Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Suspected car thief who had a snooze during police pursuit caught due to his boar-like snoring
A Florida man suspected of car theft was caught by deputies while having a nap mid-pursuit, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office have said.
On Sunday night, a deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Kevin Lee Barbour, 37, after noticing Barbour driving in Pensacola with no tag lights. When the deputy activated his sirens, Barbour allegedly pulled off the road and fled on foot. The deputy reportedly chased Barbour through several yards before losing sight of him.
A K-9 unit was deployed to the scene, and the dog led deputies in a large circle before returning to the area where the deputy lost sight of Barbour. The group heard a loud noise loosely described as a "snorting wild boar," which officers discovered was the sound of Barbour snoring while sleeping underneath a nearby trailer.
Barbour was reportedly driving a stolen vehicle, and he was taken into custody. He was charged with driving with a suspended licence, criminal mischief property damage, vehicle theft and resisting an officer without violence. Barbour is currently being held in Santa Rosa County Jail on $16,500 bond.
On Sunday night, a deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Kevin Lee Barbour, 37, after noticing Barbour driving in Pensacola with no tag lights. When the deputy activated his sirens, Barbour allegedly pulled off the road and fled on foot. The deputy reportedly chased Barbour through several yards before losing sight of him.
A K-9 unit was deployed to the scene, and the dog led deputies in a large circle before returning to the area where the deputy lost sight of Barbour. The group heard a loud noise loosely described as a "snorting wild boar," which officers discovered was the sound of Barbour snoring while sleeping underneath a nearby trailer.
Barbour was reportedly driving a stolen vehicle, and he was taken into custody. He was charged with driving with a suspended licence, criminal mischief property damage, vehicle theft and resisting an officer without violence. Barbour is currently being held in Santa Rosa County Jail on $16,500 bond.
Woman with baby kangaroo asked to leave McDonald's following complaint
A police officer from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, was surprised when somebody called to complain about a kangaroo that a woman had taken to a McDonald's.
Officer Rich Dahl said the baby kangaroo was wrapped in a blanket, and was sitting in an infant car seat.
The woman told Dahl she needed the animal to handle emotional distress, and she produced a letter from a doctor to that effect.
The officer said the woman agreed to leave, although she was upset about it at first. Dahl said he's not sure if a kangaroo would legally qualify as a service animal to help the disabled under the law, but he's glad he didn't have to find out.
Officer Rich Dahl said the baby kangaroo was wrapped in a blanket, and was sitting in an infant car seat.
The woman told Dahl she needed the animal to handle emotional distress, and she produced a letter from a doctor to that effect.
The officer said the woman agreed to leave, although she was upset about it at first. Dahl said he's not sure if a kangaroo would legally qualify as a service animal to help the disabled under the law, but he's glad he didn't have to find out.
Massive murmuration of starlings seen in Israel's skies
A flock of synchronised starlings formed spectacular sights of 'dancing clouds' in the skies of southern Israel on Monday.
The murmuration, a phenomenon when the synchronized flyover creates what seems to the eye to be a black cloud that randomly changes direction and form, took place near the Bedouin town of Rahat.
According to ornithologists the synchronized movement is aimed at helping the birds find food and creating a defence mechanism against birds of prey, which usually try to hunt individual birds and rarely attack big flocks. After a long absence of some 20 years, short distance migrant starlings started to return to Israel in 2012, a phenomenon experts find difficult to explain.
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Today, hundreds of thousands of starlings inhabit Israel, compared to millions in the past, according to scientific estimations. The common starling used to fly to Israel from Russia and Eastern Europe until the early 90's in flocks of millions. For an unknown reason, the number of the small birds migrating over Israel declined dramatically and they could no longer be seen in Israel's skies.
The murmuration, a phenomenon when the synchronized flyover creates what seems to the eye to be a black cloud that randomly changes direction and form, took place near the Bedouin town of Rahat.
According to ornithologists the synchronized movement is aimed at helping the birds find food and creating a defence mechanism against birds of prey, which usually try to hunt individual birds and rarely attack big flocks. After a long absence of some 20 years, short distance migrant starlings started to return to Israel in 2012, a phenomenon experts find difficult to explain.
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Today, hundreds of thousands of starlings inhabit Israel, compared to millions in the past, according to scientific estimations. The common starling used to fly to Israel from Russia and Eastern Europe until the early 90's in flocks of millions. For an unknown reason, the number of the small birds migrating over Israel declined dramatically and they could no longer be seen in Israel's skies.
