Tuesday, August 26, 2014
No charges in half-naked Messiah incident
A self-proclaimed Messiah is recovering after he attacked a driver while running around while half-naked in the Pennsport section of Philadelphia.
On Sunday at around 4am, police spotted the half-naked man who appeared to have been thrown from a black sedan. Investigators say the 57-year-old man was lying on the ground unconscious as the vehicle fled the scene.
The man was taken to Jefferson Hospital and treated for a cut lip. Investigators eventually tracked down five passengers inside the sedan and took them in for questioning. After interviewing the passengers, police determined that the man, who they initially believed was the victim, was actually the aggressor.
According to investigators, the unidentified man became delusional after taking his new medication while drinking alcohol. The man allegedly ran into the street while naked from the waist down. Police say the man was banging on vehicles passing by while claiming he was the Messiah. The "Messiah" then struck a 24-year-old man who was inside the black sedan, according to investigators.
Police say he then fell to the ground after the 24-year-old opened the car door. The "Messiah" allegedly tried to punch him again but the 24-year-old pushed him to the ground. The "Messiah" then chased after the other passengers inside the sedan as they returned to their vehicle and fled the scene. Investigators say the 57-year-old man suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as well as depression. No one has been charged in the incident.
The man was taken to Jefferson Hospital and treated for a cut lip. Investigators eventually tracked down five passengers inside the sedan and took them in for questioning. After interviewing the passengers, police determined that the man, who they initially believed was the victim, was actually the aggressor.
According to investigators, the unidentified man became delusional after taking his new medication while drinking alcohol. The man allegedly ran into the street while naked from the waist down. Police say the man was banging on vehicles passing by while claiming he was the Messiah. The "Messiah" then struck a 24-year-old man who was inside the black sedan, according to investigators.
Police say he then fell to the ground after the 24-year-old opened the car door. The "Messiah" allegedly tried to punch him again but the 24-year-old pushed him to the ground. The "Messiah" then chased after the other passengers inside the sedan as they returned to their vehicle and fled the scene. Investigators say the 57-year-old man suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as well as depression. No one has been charged in the incident.
Philadelphia newspaper blames 'Chinky Winky' caption on proofreading error and Britisher editor
In the August 21st print edition of the Philadelphia Public Record, the free weekly tabloid published by former Philadelphia City Councilman Jimmy Tayoun Sr., current Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla is pictured at an event in Chinatown with, among others, “Chinky Winky,” “Me Too,” and “Dinky Doo.”
“It was a proofreading error,” Tayoun said on Friday afternoon. According to Tayoun, the editor who used those names did so because he didn’t have the actual names.
When it was pointed out to Tayoun that there were actually more names than there were people, he reiterated, “It was a proofreading error.”
And when asked why the editor didn’t use a generic placeholder instead of an ethnic slur, he insisted that there’s no prejudice or bigotry involved here. "That editor is a Britisher," Tayoun explained. "He didn't mean anything by it. The Public Record is the most inclusive publication in Philadelphia." The Public Record has now issued something of an apology.
“It was a proofreading error,” Tayoun said on Friday afternoon. According to Tayoun, the editor who used those names did so because he didn’t have the actual names.
When it was pointed out to Tayoun that there were actually more names than there were people, he reiterated, “It was a proofreading error.”
And when asked why the editor didn’t use a generic placeholder instead of an ethnic slur, he insisted that there’s no prejudice or bigotry involved here. "That editor is a Britisher," Tayoun explained. "He didn't mean anything by it. The Public Record is the most inclusive publication in Philadelphia." The Public Record has now issued something of an apology.
Elderly woman attacked by raccoon she let into house after mistaking it for her cat
An 88-year-old woman from Hamden, Connecticut, was attacked on Sunday night by a raccoon she accidentally let into her home and then tried to pet, thinking it was her cat.
The woman was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital to be treated for several injuries. She had been released from the hospital by Monday morning.
Officers responded at about 11pm to a report of a wild animal attack at a home, Capt. Ronald Smith said. Police found that the woman was attacked after a raccoon followed her cat into her home through a sliding glass door. The woman had heard a scratching sound outside the door and opened it to let her cat in, Smith said.
