Sunday, May 10, 2015
Man accused of peeping through windows while naked
A man from Zephyrhills, Florida, was arrested after he was found lurking around an apartment complex peeping into windows while naked.
At about 2am on Wednesday, police went to Oak Run Apartments, after receiving a report about a naked man peering into windows. Officers found Jesus Ruiz-Aguirre, 21, of Tampa, who was naked.
Ruiz-Aguirre was arrested for loitering and prowling. Other charges are pending. Police said Aguirre could not provide a reason for being in the area naked.
Police said drugs and/or alcohol appeared to be a factor in Ruiz-Aguirre’s behaviour. He is listed in the arrest affidavit as a groundskeeper at Wild Things Zoo in Dade City.
At about 2am on Wednesday, police went to Oak Run Apartments, after receiving a report about a naked man peering into windows. Officers found Jesus Ruiz-Aguirre, 21, of Tampa, who was naked.
Ruiz-Aguirre was arrested for loitering and prowling. Other charges are pending. Police said Aguirre could not provide a reason for being in the area naked.
Police said drugs and/or alcohol appeared to be a factor in Ruiz-Aguirre’s behaviour. He is listed in the arrest affidavit as a groundskeeper at Wild Things Zoo in Dade City.
Woman accused of putting skin from her feet in family’s milk
A woman from Mechanicsville. Maryland, was arrested last week for allegedly contaminating milk served to family members at her home with shavings of dead skin from her feet.
Sarah P. Schrock, 56, was jailed on Wednesday in lieu of 10 percent of $10,000 bond on the food contamination charge, and committing a second-degree assault on Jessica Whitney Hurry and Allison Depriest during the incident on Monday at the residence off Golden Beach Road.
Schrock was alone at the home that day until Hurry and Depriest arrived at dinner time, and they were drinking the milk when Depriest began choking and coughed up what looked like dead human skin, according to court papers filed by St. Mary’s sheriff’s deputy Jaime Davis. Hurry also gagged, court papers state, and a witness found dead skin shavings in the milk after pouring it into a strainer.
Hurry told police that the suspect has dry feet because of diabetes, and that she “has trays in her room with the same kind of dead skin shavings that had come off of her feet,” according to a statement of probable cause filed by the deputy. Schrock, found at a motel room in Charlotte Hall, “denied having any involvement” in putting anything in the family’s milk, court papers state. She also was charged with violating a protective order issued last week requiring that she have no contact with Hurry.
Sarah P. Schrock, 56, was jailed on Wednesday in lieu of 10 percent of $10,000 bond on the food contamination charge, and committing a second-degree assault on Jessica Whitney Hurry and Allison Depriest during the incident on Monday at the residence off Golden Beach Road.
Schrock was alone at the home that day until Hurry and Depriest arrived at dinner time, and they were drinking the milk when Depriest began choking and coughed up what looked like dead human skin, according to court papers filed by St. Mary’s sheriff’s deputy Jaime Davis. Hurry also gagged, court papers state, and a witness found dead skin shavings in the milk after pouring it into a strainer.
Hurry told police that the suspect has dry feet because of diabetes, and that she “has trays in her room with the same kind of dead skin shavings that had come off of her feet,” according to a statement of probable cause filed by the deputy. Schrock, found at a motel room in Charlotte Hall, “denied having any involvement” in putting anything in the family’s milk, court papers state. She also was charged with violating a protective order issued last week requiring that she have no contact with Hurry.
School band teacher put on administrative leave for having facial hair he says he can't shave
A small school band teacher in Texas is fighting for his job after being placed on administrative leave for having facial hair. The school district says it goes against their policy, the teacher, Darrington White, says he has a medical condition that doesn't allow him to shave.
The Christoval ISD band may only have a couple dozen members, but it's one that parents and residents say has excelled and has turned award winning.
"I'd have to say Mr. White has been the most experienced and has made the band progress very much while he has been here, and I couldn't have asked for a better band director in my Junior and Senior year," said Christoval band student Dusty Strickland.