91 inmates of juvenile detention centre escaped by tying bedsheets together
91 young offenders have escaped from a detention centre in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The offenders, all below the age of 18, removed an iron grille from a window and tied bedsheets together to lower themselves to the ground. They climbed out of the back of the building in the city of Meerut while police guarded the front.
Thirty-five of the prisoners have since been recaptured, police said. Senior police official Om Prakash said that the escape was "done so professionally that no one got a whiff".
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The escape was only discovered when some of the prisoners were seen on the road, trying to flag down vehicles early on Monday. Mr Prakash said that those still on the run included inmates convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, theft and banditry.
The offenders, all below the age of 18, removed an iron grille from a window and tied bedsheets together to lower themselves to the ground. They climbed out of the back of the building in the city of Meerut while police guarded the front.
Thirty-five of the prisoners have since been recaptured, police said. Senior police official Om Prakash said that the escape was "done so professionally that no one got a whiff".
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The escape was only discovered when some of the prisoners were seen on the road, trying to flag down vehicles early on Monday. Mr Prakash said that those still on the run included inmates convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, theft and banditry.
Drunk motorist who drove through revolving doors into hotel lobby expresses regret
A man who rammed a SUV into a hotel's revolving doors in Longsheng County of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region while drunk has expressed regret after turning himself in to police.
Video footage caught on the surveillance cameras mounted in and outside the hotel lobby show the vehicle ramming into the revolving doors at around 9:30pm last Tuesday. The SUV smashed the revolving doors, pushing them into the hotel lobby. He drove through the lobby before driving out with part of the doors' structure stuck to his vehicle.
Frightened customers and hotel staff were seen running away to avoid being hit by the SUV. Police rushed to the hotel after receiving an emergency call from the staff. “We found the crushed revolving doors at the reception desk and glass fragments all over the place. A lot of facilities in the hotel were damaged. We immediately deployed officers to search for the SUV in nearby areas,”said Lu Tan, police officer of the Longsheng County police station.
During the manhunt, a man came up to the police officers and told them he was the man they were looking for. “When we were questioning the man, a heavy stench of alcohol from his body could be smelt. He was uncooperative with our inquiry. So we brought him back to the police station for further questioning. He finally admitted to driving under the influence and ramming into the hotel doors,” said Lu. Hotel manager said their losses have been estimated to be in excess of 300,000 yuan (£32,000, $48,000).
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“We conducted a blood test on the man and the results showed the alcohol content in his blood was 134 milligrams per 100 milliliters. He was drunk while driving,”said Xiang Binle, officer of traffic police division of Longsheng County. The man, surnamed Nie, told police that he came up with the idea to ram into the hotel doors while “looking for thrills” after drinking alcohol. Nie said he feels regret for his behaviour. Police arrested Nie for endangering public security. An investigation of the case is underway.
Frightened customers and hotel staff were seen running away to avoid being hit by the SUV. Police rushed to the hotel after receiving an emergency call from the staff. “We found the crushed revolving doors at the reception desk and glass fragments all over the place. A lot of facilities in the hotel were damaged. We immediately deployed officers to search for the SUV in nearby areas,”said Lu Tan, police officer of the Longsheng County police station.
During the manhunt, a man came up to the police officers and told them he was the man they were looking for. “When we were questioning the man, a heavy stench of alcohol from his body could be smelt. He was uncooperative with our inquiry. So we brought him back to the police station for further questioning. He finally admitted to driving under the influence and ramming into the hotel doors,” said Lu. Hotel manager said their losses have been estimated to be in excess of 300,000 yuan (£32,000, $48,000).
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“We conducted a blood test on the man and the results showed the alcohol content in his blood was 134 milligrams per 100 milliliters. He was drunk while driving,”said Xiang Binle, officer of traffic police division of Longsheng County. The man, surnamed Nie, told police that he came up with the idea to ram into the hotel doors while “looking for thrills” after drinking alcohol. Nie said he feels regret for his behaviour. Police arrested Nie for endangering public security. An investigation of the case is underway.
Woman's grass and weed eating ploy failed to fool breathalyzer
When police in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung stopped a woman riding a motorcycle for speeding and suspected drunk driving, she leaned down and ripped up a handful of grass and weeds, stuffing them into her mouth.
The arresting officer couldn’t help but laugh at her strange behaviour, especially when the woman, 24-year-old Lin Kaohsiung, insisted he wait for her to finish chewing before asking her to blow into a breathalyzer.
