Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Road rage incident led to fight involving sword and homemade flail
Police in Austin, Texas, arrested 34-year-old Kia Cameron Paya-Akhavan for attacking another man following an alleged road rage incident, a sword fight and an attack with a homemade flail.
According to the arrest affidavit, a man spotted Paya-Akhavan driving his Mercedes recklessly in Southwest Austin just after 3:45pm on Friday.
The man, also driving a Mercedes, was upset about Paya-Akhavan's reckless driving near a daycare, decided to take a picture of Paya-Akhavan's car and licence plate at an intersection. This was followed by a heated exchange between the two men after which both men turned in different directions. Paya-Akhavan then made a U-turn and followed the man in his car.
When the man got out of his car, Paya-Akhavan hit him with a water bottle before punching him in the chest, ending in an altercation on the street. After a neighbour broke up the fight in the street, Paya-Akhavan followed the man to his house and pulled up behind him, blocking his driveway. According to affidavit, Paya-Akhavan then attacked the man's car with a metal sword, attempting to chop down the driver's side of the door.
The man backed his car into Paya-Akhavan's in an attempt to get away. Paya-Akhavan then drove away, only to come back a few minutes later, attempting to run over the man in the street twice before eventually attacking the man with a homemade flail. Paya-Akhavan left shortly after the two had another physical altercation. Police charged Paya-Akhavan with two cases of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
The man, also driving a Mercedes, was upset about Paya-Akhavan's reckless driving near a daycare, decided to take a picture of Paya-Akhavan's car and licence plate at an intersection. This was followed by a heated exchange between the two men after which both men turned in different directions. Paya-Akhavan then made a U-turn and followed the man in his car.
When the man got out of his car, Paya-Akhavan hit him with a water bottle before punching him in the chest, ending in an altercation on the street. After a neighbour broke up the fight in the street, Paya-Akhavan followed the man to his house and pulled up behind him, blocking his driveway. According to affidavit, Paya-Akhavan then attacked the man's car with a metal sword, attempting to chop down the driver's side of the door.
The man backed his car into Paya-Akhavan's in an attempt to get away. Paya-Akhavan then drove away, only to come back a few minutes later, attempting to run over the man in the street twice before eventually attacking the man with a homemade flail. Paya-Akhavan left shortly after the two had another physical altercation. Police charged Paya-Akhavan with two cases of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
Man on meth broke into family’s apartment then stole doughnuts and marshmallows and left
Police have arrested a man after he allegedly went into a family’s Salt Lake apartment, while the children were inside.
Todd J. Kingston Jr. took doughnuts and marshmallows and then left.
Police said when Kingston was asked what state he was in at the time he told them he was high on methamphetamine.
Kingston is now facing charges for burglary and public intoxication in the incident that happened at about 7pm on Saturday.
Todd J. Kingston Jr. took doughnuts and marshmallows and then left.
Police said when Kingston was asked what state he was in at the time he told them he was high on methamphetamine.
Kingston is now facing charges for burglary and public intoxication in the incident that happened at about 7pm on Saturday.
Pizza delivery driver who was stabbed in back still managed to drop off order before collapsing
A pizza delivery driver in Louisville, Kentucky, was stabbed and carjacked, but managed to drop off the pizzas before collapsing.
Willow Rouben, regional manager for Spinelli's Pizzeria, said Josh Lewis, 25, left the restaurant on his way to Norton Hospital.
Police said Lewis was attacked when he arrived at the hospital at around 2:45pm on Sunday. "As he was taking the pizzas out of his car and walking to deliver the pizza, he was stabbed in the back. Believe it or not, he got his pizzas delivered and collapsed in the ER,” Rouben said.
Investigators said the suspect, described as a black man in his 40's, jumped into Lewis' black Jeep Cherokee and took off. Rouben said Lewis was rushed to nearby University Hospital and into surgery with a collapsed lung. "He was coherent. He's just an amazing kid and we're all praying for him. We haven't stopped thinking about him," Rouben said.
