Friday, August 08, 2014
Lion interrupts announcement of World Lion Day
Tau the lion interrupts lion whisper Kevin Richardson, as he attempts to announce World Lion Day , which takes place on August 10th.
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Man arrested for stealing socks from young girl
A Florida man with a foot fetish has been caught stealing socks.
On Friday, police arrested Robert Van Wagner from Port St. Lucie for robbery after he allegedly took a young girl's socks the day before.
Police said the girl was walking home from cheerleading practice at Sportsmans Park with her socks in her hands when Van Wagner approached her and asked her to hand them over.
According to a police report, Van Wagner begged and pleaded for the socks until he had the young girl cornered. "She was backed up into a car," said Port St. Lucie police Sergeant Rod Dobler. "He actually forcibly took the socks from her and left the scene." He told her he needed the socks for a project, the arrest report said. Police noted that it’s not the first time the former Jensen Beach High School employee tried this excuse.
He said the same thing to three adolescent girls two years ago. In 2012, Van Wagner was 33-years-old when Port St. Lucie police first arrested him for asking the three young girls to put on socks that he was carrying - and then run in them. "Well, it's a fetish," explained Dobler. "And this is an escalation of his fetish, and it's going to continually get worse unless he seeks help." Police said Van Wagner was not allowed back in Sportsmans Park for at least a year after the 2012 incident.
According to Dobler, Van Wagner is banned from Sportsmans Park for life. On Tuesday, Van Wagner was bonded out of jail. A camp counsellor at Sportsmans Park said the news of Van Wagner's release put him on high alert, saying, "I'll keep an eye out for a guy who might be looking for some socks. I'm actually going to my boss now." Port St. Lucie police are asking anyone who may have had a similar encounter with Van Wagner to report the incident.
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According to a police report, Van Wagner begged and pleaded for the socks until he had the young girl cornered. "She was backed up into a car," said Port St. Lucie police Sergeant Rod Dobler. "He actually forcibly took the socks from her and left the scene." He told her he needed the socks for a project, the arrest report said. Police noted that it’s not the first time the former Jensen Beach High School employee tried this excuse.
He said the same thing to three adolescent girls two years ago. In 2012, Van Wagner was 33-years-old when Port St. Lucie police first arrested him for asking the three young girls to put on socks that he was carrying - and then run in them. "Well, it's a fetish," explained Dobler. "And this is an escalation of his fetish, and it's going to continually get worse unless he seeks help." Police said Van Wagner was not allowed back in Sportsmans Park for at least a year after the 2012 incident.
According to Dobler, Van Wagner is banned from Sportsmans Park for life. On Tuesday, Van Wagner was bonded out of jail. A camp counsellor at Sportsmans Park said the news of Van Wagner's release put him on high alert, saying, "I'll keep an eye out for a guy who might be looking for some socks. I'm actually going to my boss now." Port St. Lucie police are asking anyone who may have had a similar encounter with Van Wagner to report the incident.
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Man arrested after directing traffic while doing the robot
An man from Evansville, Indiana, was arrested on Saturday night after police said he tried to direct traffic with the art of dance.
An Evansville Police Department officer watched at around 6pm as 39-year-old Sylvester Clark ran into traffic on Green River Road near the Lloyd Expressway, according to an arrest report.
Traffic was heavy and was thrown into “chaos” when Clark ran into the road, according to police. In the middle of the traffic, Clark stopped and began performing the “robot,” while “vehicles were moving all around him,” according to police.
Clark then started to direct the traffic while doing the “robot.” He was arrested and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $50. According to police, Clark did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
An Evansville Police Department officer watched at around 6pm as 39-year-old Sylvester Clark ran into traffic on Green River Road near the Lloyd Expressway, according to an arrest report.
Traffic was heavy and was thrown into “chaos” when Clark ran into the road, according to police. In the middle of the traffic, Clark stopped and began performing the “robot,” while “vehicles were moving all around him,” according to police.
Clark then started to direct the traffic while doing the “robot.” He was arrested and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $50. According to police, Clark did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Mother and daughter in fear of their lives after violent murder of rock and roll dancing rabbit
A mother and daughter are living in fear after intruders broke into their home in the Paralowie suburb of Adelaide, Australia, and killed their pet rabbit in a callous attack.
