Friday, May 29, 2015
30 people ejected from hotel after squabble over waffle maker
Two women fighting over the waffle maker at a hotel in Mason County, Michigan, apparently ignited a major disruption inside the hotel's buffet-style breakfast area, police say.
A Mason County Sheriff's Office deputy stood by as 30 people were ordered by the property manager to pack their bags and leave the America's Best Value Inn in Pere Marquette Township.
Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said it allegedly all started over the hotel's waffle maker at around 9am on Sunday. "It sounded like one lady walked up and asked the other lady if she was in line for the waffle maker. She didn't answer, so this lady started to make her waffle.
The other confronted her and said, 'That was my waffle' and the other lady said, 'No, it's mine' and then it went down hill from there," Cole said. Deputies were dispatched to the hotel and found "a large group of people arguing over the waffle maker," he said. "The property manager asked that everyone be kicked out of the hotel.
"All parties involved were ordered to collect their items and they left," Cole said. No one was injured and no one was arrested for the commotion. The 30 or so people who were ordered to leave are from Chicago and Canton, Mich., Cole said. "There was just a lot of yelling and screaming, but no one was assaulted," he said. "They were all asked to leave and the deputy stood by while they did that."
Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said it allegedly all started over the hotel's waffle maker at around 9am on Sunday. "It sounded like one lady walked up and asked the other lady if she was in line for the waffle maker. She didn't answer, so this lady started to make her waffle.
The other confronted her and said, 'That was my waffle' and the other lady said, 'No, it's mine' and then it went down hill from there," Cole said. Deputies were dispatched to the hotel and found "a large group of people arguing over the waffle maker," he said. "The property manager asked that everyone be kicked out of the hotel.
"All parties involved were ordered to collect their items and they left," Cole said. No one was injured and no one was arrested for the commotion. The 30 or so people who were ordered to leave are from Chicago and Canton, Mich., Cole said. "There was just a lot of yelling and screaming, but no one was assaulted," he said. "They were all asked to leave and the deputy stood by while they did that."
Dispute over last rib at barbecue led to woman being stabbed in eye with fork
An Indiana woman has been jailed on a felony charge after allegedly stabbing another woman in the eye with a fork during a dispute over the last remaining rib at a family barbecue.
Sabrina Davis, 45, was arrested on Sunday night by officers responding to a stabbing call at the Muncie residence of Florence Gill, who was hosting family and friends (like Davis, who lives down the road).
As detailed in a probable cause affidavit, Gill’s daughter, Angela Watkins, was “upset that Davis was taking the last rib from the kitchen,” and confronted the guest “about taking all the food.” Watkins told police that Davis “had a fork in her hand that she was using to take meat from a pan,” adding that Davis stabbed her in the left eye with the utensil.
Lanika Marshall, Watkins’s sister, told officers that her sibling and Davis “were arguing over the last rib,” and that Watkins was “frustrated that Davis was taking so much food from the house.” Marshall added that she witnessed Davis stab Watkins with the fork. During police questioning, Davis confirmed that “the dispute was over the last rib in the pan,” and that Watkins “was telling her she couldn’t take the last rib and moved the pan away from her.”
Davis claimed that she stabbed Watkins in self defence when “Watkins grabbed a knife from a dish drainer.” Watkins suffered “two small lacerations on her left eye,” which was swollen and bloodshot, police reported. She subsequently “went to IU Ball Hospital for treatment.” Davis is being held in the Delaware County jail in lieu of $5,000 bond on a criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon charge.
As detailed in a probable cause affidavit, Gill’s daughter, Angela Watkins, was “upset that Davis was taking the last rib from the kitchen,” and confronted the guest “about taking all the food.” Watkins told police that Davis “had a fork in her hand that she was using to take meat from a pan,” adding that Davis stabbed her in the left eye with the utensil.
Lanika Marshall, Watkins’s sister, told officers that her sibling and Davis “were arguing over the last rib,” and that Watkins was “frustrated that Davis was taking so much food from the house.” Marshall added that she witnessed Davis stab Watkins with the fork. During police questioning, Davis confirmed that “the dispute was over the last rib in the pan,” and that Watkins “was telling her she couldn’t take the last rib and moved the pan away from her.”
Davis claimed that she stabbed Watkins in self defence when “Watkins grabbed a knife from a dish drainer.” Watkins suffered “two small lacerations on her left eye,” which was swollen and bloodshot, police reported. She subsequently “went to IU Ball Hospital for treatment.” Davis is being held in the Delaware County jail in lieu of $5,000 bond on a criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon charge.
Man celebrating 21st birthday drowned while trying to swim across pond with 10 lb rock
A celebration on the water turned tragic in Butte County, California, on Monday.
A young man drowned on his 21st birthday after reportedly trying to swim across a pond while carrying a ten pound rock.
According to the Oroville CHP, Austin Harr of Gridley drowned while swimming at the Gridley Plunge, in the Oroville Wildlife Area. Witnesses told officials Harr was holding the large rock while trying to swim across the pond.