But for the past month, the band has been without a director. "I was recently, on April 15th placed on administrative leave," said Christoval Band Director Darrington White. The reason the school district states is facial hair. "I've never been through this in my entire 31 years of teaching," said White. The school district does have a grooming police that says all staff members involved with student instructions must be clean shaven. However, although White says he would be more than happy to follow the school's dress code, a medical condition called Tinea Barbae does not allow him to shave. "It kind of itches and hurts after shaving and it stays with me, then it gets worse and worse, then I have scars on my face," said White.
The doctor’s note clearly states Mr. White needs to have a beard, or else all the symptoms he just described would become extremely painful and disfiguring. According the school district the doctor's note isn't enough because they say the impairment “doesn't limit a major life activity or operation of a major bodily system.” "It's a situation that is just plain ridiculous because a teacher has a medical condition that prevents him from shaving a very well manicured goatee,” said Christoval Band Supporter Gina Hielckert. Mr. White says teaching music is his passion and has taught at Christoval ISD on and off the field for two years. In that time he has earned three sweepstakes in a row, he says he built the band programme and his students say he's played an even bigger role in their life.
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"Even though we might have had our differences, I love him to death," said Christoval Band Student Jonathan Hopper. Since Mr. White was placed on administrative leave, his class has been manned by a substitute; students say the change has been frustrating for the band, and a lot less productive. "We have held our own but it sure would have been a lot easier with a teacher," said Dusty Strickland. "My main thing is, I just want to be left alone and allowed to teach. I'm here to teach and be a music teacher; I’m not here for facial hair issues," said White. It has been revealed that two other male employees who work with students have beards as well and have not been placed on administrative leave. School officials would also not comment about that situation.
But for the past month, the band has been without a director. "I was recently, on April 15th placed on administrative leave," said Christoval Band Director Darrington White. The reason the school district states is facial hair. "I've never been through this in my entire 31 years of teaching," said White. The school district does have a grooming police that says all staff members involved with student instructions must be clean shaven. However, although White says he would be more than happy to follow the school's dress code, a medical condition called Tinea Barbae does not allow him to shave. "It kind of itches and hurts after shaving and it stays with me, then it gets worse and worse, then I have scars on my face," said White.
The doctor’s note clearly states Mr. White needs to have a beard, or else all the symptoms he just described would become extremely painful and disfiguring. According the school district the doctor's note isn't enough because they say the impairment “doesn't limit a major life activity or operation of a major bodily system.” "It's a situation that is just plain ridiculous because a teacher has a medical condition that prevents him from shaving a very well manicured goatee,” said Christoval Band Supporter Gina Hielckert. Mr. White says teaching music is his passion and has taught at Christoval ISD on and off the field for two years. In that time he has earned three sweepstakes in a row, he says he built the band programme and his students say he's played an even bigger role in their life.
YouTube link. Alternative, slightly longer Facebook video.
"Even though we might have had our differences, I love him to death," said Christoval Band Student Jonathan Hopper. Since Mr. White was placed on administrative leave, his class has been manned by a substitute; students say the change has been frustrating for the band, and a lot less productive. "We have held our own but it sure would have been a lot easier with a teacher," said Dusty Strickland. "My main thing is, I just want to be left alone and allowed to teach. I'm here to teach and be a music teacher; I’m not here for facial hair issues," said White. It has been revealed that two other male employees who work with students have beards as well and have not been placed on administrative leave. School officials would also not comment about that situation.
Indian Agriculture Minister suggests collecting urine from multiplex cinemas to help farmers
The government in Maharashtra, western India, is hoping city dwellers can help farmers in rural areas. The state government is working on preparing a new policy on organic farming, which will include the usage of human urine along with cow dung and urine to prepare fertilisers to be used in rural farms.
The human urine, according to Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse, could be sourced from multiplex cinemas in Mumbai, where it is found in abundance at intervals of film screenings. Khadse says human urine could be used to make land more fertile in rural areas and villages.
