Thursday, December 11, 2014
Man secretly living in restaurant ceiling freed after falling and getting trapped in wall
A man secretly living in the rafters above a Denver restaurant fell through the ceiling and got trapped in the wall space on Tuesday night, police said.
At about 11pm, the Denver Police Department got a call reporting that a man had fallen through the ceiling at the Yard House.
When firefighters arrived, they saw a man walking through the space for the water pipes and HVAC system, according to James Ballinger with the Denver Police Department. The man disappeared from their view and somehow broke one of the water pipes - causing massive flooding at the Yard House and the Sheraton Hotel next door.
Police officers checked through the ceilings and couldn't find the man, but said it appeared that he had been staying up there for a while, Ballinger said. There were multiple bottle caps from alcoholic beverages in the area. Then officers heard a strange sound. "There was moaning coming from one of the walls to the right of the front doors," Ballinger said.
YouTube link. News video update.
When crews removed one of the booth's seats, they could see the man's feet behind the wall. Fire crews used a chainsaw to cut the man out of the wall. The man was only wearing jeans and was transported to Denver Health with unknown injuries. He apparently fell about 20 feet.
When firefighters arrived, they saw a man walking through the space for the water pipes and HVAC system, according to James Ballinger with the Denver Police Department. The man disappeared from their view and somehow broke one of the water pipes - causing massive flooding at the Yard House and the Sheraton Hotel next door.
Police officers checked through the ceilings and couldn't find the man, but said it appeared that he had been staying up there for a while, Ballinger said. There were multiple bottle caps from alcoholic beverages in the area. Then officers heard a strange sound. "There was moaning coming from one of the walls to the right of the front doors," Ballinger said.
YouTube link. News video update.
When crews removed one of the booth's seats, they could see the man's feet behind the wall. Fire crews used a chainsaw to cut the man out of the wall. The man was only wearing jeans and was transported to Denver Health with unknown injuries. He apparently fell about 20 feet.
For the second time in eight months teenage girl awoke to find a strange man asleep in her home
A teenage girl woke up to find an intruder sleeping in her home in Waimanalo, Honolulu. It happened twice in less than a year and involved two different intruders.
“I don’t understand why it keeps happening to me and my family,” said Donald Crummer, the girl’s father.
Crummer had already left for work on Saturday morning when he got a phone call from police. His teenage daughter was home alone and found a stranger sleeping on their living room couch.
“She woke up at 9:30. She walked out in the front room. Saw him, grabbed one of my kendo sticks, barricaded herself inside my bedroom. Locked the doors and called 911,” said Crummer. Crummer couldn’t believe it and rushed back home. Honolulu police arrested Bradley Lindsey, 21, for unauthorized entry of a dwelling. He was charged and appeared in court on Monday. Bradley remains in custody, unable to post $20,000 bail. Back in May, Crummer had a similar encounter. His same teenage daughter woke up and found a man sleeping in her bedroom.
Forty-five minutes and four 911 calls later, police finally arrived to the home. But this time, Crummer’s daughter didn’t wait long. “The good thing about it, this time, extremely quick police response. They were there within three minutes of the 911 phone call,” said Crummer. “You asked me before, ‘Do you think anything is going to come of this? If any change is gonna be made?’ Well, obviously some changes have been made and they stepped up and they did their job well.” Crummer says he doesn’t know how the suspect got inside of his home since there were no signs of a forced entry. Now that it’s happened again, he’ll be making some changes.
YouTube link.
“I’m a general contractor. I’m obviously going to secure my home better. I’m going to build a sliding, rolling gate in front of my house. I’m going to put my dogs in the front yard from now on,” said Crummer. As for his daughter, Crummer says she’s a tough kid, but knows the outcome could’ve been a lot different. “She’s trained in my martial arts school. She’s a pretty outstanding young lady. She’s kind of laughing at the dumb luck of it all. And thank God we can laugh at it. Thank God that nothing has happened to this point,” said Crummer. “We still don’t know why it took police 45 minutes to respond to the first incident in May.” An internal investigation is ongoing. The suspect in that case, John Fritz, pled no contest and will be sentenced next month.