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Rouben said Lewis is a college student from Detroit, Michigan. She said he's worked off and on for Spinelli's for the last six months. Rouben said they're currently working on a way to help Lewis and his family. "He's just a sweetheart. He's a sweet kid and we're just so sad that this happened to him," Rouben said. "Our hearts are broke. We just want him to be OK."
Police said Lewis was attacked when he arrived at the hospital at around 2:45pm on Sunday. "As he was taking the pizzas out of his car and walking to deliver the pizza, he was stabbed in the back. Believe it or not, he got his pizzas delivered and collapsed in the ER,” Rouben said.
Investigators said the suspect, described as a black man in his 40's, jumped into Lewis' black Jeep Cherokee and took off. Rouben said Lewis was rushed to nearby University Hospital and into surgery with a collapsed lung. "He was coherent. He's just an amazing kid and we're all praying for him. We haven't stopped thinking about him," Rouben said.
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Rouben said Lewis is a college student from Detroit, Michigan. She said he's worked off and on for Spinelli's for the last six months. Rouben said they're currently working on a way to help Lewis and his family. "He's just a sweetheart. He's a sweet kid and we're just so sad that this happened to him," Rouben said. "Our hearts are broke. We just want him to be OK."
Traffic brought to a standstill when 8-foot alligator became stuck under stopped car
At about 7pm on Sunday, Alana Goodwin of Cape Coral, Florida, found herself in an uncomfortable position. The alligator under her car was in an even more uncomfortable position. Goodwin was driving on US 41 in Fort Myers when she saw the alligator walk out in front of her.
Goodwin said she noticed the alligator ambling toward traffic. Trying to protect it from oncoming cars, she inched her car forward to form a barrier between the gator and the roadway. That's when the gator decided to get under her car and became wedged tightly underneath it. Goodwin said, "As I started to pull out onto the main road, he started to walk in the traffic lane so I moved up a little further.
"People kept passing by so I just stayed there until help could arrive." Lee County Domestic Animal Services arrived shortly thereafter. Two trappers were able to get the still frisky gator out from under Goodwin's car. After wrestling him to a ditch along the side of the road, workers were able to tape the alligator's mouth shut. Then they began the slow process of pulling the uncooperative alligator back to their truck.
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After a quick measurement of 8 feet, 1 inch, the alligator's tail was notched as part of routine procedure and it was lifted into officials' vehicle. Goodwin wasn't the least bit fazed by her brush with the reptile. "It wasn't scary. I'm a Florida native. I worked for the Sheriff's Office for 20 years so I know this is a regular happenstance. We've had plenty of people with gators under their cars. I knew the officer's would respond and everyone would be fine."
Goodwin said she noticed the alligator ambling toward traffic. Trying to protect it from oncoming cars, she inched her car forward to form a barrier between the gator and the roadway. That's when the gator decided to get under her car and became wedged tightly underneath it. Goodwin said, "As I started to pull out onto the main road, he started to walk in the traffic lane so I moved up a little further.
"People kept passing by so I just stayed there until help could arrive." Lee County Domestic Animal Services arrived shortly thereafter. Two trappers were able to get the still frisky gator out from under Goodwin's car. After wrestling him to a ditch along the side of the road, workers were able to tape the alligator's mouth shut. Then they began the slow process of pulling the uncooperative alligator back to their truck.
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After a quick measurement of 8 feet, 1 inch, the alligator's tail was notched as part of routine procedure and it was lifted into officials' vehicle. Goodwin wasn't the least bit fazed by her brush with the reptile. "It wasn't scary. I'm a Florida native. I worked for the Sheriff's Office for 20 years so I know this is a regular happenstance. We've had plenty of people with gators under their cars. I knew the officer's would respond and everyone would be fine."
Dog invaded rugby pitch to catch a rabbit
A little dog made a grand entrance during the first half at the premier club rugby match between Coastal and Inglewood at the Okato Domain in New Zealand on Saturday.
