Saturday, December 06, 2014
Allegedly inebriated lady driver said gobble gobble turkey when stopped by police officer
At 4am last Saturday, an Ohio police officer spotted a vehicle driving with its front right tyre off the road. As the officer followed the car, the tyre tore completely off the rim.
Undeterred, the driver continued moving, “leaving gouge marks in the roadway,” according to a police report. When Officer Matthew Downing pulled over the car, he noticed that driver Jessica Sorensen, 24, “exhibited signs of impairment.”
The officer’s observation appeared to be confirmed when he asked Sorensen how much she had to drink. Sorensen replied, “Gobble gobble turkey,” according to the North Ridgeville Police Department report.
Sorensen was then arrested on drunk driving and unsafe vehicle charges, and her car was towed from the scene. She was stopped about six miles from her family’s home in North Olmsted, a Cleveland suburb.
Undeterred, the driver continued moving, “leaving gouge marks in the roadway,” according to a police report. When Officer Matthew Downing pulled over the car, he noticed that driver Jessica Sorensen, 24, “exhibited signs of impairment.”
The officer’s observation appeared to be confirmed when he asked Sorensen how much she had to drink. Sorensen replied, “Gobble gobble turkey,” according to the North Ridgeville Police Department report.
Sorensen was then arrested on drunk driving and unsafe vehicle charges, and her car was towed from the scene. She was stopped about six miles from her family’s home in North Olmsted, a Cleveland suburb.
Man assaulted woman after she suggested he sign up for anger management classes
Police in Florida say a discussion about signing up for anger management classes prompted a man to physically assault a woman.
The 53-year-old victim told officer Ryan Leggett of Ocala Police Department that she was at a motel with her new boyfriend, George Robert Pineda, 44, whom she has known for a decade. She said that at around 10pm on Tuesday they were discussing their future, after they had been consuming alcohol throughout the evening, and she spoke to him about him taking anger management classes.
The woman said Pineda began screaming profanities at her, grabbed her neck and choked her. She said she could not breathe and eventually pushed him away. When he later fell asleep, she ran away and called authorities. The woman had scratch marks on her neck. Pineda was questioned by the officer.
He denied touching the woman. He was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and was taken to the Marion County Jail. According to court records, Pineda has several convictions, including aggravated battery and domestic battery, and a domestic violence injunction was served on him in 2013.
The 53-year-old victim told officer Ryan Leggett of Ocala Police Department that she was at a motel with her new boyfriend, George Robert Pineda, 44, whom she has known for a decade. She said that at around 10pm on Tuesday they were discussing their future, after they had been consuming alcohol throughout the evening, and she spoke to him about him taking anger management classes.
The woman said Pineda began screaming profanities at her, grabbed her neck and choked her. She said she could not breathe and eventually pushed him away. When he later fell asleep, she ran away and called authorities. The woman had scratch marks on her neck. Pineda was questioned by the officer.
He denied touching the woman. He was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and was taken to the Marion County Jail. According to court records, Pineda has several convictions, including aggravated battery and domestic battery, and a domestic violence injunction was served on him in 2013.
Dump truck driver arrested outside porta-potty after chase
The driver of a dump truck who didn’t stop for a Minnesota State Patrol commercial vehicle inspection outside Duluth at about 10am on Wednesday was arrested after he eventually stopped to use a portable toilet at a gravel pit.
The truck driver apparently refused to stop for an inspection and then led troopers on what appeared to be a chase. The driver eventually pulled into a gravel pit, drove to a distant area of the pit and left his truck to run into a portable toilet.
Troopers made cell phone contact with the driver while he was inside the porta-potty. The man eventually came out and was apprehended.
“Charges will be pending against the driver. And yes, he was arrested after he came out of a porta-potty,” said Sgt. Neil Dickenson, State Patrol spokesman in Duluth.
The truck driver apparently refused to stop for an inspection and then led troopers on what appeared to be a chase. The driver eventually pulled into a gravel pit, drove to a distant area of the pit and left his truck to run into a portable toilet.
Troopers made cell phone contact with the driver while he was inside the porta-potty. The man eventually came out and was apprehended.
“Charges will be pending against the driver. And yes, he was arrested after he came out of a porta-potty,” said Sgt. Neil Dickenson, State Patrol spokesman in Duluth.
