Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Man posed for new mug shot wearing t-shirt with photo of his old mug shot
A 19-year-old man from Maine last week posed for a jail booking photo while wearing a t-shirt with a reproduction of the mug shot taken of him after a June arrest for drunk driving.
Robert Burt was arrested for operating under the influence and driving without a licence. Burt, a resident of the central Maine town of Pittsfield, posed for a June 14 booking photo at the Somerset County Jail. He was wearing a white t-shirt and held a slate in his right hand.
Burt was ordered to spend two days in custody, beginning on August 8 at 6pm. “Going to do my 48 hours whoo,” Burt announced on Facebook two hours before surrendering. When he later arrived at the jail, Burt was searched, directed to pose for a mug shot, and shown to a cell. He was especially prepared for the booking photo session. A coworker of Burt’s at a Pittsfield restaurant had created a shirt with a reproduction of the booking photo taken following his mid-June arrest.
The t-shirt photo was captioned “Burt Family Reunion 8/8-8/10/2014” and “sponsored by Bud Light and Somerset County Sheriff.” Beneath Burt’s mug shot was a second image showing a cat sitting on a couch flanked by a TV remote and a bottle of Bud Light. The cat photo, was too far down the shirt to be captured by the jail’s mug shot camera. Burt, who happily wore the orange shirt for his jail photo, subsequently wrote on Facebook that corrections officers made him hold the slate in a way “so you could see the shirt.”
He added, “They laughed there asses off haha.” The shirt’s mention of a family reunion is an apparent reference to an incarcerated Burt relative. Following his 48 hours in jail, Burt emerged from the Somerset County lockup last Sunday evening and went to Facebook to share the good news with friends. “I’m out bitchs,” he wrote. Two days later, he delivered a glowing review of his jail photo. “Probably the best mug shot ever haha,” Burt decreed.
Burt was ordered to spend two days in custody, beginning on August 8 at 6pm. “Going to do my 48 hours whoo,” Burt announced on Facebook two hours before surrendering. When he later arrived at the jail, Burt was searched, directed to pose for a mug shot, and shown to a cell. He was especially prepared for the booking photo session. A coworker of Burt’s at a Pittsfield restaurant had created a shirt with a reproduction of the booking photo taken following his mid-June arrest.
The t-shirt photo was captioned “Burt Family Reunion 8/8-8/10/2014” and “sponsored by Bud Light and Somerset County Sheriff.” Beneath Burt’s mug shot was a second image showing a cat sitting on a couch flanked by a TV remote and a bottle of Bud Light. The cat photo, was too far down the shirt to be captured by the jail’s mug shot camera. Burt, who happily wore the orange shirt for his jail photo, subsequently wrote on Facebook that corrections officers made him hold the slate in a way “so you could see the shirt.”
He added, “They laughed there asses off haha.” The shirt’s mention of a family reunion is an apparent reference to an incarcerated Burt relative. Following his 48 hours in jail, Burt emerged from the Somerset County lockup last Sunday evening and went to Facebook to share the good news with friends. “I’m out bitchs,” he wrote. Two days later, he delivered a glowing review of his jail photo. “Probably the best mug shot ever haha,” Burt decreed.
Woman licked then kicked in face by giraffe after climbing over fence at zoo
A Californian woman had a close encounter with a giraffe at a Wisconsin zoo on Saturday afternoon.
Amanda Hall, of San Luis Obispo, climbed into the giraffe’s pen at the Henry Villas Zoo in Madison.
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Hall, 24, climbed over one fence and was partially through a second fence that surrounds the giraffe exhibit when Wally, a two-year-old, 12-foot-tall giraffe, first licked Hall's face, and then turned and kicked her in the face. Hall sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Zoo staff advised that giraffes are capable of killing lions, and that Hall was lucky not to have been more seriously injured. Hall was cited for Harassment of Zoo Animals, which carries a $686 fine. Hall told police officers that she climbed into the exhibit area because she loves giraffes.
