Friday, May 01, 2015
Elderly man arrested after allegedly grabbing neighbour's neck in malfunctioning doorbell row
An 82-year-old Florida man spent Tuesday night in jail after deputies say he grabbed his 81-year-old neighbour's neck during an argument over the fact that his doorbell rang whenever hers did.
Victim Diana Willis-Morse says she is still shaken by the episode, which happened at a Century Village retirement community in West Boca. She said she'd sought an order of protection against her alleged attacker, Julian Mariasis.
"Cursing and carrying on and calling me names," Willis-Morse said. "For what? What did I do?"
Deputies arrested Mariasis on a charge of battery against a person over 65 years old. He was released from jail on Wednesday afternoon. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report, the dispute began at about 11am on Tuesday, when Marisias, fed up with the doorbell situation, came down to Willis-Morse's apartment to confront her. Willis-Morse said the confrontation was apparently triggered by a friend of hers ringing her doorbell. She said Mariasis, to whom she'd never spoken before, "barged into" her apartment and started yelling at her about their doorbells being on the same frequency. He was "screaming like a banshee," Willis-Morse said.
When she tried to close the door, she told deputies, he pushed her and grabbed her throat. "I'm 82 years old," Willis-Morse said. "I have a broken femur and a broken hip, not from this, but when he started to push me, I started getting panicky because I thought I was going to fall again." Her friend told deputies Mariasis called Willis-Morse "stupid" and used an expletive against her. She said that as Willis-Morse was trying to push Mariasis out of her apartment, Mariasis reached out and pushed her back and reached out toward her again. The sheriff's office report said Mariasis acknowledged going to Willis-Morse's apartment to talk to her about the doorbell problem.
He said while he was standing inside the unit, the conversation turned into an argument and the woman told him to leave, and grabbed his arm and shirt - allegations Willis-Morse denies. Mariasis told deputies he did not know where his other arm went during the struggle and it's possible he may have grabbed Willis-Morse. While Willis-Morse said she was frightened by her neighbour's actions, she also found a little humour in the catalyst of the attack. She said her doorbell rings whenever his does, too. "There's no reason in this world," she said, "that anybody has to push, holler, scream and do what he did over the sound of a buzz. It's not even a buzz, actually, it's a bell. It's a pretty sound, it really is."
Deputies arrested Mariasis on a charge of battery against a person over 65 years old. He was released from jail on Wednesday afternoon. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report, the dispute began at about 11am on Tuesday, when Marisias, fed up with the doorbell situation, came down to Willis-Morse's apartment to confront her. Willis-Morse said the confrontation was apparently triggered by a friend of hers ringing her doorbell. She said Mariasis, to whom she'd never spoken before, "barged into" her apartment and started yelling at her about their doorbells being on the same frequency. He was "screaming like a banshee," Willis-Morse said.
When she tried to close the door, she told deputies, he pushed her and grabbed her throat. "I'm 82 years old," Willis-Morse said. "I have a broken femur and a broken hip, not from this, but when he started to push me, I started getting panicky because I thought I was going to fall again." Her friend told deputies Mariasis called Willis-Morse "stupid" and used an expletive against her. She said that as Willis-Morse was trying to push Mariasis out of her apartment, Mariasis reached out and pushed her back and reached out toward her again. The sheriff's office report said Mariasis acknowledged going to Willis-Morse's apartment to talk to her about the doorbell problem.
He said while he was standing inside the unit, the conversation turned into an argument and the woman told him to leave, and grabbed his arm and shirt - allegations Willis-Morse denies. Mariasis told deputies he did not know where his other arm went during the struggle and it's possible he may have grabbed Willis-Morse. While Willis-Morse said she was frightened by her neighbour's actions, she also found a little humour in the catalyst of the attack. She said her doorbell rings whenever his does, too. "There's no reason in this world," she said, "that anybody has to push, holler, scream and do what he did over the sound of a buzz. It's not even a buzz, actually, it's a bell. It's a pretty sound, it really is."
