Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Would-be surfing seal waits for a wave
This seal was spotted by Micheál Burke at Colligan Estuary, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, last month.
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Woman accused of committing three bank robberies within 25 minutes
Police in Florida are investigating three bank robberies that happened in Brandon on Monday afternoon, just minutes apart. Hillsborough County detectives say one woman is behind all of them.
Cindy Carabeo, 50, is accused of robbing the BB&T Bank on Brandon Boulevard, the nearby Wells Fargo on S. Kings Avenue and the Florida Central Credit Union on Oakfield Drive.
The robberies happened between 3:20 and 3:45 p.m. She was was arrested minutes after that. Deputies say Carabeo was handing bank tellers a written note that she wanted money and had a gun. "These tellers are not going to wait to see whether or not they have a gun," said Detective Larry McKinnon, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
"Most of these robberies are silent, where they pass a note and they just assume they are armed." But, the third time was not the charm for Carabeo. By then, deputies had her tag number and were waiting at her Valrico apartment complex. "The police were everywhere, the detectives and everything," said neighbour Tiffany Frison. "The police had their guns out and my son actually saw them chasing her. She was trying to get away from them."
Neighbours, at the time, had no idea what they were seeing. "They were tackling her on the ground," Frison continued. "I guess she was trying to get away from them. But, they got her." They were stunned to later learn a crime spree ended in their backyard. "By 4 o'clock, we had her in custody," McKinnon said. "Very fast, very quick robberies. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and we were able to get her off the street and behind bars where she belongs." Carabeo faces three counts of armed robbery.
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The robberies happened between 3:20 and 3:45 p.m. She was was arrested minutes after that. Deputies say Carabeo was handing bank tellers a written note that she wanted money and had a gun. "These tellers are not going to wait to see whether or not they have a gun," said Detective Larry McKinnon, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
"Most of these robberies are silent, where they pass a note and they just assume they are armed." But, the third time was not the charm for Carabeo. By then, deputies had her tag number and were waiting at her Valrico apartment complex. "The police were everywhere, the detectives and everything," said neighbour Tiffany Frison. "The police had their guns out and my son actually saw them chasing her. She was trying to get away from them."
Neighbours, at the time, had no idea what they were seeing. "They were tackling her on the ground," Frison continued. "I guess she was trying to get away from them. But, they got her." They were stunned to later learn a crime spree ended in their backyard. "By 4 o'clock, we had her in custody," McKinnon said. "Very fast, very quick robberies. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and we were able to get her off the street and behind bars where she belongs." Carabeo faces three counts of armed robbery.
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Trail of macaroni salad led police investigators to three suspected burglars
A trail of macaroni salad led police investigators in Livingston County, New York, to three suspected burglars on Sunday.
Deputies of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office responded to a burglary at Build-A-Burger Restaurant in Mt. Morris at 6:30am, after the owners reported their surveillance system and cash register were missing.
The investigation led police to the Greenway Trail, a hiking and biking path, where they found cash register parts, surveillance system parts, rubber gloves, loose change and "a steady trail of macaroni salad," according to a news release issued by the office. "It was later discovered that the suspects stole a large bowl of macaroni salad, which they took turns eating, along their escape route," the statement read.
The suspects were in custody by early afternoon. Matthew P. Sapetko, 34, of Mt. Morris; James P. Marullo, 35, of Mt. Morris, and Timothy S. Walker Jr., 23, from Idaho, were charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree grand larceny.
Walker also faces charges for criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. They were arraigned and committed to Livingston County Jail. Walker's and Sapetko's bail were set at $7,500 cash and $15,000 bond, respectively. Marullo is being held on no bail, due to prior felony convictions.
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The investigation led police to the Greenway Trail, a hiking and biking path, where they found cash register parts, surveillance system parts, rubber gloves, loose change and "a steady trail of macaroni salad," according to a news release issued by the office. "It was later discovered that the suspects stole a large bowl of macaroni salad, which they took turns eating, along their escape route," the statement read.
