Monday, August 18, 2014
Olympic wrestler accused of poaching tame deer with bow and arrow at car dealership
Police in Colorado Springs say a man is facing charges for allegedly hunting deer at a Lexus dealership. The man is identified as Dremiel Byers, 39, a sergeant first class at Fort Carson and a Greco-Roman wrestler in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Police said officers were called to the dealership at 6:52pm on Thursday.
Bystanders told officers that they were concerned because they saw a man using a bow and arrow to illegally hunt a young buck. A witness who asked to be known only as Jason, said he and his friends confronted Byers after they saw him carrying a the bow. "He told us to not worry about it and mind our own business," Jason said. "He said he had to feed his dogs."
Jason said the buck wandered away and Byers left the area, but police eventually tracked them both down. Police said the deer was struck by an arrow. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded and later euthanized the buck. "The deer was shot once, kind of toward the back end," said Abbie Walls, spokeswoman for Parks and Wildlife. "It wasn't really a clean shot. This is the fourth case of poaching in the city this year. We take it seriously."
Byers was cited for illegally taking wildlife and hunting out of season. He could be fined at least $1,500. Weston Tomberlin lives next door to Byers and said Byers has been down on his luck lately. "He's a little hungry," Tomberlin said. "He never asks me for help because he's too proud. I don't see anything wrong with (the poaching incident). The man was doing what he had to do, to eat. He tried to do it the safest way. He was using a bow and arrow, and not a firearm. So he did what he could to protect the people around him. So he was a smart man about it."
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Bystanders told officers that they were concerned because they saw a man using a bow and arrow to illegally hunt a young buck. A witness who asked to be known only as Jason, said he and his friends confronted Byers after they saw him carrying a the bow. "He told us to not worry about it and mind our own business," Jason said. "He said he had to feed his dogs."
Jason said the buck wandered away and Byers left the area, but police eventually tracked them both down. Police said the deer was struck by an arrow. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded and later euthanized the buck. "The deer was shot once, kind of toward the back end," said Abbie Walls, spokeswoman for Parks and Wildlife. "It wasn't really a clean shot. This is the fourth case of poaching in the city this year. We take it seriously."
Byers was cited for illegally taking wildlife and hunting out of season. He could be fined at least $1,500. Weston Tomberlin lives next door to Byers and said Byers has been down on his luck lately. "He's a little hungry," Tomberlin said. "He never asks me for help because he's too proud. I don't see anything wrong with (the poaching incident). The man was doing what he had to do, to eat. He tried to do it the safest way. He was using a bow and arrow, and not a firearm. So he did what he could to protect the people around him. So he was a smart man about it."
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Man allegedly robbed bank while naked
Police in Rockford, Illinois, say a man robbed a bank while naked.
The man is now in jail after officers say he stole money from the Associated Bank then hid without any clothes on in the bank's basement. That's where officers say 32-year-old Ezekiel Deanda was found just after 11:30am on Friday.
Worker say the man got into the business through the south entrance and walked downstairs to the basement. About 10 minutes later he came back upstairs naked.
He then walked up and robbed the teller before running back down the stairs where officers say he decided to get dressed. Investigators say they wrestled with the man as he was being placed into custody. They also say he spat on an officer and is now facing a series of charges including aggravated battery to a police officer.
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The man is now in jail after officers say he stole money from the Associated Bank then hid without any clothes on in the bank's basement. That's where officers say 32-year-old Ezekiel Deanda was found just after 11:30am on Friday.
Worker say the man got into the business through the south entrance and walked downstairs to the basement. About 10 minutes later he came back upstairs naked.
He then walked up and robbed the teller before running back down the stairs where officers say he decided to get dressed. Investigators say they wrestled with the man as he was being placed into custody. They also say he spat on an officer and is now facing a series of charges including aggravated battery to a police officer.
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Polish crochet artist accused of harming marine life in Mexico
A Polish artist famed for slipping crocheted covers around unlikely objects has got herself into hot water in Mexico for slipping her brightly coloured work around underwater sculptures near Cancun.
Agata Oleksiak, who uses the name Olek, said she intervened at the Cancun Underwater Museum this month to call attention to the dangers facing species such as the whale shark.
But museum director Jaime Gonzalez said she did so without permission, and may herself have damaged marine life growing on the sculptures in an environmentally protected area. “Believe it or not, there is a lot of marine life growing, incrusted in the sculpture, and we gather that this has killed it,” he said. Gonzalez said prosecutors are preparing to lodge charges against her.
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“If they want to sue me, I don’t know. I can pay them back with crocheting more underwater sculptures,” Oleksiak said. “I don’t know why would they sue me but maybe they’re a little bit upset that I did it there. But my intentions were positive and that’s the most important thing about my work,” she added. “I really want to create a positive message.”
Agata Oleksiak, who uses the name Olek, said she intervened at the Cancun Underwater Museum this month to call attention to the dangers facing species such as the whale shark.
But museum director Jaime Gonzalez said she did so without permission, and may herself have damaged marine life growing on the sculptures in an environmentally protected area. “Believe it or not, there is a lot of marine life growing, incrusted in the sculpture, and we gather that this has killed it,” he said. Gonzalez said prosecutors are preparing to lodge charges against her.
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“If they want to sue me, I don’t know. I can pay them back with crocheting more underwater sculptures,” Oleksiak said. “I don’t know why would they sue me but maybe they’re a little bit upset that I did it there. But my intentions were positive and that’s the most important thing about my work,” she added. “I really want to create a positive message.”
Man not dancing properly at funeral led to argument, rolled over vehicle and arson attempt
Someone was not dancing properly at a funeral in Australia's Northern Territory on Friday afternoon.
