Sunday, March 29, 2015
Woman offered ride in police car arrested after asking if it was okay to bring her weed along
A woman from West Volusia, Florida, is facing drug charges after trying to take marijuana into the patrol car of a sergeant who offered her a ride, according to a sheriff’s report.
The sergeant responded at about 10:40pm on Wednesday to a home near Orange City for a possible domestic dispute and met with Michelle Sanford “who was extremely intoxicated,” the report states. The sergeant determined Sanford had not been struck by her boyfriend, but asked if Sanford had somewhere else she could stay and offered to take her there.
Sanford, 36, brought clothes and an open beer, which the sergeant advised she could not bring. “Why don’t you take your weed with you,” Sanford’s boyfriend, Thomas Laudenslager, 46, said. Sanford said she would and asked the sergeant if she could take her weed and smoke a joint at her father’s house.
Laudenslager then asked Sanford why she would actually say something that could get her sent to jail. “It’s just weed and he might be cool with it,” Sanford said. Sanford, after showing the marijuana to the sergeant, was arrested and charged with possession of paraphernalia and a misdemeanor drug offence.
The sergeant responded at about 10:40pm on Wednesday to a home near Orange City for a possible domestic dispute and met with Michelle Sanford “who was extremely intoxicated,” the report states. The sergeant determined Sanford had not been struck by her boyfriend, but asked if Sanford had somewhere else she could stay and offered to take her there.
Sanford, 36, brought clothes and an open beer, which the sergeant advised she could not bring. “Why don’t you take your weed with you,” Sanford’s boyfriend, Thomas Laudenslager, 46, said. Sanford said she would and asked the sergeant if she could take her weed and smoke a joint at her father’s house.
Laudenslager then asked Sanford why she would actually say something that could get her sent to jail. “It’s just weed and he might be cool with it,” Sanford said. Sanford, after showing the marijuana to the sergeant, was arrested and charged with possession of paraphernalia and a misdemeanor drug offence.
Stop pooping on bike path signs aimed at people not pets
Two new signs have been added along a bike path in Hampton, Illinois, saying, “Stop pooping on bike path.” The message isn't for dogs, but for humans.
“It’s just pretty nasty to talk about,” said Scott McKay, Hampton’s Public Works supervisor. McKay says it’s been a problem for two years and he knows it’s human poop being left on the bike path.
“Well animals don’t carry toilet paper and then stuff it on the top,” said McKay. McKay says the person leaves toilet paper on top of the poop every single time.
It’s a mystery to many as to why someone would do it, especially when there are public restrooms nearby. “It’s gross and other people shouldn’t have to use our path like that,” said McKay. McKay hopes the new signs will get their message across.
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“It’s just pretty nasty to talk about,” said Scott McKay, Hampton’s Public Works supervisor. McKay says it’s been a problem for two years and he knows it’s human poop being left on the bike path.
“Well animals don’t carry toilet paper and then stuff it on the top,” said McKay. McKay says the person leaves toilet paper on top of the poop every single time.
It’s a mystery to many as to why someone would do it, especially when there are public restrooms nearby. “It’s gross and other people shouldn’t have to use our path like that,” said McKay. McKay hopes the new signs will get their message across.
With news video.
No one hurt when plane with nobody onboard crashed
A plane with nobody onboard crashed in a field near Nipawin, Saskatoon, Canada, and no one was hurt.
It happened shortly before 6pm on Thursday at the Nipawin Airport, the RCMP said. An initial investigation revealed the pilot tried to “prop start” the plane by standing in front and spinning the propeller by hand.
The engine turned over, but before he could get inside the Aeronca Chief two-seater, it began moving forward on the taxiway, gaining enough speed after 10 metres to become airborne.
Police said the pilot was left behind, embarrassed but uninjured. A little later, the plane crashed. The Transportation Safety Board was notified but an official said that aside from noting the incident, it would not be pursuing the investigation any further.
It happened shortly before 6pm on Thursday at the Nipawin Airport, the RCMP said. An initial investigation revealed the pilot tried to “prop start” the plane by standing in front and spinning the propeller by hand.
The engine turned over, but before he could get inside the Aeronca Chief two-seater, it began moving forward on the taxiway, gaining enough speed after 10 metres to become airborne.
Police said the pilot was left behind, embarrassed but uninjured. A little later, the plane crashed. The Transportation Safety Board was notified but an official said that aside from noting the incident, it would not be pursuing the investigation any further.
Man made citizen’s arrest of large python that ate his prized rooster
A man in Queensland, Australia, performed a citizen’s arrest after wrestling a 4m-long python intruder which broke into his backyard and ate his prized rooster.