“She woke up at 9:30. She walked out in the front room. Saw him, grabbed one of my kendo sticks, barricaded herself inside my bedroom. Locked the doors and called 911,” said Crummer. Crummer couldn’t believe it and rushed back home. Honolulu police arrested Bradley Lindsey, 21, for unauthorized entry of a dwelling. He was charged and appeared in court on Monday. Bradley remains in custody, unable to post $20,000 bail. Back in May, Crummer had a similar encounter. His same teenage daughter woke up and found a man sleeping in her bedroom.
Forty-five minutes and four 911 calls later, police finally arrived to the home. But this time, Crummer’s daughter didn’t wait long. “The good thing about it, this time, extremely quick police response. They were there within three minutes of the 911 phone call,” said Crummer. “You asked me before, ‘Do you think anything is going to come of this? If any change is gonna be made?’ Well, obviously some changes have been made and they stepped up and they did their job well.” Crummer says he doesn’t know how the suspect got inside of his home since there were no signs of a forced entry. Now that it’s happened again, he’ll be making some changes.
YouTube link.
“I’m a general contractor. I’m obviously going to secure my home better. I’m going to build a sliding, rolling gate in front of my house. I’m going to put my dogs in the front yard from now on,” said Crummer. As for his daughter, Crummer says she’s a tough kid, but knows the outcome could’ve been a lot different. “She’s trained in my martial arts school. She’s a pretty outstanding young lady. She’s kind of laughing at the dumb luck of it all. And thank God we can laugh at it. Thank God that nothing has happened to this point,” said Crummer. “We still don’t know why it took police 45 minutes to respond to the first incident in May.” An internal investigation is ongoing. The suspect in that case, John Fritz, pled no contest and will be sentenced next month.
Package thief tricked into stealing box full of dog poo
After falling victim to thieves who stole packages off their front porch several times, a Northeast Washington D.C. couple decided to teach them a lesson.
At about 3pm on Friday, surveillance footage caught a man walking up and down in front of their home, before stealing their package and taking off. The caught-on-camera incident marked the third package taken from their yard since October. “Obviously, it made me really mad,” said the woman, who is not being identified.
“I worked hard, saved my money, bought something and then it was just gone.” Angry, she and her boyfriend decided to place a fake package outside, and to move the camera so they could get a better angle if the robber hit again. He did on Monday, but this time, he got away with a box filled with dog faeces.
YouTube link.
“I had originally wanted to put a note in the box that said, ‘Surprise!’” the woman said. Others in the neighbourhood laughed when they heard what the couple had done. The homeowners said they saw a white pick-up truck passing by in both videos. They have filed a police report and will now be handling the delivery of their packages differently.
At about 3pm on Friday, surveillance footage caught a man walking up and down in front of their home, before stealing their package and taking off. The caught-on-camera incident marked the third package taken from their yard since October. “Obviously, it made me really mad,” said the woman, who is not being identified.
“I worked hard, saved my money, bought something and then it was just gone.” Angry, she and her boyfriend decided to place a fake package outside, and to move the camera so they could get a better angle if the robber hit again. He did on Monday, but this time, he got away with a box filled with dog faeces.
YouTube link.
“I had originally wanted to put a note in the box that said, ‘Surprise!’” the woman said. Others in the neighbourhood laughed when they heard what the couple had done. The homeowners said they saw a white pick-up truck passing by in both videos. They have filed a police report and will now be handling the delivery of their packages differently.
CCTV camera thief filmed himself in the act
A man has become the chief suspect regarding the theft of CCTV cameras in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, after he was snapped staring directly into one of them as he allegedly lifted it from the wall of a photography studio earlier this week.
Police have released an image of the man, who was wearing a hoodie and cap and had a cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth, at Cole Studios in West Wollongong. Two cameras were taken during the robbery early on Sunday morning. In fact, police know the robbery took place at precisely 5.36am and five seconds. The footage was also timestamped.
Jason Cole, the owner of Cole Studios, said the alleged offender, thought to be aged in his mid 30s or early 40s, was first captured on camera wheeling his bicycle around the front of his business. "He's done well in life, he's got himself a nice pushbike," Mr Cole said. Mr Cole said the footage then showed the man pulling his hoodie up, walking down the side of the building and pulling the bin up to one of the cameras.
"He stands on the bin, disconnects it and pulls it out. Just before it cut, he puts the camera in his face," Mr Cole said. Mr Cole said the cameras were worth about $90 each, and were pointing down either side of the building. "They're not exactly high-price items, but he has cut the cables as well, so they're not even worth $90 now," Mr Cole said. Police have appealed for anyone with information about the identity of the man to contact Wollongong police.
