Monday, February 16, 2015
Man posed as fictitious blind twin brother in attempt to avoid traffic tickets
Olawale Agoro told court officials in New Jersey they had the wrong man. His name was “Tony,” and it was his twin brother who had racked up several traffic tickets.
He used that excuse repeatedly - with a municipal court judge and several court clerks - until police discovered that “Tony” didn’t exist.
“This is just another example of the extremes people will go to escape justice,” Rochelle Park Police Chief Robert Flannelly said on Friday.
The chief said the court has seen family members of those with summonses coming in on their relative’s behalf to try to get new court dates.
“This guy was actually coming in on his own” to have his court date postponed, Flannelly said.
Agoro, of Hackensack, now faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest. The alleged rouse started on July 31, when Maywood Police Officer Matthew Parodi pulled over the 58-year-old Agoro and issued him five motor vehicle summonses, Maywood Police Chief David Pegg said. When he appeared in Maywood Municipal Court on Sept. 19, he identified himself as “Tony,” and said that he was legally blind, Pegg said. But Parodi was in the courtroom. “He knew that that was the same individual that he stopped,” said Pegg, who added that the officer also observed Agoro walking around and passing papers back and forth with courtroom officials without difficulty. After court, Parodi was told that Agoro was asking strangers in the parking lot to drive his car around the corner.
Parodi then saw a good Samaritan drive Agoro and his car around the block and Agoro then take over as driver, Pegg said. Parodi pulled Agoro over again, issuing three more traffic tickets, Pegg said. The car also was impounded that afternoon. Agoro admitted that he was not blind so he could retrieve his vehicle, but Maywood police have asked the Motor Vehicle Commission to evaluate Agoro’s claim, Pegg said. At first, Agoro went to Rochelle Park Municipal Court and requested a later court date, which he missed. He then went to the court clerks on two later occasions, again pretending he was “Tony” and begging the clerks to grant adjournments for his twin brother, Flannelly said. “Tony” claimed that Agoro was in Nigeria mourning the death of their father.
The clerks granted the two adjournments. But after Agoro missed a court date again on Wednesday, the township’s municipal court judge issued warrants for his arrest, Flannelly said. Agoro appeared in court the next day, but once again claimed he was “Tony.” That’s when the clerks called township police, Flannelly said. Detective James DePreta and Officer Ken Stapleton questioned Agoro about “Tony.” But the Hackensack man was unable to produce identification. Police then matched a birth mark under his lip on his driver’s licence photo of Agoro to the man who was claiming to be “Tony,” and a fingerprint scan proved that “Tony” did not exist. The officers arrested Agoro, who at first resisted, Flannelly said. He was sent to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail, with no option to pay 10 percent of that to secure his release.
Agoro, of Hackensack, now faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest. The alleged rouse started on July 31, when Maywood Police Officer Matthew Parodi pulled over the 58-year-old Agoro and issued him five motor vehicle summonses, Maywood Police Chief David Pegg said. When he appeared in Maywood Municipal Court on Sept. 19, he identified himself as “Tony,” and said that he was legally blind, Pegg said. But Parodi was in the courtroom. “He knew that that was the same individual that he stopped,” said Pegg, who added that the officer also observed Agoro walking around and passing papers back and forth with courtroom officials without difficulty. After court, Parodi was told that Agoro was asking strangers in the parking lot to drive his car around the corner.
Parodi then saw a good Samaritan drive Agoro and his car around the block and Agoro then take over as driver, Pegg said. Parodi pulled Agoro over again, issuing three more traffic tickets, Pegg said. The car also was impounded that afternoon. Agoro admitted that he was not blind so he could retrieve his vehicle, but Maywood police have asked the Motor Vehicle Commission to evaluate Agoro’s claim, Pegg said. At first, Agoro went to Rochelle Park Municipal Court and requested a later court date, which he missed. He then went to the court clerks on two later occasions, again pretending he was “Tony” and begging the clerks to grant adjournments for his twin brother, Flannelly said. “Tony” claimed that Agoro was in Nigeria mourning the death of their father.
