Saturday, January 31, 2015
At the sound of the spoon
A tapped spoon elicits a Pavlovian-type response from the mouth of this dog eagerly awaiting his dinner.
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Woman didn't think stolen truck was 'that stolen'
A Florida woman facing charges for theft of a pickup truck allegedly told deputies that she knew it was stolen, but didn’t think it was “that stolen.”
Officers noticed the truck, which matched the description of a stolen vehicle in Crestview, parked in Destin on Jan. 11, according to the arrest report.
Deputies confirmed that the registration was that of the stolen vehicle and spoke to 58-year-old Debra Jean Mason, of Sandestin, who was the only occupant of the truck. She said the truck belonged to man she knew as “Cole,” but became “evasive” and wouldn’t look at officers when asked if she knew the vehicle was stolen,.
She eventually said that Cole had “stolen the vehicle from his mother,” but had let Mason borrow it. When officers pointed out that she knew the vehicle had been stolen, she replied, “I didn’t think it was that stolen.” She is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. Her next scheduled court date is Feb. 17.
Officers noticed the truck, which matched the description of a stolen vehicle in Crestview, parked in Destin on Jan. 11, according to the arrest report.
Deputies confirmed that the registration was that of the stolen vehicle and spoke to 58-year-old Debra Jean Mason, of Sandestin, who was the only occupant of the truck. She said the truck belonged to man she knew as “Cole,” but became “evasive” and wouldn’t look at officers when asked if she knew the vehicle was stolen,.
She eventually said that Cole had “stolen the vehicle from his mother,” but had let Mason borrow it. When officers pointed out that she knew the vehicle had been stolen, she replied, “I didn’t think it was that stolen.” She is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. Her next scheduled court date is Feb. 17.
Trucker pulling his own tooth caused accident that led to large traffic jam
Distracted driving was responsible for a miles-long traffic jam on I-20/59 East near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Sunday night and Monday morning.
The driver was trying to pull his own tooth, according to an ALEA State Trooper report.
The accident, which happened just before 10:30pm, was caused when a self-employed tractor trailer driver took his hands off the wheel to pull a loose tooth from his mouth. "The driver stated he lost control when he was pulling a tooth with his hands," the report reads.
"He had the tooth in his shirt pocket as proof." The truck left the roadway, travelled down the slope leading into a ditch then jack-knifed into nearby trees, according to the report.
No one was seriously hurt, but the effort to recover the truck caused road crews to set up a detour and completely divert eastbound traffic off the interstate for several hours. The 57-year-old driver's name was redacted from the State Trooper's report.
The accident, which happened just before 10:30pm, was caused when a self-employed tractor trailer driver took his hands off the wheel to pull a loose tooth from his mouth. "The driver stated he lost control when he was pulling a tooth with his hands," the report reads.
"He had the tooth in his shirt pocket as proof." The truck left the roadway, travelled down the slope leading into a ditch then jack-knifed into nearby trees, according to the report.
No one was seriously hurt, but the effort to recover the truck caused road crews to set up a detour and completely divert eastbound traffic off the interstate for several hours. The 57-year-old driver's name was redacted from the State Trooper's report.
Mother seeks answers after son injured when tongue got stuck to frozen window on school bus
A mother from Petawawa in Ontario, Canada, is seeking answers after her son was dropped off at school following his usual morning bus ride with injuries he received when he got his tongue stuck on the window and his cries for help went unheeded.
Four-year-old Lucas McDonald has a red welt on his right cheek and marks on his lips after he got his tongue and mouth stuck to the frozen window on the bus.
It’s unclear for how much of the half-hour bus ride Lucas was stuck. However, his mother says he sits directly behind the driver and was crying and pleading for help. “He was crying and said he was asking for help and nobody would help him,” Alisha McDonald said. “I’m like, ‘How could you not have heard him crying and asking for help? How can you not see him?’” Lucas eventually managed to free himself from the window.
“There was blood on the window on the bus,” Lucas said. Staff at Valour Elementary School in Petawawa called McDonald when Lucas arrived at school. She took her son to hospital to find out whether he suffered frostbite and if his skin will be permanently damaged. Meanwhile, McDonald says that her son’s ordeal has her wondering how children are being treated on those long bus rides to school.
The Renfrew County District School Board issued a brief statement, noting that staff acted appropriately when Lucas arrived at school. “The RCDSB is deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing of its students,” the statement read. That’s not good enough for Lucas’s parents, but they will still pursue an answer to the question of how he could get frostbite inside a warm, working bus on the way to school.