The suspects were in custody by early afternoon. Matthew P. Sapetko, 34, of Mt. Morris; James P. Marullo, 35, of Mt. Morris, and Timothy S. Walker Jr., 23, from Idaho, were charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree grand larceny.
Walker also faces charges for criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument. They were arraigned and committed to Livingston County Jail. Walker's and Sapetko's bail were set at $7,500 cash and $15,000 bond, respectively. Marullo is being held on no bail, due to prior felony convictions.
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Man arrested after breaking window to rescue dog from hot car
A man from Athens, Georgia, saved a dog from a hot car but was arrested because of how he did it. The move landed Michael Hammons behind bars.
"I heard someone say there was a dog in distress in a hot car," he said.
Without thinking, the Desert Storm veteran jumped into action.
And with his wife's wheelchair leg, he smashed the window, freeing the dog. "I've got PTSD, and I've seen enough death and destruction," Hammons said. "And I didn't want anything else to happen if I could prevent it." But witnesses say when the owner came out of the store, she was furious, and demanded deputies take action.
Oconee County Chief Deputy Lee Weems, said: "We would not have made those charges on our own. The deputies on scene say the owner of the dog and the car were very insistent that he be charged with criminal trespassing." She told police it had only been five minutes. But witness Diane Byard says: "It wasn't just five minutes like the lady stated, it was a lot longer. I personally felt the heat in the car; I saw the dog panting. This dog was in distress."
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Byard added: "If it is 80 degrees outside, within 30 minutes, it will be 114 degrees inside a vehicle, even with the windows cracked." The owner was cited for leaving the dog in the hot car. But without surveillance video, deputies say it is hard to tell how long the dog was actually left in the car. Georgia state law does allow an individual to break a window to save a child in a hot or cold car, but not a pet, and the laws are the same for the state of Missouri. That is something that animal advocates say they are working to change.
And with his wife's wheelchair leg, he smashed the window, freeing the dog. "I've got PTSD, and I've seen enough death and destruction," Hammons said. "And I didn't want anything else to happen if I could prevent it." But witnesses say when the owner came out of the store, she was furious, and demanded deputies take action.
Oconee County Chief Deputy Lee Weems, said: "We would not have made those charges on our own. The deputies on scene say the owner of the dog and the car were very insistent that he be charged with criminal trespassing." She told police it had only been five minutes. But witness Diane Byard says: "It wasn't just five minutes like the lady stated, it was a lot longer. I personally felt the heat in the car; I saw the dog panting. This dog was in distress."
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Byard added: "If it is 80 degrees outside, within 30 minutes, it will be 114 degrees inside a vehicle, even with the windows cracked." The owner was cited for leaving the dog in the hot car. But without surveillance video, deputies say it is hard to tell how long the dog was actually left in the car. Georgia state law does allow an individual to break a window to save a child in a hot or cold car, but not a pet, and the laws are the same for the state of Missouri. That is something that animal advocates say they are working to change.
Lower caste groom wore crash helmet to guard against stone-throwing upper caste villagers
A groom in Madhya Pradesh, India, traded his orange safaa or turban for a sturdy helmet as upper caste men in his village attacked him with stones - all because he dared to ride a horse to his wedding.
Late on Sunday night, Pawan Malviya's baraat or wedding procession slowly made its way through his village in Ratlam district.
Pawan wore a dark suit, a long necklace and carried a sword as he sat on the horse. Along with a helmet, he cut an unusual figure. A short while before that, around half a dozen members of Pawan's family were injured as stones were hurled at them. Pawan belongs to the Dalit or unprivileged caste and was told by upper caste villagers that members of his caste are not allowed to sit on a horse or take out grand processions.
The family, worried that it would be attacked, asked for police protection. As part of what district officials described as a compromise between the two sides, the upper caste families agreed to keep their doors shut so they would not have to watch a Dalit groom on a horse. Despite this, Pawan's procession was attacked with stones when it reached the village square, and blocked. "They are not letting us go. They keep threatening us and trying to drive us away.