He disappeared in the water and did not emerge. His body was found about 40 minutes later, at around 5:50pm. According to the CHP, alcohol may have played a role in the drowning. The incident remains under investigation.
A young man drowned on his 21st birthday after reportedly trying to swim across a pond while carrying a ten pound rock.
According to the Oroville CHP, Austin Harr of Gridley drowned while swimming at the Gridley Plunge, in the Oroville Wildlife Area. Witnesses told officials Harr was holding the large rock while trying to swim across the pond.
He disappeared in the water and did not emerge. His body was found about 40 minutes later, at around 5:50pm. According to the CHP, alcohol may have played a role in the drowning. The incident remains under investigation.
1,037 pet mice seized from inside home
An investigation into distressed animals has resulted in the largest animal seizure in the history of Calgary, Canada.
On Tuesday, members of the Calgary Humane Society’s protection and investigations team responded to a home and seized 1,037 domesticated mice, 80 fish, three cats and three dogs.
Members of the Calgary Police Service, Animal Services, and the Calgary Fire Department assisted with the investigation. “By volume, this is the largest animal seizure in Calgary history,” said Brad Nichols, senior manager of cruelty investigation with the Calgary Humane Society.
“275 animals had to be euthanized on intake due to injuries.” Nichols says the investigation into the matter continues as the animals undergo veterinary assessment and treatment but charges are pending against the owner of the animals. The health inspector has deemed the home uninhabitable.
With news video. There's a short raw video filmed inside the house here.
On Tuesday, members of the Calgary Humane Society’s protection and investigations team responded to a home and seized 1,037 domesticated mice, 80 fish, three cats and three dogs.
Members of the Calgary Police Service, Animal Services, and the Calgary Fire Department assisted with the investigation. “By volume, this is the largest animal seizure in Calgary history,” said Brad Nichols, senior manager of cruelty investigation with the Calgary Humane Society.
“275 animals had to be euthanized on intake due to injuries.” Nichols says the investigation into the matter continues as the animals undergo veterinary assessment and treatment but charges are pending against the owner of the animals. The health inspector has deemed the home uninhabitable.
With news video. There's a short raw video filmed inside the house here.
Attempted carjacking broadcast as victim talked about her hair pin collection on live radio show
An attempted carjacking has been broadcast live on ABC radio in Australia after a woman phoning in for a discussion on collections was held up in Brisbane's south.
The woman had phoned in to David Curnow's Evenings programme on 612 ABC Brisbane at about 9:40pm on Monday to discuss her hair pin collection when she was abruptly cut off by yelling and swearing between two males in the background.
The woman, who was in the car with her husband waiting for their son to finish a training session, was interrupted on air by a man trying to get into their car. He was eventually scared off. "We were worried for her but also not sure what had happened.
"We chased her up. I didn't really know what was going on," Curnow said. "It just came out of nowhere ... it just suddenly cut in, she stopped talking ... I thought I was getting a crossed line. I put it on hold and told the producer to check to see if she was okay. She said she was shaken up and that she'd called police."
You can here a censored audio of the live broadcast here.
The woman had phoned in to David Curnow's Evenings programme on 612 ABC Brisbane at about 9:40pm on Monday to discuss her hair pin collection when she was abruptly cut off by yelling and swearing between two males in the background.
The woman, who was in the car with her husband waiting for their son to finish a training session, was interrupted on air by a man trying to get into their car. He was eventually scared off. "We were worried for her but also not sure what had happened.
"We chased her up. I didn't really know what was going on," Curnow said. "It just came out of nowhere ... it just suddenly cut in, she stopped talking ... I thought I was getting a crossed line. I put it on hold and told the producer to check to see if she was okay. She said she was shaken up and that she'd called police."
You can here a censored audio of the live broadcast here.
Motorised seesaws take over former church
One hundred and fifty motorised seesaws have been installed in a former church in Austria, in a work of art by Swiss artist Zimoun.
Zimoun’s latest installation is aptly called ‘150 prepared dc-motors, 270kg wood, 210m string wire’.
The seesaws are made from long batons that pivot vertically on short upright lengths - making a discordant, rhythmic sound that echoes around the church as they strike the floor.
Each seesaw has a motor that powers a thin metal arm. They are scattered around the nave and transepts of Klangraum Krems - a Gothic church which has been converted into an arts space in the town of Krems an der Donau.
Vimeo link.
"The sum of all those individual systems is generating rich textures in sound and motion, while the architecture of the church is reflecting and amplifying all the tiny sounds all over the space," Zimoun said. The installation is open until July 26th.
The seesaws are made from long batons that pivot vertically on short upright lengths - making a discordant, rhythmic sound that echoes around the church as they strike the floor.
Each seesaw has a motor that powers a thin metal arm. They are scattered around the nave and transepts of Klangraum Krems - a Gothic church which has been converted into an arts space in the town of Krems an der Donau.
Vimeo link.
