Friday, January 02, 2015
Young lady teaches giant puppy to hula hoop
Sierra is confident her giant puppy Sebastian can learn to hula hoop. She just needs to show him how.
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Polite, thoughtful and apologetic burglar will still be prosecuted
A Florida woman called police after finding a burglar in the bathroom of her Palm Bay apartment.
"I walk into my room, and I find all my boyfriend's shoes and clothes thrown on the floor.
"I said, 'So you're trying to rob us?' And he's like, he nodded his head," the woman told the 911 dispatcher. Police identified the burglar as 20-year-old Johnathan Johnson. The victim said Johnson explained apologetically to the victim that he needed money for Christmas presents for his son.
The victim had seen Johnson before, but didn't know his name. "I made him leave, and when I came back, he put the screen back on," she said. Then, she found out her money was missing. "I asked him, 'Where's my money?' And he's like, 'I forgot to give it to you,'" she said.
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The victim said Johnson did return the money and everything else. Both she and police were unmoved by his politeness. Police said breaking in is still burglary, and stealing is still theft, even if you give it all back. Johnson will be prosecuted for both alleged crimes.
"I said, 'So you're trying to rob us?' And he's like, he nodded his head," the woman told the 911 dispatcher. Police identified the burglar as 20-year-old Johnathan Johnson. The victim said Johnson explained apologetically to the victim that he needed money for Christmas presents for his son.
The victim had seen Johnson before, but didn't know his name. "I made him leave, and when I came back, he put the screen back on," she said. Then, she found out her money was missing. "I asked him, 'Where's my money?' And he's like, 'I forgot to give it to you,'" she said.
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The victim said Johnson did return the money and everything else. Both she and police were unmoved by his politeness. Police said breaking in is still burglary, and stealing is still theft, even if you give it all back. Johnson will be prosecuted for both alleged crimes.
Naked man arrested after trying out pharmacy's dog beds
Customers at a CVS pharmacy in Florida received a surprise on Tuesday when a man stripped naked and began trying out merchandise.
The display unfolded just before 8pm at the Land O’ Lakes store, according to the Pasco County sheriff’s office.
The man, deputies say, walked into the store and headed toward the bathroom. Once there, deputies say the man stripped out of his clothing and then exited the facilities to go into the main part of the store.
Stark naked, the man “proceeded to rummage through 6 dog beds, grabbing 3 and laying on top of them,” a probable cause affidavit stated. Jeremiah Phillip Patterson, 22, was charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition and retail petty theft once law enforcement was called to the scene.
The petty theft charge, the report stated, stems from the fact the naked act was “damaging” to the dog beds and deprived CVS from the ability to sell the items. Patterson, who has no known address, is being held at the Pasco County Jail Tuesday in lieu of $300 bond.
The man, deputies say, walked into the store and headed toward the bathroom. Once there, deputies say the man stripped out of his clothing and then exited the facilities to go into the main part of the store.
Stark naked, the man “proceeded to rummage through 6 dog beds, grabbing 3 and laying on top of them,” a probable cause affidavit stated. Jeremiah Phillip Patterson, 22, was charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition and retail petty theft once law enforcement was called to the scene.
The petty theft charge, the report stated, stems from the fact the naked act was “damaging” to the dog beds and deprived CVS from the ability to sell the items. Patterson, who has no known address, is being held at the Pasco County Jail Tuesday in lieu of $300 bond.
Couple released after being trapped for two days in unlocked closet
A man and a woman thought they were trapped in a Florida closet for two days until police let them out on Tuesday – and found out the two could have opened the door themselves.
John Arwood, 31, and Amber Campbell, 25, claimed they were chased into the closet at Daytona State College on Sunday, Daytona Beach police said. After two days in a Marine and Environmental Science Center janitor's closet, where police found human faeces and copper scouring pads sometimes used to smoke crack, Arwood called 911 from his cell phone, police said.
Arwood and Campbell were charged with trespassing. Campbell was also charged with violating her probation, which she was given after resisting arrest in 2013. Arwood's criminal record includes five prior jail sentences in Florida since 2000 for offences including armed burglary, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, and fleeing law enforcement.