June Dyer says she fears further attacks after her nine-year old daughter found their pet bunny Roxy crumpled with a broken neck and paws in the back yard of her home last Friday.
“We came home and I said to my daughter, we’ve got some spare strawberries, go give some to Roxy, and next minute I just heard a deathly scream, she just called out ‘Mum, come out here’,” Ms Dyer said.
“I came out and saw what had happened and started crying and said straight away ‘oh no, we’re next’, that’s what came straight to my mind. My daughter went straight into a rage because it was her baby, Roxy was the first pet that she’s had in her life.” Ms Dyer said her daughter would take Roxy for walks to school on a lead and the one-year old bunny was popular among members of the rock and roll club she was a member of. “We taught it to dance, you put the music on and it would dance around your feet, it was such an intelligent little thing,” she said.
“He was the only rabbit I know in Adelaide that walked on a lead and danced to rock and roll music.” Ms Dyer said Roxy had been trained to use a kitty-litter tray and slept on her daughter’s bed some nights. She said her daughter and other students had undergone counselling over the devastating attack. “We are scared for our lives, my daughter has to sleep in my bed and she has been diagnosed as suffering depression,” she said. Ms Dyer said she had received death threats and harassing phone calls over the past year but was unsure of who would go to such lengths to target her.
“It must be someone that’s very sick in their mind, because I work in mental health I would have to say that person is delusional and totally dangerous, if you’re going to kill an innocent rabbit, what is next? Why would you do that to an innocent animal, it’s just totally wrong.” Ms Dyer and her daughter buried Roxy in a small grave in their back yard, and said they were planning on adopting another baby rabbit to train. She said her home had been the subject of vandal attacks in recent months, but was shocked that anyone would go to such violent lengths to target her. A spokesman for SA Police said investigations into the matter were continuing and urged anyone with information them.
“I came out and saw what had happened and started crying and said straight away ‘oh no, we’re next’, that’s what came straight to my mind. My daughter went straight into a rage because it was her baby, Roxy was the first pet that she’s had in her life.” Ms Dyer said her daughter would take Roxy for walks to school on a lead and the one-year old bunny was popular among members of the rock and roll club she was a member of. “We taught it to dance, you put the music on and it would dance around your feet, it was such an intelligent little thing,” she said.
“He was the only rabbit I know in Adelaide that walked on a lead and danced to rock and roll music.” Ms Dyer said Roxy had been trained to use a kitty-litter tray and slept on her daughter’s bed some nights. She said her daughter and other students had undergone counselling over the devastating attack. “We are scared for our lives, my daughter has to sleep in my bed and she has been diagnosed as suffering depression,” she said. Ms Dyer said she had received death threats and harassing phone calls over the past year but was unsure of who would go to such lengths to target her.
“It must be someone that’s very sick in their mind, because I work in mental health I would have to say that person is delusional and totally dangerous, if you’re going to kill an innocent rabbit, what is next? Why would you do that to an innocent animal, it’s just totally wrong.” Ms Dyer and her daughter buried Roxy in a small grave in their back yard, and said they were planning on adopting another baby rabbit to train. She said her home had been the subject of vandal attacks in recent months, but was shocked that anyone would go to such violent lengths to target her. A spokesman for SA Police said investigations into the matter were continuing and urged anyone with information them.
Elderly lady injured in mishap with pony-drawn wheelchair
An 87-year-old woman was injured on Tuesday after hitching her wheelchair to the back of a pony in Bavaria, Germany.
The owner of the pony, a 52-year-old acquaintance of the injured woman is now facing legal proceedings after the illegal tour of Schwarzenbach am Wald, police said on Wednesday. The woman in the wheelchair had been hitched up to the pony using a standard carriage harness, but instead of a carriage, it was hooked on to the wheelchair.
The trio of pony owner, senior and pony then toured the Bavarian town without incident until they stopped to take a photo. It was then that the pony spooked, took off, dragging the hapless octogenarian behind it. The terrifying ride came to an end when the animal jumped a kerb, throwing the woman out of her wheelchair. She was taken to hospital and discharged after being given treatment for a head injury.