Halifax man Ellis Huddy came face-to-face with the monster snake early on Thursday morning and discovered the slithery criminal had made his prized chicken breakfast.
“I have had Big Red for about two years and he was my favourite rooster so it’s a real bugger,” he said. “He wakes me up at five o’clock every morning to tell me all the hens are okay. But that morning, Big Red didn’t crow.” Mr Huddy said he grabbed a torch and went to investigate his self-made backyard chicken coup and found “disaster”.
“I saw the snake with a belly full and the other chickens were running around like they had their heads cut off,” he said. “The snake was very strong and I had to wrestle with it a bit before I dragged it out by the tail and put it in the potato sack.” Mr Huddy then took the python to the Halifax police station.
“When the sergeant saw the snake, he just said ‘wow’,” he said. Halifax station officer-in-charge Sergeant John Tantalo said the reptile was measured and photographed for evidence. “Mr Huddy … had been having some of his animals disappear and he has previously brought in another offender to us that was relocated,” Sgt Tantalo said. “(The latest snake) was released without charge a long way from the offence location.”
“I have had Big Red for about two years and he was my favourite rooster so it’s a real bugger,” he said. “He wakes me up at five o’clock every morning to tell me all the hens are okay. But that morning, Big Red didn’t crow.” Mr Huddy said he grabbed a torch and went to investigate his self-made backyard chicken coup and found “disaster”.
“I saw the snake with a belly full and the other chickens were running around like they had their heads cut off,” he said. “The snake was very strong and I had to wrestle with it a bit before I dragged it out by the tail and put it in the potato sack.” Mr Huddy then took the python to the Halifax police station.
“When the sergeant saw the snake, he just said ‘wow’,” he said. Halifax station officer-in-charge Sergeant John Tantalo said the reptile was measured and photographed for evidence. “Mr Huddy … had been having some of his animals disappear and he has previously brought in another offender to us that was relocated,” Sgt Tantalo said. “(The latest snake) was released without charge a long way from the offence location.”
RSPCA express concern after seeing video of cat on a lead being taken for a walk by woman
The RSPCA has expressed concern after a five-second video of a cat apparently being dragged on a lead by a woman in Hertfordshire was posted online.
The RSPCA said it was concerned as the incident "appears to be causing the cat distress".
Lilly Dance filmed the cat in Welwyn Garden City. She said she suggested the woman pick it up as it "didn't look overly happy about being walked". Miss Dance said at first she thought it was "quite amusing" seeing a cat being walked, until she realised it was "being dragged". The woman ignored her protest and carried on pulling the animal for "a good five minutes".
Alice Potter, a companion animal scientist from the RSPCA, said: "We have concerns about the handling of the cat in this footage as it appears to be causing it distress. The cat does look like it's kind of being dragged and looks distressed, putting its front paws out like it wants to stop.
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"Without seeing more it's hard to know how comfortable the cat is walking on a lead but it gives the impression that the cat was not particularly comfortable or relaxed." Putting cats on leads took away the animals' "sense of control", Ms Potter said. If harnesses are used they should be introduced gradually from a young age and stopped immediately if a cat shows any sign of stress, she added.
Lilly Dance filmed the cat in Welwyn Garden City. She said she suggested the woman pick it up as it "didn't look overly happy about being walked". Miss Dance said at first she thought it was "quite amusing" seeing a cat being walked, until she realised it was "being dragged". The woman ignored her protest and carried on pulling the animal for "a good five minutes".
Alice Potter, a companion animal scientist from the RSPCA, said: "We have concerns about the handling of the cat in this footage as it appears to be causing it distress. The cat does look like it's kind of being dragged and looks distressed, putting its front paws out like it wants to stop.
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"Without seeing more it's hard to know how comfortable the cat is walking on a lead but it gives the impression that the cat was not particularly comfortable or relaxed." Putting cats on leads took away the animals' "sense of control", Ms Potter said. If harnesses are used they should be introduced gradually from a young age and stopped immediately if a cat shows any sign of stress, she added.
Elderly lady died after being hit by unoccupied parked car
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 74-year-old woman died after being hit by a parked car that "lurched forward" outside a supermarket in Pontefract, Yorkshire.
Sergeant Ann Drury from West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘‘The incident took place at around midday on Wednesday when the car, a burgundy coloured Kia Venga, which was thought to be unoccupied, has moved forward colliding with two women who were stood towards the front of the vehicle.
‘‘Both women who were struck by the car are believed to have known each other. The woman, who died at the scene, is thought to have been an earlier occupant of the vehicle alongside a female driver. As a result of injuries sustained in the collision, the 74-year-old woman, named as Molly Wood, from Knottingley, died at the scene.
