Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Man suffered bruised knee after being blown out of exploding bathroom
A New York man escaped with just a bruised knee after he was a launched out of a bathroom by an explosion.
Jeffery Oppenheim was visiting his friend Andrew Pessin in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday when the unusual incident occurred.
He was inside the home for only ten minutes when he went to the first floor bathroom and heard a strange clicking noise. Then there was a gigantic bang and the walls started to cave in. The force of the blast threw him out of the room.
Oppenheim said, "It happened in an instant like getting hit by a cannon." Pessin said, "I was in the kitchen with my kids and immediately smelled the burning smell and we just picked them all up and ran out of the house."
Everyone made it out safely. Oppenheim has a bruised knee but says he's just glad it wasn't worse. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blast.
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He was inside the home for only ten minutes when he went to the first floor bathroom and heard a strange clicking noise. Then there was a gigantic bang and the walls started to cave in. The force of the blast threw him out of the room.
Oppenheim said, "It happened in an instant like getting hit by a cannon." Pessin said, "I was in the kitchen with my kids and immediately smelled the burning smell and we just picked them all up and ran out of the house."
Everyone made it out safely. Oppenheim has a bruised knee but says he's just glad it wasn't worse. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blast.
With news video.
Fog blamed for boat crashing into restaurant
As fog shrouded the Florida coastline at about 5pm on Monday, a 39-foot boat crashed onto the shore in front of the Sunset Grille in Little Harbor, sliding across a broad beach and smashing into the restaurant.
Two people suffered minor injuries. Seven people were on the boat and one was taken to a hospital. The person driving the boat "just kept going straight and never turned,'' said witness Bob Schafer.
The four-engine boat was travelling at 40 to 50 mph, said Nacole Revette, a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman. She said firefighters shored up the restaurant roof.
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No alcohol was suspected. The fog appeared to be a major factor in the crash, said Baryl Martin, a Fish and Wildlife spokesman. The boaters' names were not released. An investigation is ongoing, Martin added.
Two people suffered minor injuries. Seven people were on the boat and one was taken to a hospital. The person driving the boat "just kept going straight and never turned,'' said witness Bob Schafer.
The four-engine boat was travelling at 40 to 50 mph, said Nacole Revette, a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman. She said firefighters shored up the restaurant roof.
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No alcohol was suspected. The fog appeared to be a major factor in the crash, said Baryl Martin, a Fish and Wildlife spokesman. The boaters' names were not released. An investigation is ongoing, Martin added.
Cheeky koala caught in the act while trying to steal Land Rover
A schoolboy from rural Victoria, Australia, returned home on Monday to find a furry carjacker behind the wheel of the family Land Rover.
Sam Box, 15, said he had just got off the bus after school when he found the koala “trying to drive”. He quickly snapped photos showing the koala sitting in the driver’s seat with its paws on the steering wheel.
“We see them a fair bit here but never in the car,” Sam said. He said he made a bit of noise so it would move on but the friendly intruder was not afraid. “It was checking me out as much as I was checking him out,” Sam said.
“I opened the door and he just got out and walked away.” Sam and his father Michael Box live on a 200-acre sheep farm at Maude near Geelong. Mr Box said he “couldn’t believe it” when Sam showed him the photos.
Sam Box, 15, said he had just got off the bus after school when he found the koala “trying to drive”. He quickly snapped photos showing the koala sitting in the driver’s seat with its paws on the steering wheel.
“We see them a fair bit here but never in the car,” Sam said. He said he made a bit of noise so it would move on but the friendly intruder was not afraid. “It was checking me out as much as I was checking him out,” Sam said.
“I opened the door and he just got out and walked away.” Sam and his father Michael Box live on a 200-acre sheep farm at Maude near Geelong. Mr Box said he “couldn’t believe it” when Sam showed him the photos.
Return of crustacean hat means crab races can continue
Crabs will again be racing in Broome, Western Australia, this year, following the mysterious return of a metre-long crab hat central to the show.
Owen Pointer - better known locally as Rabbit - hand-made the wide-brimmed crustacean hat 21 years ago
when he started hosting weekly hermit crab races at a local pub.