Police spokesman Harald Schnabel said that the incident is now before the courts, as it is considered a traffic accident, "with, of course, an unusual sort of vehicle". It has not been decided yet what action will be taken against the pony owner for the illegal carriage ride. The woman is now back at home recovering. Schnabel added: "She will probably stay away from the back end of horses for the rest of her life." The pony was uninjured in the incident.
The owner of the pony, a 52-year-old acquaintance of the injured woman is now facing legal proceedings after the illegal tour of Schwarzenbach am Wald, police said on Wednesday. The woman in the wheelchair had been hitched up to the pony using a standard carriage harness, but instead of a carriage, it was hooked on to the wheelchair.
The trio of pony owner, senior and pony then toured the Bavarian town without incident until they stopped to take a photo. It was then that the pony spooked, took off, dragging the hapless octogenarian behind it. The terrifying ride came to an end when the animal jumped a kerb, throwing the woman out of her wheelchair. She was taken to hospital and discharged after being given treatment for a head injury.
Police spokesman Harald Schnabel said that the incident is now before the courts, as it is considered a traffic accident, "with, of course, an unusual sort of vehicle". It has not been decided yet what action will be taken against the pony owner for the illegal carriage ride. The woman is now back at home recovering. Schnabel added: "She will probably stay away from the back end of horses for the rest of her life." The pony was uninjured in the incident.
Motorist killed and passenger wounded when hunter mistook their car for a wild boar
A short-sighted hunter who shot a car driver dead and wounded his passenger after mistaking them for wild pigs is facing 5 years in jail.
Zbigniew Kowalski, 60, from the town of Leczyca in central Poland, had been out hunting in a nearby forest when he spotted the car containing victims Lukasz Nowakowski, 21, who survived, and Josef Kuchar, 23, who later died. Mistaking the car for a wild boar he had let off a volley of shots, hitting Kuchar in the neck and Nowakowski in the chest.
Prosecutor Krzystof Kopania said: "The two men were wounded, but the driver Josef Kuchar, who later died, managed to drive them both to his home where his parents immediately called an ambulance. "But by the time he got to hospital it was too late. We identified the hunter, he was immediately detained and he confirmed that he had mistakenly shot at the car.
"He realised his mistake when the 'wild boar' started its engine and drove off, but because whoever had driven off had clearly been alive he assumed he had missed the vehicle." Kowalsk later said he had not called police as a result and had carried on hunting. It was only when police cars turned up that and he was questioned by officers did he realise he had indeed hit somebody in the car. Police confirmed that he will now be charged with manslaughter.
Zbigniew Kowalski, 60, from the town of Leczyca in central Poland, had been out hunting in a nearby forest when he spotted the car containing victims Lukasz Nowakowski, 21, who survived, and Josef Kuchar, 23, who later died. Mistaking the car for a wild boar he had let off a volley of shots, hitting Kuchar in the neck and Nowakowski in the chest.
Prosecutor Krzystof Kopania said: "The two men were wounded, but the driver Josef Kuchar, who later died, managed to drive them both to his home where his parents immediately called an ambulance. "But by the time he got to hospital it was too late. We identified the hunter, he was immediately detained and he confirmed that he had mistakenly shot at the car.
"He realised his mistake when the 'wild boar' started its engine and drove off, but because whoever had driven off had clearly been alive he assumed he had missed the vehicle." Kowalsk later said he had not called police as a result and had carried on hunting. It was only when police cars turned up that and he was questioned by officers did he realise he had indeed hit somebody in the car. Police confirmed that he will now be charged with manslaughter.
Man fined for pretending to be ghost in cemetery
A man has been fined for pretending to be a ghost in a cemetery.
Anthony Stallard, 24, had been out drinking when he went to Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
While there with friend Martin Collingwood, Stallard was seen kicking a football at graves before making ghostly noises within earshot of people visiting graves.
He was reported to police, who arrested him and charged him with using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause distress.
Prosecuting at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, Tim Concannon said: "While the football was going on they were shouting and this defendant was effectively singing loudly and being disrespectful in among the graves. He was throwing himself backwards, waving his arms about and going 'wooooooo'. I’m assuming he was pretending to be a ghost." Stallard accepted at a previous hearing that his behaviour could cause distress to grieving relatives and had pleaded guilty.