When the woman attempted to pet what she thought was her cat, the raccoon attacked her, biting her on the elbow, hand, forearm, lip and chin. The woman was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The raccoon charged two officers when they arrived at the house, according to Smith. The raccoon was caught and euthanized “before it inflicted further damage,” Smith said.
The Hamden Animal Control Division transported the raccoon to the Connecticut Public Health Laboratory in Rocky Hill for rabies testing. In February a 73-year-old Hingham, Massachusetts woman was attacked by a raccoon that entered her home through a door flap her cat used to get inside the house.
Officers responded at about 11pm to a report of a wild animal attack at a home, Capt. Ronald Smith said. Police found that the woman was attacked after a raccoon followed her cat into her home through a sliding glass door. The woman had heard a scratching sound outside the door and opened it to let her cat in, Smith said.
When the woman attempted to pet what she thought was her cat, the raccoon attacked her, biting her on the elbow, hand, forearm, lip and chin. The woman was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The raccoon charged two officers when they arrived at the house, according to Smith. The raccoon was caught and euthanized “before it inflicted further damage,” Smith said.
The Hamden Animal Control Division transported the raccoon to the Connecticut Public Health Laboratory in Rocky Hill for rabies testing. In February a 73-year-old Hingham, Massachusetts woman was attacked by a raccoon that entered her home through a door flap her cat used to get inside the house.
Families in dispute over two-timing cat that has been living secret double life for a decade
A two-timing cat in New Zealand has prompted a tug-of-war, with two families laying claim to their beloved pet.
The straying feline, known as Ming to the Alexander family and Cleo to the Smith family, has been playing away for nearly 10 years, living a secret life with each family.
It all started when Alice Alexander bought a pedigree Siamese cat, which she named Ming, in 2000. He had a habit of mingling, thus the name and he once took a nap in a removal truck and ended up in the eastern suburbs of Wellington, before being discovered.
"Everyone knew Ming and I would often get calls saying he was in someone's house." When the family moved to Strathmore in 2005, Ming would go wandering, often returning home not hungry and without his collar, which had his name and the Alexanders' phone number. The wandering became more frequent, then in 2010 Ming disappeared. Alexander put missing cat posters up around her neighbourhood, but no-one had seen Ming. In May this year, she was shocked when he "just appeared out of nowhere" after four years. Alexander had been sitting on her deck when a cat climbed onto the glasshouse roof and began meowing.
"I picked it up and realised it was Ming. I was running scenarios through my head, wondering where he had been." She got Ming microchipped and put on another collar, but the cat disappeared again. A month later, he returned with a shaved leg and had obviously been to the vet, Alexander said. "I knew then that someone had him so I put up more missing cat posters and one week later, a lady got in touch to let me know Ming was living with them." It transpired Ming was living a double life as Cleo in the Smith family home, which was next door and down the hill. The Smiths had moved to Karori, but when they shifted to Auckland, they took Ming, who had been Cleo for five years, with them.
They moved back to their Strathmore home earlier this year. Glenda Smith said that until she saw the posters, she had no idea about her cat's "secret life." Cleo had been her husband's cat before they got married. The cat spent so much time at his house, he assumed it had been a stray so took it in and did not steal it, she said. "Cleo is part of the family and been with us for nine years, we can't just push him away now. It's emotional for us too, he loves us and always come back." The fate of Ming/Cleo has yet to be decided but both women say that they just want the cat to be happy. "It's so difficult, we love him so much and want him to be happy but worried the family will move. Ming is 15 years old now and deserves to retire. He shouldn't have to try and reclaim territory," Alexander said. She had contacted the SPCA and police who told her they were unable to help.
"Everyone knew Ming and I would often get calls saying he was in someone's house." When the family moved to Strathmore in 2005, Ming would go wandering, often returning home not hungry and without his collar, which had his name and the Alexanders' phone number. The wandering became more frequent, then in 2010 Ming disappeared. Alexander put missing cat posters up around her neighbourhood, but no-one had seen Ming. In May this year, she was shocked when he "just appeared out of nowhere" after four years. Alexander had been sitting on her deck when a cat climbed onto the glasshouse roof and began meowing.
