Thursday, January 15, 2015
Dog rescued after falling through ice on frozen river
A dog’s struggle to survive brought out the best in the community of Troy, Ohio.
The dog was seen struggled in the freezing water of the Great Miami River on Monday morning.
An electric crew spotted the dog near the Adam Street bridge at around 9:00am as they were removing Christmas decorations from the bridge.
News video.
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Police and fire crews arrived, tossing a rope to the dog, hoping it would grab it in its mouth. Other rescuers and residents rallied along the side of the river encouraging the dog to swim their way. Eventually Troy firefighter Ryan Havenar went out on the ice using a specially designed float made for ice and water rescues.
Raw video of the rescue.
YouTube link.
Havenar was able to grab hold of Stella and bring her back to shore. She was rushed to the Stonyridge Veterinary Clinic for treatment. Doctors there gave her an IV with warm fluids and wrapped her up in a ‘snuggy’ blanket. Stella, the 7-year-old brown Labrador retriever is now back with her owner.
Her owner, Barb Igoe, was tearfully reunited with her dog late on Monday afternoon. She said: “They did an amazing job of getting her out and I would like to thank everyone who helped.” Igoe says Stella ran off on Monday morning when she let them outside to go to the bathroom. She contacted the Miami County Animal Shelter about her missing dog and found out a short time later that it was Stella rescued from the river.
News video.
YouTube link.
Police and fire crews arrived, tossing a rope to the dog, hoping it would grab it in its mouth. Other rescuers and residents rallied along the side of the river encouraging the dog to swim their way. Eventually Troy firefighter Ryan Havenar went out on the ice using a specially designed float made for ice and water rescues.
Raw video of the rescue.
YouTube link.
Havenar was able to grab hold of Stella and bring her back to shore. She was rushed to the Stonyridge Veterinary Clinic for treatment. Doctors there gave her an IV with warm fluids and wrapped her up in a ‘snuggy’ blanket. Stella, the 7-year-old brown Labrador retriever is now back with her owner.
Her owner, Barb Igoe, was tearfully reunited with her dog late on Monday afternoon. She said: “They did an amazing job of getting her out and I would like to thank everyone who helped.” Igoe says Stella ran off on Monday morning when she let them outside to go to the bathroom. She contacted the Miami County Animal Shelter about her missing dog and found out a short time later that it was Stella rescued from the river.
Public help police identify washing machine urinator
Following an appeal for help from the public, police in Vermont have identified the Washing Machine Urinator.
Investigators are now trying to locate and question Steven Byrd, the man who relieved himself inside the Waterbury Laundry & Dry.
Video of the December 29 incident was recorded by a surveillance camera inside the business. Byrd was with some friends in the self-serve laundromat when he pulled up a chair to the washing machine, opened the lid, and began urinating.
When finished, he zipped up his pants and shut the machine’s lid. Byrd was identified from a photo uploaded to his Facebook page two days before the urination incident.
YouTube link. Original Facebook video.
The business was unattended when Byrd and his friends arrived after 8pm and “began throwing stuff around,” according to Police Chief Joby Feccia, who added that the department received “dozens of calls” from the public identifying the individuals seen in the surveillance video. When Byrd is apprehended, he will likely be cited for vandalism.
Video of the December 29 incident was recorded by a surveillance camera inside the business. Byrd was with some friends in the self-serve laundromat when he pulled up a chair to the washing machine, opened the lid, and began urinating.
When finished, he zipped up his pants and shut the machine’s lid. Byrd was identified from a photo uploaded to his Facebook page two days before the urination incident.
YouTube link. Original Facebook video.
The business was unattended when Byrd and his friends arrived after 8pm and “began throwing stuff around,” according to Police Chief Joby Feccia, who added that the department received “dozens of calls” from the public identifying the individuals seen in the surveillance video. When Byrd is apprehended, he will likely be cited for vandalism.
Man sues for $1M after dogsleigh nightmare pre-wedding honeymoon
A French tourist is suing for nearly $1 million after he broke his back during a dogsleigh trip in Quebec, Canada, that he says cost him his future bride.
Paris native Alain Rolland, 43, says fiancee Romy Kerdel, 22, left him after he was tossed from a sleigh and run over north of Montreal in January 2012.
He had taken Ms Kerdel to Quebec for a pre-wedding honeymoon to "make babies," he said. Instead, Rolland was hospitalised in Quebec for four months and had to learn to walk again once he returned to France. That's when his bride-to-be got cold feet.
"She said she was exhausted and needed to think about it," said Rolland, who hasn't seen the woman since. He's suing four companies for $924,315.73, including a travel agency, an inn and a kennel operator. "This accident cost me my companion," he lamented. The travel agent and inn owner both deny responsibility.
