Friday, September 26, 2014
Missing ketchup led to shooting at McDonald's
Two suspects were arrested in connection with a BB gun shooting at a McDonald's restaurant in Anderson, California, at around 12:15am on Tuesday. Police said they were disgruntled because ketchup was not included in their order.
Employees at the business reported a red car occupied by a white man and a white woman leaving the business unhappy about the lack of ketchup. Shortly afterwards, the business reported the drive-up window had been shot out.
Police discovered the drive-up window had been damaged with two small holes in the window glass. A small BB gun projectile was located on the ground outside the business near the damaged window. At around 1:40am, police officers located a parked red coupe with a man and woman inside. They matched the descriptions provided of the suspects who had vandalised property at the McDonald's.
The two occupants of the vehicle were identified as 40-year-old Cottonwood resident, Michael Harvey and 29-year-old Shasta Lake resident, Barbara Moore. Police said Harvey was found to be on Probation per AB 109 (Post Release Community Supervision) and to have a felony warrant for his arrest out of Trinity County for a violation of the terms/conditions of his Probation. Harvey was taken into custody for his warrant. Moore, who was on probation through Shasta County, was found to be in possession of a fake $100 bill. She was taken into custody for felony possession of fictitious currency.
A search of the vehicle revealed three realistic looking guns which were gas-charged, semi-automatic, BB gun handguns, BB gun projectiles similar to that found at the McDonald's restaurant, McDonald's food packaging and drinks, and a McDonald's restaurant receipt for a recent purchase close in time to the reported shooting. Harvey was booked into the Shasta County Jail for his Felony Warrant and Moore was booked into the Shasta County Jail for Felony Possession of Fictitious Currency. Police said additional charges will be sought for Harvey and Moore regarding their suspected involvement concerning the shooting.
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Police discovered the drive-up window had been damaged with two small holes in the window glass. A small BB gun projectile was located on the ground outside the business near the damaged window. At around 1:40am, police officers located a parked red coupe with a man and woman inside. They matched the descriptions provided of the suspects who had vandalised property at the McDonald's.
The two occupants of the vehicle were identified as 40-year-old Cottonwood resident, Michael Harvey and 29-year-old Shasta Lake resident, Barbara Moore. Police said Harvey was found to be on Probation per AB 109 (Post Release Community Supervision) and to have a felony warrant for his arrest out of Trinity County for a violation of the terms/conditions of his Probation. Harvey was taken into custody for his warrant. Moore, who was on probation through Shasta County, was found to be in possession of a fake $100 bill. She was taken into custody for felony possession of fictitious currency.
A search of the vehicle revealed three realistic looking guns which were gas-charged, semi-automatic, BB gun handguns, BB gun projectiles similar to that found at the McDonald's restaurant, McDonald's food packaging and drinks, and a McDonald's restaurant receipt for a recent purchase close in time to the reported shooting. Harvey was booked into the Shasta County Jail for his Felony Warrant and Moore was booked into the Shasta County Jail for Felony Possession of Fictitious Currency. Police said additional charges will be sought for Harvey and Moore regarding their suspected involvement concerning the shooting.
With news video.
35,000 pounds of kidnapped formerly frozen chicken is now rotting at truck stop
Sheriff's officials in Wye, Montana, say a trucker from Nampa, Idaho, employed by Dixie River Freight, driving a tractor-trailer carrying 35,000 lbs of frozen chicken worth $80,000 had texted his company saying he’d return the chicken in exchange for ransom money.
When the company declined, the suspect abandoned the trailer and left in the rig. The truck was reported stolen, but the trailer wasn’t entered into the national database, leaving deputies to discover it by chance this week.
Paige Pavalone, spokeswoman for the Missoula County Sheriff's Office says the truck was reported stolen about a month ago. The 53-foot trailer abandoned at the Flying J truck stop is now dripping the juices of rotting chickens and attracting flies. "This is pretty unusual, not only is it disgusting, but it's a huge waste of food and resources and this is a huge felony theft case right now," said Pavalone. Now the health department has to figure out a way to get the rotten meat to the landfill.
It looks like the best plan now is to wrap and plug up the trailer and take the chicken to the dump in its original casing. "You want to get rid of that potential for there to be pests flying around, disease vectors, the flies, but in and of itself it's not a hazardous material," explained Shannon Therriault, the environmental health supervisor for the Missoula City-County Health Department. The other question is what to do with the truck.