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"We will carry on with help from the police," Pawan, still wearing the safaa, said. When the group resumed its journey, the groom was wearing a helmet and policemen in riot gear had joined his procession. Around 30 villagers have been arrested and scores more have been booked under a law that bans caste-based atrocities. "It is a dispute between two groups in the Nirun village. The procession was finally allowed to move peacefully and without incident. We have registered a case against around 70 people," said a senior police officer.
Pawan wore a dark suit, a long necklace and carried a sword as he sat on the horse. Along with a helmet, he cut an unusual figure. A short while before that, around half a dozen members of Pawan's family were injured as stones were hurled at them. Pawan belongs to the Dalit or unprivileged caste and was told by upper caste villagers that members of his caste are not allowed to sit on a horse or take out grand processions.
The family, worried that it would be attacked, asked for police protection. As part of what district officials described as a compromise between the two sides, the upper caste families agreed to keep their doors shut so they would not have to watch a Dalit groom on a horse. Despite this, Pawan's procession was attacked with stones when it reached the village square, and blocked. "They are not letting us go. They keep threatening us and trying to drive us away.
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"We will carry on with help from the police," Pawan, still wearing the safaa, said. When the group resumed its journey, the groom was wearing a helmet and policemen in riot gear had joined his procession. Around 30 villagers have been arrested and scores more have been booked under a law that bans caste-based atrocities. "It is a dispute between two groups in the Nirun village. The procession was finally allowed to move peacefully and without incident. We have registered a case against around 70 people," said a senior police officer.
Four drunk goats taken to hospital after falling unconscious from drinking illicit liquor
Ramesh Patni, a cattle breeder from Kheralu in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, western India, was a desperate man on Thursday morning. Four of his herd of 40 goats who had become tipsy after drinking seized liquor bottles that had been destroyed by the police, were still unconscious nearly 40 hours of their drinking binge. However, when he took the drunk goats to the local veterinary clinic, they slowly came back to their senses.
Patni's woes began on Tuesday evening when he found that many of his goats, who had been grazing on gauchar land in Kheralu, had become unconscious or were behaving strangely. Frantic enquiries revealed that just hours ago, Kheralu police had destroyed 11,500 bottles of liquor that were seized in the morning in the presence of police personnel. While police presence at the spot was removed three hours after the bottles were flattened by a roller, nearly 60% of the liquor was absorbed in the earth.
The goats had apparently drunk the liquor that had collected in puddles on the uneven land or seeped into the crevices of the earth. "I called for a handcart and took the unconscious goats home. Later, most regained consciousness but they were unusually boisterous. I rarely pack them in a cattle pen but that night I had no option. I lock them up for the night and kept them locked for the whole of Wednesday," said Patni.
On Thursday morning, four goats had still not recovered from the hangover and had to be taken to hospital. Kheralu police inspector S H Bawa said they had come to know that goats had become tipsy after drinking liqour that had collected on the gauchar land. "We had left the place only after most of the liquor was absorbed in the ground but some of it must have seeped into the land," said a bemused Bawa. In the past, cows had got drunk after drinking from liquor destroyed by the police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
Patni's woes began on Tuesday evening when he found that many of his goats, who had been grazing on gauchar land in Kheralu, had become unconscious or were behaving strangely. Frantic enquiries revealed that just hours ago, Kheralu police had destroyed 11,500 bottles of liquor that were seized in the morning in the presence of police personnel. While police presence at the spot was removed three hours after the bottles were flattened by a roller, nearly 60% of the liquor was absorbed in the earth.
The goats had apparently drunk the liquor that had collected in puddles on the uneven land or seeped into the crevices of the earth. "I called for a handcart and took the unconscious goats home. Later, most regained consciousness but they were unusually boisterous. I rarely pack them in a cattle pen but that night I had no option. I lock them up for the night and kept them locked for the whole of Wednesday," said Patni.
On Thursday morning, four goats had still not recovered from the hangover and had to be taken to hospital. Kheralu police inspector S H Bawa said they had come to know that goats had become tipsy after drinking liqour that had collected on the gauchar land. "We had left the place only after most of the liquor was absorbed in the ground but some of it must have seeped into the land," said a bemused Bawa. In the past, cows had got drunk after drinking from liquor destroyed by the police on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
Vegetarian man offended by the smell of meat threatened fellow train passengers with knife
A vegetarian man on a train travelling from Traunstein to Munich in Germany went berserk on Sunday, threatening fellow passengers with a knife when he smelt meat wafting from their table.