Rare elephant twins born at South African game reserve
African elephant twins
were born at Pongola Game Reserve, a privately-owned game reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
Scientific evidence suggests that there is less than one percent prevalence rate of elephants twinning and even less of a chance that both twins survive into adulthood, making the birth of these young elephant twins an incredibly rare natural occurrence.
The yet unnamed twins were born to a 31-year-old elephant cow called Curve, so named for the curve of one of her tusks. She birthed three offspring before delivering the twins, all of which were male. Paternity of the twins points to Ingani, a 44-year-old elephant bull that died slightly more than a year ago. The sex of the twins remains unconfirmed as Curve is being given enough space and a fighting chance to beat the mortality odds for the twins.
Elephant specialist, Dr Ian Whyte, the retired projects manager: Large Herbivores: Department of Scientific Services at the National Parks Board, Kruger National Park said: “Though a few cases of twinning have been reported in the Kruger National Park, an examination of the reproductive tracts of over 1,200 adult cows culled in the Kruger National Park during population control operations did not yield a single case of twins.
“Mortality of one of the twins usually occurs as the increasing demand for milk by two calves cannot be met by the mother and the less dominant of the two calves usually cannot gain access to its share. One rather famous matriarch in Kruger dubbed MaMerle produced a set of twins in 2002, both of which survived to post weaning age, and she then produced a second set in 2006, both of which had survived to more than a year old when she was last seen. Curve needs a stress free environment to beat the odds.”
The yet unnamed twins were born to a 31-year-old elephant cow called Curve, so named for the curve of one of her tusks. She birthed three offspring before delivering the twins, all of which were male. Paternity of the twins points to Ingani, a 44-year-old elephant bull that died slightly more than a year ago. The sex of the twins remains unconfirmed as Curve is being given enough space and a fighting chance to beat the mortality odds for the twins.
Elephant specialist, Dr Ian Whyte, the retired projects manager: Large Herbivores: Department of Scientific Services at the National Parks Board, Kruger National Park said: “Though a few cases of twinning have been reported in the Kruger National Park, an examination of the reproductive tracts of over 1,200 adult cows culled in the Kruger National Park during population control operations did not yield a single case of twins.
“Mortality of one of the twins usually occurs as the increasing demand for milk by two calves cannot be met by the mother and the less dominant of the two calves usually cannot gain access to its share. One rather famous matriarch in Kruger dubbed MaMerle produced a set of twins in 2002, both of which survived to post weaning age, and she then produced a second set in 2006, both of which had survived to more than a year old when she was last seen. Curve needs a stress free environment to beat the odds.”
French city ditches Nazi-style yellow badges for homeless people following uproar
France's second city Marseille has been forced to ditch a controversial initiative that saw homeless people handed ID cards adorned with yellow triangles prompting critics to accuse authorities of implementing a "Nazi-style" scheme.
Authorities in Marseille were blasted for its plan to issue its homeless with ID cards featuring yellow triangles that detail their health issues.
Although the initiative was aimed at making it easier for health workers to know what they were dealing with in emergency situations, human rights groups and government ministers were equally outraged, comparing the cards to the Nazi-era yellow Star of David that was sewn onto Jewish people’s clothes during the Holocaust.
And the uproar put an end to the scheme on Friday when authorities in Marseille confirmed that they were scrapping the plan. “It’s finished. There won’t be any more cards,” the head of the social and medical emergency services SAMU Sociale René Giancarli said. “We never meant to cause any harm or trigger a controversy, but it happened,” he said, adding the cards had been stopped on the orders of the city’s mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin. Giancarli also said he could understand the criticism the initiative had gotten. “We just wanted good to come out of this, but I made a mistake. I admit that and I can accept when I’m wrong.”
The card, which was supposed to be worn visibly, identified the person with his or her photo, name and date of birth. It also specified whether the person had any illnesses or allergies. The front of the card was adorned with a yellow triangle. Several activist groups, including French human rights group La Ligue des droits de l’Homme, said they were troubled by the resemblance “of this card and the yellow star that the Jews had to wear during World War II.” It also got its fair amount of bashing by President François Hollande’s government in Paris. Social Affairs Minister Marisol said she was shocked to hear about the initiative and that she wanted Marseille to scrap the IDs with immediate effect.
