Monday, January 12, 2015
Man accused of threatening to kill son following dispute with wife over game of Yahtzee
A father from Mayville, North Dakota, has been charged with felony terrorising after he allegedly threatened to kill his 9-year-old son if the boy didn’t call 911 following a drunken fight betewwen the man and his wife over a game of Yahtzee.
Brian Cutshall, 40, pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Traill County District Court to a single count of Class C felony terrorising.
According to documents with the charges, Traill County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at about 2:34am on Dec 18 to an address in Mayville on a report of a scared boy who called to report a domestic dispute that became physical. The boy’s mother also got on the phone to report she was hit in the head with something, dispatch told deputies. When deputies arrived, they spoke with Cutshall, whose cheek was swollen and marked with red, and who was slurring his words and hard to understand.
Cutshall, smelling strongly of alcohol, angrily denied hitting his wife with anything, court documents allege, and said she hit him in the face with an empty wine bottle. A deputy then interviewed Cutshall’s son, who told them he came downstairs and found his mother on the floor with a bloody nose. The boy told the deputy he went upstairs to bed when his parents began arguing while playing a game of Yahtzee. When he heard screaming, he went downstairs. When a deputy told the boy he did a good job by calling 911, he said his father told him if he didn’t call 911, he was going to kill him, documents state.
The deputy asked the boy if his father was being hit by his mother when he threatened to kill him, and the boy replied yes. Deputies interviewed the boy’s mother, who also smelled strongly of alcohol and had red marks on the left side of her neck, documents state. The woman, slurring her words, denied hitting Cutshall, said there was no wine bottle, and said she didn’t recall Cutshall hitting her. The boy said his father put the empty bottles in the sink, which was where the deputy discovered an empty 40-ounce bottle of beer and an empty bottle of Boone’s Farm wine. The boy was taken into protective custody.
According to documents with the charges, Traill County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at about 2:34am on Dec 18 to an address in Mayville on a report of a scared boy who called to report a domestic dispute that became physical. The boy’s mother also got on the phone to report she was hit in the head with something, dispatch told deputies. When deputies arrived, they spoke with Cutshall, whose cheek was swollen and marked with red, and who was slurring his words and hard to understand.
Cutshall, smelling strongly of alcohol, angrily denied hitting his wife with anything, court documents allege, and said she hit him in the face with an empty wine bottle. A deputy then interviewed Cutshall’s son, who told them he came downstairs and found his mother on the floor with a bloody nose. The boy told the deputy he went upstairs to bed when his parents began arguing while playing a game of Yahtzee. When he heard screaming, he went downstairs. When a deputy told the boy he did a good job by calling 911, he said his father told him if he didn’t call 911, he was going to kill him, documents state.
The deputy asked the boy if his father was being hit by his mother when he threatened to kill him, and the boy replied yes. Deputies interviewed the boy’s mother, who also smelled strongly of alcohol and had red marks on the left side of her neck, documents state. The woman, slurring her words, denied hitting Cutshall, said there was no wine bottle, and said she didn’t recall Cutshall hitting her. The boy said his father put the empty bottles in the sink, which was where the deputy discovered an empty 40-ounce bottle of beer and an empty bottle of Boone’s Farm wine. The boy was taken into protective custody.
Nine and ten-year-old schoolgirls plotted to kill their teacher with hand sanitiser
Deputies with the Genesee County Sheriff's say a group of fourth graders, aged 9 and 10, planned to kill their teacher at Elba Elementary School in New York.
According to the incident report, the Elba Elementary School Principal called authorities after discovering a plot to harm the teacher.
Three students, all girls, are accused of planning to put hand sanitiser on different items the teacher would touch.
That teacher is highly allergic to hand sanitiser, and police say the students knew this would hurt the teacher. Sheriff's deputies and other officials met with the children accused of the plot and their parents. At least one parent said the children knew the teacher could become very sick from contact with hand sanitiser, according to the incident report. One of the mothers said after learning about the plan, she contacted the school. Another set of parents said they knew about it as well, but did not tell anyone.
The Genesee County Sheriff's Office has closed their case after finding no crime had been committed. Because the plot was never carried out, police say the students are not facing charges. "Because nothing had happened, with the juvenile laws the way they are in the state of New York, for a person under the age of 16 to be charged with something, they have to commit either a misdemeanor or a felony," said Chief Deputy Jerome Brewster.
