Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Couple cut hole in wall to steal eclectic mix of items from laundromat
At approximately 6:00am on Friday, members of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Division were dispatched to the Speed Wash Laundromat on East Main St. in the Village of Waterville, New York, for an in-progress larceny report.
Upon investigating the complaint further, it was determined the suspects made entry into a service area within the laundromat by cutting a hole in the wall to gain entry. The suspects then stole items from within the service area and fled the laundromat through a bathroom window with the stolen goods.
Taken in the theft was a window blind, several pieces of floor tile, a vacuum cleaner, blankets, keys, a Visa prepaid Credit Card and a bag of recyclable cans and bottles. Investigating Deputies soon identified the suspects in the crime as being Tamara J. Perrin, 31, and James A. Furner Jr., 24.
A short time later the two suspects, along with the stolen property, were located at their residence on Sanger Ave in the Village of Waterville and taken into custody without incident. Ms. Perrin and Mr. Furner Jr. were arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree and arraigned in the Village of New York Mills Court. Both Perrin and Furner Jr. were remanded to the Oneida County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 cash or bond bail and are schedule to return to Court at a later date.
Upon investigating the complaint further, it was determined the suspects made entry into a service area within the laundromat by cutting a hole in the wall to gain entry. The suspects then stole items from within the service area and fled the laundromat through a bathroom window with the stolen goods.
Taken in the theft was a window blind, several pieces of floor tile, a vacuum cleaner, blankets, keys, a Visa prepaid Credit Card and a bag of recyclable cans and bottles. Investigating Deputies soon identified the suspects in the crime as being Tamara J. Perrin, 31, and James A. Furner Jr., 24.
A short time later the two suspects, along with the stolen property, were located at their residence on Sanger Ave in the Village of Waterville and taken into custody without incident. Ms. Perrin and Mr. Furner Jr. were arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree and arraigned in the Village of New York Mills Court. Both Perrin and Furner Jr. were remanded to the Oneida County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 cash or bond bail and are schedule to return to Court at a later date.
Underpants in suitcase sparked bomb scare
The bomb squad travelled six hours to Mildura in Victoria, Australia, on Sunday night after a suitcase containing two pairs of underpants set off a major security scare.
A member of the public contacted police at about 7.30pm to report that a black suitcase was left outside a shopping centre car park. The shopping centre and surrounding area was evacuated and the bomb squad called in from Melbourne.
Inspector Simon Clemence said the almost 10-hour security scare came to an end when the suitcase was found to contain the underpants. "We didn't even need to detonate the underwear so that's excellent," Inspector Clemence said. "I'm sure it was just accidental but if we do see someone running around without any underwear on we'll have a chat with them."
Inspector Clemence said because Mildura is a 500km journey from Melbourne, it took the bomb squad until 4am to arrive. "They have a massive amount of equipment with them and it took that long before we could actually clear the area and let people go back in," he said. The owner of the underpants is yet to come forward.
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A member of the public contacted police at about 7.30pm to report that a black suitcase was left outside a shopping centre car park. The shopping centre and surrounding area was evacuated and the bomb squad called in from Melbourne.
Inspector Simon Clemence said the almost 10-hour security scare came to an end when the suitcase was found to contain the underpants. "We didn't even need to detonate the underwear so that's excellent," Inspector Clemence said. "I'm sure it was just accidental but if we do see someone running around without any underwear on we'll have a chat with them."
Inspector Clemence said because Mildura is a 500km journey from Melbourne, it took the bomb squad until 4am to arrive. "They have a massive amount of equipment with them and it took that long before we could actually clear the area and let people go back in," he said. The owner of the underpants is yet to come forward.
With two news videos.
Reckless driver performed a U-turn on busy road to steal peaches
A reckless driver was caught and booked by traffic police for reversing his car and performing a U-turn on a busy expressway in order to pick peaches in east China's Jiangsu Province.
