Sunday, March 08, 2015
Baby pygmy goat has a moment on the stairs
Oreo doesn't seem to know whether he's coming or going.
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Man who stole neighbours' credit card used it to treat them to tickets for football game
Police say a Florida couple were surprised to learn that tickets to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game given to them by a neighbour were actually paid for with their own credit card.
Anthony James David faces a variety of charges after deputies say he also stole his neighbours' Discover and Best Buy gift cards. They say he had befriended the couple and gave them a false name and even took them to the Buccaneers game with the ill-gotten tickets, all without them knowing.
"As it turned out looking on our credit card statement, we had actually financed the entire day," Bill Callahan from Spring Hill said. "He seemed like a really nice guy. Introduced himself as a pharmaceutical rep, and everything seemed pretty accurate with what he was telling us." But Bill and his wife Melissa became suspicious after discovering their card has been used fraudulently to purchase flowers at a local florist, food from Panera, legal services from a Tampa attorney, PayPal services, and Verizon services. They also found that two of their Best Buy gift cards were used at Best Buy stores in Spring Hill and New Port Richey.
Detectives say surveillance video from some of those purchases implicated David, who had told the Callahans that his name was Anthony Sagglioca. "He is very skillful in the way he conducts himself," Bill said. They say they found the same thing when they contacted the Buccaneers' ticket office. "When detectives received statements from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was confirmed that the victim's credit card was used to purchase the season tickets, as well as individual game tickets in Anthony's name, for an amount of $608.
"It was also confirmed that the game tickets, for which he invited and 'paid' for the victims to attend, were paid by Anthony using the victim's stolen credit card," the sheriff's office explained. "Obviously, the victims were unaware that the tickets to the game they were attending had been purchased using their credit card." In all, Anthony David allegedly made $2,969.38 in fraudulent purchases using the stolen credit card, as well as $100 using the stolen Best Buy cards. "It's embarrassing, it's maddening. It makes me think how will I trust anyone again?" Bill said. David, 37, was arrested last Friday night. Deputies say he has an "extensive history" of fraud charges.
"As it turned out looking on our credit card statement, we had actually financed the entire day," Bill Callahan from Spring Hill said. "He seemed like a really nice guy. Introduced himself as a pharmaceutical rep, and everything seemed pretty accurate with what he was telling us." But Bill and his wife Melissa became suspicious after discovering their card has been used fraudulently to purchase flowers at a local florist, food from Panera, legal services from a Tampa attorney, PayPal services, and Verizon services. They also found that two of their Best Buy gift cards were used at Best Buy stores in Spring Hill and New Port Richey.
Detectives say surveillance video from some of those purchases implicated David, who had told the Callahans that his name was Anthony Sagglioca. "He is very skillful in the way he conducts himself," Bill said. They say they found the same thing when they contacted the Buccaneers' ticket office. "When detectives received statements from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was confirmed that the victim's credit card was used to purchase the season tickets, as well as individual game tickets in Anthony's name, for an amount of $608.
"It was also confirmed that the game tickets, for which he invited and 'paid' for the victims to attend, were paid by Anthony using the victim's stolen credit card," the sheriff's office explained. "Obviously, the victims were unaware that the tickets to the game they were attending had been purchased using their credit card." In all, Anthony David allegedly made $2,969.38 in fraudulent purchases using the stolen credit card, as well as $100 using the stolen Best Buy cards. "It's embarrassing, it's maddening. It makes me think how will I trust anyone again?" Bill said. David, 37, was arrested last Friday night. Deputies say he has an "extensive history" of fraud charges.
Teenagers who stole cremated remains of homeowner’s father thought it was cocaine
Three teenage burglars in St. Louis, Missouri, thought they were stealing cocaine, but it turned out to be the cremated remains of the homeowner’s father, police said.
The thieves realised their mistake after one of them tasted the ashes. Then they threw the cremains out of a car window, police said.
Devin M. Gesell, 17, of St. Charles, is charged with burglary and two counts of theft in the case. His accomplices, ages 15 and 16, were referred to juvenile authorities for charges. The burglary happened in November at a home in St Peters. Detectives tracked the three down through an IP address used on one of the stolen items, an Xbox 360 game system, police said. Gesell was charged this week.
According to police, the three were acquaintances of the family who lived at the home. They planned the burglary after seeing a posting on Facebook that said the family was going to be out of town. Gesell told police that one of the juveniles broke the glass out of the rear door of the home, unlocked it and entered the residence.
He said he had acted as a lookout while the two others took items that included the game system, cash, jewellery, prescription bottles of oxycodone and morphine and the ashes, which were in a wooden box. Police said Gesell could not remember where they had been driving when they discarded the remains. His bail is set at $10,000 cash-only.