Woman surprised to find wild turkey in her bathroom
Nancy Page from Warwick, Rhode Island, first thought a pipe had burst when she returned home late last week and saw water pouring from the garage ceiling. When she went upstairs and checked the bathroom, she discovered the real culprit.
“I saw the red head and neck, and I knew that was a turkey,” Page said. The wild turkey had crashed through the bathroom window, and somehow turned on the hot water tap (faucet). It also left behind its own mess. “Turkey poop. Everywhere,” according to Page.
She first called 911, then called her husband. Dan Peres was teaching a class at New England Tech when he got the strange news. “I told them I had to end class early. I said a turkey had crashed its way through our bathroom window,” Peres said.
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“They looked at me like, ‘What? can you repeat that?'” Police and a DEM officer came to the house, caught the turkey, and released it outside. Page and Peres had to throw out the bathroom sink, because it had been running for two or three hours. They also said they were looking at thousands of dollars in water damage.
“I saw the red head and neck, and I knew that was a turkey,” Page said. The wild turkey had crashed through the bathroom window, and somehow turned on the hot water tap (faucet). It also left behind its own mess. “Turkey poop. Everywhere,” according to Page.
She first called 911, then called her husband. Dan Peres was teaching a class at New England Tech when he got the strange news. “I told them I had to end class early. I said a turkey had crashed its way through our bathroom window,” Peres said.
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“They looked at me like, ‘What? can you repeat that?'” Police and a DEM officer came to the house, caught the turkey, and released it outside. Page and Peres had to throw out the bathroom sink, because it had been running for two or three hours. They also said they were looking at thousands of dollars in water damage.
Man traumatised after part of nipple bitten off by zebra
A man in Muskogee, Oklahoma, is recovering after being bitten by a zebra.
Leonard Overcash was working in a yard next to the animal's field when the animal attacked him.
“He was just staring, you know just looking, and he just put his head over the fence and bit me,” said Overcash. “I was traumatised,” he added. He said it bit off a piece of his right nipple. Overcash had to have seven stitches.
The owner of the animal said she has had the zebra for 10 years, since it was a baby. People in the neighbourhood said they’ve never had any issues with the zebra. The animal has been locked in a stable since the incident, but now the city of Muskogee is making the owner get rid of it.
City officials said exotic animals are not allowed within Muskogee city limits and that it has been that way for years. The owner said she was unaware of the law and was told she did not need a permit before she got the pet zebra. She has agreed to pay for all of Overcash’s medical bills and has 30 days to find a new home for the zebra. Overcash said he’s doing much better and he’s back at work. “It hurt. It was very severe. It was very traumatising,” he said.
“He was just staring, you know just looking, and he just put his head over the fence and bit me,” said Overcash. “I was traumatised,” he added. He said it bit off a piece of his right nipple. Overcash had to have seven stitches.
The owner of the animal said she has had the zebra for 10 years, since it was a baby. People in the neighbourhood said they’ve never had any issues with the zebra. The animal has been locked in a stable since the incident, but now the city of Muskogee is making the owner get rid of it.
City officials said exotic animals are not allowed within Muskogee city limits and that it has been that way for years. The owner said she was unaware of the law and was told she did not need a permit before she got the pet zebra. She has agreed to pay for all of Overcash’s medical bills and has 30 days to find a new home for the zebra. Overcash said he’s doing much better and he’s back at work. “It hurt. It was very severe. It was very traumatising,” he said.
Man punched bear in the face to save his dog
A 73-year-old man from Placer County, California, came face-to-face with a bear outside his home. He didn’t run. He didn’t call wildlife officials.
Instead, he punched the bear in the face.
Carl Moore is not a man who scares easily.
“The man or beast that I run from ain’t been born, and his momma’s already dead,” he said. “I ain’t run from nothing; I never have in my whole life and I ain’t going to start now,” he said. “And you’re not going to sacrifice my babies for some damn bear.”