“Forcing homeless people to carry a yellow triangle indicating the illnesses they might have is outrageous. You don’t point the finger at the poorest.You don’t write their illnesses on their clothes. Medical confidentiality, in particular, is a fundamental right. I want this local initiative to be stopped,” she said. On Wednesday, about 100 activists and homeless people also protested against the initiative outside the city’s town hall. Although Marseille’s Town Hall initially tried to defend the distribution of the cards, saying the purpose was to help health workers quickly come to the aid of a homeless person who has fallen ill or is in need of aid, it finally buckled under the pressure that they were too stigmatising. Over 100 of the ID cards had been distributed before the plan was scrapped.
And the uproar put an end to the scheme on Friday when authorities in Marseille confirmed that they were scrapping the plan. “It’s finished. There won’t be any more cards,” the head of the social and medical emergency services SAMU Sociale René Giancarli said. “We never meant to cause any harm or trigger a controversy, but it happened,” he said, adding the cards had been stopped on the orders of the city’s mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin. Giancarli also said he could understand the criticism the initiative had gotten. “We just wanted good to come out of this, but I made a mistake. I admit that and I can accept when I’m wrong.”
The card, which was supposed to be worn visibly, identified the person with his or her photo, name and date of birth. It also specified whether the person had any illnesses or allergies. The front of the card was adorned with a yellow triangle. Several activist groups, including French human rights group La Ligue des droits de l’Homme, said they were troubled by the resemblance “of this card and the yellow star that the Jews had to wear during World War II.” It also got its fair amount of bashing by President François Hollande’s government in Paris. Social Affairs Minister Marisol said she was shocked to hear about the initiative and that she wanted Marseille to scrap the IDs with immediate effect.
“Forcing homeless people to carry a yellow triangle indicating the illnesses they might have is outrageous. You don’t point the finger at the poorest.You don’t write their illnesses on their clothes. Medical confidentiality, in particular, is a fundamental right. I want this local initiative to be stopped,” she said. On Wednesday, about 100 activists and homeless people also protested against the initiative outside the city’s town hall. Although Marseille’s Town Hall initially tried to defend the distribution of the cards, saying the purpose was to help health workers quickly come to the aid of a homeless person who has fallen ill or is in need of aid, it finally buckled under the pressure that they were too stigmatising. Over 100 of the ID cards had been distributed before the plan was scrapped.
Errant piglet rescued from sea by RSPCA
A piglet has been rescued after tumbling down a cliff and swimming out to sea off the Suffolk coast.
The animal was reportedly stuck on a cliff at Covehithe, but when RSPCA staff arrived it had scrambled down to the beach and was heading into the sea.
Inspector Jason Finch said the animal seemed "unfazed" as it splashed in the waves. "I thought he was heading to France," he said. Mr Finch waded in and returned the adventurous piglet to its owner.
"I have never seen anything like it. I couldn't believe it when he darted straight into the sea like that," Mr Finch said."He was completely unfazed by the bubbling surf and was in the water upwards of 10 minutes. He became a tiny black dot in the distance.
"I was just wondering whether I would have to dive in myself when he started swimming in the more shallow end of the surf, so I just ran in and grabbed him. He was safe and sound and in good health, in fact he did not even seem puffed out. Far fitter than many I know," he added.
Inspector Jason Finch said the animal seemed "unfazed" as it splashed in the waves. "I thought he was heading to France," he said. Mr Finch waded in and returned the adventurous piglet to its owner.
"I have never seen anything like it. I couldn't believe it when he darted straight into the sea like that," Mr Finch said."He was completely unfazed by the bubbling surf and was in the water upwards of 10 minutes. He became a tiny black dot in the distance.
"I was just wondering whether I would have to dive in myself when he started swimming in the more shallow end of the surf, so I just ran in and grabbed him. He was safe and sound and in good health, in fact he did not even seem puffed out. Far fitter than many I know," he added.
Hypnotist thief placed shopkeeper in a trance before robbing him
A “hypnotist thief” apparently put the owner of an off-licence in a trance before rifling through his trouser pockets and stealing the day’s takings.
Friends have said Aftab Haider, 56, the owner of independent wine merchants Hops and Pops in Highgate, north London, was “stunned” by the theft of hundreds of pounds in cash.