Having already been threatened with a pair of size 10 boots earlier in the game, the unnamed canine looked to have disappeared through the hedge and out of trouble as the match progressed.
He wasn't gone for long though. A few lineouts and a couple of scrums later the hound was back with a score of its own - a rabbit. Although his entrance caused much hilarity in the crowd, some of the players were less impressed, including Coastal midfielder Thomas Watt who took it upon himself to rid the rugby of the two pests.
The cunning canine was not having none of that, however, as it gripped the furry fella tight between his teeth in defiance. Watt won the battle, though, getting the dog off the pitch but leaving the distressed rabbit on it. Then from out of the crowd came Taranaki flanker Berny Hall, a rural man who knew exactly how to remedy the situation.
With a quick turn of his wrists the rabbit was no more as it was tossed behind the grandstand. The battle might have been lost but the dog won the war, emerging five minutes later with the rabbit in its mouth before racing under a parked truck for a good feed. Inglewood won the match 29-28.
He wasn't gone for long though. A few lineouts and a couple of scrums later the hound was back with a score of its own - a rabbit. Although his entrance caused much hilarity in the crowd, some of the players were less impressed, including Coastal midfielder Thomas Watt who took it upon himself to rid the rugby of the two pests.
The cunning canine was not having none of that, however, as it gripped the furry fella tight between his teeth in defiance. Watt won the battle, though, getting the dog off the pitch but leaving the distressed rabbit on it. Then from out of the crowd came Taranaki flanker Berny Hall, a rural man who knew exactly how to remedy the situation.
With a quick turn of his wrists the rabbit was no more as it was tossed behind the grandstand. The battle might have been lost but the dog won the war, emerging five minutes later with the rabbit in its mouth before racing under a parked truck for a good feed. Inglewood won the match 29-28.
Giant hungry pig trapped terrified woman in car
A hungry pig trapped a terrified motorist in her car near Dunedin, New Zealand, in an attempted food raid.
The ''big pig'', a kunekune cross, climbed halfway into the vehicle of a parked motorist at an intersection near Aramoana on Sunday afternoon, Dunedin City Council animal control officer Alister Wilden said.
''He was hungry and a person has stopped and they had some food and he's tried climbing into the car and trapped the person,'' Mr Wilden said. The woman, parked at an intersection, was freed thanks to the quick thinking of a passer-by.
''A passer-by has grabbed the hind legs of the pig and dragged him out of the car,'' he said. The pig then returned to his paddock, accompanied by the passer-by and without incident. The pig weighed ''probably 150kg'', Mr Wilden said. ''He was pretty big. It would have been quite traumatic for the woman involved.''
The incident was initially reported as a ''wild boar attacking people'' but this pig's tale was not as curly as was first thought. That report ''wasn't quite true'', Mr Wilden said. The owners of the tame yet hungry pig were not home but Mr Wilden had left a note, asking them to contact him.
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''He was hungry and a person has stopped and they had some food and he's tried climbing into the car and trapped the person,'' Mr Wilden said. The woman, parked at an intersection, was freed thanks to the quick thinking of a passer-by.
''A passer-by has grabbed the hind legs of the pig and dragged him out of the car,'' he said. The pig then returned to his paddock, accompanied by the passer-by and without incident. The pig weighed ''probably 150kg'', Mr Wilden said. ''He was pretty big. It would have been quite traumatic for the woman involved.''
The incident was initially reported as a ''wild boar attacking people'' but this pig's tale was not as curly as was first thought. That report ''wasn't quite true'', Mr Wilden said. The owners of the tame yet hungry pig were not home but Mr Wilden had left a note, asking them to contact him.
There's a news video here.
Family held hostage by sex-crazed grouse
A family from Singö in Roslagen, Sweden, have been told they can do nothing about a lovesick, aggressive grouse patrolling their property
A lovelorn wood grouse, or capercaillie, behaved so aggressively on Saturday evening that a family in Singö, on the Stockholm archipelago, were unable to leave their house. But, after alerting the Swedish police, they were told they were not allowed to deal with the angry bird.