The clerks granted the two adjournments. But after Agoro missed a court date again on Wednesday, the township’s municipal court judge issued warrants for his arrest, Flannelly said. Agoro appeared in court the next day, but once again claimed he was “Tony.” That’s when the clerks called township police, Flannelly said. Detective James DePreta and Officer Ken Stapleton questioned Agoro about “Tony.” But the Hackensack man was unable to produce identification. Police then matched a birth mark under his lip on his driver’s licence photo of Agoro to the man who was claiming to be “Tony,” and a fingerprint scan proved that “Tony” did not exist. The officers arrested Agoro, who at first resisted, Flannelly said. He was sent to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail, with no option to pay 10 percent of that to secure his release.
Woman allegedly tried to kill men in dispute over beer
A Florida woman is accused of trying to kill two men over beer.
Police said Mitzi Martinez, 50, and the victims were drinking at her home in Palm Bay, Brevard County, on Thursday.
Barry Allen and David Smith were handed money by Martinez and instructed to buy more beer, according to an arrest affidavit.
Police said Martinez got into an argument with one of the men, and Allen and Smith left taking the beer with them to a tent they were living in. Five hours later, police said Smith and Allen woke up to find their tent on fire.
Martinez admitted to lighting a piece of material on fire inside a coke bottle and rolled it to their tent. She told police she knew the victim's were living in it. Martinez is charged with attempted murder.
Barry Allen and David Smith were handed money by Martinez and instructed to buy more beer, according to an arrest affidavit.
Police said Martinez got into an argument with one of the men, and Allen and Smith left taking the beer with them to a tent they were living in. Five hours later, police said Smith and Allen woke up to find their tent on fire.
Martinez admitted to lighting a piece of material on fire inside a coke bottle and rolled it to their tent. She told police she knew the victim's were living in it. Martinez is charged with attempted murder.
Men who disguised themselves with camouflage pattern underpants arrested for robbery
Two men who wore camouflage pattern boxer-briefs over their faces during a robbery in southern Oregon have been apprehended on the Oregon Coast, state police said.
An Oregon State Police trooper received an anonymous tip that one of two suspects involved in the September 19, 2014, robbery of an AM/PM Mini-Mart in Eagle Point were in the Florence area.
The trooper identified the suspect as Gage Miller, 21, of Florence. Miller was in custody on unrelated charges in the Florence Police Department Jail. Police interviewed Miller and developed information that led them to a second suspect, Timothy D. Raybould, 22, of Florence.
Troopers arrested Raybould and Miller and took them to the Jackson County Jail pending charges for Robbery in the first degree and Robbery in the second degree. Police said the hoods worn by the robbers during the crime were actually camouflage pattern boxer-brief style underwear.
An Oregon State Police trooper received an anonymous tip that one of two suspects involved in the September 19, 2014, robbery of an AM/PM Mini-Mart in Eagle Point were in the Florence area.
The trooper identified the suspect as Gage Miller, 21, of Florence. Miller was in custody on unrelated charges in the Florence Police Department Jail. Police interviewed Miller and developed information that led them to a second suspect, Timothy D. Raybould, 22, of Florence.
Troopers arrested Raybould and Miller and took them to the Jackson County Jail pending charges for Robbery in the first degree and Robbery in the second degree. Police said the hoods worn by the robbers during the crime were actually camouflage pattern boxer-brief style underwear.
Mother surprised to find $800 worth of marijuana in Angry Birds toy
A police investigation is underway after a mother from Ontario, Canada, claimed she found drugs inside the box of a toy she purchased for her son at a Target store.
Peel Region police say the mother brought the incident to their attention after she found a vacuum-sealed bag containing what appeared to be marijuana in a box carrying an Angry Birds game.
Constable Thomas Ruttan says the substance has been sent to a lab for tests to confirm if it is in fact marijuana. He says police went to the Target store in the Brampton, Ontario, area and found no other toy boxes containing drugs.
Officers will now be going through video surveillance footage and purchase records at the store to figure out if the box with the apparent drugs had been tampered with in any way. Ruttan described the incident as "not your everyday occurrence." Target was not immediately available for comment.
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Peel Region police say the mother brought the incident to their attention after she found a vacuum-sealed bag containing what appeared to be marijuana in a box carrying an Angry Birds game.
Constable Thomas Ruttan says the substance has been sent to a lab for tests to confirm if it is in fact marijuana. He says police went to the Target store in the Brampton, Ontario, area and found no other toy boxes containing drugs.