Paris native Alain Rolland, 43, says fiancee Romy Kerdel, 22, left him after he was tossed from a sleigh and run over north of Montreal in January 2012.
He had taken Ms Kerdel to Quebec for a pre-wedding honeymoon to "make babies," he said. Instead, Rolland was hospitalised in Quebec for four months and had to learn to walk again once he returned to France. That's when his bride-to-be got cold feet.
"She said she was exhausted and needed to think about it," said Rolland, who hasn't seen the woman since. He's suing four companies for $924,315.73, including a travel agency, an inn and a kennel operator. "This accident cost me my companion," he lamented. The travel agent and inn owner both deny responsibility.
Police officer who saved terrified puppy from five lane motorway hailed a hero
A Peruvian policeman who stepped out onto a busy motorway and ordered traffic across five lanes to stop so he could rescue a puppy has been hailed a hero.
The officer, later identified as Juan Manuel Iman Zena, 34, said he was worried about the puppy after he spotted it on the busy Panamericana Sur, in the Peruvian capital Lima, but added he had also been worried that the animal might cause a serious accident.
He said: "I could see that there was no way the young dog was going to make it back and it's amazing he even managed to get the central reservation in the first place. I knew it was about to be hit at any moment, and was worried that if a car tried to swerve it might cause an accident." So he then started to wave down the traffic, eventually crossing five lanes and stopping all of them before slowly approaching the puppy and grabbing it by the scruff of the neck to carry it back to safety.
He then put the animal on a makeshift lead while he checked out the collar to help him track down the owners. He said: "I had an easy job with the last part, the telephone number for the owners was on the collar and I simply called them and they were very grateful to be reunited with their pet. I was only doing my job."
YouTube link. Raw video footage.
The president of the Peruvian Animal Protection Association, Cecilia Degregori, said that it was great to see positive news about dogs and people in the media for a change. She said: "Unfortunately, we see daily reports of cruelty and indifference against animals and we are fighting to change this attitude. However I must say to this policeman, with your behaviour we are proud of you and the Peruvian police and we see in you hope for the future for change."
He said: "I could see that there was no way the young dog was going to make it back and it's amazing he even managed to get the central reservation in the first place. I knew it was about to be hit at any moment, and was worried that if a car tried to swerve it might cause an accident." So he then started to wave down the traffic, eventually crossing five lanes and stopping all of them before slowly approaching the puppy and grabbing it by the scruff of the neck to carry it back to safety.
He then put the animal on a makeshift lead while he checked out the collar to help him track down the owners. He said: "I had an easy job with the last part, the telephone number for the owners was on the collar and I simply called them and they were very grateful to be reunited with their pet. I was only doing my job."
YouTube link. Raw video footage.
The president of the Peruvian Animal Protection Association, Cecilia Degregori, said that it was great to see positive news about dogs and people in the media for a change. She said: "Unfortunately, we see daily reports of cruelty and indifference against animals and we are fighting to change this attitude. However I must say to this policeman, with your behaviour we are proud of you and the Peruvian police and we see in you hope for the future for change."
New Zealand police chased after man riding shopping trolley
Police in Auckland have condemned the actions of a man who rolled down Queen St while riding a shopping trolley.
The man was leaning over the trolley and scooting down the city's main street while passers-by cheered.
The trolley rider was quickly spotted by police, whose car performed a speedy U-turn and followed the man around a corner, lights blazing. "The individual may think this is a joke but it is clearly a dangerous activity which puts himself and others at risk," Auckland City district road policing manager Regan James said.
"A shopping trolley travelling at speed in this way on a busy CBD road with multiple road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles, has the potential to cause serious injury to an adult pedestrian or, even worse, to a child. The rider could also suffer significant harm if he tipped over or hit an object or other vehicle.
Contains very NSFW language.
LiveLeak link. Original Facebook video. Censored video without NSFW language.
"Without information about the date this occurred, we are unable to say what the outcome of this incident was. We can, however, say a warning or even prosecution for using a vehicle carelessly could be considered."
The trolley rider was quickly spotted by police, whose car performed a speedy U-turn and followed the man around a corner, lights blazing. "The individual may think this is a joke but it is clearly a dangerous activity which puts himself and others at risk," Auckland City district road policing manager Regan James said.
"A shopping trolley travelling at speed in this way on a busy CBD road with multiple road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles, has the potential to cause serious injury to an adult pedestrian or, even worse, to a child. The rider could also suffer significant harm if he tipped over or hit an object or other vehicle.
Contains very NSFW language.
LiveLeak link. Original Facebook video. Censored video without NSFW language.
"Without information about the date this occurred, we are unable to say what the outcome of this incident was. We can, however, say a warning or even prosecution for using a vehicle carelessly could be considered."