Police have released an image of the man, who was wearing a hoodie and cap and had a cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth, at Cole Studios in West Wollongong. Two cameras were taken during the robbery early on Sunday morning. In fact, police know the robbery took place at precisely 5.36am and five seconds. The footage was also timestamped.
Jason Cole, the owner of Cole Studios, said the alleged offender, thought to be aged in his mid 30s or early 40s, was first captured on camera wheeling his bicycle around the front of his business. "He's done well in life, he's got himself a nice pushbike," Mr Cole said. Mr Cole said the footage then showed the man pulling his hoodie up, walking down the side of the building and pulling the bin up to one of the cameras.
"He stands on the bin, disconnects it and pulls it out. Just before it cut, he puts the camera in his face," Mr Cole said. Mr Cole said the cameras were worth about $90 each, and were pointing down either side of the building. "They're not exactly high-price items, but he has cut the cables as well, so they're not even worth $90 now," Mr Cole said. Police have appealed for anyone with information about the identity of the man to contact Wollongong police.
Man arrested for filling potholes with concrete
A strong sense of civic duty landed a resident of Malta in hot water on Monday, as he was arrested for filling two potholes with concrete at City Gate in Valletta to prevent pedestrians from tripping.
Wearing a brand new black suit but no tie, Ivan John Grima Hammett turned up at the landmark spot in the capital at around 10.30am equipped with a shovel, cement and several buckets of aggregate material and water.
The sight of a neatly dressed man mixing concrete next to the City Gate bridge soon caught the attention of passers-by, some of who commended his initiative. However, his resolve was put to the test when the police turned up a few minutes later ordering him to stop as he had no permission to carry out the work.
Following a brief exchange, the man turned to the small crowd for support. Eventually the ‘project’ was completed, with Mr Grima Hammett inscribing the word ‘Jesus’ in the fresh concrete, remarking that his action was inspired by God. At this stage the police intervened and took him in for questioning following a brief commotion. He was released soon after.
With video.
Wearing a brand new black suit but no tie, Ivan John Grima Hammett turned up at the landmark spot in the capital at around 10.30am equipped with a shovel, cement and several buckets of aggregate material and water.
The sight of a neatly dressed man mixing concrete next to the City Gate bridge soon caught the attention of passers-by, some of who commended his initiative. However, his resolve was put to the test when the police turned up a few minutes later ordering him to stop as he had no permission to carry out the work.
Following a brief exchange, the man turned to the small crowd for support. Eventually the ‘project’ was completed, with Mr Grima Hammett inscribing the word ‘Jesus’ in the fresh concrete, remarking that his action was inspired by God. At this stage the police intervened and took him in for questioning following a brief commotion. He was released soon after.
With video.
Police seized van driven around with three tyres
Police in Cambridgeshire caught and arrested a motorist after receiving reports he had been driving around with only three tyres.
The arrest took place at 1.20am on Saturday after the van had been spotted in March. “Officers were quickly in the area and found a white Vauxhall Van being driven by a male,” said a police spokesman.
“One of the vehicle's tyres was missing and was being driven on the rim of the wheel. The vehicle was seized by the Roads Policing Unit and an immediate road worthiness prohibition (PG9) was placed on the vehicle.”
The spokesman added: “The male driver was reported for a number of different offences and will be summoned to court at a later date.”
The arrest took place at 1.20am on Saturday after the van had been spotted in March. “Officers were quickly in the area and found a white Vauxhall Van being driven by a male,” said a police spokesman.
“One of the vehicle's tyres was missing and was being driven on the rim of the wheel. The vehicle was seized by the Roads Policing Unit and an immediate road worthiness prohibition (PG9) was placed on the vehicle.”
The spokesman added: “The male driver was reported for a number of different offences and will be summoned to court at a later date.”
Police officer with fear of cows forced to call for back-up after being sent to arrest farmer's son
A rural police officer was forced to call for back-up after he was sent to arrest a cattle farmer's son, because he was afraid of cows.
When PC David McTurk told David Lindsay that he had arrived to take his son into custody, he warned about his fear of cows, Stirling Sheriff Court was told.
But the 17-stone agriculturalist simply "got red in the face" and told PC McTurk that he didn't like policemen.
After a cowshed stand-off, PC McTurk, who already had a female officer with him, called for further assistance.