Amanda Hall, of San Luis Obispo, climbed into the giraffe’s pen at the Henry Villas Zoo in Madison.
YouTube link.
Hall, 24, climbed over one fence and was partially through a second fence that surrounds the giraffe exhibit when Wally, a two-year-old, 12-foot-tall giraffe, first licked Hall's face, and then turned and kicked her in the face. Hall sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Zoo staff advised that giraffes are capable of killing lions, and that Hall was lucky not to have been more seriously injured. Hall was cited for Harassment of Zoo Animals, which carries a $686 fine. Hall told police officers that she climbed into the exhibit area because she loves giraffes.
Owl flew into 10th floor apartment and killed pet canary in cage
An Idaho couple say an owl flew into their 10th floor apartment, opened a bird cage and killed one of two canaries inside.
Don and Sue Sausser say the bird of prey flew though the open sliding glass door of their Lake Tower apartment in downtown Coeur d'Alene on Sunday morning.
It left bird droppings all through the apartment, killing one of their canaries and slightly injured the other.
When Sue discovered the brownish, yellow-eyed owl, it was between the wall and the chest of drawers on which the bird cage rests, but then flew out the door and perched on their balcony railing long enough to snap a few photos. Don estimated it to be about six to eight inches in height. "There was a racket back over here, and I looked back there and there was the owl," she said. "Of course, he flew out, and I'm going, 'Oh,' and there's feathers all over, all over. I didn't realize a bird was gone."
They found their yellow canary dead in the corner of the wire bird cage. Their other canary was visibly shaken by the incident as it seemed jumpy and anxious, letting out loud, nervous chirps. "Isn't it strange?" Sue asked. "Who would have thought?" The wire bird cage has small entrances with doors that vertically slide when lifted. The owl would have had to somehow lift the door with its head, beak or talons to get to the songbirds. It had also knocked their water dish out of its place. "It's the strangest thing I've ever heard of," said Beth Paragamian, wildlife education specialist for Idaho Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management.
As an expert on North Idaho's birds, she said she was perplexed as to why the owl would be flying so high in an area without many tall trees and taken off guard that it would go through all the trouble of entering a human's home and opening a birdcage just to get to the canaries. "That is very unusual," she said. Although the uninvited guest will not deter the Saussers from taking in the fresh lake air, Don said the couple will be placing twist-ties on the bird cage just in case the hungry bird of prey remembers where they live and that the other canary is still alive.
When Sue discovered the brownish, yellow-eyed owl, it was between the wall and the chest of drawers on which the bird cage rests, but then flew out the door and perched on their balcony railing long enough to snap a few photos. Don estimated it to be about six to eight inches in height. "There was a racket back over here, and I looked back there and there was the owl," she said. "Of course, he flew out, and I'm going, 'Oh,' and there's feathers all over, all over. I didn't realize a bird was gone."
They found their yellow canary dead in the corner of the wire bird cage. Their other canary was visibly shaken by the incident as it seemed jumpy and anxious, letting out loud, nervous chirps. "Isn't it strange?" Sue asked. "Who would have thought?" The wire bird cage has small entrances with doors that vertically slide when lifted. The owl would have had to somehow lift the door with its head, beak or talons to get to the songbirds. It had also knocked their water dish out of its place. "It's the strangest thing I've ever heard of," said Beth Paragamian, wildlife education specialist for Idaho Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management.
As an expert on North Idaho's birds, she said she was perplexed as to why the owl would be flying so high in an area without many tall trees and taken off guard that it would go through all the trouble of entering a human's home and opening a birdcage just to get to the canaries. "That is very unusual," she said. Although the uninvited guest will not deter the Saussers from taking in the fresh lake air, Don said the couple will be placing twist-ties on the bird cage just in case the hungry bird of prey remembers where they live and that the other canary is still alive.
Teenager addicted to snake venom arrested for possession of cannabis
A teenager arrested by an Excise team in Kerala, south India on Sunday with 50 grams of cannabis (ganja) has admitted to taking snakebites regularly for getting a high.