Only recently, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed that he urinated on the plants in the garden of his home to make them grow bigger and that he stored his urine in a 50-litre can for the purpose. Khadse added that human urine needed for implementation of this massive project could be collected from cinemas in Mumbai, where people, in large numbers, relieve themselves during the interval. “We can collect this urine in bulk and then transport it for use for the purpose of farming in rural areas,” the minister said. Khadse claimed an experiment on the same lines had been carried out at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, an agricultural university in Rahuri town of Ahmednagar district, at the government’s behest.
“They have been successful in it. It works,” he added. The state policy, which is in the pipeline, will declare a 35 per cent subsidy to farmers who will opt for this method of organic farming over the use of conventional fertilisers. The policy will also give subsidies to farmers for building cowsheds and collecting human urine, cow urine, dung and converting them into fertilisers. The farmers will be encouraged to reuse waste from farms, wasted and destroyed crops, and everything else that would help in composting. The government plans to encourage community farming, in which a few villages can come together to take up a composting project that will include the use of human urine.
The resultant fertiliser can then be shared among the stakeholders. Khadse said the government’s endorsement of organic farming and use of human urine as part of this policy is not new, but repeated experiments by state universities have confirmed that the use of traditional fertilisers is making land in rural area less fertile day by day, but that cow urine and human urine have helped keep land fertile for a longer period. “There was nothing wrong in what Gadkari had said, and neither was it a revelation. The use of human urine has benefited farming, since it (urine) has more nutrients. Even our own experiments in the universities have proved the same,” he said. Khadse said the policy would subsequently be implemented across the state. It has to be introduced in the state Cabinet first, from where it will go to the two houses for approval and only later be deemed official.
Only recently, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed that he urinated on the plants in the garden of his home to make them grow bigger and that he stored his urine in a 50-litre can for the purpose. Khadse added that human urine needed for implementation of this massive project could be collected from cinemas in Mumbai, where people, in large numbers, relieve themselves during the interval. “We can collect this urine in bulk and then transport it for use for the purpose of farming in rural areas,” the minister said. Khadse claimed an experiment on the same lines had been carried out at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, an agricultural university in Rahuri town of Ahmednagar district, at the government’s behest.
“They have been successful in it. It works,” he added. The state policy, which is in the pipeline, will declare a 35 per cent subsidy to farmers who will opt for this method of organic farming over the use of conventional fertilisers. The policy will also give subsidies to farmers for building cowsheds and collecting human urine, cow urine, dung and converting them into fertilisers. The farmers will be encouraged to reuse waste from farms, wasted and destroyed crops, and everything else that would help in composting. The government plans to encourage community farming, in which a few villages can come together to take up a composting project that will include the use of human urine.
The resultant fertiliser can then be shared among the stakeholders. Khadse said the government’s endorsement of organic farming and use of human urine as part of this policy is not new, but repeated experiments by state universities have confirmed that the use of traditional fertilisers is making land in rural area less fertile day by day, but that cow urine and human urine have helped keep land fertile for a longer period. “There was nothing wrong in what Gadkari had said, and neither was it a revelation. The use of human urine has benefited farming, since it (urine) has more nutrients. Even our own experiments in the universities have proved the same,” he said. Khadse said the policy would subsequently be implemented across the state. It has to be introduced in the state Cabinet first, from where it will go to the two houses for approval and only later be deemed official.
Would-be Superman fined for not wearing a seatbelt
A man who pulled out his best Superman moves on a motorway in Spain, by hanging half his body out of a car window, has been fined for not wearing his seatbelt, as has the driver of the car used in the stunt.
The driver, from Cantabria, was also fined for dangerous driving, as well as endangering the lives of himself and other road users and not properly taking care of the passengers in his car.
The stunt took place near the town of Los Corales in northern Spain. In the video, the backseat passenger leans his upper body out of the window, his arm outstretched. He knocks on the driver’s window and asks for directions to Corales, which the driver tells him is "over there".
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After the video came to the attention of local police they opened an investigation to find the stuntman who were finally tracked down on Thursday morning. The passengers are firemen from Corales and although they were not on duty at the time, Cantabria’s emergency services are thinking about taking disciplinary action against the men.