It's hard to throw away something worth tens of thousands of dollars, but it will take a lot of work to get it back in working order, even if it's not used for food anymore. The decision is up to the insurance company. "I don't think… it'll be up to them whether they want to bury the whole truck, but I don't think that's what they're planning to do," said Therriault. Dixie River Freight said they knew nothing about this and had no comment.
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Paige Pavalone, spokeswoman for the Missoula County Sheriff's Office says the truck was reported stolen about a month ago. The 53-foot trailer abandoned at the Flying J truck stop is now dripping the juices of rotting chickens and attracting flies. "This is pretty unusual, not only is it disgusting, but it's a huge waste of food and resources and this is a huge felony theft case right now," said Pavalone. Now the health department has to figure out a way to get the rotten meat to the landfill.
It looks like the best plan now is to wrap and plug up the trailer and take the chicken to the dump in its original casing. "You want to get rid of that potential for there to be pests flying around, disease vectors, the flies, but in and of itself it's not a hazardous material," explained Shannon Therriault, the environmental health supervisor for the Missoula City-County Health Department. The other question is what to do with the truck.
It's hard to throw away something worth tens of thousands of dollars, but it will take a lot of work to get it back in working order, even if it's not used for food anymore. The decision is up to the insurance company. "I don't think… it'll be up to them whether they want to bury the whole truck, but I don't think that's what they're planning to do," said Therriault. Dixie River Freight said they knew nothing about this and had no comment.
With news video.
Firefighters rescued pet frog from burning home
Firefighters in Fort Worth, Texas, rescued a pet frog from a burning home and returned the amphibian to the daughter of the homeowners, who were out of town.
Battalion Chief Richard Harrison said that firefighters have saved dogs and cats before, but said it's the first time he recalls a frog rescued. Firefighters were dispatched on Tuesday night to the fire in Westworth Village.
Crews searched the house and found no humans while bringing fire blaze under control, but then Jamie Wilson arrived and asked fire crews to look for her family's frog.
A firefighter located the unscathed frog in its glass container. Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the fire that caused about $60,000 in damage.
Battalion Chief Richard Harrison said that firefighters have saved dogs and cats before, but said it's the first time he recalls a frog rescued. Firefighters were dispatched on Tuesday night to the fire in Westworth Village.
Crews searched the house and found no humans while bringing fire blaze under control, but then Jamie Wilson arrived and asked fire crews to look for her family's frog.
A firefighter located the unscathed frog in its glass container. Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the fire that caused about $60,000 in damage.
Man gambled away small fortune after bank accidentally transferred money into his account
A New Zealand man spent more than $100,000 (£49,000, $80,000) in a week after his bank accidentally transferred the money into his account, a court has heard.
Mehdi Soheili, whose name suppression lapsed on Tuesday, appeared in the Auckland District Court after admitting a charge of theft.
The 32-year-old's lawyer Shannon Withers called it "an unfortunate crime of opportunity" and told the court how his client gambled most of the cash away.
On November 13, Soheili found that his bank, the name of which is suppressed, had transferred $141,991 (£69,000, $113,000) into his account in error.
Eight days later they froze his spending but not before he had spent a significant chunk of it. Soheili, a qualified chef, admitted stealing $106,217 (£52,000, $84,500). "It was his addiction to gambling and an unwise series of decisions," Mr Withers said. "This will impact upon his future for a considerable amount of time." The lawyer said his client intended to pay the money back but his job prospects would be diminished if his name was made public. Judge David Wilson, QC, declined name suppression and said that at $150 (£73, $119) a week, it would take the defendant about 13 years to pay off his debt.
In the interim, the bank added the debt to Soheili's account, meaning he now had a six-figure, maxed-out overdraft. The court heard how he had obtained a self-seclusion order from SkyCity to keep him away but the judge noted that had only been done in May, six months after the theft. Soheili was due to be sentenced on Tuesday but because he had refused to let probation assess his home, he could not be considered for a community-based sentence.