Excise Circle Inspector B. Suresh who led the team said that 19-year-old Mahinshah, from Keralapuram on the outskirts of Kollam city, regularly travelled to Irumbanam in Ernakulam to get the kick from snake venom.
Mahinshah went for snake venom whenever he felt that cannabis was not providing him the required high. For each bite he paid amounts ranging from Rs. 1,000 (£10, $17) to Rs. 2,500 (£25, $42). He told the Excise officers that it was a small snake that remained comfortably coiled in a 200 ml bottle. The snake bites when it is softly pressed. The bite was administered under the tongue. He said its effects lasted for five to six days.
Mr. Suresh said that the owner of the snake has been identified and would be arrested soon. The species of the snake used has not identified. But given its description it is suspected to be from the drysdalia species of the elapid family of venomous snakes. Mr. Suresh said the disclosure by Mahinshah showed that many who had been abusing narcotic substances for years could be moving over to snake venom to get a high.
For a long time there have been reports that a section of snake-catchers are trading in snake venom. The reports also say that the venom which is ‘milked’ from snakes could reach the drug cartels that dilute it and sell as narcotic substances for the addicts. Mahinshah allegedly confessed that he got in touch with the snake owner after searching the internet for ways to get new highs. He will soon be appearing before magistrates in court.
Mahinshah went for snake venom whenever he felt that cannabis was not providing him the required high. For each bite he paid amounts ranging from Rs. 1,000 (£10, $17) to Rs. 2,500 (£25, $42). He told the Excise officers that it was a small snake that remained comfortably coiled in a 200 ml bottle. The snake bites when it is softly pressed. The bite was administered under the tongue. He said its effects lasted for five to six days.
Mr. Suresh said that the owner of the snake has been identified and would be arrested soon. The species of the snake used has not identified. But given its description it is suspected to be from the drysdalia species of the elapid family of venomous snakes. Mr. Suresh said the disclosure by Mahinshah showed that many who had been abusing narcotic substances for years could be moving over to snake venom to get a high.
For a long time there have been reports that a section of snake-catchers are trading in snake venom. The reports also say that the venom which is ‘milked’ from snakes could reach the drug cartels that dilute it and sell as narcotic substances for the addicts. Mahinshah allegedly confessed that he got in touch with the snake owner after searching the internet for ways to get new highs. He will soon be appearing before magistrates in court.
Junior boxer visited by police accusing him of frightening horses by skipping down country lane
Junior boxer James Wignall received a visit from police officers for skipping in the street.
The 16-year-old said he was “staggered” after officers accused him of frightening a neighbour’s horses as he trained in the country lane outside his home in Croston near Chorley, Lancashire.
“I thought it was a joke at first,” said James, who has won 14 of his 17 fights so far, including a North West title. “Two officers came out - just for that.”
James regularly spends up to 45 minutes exercising with the rope outside his front door. His mother Carol said: “It’s crazy. Surely the police have much better things to be doing than chasing up a complaint like this. I couldn’t believe it when I opened the door and they were standing there. It’s not as if he is breaking the law.” James took to the street with his skipping rope because his garden is not big enough. “You need a hard surface - grass is no good,” he said.
“But I’ve been in the road skipping for years. It’s not as if I’ve just started. The horses were in a field opposite, behind a huge hedge. I wasn’t aware I was spooking them. There are tractors thundering down this lane and they don’t seem scared of those. I’m not making a lot of noise and, as far as I’m aware, it’s not against the law because this is a public highway. And it’s not like I’m just messing about. I’m serious about my sport. I’m back in the ring in September and my ambition is to turn professional one day.”
Carol added: “James has been boxing since he was eight. He’s been skipping in the street for all that time too. Then, completely out of the blue, we get a visit from two officers saying he’s been upsetting the horses across the road. I just find it bizarre. He’s a good boy and he is dedicated to his sport. It’s not as if he’s hanging around street corners at night.” A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “Two officers made a reassurance visit to the address. They spoke to both parties involved and no further police action was deemed necessary.”