Officers will now be going through video surveillance footage and purchase records at the store to figure out if the box with the apparent drugs had been tampered with in any way. Ruttan described the incident as "not your everyday occurrence." Target was not immediately available for comment.
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Three-year-old boy escaped with just scratches after falling from third floor of building onto car
A three-year-old boy was relatively unscathed after falling from a building's third floor and hitting a parked car in Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Thursday.
The boy first fell onto the car and then hit the ground. He then stood up and started walking. Liang, owner of the car and living on the second floor, heard a noise and looked out from the window.
He then checked surveillance video footage and saw the boy living on the third floor fall and hit his car. He went up to the boy's home and checked on him.
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The boy's grandparents who were at home said they were busy with household work and did not see the boy fall. After the parents arrived home later that day, they took the boy to hospital, finding only a few scratches and no serious injury.
The boy first fell onto the car and then hit the ground. He then stood up and started walking. Liang, owner of the car and living on the second floor, heard a noise and looked out from the window.
He then checked surveillance video footage and saw the boy living on the third floor fall and hit his car. He went up to the boy's home and checked on him.
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The boy's grandparents who were at home said they were busy with household work and did not see the boy fall. After the parents arrived home later that day, they took the boy to hospital, finding only a few scratches and no serious injury.
Toddler with toilet seat stuck on head rescued by firefighters
Potty training didn't go too well for one young man who had to be freed by firefighters after getting his head stuck in his trainer toilet seat.
One fire appliance was sent to a property in Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, Devon, just after 8pm on Saturday.
The fire crew were able to remove the toilet seat from the child's head.
The child was uninjured. It is not clear how the seat had become stuck.
One fire appliance was sent to a property in Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, Devon, just after 8pm on Saturday.
The fire crew were able to remove the toilet seat from the child's head.
The child was uninjured. It is not clear how the seat had become stuck.
Dead mother lost custody fight to ex-husband
An English mother has a lost a battle from beyond the grave to stop her two children from living with her ex-husband in Australia.
The woman wrote in her will that "under no circumstances" should her daughter, eight, and son, seven, return to their Australian father.
But a judge ruled in favour of the woman's ex-husband at a hearing in the Family Division of London's High Court.
The dispute with her ex-husband began after she died in 2014.
Mr Justice Wood was told the couple had married a decade ago and lived in Darwin, Australia. The woman, who had cancer, travelled to England two years ago with their children. Her husband agreed to the trip on the basis that she was going for medical treatment and that it was a holiday for the children. But, without his knowledge, she had taken legal advice and decided that she wanted stay in England with the children.
Mr Justice Wood said in her will she "made it clear" that she wanted her son and daughter to "have little or nothing to do with their father". She had written that it would be "extremely detrimental to their lives" if they returned to their father, and said she wanted a friend or a relative in England to bring them up. The father said they should return to him under the terms of the international Hague Convention.
He said they had been born and had grown up in Australia and it was their habitual residence, and he had never consented to them moving to England to live. The judge agreed and said the man had been misled by his ex-wife and the children had been wrongfully retained by her. Neither child objected to returning to their father in Australia, he added. "The children left Australia in July 2013 for a holiday," the judge said. "They did not say goodbye to their friends, school or neighbours. They left many favoured objects behind them, fully intending to return."
Mr Justice Wood was told the couple had married a decade ago and lived in Darwin, Australia. The woman, who had cancer, travelled to England two years ago with their children. Her husband agreed to the trip on the basis that she was going for medical treatment and that it was a holiday for the children. But, without his knowledge, she had taken legal advice and decided that she wanted stay in England with the children.
Mr Justice Wood said in her will she "made it clear" that she wanted her son and daughter to "have little or nothing to do with their father". She had written that it would be "extremely detrimental to their lives" if they returned to their father, and said she wanted a friend or a relative in England to bring them up. The father said they should return to him under the terms of the international Hague Convention.
He said they had been born and had grown up in Australia and it was their habitual residence, and he had never consented to them moving to England to live. The judge agreed and said the man had been misled by his ex-wife and the children had been wrongfully retained by her. Neither child objected to returning to their father in Australia, he added. "The children left Australia in July 2013 for a holiday," the judge said. "They did not say goodbye to their friends, school or neighbours. They left many favoured objects behind them, fully intending to return."
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