According to Stockholm police spokesman, Albin Näverberg, "It's mating season for capercaillie and capercaillie cocks want to be king of the hill and will gladly fight with people. But it's a crazy situation when you can not go out because of a crazy capercaillie. They can't leave their house as the rooster sees man as an opponent, a challenger of its territory.
The consequences of approaching a grumpy capercaillie.
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"However, we cannot kill a healthy bird", Näverberg continued. "The police do not shoot crazy birds. The bird will of course move on eventually. It's just that time of the year when they are mad. In the spring, they can be quite dangerous and they even often attack vehicles. They are pretty big and it's not fun to meet a grumpy capercaillie."
A lovelorn wood grouse, or capercaillie, behaved so aggressively on Saturday evening that a family in Singö, on the Stockholm archipelago, were unable to leave their house. But, after alerting the Swedish police, they were told they were not allowed to deal with the angry bird.
According to Stockholm police spokesman, Albin Näverberg, "It's mating season for capercaillie and capercaillie cocks want to be king of the hill and will gladly fight with people. But it's a crazy situation when you can not go out because of a crazy capercaillie. They can't leave their house as the rooster sees man as an opponent, a challenger of its territory.
The consequences of approaching a grumpy capercaillie.
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"However, we cannot kill a healthy bird", Näverberg continued. "The police do not shoot crazy birds. The bird will of course move on eventually. It's just that time of the year when they are mad. In the spring, they can be quite dangerous and they even often attack vehicles. They are pretty big and it's not fun to meet a grumpy capercaillie."
Angry Birds balloon seagull deterrents are working but keep being stolen
Angry Birds have been recruited to frighten seagulls in Rhyl, north Wales, but people keep stealing them.
Scare balloons featuring characters from the popular video game franchise have been attached to traffic cones and dotted around the high street in a bid to stop the pests stealing food from shoppers.
The idea was thought up by Denbighshire Council who say it works well until people take them.
A council spokeswoman said anyone who knows Rhyl knows there are problems with seagulls causing a nuisance in the warmer months and making an "incredible mess" of the streets. She said: “We continue to try everything we can to tackle the problem, including cleaning down the streets every morning but obviously, they are back to the same condition by the evening and so the process goes on and is quite costly.
“Yes, we know these weird Angry Bird type scare balloons look a bit daft but they do seem to work and we have had good feedback from businesses on the high street since we started using them. The only problem is that, while they may scare the seagulls away, not so for people who take a fancy to them and take them home with them.” The spokeswoman added: “Gulls don’t like bright, scary owl faces on masks or balloons.
“They have excellent eyesight and are spooked by unexpected visual signals or predators but any deterrents need to contain some element of change and movement within them but also be able to be moved at regular intervals - birds quickly acclimatise to a static deterrent. The feedback we’ve had is that, the birds were still around on the roofs but were not coming down to ground level. We’ve been back to the premises helping us out with the trials and they have said they will bring them in each night so we will continue with it.”
A council spokeswoman said anyone who knows Rhyl knows there are problems with seagulls causing a nuisance in the warmer months and making an "incredible mess" of the streets. She said: “We continue to try everything we can to tackle the problem, including cleaning down the streets every morning but obviously, they are back to the same condition by the evening and so the process goes on and is quite costly.
“Yes, we know these weird Angry Bird type scare balloons look a bit daft but they do seem to work and we have had good feedback from businesses on the high street since we started using them. The only problem is that, while they may scare the seagulls away, not so for people who take a fancy to them and take them home with them.” The spokeswoman added: “Gulls don’t like bright, scary owl faces on masks or balloons.
“They have excellent eyesight and are spooked by unexpected visual signals or predators but any deterrents need to contain some element of change and movement within them but also be able to be moved at regular intervals - birds quickly acclimatise to a static deterrent. The feedback we’ve had is that, the birds were still around on the roofs but were not coming down to ground level. We’ve been back to the premises helping us out with the trials and they have said they will bring them in each night so we will continue with it.”
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