Rather than sentence him to imprisonment, Judge Wilson adjourned the hearing until November so he could rethink his position, which appeared to please the defendant. "Generally speaking a theft of this magnitude would lead to a jail sentence," the judge said. He called the offending "an act of some significant dishonesty" but said that among his seven previous convictions, which included unlawfully taking a vehicle, there was little to suggest the defendant was capable of repeating such serious acts. The case was not as bad as people defrauding others of their life savings, he said, but it was not a victimless crime. "I don't accept there's been no loss to the bank. Whether they get fully paid, that remains to be seen," the judge added.
Eight days later they froze his spending but not before he had spent a significant chunk of it. Soheili, a qualified chef, admitted stealing $106,217 (£52,000, $84,500). "It was his addiction to gambling and an unwise series of decisions," Mr Withers said. "This will impact upon his future for a considerable amount of time." The lawyer said his client intended to pay the money back but his job prospects would be diminished if his name was made public. Judge David Wilson, QC, declined name suppression and said that at $150 (£73, $119) a week, it would take the defendant about 13 years to pay off his debt.
In the interim, the bank added the debt to Soheili's account, meaning he now had a six-figure, maxed-out overdraft. The court heard how he had obtained a self-seclusion order from SkyCity to keep him away but the judge noted that had only been done in May, six months after the theft. Soheili was due to be sentenced on Tuesday but because he had refused to let probation assess his home, he could not be considered for a community-based sentence.
Rather than sentence him to imprisonment, Judge Wilson adjourned the hearing until November so he could rethink his position, which appeared to please the defendant. "Generally speaking a theft of this magnitude would lead to a jail sentence," the judge said. He called the offending "an act of some significant dishonesty" but said that among his seven previous convictions, which included unlawfully taking a vehicle, there was little to suggest the defendant was capable of repeating such serious acts. The case was not as bad as people defrauding others of their life savings, he said, but it was not a victimless crime. "I don't accept there's been no loss to the bank. Whether they get fully paid, that remains to be seen," the judge added.
Customs officers in court accused of smuggling wore underpants on heads to avoid identification
Fifteen Malaysian customs officers being remanded at the Petaling Jaya Magistrate’s Court created a scene when some of them wore underpants on their heads in an attempt to hide their identities.
The officers had their remand extended on Wednesday by Magistrate Ahmad Solihin Abd Wahid for another five days to assist in the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigations into alleged smuggling of cigarettes and alcohol.
The 15 are being investigated under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2010. They were arrested on Sept 18, and were further remanded until Sept 29.
The arrests were part of MACC’s crackdown on Customs officials over alleged corruption, involving hundreds of millions of ringgit worth of contraband items. To date, a Customs director Datuk Mohd Nasir Said and nine other officers have been charged in various Sessions courts, with dozens more still being investigated.
The officers had their remand extended on Wednesday by Magistrate Ahmad Solihin Abd Wahid for another five days to assist in the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigations into alleged smuggling of cigarettes and alcohol.
The 15 are being investigated under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2010. They were arrested on Sept 18, and were further remanded until Sept 29.
The arrests were part of MACC’s crackdown on Customs officials over alleged corruption, involving hundreds of millions of ringgit worth of contraband items. To date, a Customs director Datuk Mohd Nasir Said and nine other officers have been charged in various Sessions courts, with dozens more still being investigated.
Man used jackhammer to destroy two-billion-year-old rock formation in order to have sea view
A resident in a small town of Brittany, western France, was so intent on getting a sea view that he used a jackhammer to break off a huge chunk of an extremely rare two-billion-year-old rock formation outside his home.
The unnamed resident decided that enough was enough last Thursday after years of a sea-less view in his home in Locquirec in the Finistère department of Brittany. Seemingly without any regard for the town’s priceless heritage the man got hold of a jackhammer and began drilling into the priceless rocks. On Monday the man stopped his demolition after being ordered to do so by authorities.
It turns out this isn’t the first time the man has been caught trying to clear his view. The man had already made an attempt to budge one of the rocks in 2013, before being stopped by Dour ha Douar, an association specializing in the respect and protection of the environment.
Ironically, the association came across the resident in the midst of his renovation work during a guided tour of the town’s natural heritage. By Sunday a sign had appeared saying "Here the destruction of heritage". The rocks, which are formed from an extremely rare type of granite that no longer exists in Brittany, date back more than two billion years.
The unnamed resident decided that enough was enough last Thursday after years of a sea-less view in his home in Locquirec in the Finistère department of Brittany. Seemingly without any regard for the town’s priceless heritage the man got hold of a jackhammer and began drilling into the priceless rocks. On Monday the man stopped his demolition after being ordered to do so by authorities.
