Thursday, January 29, 2015
Ice fishing family catch a muskrat
I don't think they were expecting that.
YouTube link.
Update: As the video above, and all the other videos on that YouTube channel are no longer viewable in the UK, here's a Russian gentleman suffering an ice fishing mishap.
LiveLeak link. Alternative YouTube link.
YouTube link.
Update: As the video above, and all the other videos on that YouTube channel are no longer viewable in the UK, here's a Russian gentleman suffering an ice fishing mishap.
LiveLeak link. Alternative YouTube link.
Suspected serial gumball machine bandit on the loose
Gumball machines are going missing in North Carolina.
The gumball bandit most recently hit the Golden Corral restaurant in Gastonia sometime on Saturday night. That marked the sixth such machine stolen from a business in the area in the last month.
Falling victim were two restaurants, a nonprofit store and a barber's shop. The first stolen gumball machine was reported on Dec. 19 at Jackson’s Cafeteria. The front window was smashed, and the gumball machine was taken from the foyer. The cafeteria would be hit again weeks later on Jan. 5.
Again the window was smashed and another gumball machine was taken. The Habitat for Humanity Restore also had a gumball machine stolen, as did a Gastonia barber's shop. Police reports estimate the machines cost anywhere from $100 to $750. Investigators think the same person is committing all the thefts, according to Gastonia Police Sgt. Heath McMullan.
He is described as a white male, wearing blue jeans, a dark, thick jacket and boots. He could be driving a burgundy Toyota Camry. Police believe he may be taking the machines for the coins secured inside. Years ago, Gastonia Police say, there were similar crimes targeting gumball machines. Generally there’s not much more than $10 in each machine, McMullan estimates. Anyone with information on the cases is asked to call Gastonia Crime Stoppers.
Falling victim were two restaurants, a nonprofit store and a barber's shop. The first stolen gumball machine was reported on Dec. 19 at Jackson’s Cafeteria. The front window was smashed, and the gumball machine was taken from the foyer. The cafeteria would be hit again weeks later on Jan. 5.
Again the window was smashed and another gumball machine was taken. The Habitat for Humanity Restore also had a gumball machine stolen, as did a Gastonia barber's shop. Police reports estimate the machines cost anywhere from $100 to $750. Investigators think the same person is committing all the thefts, according to Gastonia Police Sgt. Heath McMullan.
He is described as a white male, wearing blue jeans, a dark, thick jacket and boots. He could be driving a burgundy Toyota Camry. Police believe he may be taking the machines for the coins secured inside. Years ago, Gastonia Police say, there were similar crimes targeting gumball machines. Generally there’s not much more than $10 in each machine, McMullan estimates. Anyone with information on the cases is asked to call Gastonia Crime Stoppers.
Man accused of urinating on waitress from night-club balcony
A Florida man allegedly urinated on a waitress from a night-club balcony early on Saturday morning.
According to police, Orion Breese Jones, 20, committed the dirty deed at the Crows Nest, one of eight bars in the Rick's and Durty Harry's nightclub in Key West, which bills itself as the island’s largest bar complex.
A Key West Police Department police officer was flagged down at 2:20am by a bar worker due to a man “who was urinating on a female staff member from the balcony above.” When officers first confronted Jones, he was fighting with club security in the street. Jones subsequently fled from police after he was released by security, but was eventually handcuffed after twice being tasered by officers.
Waitress Tia Cruz, 26, told police that she was talking with a customer when she “began feeling something wet on her body.” Cruz initially thought it was raining, police noted, until a fellow employee “pointed out Jones and said he is peeing on you,” according to a police report. Jones was then chased through the bar by bouncers, who pinned him to the ground until police arrived.
He was subsequently charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. Jones has two marijuana possession convictions, as well as arrests for burglary and trespassing. Free on bond, Jones, a Key West resident, is scheduled for a February 2 arraignment on the misdemeanor counts. In his report, Officer Curtiss Richardson noted that, “In speaking with Jones, Jones expressed his desire to seek help for his alcohol problem.”
A Key West Police Department police officer was flagged down at 2:20am by a bar worker due to a man “who was urinating on a female staff member from the balcony above.” When officers first confronted Jones, he was fighting with club security in the street. Jones subsequently fled from police after he was released by security, but was eventually handcuffed after twice being tasered by officers.
