Thursday, May 07, 2015
Naked man in lawn chair threatened neighbours with AK-47
A man from Rowan County, North Carolina, was jailed under a $2,000 bond, charged with indecent exposure and communicating threats, and investigators say the man admitted to them that he committed both acts because of a dispute with his neighbour.
Brian Tracy Carroll, 45, was booked into the jail just after 7:30pm on Saturday.
The incident was first reported to deputies on Saturday afternoon. A homeowner had called to say that his neighbour was sitting in the back yard totally naked, and that his chair was less than thirty feet from where the homeowner's teenage daughter was riding a horse. When deputies arrived, they found Carroll "completely naked" on the back porch of his home.
The report indicated Carroll had a towel around his neck. When asked why he was naked, Carroll, referring to his neighbor said "he pisses me off so I sat in that chair." Carroll allegedly told deputies that he wanted to be naked and wasn't going to put on any clothes, stating "I don't care."
Deputies asked Carroll if he had threatened his neighbours by saying that he had an AK-47 and "knew how to use it." Carroll said that he did make the statement, then laughed. Carroll, who is listed as "disabled" on the arrest report, was exposing his "private parts" and "other full frontal nudity." Carroll has a court date of June 18.
The incident was first reported to deputies on Saturday afternoon. A homeowner had called to say that his neighbour was sitting in the back yard totally naked, and that his chair was less than thirty feet from where the homeowner's teenage daughter was riding a horse. When deputies arrived, they found Carroll "completely naked" on the back porch of his home.
The report indicated Carroll had a towel around his neck. When asked why he was naked, Carroll, referring to his neighbor said "he pisses me off so I sat in that chair." Carroll allegedly told deputies that he wanted to be naked and wasn't going to put on any clothes, stating "I don't care."
Deputies asked Carroll if he had threatened his neighbours by saying that he had an AK-47 and "knew how to use it." Carroll said that he did make the statement, then laughed. Carroll, who is listed as "disabled" on the arrest report, was exposing his "private parts" and "other full frontal nudity." Carroll has a court date of June 18.
Underwater fake skeleton tea party found by authorities
The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office and Buckskin Fire Department responded to a report of “found human remains” in the Colorado River in Arizona on Monday.
At approximately 10am, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area of Cienega Springs boat launch. The reporting person stated that he/she was out snorkelling when they noticed skeletal remains at the bottom of the river.
Sheriff’s Office personnel met with members of the Buckskin Fire Department who sent one of their divers down to investigate. The diver took an underwater camera and video recorded the footage as he saw it.
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When Firefighter Foerstner located the alleged remains, he found it to be an underwater tea party with two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs. Although the call itself was resource intensive, both the Sheriff’s Office and Buckskin Fire were happy to find that the remains weren’t real and thanked the reporting party for making the call.
At approximately 10am, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area of Cienega Springs boat launch. The reporting person stated that he/she was out snorkelling when they noticed skeletal remains at the bottom of the river.
Sheriff’s Office personnel met with members of the Buckskin Fire Department who sent one of their divers down to investigate. The diver took an underwater camera and video recorded the footage as he saw it.
YouTube link.
When Firefighter Foerstner located the alleged remains, he found it to be an underwater tea party with two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs. Although the call itself was resource intensive, both the Sheriff’s Office and Buckskin Fire were happy to find that the remains weren’t real and thanked the reporting party for making the call.
Man charged following alleged attack with frying pan
An man from Accord in Ulster County, New York, has been charged with felony assault after attacking an acquaintance with a frying pan, police said on Monday.
William H. Williams, 56, was charged after the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault, police said.
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum would not specify the gender of the victim or what may have motivated the alleged attack on Saturday at a local residence, citing possible additional charges that may be filed.
"I will say it was not his wife," Van Blarcum said. Williams was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. Williams was arraigned in Marbletown Court and sent to Ulster County Jail without bail. He was ordered to stay away from the victim.
In further assault by frying pan news, Lisa Williams from DuBois, Pennsylvania, has been charged with hitting her father on the head with a frying pan.
William H. Williams, 56, was charged after the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault, police said.
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum would not specify the gender of the victim or what may have motivated the alleged attack on Saturday at a local residence, citing possible additional charges that may be filed.
"I will say it was not his wife," Van Blarcum said. Williams was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. Williams was arraigned in Marbletown Court and sent to Ulster County Jail without bail. He was ordered to stay away from the victim.