Devin M. Gesell, 17, of St. Charles, is charged with burglary and two counts of theft in the case. His accomplices, ages 15 and 16, were referred to juvenile authorities for charges. The burglary happened in November at a home in St Peters. Detectives tracked the three down through an IP address used on one of the stolen items, an Xbox 360 game system, police said. Gesell was charged this week.
According to police, the three were acquaintances of the family who lived at the home. They planned the burglary after seeing a posting on Facebook that said the family was going to be out of town. Gesell told police that one of the juveniles broke the glass out of the rear door of the home, unlocked it and entered the residence.
He said he had acted as a lookout while the two others took items that included the game system, cash, jewellery, prescription bottles of oxycodone and morphine and the ashes, which were in a wooden box. Police said Gesell could not remember where they had been driving when they discarded the remains. His bail is set at $10,000 cash-only.
Airport alarm revealed stowaway dog in luggage
A stowaway Chihuahua was rescued from a checked in suitcase at LaGuardia Airport, New York, on Tuesday.
The owner was completely unaware that her dog went to the airport with her, nestled in with the other belongings in her luggage.
The woman apparently didn’t hear any noise from the dog, and checked the bag before heading for security. However, when a black, hard-sided suitcase set off an alarm, triggering an inspection, a TSA officer was shocked to find the young brown and beige Chihuahua staring back at him.
“The woman said that the dog must have climbed into the suitcase and curled up in the clothing while she was packing for her trip,” said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein.
TSA officers worked with the airline to track down the owner of the suitcase, and managed to find her before she boarded her flight. “(She) was shocked when we told her we had her dog,” Farbstein said. The dog went home safe and sound after the woman called her husband to come pick up their little stowaway.
The woman apparently didn’t hear any noise from the dog, and checked the bag before heading for security. However, when a black, hard-sided suitcase set off an alarm, triggering an inspection, a TSA officer was shocked to find the young brown and beige Chihuahua staring back at him.
“The woman said that the dog must have climbed into the suitcase and curled up in the clothing while she was packing for her trip,” said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein.
TSA officers worked with the airline to track down the owner of the suitcase, and managed to find her before she boarded her flight. “(She) was shocked when we told her we had her dog,” Farbstein said. The dog went home safe and sound after the woman called her husband to come pick up their little stowaway.
Farmer used hot tub to save baby cow
A farmer in Carroll County, Indiana, took matters into his own hands to help save the life of a baby cow.
Dean Gangwer discovered a newborn calf in a snowbank this week. The third-generation farmer said he must have missed one of his cows give birth.
"She decided to go off by herself, which a lot of cows do, they want to be alone, big old pile of snow, I found this calf laying in there," Gangwer explained. He could tell the animal was in danger - the calf’s body temperature was extremely low, he was barely breathing and he could hardly keep his eyes open. Gangwer managed to get the calf, now named Leroy, in the back of his truck and took him home. Once home, the pair sat together in a hot tub.
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Although it was unconventional, Gangwer hoped it would help bring Leroy's body temperature back up to normal. "I jumped in fully dressed, held Leroy up so he didn't drown, and him and I had a nice bath for an hour, so we both came out warm and I think the end story's gonna be great for him," Gangwer said. After getting out of the hot tub, Gangwer took Leroy inside his home to dry him off.
Then he wrapped the animal in electric blankets to help warm him up even more. A day and a half later, Leroy's body temperature was back to normal and he even nursed for the first time Friday morning. "Leroy's officially done hot-tubbing. Some sunbathing is definitely in his future out in the grass, but definitely his hot tub days are done," Gangwer said. Gangwer said Leroy was getting stronger by the minute and he should be joining the rest of the herd soon.
"She decided to go off by herself, which a lot of cows do, they want to be alone, big old pile of snow, I found this calf laying in there," Gangwer explained. He could tell the animal was in danger - the calf’s body temperature was extremely low, he was barely breathing and he could hardly keep his eyes open. Gangwer managed to get the calf, now named Leroy, in the back of his truck and took him home. Once home, the pair sat together in a hot tub.
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Although it was unconventional, Gangwer hoped it would help bring Leroy's body temperature back up to normal. "I jumped in fully dressed, held Leroy up so he didn't drown, and him and I had a nice bath for an hour, so we both came out warm and I think the end story's gonna be great for him," Gangwer said. After getting out of the hot tub, Gangwer took Leroy inside his home to dry him off.
Then he wrapped the animal in electric blankets to help warm him up even more. A day and a half later, Leroy's body temperature was back to normal and he even nursed for the first time Friday morning. "Leroy's officially done hot-tubbing. Some sunbathing is definitely in his future out in the grass, but definitely his hot tub days are done," Gangwer said. Gangwer said Leroy was getting stronger by the minute and he should be joining the rest of the herd soon.