Recently, Lacy, the dog he loves like a daughter, started whimpering outside. Carl ran out and there it was, a bear who had no idea it had just stepped into Carl’s world. “And I raised both hands in the air and I cussed at him, 'Rrraaaaaaa! Get out of here you bastard', and he looked at me like 'Go eff yourself,'” he said.
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Carl landed a whirling haymaker, punching the bear right in the face. The bear is now long gone. But if he does return, Carl will be ready with that right hand. “This guy’s a jerk, but he ain’t been back since he’s been smacked by Carl,” Carl added.
“The man or beast that I run from ain’t been born, and his momma’s already dead,” he said. “I ain’t run from nothing; I never have in my whole life and I ain’t going to start now,” he said. “And you’re not going to sacrifice my babies for some damn bear.”
Recently, Lacy, the dog he loves like a daughter, started whimpering outside. Carl ran out and there it was, a bear who had no idea it had just stepped into Carl’s world. “And I raised both hands in the air and I cussed at him, 'Rrraaaaaaa! Get out of here you bastard', and he looked at me like 'Go eff yourself,'” he said.
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Carl landed a whirling haymaker, punching the bear right in the face. The bear is now long gone. But if he does return, Carl will be ready with that right hand. “This guy’s a jerk, but he ain’t been back since he’s been smacked by Carl,” Carl added.
Dead man given six-month suspended jail sentence for stealing electricity
A Greek court has convicted a dead man of stealing electricity from a power utility, giving him a six-month suspended jail sentence.
His defence lawyer, Christos Bakelas, told the Thessaloniki court that his client was dead. He asked to have the trial deferred until he could deliver a death certificate.
But the court refused, and on Tuesday convicted the man in absentia. Thessaloniki police records show the 46-year-old unemployed father of three died on 8 April, but Bakelas was not told until the eve of the trial.
The man was charged last year after activists reconnected his power supply that had been cut by the electricity company for unpaid bills. Bakelas said he was astonished by the court’s decision and had not experienced anything like it in his 25 years as a lawyer.
His defence lawyer, Christos Bakelas, told the Thessaloniki court that his client was dead. He asked to have the trial deferred until he could deliver a death certificate.
But the court refused, and on Tuesday convicted the man in absentia. Thessaloniki police records show the 46-year-old unemployed father of three died on 8 April, but Bakelas was not told until the eve of the trial.
The man was charged last year after activists reconnected his power supply that had been cut by the electricity company for unpaid bills. Bakelas said he was astonished by the court’s decision and had not experienced anything like it in his 25 years as a lawyer.
Police apologise for ignoring naked gang’s park rampage
A police bungle meant officers weren’t sent to tackle a gang of naked youngsters rampaging through Cowdenbeath in Fife, Scotland, last weekend.
Scared members of the public who watched the events unfold in the town’s public park called the police, to no avail.
Instead the gang continued the mayhem unabated, setting fire to a wheelie bin and sneering at firefighters sent out to tackle the blaze. The incident has seen Chief Superintendent Alan Spiers admit that “regrettably” the calls received at the police control room had not been logged correctly and local officers were not dispatched.”
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley has written to Chief Superintendent Garry McEwan, asking him to investigate how the police responded to the incident. “The level of behaviour in the park that local residents have to deal with is completely unacceptable and I am taking this up with the local station in Cowdenbeath. Some residents tell me they were told ‘the police don’t put out fires’ which is just not the response they were looking for when reporting anti-social behaviour, vandalism and fire-raising.”
Local community inspector Hannah Morrison stressed local officers did appreciate anti-social issues in Johnston Park and Leuchatsbeath Drive, bordering the park, and were working to resolve them. Additional patrols have been carried out by community officers and wardens over the last few weekends. Regular visits will also be made to local licensed premises to identify the issue of proxy sales of alcohol to young people.