Man jailed after breaking into police station and cooking ravioli with milk and Weetabix
A man on bail who broke into an unmanned police station was caught cooking himself ravioli with Weetabix, a court has heard.
Officers investigating an alarm at the empty Oxgangs Police Station building in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, found a window had been smashed and someone had broken in.
On entering, they discovered 38-year old Lynton Frazer cooking himself a mixture of ravioli, Weetabix and milk in a saucepan.
He told them he had been hungry. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court Frazer, of Firrhill Park, Edinburgh, was jailed for three months, having previously admitted breaking into Oxgangs Police Station in the middle of the night and stealing food and milk on August 29, 2013. Sentence had been deferred for reports. Frazer was on bail at the time. Defence solicitor, John Good, told Sheriff Frank Crowe his client had an unwillingness to address his mental health difficulties and the use of legal highs. “Through exasperation he often says ‘I am going to jail’. He sees this as some sort of short term treatment”.
Frazer, he added, had only six previous convictions, the last being seven or eight years ago. He had also been the subject of four hospital orders. Mr Good said he had thought a Community Payback Order under supervision might show what could be done for his client, but the reports did not hold out much hope of his motivation to do that. “His life is just so chaotic” he added. Sheriff Crowe said Frazer had said the aim of the break-in was deliberate to get arrested.
Mr Good said his client went through periods of offending because of his concentrated use of legal highs and that attracted the attention of the police, but he added: “It is clear he does not want to go to prison”. Jailing Frazer, Sheriff Crowe said it had been a “very troubling case”. “All options have been considered in the Social Work report, including deferring sentence in the hope something would work” he said, but added: “I am not satisfied this is an option for the court. The only answer is a prison sentence. Under that regime you can be seen by a psychiatrist and have medication. There is no other method in my view of dealing with this case”.
He told them he had been hungry. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court Frazer, of Firrhill Park, Edinburgh, was jailed for three months, having previously admitted breaking into Oxgangs Police Station in the middle of the night and stealing food and milk on August 29, 2013. Sentence had been deferred for reports. Frazer was on bail at the time. Defence solicitor, John Good, told Sheriff Frank Crowe his client had an unwillingness to address his mental health difficulties and the use of legal highs. “Through exasperation he often says ‘I am going to jail’. He sees this as some sort of short term treatment”.
Frazer, he added, had only six previous convictions, the last being seven or eight years ago. He had also been the subject of four hospital orders. Mr Good said he had thought a Community Payback Order under supervision might show what could be done for his client, but the reports did not hold out much hope of his motivation to do that. “His life is just so chaotic” he added. Sheriff Crowe said Frazer had said the aim of the break-in was deliberate to get arrested.
Mr Good said his client went through periods of offending because of his concentrated use of legal highs and that attracted the attention of the police, but he added: “It is clear he does not want to go to prison”. Jailing Frazer, Sheriff Crowe said it had been a “very troubling case”. “All options have been considered in the Social Work report, including deferring sentence in the hope something would work” he said, but added: “I am not satisfied this is an option for the court. The only answer is a prison sentence. Under that regime you can be seen by a psychiatrist and have medication. There is no other method in my view of dealing with this case”.
Toby Carvery apologises to woman for waitress shouting 'at least I don't get my t*ts out on TV'
A 'glamour model' from Bromley in London says she was left in floods of tears after a Toby Carvery waitress shouted at her for exposing her body on TV.
Rachel Hobbs was celebrating her 21st birthday with family at The Crown on Bromley Common when she claims a waitress verbally attacked her over her job.
The mother-of-one, who is also known by her stage name Lacey Lorenzo, has worked for late-night channels Babestation and xxXpanded TV since she was 18.
The adult-TV star says she confronted one waitress at the restaurant for being rude towards her family but was left stunned by the response. Ms Hobbs said: “The waitress shouted out in front of everybody, ‘At least I don’t get my t*ts out on TV!’ I just wanted to go there because I really enjoy roast dinners. It was so messed up. It ruined my birthday. I was crying. I just wanted to have fun on that day.” Ms Hobbs said the confrontation began when she complained paper plates restaurant staff provided for guests to carry birthday cake home looked dirty.
Her 76-year-old grandmother attended the birthday meal and until that moment had not known what her granddaughter did for a living. The restaurant team contacted police when Ms Hobbs grew angry following the comments. Ms Hobbs’ mother Maria Draa, 55, said: “The police were called because my daughter lost her temper. We were just gobsmacked.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed officers were called to a disturbance at the restaurant.
He said: “Officers attended the scene but were not required as there had only been a verbal altercation between a staff member and a customer.” A Toby Carvery spokesman said: “We apologise to Rachel or her family for any upset caused and for the unprofessional comments made by a member of our team. We have investigated the complaint fully and are dealing with the employee involved. Our manager apologised unreservedly to the family at the time and also waived the meal bill as a gesture of goodwill.”