Waitress Tia Cruz, 26, told police that she was talking with a customer when she “began feeling something wet on her body.” Cruz initially thought it was raining, police noted, until a fellow employee “pointed out Jones and said he is peeing on you,” according to a police report. Jones was then chased through the bar by bouncers, who pinned him to the ground until police arrived.
He was subsequently charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. Jones has two marijuana possession convictions, as well as arrests for burglary and trespassing. Free on bond, Jones, a Key West resident, is scheduled for a February 2 arraignment on the misdemeanor counts. In his report, Officer Curtiss Richardson noted that, “In speaking with Jones, Jones expressed his desire to seek help for his alcohol problem.”
Snake with feet found in the Philippines
Residents in Mallig, Isabela, Philippines, were puzzled after a family caught and killed a snake that had a pair of feet.
Norberto was doing his usual routine of cleaning his house, which is located at the Gambol in Barangay Olango in Isabela, when he saw a snake on the floor.
The snake tried to hide in a box, but was caught. When the family examined the reptile, they were surprised to see that it had feet like those of a lizard. After killing the snake they put in a bottle along with formalin to preserve it.
YouTube link.
Some people have said the snake is a sign of good luck, while others have connected it with the second coming of God. However, a forestry specialist said the feet were the result of a “genetic mutation”.
Norberto was doing his usual routine of cleaning his house, which is located at the Gambol in Barangay Olango in Isabela, when he saw a snake on the floor.
The snake tried to hide in a box, but was caught. When the family examined the reptile, they were surprised to see that it had feet like those of a lizard. After killing the snake they put in a bottle along with formalin to preserve it.
YouTube link.
Some people have said the snake is a sign of good luck, while others have connected it with the second coming of God. However, a forestry specialist said the feet were the result of a “genetic mutation”.
Six-year-old boy hospitalised after sitting on pencil at school
It was a painful return to school for a young student in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday morning after sitting on a pencil and being taken to hospital.
Paramedics were called to Fairvale Public school in Fairfield where they treated a boy, believed to be six years old, for an injury to his buttocks.
The boy was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition. Initial reports that the boy had been stabbed with the pencil were incorrect, a Department of Education spokesperson said.
Thousands of students across New South Wales headed back to school yesterday morning after the extended Christmas break.
Paramedics were called to Fairvale Public school in Fairfield where they treated a boy, believed to be six years old, for an injury to his buttocks.
The boy was taken to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition. Initial reports that the boy had been stabbed with the pencil were incorrect, a Department of Education spokesperson said.
Thousands of students across New South Wales headed back to school yesterday morning after the extended Christmas break.
Store relocated padded envelopes after thieves used them to post stolen goods from inside shop
A supermarket has been forced to relocate its stock of padded envelopes after thieves used them to post stolen goods from inside the shop.
Shoppers at the Asda Supercentre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, were baffled after padded envelopes and postage boxes were moved away from the Post Office desk and kept behind the entertainment counter at the other end of the store.
Asda staff admitted to customers that the reason for the bizarre location of the envelopes was due to a wave of shoplifters taking stock including DVDs and CDs, sealing them in the envelopes and then posting them back using the store’s Post Office counter. A confused Asda shopper posted on the Pride in the Port Facebook page to show his confusion about the sly shoplifting method.
An Asda spokesperson confirmed that ‘a small number of customers’ were posting items to themselves using the in-store Post Office. They said: “We take shoplifting very seriously and work with the local Police to ensure this doesn’t happen in our stores. This allows us to continue to offer the low prices that customers expect from Asda.”
Shoppers at the Asda Supercentre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, were baffled after padded envelopes and postage boxes were moved away from the Post Office desk and kept behind the entertainment counter at the other end of the store.
Asda staff admitted to customers that the reason for the bizarre location of the envelopes was due to a wave of shoplifters taking stock including DVDs and CDs, sealing them in the envelopes and then posting them back using the store’s Post Office counter. A confused Asda shopper posted on the Pride in the Port Facebook page to show his confusion about the sly shoplifting method.
An Asda spokesperson confirmed that ‘a small number of customers’ were posting items to themselves using the in-store Post Office. They said: “We take shoplifting very seriously and work with the local Police to ensure this doesn’t happen in our stores. This allows us to continue to offer the low prices that customers expect from Asda.”
