Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Dog ran away from home to find and visit her hospitalised owner
Sissy the Miniature Schnauzer ran away from her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday morning in a quest to find her owner.
Nancy Franck had been in the hospital for the past week due to complications of a cancer-related surgery.
Sissy took it upon herself to walk the twenty blocks to Mercy Medical Center and entered the lobby. Sissy was briefly reunited with Nancy before Nancy’s daughter, Sara Wood, went to get her and take her home.
“We could only stay a few minutes but I’m sure she enjoyed every second of that few minutes," says Sara. The family told their story on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa.
You can hear the interview here.
Nancy Franck had been in the hospital for the past week due to complications of a cancer-related surgery.
Sissy took it upon herself to walk the twenty blocks to Mercy Medical Center and entered the lobby. Sissy was briefly reunited with Nancy before Nancy’s daughter, Sara Wood, went to get her and take her home.
“We could only stay a few minutes but I’m sure she enjoyed every second of that few minutes," says Sara. The family told their story on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa.
You can hear the interview here.
Man's not so cunning plan to get his wife to buy him a new set of golf clubs ended with his arrest
A Florida man who reported that his golf clubs were stolen from his vehicle while at the golf course, apparently in hopes that his wife would buy him a new set, was arrested for filing a false report of a crime.
Joseph Louis Ioime, 64, met with Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Jenkins at Baseline Golf Course in Ocala and told the official that his golf bag and golf clubs, which cost $2,030, had been removed from his vehicle while it was in the parking lot.
While processing the vehicle, the deputy found a golf bag and clubs that matched the description given to him in the trunk. Ioime told the deputy that the trunk was broken; however, the deputy was able to open it. Asked about the golf clubs in the trunk, Ioime said they were a practice set and it was identical to the ones stolen.
After further questioning by the deputy about the golf bag and clubs found in the trunk, Ioime said he lied to him because he wanted to convince his wife to buy him a new set of clubs. Ioime was arrested, and taken to the Marion County Jail.
Joseph Louis Ioime, 64, met with Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Jenkins at Baseline Golf Course in Ocala and told the official that his golf bag and golf clubs, which cost $2,030, had been removed from his vehicle while it was in the parking lot.
While processing the vehicle, the deputy found a golf bag and clubs that matched the description given to him in the trunk. Ioime told the deputy that the trunk was broken; however, the deputy was able to open it. Asked about the golf clubs in the trunk, Ioime said they were a practice set and it was identical to the ones stolen.
After further questioning by the deputy about the golf bag and clubs found in the trunk, Ioime said he lied to him because he wanted to convince his wife to buy him a new set of clubs. Ioime was arrested, and taken to the Marion County Jail.
Elderly lady arrested on suspicion of carrying out spate of booze-fueled underwear thefts
A 74-year-old woman from Leoben in Upper Austria has been charged on suspicion of having carried out 33 robberies over the past two years - stealing mainly underwear and booze.
State police said on Monday that they found stolen underwear worth around €1,100 in her apartment. She is believed to have been drunk when she committed the majority of her crimes. Employees of a clothing shop in Leoben contacted police after noticing that underwear was constantly going missing from the shop.
The pensioner was caught stealing a bottle of alcohol from a local shop shortly after police started their investigation and after obtaining a search warrant they found piles of stolen goods in her home. “There seem to have been different reasons behind the thefts - and we can’t rule out some kind of illness such as kleptomania,” local police chief Franz Moisi said.
When questioned by police she admitted to multiple thefts, and said she tended to shoplift when she was drunk. “Even when we searched her house it was obvious that she was under the influence of alcohol,” Moisi added.
State police said on Monday that they found stolen underwear worth around €1,100 in her apartment. She is believed to have been drunk when she committed the majority of her crimes. Employees of a clothing shop in Leoben contacted police after noticing that underwear was constantly going missing from the shop.
The pensioner was caught stealing a bottle of alcohol from a local shop shortly after police started their investigation and after obtaining a search warrant they found piles of stolen goods in her home. “There seem to have been different reasons behind the thefts - and we can’t rule out some kind of illness such as kleptomania,” local police chief Franz Moisi said.
