Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Impatient would-be robber failed to get any money after twice being told to wait
Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob two stores in West Valley City, Utah, on Saturday morning.
A man entered a Subway restaurant just after 9am, demanded money from the employee and indicated that he had a weapon, West Valley City Police said.
During the holdup, the employee asked the suspect to wait and walked to the back of the store. When the worker didn't return, the suspect became impatient and left. Witnesses told officers they saw the suspect leave the area in a white car driven by another person. Police said the suspect then entered a Family Dollar store and attempted another robbery.
There, the bandit again demanded money - and again, the cashier asked the suspect to wait while they finished assisting other customers. The suspect became agitated and left the store, according to police. While the suspect did not get any money in either holdup, police reiterated that it's safer for store employees to comply with robbery suspects.
"The employees have to follow their own set policies, but we recommend not agitating people in these situations," said Sgt. Jeff Congor of the West Valley City Police Dept. Authorities describe the robbery suspect as an adult male with a thin build, wearing a red hooded-sweatshirt with the word "Utah" on the front. Police are working to obtain store surveillance video and said they will release it when it's available.
During the holdup, the employee asked the suspect to wait and walked to the back of the store. When the worker didn't return, the suspect became impatient and left. Witnesses told officers they saw the suspect leave the area in a white car driven by another person. Police said the suspect then entered a Family Dollar store and attempted another robbery.
There, the bandit again demanded money - and again, the cashier asked the suspect to wait while they finished assisting other customers. The suspect became agitated and left the store, according to police. While the suspect did not get any money in either holdup, police reiterated that it's safer for store employees to comply with robbery suspects.
"The employees have to follow their own set policies, but we recommend not agitating people in these situations," said Sgt. Jeff Congor of the West Valley City Police Dept. Authorities describe the robbery suspect as an adult male with a thin build, wearing a red hooded-sweatshirt with the word "Utah" on the front. Police are working to obtain store surveillance video and said they will release it when it's available.
Screaming cat saved man from fire that gutted house
A man from Melbourne, Australia, has told how he 'owes his life' to his tabby cat after it woke him up when his house caught fire overnight.
The eight-year-old adopted moggy, named Sally, managed to rouse her owner, Craig Jeeves, by jumping on his chest and meowing loudly in his face, just minutes before the home in the Melbourne suburb of Wandin North was engulfed by flames.
"She was standing on my head screaming, the loudest scream I've ever heard from a cat screaming at me and then I smelt the smoke and jumped out of bed," he said. "I don't think I would have woken up. I'm a pretty deep sleeper. She saved my life." Country Fire Authority Captain Paul Spinks said the owner was lucky to be alive.
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"The cat woke him up and he found the fire and proceeded to get outside," Capt Spinks said. Fire crews found Mr Jeeves in the bushes outside his home. He was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene and will be staying with neighbours until he is able to rebuild the property. The home was gutted in the fire and Mr Jeeves lost everything. "I'm happy to be alive but you can't replace the memories," he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
The eight-year-old adopted moggy, named Sally, managed to rouse her owner, Craig Jeeves, by jumping on his chest and meowing loudly in his face, just minutes before the home in the Melbourne suburb of Wandin North was engulfed by flames.
"She was standing on my head screaming, the loudest scream I've ever heard from a cat screaming at me and then I smelt the smoke and jumped out of bed," he said. "I don't think I would have woken up. I'm a pretty deep sleeper. She saved my life." Country Fire Authority Captain Paul Spinks said the owner was lucky to be alive.
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"The cat woke him up and he found the fire and proceeded to get outside," Capt Spinks said. Fire crews found Mr Jeeves in the bushes outside his home. He was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene and will be staying with neighbours until he is able to rebuild the property. The home was gutted in the fire and Mr Jeeves lost everything. "I'm happy to be alive but you can't replace the memories," he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Boy tried smuggling pet turtle through airport security in his underpants
An eight-year-old boy who did not want to abandon a pet turtle he had been given while spending summer with his grandma tried to smuggle it onto the aeroplane by hiding it in his underpants.
But Congcong Tai was caught when border guards at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China's Guangdong province became suspicious by the large bulge in his trousers that appeared to be moving. The youngster had been sent by his parents to spend the summer with his grandparents and his grandmother was bringing him back home when he decided to try and smuggle the pet with him.
Border guards spokesman Hu Hsieh said: "She had told him to leave the pet behind but he had disobeyed her and tried to smuggle it on board the plane. When the customs officials noticed he was trying to hide something, he tried to cover it up, and when his grandma asked him what he was hiding he tried to cover it up even more."
Eventually the old woman had told the boy to cooperate with the officials and she opened his trousers to reveal the hidden turtle. But the incident had a happy end for the schoolboy after officials told him that if he agreed to hand it over, they would arrange for it to be sent to his parents' address and they could be reunited free of charge. As a result the youngster boarded the plane, while the turtle ended up travelling in an animal box in the cargo hold.
But Congcong Tai was caught when border guards at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China's Guangdong province became suspicious by the large bulge in his trousers that appeared to be moving. The youngster had been sent by his parents to spend the summer with his grandparents and his grandmother was bringing him back home when he decided to try and smuggle the pet with him.
Border guards spokesman Hu Hsieh said: "She had told him to leave the pet behind but he had disobeyed her and tried to smuggle it on board the plane. When the customs officials noticed he was trying to hide something, he tried to cover it up, and when his grandma asked him what he was hiding he tried to cover it up even more."
