Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Man allegedly robbed Subway shop then crossed street to buy sandwich from competitor
Police say a Chicago man robbed a Subway sandwich shop with a knife and then crossed the street and bought a sandwich at Subway's competitor, Potbelly, where he was arrested.
Fredrick Warren, 43, was still eating his Potbelly sandwich when police arrived just before 5pm on April 26, police said. About 20 minutes earlier, Warren had walked into the Subway shop and held up the cashier with a folding knife, police said.
A customer who walked in mid-robbery told investigators she saw Warren leaning over the counter and grabbing cash from the register. Investigators caught Warren's trail by watching Loyola University Police surveillance video, according to Chicago and Loyola police departments.
It showed Warren walking south, crossing the street and then walking back north to Potbelly. There was no sign of him leaving the Potbelly, so they went inside and found him eating near the back of the shop, his gold coat draped over his seat. He was arrested and police found $186 in cash and a silver-bladed folding knife with a black handle on him, police said. Warren was charged with armed robbery.
Fredrick Warren, 43, was still eating his Potbelly sandwich when police arrived just before 5pm on April 26, police said. About 20 minutes earlier, Warren had walked into the Subway shop and held up the cashier with a folding knife, police said.
A customer who walked in mid-robbery told investigators she saw Warren leaning over the counter and grabbing cash from the register. Investigators caught Warren's trail by watching Loyola University Police surveillance video, according to Chicago and Loyola police departments.
It showed Warren walking south, crossing the street and then walking back north to Potbelly. There was no sign of him leaving the Potbelly, so they went inside and found him eating near the back of the shop, his gold coat draped over his seat. He was arrested and police found $186 in cash and a silver-bladed folding knife with a black handle on him, police said. Warren was charged with armed robbery.
200 Angus beef cattle reportedly stolen and replaced with cheaper cows
Nearly 200 prized Angus beef cattle, worth $371,000, were stolen from a North Carolina farm between March and mid-April.
Investigators with the State Bureau of Investigation say that 114 cows and 75 calves were stolen from K-Farms in Alamance County. Agent Gerald Thomas believes a farm employee may have stolen them.
He said the cows are top breed Angus beef cows valued at $2,800 each and the calves at $700 apiece. The owner of the farm, Ronald Kirkpatrick, is in hospital and is unable to talk about the theft, but is offering a $10,000 reward for information and arrest of the person responsible, agent Thomas said.
Kirkpatrick said he counted the herd in early January and all were accounted for, but a recount on April 12 showed a discrepancy. The owner told sheriff's investigators he discovered approximately 30-40 cheaper grade cows in the field and believed the suspect was taking the good cattle and replacing some of them with cheaper cows so no one would notice.
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Investigators with the State Bureau of Investigation say that 114 cows and 75 calves were stolen from K-Farms in Alamance County. Agent Gerald Thomas believes a farm employee may have stolen them.
He said the cows are top breed Angus beef cows valued at $2,800 each and the calves at $700 apiece. The owner of the farm, Ronald Kirkpatrick, is in hospital and is unable to talk about the theft, but is offering a $10,000 reward for information and arrest of the person responsible, agent Thomas said.
Kirkpatrick said he counted the herd in early January and all were accounted for, but a recount on April 12 showed a discrepancy. The owner told sheriff's investigators he discovered approximately 30-40 cheaper grade cows in the field and believed the suspect was taking the good cattle and replacing some of them with cheaper cows so no one would notice.
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Sheriff's detective put on leave after accidentally shooting his mother in church at wedding
A Sheriff's detective in McCracken County, Kentucky, has been put on paid leave after a shooting incident.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says Detective Cory Golightly was involved in a shooting at a wedding at Bardwell Baptist Church in Carlisle County over the weekend.
Sheriff Jon Hayden says the gun and holster were not those that his department issues. Jeanine King was playing the piano for the service and says she was just leaving the sanctuary when she heard the shot. She said it was so loud it didn't register what it was. "My initial reaction was, 'Oh my goodness. Could that possibly be a gun?'" King said.
"Then my next thought was, 'Gosh, who's in the church with a gun?'" She said once she heard Golightly call for his mother, she knew something was really wrong. When she got to where it happened in the foyer she said things were not chaotic. "He was so calm," she said. "He said, 'Mom, breathe and be calm. Be calm.'" Mike Collins is custodian for the church, and he heard the call come in.