In further assault by frying pan news, Lisa Williams from DuBois, Pennsylvania, has been charged with hitting her father on the head with a frying pan.
Lone dog doing doughnuts in dinghy rescued
A canine rescue service was launched on Tuesday after a dog was spotted doing doughnuts in a dinghy off The Strand in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
The owner of the dinghy reportedly fell overboard at about 10am, but was quickly rescued by another boat.
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This left his dog stranded on the dinghy, which was still running and spinning around in circles.
The dog's owner then used another boat to approach the out of control dinghy, before jumping aboard and rescuing his friend.
There's an additional video of the doughnut-spinning dinghy dog here.
The owner of the dinghy reportedly fell overboard at about 10am, but was quickly rescued by another boat.
YouTube link.
This left his dog stranded on the dinghy, which was still running and spinning around in circles.
The dog's owner then used another boat to approach the out of control dinghy, before jumping aboard and rescuing his friend.
There's an additional video of the doughnut-spinning dinghy dog here.
Improve your eyesight college course cancelled after being described as pure quackery
An evening course that promised to teach students how to improve their own eyesight has been pulled by Sweden's largest adult education organization after opthalmologists described it as "pure quackery".
The course, which was scheduled to take place at a night school in Blekinge in southern Sweden, proposed that pupils could learn how to get better eyesight by participating in training exercises, including learning how to read upside down.
The teacher who was booked to teach it is an architect and has no previous training in opthalmology. But she claimed to have "healed" previous students suffering from eye problems such as astigmatism. Jan Ygge, an ophthalmologist and professor at Stockholm-based university, Karolinska Institute, said that the idea was "pure quackery" based on "fake" science. "It's not that a course like this is dangerous but it is terrible to be offering something with no scientific evidence to back it up," he said.
"We have actually got some student research on similar courses coming up. Students took this kind of 'alternative medicine' class and found no difference whatsoever to their sight." The Blekinge college scheduled to run the course is part of ABF, which describes itself as Sweden’s largest adult liberal education association. When contacted, the organization said it was unaware of the locally-organized lessons. Hours later it had pulled the course from its online prospectus.
"The course has been cancelled, not because of the media attention but because the aim of the course obviously doesn't apply to our view of science or care," said Niklas Skeppar, a spokesman for ABF said. "Our local branch in Blekinge didn't have the proper information when agreeing to this study-circle ... but we are an organization that arranges some 65,000 lectures and 100,000 courses every year, so even if an error like this is a bad thing, seen in the broader picture, it isn't a big problem for us," he added.
The teacher who was booked to teach it is an architect and has no previous training in opthalmology. But she claimed to have "healed" previous students suffering from eye problems such as astigmatism. Jan Ygge, an ophthalmologist and professor at Stockholm-based university, Karolinska Institute, said that the idea was "pure quackery" based on "fake" science. "It's not that a course like this is dangerous but it is terrible to be offering something with no scientific evidence to back it up," he said.
"We have actually got some student research on similar courses coming up. Students took this kind of 'alternative medicine' class and found no difference whatsoever to their sight." The Blekinge college scheduled to run the course is part of ABF, which describes itself as Sweden’s largest adult liberal education association. When contacted, the organization said it was unaware of the locally-organized lessons. Hours later it had pulled the course from its online prospectus.
"The course has been cancelled, not because of the media attention but because the aim of the course obviously doesn't apply to our view of science or care," said Niklas Skeppar, a spokesman for ABF said. "Our local branch in Blekinge didn't have the proper information when agreeing to this study-circle ... but we are an organization that arranges some 65,000 lectures and 100,000 courses every year, so even if an error like this is a bad thing, seen in the broader picture, it isn't a big problem for us," he added.
Cerne Abbas Giant censored and given modest new look for comic book
A comic character based on Dorset's Cerne Abbas Giant has had to be redrawn because it showed his genitalia.
Eco Comics said it had been forced to alter the ancient naked chalk hill figure in its online comic because some outlets had refused to release it.
The comic said the Cerne Giant's "rather renowned region" would be fully concealed in an alternative version. The giant features in the comic's Englishman series alongside a superhero character based on St George.
A spokesperson for the comic said: "It seems a sad indictment of the times when a legendary landmark like the Cerne Giant - which any man, woman or child can visit any day of the week - must be covered up in a comic book. Through pressure, our hand has been forced. Outlets, particularly in the US, refuse any form of nudity in comic books," the spokesperson added.