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It’s unclear for how much of the half-hour bus ride Lucas was stuck. However, his mother says he sits directly behind the driver and was crying and pleading for help. “He was crying and said he was asking for help and nobody would help him,” Alisha McDonald said. “I’m like, ‘How could you not have heard him crying and asking for help? How can you not see him?’” Lucas eventually managed to free himself from the window.
“There was blood on the window on the bus,” Lucas said. Staff at Valour Elementary School in Petawawa called McDonald when Lucas arrived at school. She took her son to hospital to find out whether he suffered frostbite and if his skin will be permanently damaged. Meanwhile, McDonald says that her son’s ordeal has her wondering how children are being treated on those long bus rides to school.
The Renfrew County District School Board issued a brief statement, noting that staff acted appropriately when Lucas arrived at school. “The RCDSB is deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing of its students,” the statement read. That’s not good enough for Lucas’s parents, but they will still pursue an answer to the question of how he could get frostbite inside a warm, working bus on the way to school.
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Clumsy thieves broke into casino and stole an empty ATM
Two culprits broke into a casino in Calgary, Canada, on Wednesday morning and made off with an empty ATM.
“There’s no money in the machine,” said Staff Sgt. Travis Baker. “If they haven’t gotten into it yet, I’m sure they’re fairly disappointed right now.”
Security at Casino Calgary notified police at around 6am to report what was initially believed to be an armed robbery, resulting in a heavy police presence in the area. Police later determined two offenders in dark clothing had smashed the glass doors of the casino with a crowbar to gain entry to the building, then headed straight for the ATM.
Security footage shows the hapless thieves loading the ATM onto a dolly and making their way outside, the machine at one point toppling on top of one of the crooks as they exit the building. Police say the two got into a waiting vehicle believed to be a silver coloured minivan. Unbeknownst to the duo, the machine was in the process of being moved to a different part of the casino and was out of order and contained no cash, Baker said.
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Baker added that this is one of 13 ATM smash-and-grab thefts since August, where offenders use a vehicle or weapon to crash through the doors or windows of a business. In each case, very little to no money has been stolen - the machines are often emptied several times daily and at the end of the business day, which is why it’s puzzling that so many people continue to attempt these thefts. “It’s a very ineffective way to make a living,” he said
Security at Casino Calgary notified police at around 6am to report what was initially believed to be an armed robbery, resulting in a heavy police presence in the area. Police later determined two offenders in dark clothing had smashed the glass doors of the casino with a crowbar to gain entry to the building, then headed straight for the ATM.
Security footage shows the hapless thieves loading the ATM onto a dolly and making their way outside, the machine at one point toppling on top of one of the crooks as they exit the building. Police say the two got into a waiting vehicle believed to be a silver coloured minivan. Unbeknownst to the duo, the machine was in the process of being moved to a different part of the casino and was out of order and contained no cash, Baker said.
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Baker added that this is one of 13 ATM smash-and-grab thefts since August, where offenders use a vehicle or weapon to crash through the doors or windows of a business. In each case, very little to no money has been stolen - the machines are often emptied several times daily and at the end of the business day, which is why it’s puzzling that so many people continue to attempt these thefts. “It’s a very ineffective way to make a living,” he said
Hero workman saved electrocuted colleague's life by hitting him with a plank of wood
A workman is lucky to be alive after he survived a massive electric shock on a construction site in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Mark Bradley suffered severe burns to his face when a lamppost he was helping to erect hit an overhead cable at a Network Rail site on Monday.
The 50-year-old was taken to Southampton General Hospital, and is due to be transferred to a specialist burns unit in Swansea. His brother Michael Bradley said Ade Savage, a work colleague, saved Mark’s life by hitting him with a wooden plank in a desperate attempt to get him to release his grip on the electrified lamppost.
Michael said: “The man is a hero. Without a doubt, he saved my brother’s life. My brother was holding on to the lamppost so Ade attempted to pull him away, but that gave Ade an electric shock. He then tried to punch him, but that also gave him a shock, and so he started hitting him with a plank of wood, which worked.”
Michael added: “We are devastated. What health and safety was in place that day, because that should never have been allowed to happen? How can a metal lamppost be allowed anywhere near a live cable?” Michael said Ade later checked himself into Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Portsmouth, where he was also treated for burns. Father-of-one Mark, from Gosport, is a contract worker for Network Rail, which is building a £10million regional control and training centre.
The 50-year-old was taken to Southampton General Hospital, and is due to be transferred to a specialist burns unit in Swansea. His brother Michael Bradley said Ade Savage, a work colleague, saved Mark’s life by hitting him with a wooden plank in a desperate attempt to get him to release his grip on the electrified lamppost.
