Thursday, February 12, 2015
Investigators determine that suspicious banana in pine tree was neither a bomb nor a banana
Investigators have determined that an item that appeared to be a suspicious banana found hanging from a pine tree in northeast Lincoln, Nebraska, is harmless.
The banana-appearing device, wrapped in yellow tape and attached to a wire, caught the eye of a Lincoln Electric System worker, Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Lloyd Mueller said.
So the man called 911 to report the suspicious banana and police and fire crews, along with a bomb technician, responded. When Mueller's company arrived, they waited at least 100 feet away and watched the device through binoculars as they waited for the bomb technician to arrive, Lincoln Fire Investigator Chuck Schweitzer said.
Schweitzer and the crews, with an assist from listeners to the police scanner, determined the banana wasn't a bomb. Instead, it was part of a modern scavenger hunt, called geocaching, where enthusiasts try to find hidden objects using GPS. Schweitzer now has custody of the banana-appearing device.
The banana-appearing device, wrapped in yellow tape and attached to a wire, caught the eye of a Lincoln Electric System worker, Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Lloyd Mueller said.
So the man called 911 to report the suspicious banana and police and fire crews, along with a bomb technician, responded. When Mueller's company arrived, they waited at least 100 feet away and watched the device through binoculars as they waited for the bomb technician to arrive, Lincoln Fire Investigator Chuck Schweitzer said.
Schweitzer and the crews, with an assist from listeners to the police scanner, determined the banana wasn't a bomb. Instead, it was part of a modern scavenger hunt, called geocaching, where enthusiasts try to find hidden objects using GPS. Schweitzer now has custody of the banana-appearing device.
Alleged buttock-grabber says he was just trying to teach victim how to dress in the cold
A Florida man has been charged with battery after he grabbed a woman's buttocks, according to the Bradenton Police Department.
Carnell Davis, 59, was arrested at 9:11pm on Friday in Bradenton. According to a report, Davis approached the victim and grabbed her by the arms.
The victim pushed Davis away and, as she was leaving, he grabbed her buttocks. The victim told police she didn't want Davis to touch her.
Davis uttered several times that he should not have touched her and that he was just trying to teach the victim how to dress in the cold. Davis was released from Manatee County jail on Saturday on $500 bond.
Carnell Davis, 59, was arrested at 9:11pm on Friday in Bradenton. According to a report, Davis approached the victim and grabbed her by the arms.
The victim pushed Davis away and, as she was leaving, he grabbed her buttocks. The victim told police she didn't want Davis to touch her.
Davis uttered several times that he should not have touched her and that he was just trying to teach the victim how to dress in the cold. Davis was released from Manatee County jail on Saturday on $500 bond.
Police used Taser to help free deer tangled in dead rival's antlers
The call to South Lake Minnetonka police in Minnesota was about two male deer fighting, but beyond that, the details were not quite the usual.
At about 8:30am on Sunday, the resident of a home near Freeman Park in Shorewood called police about two bucks with their antlers tightly locked together in a nearby wooded area.
One was thrashing wildly in a seemingly hopeless effort to free itself.
The other one was dead.
Officer Ricky Syhre said it was a rare sight. “They must have been stuck together like that for hours,” he said. Syhre and fellow officer John Wareham pondered their options, even contacting local wildlife agencies for tips on how they might safely untangle the bucks. “It was kicking around. We didn’t want any residents to get hurt. We didn’t want the deer to get hurt,” Syhre said. They decided to use a Taser on the struggling buck.
Wareham fired his Taser at it, the animal fell to the ground, and residents standing by used small chain saws to quickly cut off one of its antlers, freeing it. When the deer came to, it ran off. Lt. Jackie Glaser, who works in the west metro area of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, said dueling bucks do occasionally become antler-locked. The bucks may have become territorial about the wooded area and scuffled, Glaser said.
While most bucks shed their antlers after the fall rut, some retain theirs through late winter and even into spring, she said. Glaser said it appears that the officers used the best approach possible, because they were able to save the live buck. “It is very rare we find one dead and one alive,” she said. In most situations involving tangled bucks, they are found locked together dead, she said. Officers are trained to use Tasers on animals, but rarely do they have to do so, Syhre said. “Doesn’t happen every day that you would [Taser] a deer,” he said.