It turns out this isn’t the first time the man has been caught trying to clear his view. The man had already made an attempt to budge one of the rocks in 2013, before being stopped by Dour ha Douar, an association specializing in the respect and protection of the environment.
Ironically, the association came across the resident in the midst of his renovation work during a guided tour of the town’s natural heritage. By Sunday a sign had appeared saying "Here the destruction of heritage". The rocks, which are formed from an extremely rare type of granite that no longer exists in Brittany, date back more than two billion years.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse questioned by police after brawl with heckler in Spanish square
A street performer and his partner dressed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse were questioned by Spanish police after a brawl with a heckler in a square in the Spanish capital Madrid.
The punch-up happened when entertainers Fazzio and Ticiana Yanez lost their temper at a persistent critic.
Yanez ripped off his Mickey Mouse head and then grappled with the heckler, getting him in a headlock. His partner then took off her Minnie head as she followed the tussle around the square shouting abuse and grabbing at the man's clothing. Passer-by Aristobulo Olivarez said: "It's certainly not something you see every day."
He added: "He'd been heckling their balloon bending magic act for some time and it seems they'd had enough." Police halted the brawl by separating the heckler - later identified as Vero Arreola - and Yanez, who by now had a bloody nose. Minnie performer Ticiana said: "We have a good children's show but he just wouldn't leave us alone."
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Police spokesman Seneca Nino said: "Three people have been interviewed over a public disturbance." The incident could also have unfortunate consequences for the costumed pair after local Disney representatives said they were not licensed, and officials are compelled to take action to ban them from using the cartoon characters in future.
Yanez ripped off his Mickey Mouse head and then grappled with the heckler, getting him in a headlock. His partner then took off her Minnie head as she followed the tussle around the square shouting abuse and grabbing at the man's clothing. Passer-by Aristobulo Olivarez said: "It's certainly not something you see every day."
He added: "He'd been heckling their balloon bending magic act for some time and it seems they'd had enough." Police halted the brawl by separating the heckler - later identified as Vero Arreola - and Yanez, who by now had a bloody nose. Minnie performer Ticiana said: "We have a good children's show but he just wouldn't leave us alone."
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Police spokesman Seneca Nino said: "Three people have been interviewed over a public disturbance." The incident could also have unfortunate consequences for the costumed pair after local Disney representatives said they were not licensed, and officials are compelled to take action to ban them from using the cartoon characters in future.
Woman threw raw chicken, bananas and pickled onions on driveway of mooning millionaire
A woman in a wealthy Surrey suburb has admitted throwing raw chicken, bananas and pickled onions on the driveway of a man dubbed the ‘mooning millionaire’ after a bitter dispute with another neighbour.
Mari Hannah Swanson, 30, of Beaverbank, The Glade, Kingswood, appeared in court last Monday, charged with harassment. Her victim Neville Williams, of Red Roofs, Forest Drive, Kingswood, was targeted between between July 7 and 16. Swanson pleaded guilty to the bizarre behaviour and was handed a restraining order banning her from contacting Mr Williams until next September.
She also received a 12 month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 in costs. Swanson also pleaded guilty to damaging Mr Williams’ brick wall after painting it white. Her sentence for this offence was discharged conditionally for 12 months.
No compensation was ordered as the amount was "not substantiated". She had also been charged with throwing paper rubbish across Mr Williams’ driveway and going to his home intending to throw bags of wet cat food - but both charges were withdrawn in court.
Mari Hannah Swanson, 30, of Beaverbank, The Glade, Kingswood, appeared in court last Monday, charged with harassment. Her victim Neville Williams, of Red Roofs, Forest Drive, Kingswood, was targeted between between July 7 and 16. Swanson pleaded guilty to the bizarre behaviour and was handed a restraining order banning her from contacting Mr Williams until next September.
She also received a 12 month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 in costs. Swanson also pleaded guilty to damaging Mr Williams’ brick wall after painting it white. Her sentence for this offence was discharged conditionally for 12 months.
No compensation was ordered as the amount was "not substantiated". She had also been charged with throwing paper rubbish across Mr Williams’ driveway and going to his home intending to throw bags of wet cat food - but both charges were withdrawn in court.
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