But this year's racing season, due to start at the Easter long weekend, may not have gone ahead because of the apparent theft of the headwear. Last Thursday Mr Pointer went to the pub's storeroom to collect his unique headgear, but it had vanished. "I went to grab the hat to do some TLC on it before we start the season, and lo and behold it wasn't there," he said.
A devastated Mr Pointer circulated the story among locals, prompting an anonymous drop-off to the hotel it had been stolen from. "From what I've heard, a red car went by and hurled the hat out there, and it landed on the hedge," Mr Pointer said. "It was a drive-by return sort of thing. I guess it might of been done as a drunken lark, and they've realised the error of their ways and returned it back to us."
The theft of the hat had thrown this year's crab-racing season into doubt. But Mr Pointer said the hat would be back in action after getting a bit of care. "The crab races will definitely be on," he said. "I'm sure security will be stepped up after this." Crab racing is a popular sport in the Kimberley region, with hermit crabs taking to an indoor racetrack in Broome, and the larger, more aggressive mud crabs raced outdoors in the nearby town of Derby.
But this year's racing season, due to start at the Easter long weekend, may not have gone ahead because of the apparent theft of the headwear. Last Thursday Mr Pointer went to the pub's storeroom to collect his unique headgear, but it had vanished. "I went to grab the hat to do some TLC on it before we start the season, and lo and behold it wasn't there," he said.
A devastated Mr Pointer circulated the story among locals, prompting an anonymous drop-off to the hotel it had been stolen from. "From what I've heard, a red car went by and hurled the hat out there, and it landed on the hedge," Mr Pointer said. "It was a drive-by return sort of thing. I guess it might of been done as a drunken lark, and they've realised the error of their ways and returned it back to us."
The theft of the hat had thrown this year's crab-racing season into doubt. But Mr Pointer said the hat would be back in action after getting a bit of care. "The crab races will definitely be on," he said. "I'm sure security will be stepped up after this." Crab racing is a popular sport in the Kimberley region, with hermit crabs taking to an indoor racetrack in Broome, and the larger, more aggressive mud crabs raced outdoors in the nearby town of Derby.
Lady's celebratory 21st birthday balloons led to police accusations of Islamic State propaganda
After Sarah Ericsson hung up balloons in the shape of the number '21' for her birthday, her home in Sweden was paid a visit by police officers who thought they stood for 'IS' and had been put up by supporters of the Islamic State extremist group.
"It was a little strange," the 21-year-old student said.
She was already in class on Monday when her boyfriend Fabian Åkesson, who was staying at her home in Karlskrona, received a visit from police. A passer-by had called them after looking through the window at two balloons pushed together to make the number '21' and confusing their reverse image with the letters 'IS', which the extremist group also known as Isis and the Islamic State often uses as part of its propaganda.
"We understand why someone would report it if they thought it looked like IS-propaganda, although everyone else just thought it looked like the number '12' from outside," Ericsson said. Her boyfriend Fabian Åkesson explained that he was stood looking out of a window brushing his teeth on Monday morning when he noticed several police cars outside the house and then heard a knock on the door. When he went to open it, he was greeted by three police officers, who quickly realized that they had made a mistake.
"I laughed about it and they showed me a photo that they had taken where from their perspective, it did almost look like the letters IS," he said. But despite police accepting the error, Åkesson said he was still asked to remove the balloons from the window. "They asked me to take down the balloons to avoid further misunderstanding. We laughed some more about it all and they wished me a nice day, and wished my girlfriend a belated Happy Birthday," he said. "Extremism should always be taken seriously, and we did take the balloons down immediately," added Ericsson.
She was already in class on Monday when her boyfriend Fabian Åkesson, who was staying at her home in Karlskrona, received a visit from police. A passer-by had called them after looking through the window at two balloons pushed together to make the number '21' and confusing their reverse image with the letters 'IS', which the extremist group also known as Isis and the Islamic State often uses as part of its propaganda.