Man who tracked woman's car and left condoms on her doorstep banned from using back door
A stalker who fitted trackers to his neighbour’s car has been banned from using his back door and going in his back yard.
Gareth, Brierley, 45, also followed his victim to work, slashed her car tyre, sent her gifts and stared at her home from his window while not wearing many clothes.
He admitted stalking and four counts of criminal damage at Stockport Magistrates’ Court and was bailed until sentencing next month. Bail conditions include only being to enter or leave his house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, by the front door and not going in his rear yard. After the hearing Brierley, a married aircraft part manufacturer, said: “I am sorry for doing it. I regret everything I did that was illegal or that scared her. I had a drink problem at the time. I am looking at a prison sentence, I’m hoping it is suspended.
“I feel terrible about everything negative and wrong I have done, it got out of control. I have to live with it and the stigma of being a stalker.” In a year-long campaign of harassment, Brierley placed three tracking devices on his victim’s car and followed her to work despite her telling him to leave her alone. He received a warning from the police but cut off the lids of her wheelie bins and also damaged her porch roof and security lights.
Items were left on her doorstep including flowers, chocolates and condoms. Brierley will be sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on February 9. Under his bail conditions he can only use his back door or yard in ‘extreme circumstances, ie fire or emergency’. Inspector Steve Palmer, from Stockport’s east area neighbourhood police team, said: “This sort of offence is serious, fortunately we were able to arrest him before his behaviour got any worse.”
He admitted stalking and four counts of criminal damage at Stockport Magistrates’ Court and was bailed until sentencing next month. Bail conditions include only being to enter or leave his house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, by the front door and not going in his rear yard. After the hearing Brierley, a married aircraft part manufacturer, said: “I am sorry for doing it. I regret everything I did that was illegal or that scared her. I had a drink problem at the time. I am looking at a prison sentence, I’m hoping it is suspended.
“I feel terrible about everything negative and wrong I have done, it got out of control. I have to live with it and the stigma of being a stalker.” In a year-long campaign of harassment, Brierley placed three tracking devices on his victim’s car and followed her to work despite her telling him to leave her alone. He received a warning from the police but cut off the lids of her wheelie bins and also damaged her porch roof and security lights.
Items were left on her doorstep including flowers, chocolates and condoms. Brierley will be sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on February 9. Under his bail conditions he can only use his back door or yard in ‘extreme circumstances, ie fire or emergency’. Inspector Steve Palmer, from Stockport’s east area neighbourhood police team, said: “This sort of offence is serious, fortunately we were able to arrest him before his behaviour got any worse.”
Missing chicken found covered in white emulsion paint with tinsel wrapped around its beak
A missing chicken was found doused in white emulsion paint with tinsel wrapped around its beak.
The bird was found by a member of the public in Rhymney, south-east Wales.
The RSPCA is now appealing for information, after the chicken, called Lambie, was reunited with her owner.
Animal collection officer Gary Lucas said: “The chicken was found covered with what transpired to be emulsion paint. The spread of paint suggested that it had been done deliberately. The chicken was taken to a veterinary surgery and washed and blow dried twice. Fortunately, it was emulsion paint and it was washable, and the chicken was fine.”
Gary tracked down owner Ellen Campbell, who said Lambie had gone missing overnight between January 18 and 19. Ellen, who lives near to where Lambie was found, said: “I could not believe my ears when I heard she was found covered in paint. We’ve had Lambie since May.
“She seems fine now and is back with the other hens.” Gary said: “The owner was really pleased to get her chicken, who is one of six birds, back. We are now appealing for information to try to find out who did this. It is just so unusual – who would have done this and why?” Anyone who may have information about this incident should contact the RSPCA.
Animal collection officer Gary Lucas said: “The chicken was found covered with what transpired to be emulsion paint. The spread of paint suggested that it had been done deliberately. The chicken was taken to a veterinary surgery and washed and blow dried twice. Fortunately, it was emulsion paint and it was washable, and the chicken was fine.”
Gary tracked down owner Ellen Campbell, who said Lambie had gone missing overnight between January 18 and 19. Ellen, who lives near to where Lambie was found, said: “I could not believe my ears when I heard she was found covered in paint. We’ve had Lambie since May.
“She seems fine now and is back with the other hens.” Gary said: “The owner was really pleased to get her chicken, who is one of six birds, back. We are now appealing for information to try to find out who did this. It is just so unusual – who would have done this and why?” Anyone who may have information about this incident should contact the RSPCA.