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After chewing for several minutes, Ms Kaohsiung finally blew into the breathalyzer and was found to be more than ten times the legal limit.
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When the officer asked Ms Kaohsiung what she thought chewing on the grass would accomplish she explained she thought the grassy scent on her breath would fool the machine. Ms Kaohsiung, who has been stopped for drunk driving before, works at a bar where she often drinks until the crack of dawn with patrons before making her way back home.
The arresting officer couldn’t help but laugh at her strange behaviour, especially when the woman, 24-year-old Lin Kaohsiung, insisted he wait for her to finish chewing before asking her to blow into a breathalyzer.
Raw video.
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After chewing for several minutes, Ms Kaohsiung finally blew into the breathalyzer and was found to be more than ten times the legal limit.
'News' video.
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When the officer asked Ms Kaohsiung what she thought chewing on the grass would accomplish she explained she thought the grassy scent on her breath would fool the machine. Ms Kaohsiung, who has been stopped for drunk driving before, works at a bar where she often drinks until the crack of dawn with patrons before making her way back home.
Mystery surrounds bright pink smoke coming from white chimney
Environmental Health officers are investigating strange pink smoke clouds which have been wafting across Bristol.
The bizarre neon puffs of smoke were coming from a white chimney on Avonmouth Industrial Estate on Monday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for Bristol City Council confirmed that Environmental Health officers were investigating the cause of the smoke.
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It has been suggested that a company could simply be testing the efficiency or safety of a chimney.
The bizarre neon puffs of smoke were coming from a white chimney on Avonmouth Industrial Estate on Monday afternoon.
A spokeswoman for Bristol City Council confirmed that Environmental Health officers were investigating the cause of the smoke.
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It has been suggested that a company could simply be testing the efficiency or safety of a chimney.
Penguins removed from aquarium because fake ice was too slippery
A group of penguins have been temporarily removed from an aquarium exhibit because the fake ice flooring was too slippery.
Staff at The Deep in Hull have now used a special anti-slip covering so the seven Gentoo penguins do not fall over.
The birds were removed from public display after "skidding" on the new icy surface.
A spokeswoman for The Deep said: "The penguins were taken out of the display to do some routine maintenance work but, when we put them back, the covering did not have enough grip in it for them to stick on to and we had a bit of a skidding situation. They were literally in there for 10 minutes and then they were taken out again straight away." Andrew McLeod, deputy curator at the aquarium, said the penguins were "excited" about being back in the display after repairs were carried out to the enclosure.
Mr McLeod said: "We watched them hop around and saw them scrabbling a little bit on the slopes. As they turned quickly, they do this thing where they lean forward and one of them ended up face down, he ended up on his front. Some of the other birds were scrabbling and slipping over and we thought, 'it's far too slippy'. We've put some more grip down into the paint and they should be a lot happier."
Gentoos are the fastest swimming species of penguin - reaching speeds of 36kmph - and can dive to depths of 170 metres. They can grow up to 80cms in height. This colony went on display at The Deep in March last year after being born and raised at an educational facility in Texas. They were rehomed in Hull in a £750,000 exhibition called Kingdom of Ice, which spans three floors and includes a swimming pool, diving pool, beach area, nesting area and outdoor balcony. The penguins will be returned to their enclosure by February 9.
A spokeswoman for The Deep said: "The penguins were taken out of the display to do some routine maintenance work but, when we put them back, the covering did not have enough grip in it for them to stick on to and we had a bit of a skidding situation. They were literally in there for 10 minutes and then they were taken out again straight away." Andrew McLeod, deputy curator at the aquarium, said the penguins were "excited" about being back in the display after repairs were carried out to the enclosure.
Mr McLeod said: "We watched them hop around and saw them scrabbling a little bit on the slopes. As they turned quickly, they do this thing where they lean forward and one of them ended up face down, he ended up on his front. Some of the other birds were scrabbling and slipping over and we thought, 'it's far too slippy'. We've put some more grip down into the paint and they should be a lot happier."
Gentoos are the fastest swimming species of penguin - reaching speeds of 36kmph - and can dive to depths of 170 metres. They can grow up to 80cms in height. This colony went on display at The Deep in March last year after being born and raised at an educational facility in Texas. They were rehomed in Hull in a £750,000 exhibition called Kingdom of Ice, which spans three floors and includes a swimming pool, diving pool, beach area, nesting area and outdoor balcony. The penguins will be returned to their enclosure by February 9.
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