"I picked it up and realised it was Ming. I was running scenarios through my head, wondering where he had been." She got Ming microchipped and put on another collar, but the cat disappeared again. A month later, he returned with a shaved leg and had obviously been to the vet, Alexander said. "I knew then that someone had him so I put up more missing cat posters and one week later, a lady got in touch to let me know Ming was living with them." It transpired Ming was living a double life as Cleo in the Smith family home, which was next door and down the hill. The Smiths had moved to Karori, but when they shifted to Auckland, they took Ming, who had been Cleo for five years, with them.
They moved back to their Strathmore home earlier this year. Glenda Smith said that until she saw the posters, she had no idea about her cat's "secret life." Cleo had been her husband's cat before they got married. The cat spent so much time at his house, he assumed it had been a stray so took it in and did not steal it, she said. "Cleo is part of the family and been with us for nine years, we can't just push him away now. It's emotional for us too, he loves us and always come back." The fate of Ming/Cleo has yet to be decided but both women say that they just want the cat to be happy. "It's so difficult, we love him so much and want him to be happy but worried the family will move. Ming is 15 years old now and deserves to retire. He shouldn't have to try and reclaim territory," Alexander said. She had contacted the SPCA and police who told her they were unable to help.
Man accused of simulating sex with mattress
A man has appeared in court in Northern Ireland accused of simulating sex with a mattress.
A PSNI sergeant told a special sitting of the Magistrate’s Court in Derry that he found the convicted sex offender, naked from the waist down, watching porn on a handheld DVD player and having simulated sex with a mattress in the car park of an old peoples’ home in the city in the early hours of Saturday.
Martin Gregory Coll, 52, of no fixed abode, appeared in court charged with two offences linked to the alleged incident. He is charged with committing indecent behaviour in the car park at Lavery Fold Old Peoples’ Home at Asylum Road. The defendant is further charged with “committing an act of lewd, obscene and disgusting nature and of outraging public decency by watching pornography in a public place and with having simulated sex with a mattress while naked”.
The police sergeant told District Judge Peter King that the defendant was observed entering the rear car park of the old peoples’ home by police officers at 5am on Saturday. He added: “He went to the rear car park which is used by staff and by residents. Officers went to check and when they arrived they heard what they described as sex sounds emanating from behind a fence in the car park. He had a handheld DVD player with the volume turned loud.
“He was laying on a mattress naked from the waist down with his trousers and underwear down by his ankles and he was simulating sex with the mattress. A number of residents in the old peoples’ home were awake at the time but they did not want to make a statement to the police.” District Judge King said the defendant had 72 previous convictions. He remanded Coll, who is already the subject of a Sexual Offender’s Prevention Order, in custody until Thursday of this week.
Martin Gregory Coll, 52, of no fixed abode, appeared in court charged with two offences linked to the alleged incident. He is charged with committing indecent behaviour in the car park at Lavery Fold Old Peoples’ Home at Asylum Road. The defendant is further charged with “committing an act of lewd, obscene and disgusting nature and of outraging public decency by watching pornography in a public place and with having simulated sex with a mattress while naked”.
The police sergeant told District Judge Peter King that the defendant was observed entering the rear car park of the old peoples’ home by police officers at 5am on Saturday. He added: “He went to the rear car park which is used by staff and by residents. Officers went to check and when they arrived they heard what they described as sex sounds emanating from behind a fence in the car park. He had a handheld DVD player with the volume turned loud.
“He was laying on a mattress naked from the waist down with his trousers and underwear down by his ankles and he was simulating sex with the mattress. A number of residents in the old peoples’ home were awake at the time but they did not want to make a statement to the police.” District Judge King said the defendant had 72 previous convictions. He remanded Coll, who is already the subject of a Sexual Offender’s Prevention Order, in custody until Thursday of this week.
Council workers managed to misspell 'bus'
Council workers have managed to misspell the word 'bus' during roadworks in Bristol.
"Bup Stop" was painted onto the road surface on the street in the Old Market area.
The gaffe appeared last week as part of road repairs in the centre of the city.
Nobody from Bristol City Council was available for comment.
"Bup Stop" was painted onto the road surface on the street in the Old Market area.
The gaffe appeared last week as part of road repairs in the centre of the city.
Nobody from Bristol City Council was available for comment.