The scene was recorded in a surveillance video released recently by Jiangsu provincial police. The video footage shows the driver backing up and making a U-turn toward an orchard and stopped the car on the emergency lane.
Then, together with two passengers, he strode over the expressway fence and dived into the orchard, returning with bags of peaches. The driver tried to cover up their wrongdoings after the traffic police arrived.
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"We haven't done anything illegal ... We just picked some peaches," said the driver. The driver was given a fine of 200 yuan (£21, $32), with 12 demerit points on his driving licence for backing up his car on an expressway. This means that his driving licence is revoked.
The scene was recorded in a surveillance video released recently by Jiangsu provincial police. The video footage shows the driver backing up and making a U-turn toward an orchard and stopped the car on the emergency lane.
Then, together with two passengers, he strode over the expressway fence and dived into the orchard, returning with bags of peaches. The driver tried to cover up their wrongdoings after the traffic police arrived.
YouTube link.
"We haven't done anything illegal ... We just picked some peaches," said the driver. The driver was given a fine of 200 yuan (£21, $32), with 12 demerit points on his driving licence for backing up his car on an expressway. This means that his driving licence is revoked.
Man arrested following police car bonnet-slide and sexy pole dance
A man from Timaru, New Zealand, slid across the bonnet of a police car on Saturday night.
Timaru Senior Sergeant Randel Tikitiki said the man swore at police and dared them to arrest him at 12.40pm.
"He also performed a sexy pole dance before running off down the street," Tikitiki said.
His "bonnet slide" across the police car earned the man a charge of disorderly behaviour.
Timaru Senior Sergeant Randel Tikitiki said the man swore at police and dared them to arrest him at 12.40pm.
"He also performed a sexy pole dance before running off down the street," Tikitiki said.
His "bonnet slide" across the police car earned the man a charge of disorderly behaviour.
Two-legged puppy mistaken for a kangaroo
A two-legged puppy who hops around Morpeth, Northumberland, is being mistaken for a kangaroo.
Five-month-old Roo is thought to have been born with one front leg missing and lost the other soon after birth.
Saved by charity Safe Rescue for Dogs in Romania she was then adopted by a couple from Morpeth in December. Nikki Dick said people do a "double take" when they see her hopping about because they think she is a kangaroo. Mrs Dick, 50, and her husband Ian said they "fell in love" with Roo after adopting her.
She said: "At first glance she really does look like a kangaroo and even stands up on her back legs and hops along too.Roo doesn't know any different to hopping on her two back legs but she still laps up all the fuss from people. She's perfectly happy and pain free and vets are very happy with her progress."
Roo goes to weekly hydrotherapy and physiotherapy sessions to ease the strain on her back caused by standing on her hind legs. Mrs Dick said: "She is very independent and it doesn't hold her back at all. Despite what she has been through she is full of personality and so loving and we feel very lucky to have her. She might look like a kangaroo but to us she is just our little puppy Roo."
Saved by charity Safe Rescue for Dogs in Romania she was then adopted by a couple from Morpeth in December. Nikki Dick said people do a "double take" when they see her hopping about because they think she is a kangaroo. Mrs Dick, 50, and her husband Ian said they "fell in love" with Roo after adopting her.
She said: "At first glance she really does look like a kangaroo and even stands up on her back legs and hops along too.Roo doesn't know any different to hopping on her two back legs but she still laps up all the fuss from people. She's perfectly happy and pain free and vets are very happy with her progress."
Roo goes to weekly hydrotherapy and physiotherapy sessions to ease the strain on her back caused by standing on her hind legs. Mrs Dick said: "She is very independent and it doesn't hold her back at all. Despite what she has been through she is full of personality and so loving and we feel very lucky to have her. She might look like a kangaroo but to us she is just our little puppy Roo."
Couple locked in living room rescued by firefighters
Firefighters came to the rescue of a couple who became locked in the living room of their first floor flat in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Faye Duckers, aged 19, and her partner Ben Harrington, aged 21, were about to order a Chinese takeaway when they discovered the handle on the door was jammed.