When questioned by police she admitted to multiple thefts, and said she tended to shoplift when she was drunk. “Even when we searched her house it was obvious that she was under the influence of alcohol,” Moisi added.
Intrepid bear cub turned up on snowy Spanish doorstep
An adventurous bear cub turned up on a snowy doorstep in a small mountain village in Spain.
Óscar Montero, 26, who lives in the village of Prioro in the Picos de Europa mountains, was surprised when he looked out of the window last Saturday to discover the bear cub, making its way onto his snow-covered front step.
"My first impulse was to touch him, but I didn’t because I thought the mother could be close," Montero said. At over 1,000m above sea level, Prioro, home to only around 400 residents, had been cut off from the outside world after recent heavy snowfall. It is thought the bear had made its way down from the mountains to find food.
The recent bad weather had forced a number of animals to abandon their natural mountain habitats and head into villages in search of food. "We’ve seen wild boar, deer but never a bear," said Montero. After he had taken a photo, but before he had a chance to take a video of the cub, it darted off back to its natural habitat in the mountains surrounding the village.
Estimates put the number of Cantabrian brown bears currently in Spain at a meagre 130. The bear is on the Spanish list of endangered species as 'in danger of extinction'. In Spain there is maximum fine of €300,000 for killing a bear, after a ban on hunting the animal was introduced in 1973.
"My first impulse was to touch him, but I didn’t because I thought the mother could be close," Montero said. At over 1,000m above sea level, Prioro, home to only around 400 residents, had been cut off from the outside world after recent heavy snowfall. It is thought the bear had made its way down from the mountains to find food.
The recent bad weather had forced a number of animals to abandon their natural mountain habitats and head into villages in search of food. "We’ve seen wild boar, deer but never a bear," said Montero. After he had taken a photo, but before he had a chance to take a video of the cub, it darted off back to its natural habitat in the mountains surrounding the village.
Estimates put the number of Cantabrian brown bears currently in Spain at a meagre 130. The bear is on the Spanish list of endangered species as 'in danger of extinction'. In Spain there is maximum fine of €300,000 for killing a bear, after a ban on hunting the animal was introduced in 1973.
French baker fell foul of the law for opening his boulangerie too often
A French baker fell foul of the law for keeping his boulangerie open seven days a week - one day too many according to the rules.
Baker Stéphane Cazenave, who has a boulangerie in the town of Saint-Paul-les-Dax, south-western France, holds the 2014 title of "best baguette in France". But local residents won't be tasting his baked treats on Mondays anymore after officials stepped in.
This is because the bakery was twice found to have been open for seven days in a row without a break of at least 24 hours - which according to French law isn't allowed for any shop that sells bread.
Cazenave said that having to shut up shop for one day a week would mean a loss of €250,000, which would see his 22 employees hit hardest. He has said that he won't be able to keep all of them on the payroll. "People see me like a thug just because I asked to work," he added. "Working shouldn't be a crime in France."
Baker Stéphane Cazenave, who has a boulangerie in the town of Saint-Paul-les-Dax, south-western France, holds the 2014 title of "best baguette in France". But local residents won't be tasting his baked treats on Mondays anymore after officials stepped in.
This is because the bakery was twice found to have been open for seven days in a row without a break of at least 24 hours - which according to French law isn't allowed for any shop that sells bread.
Cazenave said that having to shut up shop for one day a week would mean a loss of €250,000, which would see his 22 employees hit hardest. He has said that he won't be able to keep all of them on the payroll. "People see me like a thug just because I asked to work," he added. "Working shouldn't be a crime in France."
Man charged with assault over flicking of three baked beans
A man was charged with assault after flicking three baked beans at a detention officer.
Anthony Raynor was annoyed because he believed it had taken cell staff too long to provide him with a drink of water, so he threw the beans through his cell hatch and they landed on the officer’s shirt.
Raynor, 35, of South Shore, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to assaulting civilian detention officer Kevin Fields and being drunk and disorderly. He was fined £75 and ordered to pay £20 victims’ surcharge, but he could not pay immediately so Blackpool magistrates sentenced him to remain in the confines of the court until lunchtime instead of paying the financial penalty.