The driver, from Cantabria, was also fined for dangerous driving, as well as endangering the lives of himself and other road users and not properly taking care of the passengers in his car.
The stunt took place near the town of Los Corales in northern Spain. In the video, the backseat passenger leans his upper body out of the window, his arm outstretched. He knocks on the driver’s window and asks for directions to Corales, which the driver tells him is "over there".
YouTube link. Alternative video link.
After the video came to the attention of local police they opened an investigation to find the stuntman who were finally tracked down on Thursday morning. The passengers are firemen from Corales and although they were not on duty at the time, Cantabria’s emergency services are thinking about taking disciplinary action against the men.
Police forced to pay man compensation after recovering his stolen motorbike then selling it
A man has been given compensation after botched police paperwork led to his stolen motorbike being sold to a new owner.
Niall McLeod’s neon green Kawasaki trail bike was stolen from the Caledonian Village, Dalry, Ayrshire, in September 2013. Police took details of the vehicle and pledged to keep in touch if they tracked it down, but the 21-year-old student lost hope as the months went on.
It since emerged that the bike turned up in West Pilton two weeks after the theft, but due to an administration error, Mr McLeod was not notified.
The motorcycle ended up being sold at an auction of unclaimed stolen vehicles and it is now with a new owner in Galashiels.
Officers admitted the bike’s VIN number had been taken down wrong, which meant that when the vehicle was found, it did not tally with his details. As it was a trail bike, there was no registration number for police to record. Mr McLeod has now accepted a £4,000 compensation offer from Police Scotland, after refusing to accept an initial offer of £1,000. Mr McLeod, who has just completed his final year of marine biology at Heriot Watt University, said the debacle had been frustrating. He said: “When I got a phonecall at the end of July last year, saying ‘we might have found your motorbike’, I said, it’s been a fairly long time.
“I had expected by that point that I would never see it again. Apparently they’d written down a number wrong. It’s obviously a case of doing a computer search rather than doing any police work.” Mr McLeod, who now lives in Tollcross, said Police Scotland “finally admitted” they were in error at the end of January, offering him £1,000. He disputed this after seeking legal advice and just this week accepted a £4,000 offer of compensation. A replacement bike will cost between £2,800 and £3,200, while the remainder of the sum has been given to Mr McLeod 'for the inconvenience.' “It’s coming up for two years ago. It’s been months of me being out of pocket and at a disadvantage,” said Mr McLeod.
A police spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland can confirm an offer was made to resolve the claim in January 2015 which was repeated in April 2015. This was accepted in an email dated April 30, 2015. Police have a specialist department tasked with reuniting people with stolen property. When stolen vehicles are recovered, they are handed over to a contracted garage which stores them until they are reunited with their owners. The investigating officer and the garage attempt to notify the rightful owner, and the owner is traced they are given 21 days to collect the vehicle. If the vehicles still go unclaimed, they are sold at auction, and the money is held for a year before it is put into public funds.”
Officers admitted the bike’s VIN number had been taken down wrong, which meant that when the vehicle was found, it did not tally with his details. As it was a trail bike, there was no registration number for police to record. Mr McLeod has now accepted a £4,000 compensation offer from Police Scotland, after refusing to accept an initial offer of £1,000. Mr McLeod, who has just completed his final year of marine biology at Heriot Watt University, said the debacle had been frustrating. He said: “When I got a phonecall at the end of July last year, saying ‘we might have found your motorbike’, I said, it’s been a fairly long time.
“I had expected by that point that I would never see it again. Apparently they’d written down a number wrong. It’s obviously a case of doing a computer search rather than doing any police work.” Mr McLeod, who now lives in Tollcross, said Police Scotland “finally admitted” they were in error at the end of January, offering him £1,000. He disputed this after seeking legal advice and just this week accepted a £4,000 offer of compensation. A replacement bike will cost between £2,800 and £3,200, while the remainder of the sum has been given to Mr McLeod 'for the inconvenience.' “It’s coming up for two years ago. It’s been months of me being out of pocket and at a disadvantage,” said Mr McLeod.