Eight young revellers between 18 and 20 years old were travelling back from the Traunsteiner Spring festival at around midnight. Two of them had decided to soak up the days frivolities with a kebab bought for the journey home.
But a vegetarian who was also travelling on the train took personal offence at the smell of the meat and immediately started an argument with the young group. The 29-year-old vegetarian at first insulted the young men and women, then threatened them with a knife.
He then slapped the two men who were eating the meat around the head. This was when it became too much for the young group, who then got off the train at Bad Endorf and reported the incident to the police. The indignant vegetarian was arrested by the police in Rosenheim. He will now face charges of bodily harm and threatening behaviour.
Eight young revellers between 18 and 20 years old were travelling back from the Traunsteiner Spring festival at around midnight. Two of them had decided to soak up the days frivolities with a kebab bought for the journey home.
But a vegetarian who was also travelling on the train took personal offence at the smell of the meat and immediately started an argument with the young group. The 29-year-old vegetarian at first insulted the young men and women, then threatened them with a knife.
He then slapped the two men who were eating the meat around the head. This was when it became too much for the young group, who then got off the train at Bad Endorf and reported the incident to the police. The indignant vegetarian was arrested by the police in Rosenheim. He will now face charges of bodily harm and threatening behaviour.
Swedish peace society deploys Singing Sailor defence system to scare off Russian submarines
A Swedish peace society has come up with a new way of fighting off Russian submarines in the Stockholm archipelago: a subsurface sonar system called 'The Singing Sailor', which sends out Morse code and features the message "Welcome to Sweden. Gay since 1944".
Sweden hit international headlines in October last year when it launched the biggest military underwater operation in recent years after it spotted a foreign submarine in Swedish waters. The vessel was widely thought to be Russian, although the Swedish military was unable to confirm where it came from – or indeed locate it.
The country's ability to defend itself should Russia increase military activity in the Baltic remains a hot topic, after the centre-left government announced a new 10.2 billion kronor defence deal designed to increase the country's capabilities. Just last week a British defence expert said that a Russian attack on the Nordic nation "could come soon". But the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) believes there are more efficient ways to fend off Russians than military force. Their new 'Singing Sailor Underwater Defence System', was lowered into the sea east of Stockholm on April 27th.
Any submarines lurking in the capital's waters will now come across an animated neon sign of a dancing sailor wearing underpants along with the message "Sweden – gay since 1944" (referring to when Sweden legalized homosexuality). The sign also sends out the Morse code: "This way if you are gay". The tongue-in-cheek move is designed to scare off military vessels from Russia, which does not share Sweden's tolerant attitude to homosexuality. Russia recently sparked an outcry in the Nordic nation when it approved controversial legislation outlawing 'propaganda' directed at minors about 'non-traditional sexual relations'. "If there is a submarine down there beneath the Baltic waves and the crew should happen to see or hear the Singing Sailor they are welcome to join us in the Stockholm Pride Parade on August 1st," Daniel Holking, SPAS communications and fundraising manager, said in a statement.
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"In times of unrest, love and peace across boundaries is more important than ever. We want to break up with the violence. Our invitation is also extended to Swedish subs and military personnel and all others that want to join us," he added. On a more serious note, the organization, which believes that military rearmament is a contributing cause of conflict, added that 'The Singing Sailor' is also a call for Sweden to shift its military resources into 'development and rethinking security'. If military actions and weapons had functioned as conflict resolution methods there would be peace in the world a long time ago," Anna Ek, SPAS president said. In March, Sweden's Security Service Säpo said that the biggest intelligence threat against Sweden came from Russia in 2014. Its annual report described Russian espionage against Sweden as "extensive".