Woman called police after rag and bone men's horse did a massive poo on her front lawn
A woman was furious at being told to f*ck off after politely asking two rag and bone men to clean up the ‘huge poo’ left on her front lawn by their horse on Thursday morning.
Lesley Sitchett, of New Eltham, south east London, said she witnessed the animal offload onto her lawn and was subsequently ‘given the finger’ by the men. Mrs Sitchett claims the police were unresponsive upon telling them about the incident which left her with excrement outside her house.
The 58-year-old said: “It was so big you’d need a bin bag to pick up that mess! What bothers me is that the council come down so hard on us dog owners and I always pick up after my little springer spaniel so why do they get away with it and we don’t?” Mrs Sitchett said rag and bone men would often ride up and down the road where she lives and has never had any problem with them in the past.
“We grew up with rag and bone men and have never had a problem with them at all but I just can’t believe what those two men did. We had a lovely old gent who used to ride up and down his streets and he would always pick up after his horse so why can’t they do the same?”
Lesley Sitchett, of New Eltham, south east London, said she witnessed the animal offload onto her lawn and was subsequently ‘given the finger’ by the men. Mrs Sitchett claims the police were unresponsive upon telling them about the incident which left her with excrement outside her house.
The 58-year-old said: “It was so big you’d need a bin bag to pick up that mess! What bothers me is that the council come down so hard on us dog owners and I always pick up after my little springer spaniel so why do they get away with it and we don’t?” Mrs Sitchett said rag and bone men would often ride up and down the road where she lives and has never had any problem with them in the past.
“We grew up with rag and bone men and have never had a problem with them at all but I just can’t believe what those two men did. We had a lovely old gent who used to ride up and down his streets and he would always pick up after his horse so why can’t they do the same?”
Inebriated lady left false teeth embedded in hand of police officer arresting her
Drunken mother Jeanette Hopper left her false teeth embedded in a police sergeant's hand after she bit him while he was arresting her, a court heard.
Police had been called to the 50-year-old’s home in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, after reports that she was wielding a knife and making threats to her 67-year-old husband, Gloucester Crown Court was told.
When Sergeant Miles Ajinka arrived at 11pm on May 26 he saw “'an appreciable amount of blood” around her home and Hopper then appeared with dry blood on her hands. “It was clear to the sergeant that the family in the house were in fear,” said prosecutor Richard Posner. “The sergeant decided to arrest her. Her reaction was to struggle and she then bit the sergeant on the hand.
“She sunk her teeth into the ring finger of the officer's right hand. He slapped the back of her head to seek release from the bite As she moved her head away the false teeth she was wearing stayed embedded in his finger. Other officers attended and she was controlled and take into custody. When she was interviewed she said she had only a hazy recollection.
“She said the biting had been a kneejerk reaction to the handcuffs being placed on her wrist. She'd had a fracture of the wrist and it was painful.” Hopper pleaded guilty to common assault on the sergeant but denied an offence of affray. Her pleas were accepted by the prosecution. She had made 11 previous court appearances for 23 offences, mainly of dishonesty or drink driving, the prosecutor said. Recorder Nicholas Atkinson QC sentenced her to 12 months supervision.
When Sergeant Miles Ajinka arrived at 11pm on May 26 he saw “'an appreciable amount of blood” around her home and Hopper then appeared with dry blood on her hands. “It was clear to the sergeant that the family in the house were in fear,” said prosecutor Richard Posner. “The sergeant decided to arrest her. Her reaction was to struggle and she then bit the sergeant on the hand.
“She sunk her teeth into the ring finger of the officer's right hand. He slapped the back of her head to seek release from the bite As she moved her head away the false teeth she was wearing stayed embedded in his finger. Other officers attended and she was controlled and take into custody. When she was interviewed she said she had only a hazy recollection.
“She said the biting had been a kneejerk reaction to the handcuffs being placed on her wrist. She'd had a fracture of the wrist and it was painful.” Hopper pleaded guilty to common assault on the sergeant but denied an offence of affray. Her pleas were accepted by the prosecution. She had made 11 previous court appearances for 23 offences, mainly of dishonesty or drink driving, the prosecutor said. Recorder Nicholas Atkinson QC sentenced her to 12 months supervision.
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