He rushed over to see what happened. He said all the witnesses said the same thing. "He (Golightly) was adjusting his jacket. The gun and holster fell out of his jacket and accidentally went off and shot her," Collins said. The Carlisle County Sheriff's Department is investigating. A hospital representative from Vanderbilt University Medical Center says Golightly's mother is in a stable condition.
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Sheriff Jon Hayden says the gun and holster were not those that his department issues. Jeanine King was playing the piano for the service and says she was just leaving the sanctuary when she heard the shot. She said it was so loud it didn't register what it was. "My initial reaction was, 'Oh my goodness. Could that possibly be a gun?'" King said.
"Then my next thought was, 'Gosh, who's in the church with a gun?'" She said once she heard Golightly call for his mother, she knew something was really wrong. When she got to where it happened in the foyer she said things were not chaotic. "He was so calm," she said. "He said, 'Mom, breathe and be calm. Be calm.'" Mike Collins is custodian for the church, and he heard the call come in.
He rushed over to see what happened. He said all the witnesses said the same thing. "He (Golightly) was adjusting his jacket. The gun and holster fell out of his jacket and accidentally went off and shot her," Collins said. The Carlisle County Sheriff's Department is investigating. A hospital representative from Vanderbilt University Medical Center says Golightly's mother is in a stable condition.
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Fire station destroyed by fire
A fire department in Williams County, Ohio, found themselves on the other side of the fire after their station went up in flames.
Three other fire departments responded to the fire at the Florence Township fire station in Edon Sunday night.
Fire Chief Jay Klinger says the fire started in one of the truck bays while some of the firemen were at the building for a meeting.
"They dispatched Edgerton, Montpelier, and Northwest Township Fire Departments.
"They actually took care of the fire attack. We just, we couldn't do anything but sit there and watch it burn," says Klinger. "It's hard to be on the other side, not being able to help. when you're used to doing that for people." Luckily no one was injured, but now all five of their fire trucks and nearly all their gear is gone. "A lot of tears shed the last couple days. When somebody puts 20 plus years of their life in to a fire department, it's hard to stand and watch, but we're making it," says Klinger.
But just as the large debris pile and the scorched fire trucks have drawn people to the department, the chief says the loss has also drawn the community together. "I want people to know, our community to know, thank you for helping, for any donations. We're still here for you, we're going to be here for you," says Klinger. And though it may seem like all is lost, the Florence Township Fire Department will continue to serve their community.
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"We've got arrangements worked out. We're still going to respond, we're going to respond as a department. Things aren't going to change, we just won't be as big as we used to be for now, but we'll get back to it," says Klinger. The department does still have their EMS vehicles, but hopes to have a truck on Tuesday. Neighbouring departments will assist the village of Edon, Florence Township, Blakeslee and the Ohio Turnpike until the Florence Township fire station is back on their feet. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
"They actually took care of the fire attack. We just, we couldn't do anything but sit there and watch it burn," says Klinger. "It's hard to be on the other side, not being able to help. when you're used to doing that for people." Luckily no one was injured, but now all five of their fire trucks and nearly all their gear is gone. "A lot of tears shed the last couple days. When somebody puts 20 plus years of their life in to a fire department, it's hard to stand and watch, but we're making it," says Klinger.
But just as the large debris pile and the scorched fire trucks have drawn people to the department, the chief says the loss has also drawn the community together. "I want people to know, our community to know, thank you for helping, for any donations. We're still here for you, we're going to be here for you," says Klinger. And though it may seem like all is lost, the Florence Township Fire Department will continue to serve their community.
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"We've got arrangements worked out. We're still going to respond, we're going to respond as a department. Things aren't going to change, we just won't be as big as we used to be for now, but we'll get back to it," says Klinger. The department does still have their EMS vehicles, but hopes to have a truck on Tuesday. Neighbouring departments will assist the village of Edon, Florence Township, Blakeslee and the Ohio Turnpike until the Florence Township fire station is back on their feet. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
Train passengers scared by angry-looking clown
A teenager wearing a clown mask scared rail passengers in Victoria, Australia, on Saturday, prompting questions as to whether disguises should be allowed on public transport.
V-Line passenger Karen said the "creepy looking" clown intimidated other passengers and was "menacing towards young females".