Ill-tempered badger terrorised luxury hotel
A luxury hotel in central Stockholm, Sweden, came under siege early on Friday by an ill-tempered badger that refused to allow any guests in or out, forcing police to intervene.
"A crazy or stressed-out badger prevented the staff and clients at a major hotel from leaving their cars, and from picking up their bags," a spokesperson for Stockholm police said.
The Radisson Blu badger crisis began at around 5am and lasted some 40 minutes, when the police decided to take action. "The stressed animal was refusing to leave the place. So the police called in the local wildlife services to settle the problem," the police statement said.
It remains unclear why the badger was angry. The animal managed to get away before the wildlife services arrived. "The badger had taken its own decision to leave the scene," said police at 9am.
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"A crazy or stressed-out badger prevented the staff and clients at a major hotel from leaving their cars, and from picking up their bags," a spokesperson for Stockholm police said.
The Radisson Blu badger crisis began at around 5am and lasted some 40 minutes, when the police decided to take action. "The stressed animal was refusing to leave the place. So the police called in the local wildlife services to settle the problem," the police statement said.
It remains unclear why the badger was angry. The animal managed to get away before the wildlife services arrived. "The badger had taken its own decision to leave the scene," said police at 9am.
There's a news video here.
Investigation after mystery mountain of rubbish bags containing unidentified contents appeared
A mountain of rubbish bags left dumped on derelict land in Nottinghamshire has sparked a council probe into where the refuse came from.
The hundreds of bags, which the council says contain "unidentified content", have appeared on a site in Bowbridge Road, Newark over the past month.
Residents say the pile is now about 10ft (3m) high and 100ft (30m) wide.
Newark and Sherwood District Council said it was talking to the Environment Agency about removing the bags. Glenys Moorhouse, who lives directly opposite, said: "It's disgusting, especially when it starts to smell, and when the summer gets here we might get rats or mice." Andrew Else said: "It's not very pleasant at all. No-one seems to know why it's suddenly happened. It just appeared one day."
Tony Roberts, ward councillor and chairman of the council's leisure and environment committee, said some of the bags appeared to contain matter similar to insulation material. "It looks unsightly," he said "There's an awful lot of rubbish, whatever that rubbish is. It could contain potentially contaminating rubbish and that's the difficulty. It's a big mystery where they have come from."
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Newark and Sherwood District Council said it had called an urgent meeting with the Environment Agency "to bring about a quick resolution". An Environment Agency representative said: "We are investigating the situation and need to be satisfied that the operators are taking all appropriate measures to manage odours." They said enforcement action would be taken if necessary.
Newark and Sherwood District Council said it was talking to the Environment Agency about removing the bags. Glenys Moorhouse, who lives directly opposite, said: "It's disgusting, especially when it starts to smell, and when the summer gets here we might get rats or mice." Andrew Else said: "It's not very pleasant at all. No-one seems to know why it's suddenly happened. It just appeared one day."
Tony Roberts, ward councillor and chairman of the council's leisure and environment committee, said some of the bags appeared to contain matter similar to insulation material. "It looks unsightly," he said "There's an awful lot of rubbish, whatever that rubbish is. It could contain potentially contaminating rubbish and that's the difficulty. It's a big mystery where they have come from."
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Newark and Sherwood District Council said it had called an urgent meeting with the Environment Agency "to bring about a quick resolution". An Environment Agency representative said: "We are investigating the situation and need to be satisfied that the operators are taking all appropriate measures to manage odours." They said enforcement action would be taken if necessary.
Mannequin used to trick taxi driver out of £200 fare
A taxi driver was tricked out of a fare worth hundreds of pounds by a mannequin.
The driver who works for CityCabs was hailed for late-night a journey from Brighton station to London.
But he was conned out of the fare when he discovered his apparently sleeping passenger was a dummy. CityCabs boss Andy Cheesman said: “Three people got into a cab at Brighton station. It was late at night and they asked to be taken to London.
“When they got to London the first one got out then asked for his friends to be dropped off at a second address. When he got to the second address the guy got out and said ‘my mate’s still asleep, can you take him to his address’.
“When he got there the driver couldn’t wake him up, then he realised it was a mannequin. He was expecting the last passenger to pay the fare so he lost the whole lot.” The fare would have been around £200.
But he was conned out of the fare when he discovered his apparently sleeping passenger was a dummy. CityCabs boss Andy Cheesman said: “Three people got into a cab at Brighton station. It was late at night and they asked to be taken to London.
“When they got to London the first one got out then asked for his friends to be dropped off at a second address. When he got to the second address the guy got out and said ‘my mate’s still asleep, can you take him to his address’.
“When he got there the driver couldn’t wake him up, then he realised it was a mannequin. He was expecting the last passenger to pay the fare so he lost the whole lot.” The fare would have been around £200.
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