Man found not guilty of stealing cat from ex-wife who walked 50 miles wearing Garfield onesie
A jilted husband has been found not guilty of stealing his ex wife's cat, sparking a massive manhunt.
Tracy Brewster broke down in the witness stand at ex-husband Jonathan Brewster's trial.
Mr Brewster, who has been separated from Tracy for two years, appeared before magistrates in Sevenoaks in connection with the alleged ‘catnapping’.
The 45-year-old allegedly bundled Marmie the ginger Tom into his car while his estranged wife Tracy was at work.
Magistrates heard he emailed his brother the day before the cat went missing and said: "As for the divorce I'm going to ruin the bitch's life.
I won't rest until she's lost everything like she did to me."
Photo from SWNS.
The Crown claimed that Brewster planned to take Marmie all the way back to his flat on the other side of London but he said he "felt bad" and dumped it 250 yards up the road. He allegedly took it from her home in Maidstone, Kent, in July last year - and it was not found until November when it was spotted wandering near the M23 in Surrey. Giving evidence Mr Brewster claimed he had taken Marmie in a bid to get Mrs Brewster to start up communications with him again, but changed his mind when the animal began to get stressed in his car. He said: "I didn't intend to hurt her feelings. I wanted Tracy back I wanted the whole thing back.
"I missed the cat like I missed everything." He said he only intended to take Marmie back to his flat in Essex for a few days. Magistrate Carole Findlay said: "We found the cat was owned by Mrs Brewster and initially you denied taking the cat but eventually admitted taking it from the doorstep and at some point released it. It went missing for 16 weeks however we did find that you didn't mean to permanently deprive Mrs Brewster of Marmalade and consider you not guilty." Speaking outside court, Mrs Brewster said: "I'm very disappointed as I went through a horrendous ordeal. He admitted to taking the cat from my doorstep and then he was found at least 35 miles away. I think he wanted to hurt me.
"I knew there was a chance he'd get off but I wasn't expecting it so I'm very disappointed. I'm glad it went to court. People can't just go round taking people's animals because they're upset over a breakup. I think this court case would have cost tens of thousands." Mrs Brewster added: "Marmie had lost a lot of body weight and I don't know how he survived. He's now got a kidney disorder and I'm getting through that. But I'm just so glad to have Marmie back and that's the most important thing." The 52-year-old had launched a major campaign to find her beloved pet and devoted all her spare time to it, at one point completing a 50-mile walk while wearing a Garfield onesie to raise awareness.
Photo from SWNS.
The Crown claimed that Brewster planned to take Marmie all the way back to his flat on the other side of London but he said he "felt bad" and dumped it 250 yards up the road. He allegedly took it from her home in Maidstone, Kent, in July last year - and it was not found until November when it was spotted wandering near the M23 in Surrey. Giving evidence Mr Brewster claimed he had taken Marmie in a bid to get Mrs Brewster to start up communications with him again, but changed his mind when the animal began to get stressed in his car. He said: "I didn't intend to hurt her feelings. I wanted Tracy back I wanted the whole thing back.
"I missed the cat like I missed everything." He said he only intended to take Marmie back to his flat in Essex for a few days. Magistrate Carole Findlay said: "We found the cat was owned by Mrs Brewster and initially you denied taking the cat but eventually admitted taking it from the doorstep and at some point released it. It went missing for 16 weeks however we did find that you didn't mean to permanently deprive Mrs Brewster of Marmalade and consider you not guilty." Speaking outside court, Mrs Brewster said: "I'm very disappointed as I went through a horrendous ordeal. He admitted to taking the cat from my doorstep and then he was found at least 35 miles away. I think he wanted to hurt me.
"I knew there was a chance he'd get off but I wasn't expecting it so I'm very disappointed. I'm glad it went to court. People can't just go round taking people's animals because they're upset over a breakup. I think this court case would have cost tens of thousands." Mrs Brewster added: "Marmie had lost a lot of body weight and I don't know how he survived. He's now got a kidney disorder and I'm getting through that. But I'm just so glad to have Marmie back and that's the most important thing." The 52-year-old had launched a major campaign to find her beloved pet and devoted all her spare time to it, at one point completing a 50-mile walk while wearing a Garfield onesie to raise awareness.
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