Not until other officers arrived at the byre (cowshed) in Thornhill, Stirlingshire, were Lindsay and both of his sons - Ian, who the officers were looking for in the first place, and Callum, finally taken into custody.
The situation was branded "ridiculous" by Sheriff Celia Sanderson.
She formally acquitted Callum Lindsay, 20, of obstructing police after the Crown accepted his plea of not guilty - and she admonished David Lindsay, 53.
Gail Russell, prosecuting, said PC McTurk and PC Stephanie Martin arrived at Lindsay's farm at 9.30am on August 13th (2014) to find the farmer and both of his sons in the cowshed. She said the officers had arrived in a marked car, and were both in full police uniform and hi-vis jackets with "Police" written on the back of them. She said: "The shed was full of cattle, obviously large animals, and they found the accused wasn't very receptive towards them. I am told the police tried to explain in calm manner that they needed Mr Ian Lindsay to come with them, and PC McTurk told him he had a phobia of cows and didn't like being around cattle. Mr Lindsay said he didn't like police. They informed Mr Ian Lindsay that he was to be detained under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to a different matter, but his father began shouting at the police saying his son was going nowhere."
Miss Russell said Lindsay, later described as "naturally ruddy", jumped over a small fence and told police he had "already sorted the matter out" with an inspector. The depute fiscal said: "Mr Lindsay became very angry and his face turned extremely red. He placed his hands on his son's right arm. He was told to release his hold but he refused, and positioned himself in between his son and the police officers. This continued and the police were concerned they were going to be assaulted, so they made a call for assistance from other officers. Eventually other officers arrived, and Mr Lindsay and his sons were detained." Miss Russell said: "Mr Lindsay's demeanour is described as being rather sinister, and he was ranting - he is an extremely strong man and a farmer." Lindsay, of Easter Frew Farm, Thornhill, Stirlingshire, pleaded guilty to resisting, obstructing, molesting and hindering police.
Nicholas Scullion, defending, said it was surprising that an officer with 15 years experience working in a rural community should have a phobia of cattle. He said his client had been confused when police arrived to detain his son, as he had already made an arrangement with an inspector to hand himself in later that day. He added that the matter that Ian Lindsay had been detained for was later "resolved amicably". Mr Scullion said: "The atmosphere was rather charged, given this officer's phobia. My client is a farmer - they normally have a ruddy complexion. He is six foot, he is 17 stone, but he is not a mammoth. In the frustration of trying to explain he found himself in a situation where he took hold of his son's jacket and said 'you're not taking my son with you'. This was retrospectively a bad move." Sheriff Sanderson agreed with Mr Scullion's suggestion that Lindsay, who had no previous convictions, should be simply admonished. She said: "This was a somewhat ridiculous situation for someone of your age to get himself into. The police were trying to do their job. In all the circumstances I'm going to admonish you, and I never expect to see you back in this court again."
Gail Russell, prosecuting, said PC McTurk and PC Stephanie Martin arrived at Lindsay's farm at 9.30am on August 13th (2014) to find the farmer and both of his sons in the cowshed. She said the officers had arrived in a marked car, and were both in full police uniform and hi-vis jackets with "Police" written on the back of them. She said: "The shed was full of cattle, obviously large animals, and they found the accused wasn't very receptive towards them. I am told the police tried to explain in calm manner that they needed Mr Ian Lindsay to come with them, and PC McTurk told him he had a phobia of cows and didn't like being around cattle. Mr Lindsay said he didn't like police. They informed Mr Ian Lindsay that he was to be detained under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to a different matter, but his father began shouting at the police saying his son was going nowhere."
Miss Russell said Lindsay, later described as "naturally ruddy", jumped over a small fence and told police he had "already sorted the matter out" with an inspector. The depute fiscal said: "Mr Lindsay became very angry and his face turned extremely red. He placed his hands on his son's right arm. He was told to release his hold but he refused, and positioned himself in between his son and the police officers. This continued and the police were concerned they were going to be assaulted, so they made a call for assistance from other officers. Eventually other officers arrived, and Mr Lindsay and his sons were detained." Miss Russell said: "Mr Lindsay's demeanour is described as being rather sinister, and he was ranting - he is an extremely strong man and a farmer." Lindsay, of Easter Frew Farm, Thornhill, Stirlingshire, pleaded guilty to resisting, obstructing, molesting and hindering police.