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The school district is taking over the investigation and says it is using "this incident as a vehicle for educating the district's students regarding appropriate behaviours." The district says "it is important to note that no one was injured or actually placed in harm's way." School officials will not comment on the specifics of the event, including possible disciplinary actions taken, citing protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
That teacher is highly allergic to hand sanitiser, and police say the students knew this would hurt the teacher. Sheriff's deputies and other officials met with the children accused of the plot and their parents. At least one parent said the children knew the teacher could become very sick from contact with hand sanitiser, according to the incident report. One of the mothers said after learning about the plan, she contacted the school. Another set of parents said they knew about it as well, but did not tell anyone.
The Genesee County Sheriff's Office has closed their case after finding no crime had been committed. Because the plot was never carried out, police say the students are not facing charges. "Because nothing had happened, with the juvenile laws the way they are in the state of New York, for a person under the age of 16 to be charged with something, they have to commit either a misdemeanor or a felony," said Chief Deputy Jerome Brewster.
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The school district is taking over the investigation and says it is using "this incident as a vehicle for educating the district's students regarding appropriate behaviours." The district says "it is important to note that no one was injured or actually placed in harm's way." School officials will not comment on the specifics of the event, including possible disciplinary actions taken, citing protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Woman drunk on vanilla extract charged with DUI
A woman was arrested in Western New York after police say she was behind the wheel while drunk on vanilla extract.
Police say Carolyn Kesel, 46, of Seneca Falls was driving erratically in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart in Macedon in Wayne County.
The woman apparently told police she had got lost on her way home. A breathalyzer revealed the woman's blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit.
Police say she was drinking vanilla extract that contained 41 percent alcohol. That's similar to the alcohol content of vodka and gin.
There's a news video here.
Police say Carolyn Kesel, 46, of Seneca Falls was driving erratically in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart in Macedon in Wayne County.
The woman apparently told police she had got lost on her way home. A breathalyzer revealed the woman's blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit.
Police say she was drinking vanilla extract that contained 41 percent alcohol. That's similar to the alcohol content of vodka and gin.
There's a news video here.
Family reunited with their dogs after they were allegedly stolen by a FedEx driver
A Houston family have been reunited with their French bulldogs after they were allegedly stolen by a FedEx driver.
Armando and Erica Correa said they first began looking for their two dogs, Sheila and Bruno, on Wednesday when they noticed them missing from the backyard.
After searching the neighbourhood by foot for their missing pets, they turned to their home surveillance video and found clues.
The surveillance video showed a FedEx driver snatching up the first dog, Sheila, and putting her in his truck. As the driver went to grab the second dog, Bruno, Sheila escaped from the truck, but the driver caught her again and eventually left with both dogs. "Once we seen them on the video we were like, I can't believe it," Erica Correa said. "We are supposed to trust these people to deliver packages and they are stealing our dogs."
The story had a happy ending for the Correas after a stranger found the dogs together on a neighborhood street about 30 miles from the family’s home. The stranger, who was not identified, took the dogs to a veterinary clinic where someone recognized the dogs from a local newscast. “They were in great condition,” said Dr. John Gregory of Kirkwood Veterinary Hospital. “They look happy, healthy, very playful.”
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The dogs were reunited with the Correa family, including 5-year-old daughter, Savannah, on Thursday night. It is not clear if the dogs were let go by the driver or if they escaped. In a statement FedEx says it is “taking this incident very seriously and continues to work closely with authorities investigating this matter. Pending the completion of this investigation, the driver will not be providing service on behalf of FedEx ground.”
The surveillance video showed a FedEx driver snatching up the first dog, Sheila, and putting her in his truck. As the driver went to grab the second dog, Bruno, Sheila escaped from the truck, but the driver caught her again and eventually left with both dogs. "Once we seen them on the video we were like, I can't believe it," Erica Correa said. "We are supposed to trust these people to deliver packages and they are stealing our dogs."