Pam Smith, prosecuting, said that on Sunday, at 4.30am, Raynor was arrested after shouting abuse and interfering as police officers dealt with a woman who was unconscious on the ground in the resort’s Queen Street. He was put in a cell at Blackpool Police station. At about 9am asked for a drink of water. He became abusive and threw the remains of his breakfast over the civilian detention officer.
The officer had to change some clothing. Raynor later claimed it took an hour-and-a-half for him to get his water, but CCTV showed it was three minutes. Howard Green, defending, said his client had still been befuddled with drink when he asked for the water. Mr Green added: “He flicked three baked beans from his breakfast through the hatch and they landed on the officer’s shirt. This was not a serious act of violence, but one of stupidity.”
Raynor, 35, of South Shore, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to assaulting civilian detention officer Kevin Fields and being drunk and disorderly. He was fined £75 and ordered to pay £20 victims’ surcharge, but he could not pay immediately so Blackpool magistrates sentenced him to remain in the confines of the court until lunchtime instead of paying the financial penalty.
Pam Smith, prosecuting, said that on Sunday, at 4.30am, Raynor was arrested after shouting abuse and interfering as police officers dealt with a woman who was unconscious on the ground in the resort’s Queen Street. He was put in a cell at Blackpool Police station. At about 9am asked for a drink of water. He became abusive and threw the remains of his breakfast over the civilian detention officer.
The officer had to change some clothing. Raynor later claimed it took an hour-and-a-half for him to get his water, but CCTV showed it was three minutes. Howard Green, defending, said his client had still been befuddled with drink when he asked for the water. Mr Green added: “He flicked three baked beans from his breakfast through the hatch and they landed on the officer’s shirt. This was not a serious act of violence, but one of stupidity.”
Man hit his mother because she laughed at his claim that Barack Obama was an alien
A man who claimed Barack Obama was an alien punched his mother at her home in Telford, Shropshire, because she laughed about it, a court heard on Friday.
During the assault Shaun Watson told his mother: “I have hit bigger men than you and they have gone down.”
Kerry Lovegrove, prosecuting, said Watson, 25, had been out drinking with his mother and girlfriend last April, and that the three of them had returned to his mother’s home.
She said a row had broken out between them about conspiracy theories and the neighbours had called the police. When officers arrived, the defendant’s mother had told them everything was fine. However, once the police had left, Watson claimed he thought Barack Obama was an alien, which made his mother laugh. He had grabbed her and punched her in the face before throwing her to the kitchen floor. Watson continued to choke and punch her and at one point bit her nose.
Miss Lovegrove said Watson had grabbed a knife and tried to harm himself and that his mother received scratches when she tried to retrieve it from him. Watson had run from the house after the attack and called his mother the next day to apologise. She was left with a severe black eye, cuts and bruising. The court was told Watson had denied assault but had been found guilty after a trial on January 30 which he had not attended.
For Watson, of Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, Mr John McMillan said his client did not attend because he did not want to lose his position as an enhanced prisoner at Dovegate prison where he is awaiting sentence for another offence. “He loves his mum. This was something that was fuelled by drink and he’s pleased that she would not like a restraining order,” he said. Despite the prolonged beating, Watson received a three-year conditional discharge.
She said a row had broken out between them about conspiracy theories and the neighbours had called the police. When officers arrived, the defendant’s mother had told them everything was fine. However, once the police had left, Watson claimed he thought Barack Obama was an alien, which made his mother laugh. He had grabbed her and punched her in the face before throwing her to the kitchen floor. Watson continued to choke and punch her and at one point bit her nose.
Miss Lovegrove said Watson had grabbed a knife and tried to harm himself and that his mother received scratches when she tried to retrieve it from him. Watson had run from the house after the attack and called his mother the next day to apologise. She was left with a severe black eye, cuts and bruising. The court was told Watson had denied assault but had been found guilty after a trial on January 30 which he had not attended.
For Watson, of Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, Mr John McMillan said his client did not attend because he did not want to lose his position as an enhanced prisoner at Dovegate prison where he is awaiting sentence for another offence. “He loves his mum. This was something that was fuelled by drink and he’s pleased that she would not like a restraining order,” he said. Despite the prolonged beating, Watson received a three-year conditional discharge.
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