That caused an argument, a vehicle rollover involving two children and an alleged attempted arson.
A 33-year-old man was attending a funeral at Alyangula, on Groote Eylandt.
Territory Duty Superintendent Jo Foley said: “There was a male who was at a funeral when an argument broke out over someone not dancing properly. It’s alleged he engaged in an argument with family. So the male allegedly stormed off and climbed into the driver’s seat of his Land Cruiser. There were already a number of people in the vehicle, including two children aged two and four.
“He revved it up, and allegedly attempted to slide it around a corner and it rolled over, and then he allegedly attempted to set the car on fire. Family members stopped him (from setting the car on fire) and then he allegedly ran off without offering assistance to the kids,” Duty Supt Foley added. It has not been confirmed that alcohol had been consumed. The alleged offender has yet to be found by police.
“We’ve got a lot of witnesses,” Duty Supt Foley said. “The children were taken to the clinic and they’re OK.” Duty Supt Foley said she was lacking information to say which dance was improper, which way it should have been performed, or which incorrect moves had been introduced. Alyangula is an Aboriginal community 624km east-southeast of Darwin off the Territory’s east coast. It has a population of between 1000 and 1500 people.
Territory Duty Superintendent Jo Foley said: “There was a male who was at a funeral when an argument broke out over someone not dancing properly. It’s alleged he engaged in an argument with family. So the male allegedly stormed off and climbed into the driver’s seat of his Land Cruiser. There were already a number of people in the vehicle, including two children aged two and four.
“He revved it up, and allegedly attempted to slide it around a corner and it rolled over, and then he allegedly attempted to set the car on fire. Family members stopped him (from setting the car on fire) and then he allegedly ran off without offering assistance to the kids,” Duty Supt Foley added. It has not been confirmed that alcohol had been consumed. The alleged offender has yet to be found by police.
“We’ve got a lot of witnesses,” Duty Supt Foley said. “The children were taken to the clinic and they’re OK.” Duty Supt Foley said she was lacking information to say which dance was improper, which way it should have been performed, or which incorrect moves had been introduced. Alyangula is an Aboriginal community 624km east-southeast of Darwin off the Territory’s east coast. It has a population of between 1000 and 1500 people.
Police say 'gunshot wound' man 'was not shot'
The death of a man police said had died from a gunshot wound is no longer being treated as murder.
Police found the 38-year-old man's body on Otter Drive in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on Friday morning.
Detectives said he had died in a suspected shooting, but a post-mortem examination found he had not been shot. The death remains inconclusive, but there was no evidence of any third party involvement and the death was no longer suspicious, police said.
They are now awaiting the results of toxicology tests and would like to speak to any witnesses. Officers particularly want to hear from anyone who saw a white man in the area who appeared to be drunk between 06:45am and 07:20am.
Police found the 38-year-old man's body on Otter Drive in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, on Friday morning.
Detectives said he had died in a suspected shooting, but a post-mortem examination found he had not been shot. The death remains inconclusive, but there was no evidence of any third party involvement and the death was no longer suspicious, police said.
They are now awaiting the results of toxicology tests and would like to speak to any witnesses. Officers particularly want to hear from anyone who saw a white man in the area who appeared to be drunk between 06:45am and 07:20am.
Man wearing bin bag over his head waited in queue before trying to rob supermarket
A 20-year-old man who tried to rob a supermarket wearing a black bin bag over his head waited in a queue before demanding money, a court has heard.
Kevin Clarence, from Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was charged with attempted robbery on 10 August. He was remanded in custody at Derry Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
A defence solicitor for Mr Clarence said there was identification and circumstantial evidence against him. The court heard that a man wearing a black bin bag over his head had queued up and demanded money from a shop assistant in the supermarket.
Another member of staff then approached the man who said: "I'll be back", before leaving the shop. A police officer told the court that Mr Clarence had only been released from prison in June for a similar offence and was still on licence. Clarence is expected to appear in court again in September.
Kevin Clarence, from Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was charged with attempted robbery on 10 August. He was remanded in custody at Derry Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
A defence solicitor for Mr Clarence said there was identification and circumstantial evidence against him. The court heard that a man wearing a black bin bag over his head had queued up and demanded money from a shop assistant in the supermarket.
Another member of staff then approached the man who said: "I'll be back", before leaving the shop. A police officer told the court that Mr Clarence had only been released from prison in June for a similar offence and was still on licence. Clarence is expected to appear in court again in September.
Confused man wearing nothing but tablecloth found covered in poo in cupboard at restaurant
Staff at a restaurant in Malvern, Worcestershire, had a nasty shock when they found a man wearing nothing but a tablecloth inside a cupboard.
Police were called to the Indian restaurant in Church Street at about 12.30pm on Saturday, August 2. The man in his 20s is reported to have spent the night in the cupboard and was covered in his own waste.
He was described as “in a confused state” and became verbally abusive towards staff and was arrested for threatening verbal behaviour and criminal damage.
As part of a Community Resolution Order the man apologised for his behaviour and bought cleaning products to clean up the mess he had left. Staff at both Indian restaurants in Church Street, Malvern – Anupam and Cafe Zam Zam – have denied any knowledge of the incident.
Police were called to the Indian restaurant in Church Street at about 12.30pm on Saturday, August 2. The man in his 20s is reported to have spent the night in the cupboard and was covered in his own waste.
He was described as “in a confused state” and became verbally abusive towards staff and was arrested for threatening verbal behaviour and criminal damage.
As part of a Community Resolution Order the man apologised for his behaviour and bought cleaning products to clean up the mess he had left. Staff at both Indian restaurants in Church Street, Malvern – Anupam and Cafe Zam Zam – have denied any knowledge of the incident.
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