The story had a happy ending for the Correas after a stranger found the dogs together on a neighborhood street about 30 miles from the family’s home. The stranger, who was not identified, took the dogs to a veterinary clinic where someone recognized the dogs from a local newscast. “They were in great condition,” said Dr. John Gregory of Kirkwood Veterinary Hospital. “They look happy, healthy, very playful.”
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The dogs were reunited with the Correa family, including 5-year-old daughter, Savannah, on Thursday night. It is not clear if the dogs were let go by the driver or if they escaped. In a statement FedEx says it is “taking this incident very seriously and continues to work closely with authorities investigating this matter. Pending the completion of this investigation, the driver will not be providing service on behalf of FedEx ground.”
Man hunted down and killed crocodile with spear after it ate his pregnant wife
A fisherman from Kaliro district in Uganda has been hailed as a hero by his villagemates after he killed a crocodile that mauled his pregnant wife.
Mubarak Batambuze, 56, of Kibuye village, Nawaikoke sub-county in Kaliro, used a spear to stab the crocodile in the stomach shortly after it had eaten his eight-month-pregnant wife, Demeteriya Nabwire.
She was eaten by the crocodile during the early hours of last Sunday morning as she went to search for firewood on the shores of Lake Kyoga. Residents found slippers Nabwire was wearing, toes, fingers and a mobile phone at the spot where she was devoured by the deadly reptile. Batambuze said the same crocodile is believed to have eaten six women and children who had gone to fetch water at the same spot last year.
He said after discovering that his wife had been killed by the crocodile, he went to the scene and found the beast still resting there. “I went to a blacksmith and paid him sh20,000 (£4.65, $7) so that he could make me a very sharp spear." Batambuze stabbed the crocodile once in the stomach, looped it with a rope and pulled it towards the shore with the help of five other fishermen.
The braveheart was hoisted shoulder-high by the residents who praised him as a hero of the village for being brave enough to kill the crocodile that had terrorised people in the area. Five other people survived being eaten up by a crocodile last year after they were rescued by the residents. In those earlier incidents, the survivors lost their limbs and sustained deep cuts inflicted by the reptile. An official of the Uganda Wildlife Authourity (UWA), John Opio, said the crocodile was 25-footer and weighed over 1,000kg.
She was eaten by the crocodile during the early hours of last Sunday morning as she went to search for firewood on the shores of Lake Kyoga. Residents found slippers Nabwire was wearing, toes, fingers and a mobile phone at the spot where she was devoured by the deadly reptile. Batambuze said the same crocodile is believed to have eaten six women and children who had gone to fetch water at the same spot last year.
He said after discovering that his wife had been killed by the crocodile, he went to the scene and found the beast still resting there. “I went to a blacksmith and paid him sh20,000 (£4.65, $7) so that he could make me a very sharp spear." Batambuze stabbed the crocodile once in the stomach, looped it with a rope and pulled it towards the shore with the help of five other fishermen.
The braveheart was hoisted shoulder-high by the residents who praised him as a hero of the village for being brave enough to kill the crocodile that had terrorised people in the area. Five other people survived being eaten up by a crocodile last year after they were rescued by the residents. In those earlier incidents, the survivors lost their limbs and sustained deep cuts inflicted by the reptile. An official of the Uganda Wildlife Authourity (UWA), John Opio, said the crocodile was 25-footer and weighed over 1,000kg.
Police called to disturbance at all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet after staff covered up desserts
Police in Manchester were called to a disturbance at an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet caused when staff covered up the desserts.
Officers received a 999 call about a disturbance at Buffet City just before 11.30pm on Friday night. The caller said a customer, a 51-year-old man, was refusing to pay the bill because staff had covered up the desserts and he had not finished his meal.
The man, who was eating with a woman, had got into a heated row with door staff over the pudding concealment, so officers attended the scene within minutes to defuse the situation.
The parties were informed it was a civil matter. Greater Manchester Police later revealed that the man was eventually given a refund.
Officers received a 999 call about a disturbance at Buffet City just before 11.30pm on Friday night. The caller said a customer, a 51-year-old man, was refusing to pay the bill because staff had covered up the desserts and he had not finished his meal.
The man, who was eating with a woman, had got into a heated row with door staff over the pudding concealment, so officers attended the scene within minutes to defuse the situation.