Instead the gang continued the mayhem unabated, setting fire to a wheelie bin and sneering at firefighters sent out to tackle the blaze. The incident has seen Chief Superintendent Alan Spiers admit that “regrettably” the calls received at the police control room had not been logged correctly and local officers were not dispatched.”
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley has written to Chief Superintendent Garry McEwan, asking him to investigate how the police responded to the incident. “The level of behaviour in the park that local residents have to deal with is completely unacceptable and I am taking this up with the local station in Cowdenbeath. Some residents tell me they were told ‘the police don’t put out fires’ which is just not the response they were looking for when reporting anti-social behaviour, vandalism and fire-raising.”
Local community inspector Hannah Morrison stressed local officers did appreciate anti-social issues in Johnston Park and Leuchatsbeath Drive, bordering the park, and were working to resolve them. Additional patrols have been carried out by community officers and wardens over the last few weekends. Regular visits will also be made to local licensed premises to identify the issue of proxy sales of alcohol to young people.
Mass tree theft sparks police appeal
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a mass tree theft in the Dorchester area.
The incident happened overnight between Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April 2015, at the Enterprise Industrial Park in Piddlehinton Camp.
All of the 80 newly-planted Laurel trees, which lined the boundary to the estate, were uprooted and stolen. Police Sergeant James Rowe, of Dorchester police, said: “I am appealing to the public to help with our investigation into who the offenders might be.
“Any witnesses and people who may have information regarding the theft are urged to contact Dorset Police.” No arrests have been made. Witnesses and anyone with information should call Dorset Police in confidence.
The incident happened overnight between Thursday 23 April and Friday 24 April 2015, at the Enterprise Industrial Park in Piddlehinton Camp.
All of the 80 newly-planted Laurel trees, which lined the boundary to the estate, were uprooted and stolen. Police Sergeant James Rowe, of Dorchester police, said: “I am appealing to the public to help with our investigation into who the offenders might be.
“Any witnesses and people who may have information regarding the theft are urged to contact Dorset Police.” No arrests have been made. Witnesses and anyone with information should call Dorset Police in confidence.
Man banned from using coin-operated machines
A man from Derker near Oldham in Greater Manchester could be the only person in England to be banned from using coin-operated machines.
Russell Stansfield, who has a long history of petty thefts, was given a Criminal Behavioural Order, given to persistent offenders to address the causes of their behaviour.
Stansfield had been caught stealing money from a parking meter in Bury earlier this year and admits a history of similar offences. The many conditions of his order are intended to stop him using any coin-operated machine, and he is banned from the Trafford Centre in Manchester and its car parks and any airport or its car parks, unless he can prove he is travelling.
He is also banned from using pay phones, except for emergency services; and if he is using Metrolink he must buy a ticket then move away from the machine. The order and restrictions meted out at Bury Magistrates’ Court last until February 2020. “It’s just weird, if I’m honest, there are so many things I can’t do,” he said.
“If I’m at the hospital for hours, for example, I can’t buy food from the machines.” But he admitted the order could also be a blessing: “At least I have an excuse not to pay for things,” he joked. “I think I might be the only person in the country with this bizarre restriction, maybe even the world.”
Stansfield had been caught stealing money from a parking meter in Bury earlier this year and admits a history of similar offences. The many conditions of his order are intended to stop him using any coin-operated machine, and he is banned from the Trafford Centre in Manchester and its car parks and any airport or its car parks, unless he can prove he is travelling.
He is also banned from using pay phones, except for emergency services; and if he is using Metrolink he must buy a ticket then move away from the machine. The order and restrictions meted out at Bury Magistrates’ Court last until February 2020. “It’s just weird, if I’m honest, there are so many things I can’t do,” he said.
“If I’m at the hospital for hours, for example, I can’t buy food from the machines.” But he admitted the order could also be a blessing: “At least I have an excuse not to pay for things,” he joked. “I think I might be the only person in the country with this bizarre restriction, maybe even the world.”
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