Officers tracked his phone's location and let him and Campbell out. It's unclear why Arwood didn't call 911 until Tuesday. A police officer, trying to figure out how the two could have got locked in, went into the closet and closed the door, police said. The door did not lock. Officers did not find drugs in the closet, police said.
John Arwood, 31, and Amber Campbell, 25, claimed they were chased into the closet at Daytona State College on Sunday, Daytona Beach police said. After two days in a Marine and Environmental Science Center janitor's closet, where police found human faeces and copper scouring pads sometimes used to smoke crack, Arwood called 911 from his cell phone, police said.
Arwood and Campbell were charged with trespassing. Campbell was also charged with violating her probation, which she was given after resisting arrest in 2013. Arwood's criminal record includes five prior jail sentences in Florida since 2000 for offences including armed burglary, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, and fleeing law enforcement.
Officers tracked his phone's location and let him and Campbell out. It's unclear why Arwood didn't call 911 until Tuesday. A police officer, trying to figure out how the two could have got locked in, went into the closet and closed the door, police said. The door did not lock. Officers did not find drugs in the closet, police said.
Police advise against attempting to capture escaped goat
An escaped goat continues to roam Lowell, Massachusetts, after an escape from a Tewksbury slaughterhouse last Friday and police have issued a warning: do not attempt to catch it.
The 200lb animal, which has a full set of horns, was last seen "after a valient effort to capture the goat," the Lowell police department say.
"Although goats are normally docile animals, in stressful situations, such as being loose in unfamiliar territory, he possibly can become scared and resort to acting in a survival mode," police added.
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"We ask that people do not try to capture him but to please contact the Station if he is seen. If he feels scared or trapped, he, most likely, will strike out." The department is working with the Animal Rescue League of Boston on a plan to capture the goat.
The 200lb animal, which has a full set of horns, was last seen "after a valient effort to capture the goat," the Lowell police department say.
"Although goats are normally docile animals, in stressful situations, such as being loose in unfamiliar territory, he possibly can become scared and resort to acting in a survival mode," police added.
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"We ask that people do not try to capture him but to please contact the Station if he is seen. If he feels scared or trapped, he, most likely, will strike out." The department is working with the Animal Rescue League of Boston on a plan to capture the goat.
Masked bandit on the run after jumping onto driver causing truck to drive into lamp post
The Gonzales Police Department in Louisiana say a masked bandit is on the loose after leaping into a garbage truck and causing a crash.
In the early hours of Christmas Eve morning, officers were dispatched to a parking lot in reference to an accident involving a garbage truck that had hit a lamp post. A driver with a local garbage collection service had picked up and unloaded a garbage container at Verizon Wireless.
As the driver backed away from the trash receptacle and went to move forward, a large raccoon jumped in the front of his cab and came to rest on his chest and legs. Terrified, the driver stood up in the cab of the truck, attempting to get the raccoon off of him. In doing so, he stepped on the gas pedal, which caused the truck to lurch forward, hitting the light pole.
Upon hitting the pole, the driver jumped out of the truck and stated that the raccoon crawled out of the cab before running behind an adjacent building. Fortunately, the driver was uninjured, but the truck was severely damaged and unable to be driven. The driver was not issued a ticket. The raccoon is still at large with an active warrant pending, police say.
In the early hours of Christmas Eve morning, officers were dispatched to a parking lot in reference to an accident involving a garbage truck that had hit a lamp post. A driver with a local garbage collection service had picked up and unloaded a garbage container at Verizon Wireless.
As the driver backed away from the trash receptacle and went to move forward, a large raccoon jumped in the front of his cab and came to rest on his chest and legs. Terrified, the driver stood up in the cab of the truck, attempting to get the raccoon off of him. In doing so, he stepped on the gas pedal, which caused the truck to lurch forward, hitting the light pole.
Upon hitting the pole, the driver jumped out of the truck and stated that the raccoon crawled out of the cab before running behind an adjacent building. Fortunately, the driver was uninjured, but the truck was severely damaged and unable to be driven. The driver was not issued a ticket. The raccoon is still at large with an active warrant pending, police say.
House stripped of most of roof by home invader throwing tiles at police
A man has torn most of the tiles off the roof of a house in Western Australia, hurling them at police and sparking a siege during a home invasion.