Defending Denise Saunders said: "He has accepted that his behaviour, if it had been outside of a cemetery would not have been inappropriate, but inside a cemetery while people are grieving for their loved ones it might be." She added: "He is apologetic as demonstrated by his early guilty plea." The court heard that Stallard had committed the offence while subject to a 12-month conditional discharge, which he had received for a charge of harassment in January. He was also in breach of a suspended sentence for an offence of assault, which he had committed in August last year.
Ms Saunders argued that Stallard had complied well with his previous sentence of supervision and he was being tested for autism, which could have meant he did not understand the consequences of his actions. Stallard, of Southsea, was fined £35 and made to pay a £20 victim surcharge and £20 in court costs. An extra three months was added to his suspended sentence, which will now run for 15 months instead of the previous 12. If he commits a further offence that breaches this suspended sentence, he will face 12 weeks imprisonment. Charges of causing damage to the gravestones caused when the pair were playing football were dismissed due to lack of evidence when neither witness showed at court. The case against Mr Collingwood, 36, of Portsmouth, was discontinued.
Prosecuting at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, Tim Concannon said: "While the football was going on they were shouting and this defendant was effectively singing loudly and being disrespectful in among the graves. He was throwing himself backwards, waving his arms about and going 'wooooooo'. I’m assuming he was pretending to be a ghost." Stallard accepted at a previous hearing that his behaviour could cause distress to grieving relatives and had pleaded guilty.
Defending Denise Saunders said: "He has accepted that his behaviour, if it had been outside of a cemetery would not have been inappropriate, but inside a cemetery while people are grieving for their loved ones it might be." She added: "He is apologetic as demonstrated by his early guilty plea." The court heard that Stallard had committed the offence while subject to a 12-month conditional discharge, which he had received for a charge of harassment in January. He was also in breach of a suspended sentence for an offence of assault, which he had committed in August last year.
Ms Saunders argued that Stallard had complied well with his previous sentence of supervision and he was being tested for autism, which could have meant he did not understand the consequences of his actions. Stallard, of Southsea, was fined £35 and made to pay a £20 victim surcharge and £20 in court costs. An extra three months was added to his suspended sentence, which will now run for 15 months instead of the previous 12. If he commits a further offence that breaches this suspended sentence, he will face 12 weeks imprisonment. Charges of causing damage to the gravestones caused when the pair were playing football were dismissed due to lack of evidence when neither witness showed at court. The case against Mr Collingwood, 36, of Portsmouth, was discontinued.
Reward offered for return of cupcake-carrying nun scarecrow
Cupcakes are being offered as a reward for the safe return of a stolen award-winning scarecrow of a nun.
The "Cupcake, Vicar?" scarecrow, or "Sister Mary", won second prize in the scarecrow contest held in Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday.
It is believed the scarecrow was taken from outside creator Julia Cons' house on Monday night. "She caused great mirth among unsuspecting passers-by who tended to stop and come back for a second look," said Ms Cons.
"I couldn't believe somebody has stolen her but I'm trying to keep some perspective on it. She's been a bit of entertainment in the village and they [the culprits] have spoilt that and ruined it for other people." Ms Cons said it was thought Sister Mary's feet were seen sticking out of the back of a grey car on Monday evening.
Her winner's rosette had been left behind on the front doorstep. Ms Cons said she was so desperate to have the scarecrow returned, she was offering cupcakes to anyone who could identify where she had been taken. "I would like her back," she said. "We are happy to ask no questions if she was to reappear in the empty space where she disappeared from."
It is believed the scarecrow was taken from outside creator Julia Cons' house on Monday night. "She caused great mirth among unsuspecting passers-by who tended to stop and come back for a second look," said Ms Cons.
"I couldn't believe somebody has stolen her but I'm trying to keep some perspective on it. She's been a bit of entertainment in the village and they [the culprits] have spoilt that and ruined it for other people." Ms Cons said it was thought Sister Mary's feet were seen sticking out of the back of a grey car on Monday evening.
Her winner's rosette had been left behind on the front doorstep. Ms Cons said she was so desperate to have the scarecrow returned, she was offering cupcakes to anyone who could identify where she had been taken. "I would like her back," she said. "We are happy to ask no questions if she was to reappear in the empty space where she disappeared from."
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