"The sum of all those individual systems is generating rich textures in sound and motion, while the architecture of the church is reflecting and amplifying all the tiny sounds all over the space," Zimoun said. The installation is open until July 26th.
Woman devastated after visitor to her home snorted ashes of her dead mother
A woman from Dundee has told of her disgust after a visitor to her home snorted her dead mother’s ashes.
The invcident took place as a group of people sat drinking in Jacqui Tierney’s house in the Hilltown area.
It was witnessed by a family friend, who said today he couldn’t believe what the female visitor had done.
The friend said: “I was shocked and disgusted.
We had all been drinking and she just seemed to think it was fun and was showing off about it.
This is the lowest of the low.
“It’s worse than jumping on somebody’s grave. It’s so disrespectful to the memory of someone’s mum and gran and I can’t believe it happened.” The ashes of Hilda Tierney had been contained in an urn on a unit in the living room. The family friend told Jacqui, 51, what had happened to her mum’s ashes, leaving her horrified. She said: “How could someone do something like this? It is beyond belief that this happened in my own home. Seemingly, she just took the ashes from the top of my unit and started snorting them.
“My friend witnessed the whole thing and decided I should be told. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. What would make someone do something like that? My mum meant the world to me and apart from anything else, how could someone do something so disrespectful?” Jacqui said her disbelief quickly turned to rage when she gave more thought to what happened. She said: “I decided to challenge this person about what they had done but she ran away out of my house and I haven’t seen her since.
“She has tried to contact me by phone but I am still too angry to take her call. I don’t know what I would say to her but I know she will never set foot in this house again.” Jacqui lost her mother Hilda four years ago. She said: “After mum was cremated I scattered some of her ashes in a favourite spot but kept a small amount back to make into jewellery. I thought it would be nice to put some of her ashes into a ring or necklace but now there is nothing left now for me to do that with.”
“It’s worse than jumping on somebody’s grave. It’s so disrespectful to the memory of someone’s mum and gran and I can’t believe it happened.” The ashes of Hilda Tierney had been contained in an urn on a unit in the living room. The family friend told Jacqui, 51, what had happened to her mum’s ashes, leaving her horrified. She said: “How could someone do something like this? It is beyond belief that this happened in my own home. Seemingly, she just took the ashes from the top of my unit and started snorting them.
“My friend witnessed the whole thing and decided I should be told. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. What would make someone do something like that? My mum meant the world to me and apart from anything else, how could someone do something so disrespectful?” Jacqui said her disbelief quickly turned to rage when she gave more thought to what happened. She said: “I decided to challenge this person about what they had done but she ran away out of my house and I haven’t seen her since.
“She has tried to contact me by phone but I am still too angry to take her call. I don’t know what I would say to her but I know she will never set foot in this house again.” Jacqui lost her mother Hilda four years ago. She said: “After mum was cremated I scattered some of her ashes in a favourite spot but kept a small amount back to make into jewellery. I thought it would be nice to put some of her ashes into a ring or necklace but now there is nothing left now for me to do that with.”
Village to hold funeral and wake for dead duck
A duck that has lived on a pond in Compton Martin, Somerset, for the past twenty five years will be given a special send off by villagers.
Desmond Drake, who was killed by a fox earlier this week, will be given official wake and the church will fly its flag at half-mast to mourn his death.
Andrew Griffiths, 68, who owns the mill pond where Desmond was a resident, said the longstanding feathered resident had a special place in the hearts of many local people. He added: "He will be sadly missed, both for his propensity to consume stale bread and cake, along with his ability to toss upstart young moorhens all over the place.
"He has been a permanent fixture of the pond, for in excess of 25 years, outliving all his contemporaries. He has brought much joy and happiness to people of all ages. He will be sadly missed and so can never be replaced. We said we would have a wake for the duck. When we decide to do it we will drop the flag to half-mast on the church.
"We will all have a drink in the pub. He was a very long serving duck and member of the community. He became family, he became a village icon. There was even a little society, the blood of the duck, and we would drink whisky with a duck egg in. Lots of people have been giving their condolences since his death." A wake, which does not yet have a date, will be held at the village pub, The Ring O'Bells.
Andrew Griffiths, 68, who owns the mill pond where Desmond was a resident, said the longstanding feathered resident had a special place in the hearts of many local people. He added: "He will be sadly missed, both for his propensity to consume stale bread and cake, along with his ability to toss upstart young moorhens all over the place.
"He has been a permanent fixture of the pond, for in excess of 25 years, outliving all his contemporaries. He has brought much joy and happiness to people of all ages. He will be sadly missed and so can never be replaced. We said we would have a wake for the duck. When we decide to do it we will drop the flag to half-mast on the church.
"We will all have a drink in the pub. He was a very long serving duck and member of the community. He became family, he became a village icon. There was even a little society, the blood of the duck, and we would drink whisky with a duck egg in. Lots of people have been giving their condolences since his death." A wake, which does not yet have a date, will be held at the village pub, The Ring O'Bells.
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