken from her. "It is not only about the money,” Gloria adds. "There were family pictures, paintings, clothes…All my family memories".
"I arrived from Madrid with my suitcase and the keys to the house, but it had disappeared," Gloria said. "I had to sleep in a hotel". It turns out the building had been taken down in 1999, as part of city plans to modernize the neighbourhood. But Gloria never found out because in the 1980s, "serious problems" with her father had forced her to leave the island in a hurry with her mother. "We didn't tell anyone where we were going. We had to flee. We left our home and everything we had there".
For 20 years, the two women occupied a modest room in a shared apartment in the centre of Madrid, without returning to Las Palmas. “My mother was very sick and could not travel” Gloria explained. Now aged 69, she survives on €365 (£290, $500) per month and receives help from a food bank. She has no husband or children and faces serious economic difficulties. By returning to Las Palmas, she was hoping to raise her standard of living.
"We lived very well," she remembers. "We had a house in the centre and an expensive car". Gloria is now seeking €1 million in compensation, but still waiting to hear back from city authorities. Her lawyer argues she should at least receive €164,753, which is the value of the property taken from her. "It is not only about the money,” Gloria adds. "There were family pictures, paintings, clothes…All my family memories".
Contradictory toilet signs a source of mild mirth
Visitors wanting to spend a penny in a Lake District village may suffer some confusion due to contradictory public toilet signs.
The conveniences in Chapel Stile, Cumbria, have a new sign which has caused some amusement among locals. The sign indicating the direction of the gents and ladies’ toilets completely contradicts those at the entrance of the building.
Local businessman Ben Price said: “It’s been the source of mild mirth. The locals have a good idea of where to go but for visitors it’s a lottery. I don’t know how much confusion it’s caused because, thankfully, I don’t spent that much time standing outside public toilets.”
Lakes Parish Council clerk Michael Johnson said: “It’s just the way the sign was made. To save expense we thought we’d just go with it. The sign is there to let people know it’s a public toilet. Around the back we have put clearer signs up.”
The conveniences in Chapel Stile, Cumbria, have a new sign which has caused some amusement among locals. The sign indicating the direction of the gents and ladies’ toilets completely contradicts those at the entrance of the building.
Local businessman Ben Price said: “It’s been the source of mild mirth. The locals have a good idea of where to go but for visitors it’s a lottery. I don’t know how much confusion it’s caused because, thankfully, I don’t spent that much time standing outside public toilets.”
Lakes Parish Council clerk Michael Johnson said: “It’s just the way the sign was made. To save expense we thought we’d just go with it. The sign is there to let people know it’s a public toilet. Around the back we have put clearer signs up.”
Driver was only wearing one sock because he'd used the other one to wipe his backside in a field
A van driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in Northampton told police he was only wearing one sock because he had used the other one to wipe his backside in a field.
The driver, who was also accused of having no insurance, was stopped by police in the Eastern district of the town at about 12.20pm on Monday.
Pc Dave Lee from the Roads Policing Unit at Northamptonshire Police, said the man was taken off the road and formally charged.
His van was also seized.
The driver, who was also accused of having no insurance, was stopped by police in the Eastern district of the town at about 12.20pm on Monday.
Pc Dave Lee from the Roads Policing Unit at Northamptonshire Police, said the man was taken off the road and formally charged.
His van was also seized.
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