Eventually the old woman had told the boy to cooperate with the officials and she opened his trousers to reveal the hidden turtle. But the incident had a happy end for the schoolboy after officials told him that if he agreed to hand it over, they would arrange for it to be sent to his parents' address and they could be reunited free of charge. As a result the youngster boarded the plane, while the turtle ended up travelling in an animal box in the cargo hold.
Employment expert says calling someone a bean is 'unlikely' to spark racism tribunals law
Calling someone a "bean" is unlikely to fall foul of Jersey's new race discrimination law, says an employment expert.
The legislation, Jersey's first anti-discrimination law, came into force on Monday.
The term "bean", a colloquial reference to Jersey's traditional bean stew, is seen by some as derogatory.
A report recently suggested calling someone a bean at work could prompt complaints under the new law. Jean Marie Renouf, an employment lawyer on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, said this was unlikely but it would depend on the context. "It comes down to to whether the person is objectively offended," he said. "It's important people are quick to say they are uncomfortable with something.
"That puts the onus on the employer but also gives them the opportunity to do something." Social Security Minister Francis Le Gresley said he understood small businesses were concerned by the new rules. "It's only a minefield if you make it one," he said. "What the law provides is a clause, that I was particularly keen appeared, about the interpretation of harassment. In the workplace, if it seems quite common to say 'bean' or 'jock' then that's fine.
"But if someone takes offence and requests that it stop and it doesn't then that might be harassment." Senator Le Gresley said future anti-discrimination measures related to sex or sexuality would be enacted much more quickly than the race discrimination rules. Toni Roberts, of the Community Relations Trust, said there was "an enormous amount of information" available to help small businesses prepare.
A report recently suggested calling someone a bean at work could prompt complaints under the new law. Jean Marie Renouf, an employment lawyer on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, said this was unlikely but it would depend on the context. "It comes down to to whether the person is objectively offended," he said. "It's important people are quick to say they are uncomfortable with something.
"That puts the onus on the employer but also gives them the opportunity to do something." Social Security Minister Francis Le Gresley said he understood small businesses were concerned by the new rules. "It's only a minefield if you make it one," he said. "What the law provides is a clause, that I was particularly keen appeared, about the interpretation of harassment. In the workplace, if it seems quite common to say 'bean' or 'jock' then that's fine.
"But if someone takes offence and requests that it stop and it doesn't then that might be harassment." Senator Le Gresley said future anti-discrimination measures related to sex or sexuality would be enacted much more quickly than the race discrimination rules. Toni Roberts, of the Community Relations Trust, said there was "an enormous amount of information" available to help small businesses prepare.
Dog rescued after spending a week trapped at the base of the highest sea cliffs in England
A dog has been miraculously rescued after spending a week trapped at the base of the highest sea cliffs in England,
Sprig the springer spaniel was only discovered thanks to a chance sighting by a volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew in Somerset.
The nine-year-old dog had been missing for more than a week in the Minehead area.
Minehead RNLI had taken the boat close into the cliffs after noticing a sheep that was apparently trapped but were just turning away when a movement some way below the animal caught their eye. Helmsman Andrew Escott said: “We went in as close as we could and then we could see it was a dog. It was about 30 feet above the water and we couldn’t work out how it had got in that position.”
Mr Escott managed to jump ashore and climb up to Sprig. Minehead’s D-class boat – designed for working close inshore – was then called in so the dog could be lowered down safely. Mr Escott said: “He had clearly been there for some time because he was licking water off my dry suit. And he did seem rather pleased to see us.” It was only after Sprig had been taken back to Minehead lifeboat station and given food and water that it became clear he had been the subject of a major search by his owners, Mark and Susie Sanders, from Wheddon Cross, near Minehead.
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They and their family had organised search parties and scoured the area around Foreland Point after the dog disappeared during a walk there on August 22. They had plastered the area with posters appealing for any sightings while local fishing boats and an animal ambulance team from North Devon had checked along the shoreline. But, said Mrs Sanders: “We were coming to the conclusion that he must have wandered off and then been stolen. I just could not believe it when we had a call to say the lifeboat crew had spotted him and rescued him. It’s amazing - the best news ever. Bless them.”
Minehead RNLI had taken the boat close into the cliffs after noticing a sheep that was apparently trapped but were just turning away when a movement some way below the animal caught their eye. Helmsman Andrew Escott said: “We went in as close as we could and then we could see it was a dog. It was about 30 feet above the water and we couldn’t work out how it had got in that position.”
Mr Escott managed to jump ashore and climb up to Sprig. Minehead’s D-class boat – designed for working close inshore – was then called in so the dog could be lowered down safely. Mr Escott said: “He had clearly been there for some time because he was licking water off my dry suit. And he did seem rather pleased to see us.” It was only after Sprig had been taken back to Minehead lifeboat station and given food and water that it became clear he had been the subject of a major search by his owners, Mark and Susie Sanders, from Wheddon Cross, near Minehead.
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They and their family had organised search parties and scoured the area around Foreland Point after the dog disappeared during a walk there on August 22. They had plastered the area with posters appealing for any sightings while local fishing boats and an animal ambulance team from North Devon had checked along the shoreline. But, said Mrs Sanders: “We were coming to the conclusion that he must have wandered off and then been stolen. I just could not believe it when we had a call to say the lifeboat crew had spotted him and rescued him. It’s amazing - the best news ever. Bless them.”
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