"I was taking the train down to Southern Cross to have lunch with a girlfriend down there, I sat back expecting the usual relaxing trip, put my ear pods in, I usually doze a little bit," she said.
She said the man – wearing a suit, a clown mask and carrying a suitcase – got on the train at either Ardeer or Deer Park in Melbourne's western suburbs.
"It was a very scary face, it was a clown mask but a very angry clown," she said.
"At first I thought, well surely they're not going to let a man on a train with a mask, because what if he was wearing a balaclava or something like that?"
Karen said the man entered the train's front carriage a few stations later, walking down the aisle slowly and silently. "He slowly walked along the isle until he got to the driver's door, stood, stopped, turned around and just watched all of us, stared us all down, everybody in the carriage," she said. She said all sorts of things were running through her mind. "What do I do? What's he got in the bag? What do I do if he pulls out a gun? It was a bit like being in a horror movie to be honest," she said. Karen said she was surprised that the man was not confronted by staff when the train pulled up at Southern Cross. She said he walked through the gate onto the concourse where he was "menacing towards young females". "The strange part was that he was never pulled up, nobody stopped him, nobody said 'hey mate, take off the mask'. It sort of makes you think, what sort of security is there?" V-Line spokesperson Colin Tyrus said the train's conductor had investigated reports of a masked person after being alerted to his presence at Sunshine.
"The clown man at this stage was just standing near the toilet and seemed to be just minding his own business," said Mr Tyrus. "There was no threat that the conductor could perceive from this particular gentleman." He said he understood that other passengers could have found the masked man unnerving; however, when the conductor saw him he was "just standing there". "People might have, I think it's called coulrophobia, a fear of clowns," he said. He says all V-Line staff are trained in the principles of security and police are called whenever a passenger is considered to be disruptive or threatening. "We report anything that is suspicious," he said. He encouraged rail passengers to alert the conductor whenever they felt threatened. "On the modern trains... there's a duress button in every carriage where the conductor can be alerted," Mr Tyrus said. He said there was nothing in the transport regulations, to stop people wearing masks or disguises on public transport.
"We often have, actually, people with masks travelling on trains; in fact, I got on a metro train the other weekend and there were a few zombies on board," he said. A review of transport regulations is underway and public comment is being called for. "If anyone wants to suggest that masks or other disguises be banned from public transport, now is opportunity for everyone to have their say," Mr Tyrus said. Later on, a man named Andrew said the person in question was his 14-year-old stepson. "He goes to NICA [circus school] over in Prahran and does circus arts, and on the weekends he's working on his different clown personas and costumes," Andrew said. "He's six-foot-three... but he's only 14 so he's probably not quite aware of the impact it may have on other people." Andrew said he "had no idea" that his stepson was wearing his mask on the train. "I think that his teacher will be having some words with him, and I know we will as well," Andrew said. "He likes the attention, and so the issue now is going to be how to push upon him the seriousness of it without him going off going 'wow, this is really cool'."
Karen said the man entered the train's front carriage a few stations later, walking down the aisle slowly and silently. "He slowly walked along the isle until he got to the driver's door, stood, stopped, turned around and just watched all of us, stared us all down, everybody in the carriage," she said. She said all sorts of things were running through her mind. "What do I do? What's he got in the bag? What do I do if he pulls out a gun? It was a bit like being in a horror movie to be honest," she said. Karen said she was surprised that the man was not confronted by staff when the train pulled up at Southern Cross. She said he walked through the gate onto the concourse where he was "menacing towards young females". "The strange part was that he was never pulled up, nobody stopped him, nobody said 'hey mate, take off the mask'. It sort of makes you think, what sort of security is there?" V-Line spokesperson Colin Tyrus said the train's conductor had investigated reports of a masked person after being alerted to his presence at Sunshine.
"The clown man at this stage was just standing near the toilet and seemed to be just minding his own business," said Mr Tyrus. "There was no threat that the conductor could perceive from this particular gentleman." He said he understood that other passengers could have found the masked man unnerving; however, when the conductor saw him he was "just standing there". "People might have, I think it's called coulrophobia, a fear of clowns," he said. He says all V-Line staff are trained in the principles of security and police are called whenever a passenger is considered to be disruptive or threatening. "We report anything that is suspicious," he said. He encouraged rail passengers to alert the conductor whenever they felt threatened. "On the modern trains... there's a duress button in every carriage where the conductor can be alerted," Mr Tyrus said. He said there was nothing in the transport regulations, to stop people wearing masks or disguises on public transport.