James regularly spends up to 45 minutes exercising with the rope outside his front door. His mother Carol said: “It’s crazy. Surely the police have much better things to be doing than chasing up a complaint like this. I couldn’t believe it when I opened the door and they were standing there. It’s not as if he is breaking the law.” James took to the street with his skipping rope because his garden is not big enough. “You need a hard surface - grass is no good,” he said.
“But I’ve been in the road skipping for years. It’s not as if I’ve just started. The horses were in a field opposite, behind a huge hedge. I wasn’t aware I was spooking them. There are tractors thundering down this lane and they don’t seem scared of those. I’m not making a lot of noise and, as far as I’m aware, it’s not against the law because this is a public highway. And it’s not like I’m just messing about. I’m serious about my sport. I’m back in the ring in September and my ambition is to turn professional one day.”
Carol added: “James has been boxing since he was eight. He’s been skipping in the street for all that time too. Then, completely out of the blue, we get a visit from two officers saying he’s been upsetting the horses across the road. I just find it bizarre. He’s a good boy and he is dedicated to his sport. It’s not as if he’s hanging around street corners at night.” A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “Two officers made a reassurance visit to the address. They spoke to both parties involved and no further police action was deemed necessary.”
Grandmothers banned from shopping centre in dispute over kitchen roll say it's ruined their lives
Two grandmothers that have been banned from a town shopping centre say it has “ruined their lives”.
Lillian Clarke and Margaret Yates, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, say they are disgusted with the way that they have been treated by some of the staff in the Britannia Centre.
The pair, who are in their seventies and have to use mobility scooters to get around, said the problem started after they visited Wilkinsons and Mrs Clarke forgot to pay for a pack of kitchen rolls which she had placed at the bottom of her scooter. Mrs Clarke said: “I went back to pay for them the next day when I realised. But next time we went to go in we were accused of stealing. I went to get two scratchcards and as I came away from the till the manager came up to me and said that I was barred.
“Then the next thing is we are barred from the Britannia Centre.” Mrs Clarke said she was told by a staff member at Britannia Centre that she and her friend were “a nuisance on their scooters”. Mrs Yates said: “This ordeal has made me ill. I suffer with my nerves as it is and it upsets me that I can’t go there to do my shopping. We go to all the shops in there and everyone loves us. We’ve not done anything wrong.”
When Mrs Clarke attempted to enter the store in July to get an Argos catalogue she said that she was chased out of the centre. She added: “The man that chased me was like a peeping Tom hiding around the corner and then he just chased me. I can’t go anywhere at all.” Phil Wheeler, manager at Britannia Centre, said: “This applies to anyone - if someone is caught shoplifting from any of the shops in the centre they will be automatically banned. If they try to come back into the centre when they are banned, technically they are trespassing.”
The pair, who are in their seventies and have to use mobility scooters to get around, said the problem started after they visited Wilkinsons and Mrs Clarke forgot to pay for a pack of kitchen rolls which she had placed at the bottom of her scooter. Mrs Clarke said: “I went back to pay for them the next day when I realised. But next time we went to go in we were accused of stealing. I went to get two scratchcards and as I came away from the till the manager came up to me and said that I was barred.
“Then the next thing is we are barred from the Britannia Centre.” Mrs Clarke said she was told by a staff member at Britannia Centre that she and her friend were “a nuisance on their scooters”. Mrs Yates said: “This ordeal has made me ill. I suffer with my nerves as it is and it upsets me that I can’t go there to do my shopping. We go to all the shops in there and everyone loves us. We’ve not done anything wrong.”
When Mrs Clarke attempted to enter the store in July to get an Argos catalogue she said that she was chased out of the centre. She added: “The man that chased me was like a peeping Tom hiding around the corner and then he just chased me. I can’t go anywhere at all.” Phil Wheeler, manager at Britannia Centre, said: “This applies to anyone - if someone is caught shoplifting from any of the shops in the centre they will be automatically banned. If they try to come back into the centre when they are banned, technically they are trespassing.”
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