The country's ability to defend itself should Russia increase military activity in the Baltic remains a hot topic, after the centre-left government announced a new 10.2 billion kronor defence deal designed to increase the country's capabilities. Just last week a British defence expert said that a Russian attack on the Nordic nation "could come soon". But the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) believes there are more efficient ways to fend off Russians than military force. Their new 'Singing Sailor Underwater Defence System', was lowered into the sea east of Stockholm on April 27th.
Any submarines lurking in the capital's waters will now come across an animated neon sign of a dancing sailor wearing underpants along with the message "Sweden – gay since 1944" (referring to when Sweden legalized homosexuality). The sign also sends out the Morse code: "This way if you are gay". The tongue-in-cheek move is designed to scare off military vessels from Russia, which does not share Sweden's tolerant attitude to homosexuality. Russia recently sparked an outcry in the Nordic nation when it approved controversial legislation outlawing 'propaganda' directed at minors about 'non-traditional sexual relations'. "If there is a submarine down there beneath the Baltic waves and the crew should happen to see or hear the Singing Sailor they are welcome to join us in the Stockholm Pride Parade on August 1st," Daniel Holking, SPAS communications and fundraising manager, said in a statement.
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"In times of unrest, love and peace across boundaries is more important than ever. We want to break up with the violence. Our invitation is also extended to Swedish subs and military personnel and all others that want to join us," he added. On a more serious note, the organization, which believes that military rearmament is a contributing cause of conflict, added that 'The Singing Sailor' is also a call for Sweden to shift its military resources into 'development and rethinking security'. If military actions and weapons had functioned as conflict resolution methods there would be peace in the world a long time ago," Anna Ek, SPAS president said. In March, Sweden's Security Service Säpo said that the biggest intelligence threat against Sweden came from Russia in 2014. Its annual report described Russian espionage against Sweden as "extensive".
Man sneezed out part of toy dart that had been up his nose for 43 years
A 51-year-old man been reunited with part of a toy dart that he played with as a child after he sneezed it out.
Steve Easton, from Surrey, was overcome by a sneezing fit and "a very uncomfortable sensation" before he felt something make its way into his left nostril and slowly unfurl itself.
After he retrieved it, Mr Easton was unable to work out what it was until he phoned his mother, Pat.
She knew instantly it was a rubber sucker lost more than 40 years ago. Mr Easton was at home in Camberley playing a game on the internet when it happened. "It was a very strange sensation so I retrieved it to examine it," he said. Mr Easton said he had grown up being able to smell and blow his nose and added: "It doesn't feel any different. Nothing has changed as far as I'm concerned.
"It's the length of time," he said. "I'm not the first person this has happened to, but 43 years - it's quite out there isn't it?" Mrs Easton, 77, who lives in Buckinghamshire, had taken Steve to hospital at the age of seven or eight, suspecting he had swallowed the sucker from the dart. She said she had worried about it for years and was just glad it was out.
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"I don't know what he did, you know what children are, whether he put it in his mouth, but he swallowed it. I was really worried so I took him to hospital and they X-rayed him and checked everything and they couldn't find it." She said she had never known whether he had got rid of it naturally or whether it was still inside him. "All these years later, it suddenly shot out," she said.
She knew instantly it was a rubber sucker lost more than 40 years ago. Mr Easton was at home in Camberley playing a game on the internet when it happened. "It was a very strange sensation so I retrieved it to examine it," he said. Mr Easton said he had grown up being able to smell and blow his nose and added: "It doesn't feel any different. Nothing has changed as far as I'm concerned.
"It's the length of time," he said. "I'm not the first person this has happened to, but 43 years - it's quite out there isn't it?" Mrs Easton, 77, who lives in Buckinghamshire, had taken Steve to hospital at the age of seven or eight, suspecting he had swallowed the sucker from the dart. She said she had worried about it for years and was just glad it was out.
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"I don't know what he did, you know what children are, whether he put it in his mouth, but he swallowed it. I was really worried so I took him to hospital and they X-rayed him and checked everything and they couldn't find it." She said she had never known whether he had got rid of it naturally or whether it was still inside him. "All these years later, it suddenly shot out," she said.
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