You can see the video here. (Contains some disturbing footage).
Officer Ricky Syhre said it was a rare sight. “They must have been stuck together like that for hours,” he said. Syhre and fellow officer John Wareham pondered their options, even contacting local wildlife agencies for tips on how they might safely untangle the bucks. “It was kicking around. We didn’t want any residents to get hurt. We didn’t want the deer to get hurt,” Syhre said. They decided to use a Taser on the struggling buck.
Wareham fired his Taser at it, the animal fell to the ground, and residents standing by used small chain saws to quickly cut off one of its antlers, freeing it. When the deer came to, it ran off. Lt. Jackie Glaser, who works in the west metro area of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, said dueling bucks do occasionally become antler-locked. The bucks may have become territorial about the wooded area and scuffled, Glaser said.
While most bucks shed their antlers after the fall rut, some retain theirs through late winter and even into spring, she said. Glaser said it appears that the officers used the best approach possible, because they were able to save the live buck. “It is very rare we find one dead and one alive,” she said. In most situations involving tangled bucks, they are found locked together dead, she said. Officers are trained to use Tasers on animals, but rarely do they have to do so, Syhre said. “Doesn’t happen every day that you would [Taser] a deer,” he said.
You can see the video here. (Contains some disturbing footage).
Police responding to burglary call found eight holiday sweater-wearing puppies
Police officers responding to reports of a burglary in a vacant Brooklyn building found eight puppies wearing holiday sweaters.
The puppies were discovered by police after the owner of a vacant building in Gravesend heard suspicious noises on the third floor.
Fearing he might have a prowling cat burglar, he called the police.
Officers corralled the pack and took them to the 61 Police Precinct. Animal Care and Control are now caring for the animals.
The puppies were discovered by police after the owner of a vacant building in Gravesend heard suspicious noises on the third floor.
Fearing he might have a prowling cat burglar, he called the police.
Officers corralled the pack and took them to the 61 Police Precinct. Animal Care and Control are now caring for the animals.
Wife unhappy after snake-catching husband forgot to tell her about lost python in family car
A snake catcher from the Sunshine Coast in Australia found himself in the dog house after he lost a 1.5m snake in his car and forgot to tell his wife about it.
Richie Gilbert of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers said the python had escaped from a bag in the car.
It had been missing for three days before his wife got a surprise behind the wheel. Mr Gilbert said that his wife Nat was about to drive home from a night out when she opened the door and there was a large snake coming out from underneath the steering wheel in the dashboard.
Despite Mr Gilbert's love of snakes, it seems Nat was not so happy to see the slithering beast. She refused to drive the car home, instead demanding her husband get out of bed and rescue her. "It went back up the dash and she refused to drive the car home, no amount of me trying to convince her would change her mind."
But the snake's road trip didn't end there as it disappeared back into the dash. "Note to self: Next time I have a 1.5m snake loose in my car, don't let my wife drive it," said Mr Gilbert in a post on Facebook. Fortunately the python eventually came out and Mr Gilbert was able to use his snake catching skills to put his wife at ease.
It had been missing for three days before his wife got a surprise behind the wheel. Mr Gilbert said that his wife Nat was about to drive home from a night out when she opened the door and there was a large snake coming out from underneath the steering wheel in the dashboard.
Despite Mr Gilbert's love of snakes, it seems Nat was not so happy to see the slithering beast. She refused to drive the car home, instead demanding her husband get out of bed and rescue her. "It went back up the dash and she refused to drive the car home, no amount of me trying to convince her would change her mind."
But the snake's road trip didn't end there as it disappeared back into the dash. "Note to self: Next time I have a 1.5m snake loose in my car, don't let my wife drive it," said Mr Gilbert in a post on Facebook. Fortunately the python eventually came out and Mr Gilbert was able to use his snake catching skills to put his wife at ease.
Man with chiselled jaw wearing high heels and fishnet stockings robbed fast food restaurant
A man wearing black high-heeled shoes and fishnet stockings is wanted by police over an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.
Police said the man, who was also wearing a pink scarf and a blonde wig at the time, approached staff at the counter of a McDonald’s in Laverton North on February 8. They said he was holding a paper cup, which he claimed contained a detonator for an explosive device.