Police said the man was acting strangely with a hammer and broke into a house in Osborne Park, Perth, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
He then climbed onto the roof of the double-storey home and pelted a police vehicle with roof tiles.
A Tactical Response Group negotiator eventually persuaded the man to give himself up, but much of the roof was stripped of tiles and the ceiling of the home collapsed.
Hundreds of broken tiles littered the front yard of the home and also smashed into rooms on the upper storey. Neighbour Sally Shackleton said she heard a loud noise outside her home just after midnight and thought it was New Year celebrations, but was shocked to get up in the morning and realise it was the sound of smashing tiles across the street. "We thought it was like fireworks," she said. "But then we heard the police helicopter overhead. We didn't come and look so we didn't know what it was and then we saw this [the damage].
"I thought it must have been an explosion, and I couldn't believe it when I saw it." When told the damage was done by a man throwing roof tiles at police, she was shocked. "Really, one man did that? That's unbelievable," she said. Homeowner Tri Yung came home from his night shift to find the home badly damaged. "I have no idea what happened. I just came back from work and saw this [damage]," he said. "I worked all night. Someone came in, went up onto the roof and damaged the whole house. I'm very shocked to come home on New Year's Day and see all this.
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"Two and a half years of hard work [renovating the house] and now it's damaged in a matter of minutes." Mr Yung estimated the damage bill would be between $50,000 and $100,000. But he said he was unsure if his property was insured. "It will take a lot of time to repair, maybe six months," he said. "I'm not sure if I'm insured. I had a letter to say my insurance ran out, pay some money. I have to check to see if I'm still insured." A 32-year old man from Alkimos was charged over the siege. He is due to appear in court later today to face several charges including three counts of criminal damage, assaulting a public officer and aggravated burglary.
Hundreds of broken tiles littered the front yard of the home and also smashed into rooms on the upper storey. Neighbour Sally Shackleton said she heard a loud noise outside her home just after midnight and thought it was New Year celebrations, but was shocked to get up in the morning and realise it was the sound of smashing tiles across the street. "We thought it was like fireworks," she said. "But then we heard the police helicopter overhead. We didn't come and look so we didn't know what it was and then we saw this [the damage].
"I thought it must have been an explosion, and I couldn't believe it when I saw it." When told the damage was done by a man throwing roof tiles at police, she was shocked. "Really, one man did that? That's unbelievable," she said. Homeowner Tri Yung came home from his night shift to find the home badly damaged. "I have no idea what happened. I just came back from work and saw this [damage]," he said. "I worked all night. Someone came in, went up onto the roof and damaged the whole house. I'm very shocked to come home on New Year's Day and see all this.
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"Two and a half years of hard work [renovating the house] and now it's damaged in a matter of minutes." Mr Yung estimated the damage bill would be between $50,000 and $100,000. But he said he was unsure if his property was insured. "It will take a lot of time to repair, maybe six months," he said. "I'm not sure if I'm insured. I had a letter to say my insurance ran out, pay some money. I have to check to see if I'm still insured." A 32-year old man from Alkimos was charged over the siege. He is due to appear in court later today to face several charges including three counts of criminal damage, assaulting a public officer and aggravated burglary.
Controversy over ex-gangster's plan to host bare knuckle boxing bouts in back garden of his home
Critics are unhappy about plans by a former gangster to hold bare knuckle boxing bouts in his south east London back garden.
Dave Courtney has applied to Greenwich Council for a licence to hold the event at Camelot Castle - his famboyantly decorated home in Plumstead which includes its own sex dungeon.
His 100-capacity event on January 10 is due to take place in the back garden and adjoining alleyway.
The application comes after news surfaced earlier this year that organised bare knuckle fights were already taking place at the property. But a decision by the council to grant a temporary event notice for the latest round of boxing bouts has been objected to by a string of people, including the police. Simon Henderson from Greenwich police's licensing team wrote: "Mr Courtney has provided no information as to how the event is going to be run and controlled.
He added: "Mr Courtney has failed to provide information as to how he is going to protect the safety of the guests attending or of the competitors taking part and also how he is going to prevent nuisance to his surrounding neighbours." Sally Lang from the council's licensing department also raised a long list of concerns, from medical provision that will be provided, to lighting and the proximity of a neurological unit for head injuries. She concluded: "Boxing is a dangerous sport and I do not consider that a residential premises is a suitable venue to hold such an event."