A police spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland can confirm an offer was made to resolve the claim in January 2015 which was repeated in April 2015. This was accepted in an email dated April 30, 2015. Police have a specialist department tasked with reuniting people with stolen property. When stolen vehicles are recovered, they are handed over to a contracted garage which stores them until they are reunited with their owners. The investigating officer and the garage attempt to notify the rightful owner, and the owner is traced they are given 21 days to collect the vehicle. If the vehicles still go unclaimed, they are sold at auction, and the money is held for a year before it is put into public funds.”
Mother unhappy about son's 'bullet through head' homework question
A mother from Warden Bay, Kent, says she was shocked to discover her son’s homework contained a question relating to violent robbery.
The test sheet, for spelling, punctuation and grammar, required students to use “I” and “me” correctly in a sentence.
Alex Garrod’s 11-year-old son Harry is a pupil at Eastchurch Primary School in Sheerness and was studying at their home when he alerted her to the question.
Ms Garrod said: “He was sitting at the table doing his work when he said, ‘Oh my God, look at this’.
I was shocked. I thought, ‘Am I reading this correctly?’”
The sentence, which included gaps for the insertion of the correct grammar, read: “Hand ... the money before ... put a bullet through your head.” Ms Garrod, 29, said: “Because Harry had to put ‘I’ and ‘me’ in the sentence it was as though he was writing as himself. There’s thousands of more appropriate sentences they could have used for the test. Teachers are really busy, and proofreading homework sheets isn’t something they should be doing as these are pre-prepared test sheets. Afterwards, I did explain to Harry that you don’t need to be putting bullets through people’s heads to get money. He was like, ‘I know that Mum’.” Ms Garrod said the test was preparation for her son’s SATS exams next week.
She said: “I’m not a parent that gets in a flap about it affecting Harry. He’s quite clever, but it’s still an inappropriate question for a child to answer. What with the uproar over violent video games, parents don’t need to be worried about their children’s schoolwork as well.” Ms Garrod said her angst over the sentence was relieved somewhat when the youngster attempted to tackle a later question, which read: “When I asked the Scotsman if he enjoyed haggis, he looked at me and said ‘Och ...’” Ms Garrod said: “I’m not sure if we should even know the answer to that.” The school has since apologised that the paper was not checked by staff before being given to pupils.
Headteacher Sarah Hunt said: "We are sorry this has happened. The homework exercise was taken from a Times Educational Supplement site providing teaching resources, which is normally a very reliable facility used by thousands of teachers across the country every day. Unfortunately this particular piece of work was not checked thoroughly before being sent home with the children, and we are sorry that this has caused concern with the family. Our school encourages parents with any concerns about their child's education to come into school for a chat with their teacher or, if they prefer, myself and we are disappointed that the parents did not do so in this case."
The sentence, which included gaps for the insertion of the correct grammar, read: “Hand ... the money before ... put a bullet through your head.” Ms Garrod, 29, said: “Because Harry had to put ‘I’ and ‘me’ in the sentence it was as though he was writing as himself. There’s thousands of more appropriate sentences they could have used for the test. Teachers are really busy, and proofreading homework sheets isn’t something they should be doing as these are pre-prepared test sheets. Afterwards, I did explain to Harry that you don’t need to be putting bullets through people’s heads to get money. He was like, ‘I know that Mum’.” Ms Garrod said the test was preparation for her son’s SATS exams next week.
She said: “I’m not a parent that gets in a flap about it affecting Harry. He’s quite clever, but it’s still an inappropriate question for a child to answer. What with the uproar over violent video games, parents don’t need to be worried about their children’s schoolwork as well.” Ms Garrod said her angst over the sentence was relieved somewhat when the youngster attempted to tackle a later question, which read: “When I asked the Scotsman if he enjoyed haggis, he looked at me and said ‘Och ...’” Ms Garrod said: “I’m not sure if we should even know the answer to that.” The school has since apologised that the paper was not checked by staff before being given to pupils.