Their front door keys were in another room so relatives couldn’t reach them and they’d left the tumble dryer switched on in the kitchen. Faye said: “We were there for two hours. If there had been a fire, there was no way of getting out. It was a bit worrying. I did start to panic.”
So they called the fire brigade. Faye said: “At first the fire brigade weren’t going to help us because they said it wasn’t life threatening. I told them about the tumble dryer and explained if there was a fire, we couldn’t get out. A fire engine came down the avenue with blue lights on.
“Six firemen were there in full gear. All the neighbours were out. It was very embarrassing. Two of them climbed up a ladder to the living room and used a hammer and chisel to take the mechanism out of the door. We can laugh about it now and see the funny side.”
Their front door keys were in another room so relatives couldn’t reach them and they’d left the tumble dryer switched on in the kitchen. Faye said: “We were there for two hours. If there had been a fire, there was no way of getting out. It was a bit worrying. I did start to panic.”
So they called the fire brigade. Faye said: “At first the fire brigade weren’t going to help us because they said it wasn’t life threatening. I told them about the tumble dryer and explained if there was a fire, we couldn’t get out. A fire engine came down the avenue with blue lights on.
“Six firemen were there in full gear. All the neighbours were out. It was very embarrassing. Two of them climbed up a ladder to the living room and used a hammer and chisel to take the mechanism out of the door. We can laugh about it now and see the funny side.”
Dead sheep in a duvet mistaken for person's body
Lifeboat crews from Gravesend in Kent were called to reports of a body at Erith, only to find a dead sheep wrapped in a duvet.
The lifeboat was launched early on Monday to a report of a body in the water between Crayford Ness and Erith Rands.
A spokesman for Gravesend RNLI said: "Once on the scene the lifeboat confirmed the reported body was the body of a dead sheep wrapped in a duvet.
"It was arranged for the animal to be recovered by PLA marine services."
The lifeboat was launched early on Monday to a report of a body in the water between Crayford Ness and Erith Rands.
A spokesman for Gravesend RNLI said: "Once on the scene the lifeboat confirmed the reported body was the body of a dead sheep wrapped in a duvet.
"It was arranged for the animal to be recovered by PLA marine services."
Would-be robber who disguised himself and accent with tissues also left name and address
A would-be robber has been jailed after he disguised himself with paper tissues and left his name and address on the counter of the betting shop which he held up.
Douglas Stewart fled empty handed when the assistant at the Betfred shop in Torquay, Devon, activated an alarm but he left a trail of clues which meant he was identified within minutes.
His disguise consisted of bits of tissue glued to his face and he tried to conceal his strong Scottish accent by stuffing his mouth with strips of tissue paper so he could only talk in a mumble.
He wrote two notes in which he claimed he had a bomb in his bag and that ex military personnel were surrounding the shop, but neither was true.
He was recognised by the only other customer in the shop during the early morning raid because he had been a regular punter until he had been banned.
Stewart wrote one of his demands for money on the letter from Betfred which barred him from the shop and which included his full name and address.
He left the letter on the counter when he fled and was then caught on CCTV as he took off his makeshift disguise in full view of the camera outside. He also left his fingerprints on another note which he had pinned to the door to try to stop other customers entering which read ‘Closed for Health and Safety, reopening at 12 noon’. Stewart, aged 48, of Torquay, admitted attempted robbery and was jailed for three years and eight months by Judge Phillip Wassall at Exeter Crown Court. He told him:”Objectively, it could be said you posed very little threat, but you have to consider it from the position of the cashier who was confronted with someone behaving in this bizarre manner and making threats. She had the presence of mind to say she was going to call the police and to press the panic button. She was scared for her life and I can see why she was. You pose a continuing risk to the public from the possibility of you committing further violent offences.”