Nicholas Scullion, defending, said it was surprising that an officer with 15 years experience working in a rural community should have a phobia of cattle. He said his client had been confused when police arrived to detain his son, as he had already made an arrangement with an inspector to hand himself in later that day. He added that the matter that Ian Lindsay had been detained for was later "resolved amicably". Mr Scullion said: "The atmosphere was rather charged, given this officer's phobia. My client is a farmer - they normally have a ruddy complexion. He is six foot, he is 17 stone, but he is not a mammoth. In the frustration of trying to explain he found himself in a situation where he took hold of his son's jacket and said 'you're not taking my son with you'. This was retrospectively a bad move." Sheriff Sanderson agreed with Mr Scullion's suggestion that Lindsay, who had no previous convictions, should be simply admonished. She said: "This was a somewhat ridiculous situation for someone of your age to get himself into. The police were trying to do their job. In all the circumstances I'm going to admonish you, and I never expect to see you back in this court again."
Theatre apologise for sending families sex DVDs instead of children's summer school recordings
The Edinburgh Playhouse have said sorry after accidentally sending hundreds of pornographic DVDs to children as young as ten and their parents.
They were forced to apologise after 100 discs, meant to feature recordings of the theatre’s summer schools for children, were shipped out across the Lothians mistakenly featuring explicit sexual content.
The error was only discovered by staff after one of them picked up a copy for themselves and played it.
The MEGAMIX DVDs, put together by an outside production company called Edithouse, contained a collection of hardcore pornographic movies entitled The Bondage Mistress. Shame-faced theatre bosses have branded the incident a “horrific error” and insisted “emergency measures” had been taken to recall the DVDs. But parents have demanded further action be taken and insisted an apology is not enough. One Midlothian dad, who asked not to be named, said the DVD had been addressed to his ten-year-old daughter, who had attended a summer stage school at the Playhouse.
He said: “It was absolutely disgusting filth. I spoke to the Playhouse and they said all they can do is apologise. Apologise? They have just sent this out to a minor. Someone has broken the law somewhere here, to send that sort of thing out to a child. This is sexual exploitation-type stuff. I’m going to have to phone my solicitor. It’s absolutely ridiculous. We haven’t watched right through it, but it’s not just amateur porn, this is the proper thing. It’s unbelievable.” A spokesman for Edithouse said the company took “full responsibility” for the mistake, which was made while the DVDs were being duplicated.
He added: “We would like to apologise sincerely to the Playhouse for the inconvenience and most importantly to the children and parents affected by this terrible error. We are sorry for any distress caused.” A Playhouse spokeswoman said: “We discovered what had happened within 48 hours of the DVDs being posted and took immediate emergency measures to recall all of the DVDs, sought the advice of the police and notified customers as a matter of urgency. The Edinburgh Playhouse apologises unequivocally for any distress caused to the families affected by this totally unacceptable and unseemly mistake.”
The MEGAMIX DVDs, put together by an outside production company called Edithouse, contained a collection of hardcore pornographic movies entitled The Bondage Mistress. Shame-faced theatre bosses have branded the incident a “horrific error” and insisted “emergency measures” had been taken to recall the DVDs. But parents have demanded further action be taken and insisted an apology is not enough. One Midlothian dad, who asked not to be named, said the DVD had been addressed to his ten-year-old daughter, who had attended a summer stage school at the Playhouse.
He said: “It was absolutely disgusting filth. I spoke to the Playhouse and they said all they can do is apologise. Apologise? They have just sent this out to a minor. Someone has broken the law somewhere here, to send that sort of thing out to a child. This is sexual exploitation-type stuff. I’m going to have to phone my solicitor. It’s absolutely ridiculous. We haven’t watched right through it, but it’s not just amateur porn, this is the proper thing. It’s unbelievable.” A spokesman for Edithouse said the company took “full responsibility” for the mistake, which was made while the DVDs were being duplicated.
He added: “We would like to apologise sincerely to the Playhouse for the inconvenience and most importantly to the children and parents affected by this terrible error. We are sorry for any distress caused.” A Playhouse spokeswoman said: “We discovered what had happened within 48 hours of the DVDs being posted and took immediate emergency measures to recall all of the DVDs, sought the advice of the police and notified customers as a matter of urgency. The Edinburgh Playhouse apologises unequivocally for any distress caused to the families affected by this totally unacceptable and unseemly mistake.”
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)