The 180ft (55m) tall giant is owned and managed by The National Trust. Helen Mann, the trust's West Dorset general manager, said: "The Cerne Abbas Giant stands out as a unique character in the Dorset countryside and the National Trust has never censored images of him. We like him as he is."
The comic said the Cerne Giant's "rather renowned region" would be fully concealed in an alternative version. The giant features in the comic's Englishman series alongside a superhero character based on St George.
A spokesperson for the comic said: "It seems a sad indictment of the times when a legendary landmark like the Cerne Giant - which any man, woman or child can visit any day of the week - must be covered up in a comic book. Through pressure, our hand has been forced. Outlets, particularly in the US, refuse any form of nudity in comic books," the spokesperson added.
The 180ft (55m) tall giant is owned and managed by The National Trust. Helen Mann, the trust's West Dorset general manager, said: "The Cerne Abbas Giant stands out as a unique character in the Dorset countryside and the National Trust has never censored images of him. We like him as he is."
Man charged with stealing his own barrister's mobile phone during court appearance
A man has been charged with stealing his own barrister's mobile phone during an appearance at Bexley Magistrates' Court in south east London.
Bobby Heath, 25, allegedly took the phone at the court on May 1. Heath was appearing in court to plead guilty to charges of possession of cannabis and driving without insurance.
He was fined £65 plus a £20 victim surcharge for possessing cannabis and fined £100 plus £150 court costs and had his driving licence endorsed with six points for the motoring offence.
Charges of driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and riding a motorcycle without protective headgear were discontinued at court. He has been bailed to appear again at Bexley Magistrates' Court on June 2 regarding the alleged theft of the mobile phone.
Bobby Heath, 25, allegedly took the phone at the court on May 1. Heath was appearing in court to plead guilty to charges of possession of cannabis and driving without insurance.
He was fined £65 plus a £20 victim surcharge for possessing cannabis and fined £100 plus £150 court costs and had his driving licence endorsed with six points for the motoring offence.
Charges of driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and riding a motorcycle without protective headgear were discontinued at court. He has been bailed to appear again at Bexley Magistrates' Court on June 2 regarding the alleged theft of the mobile phone.
Feeling of déjà vu for police officer who rescued dog in rowing boat for second time in 18 months
A police officer from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands could be forgiven for having a feeling of déjà vu. For the second time in 18 months he found himself jumping into a rowing boat to capture a fleeing felon with four legs, a wet nose and a wagging tail.
On a warm afternoon the water at the city’s West Park proved far too tempting for Lexi the dog who decided to go for swim.
But the terriers’ doggy-paddling failed her and she soon got into difficulties. The dog’s plight had been witnessed by a visitor to the park who swam out to help the damsel in distress. But his brave actions left the duo stranded on the boating lakes’ island. So PC Ben Bates and PC Adrian Chandler commandeered a nearby boat to paddle out to pair.
Remarkably it was a similar tale back in October 2013 when PC Bates was called upon to do exactly the same thing, at the same park with the same dog. On that occasion he managed to coax Lexi into a boat before she jumped out and decided to give swimming another try, prompting PC Bates to take the plunge himself.
Thankfully this time Lexi remained on-board for the duration of the journey and she was soon back on the mainland with the man who had initially swum out to rescue her. "They say dogs are man’s best friend - and in the last year or so myself and Lexi have become close - too close for my liking. Thankfully for her on both occasions I have been patrolling nearby and been able to work with park rangers to rescue her," said PC Bates.
But the terriers’ doggy-paddling failed her and she soon got into difficulties. The dog’s plight had been witnessed by a visitor to the park who swam out to help the damsel in distress. But his brave actions left the duo stranded on the boating lakes’ island. So PC Ben Bates and PC Adrian Chandler commandeered a nearby boat to paddle out to pair.
Remarkably it was a similar tale back in October 2013 when PC Bates was called upon to do exactly the same thing, at the same park with the same dog. On that occasion he managed to coax Lexi into a boat before she jumped out and decided to give swimming another try, prompting PC Bates to take the plunge himself.
Thankfully this time Lexi remained on-board for the duration of the journey and she was soon back on the mainland with the man who had initially swum out to rescue her. "They say dogs are man’s best friend - and in the last year or so myself and Lexi have become close - too close for my liking. Thankfully for her on both occasions I have been patrolling nearby and been able to work with park rangers to rescue her," said PC Bates.
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