"We often have, actually, people with masks travelling on trains; in fact, I got on a metro train the other weekend and there were a few zombies on board," he said. A review of transport regulations is underway and public comment is being called for. "If anyone wants to suggest that masks or other disguises be banned from public transport, now is opportunity for everyone to have their say," Mr Tyrus said. Later on, a man named Andrew said the person in question was his 14-year-old stepson. "He goes to NICA [circus school] over in Prahran and does circus arts, and on the weekends he's working on his different clown personas and costumes," Andrew said. "He's six-foot-three... but he's only 14 so he's probably not quite aware of the impact it may have on other people." Andrew said he "had no idea" that his stepson was wearing his mask on the train. "I think that his teacher will be having some words with him, and I know we will as well," Andrew said. "He likes the attention, and so the issue now is going to be how to push upon him the seriousness of it without him going off going 'wow, this is really cool'."
Koala went for a night time wander through hospital
Overnight staff at a hospital in western Victoria, Australia, got a shock when a koala marched into the emergency department.
The animal was "very casual, very relaxed" according Western District Health's chief executive Rohan Fitzgerald.
"He seemed to know exactly what he was doing," Mr Fitzgerald said."After about three minutes, at about 3:30am, he investigated sufficiently and made sure everything was in order and then decided to exit the building." The animal, nicknamed Blinky Bill, was unable to go into clinical areas which were "secure".
At one point the koala approaches a door, which does not open so he wandered off into another room before trying to get out again. Hospital staff saw him walking around but just decided to leave him alone. "Normally we don't have people come into our emergency department that are less than a foot tall," Mr Fitzgerald said.
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"He wasn't that obvious to begin with. He entered the doors and they've opened automatically for him and that's come into our waiting room. I've heard there have been koalas visiting local homes in the area for a number of years now. This is the first instance I've seen a koala come into our hospital. You never know who you're going to see when you come to Western District Health Service."
"He seemed to know exactly what he was doing," Mr Fitzgerald said."After about three minutes, at about 3:30am, he investigated sufficiently and made sure everything was in order and then decided to exit the building." The animal, nicknamed Blinky Bill, was unable to go into clinical areas which were "secure".
At one point the koala approaches a door, which does not open so he wandered off into another room before trying to get out again. Hospital staff saw him walking around but just decided to leave him alone. "Normally we don't have people come into our emergency department that are less than a foot tall," Mr Fitzgerald said.
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"He wasn't that obvious to begin with. He entered the doors and they've opened automatically for him and that's come into our waiting room. I've heard there have been koalas visiting local homes in the area for a number of years now. This is the first instance I've seen a koala come into our hospital. You never know who you're going to see when you come to Western District Health Service."
Pensioner faces 'rape by surprise' charges after posing as male model on dating site
A 68-year-old Frenchman is in trouble after fooling women into having sex in a darkened bedroom, by masquerading as a young handsome male model on an online dating site. He faces charges of "rape by surprise."
The story surfaced after a woman, named Sylvie, reported that she had been tricked by the older man, who went by the name of "Anthony Laroche" on an online dating site.
The woman, one of many to have taken an interest in the handsome model's profile, was lured to "Anthony's" apartment in Nice, he suggested they should "make things more exciting" by having Fifty-Shades of Grey-style sex in a darkened room.
After the victim put on a blindfold, she joined "Anthony" in his bed, thinking he was a "good-looking man with brown hair and blue eyes". But she told police in Nice that when she turned on the light after having sex with the man, he looked nothing like like the handsome model in his profile picture. "He was a balding man of about 65, who was quite wrinkly and wore glasses - I was absolutely disgusted," the woman said. Police found that the woman's testimony matched three similar complaints from recent years, and after raiding the man's home found that he had tried similar tricks with 342 women across the country.
A second victim is quoted as saying: "He didn't want me to take off the blindfold. When I insisted, he got angry. I ended up seeing his silhouette in the dark. He was old, pot-bellied with a big nose." It later emerged that he had used the picture of a professional model on the dating sites, before engaging in a raunchy text exchange with his "victims", and luring them to meet for a "blind" date. After being arrested the man told police that he couldn't see what he had done wrong, considering that he already had the woman's consent to the sex, adding that had she asked if he really was the person in the picture then he would have confessed to the truth.