Miss Beth Heaton, prosecuting, said Stewart went into the Betfred shop at around 8.30 am on August 27 when the only people there were assistant Stacey Evans and a customer. He entered wearing strips of tissue stuck to his face, no shoes, odd socks and carrying a sports bag and a black wheelie bag without the wheels. “He was seen rummaging in the sports bag and the assistant approached him and asked if he wanted to place a bet and to leave if he was not. He pointed at a piece of paper and said something she could not understand because he had tissue in his mouth and a very strong Scottish accent.” He then placed two notes on the counter. One was incoherent and mentioned ex members of the armed forces being outside. The other said he had a bomb in his bag and wanted money. It told the assistant to give him the keys and lock herself in the toilet. She told him she was calling the police and he left after she activated the alarm.
He was seen on CCTV leaving and walking down an alley where he changed his clothes. Detectives identified him from the images and also found his name and address on the letter he left on the counter, which had been sent to him by Betfred two years earlier to tell him he was banned from the shop. The other customer also knew him by name and recognised him as someone who was banned from most of the betting shops in the area. Miss Heaton said:”The whole incident left the assistant shaken and frightened and she says she honestly feared for her life.” She said Stewart has 72 previous convictions and was jailed for a robbery in Scotland in 2004. Mr Paul Dentith, defending, said Stewart’s behaviour was so bizarre that it amounted to a cry for help rather than a serious attempt at a robbery. He said:”This was not somebody who was professional and organised committing a serious attempt at robbery or making serious threats or intimidation, he left behind correspondence with his own name and address.” He said Stewart had overcome a heroin problem after moving to Devon from Scotland but reverted to the drug after taking a legal high called Cosh which led him to being thrown out of the drug centre where he was being treated.
He left the letter on the counter when he fled and was then caught on CCTV as he took off his makeshift disguise in full view of the camera outside. He also left his fingerprints on another note which he had pinned to the door to try to stop other customers entering which read ‘Closed for Health and Safety, reopening at 12 noon’. Stewart, aged 48, of Torquay, admitted attempted robbery and was jailed for three years and eight months by Judge Phillip Wassall at Exeter Crown Court. He told him:”Objectively, it could be said you posed very little threat, but you have to consider it from the position of the cashier who was confronted with someone behaving in this bizarre manner and making threats. She had the presence of mind to say she was going to call the police and to press the panic button. She was scared for her life and I can see why she was. You pose a continuing risk to the public from the possibility of you committing further violent offences.”
Miss Beth Heaton, prosecuting, said Stewart went into the Betfred shop at around 8.30 am on August 27 when the only people there were assistant Stacey Evans and a customer. He entered wearing strips of tissue stuck to his face, no shoes, odd socks and carrying a sports bag and a black wheelie bag without the wheels. “He was seen rummaging in the sports bag and the assistant approached him and asked if he wanted to place a bet and to leave if he was not. He pointed at a piece of paper and said something she could not understand because he had tissue in his mouth and a very strong Scottish accent.” He then placed two notes on the counter. One was incoherent and mentioned ex members of the armed forces being outside. The other said he had a bomb in his bag and wanted money. It told the assistant to give him the keys and lock herself in the toilet. She told him she was calling the police and he left after she activated the alarm.
He was seen on CCTV leaving and walking down an alley where he changed his clothes. Detectives identified him from the images and also found his name and address on the letter he left on the counter, which had been sent to him by Betfred two years earlier to tell him he was banned from the shop. The other customer also knew him by name and recognised him as someone who was banned from most of the betting shops in the area. Miss Heaton said:”The whole incident left the assistant shaken and frightened and she says she honestly feared for her life.” She said Stewart has 72 previous convictions and was jailed for a robbery in Scotland in 2004. Mr Paul Dentith, defending, said Stewart’s behaviour was so bizarre that it amounted to a cry for help rather than a serious attempt at a robbery. He said:”This was not somebody who was professional and organised committing a serious attempt at robbery or making serious threats or intimidation, he left behind correspondence with his own name and address.” He said Stewart had overcome a heroin problem after moving to Devon from Scotland but reverted to the drug after taking a legal high called Cosh which led him to being thrown out of the drug centre where he was being treated.
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