‘‘The other woman, who was 70 years of age, was not seriously injured in the incident but has been left badly shaken by what took place. This was a very tragic incident and I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and is yet to speak to police.’’ Anyone with information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police.
Sergeant Ann Drury from West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘‘The incident took place at around midday on Wednesday when the car, a burgundy coloured Kia Venga, which was thought to be unoccupied, has moved forward colliding with two women who were stood towards the front of the vehicle.
‘‘Both women who were struck by the car are believed to have known each other. The woman, who died at the scene, is thought to have been an earlier occupant of the vehicle alongside a female driver. As a result of injuries sustained in the collision, the 74-year-old woman, named as Molly Wood, from Knottingley, died at the scene.
‘‘The other woman, who was 70 years of age, was not seriously injured in the incident but has been left badly shaken by what took place. This was a very tragic incident and I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and is yet to speak to police.’’ Anyone with information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police.
Convicted fraudster escaped from prison with faked bail email
A convicted fraudster used an "ingenious" escape plot to trick prison wardens into letting him go free, a court has heard.
Wandsworth inmate Neil Moore was on remand when he used an illicit mobile phone to create a fake email account.
He posed as a senior court clerk and sent bail instructions to prison staff, who released him on 10 March 2014.
His deception was uncovered when solicitors went to interview him three days later, only to find him gone.
Moore, 28, from Ilford, east London, handed himself in three days later. Southwark Crown Court heard he had set up a fake web domain which closely resembled that of the court service's official address. He then emailed the prison's custody inbox with instructions for his release. The court heard Moore registered the bogus website in the name of investigating officer Det Insp Chris Soole, giving the address and contact details for the Royal Courts of Justice.
Prosecutor Ian Paton said: "A lot of criminal ingenuity harbours in the mind of Mr Moore. The case is one of extraordinary criminal inventiveness, deviousness and creativity, all apparently the developed expertise of this defendant". The judge, Recorder David Hunt QC, described the behaviour as "ingenious" criminality. Moore had previously used four different aliases to commit fraud worth £1,819,000 in total.
Posing as staff from Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, and Santander he managed to persuade large organisations to give him vast sums of money. Sometimes he answered calls from victims using a man's voice and then pretended to transfer the call to a colleague before resuming the conversation in a woman's voice, the court heard earlier. He was so convincing police initially co-charged his partner Kristen Moore with the deception. All charges against her have now been dropped. Moore, who has pleaded guilty to eight counts of fraud and one count of escape from lawful custody, will be sentenced on 20 April.
Moore, 28, from Ilford, east London, handed himself in three days later. Southwark Crown Court heard he had set up a fake web domain which closely resembled that of the court service's official address. He then emailed the prison's custody inbox with instructions for his release. The court heard Moore registered the bogus website in the name of investigating officer Det Insp Chris Soole, giving the address and contact details for the Royal Courts of Justice.
Prosecutor Ian Paton said: "A lot of criminal ingenuity harbours in the mind of Mr Moore. The case is one of extraordinary criminal inventiveness, deviousness and creativity, all apparently the developed expertise of this defendant". The judge, Recorder David Hunt QC, described the behaviour as "ingenious" criminality. Moore had previously used four different aliases to commit fraud worth £1,819,000 in total.
Posing as staff from Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, and Santander he managed to persuade large organisations to give him vast sums of money. Sometimes he answered calls from victims using a man's voice and then pretended to transfer the call to a colleague before resuming the conversation in a woman's voice, the court heard earlier. He was so convincing police initially co-charged his partner Kristen Moore with the deception. All charges against her have now been dropped. Moore, who has pleaded guilty to eight counts of fraud and one count of escape from lawful custody, will be sentenced on 20 April.
Thieves smashed through wall of school to steal iPads
Thieves have smashed through a brick wall at a Cheshire primary school to steal tablet computers.
The raid happened some time on Thursday night at Culcheth Community Primary School. The school's head teacher Amanda Dodd said 48 iPad minis were taken.
Three large charging cases for the tablets were also taken in the break-in. Cheshire Constabulary have asked anyone with information about what happened to get in touch.
Ms Dodd said she did not know what had been used to smash through the bricks, but that it was an external double-skinned wall so it "must have taken some force".
The raid happened some time on Thursday night at Culcheth Community Primary School. The school's head teacher Amanda Dodd said 48 iPad minis were taken.
Three large charging cases for the tablets were also taken in the break-in. Cheshire Constabulary have asked anyone with information about what happened to get in touch.
Ms Dodd said she did not know what had been used to smash through the bricks, but that it was an external double-skinned wall so it "must have taken some force".
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