Michael said: “The man is a hero. Without a doubt, he saved my brother’s life. My brother was holding on to the lamppost so Ade attempted to pull him away, but that gave Ade an electric shock. He then tried to punch him, but that also gave him a shock, and so he started hitting him with a plank of wood, which worked.”
Michael added: “We are devastated. What health and safety was in place that day, because that should never have been allowed to happen? How can a metal lamppost be allowed anywhere near a live cable?” Michael said Ade later checked himself into Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Portsmouth, where he was also treated for burns. Father-of-one Mark, from Gosport, is a contract worker for Network Rail, which is building a £10million regional control and training centre.
The mystery of the Craster wellies
Something strange is afoot in a north Northumberland seaside village in what is being dubbed the mystery of the Craster wellies.
85-year-old resident of Craster, Doris Clarke, alerted the Northumberland Gazette to the story.
Doris says: “Two weeks ago, a pair of men’s yellow wellies were left in the middle of the road beside the bus stop on Heugh Road. My friend Sybil took them off the road and placed them on the footpath where they stayed for a week. Then, a couple of rod fishermen parked close by.
“One of the men went up to the wellies, took off one of his shoes and tried on the offending footwear. He placed them under the car and he and his friend went off to fish from the shore. However, when they returned and went off home, they left the yellow wellies, one placed inside the other and propped up against a road sign.
“Both feet were pointing north. The next morning, the wellies were still there up against the road sign, but with both feet pointing south and therein lies the mystery: Who tried on the wellies when it was dark?” The wellies are size 10.
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Doris says: “Two weeks ago, a pair of men’s yellow wellies were left in the middle of the road beside the bus stop on Heugh Road. My friend Sybil took them off the road and placed them on the footpath where they stayed for a week. Then, a couple of rod fishermen parked close by.
“One of the men went up to the wellies, took off one of his shoes and tried on the offending footwear. He placed them under the car and he and his friend went off to fish from the shore. However, when they returned and went off home, they left the yellow wellies, one placed inside the other and propped up against a road sign.
“Both feet were pointing north. The next morning, the wellies were still there up against the road sign, but with both feet pointing south and therein lies the mystery: Who tried on the wellies when it was dark?” The wellies are size 10.
With video of Doris recounting the strange tale of the Craster wellies.
Wheelie-bin blown over by the wind
In a sign of just how windy it has been recently, a bin has fallen over onto its side on a street in Plymouth, Devon.
The toppled wheelie-bin was spotted in Tavistock Place, off North Hill, by local resident Dave Arthur.
The toppled wheelie-bin was spotted in Tavistock Place, off North Hill, by local resident Dave Arthur.
Man astonished by fried egg resembling a chicken
Simon Steer, from Culmstock in Devon couldn’t believe it when he cracked open an egg into a frying pan and it formed the perfect shape of a chicken.
With the yolk orchestrating the hen’s head and feathered chest, the white of the egg formed the rest of the bird’s body - including a tail, a delicate leg and a claw.
Calling over partner Rosie and daughter Devin, the trio were astonished at the freakish depiction of a hen in the pan. The family keep hens and often have eggs for breakfast. “We breed hens,” Simon said. “So breakfast is usually eggs and bacon with a cup of tea.”
He said the morning started like any other, with him making something to eat before driving to work. “I was just making breakfast, I went to break my egg into the pan and lo and behold the chicken formation happened,” he said, “I said, come have a look at this, by which point everyone rushed over and we were in fits of laughter, it was very amusing.”
While Simon doesn’t believe in chicken miracles or messages from beyond hen headstones, he said it was a crazy occurrence. “It was just bizarre and one of those odd things that happens,” he said. “When people see a picture of Christ in a loaf of bread that seems odd and now there is a hen appearing in a pan, I don’t think it’s biblical though,” he added.
Calling over partner Rosie and daughter Devin, the trio were astonished at the freakish depiction of a hen in the pan. The family keep hens and often have eggs for breakfast. “We breed hens,” Simon said. “So breakfast is usually eggs and bacon with a cup of tea.”
He said the morning started like any other, with him making something to eat before driving to work. “I was just making breakfast, I went to break my egg into the pan and lo and behold the chicken formation happened,” he said, “I said, come have a look at this, by which point everyone rushed over and we were in fits of laughter, it was very amusing.”
While Simon doesn’t believe in chicken miracles or messages from beyond hen headstones, he said it was a crazy occurrence. “It was just bizarre and one of those odd things that happens,” he said. “When people see a picture of Christ in a loaf of bread that seems odd and now there is a hen appearing in a pan, I don’t think it’s biblical though,” he added.
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