"Some women have a crazy side to them and like men who surprise them," he reportedly said. His lawyer, Laurent Poumarède, said the pensioner had never forced any of his victims into sex and the photo he used of the model were 'too good to be true'. "I wonder if these women didn't knowingly close their eyes to the truth in more ways than one," the lawyer said. The pensioner admitted to finding the image of the model on the search engine Google. Authorities will now probe whether other women have fallen victim to the man's deceit, and he is suspected of "rape by surprise" (known as viols par surprise in French). The man has previously served a prison sentence for tax fraud.
After the victim put on a blindfold, she joined "Anthony" in his bed, thinking he was a "good-looking man with brown hair and blue eyes". But she told police in Nice that when she turned on the light after having sex with the man, he looked nothing like like the handsome model in his profile picture. "He was a balding man of about 65, who was quite wrinkly and wore glasses - I was absolutely disgusted," the woman said. Police found that the woman's testimony matched three similar complaints from recent years, and after raiding the man's home found that he had tried similar tricks with 342 women across the country.
A second victim is quoted as saying: "He didn't want me to take off the blindfold. When I insisted, he got angry. I ended up seeing his silhouette in the dark. He was old, pot-bellied with a big nose." It later emerged that he had used the picture of a professional model on the dating sites, before engaging in a raunchy text exchange with his "victims", and luring them to meet for a "blind" date. After being arrested the man told police that he couldn't see what he had done wrong, considering that he already had the woman's consent to the sex, adding that had she asked if he really was the person in the picture then he would have confessed to the truth.
"Some women have a crazy side to them and like men who surprise them," he reportedly said. His lawyer, Laurent Poumarède, said the pensioner had never forced any of his victims into sex and the photo he used of the model were 'too good to be true'. "I wonder if these women didn't knowingly close their eyes to the truth in more ways than one," the lawyer said. The pensioner admitted to finding the image of the model on the search engine Google. Authorities will now probe whether other women have fallen victim to the man's deceit, and he is suspected of "rape by surprise" (known as viols par surprise in French). The man has previously served a prison sentence for tax fraud.
Man started fire in police station by setting light to toilet roll in attempt to dry wet clothes
A man who beat up his girlfriend set fire to a toilet roll in a police station, a court heard.
Marc Gibson was attending Scholey Street police station in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on March 11 to answer bail for the assault, which happened on December 7 last year.
When the fire alarm sounded at the station, officers found Gibson locked in the disabled toilet, and banged on the door before finding burn marks on the wall and floor inside. Bolton Crown Court heard that Gibson had decided to use a lighter to set fire to some toilet roll in an attempt to dry his clothes.
The court heard that Gibson had been given a cigarette by a friend on the way to the station, and that he now questions the contents of the cigarette, claiming that it influenced his actions. Gibson, 34, of Halliwell, had pleaded guilty to one count of assault and another of criminal damage at an earlier hearing.
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison following a sentencing hearing on Friday, and must also pay a surcharge of £100. Judge Timothy Stead said: “The assault is a nasty case. While answering bail at Bolton police station you caused damage by fire in the disabled toilet. This case, it seems, is a matter of vandalism. Whatever you were trying to do in there, ordinary decent people do not set fire to toilet roll in police stations.”
When the fire alarm sounded at the station, officers found Gibson locked in the disabled toilet, and banged on the door before finding burn marks on the wall and floor inside. Bolton Crown Court heard that Gibson had decided to use a lighter to set fire to some toilet roll in an attempt to dry his clothes.
The court heard that Gibson had been given a cigarette by a friend on the way to the station, and that he now questions the contents of the cigarette, claiming that it influenced his actions. Gibson, 34, of Halliwell, had pleaded guilty to one count of assault and another of criminal damage at an earlier hearing.
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison following a sentencing hearing on Friday, and must also pay a surcharge of £100. Judge Timothy Stead said: “The assault is a nasty case. While answering bail at Bolton police station you caused damage by fire in the disabled toilet. This case, it seems, is a matter of vandalism. Whatever you were trying to do in there, ordinary decent people do not set fire to toilet roll in police stations.”
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