Headteacher Sarah Hunt said: "We are sorry this has happened. The homework exercise was taken from a Times Educational Supplement site providing teaching resources, which is normally a very reliable facility used by thousands of teachers across the country every day. Unfortunately this particular piece of work was not checked thoroughly before being sent home with the children, and we are sorry that this has caused concern with the family. Our school encourages parents with any concerns about their child's education to come into school for a chat with their teacher or, if they prefer, myself and we are disappointed that the parents did not do so in this case."
Man banned by airline for exposing Pinocchio penis tattoo
A holidaymaker from Grimsby, Humberside, who exposed himself to cabin crew and waved around a sex toy while on a flight to Majorca, has dismissed the incident as "only a giggle".
The actions of Tom Washington, 22, resulted in a lifetime ban from Jet2.com.
Imposing the ban, chiefs at the airline described the behaviour as "disgusting", saying they carry many families on their flights and such actions would not be tolerated.
But Tom said spirits were high as, along with 22 of his friends, he boarded the flight from East Midlands Airport to Majorca dressed as female cabin crew staff.
Things, however, quickly turned sour onboard the plane when Tom says he revealed his tattoo of childhood character Pinocchio, located in his pubic area, to fellow holidaymakers and cabin crew. "There were 23 of us altogether and we all met at East Midlands airport," he said. "We got up in the early hours to do our make-up and hair like any presentable woman. We were all excited and sober at this point, and we got on to the plane with barrels of laughter from pretty much everyone – the airport staff and members of the public. We got to our seats on the plane for the safety induction.
"I got up but because my jacket was too tight, it exposed my chest which I had covered with a bra. I then proceeded to 'help' the cabin staff with the talk using a sex toy. There were some old men on the plane as well and they were a laugh. The lads mentioned I had a tattoo of Pinocchio, which I showed them, and that was the point where the manager took my passport." Following the incident, Tom was told that he would be unable to board the return flight. In order to get him back home, his friends all chipped in to raise £130 to bring him back home on a different airline.
Jet2.com said they had reported the incident to Leicestershire Police, however a spokesperson for the force said they had no record of it. A spokesperson for Jet2.com said: "Jet2.com has given a lifetime ban to Grimsby man, Thomas Washington, for indecently exposing himself to cabin crew on a flight to Majorca last Friday, May 1. The airline refused his return travel to East Midlands Airport and has also reported the incident to the police." Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "We carry millions of families every year so this disgusting behaviour will not be tolerated. It is totally unacceptable. We pride ourselves on giving our customers a friendly and relaxing flight experience so we will take action against anyone who causes offence and disruption to our crew and passengers."
Things, however, quickly turned sour onboard the plane when Tom says he revealed his tattoo of childhood character Pinocchio, located in his pubic area, to fellow holidaymakers and cabin crew. "There were 23 of us altogether and we all met at East Midlands airport," he said. "We got up in the early hours to do our make-up and hair like any presentable woman. We were all excited and sober at this point, and we got on to the plane with barrels of laughter from pretty much everyone – the airport staff and members of the public. We got to our seats on the plane for the safety induction.
"I got up but because my jacket was too tight, it exposed my chest which I had covered with a bra. I then proceeded to 'help' the cabin staff with the talk using a sex toy. There were some old men on the plane as well and they were a laugh. The lads mentioned I had a tattoo of Pinocchio, which I showed them, and that was the point where the manager took my passport." Following the incident, Tom was told that he would be unable to board the return flight. In order to get him back home, his friends all chipped in to raise £130 to bring him back home on a different airline.
Jet2.com said they had reported the incident to Leicestershire Police, however a spokesperson for the force said they had no record of it. A spokesperson for Jet2.com said: "Jet2.com has given a lifetime ban to Grimsby man, Thomas Washington, for indecently exposing himself to cabin crew on a flight to Majorca last Friday, May 1. The airline refused his return travel to East Midlands Airport and has also reported the incident to the police." Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "We carry millions of families every year so this disgusting behaviour will not be tolerated. It is totally unacceptable. We pride ourselves on giving our customers a friendly and relaxing flight experience so we will take action against anyone who causes offence and disruption to our crew and passengers."
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