"We understand why someone would report it if they thought it looked like IS-propaganda, although everyone else just thought it looked like the number '12' from outside," Ericsson said. Her boyfriend Fabian Åkesson explained that he was stood looking out of a window brushing his teeth on Monday morning when he noticed several police cars outside the house and then heard a knock on the door. When he went to open it, he was greeted by three police officers, who quickly realized that they had made a mistake.
"I laughed about it and they showed me a photo that they had taken where from their perspective, it did almost look like the letters IS," he said. But despite police accepting the error, Åkesson said he was still asked to remove the balloons from the window. "They asked me to take down the balloons to avoid further misunderstanding. We laughed some more about it all and they wished me a nice day, and wished my girlfriend a belated Happy Birthday," he said. "Extremism should always be taken seriously, and we did take the balloons down immediately," added Ericsson.
Man who tried to have sex with a postbox found dead
A man who tried to have sex with a postbox has been found dead.
Paul Bennett was discovered at the rear of the Shanghai Palace in Poolstock, Wigan, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police said they are not treating the death of the 45-year-old from Worsley Mesnes, as suspicious. A source has suggested that it may be drugs-related.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “We were called at 1.35am on Sunday, February 23, following reports the body of a 45-year-old man was found in Poolstock. His death is non-suspicious so the coroner is now dealing with it.”
Mr Bennett appeared at Wigan Magistrates’ Court last month as he pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent exposure as well as using threatening and abusive words and abusive behaviour. An acquaintance of Mr Bennett said: “He had his troubles but he wasn’t a bad lad.”
Police said they are not treating the death of the 45-year-old from Worsley Mesnes, as suspicious. A source has suggested that it may be drugs-related.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “We were called at 1.35am on Sunday, February 23, following reports the body of a 45-year-old man was found in Poolstock. His death is non-suspicious so the coroner is now dealing with it.”
Mr Bennett appeared at Wigan Magistrates’ Court last month as he pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent exposure as well as using threatening and abusive words and abusive behaviour. An acquaintance of Mr Bennett said: “He had his troubles but he wasn’t a bad lad.”
Scabby the mange-ridden fox nursed back to health with honey sandwiches
A woman nursed a mange-ridden fox back to health using honey sandwiches.
Louise Carlton, 31, from Blackheath, south East London, has managed to cure the sick ginger visitor after Googling mange treatments.
After leaving mange medicine in honey sandwiches, "Scabby" is now back to full health and still pays regular visits to her garden.
She said: "It all started in August - I was in the garden sunbathing, had fallen asleep, and awoke to find this little fox licking my ear.
To this day I am not sure whether he was being friendly/inquisitive or I was about to become his dinner.
After this I became quite fond of him and used to notice him in the garden."
Miss Carlton named the fox Scabby last September when she noticed the fox looking ill and chronically underweight. She described him as being skinny and covered in mange with part of his tail bleeding. "I had become quite attached to him by this point and had a look on Google to see if I could work out what was wrong with him and make it better." After visiting a fox welfare website, Miss Carlton was advised to leave mange treatment medicine for Scabby in honey sandwiches. This was because Scabby would not take the medicine on its own and cats and dogs would not be interested in anything sweet.
Miss Carlton added: "It turns out Scabby absolutely loves honey sandwiches and I have been making them for him long since he completed his course of mange treatment." Since the sandwiches, Scabby's menu has received an upgrade and Miss Carlton's partner Jonathan now thinks the fox is better fed than he is. Miss Carlton said: "He has leftover roast chicken sometimes on a Sunday and I cooked him a Turkey crown at Christmas. He even knows when I have been shopping and has been known to turn up at the kitchen window at the sight of a shopping bag."
A spokeswoman for the RSPCA said: "It is wonderful to see these people obviously enjoying the wildlife in the garden and wanting to help, but it is important to remember that if you regularly see foxes in your garden, they have probably already found a good food supply in the area and so do not need extra food. As a result we would always recommend caution when feeding foxes. It is also important that people take care to avoid making foxes tame, so never hand-feeding them or putting out too much food as foxes may not move far if all the food they need is available in one garden. In this particular case, the fox does look overweight and this may well affect his welfare."