The adult-TV star says she confronted one waitress at the restaurant for being rude towards her family but was left stunned by the response. Ms Hobbs said: “The waitress shouted out in front of everybody, ‘At least I don’t get my t*ts out on TV!’ I just wanted to go there because I really enjoy roast dinners. It was so messed up. It ruined my birthday. I was crying. I just wanted to have fun on that day.” Ms Hobbs said the confrontation began when she complained paper plates restaurant staff provided for guests to carry birthday cake home looked dirty.
Her 76-year-old grandmother attended the birthday meal and until that moment had not known what her granddaughter did for a living. The restaurant team contacted police when Ms Hobbs grew angry following the comments. Ms Hobbs’ mother Maria Draa, 55, said: “The police were called because my daughter lost her temper. We were just gobsmacked.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed officers were called to a disturbance at the restaurant.
He said: “Officers attended the scene but were not required as there had only been a verbal altercation between a staff member and a customer.” A Toby Carvery spokesman said: “We apologise to Rachel or her family for any upset caused and for the unprofessional comments made by a member of our team. We have investigated the complaint fully and are dealing with the employee involved. Our manager apologised unreservedly to the family at the time and also waived the meal bill as a gesture of goodwill.”
Man who sent his toddler to nursery with bag of drugs and knives instead of packed lunch jailed
A father who sent his three-year-old son to nursery with a lunch box full of drugs and knives has been jailed.
Lee Webb, 23, of Folkestone, Kent, dropped his child off at the Folkestone nursery at 8.45am on March 28 2014. Instead of giving nursery staff a bag containing his child’s lunch, Webb accidentally handed over a bag containing a mix of class A and B drugs, drugs paraphernalia and knives.
Realising his mistake he requested the bag back, but the staff refused and called the police.
Webb was arrested later that day, during his arrest officers noticed Webb had written the number for his solicitor on the back of his hand. In interview Webb stated that a friend had given him the bag to look after. He later realised that it contained white powder and was intending to call his friend to take the bag back. He claimed he had mistakenly given it to the nursery. A further inspection by forensic officers found that the two plastic lunchboxes contained white powder, which was later confirmed to be cocaine and mephedrone with an estimated value of between £8,000 and £12,000.
Weighing scales were also seized from the bag as were two knives. Several hundreds of pounds of cash were located when officers searched his home; Webb claimed that this was her personal savings. Webb admitted one count of possessing cocaine with intent to supply and one count of possessing mephedrone with intent to supply. He appeared before Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday, January 6 where he was sentenced to four years behind bars. Speaking after sentencing, the investigating officer Detective Constable Kay Brown said: "Stupidity does not even come close to describing the actions of this man.
"The consequences of his irresponsible, not to mention illegal actions, could have been severe. As a father his role is to protect and nurture, however he put his own child at serious risk of harm. The staff at the nursery must be praised for their actions. Clearly a serious offence had been committed and they would not be intimidated when Webb demanded the drugs and other items back and they rightly called the police. This is a significant custodial sentence which reflects the severity of the crime." Webb was sentenced to four years for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. He was sentenced to a further eight months for possession of class B drugs. He will be appearing again before Canterbury Crown Court on 16 June 2015 for a Proceeds of Crime hearing.
Webb was arrested later that day, during his arrest officers noticed Webb had written the number for his solicitor on the back of his hand. In interview Webb stated that a friend had given him the bag to look after. He later realised that it contained white powder and was intending to call his friend to take the bag back. He claimed he had mistakenly given it to the nursery. A further inspection by forensic officers found that the two plastic lunchboxes contained white powder, which was later confirmed to be cocaine and mephedrone with an estimated value of between £8,000 and £12,000.
Weighing scales were also seized from the bag as were two knives. Several hundreds of pounds of cash were located when officers searched his home; Webb claimed that this was her personal savings. Webb admitted one count of possessing cocaine with intent to supply and one count of possessing mephedrone with intent to supply. He appeared before Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday, January 6 where he was sentenced to four years behind bars. Speaking after sentencing, the investigating officer Detective Constable Kay Brown said: "Stupidity does not even come close to describing the actions of this man.
"The consequences of his irresponsible, not to mention illegal actions, could have been severe. As a father his role is to protect and nurture, however he put his own child at serious risk of harm. The staff at the nursery must be praised for their actions. Clearly a serious offence had been committed and they would not be intimidated when Webb demanded the drugs and other items back and they rightly called the police. This is a significant custodial sentence which reflects the severity of the crime." Webb was sentenced to four years for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. He was sentenced to a further eight months for possession of class B drugs. He will be appearing again before Canterbury Crown Court on 16 June 2015 for a Proceeds of Crime hearing.
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