The parties were informed it was a civil matter. Greater Manchester Police later revealed that the man was eventually given a refund.
Woman expresses regret over penis tattoo on her shoulder
Holly Aston, of Druids Heath, Birmingham, who awoke after a drunken party to discover a tattoo of a penis on her shoulder says it has ruined her life.
She was just 17 when she allowed drunken friends to draw a penis on her shoulder with a DIY tattoo gun she’d bought on the internet.
Holly woke up next day horrified by the graphic image permanently inked on her body.
Holly, a self-confessed former ‘wild child’ says she has now grown up and wants to move on with her life.
“It was so easy to buy a tattoo gun off the internet for about £50. You get the full kit of needles and ink and it’s easy to operate, though they give you no instructions about keeping it sterile. We were very lucky not to get an infection or blood poisoning. I had tattoo parties with my mates. We’d have some drinks and tattoo each other – it was stupid.” It was during one of those parties that things got out of hand. “I let my mates draw whatever they wanted,” says Holly.
“I have the word ‘Dyke’ on my ankle, and then one drew the penis on my shoulder. I knew what they were doing and didn’t mind at the time. It was just a joke and I thought it was funny. But then I woke up the next day, looked at it and thought ‘Oh God, what have I done?’. I had to keep it covered up in the summer; if I went swimming I tried to cover it with plasters because I didn’t want children seeing it. I turned down family holidays because I was hiding it from my mum and dad. I thought they’d kill me.
“I want to go to university this year and to be taken seriously without this silly tattoo, but I can’t afford the thousands of pounds it would cost to remove it.” Holly has a diploma in animal management and wants to study animal behaviour and welfare, with the aim of working with endangered species. Meanwhile, she works part-time in Poundland. The tattoo, however, is soon to be removed thanks to a TV show which has paid for laser removal sessions.
“It was so easy to buy a tattoo gun off the internet for about £50. You get the full kit of needles and ink and it’s easy to operate, though they give you no instructions about keeping it sterile. We were very lucky not to get an infection or blood poisoning. I had tattoo parties with my mates. We’d have some drinks and tattoo each other – it was stupid.” It was during one of those parties that things got out of hand. “I let my mates draw whatever they wanted,” says Holly.
“I have the word ‘Dyke’ on my ankle, and then one drew the penis on my shoulder. I knew what they were doing and didn’t mind at the time. It was just a joke and I thought it was funny. But then I woke up the next day, looked at it and thought ‘Oh God, what have I done?’. I had to keep it covered up in the summer; if I went swimming I tried to cover it with plasters because I didn’t want children seeing it. I turned down family holidays because I was hiding it from my mum and dad. I thought they’d kill me.
“I want to go to university this year and to be taken seriously without this silly tattoo, but I can’t afford the thousands of pounds it would cost to remove it.” Holly has a diploma in animal management and wants to study animal behaviour and welfare, with the aim of working with endangered species. Meanwhile, she works part-time in Poundland. The tattoo, however, is soon to be removed thanks to a TV show which has paid for laser removal sessions.
Police puzzled after fried egg found at crime scene
Police on the Isles of Scilly have been left baffled after a fried egg was left behind at a crime scene following a break-in.
There are three police officers on the islands, a community support officer, two special constables and a station cat called Mowgli. Sergeant Colin Taylor said: “Somebody has forced open the door to the football club shed at the playing field next to the school.
“It is fairly evident that this was done sometime over Tuesday evening and most probably to get a football out for a kick around. Regrettably however the door was damaged in the process as can be seen in the picture with the bottom of the door split.
“There are few clues as to how this came to happen other than a fried egg was left at the scene.” He said he would be talking to children at the school assembly and added that he hoped the offence could be resolved amicably.
There are three police officers on the islands, a community support officer, two special constables and a station cat called Mowgli. Sergeant Colin Taylor said: “Somebody has forced open the door to the football club shed at the playing field next to the school.
“It is fairly evident that this was done sometime over Tuesday evening and most probably to get a football out for a kick around. Regrettably however the door was damaged in the process as can be seen in the picture with the bottom of the door split.
“There are few clues as to how this came to happen other than a fried egg was left at the scene.” He said he would be talking to children at the school assembly and added that he hoped the offence could be resolved amicably.
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