The raid mirrors techniques used as entertainment by street magicians and is the first time its use in crime has been captured on CCTV in the UK.
The suspect, an Eastern European man wearing a black bomber jacket, brushed past Mr Haider as he placed a bottle on a shelf, and gently tapped him on the arm.
A few seconds later, the suspect made a stabbing gesture with his right hand at eye-level which appeared to leave Mr Haider, known as Aziz, mesmerised.
He reached inside the motionless shop owner’s trouser pocket, and pulled out his wallet before briefly squeezing his shoulder. The thief, who kept up a quietly-spoken patter throughout, then mimed the gesture of a pregnant woman’s belly as Mr Haider turned to face him. He reached into his other pocket and pulled out the day’s takings, hundreds of pounds in a bundle of notes, before tapping him once more on the shoulder and quickly walking out. Mr Haider snapped out of the trance a few seconds later, and shouted “Oi, oi, excuse me...” as the suspect pushed past another customer and hurried off into Archway Road.
Scotland Yard have now released the shop’s CCTV footage which captured the bizarre incident at around 9.45pm on September 11. A friend of Mr Haider said: “We had no idea Aziz had been hypnotised. When he told me what happened I just thought, how could he have just let someone hug him and start going through his pockets? He said he just suddenly realised the man had stolen from him and ran out of the shop to find him but he got away. He had hundreds of pounds stolen from him. It’s worrying if people can do that, other people might do the same.” Detective Sergeant Dave Bullock said: “The victim remained motionless and unable to stop the robbery taking place. He said that he was momentarily unaware of what had happened to him.
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“The suspect’s distraction tactics appeared to have worked as he robbed the victim of cash from his pocket.“ Magician Damien O’Brien suggested the Mr Haider may have been previously hypnotised by the man to implant “trigger” words into his subconscious, suggesting the suspect had visited the shop in advance. He said: “You can never hypnotise someone on the first go, you warm them up. I would have thought he has already gone in there before and done some pre-suggestive stuff. He may have said on an earlier visit that the next time he comes in and touches the man on the shoulder he is going to go into a relaxed trance and will let him go into his pockets. The shoulder touch could be a trigger.”
He reached inside the motionless shop owner’s trouser pocket, and pulled out his wallet before briefly squeezing his shoulder. The thief, who kept up a quietly-spoken patter throughout, then mimed the gesture of a pregnant woman’s belly as Mr Haider turned to face him. He reached into his other pocket and pulled out the day’s takings, hundreds of pounds in a bundle of notes, before tapping him once more on the shoulder and quickly walking out. Mr Haider snapped out of the trance a few seconds later, and shouted “Oi, oi, excuse me...” as the suspect pushed past another customer and hurried off into Archway Road.
Scotland Yard have now released the shop’s CCTV footage which captured the bizarre incident at around 9.45pm on September 11. A friend of Mr Haider said: “We had no idea Aziz had been hypnotised. When he told me what happened I just thought, how could he have just let someone hug him and start going through his pockets? He said he just suddenly realised the man had stolen from him and ran out of the shop to find him but he got away. He had hundreds of pounds stolen from him. It’s worrying if people can do that, other people might do the same.” Detective Sergeant Dave Bullock said: “The victim remained motionless and unable to stop the robbery taking place. He said that he was momentarily unaware of what had happened to him.
YouTube link. Alternative video.
“The suspect’s distraction tactics appeared to have worked as he robbed the victim of cash from his pocket.“ Magician Damien O’Brien suggested the Mr Haider may have been previously hypnotised by the man to implant “trigger” words into his subconscious, suggesting the suspect had visited the shop in advance. He said: “You can never hypnotise someone on the first go, you warm them up. I would have thought he has already gone in there before and done some pre-suggestive stuff. He may have said on an earlier visit that the next time he comes in and touches the man on the shoulder he is going to go into a relaxed trance and will let him go into his pockets. The shoulder touch could be a trigger.”
Man told he risks life in prison for repeated foul-mouthed outbursts told judge to f*ck off
A man from Devon, considered to be Britain’s rudest has been jailed for breaking an anti-social behaviour order by shouting drunken abuse at strangers.
George Lancelot, who has 176 convictions for repeated outbursts, suffers from a personality disorder which makes him swear and rant whenever he is out in public and has been drinking.