Mr Courtney claims to have had friendships will legendary underworld figures like the Krays and Lenny McLean in a criminal career which saw him shot, stabbed and have his nose bitten off. In recent years he has become an organiser of bare knuckle fights around the country. His latest application is in the name of David Courtney OBE - standing for "One Big Ego". In 2011, his stepson Genson Courtney was shot dead in Greenwich following a feud with uncle David Pinto - later jailed for life over the murder. A licensing committee will discuss the boxing event on January 6.
The application comes after news surfaced earlier this year that organised bare knuckle fights were already taking place at the property. But a decision by the council to grant a temporary event notice for the latest round of boxing bouts has been objected to by a string of people, including the police. Simon Henderson from Greenwich police's licensing team wrote: "Mr Courtney has provided no information as to how the event is going to be run and controlled.
He added: "Mr Courtney has failed to provide information as to how he is going to protect the safety of the guests attending or of the competitors taking part and also how he is going to prevent nuisance to his surrounding neighbours." Sally Lang from the council's licensing department also raised a long list of concerns, from medical provision that will be provided, to lighting and the proximity of a neurological unit for head injuries. She concluded: "Boxing is a dangerous sport and I do not consider that a residential premises is a suitable venue to hold such an event."
Mr Courtney claims to have had friendships will legendary underworld figures like the Krays and Lenny McLean in a criminal career which saw him shot, stabbed and have his nose bitten off. In recent years he has become an organiser of bare knuckle fights around the country. His latest application is in the name of David Courtney OBE - standing for "One Big Ego". In 2011, his stepson Genson Courtney was shot dead in Greenwich following a feud with uncle David Pinto - later jailed for life over the murder. A licensing committee will discuss the boxing event on January 6.
Constipated goldfish has life made better by £300 surgery
A man was so fond of his constipated goldfish that he paid a vet £300 to operate and ease its suffering.
Vet Faye Bethell used tiny instruments to remove one lump close to the fish’s anus, and another from its dorsal fin.
The fish-lover had taken the sick, three-inch pet for a consultation at Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham, Norfolk, according to Miss Bethell, 29.
At first he had baulked at the price quoted for the treatment and went away. But he had returned five minutes later and asked for it to go ahead. Goldfish can live up to 10 years. The ailing fish, which has made a full recovery, was two years and 10 months old at the time of its operation. The delicate procedure, which lasted about 50 minutes, involved introducing a carefully-measured anaesthetising agent into the fish’s water.
As it lost its balance, it was removed from its tank and placed on a waterproof drape. The anaesthetic water was then introduced into its mouth via a tube and bubbled over its gills, through which it breathes. Using a miniature heart-rate monitor, Miss Bethell checked that the fish was properly “under” before using a mini scalpel to remove the lumps.
She then sewed each cut with three stitches, finally using a special “glue” to cover and waterproof the fish’s scales before it was gradually re-awakened. “There was nothing special about the fish. He just liked it a lot. People love their pets – but that was an expensive little goldfish,” said Miss Bethellk. The Toll Barn practice opened a year ago and specialises in exotic animals, as well as the more usual pets.
At first he had baulked at the price quoted for the treatment and went away. But he had returned five minutes later and asked for it to go ahead. Goldfish can live up to 10 years. The ailing fish, which has made a full recovery, was two years and 10 months old at the time of its operation. The delicate procedure, which lasted about 50 minutes, involved introducing a carefully-measured anaesthetising agent into the fish’s water.
As it lost its balance, it was removed from its tank and placed on a waterproof drape. The anaesthetic water was then introduced into its mouth via a tube and bubbled over its gills, through which it breathes. Using a miniature heart-rate monitor, Miss Bethell checked that the fish was properly “under” before using a mini scalpel to remove the lumps.
She then sewed each cut with three stitches, finally using a special “glue” to cover and waterproof the fish’s scales before it was gradually re-awakened. “There was nothing special about the fish. He just liked it a lot. People love their pets – but that was an expensive little goldfish,” said Miss Bethellk. The Toll Barn practice opened a year ago and specialises in exotic animals, as well as the more usual pets.
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