Miss Carlton named the fox Scabby last September when she noticed the fox looking ill and chronically underweight. She described him as being skinny and covered in mange with part of his tail bleeding. "I had become quite attached to him by this point and had a look on Google to see if I could work out what was wrong with him and make it better." After visiting a fox welfare website, Miss Carlton was advised to leave mange treatment medicine for Scabby in honey sandwiches. This was because Scabby would not take the medicine on its own and cats and dogs would not be interested in anything sweet.
Miss Carlton added: "It turns out Scabby absolutely loves honey sandwiches and I have been making them for him long since he completed his course of mange treatment." Since the sandwiches, Scabby's menu has received an upgrade and Miss Carlton's partner Jonathan now thinks the fox is better fed than he is. Miss Carlton said: "He has leftover roast chicken sometimes on a Sunday and I cooked him a Turkey crown at Christmas. He even knows when I have been shopping and has been known to turn up at the kitchen window at the sight of a shopping bag."
A spokeswoman for the RSPCA said: "It is wonderful to see these people obviously enjoying the wildlife in the garden and wanting to help, but it is important to remember that if you regularly see foxes in your garden, they have probably already found a good food supply in the area and so do not need extra food. As a result we would always recommend caution when feeding foxes. It is also important that people take care to avoid making foxes tame, so never hand-feeding them or putting out too much food as foxes may not move far if all the food they need is available in one garden. In this particular case, the fox does look overweight and this may well affect his welfare."
Thief caught out when phone rang in his shoe
A student who denied stealing an iPhone was exposed as a thief when the device started ringing in his shoe.
When Harold Penn-Timity was confronted by the victim and his friends, as well as an off duty policeman, he thought he could brazen it out that the thief wasn't him.
That was until someone rang the number of the missing mobile and the phone could be heard ringing from Penn-Timity's footwear and he was promptly arrested.
At Luton Crown Court the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft. Douglas Page, prosecuting, told how on November 10 last year in Fitzroy Court, a halls of residence at Luton University, Penn-Timity was confronted by a group of young men over the theft of the iPhone 5. In fact a passing off duty policeman saw a group of males surrounding the defendant and decided to go and investigate. One of the young men present shouted out "That twat robbed me - look in his back pocket."
Mr Page said the off duty officer discovered the group suspected Penn-Timity of stealing the phone, but he was denying any responsibility and saying "I haven't got it." The prosecutor said it was then that the owner of the phone asked one of his friends to call his number. "It could be heard ringing and it was found in Penn-Timity's shoe," said Mr Page. The court was told he said "I didn't take it on purpose. I was going to give it back."
Penn-Timity claimed he had come across it and picked it up and then been frightened to hand it in thinking he would be accused of stealing and kicked out of the university where he was on a media course. Tim Nutley, defending, described it as a "opportunistic offence" and out of character. Judge Peter Wright sentenced Penn-Timity to a 12 month community order and told him he must perform 80 hours of unpaid work.
At Luton Crown Court the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft. Douglas Page, prosecuting, told how on November 10 last year in Fitzroy Court, a halls of residence at Luton University, Penn-Timity was confronted by a group of young men over the theft of the iPhone 5. In fact a passing off duty policeman saw a group of males surrounding the defendant and decided to go and investigate. One of the young men present shouted out "That twat robbed me - look in his back pocket."
Mr Page said the off duty officer discovered the group suspected Penn-Timity of stealing the phone, but he was denying any responsibility and saying "I haven't got it." The prosecutor said it was then that the owner of the phone asked one of his friends to call his number. "It could be heard ringing and it was found in Penn-Timity's shoe," said Mr Page. The court was told he said "I didn't take it on purpose. I was going to give it back."
Penn-Timity claimed he had come across it and picked it up and then been frightened to hand it in thinking he would be accused of stealing and kicked out of the university where he was on a media course. Tim Nutley, defending, described it as a "opportunistic offence" and out of character. Judge Peter Wright sentenced Penn-Timity to a 12 month community order and told him he must perform 80 hours of unpaid work.
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