He has spent more than eight of the last ten years in jail for breaking an ASBO which bans him from swearing in public at least a dozen times.
His solicitor warned that he risks spending almost all of the rest of his life in jail because his mental condition means he will never be able to comply with the terms of his ASBO.
He had only been out of jail for a few hours when he was arrested again, first for swearing during an argument over his release grant, then for threatening members of the public in a seaside resort. As he was led from the dock in Exeter Crown Court he shouted "I’d get less for burglary. F*ck off." Lancelot clocked up most of his convictions while he was living rough on the streets of Plymouth but carried on his abusive behaviour after being found a home in Torquay. He had been back there for just a few hours after being released from jail when police were called to the Riviera Centre by worried members of the public who said he was swearing and threatening to stab passers-by. Lancelot, aged 61, of Torquay, admitted breaching an ASBO and was jailed or 20 months by Judge Phillip Wassall.
He told him: "I have to treat you as someone whose behaviour completely disregards the ASBO. In 1999 you were diagnosed with a personality disorder and I am told there is unlikely to be any psychiatric disposition which to help you. The only thing the court can do is treat you as somebody who habitually breaks the order. On this occasion you were threatening to stab people, swearing and being aggressive to the public within hours of being released. Until you realise that this cannot go on, you will face longer and longer sentence. Unless you deal with this you could spend the rest of your life in prison.” Scott Horner, for the prosecution, said the ASBO, which has been in force for ten years, forbids him to use offensive or obscene words or gestures such are likely to cause harassment alarm or distress.
He said Lancelot was released from his last eight month sentence in November and within hours appeared before Plymouth Magistrates who released him again. Kevin Hopper, for the defence, said there is a danger of Lancelot spending almost all of the rest of his life in jail for public order offences which normally carry a maximum penalty of just a few months. He said: "It is clear from the probation report that his mental health led to this behaviour and he has a history of such issues. He was released from custody and within hours repeated the behaviour. The reality is that unless there is some intervention, either enforced by the courts or through the mental health services, he will effectively serve a life sentence for public order offences. He cannot comply with the ASBO because he is mentally ill and has a personality disorder. If he goes into custody he will be released and within hours he will be back here with the same outcome. He faces a life term but I don’t know what to suggest.”
He had only been out of jail for a few hours when he was arrested again, first for swearing during an argument over his release grant, then for threatening members of the public in a seaside resort. As he was led from the dock in Exeter Crown Court he shouted "I’d get less for burglary. F*ck off." Lancelot clocked up most of his convictions while he was living rough on the streets of Plymouth but carried on his abusive behaviour after being found a home in Torquay. He had been back there for just a few hours after being released from jail when police were called to the Riviera Centre by worried members of the public who said he was swearing and threatening to stab passers-by. Lancelot, aged 61, of Torquay, admitted breaching an ASBO and was jailed or 20 months by Judge Phillip Wassall.
He told him: "I have to treat you as someone whose behaviour completely disregards the ASBO. In 1999 you were diagnosed with a personality disorder and I am told there is unlikely to be any psychiatric disposition which to help you. The only thing the court can do is treat you as somebody who habitually breaks the order. On this occasion you were threatening to stab people, swearing and being aggressive to the public within hours of being released. Until you realise that this cannot go on, you will face longer and longer sentence. Unless you deal with this you could spend the rest of your life in prison.” Scott Horner, for the prosecution, said the ASBO, which has been in force for ten years, forbids him to use offensive or obscene words or gestures such are likely to cause harassment alarm or distress.
He said Lancelot was released from his last eight month sentence in November and within hours appeared before Plymouth Magistrates who released him again. Kevin Hopper, for the defence, said there is a danger of Lancelot spending almost all of the rest of his life in jail for public order offences which normally carry a maximum penalty of just a few months. He said: "It is clear from the probation report that his mental health led to this behaviour and he has a history of such issues. He was released from custody and within hours repeated the behaviour. The reality is that unless there is some intervention, either enforced by the courts or through the mental health services, he will effectively serve a life sentence for public order offences. He cannot comply with the ASBO because he is mentally ill and has a personality disorder. If he goes into custody he will be released and within hours he will be back here with the same outcome. He faces a life term but I don’t know what to suggest.”
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