After demanding and receiving a quantity of cash, the man then fled the store on foot. The man was also carrying a large brown bag. Officers said they did not find any explosive devices at the restaurant when they arrived.
LiveLeak link.
Police have released CCTV of a person they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries. The man is said to be of Caucasian appearance, about 183cm tall, of thin build, with a chiselled jaw and heavy stubble on his face, according to police.
Police said the man, who was also wearing a pink scarf and a blonde wig at the time, approached staff at the counter of a McDonald’s in Laverton North on February 8. They said he was holding a paper cup, which he claimed contained a detonator for an explosive device.
After demanding and receiving a quantity of cash, the man then fled the store on foot. The man was also carrying a large brown bag. Officers said they did not find any explosive devices at the restaurant when they arrived.
LiveLeak link.
Police have released CCTV of a person they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries. The man is said to be of Caucasian appearance, about 183cm tall, of thin build, with a chiselled jaw and heavy stubble on his face, according to police.
Lollipop-sucking man dressed in nappies to gain entry to homes and rob elderly women
A man has been arrested after managing to con dozens of victims into allowing him into their homes by dressing up in nappies and sucking a lollipop.
Alberto Julian Meza, 25, targeted mainly older women pretending to be a little boy who was lost and asking for help in finding his mummy.
Locals in the town of Villa Elisa, a suburb of Asuncion which is the capital city of Paraguay, said Meza was a regular walking around the streets and most people had simply assumed he was mentally ill.
But in reality he had been targeting mainly elderly women in order to get them to take him in, after which he would steal whatever was to hand and run off while they were making him a snack or bringing him a drink. Local woman Lara Orta Ornelas, 59, said: "I am surprised that the police have only just now arrested him. He has been doing this for years and I know the police have had complaints before, but it's incredible that they never realised the baby is actually a fully grown man. You can see him walking around the streets most days and a fully grown man in nappies is not exactly hard to find."
Another, Claudia Paiva, 43, said: "This man has been going around like this for a very long time and we are all amazed that they are only doing something right now about it." And a third, Sandra Dominguez Pereira, 48, said: "Did police not know him? He was always around, it makes you wonder if he had connections in the right places." However a police spokesman defended officers, saying that the few reports they had received had described a child and they had not realised that the victims, mostly elderly women, had not correctly described the thief.
As a result, they had not been looking for an adult man in a nappy when investigating the thefts. Police realised however that the child might not be all it seemed when they had a report that somebody's pocket been pinched, and that the suspect was a man dressed as a baby with a lollipop. As officers started searching the neighbourhood, it was not difficult this time round to find the thief, who was still dressed as a toddler, with a diaper, a lollipop and a bottle of milk. The police spokesman said: "When he saw the officers, he threw the wallet in a courtyard, but kept the money stuffed in his diaper where it was recovered and returned to the victim."
But in reality he had been targeting mainly elderly women in order to get them to take him in, after which he would steal whatever was to hand and run off while they were making him a snack or bringing him a drink. Local woman Lara Orta Ornelas, 59, said: "I am surprised that the police have only just now arrested him. He has been doing this for years and I know the police have had complaints before, but it's incredible that they never realised the baby is actually a fully grown man. You can see him walking around the streets most days and a fully grown man in nappies is not exactly hard to find."
Another, Claudia Paiva, 43, said: "This man has been going around like this for a very long time and we are all amazed that they are only doing something right now about it." And a third, Sandra Dominguez Pereira, 48, said: "Did police not know him? He was always around, it makes you wonder if he had connections in the right places." However a police spokesman defended officers, saying that the few reports they had received had described a child and they had not realised that the victims, mostly elderly women, had not correctly described the thief.
As a result, they had not been looking for an adult man in a nappy when investigating the thefts. Police realised however that the child might not be all it seemed when they had a report that somebody's pocket been pinched, and that the suspect was a man dressed as a baby with a lollipop. As officers started searching the neighbourhood, it was not difficult this time round to find the thief, who was still dressed as a toddler, with a diaper, a lollipop and a bottle of milk. The police spokesman said: "When he saw the officers, he threw the wallet in a courtyard, but kept the money stuffed in his diaper where it was recovered and returned to the victim."
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