Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Local newspaper hails baseball player's abilities
Last Friday, Pat Venditte, 29, made his Major League debut for Oakland Athletics against the Boston Red Sox, becoming the first MLB player in 20 years to pitch with both his left and right arms.
The East Oregonian newspaper, based in Pendleton, Oregon, celebrated Venditte's ambidexterity with this headline.
The East Oregonian newspaper, based in Pendleton, Oregon, celebrated Venditte's ambidexterity with this headline.
Man in jail after alleged assault with pizza
A man is behind bars for allegedly throwing a hot slice of pizza at his female roommate during an argument in their Florida apartment.
According to police, Daniel Plunkett and Brenda Fiejdasz “had an argument about pizza” last Wednesday evening inside their Treasure Island residence. The nature of the pizza dispute is not further described in a criminal complaint. During the quarrel, Plunkett, 50, allegedly threw a slice at Fiejdasz, 56, who was struck on the left hand by the pizza.
“The pizza was hot, victim had no injury,” an officer noted, adding, “Victim had pizza sauce on her right shoulder, and cleaned up prior to arrival.” After being read his rights, Plunkett denied throwing the pizza. Instead, Plunkett, who had pizza sauce on his chest and shorts, claimed that Fiejdasz “threw pizza on him.”
Plunkett was arrested for simple battery, a misdemeanor. He was also charged with violating the terms of a felony probation stemming from convictions for drunk driving and driving with a licence that had been suspended or revoked. Plunkett is being held without bond on the probation violation counts.
According to police, Daniel Plunkett and Brenda Fiejdasz “had an argument about pizza” last Wednesday evening inside their Treasure Island residence. The nature of the pizza dispute is not further described in a criminal complaint. During the quarrel, Plunkett, 50, allegedly threw a slice at Fiejdasz, 56, who was struck on the left hand by the pizza.
“The pizza was hot, victim had no injury,” an officer noted, adding, “Victim had pizza sauce on her right shoulder, and cleaned up prior to arrival.” After being read his rights, Plunkett denied throwing the pizza. Instead, Plunkett, who had pizza sauce on his chest and shorts, claimed that Fiejdasz “threw pizza on him.”
Plunkett was arrested for simple battery, a misdemeanor. He was also charged with violating the terms of a felony probation stemming from convictions for drunk driving and driving with a licence that had been suspended or revoked. Plunkett is being held without bond on the probation violation counts.
Dog making miraculous recovery after being shot in head during domestic dispute
A dog is making a miraculous recovery after she was shot in the head in the Chicago's Rogers Park neighbourhood last Wednesday.
It's a story of survival for Sophie, a beautiful 6-year-old shepherd/lab mix that was caught in the crossfire during a domestic incident between two men.
Both men died. When officers arrived on the scene they found the dog reaching out for help, despite suffering what should have been mortal wounds.
Fifteen minutes after the incident, at about 4:50pm, Sophie was taken by Chicago police officers to the Blue Pearl Veterinary Center in Skokie.
"They are part of the reason why she is still alive right now, yeah," said Dr. Lauren Nazarian. Dr. Nazarian is now thrilled that Sophie can move around, eat, even wag her tail. Chicago Police Officer Steven Ommundson didn't stick around long that day. He was needed back at the crime scene. "It was kind of emotional because I grew up with dogs and just seeing a dog in that state, I mean, it's a lot to take in," Ommundson said. With bullet fragments in her jaw and shoulder and a left flank still puffy from all the internal bleeding, Sophie has a long road to recovery.
Still, the veterinarian says she's one lucky pooch. "The biggest concern we have right now is the neurological trauma, it seems to affect her vestibular systems - her balance centre - which is why when you see her walking she is wobbly, has the head tilt to the side, she is kind of spinning in circles a little bit," Dr. Nazarian said. Frankie's Friends, an animal welfare charity, has raised over $14,000 for her care. "I think given how she looks now, she may not be 100 percent normal, but will have a good prognosis for a good quality of life as a dog," Dr. Nazarian said.
Sophie will get a CT scan later this week to see if she has other injuries. Ommundson said that out of his eight years on the force, this was one of the hardest things to see. "I kept thinking to myself, how could someone do this to man's best friend? You know, the dog didn't do anything to anybody. It just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," Ommundson said. Currently, Sophie has no home. If someone doesn't come forward to take adopt her out of Blue Pearl Hospital, she will be turned over to animal control. Though, there have been numerous offers to take her in.
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"They are part of the reason why she is still alive right now, yeah," said Dr. Lauren Nazarian. Dr. Nazarian is now thrilled that Sophie can move around, eat, even wag her tail. Chicago Police Officer Steven Ommundson didn't stick around long that day. He was needed back at the crime scene. "It was kind of emotional because I grew up with dogs and just seeing a dog in that state, I mean, it's a lot to take in," Ommundson said. With bullet fragments in her jaw and shoulder and a left flank still puffy from all the internal bleeding, Sophie has a long road to recovery.
Still, the veterinarian says she's one lucky pooch. "The biggest concern we have right now is the neurological trauma, it seems to affect her vestibular systems - her balance centre - which is why when you see her walking she is wobbly, has the head tilt to the side, she is kind of spinning in circles a little bit," Dr. Nazarian said. Frankie's Friends, an animal welfare charity, has raised over $14,000 for her care. "I think given how she looks now, she may not be 100 percent normal, but will have a good prognosis for a good quality of life as a dog," Dr. Nazarian said.
Sophie will get a CT scan later this week to see if she has other injuries. Ommundson said that out of his eight years on the force, this was one of the hardest things to see. "I kept thinking to myself, how could someone do this to man's best friend? You know, the dog didn't do anything to anybody. It just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," Ommundson said. Currently, Sophie has no home. If someone doesn't come forward to take adopt her out of Blue Pearl Hospital, she will be turned over to animal control. Though, there have been numerous offers to take her in.
There's a news video here.
Man died after eating parts of tablet computer in bid to avoid being detained by police
A man in St. Petersburg, Russia, has died after eating parts of a smashed-up tablet computer to avoid being detained by police, the law enforcement agency said on Monday.
Police were called to an apartment in the city at about 5pm on Sunday after reports that someone was throwing items out of a window, the regional branch of the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
When the local police commissioner arrived at the scene, the 41-year-old unemployed man started to behave strangely by eating pieces of glass and the smashed-up tablet to avoid detention, the statement added.
The policeman, who was injured while trying to stop the man from eating his tablet, called an ambulance to the scene but the man lost consciousness and died before it arrived. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death is ongoing
Police were called to an apartment in the city at about 5pm on Sunday after reports that someone was throwing items out of a window, the regional branch of the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
When the local police commissioner arrived at the scene, the 41-year-old unemployed man started to behave strangely by eating pieces of glass and the smashed-up tablet to avoid detention, the statement added.
The policeman, who was injured while trying to stop the man from eating his tablet, called an ambulance to the scene but the man lost consciousness and died before it arrived. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death is ongoing
Entire village left their homes for a day to ward off evil spirits
The residents of an entire village in Tamil Nadu, south India, left their homes for a day to get rid of the evil spirits they believe are haunting their village.
Nearly 200 families of Ammanari village, Krishnagiri, left the village early on Sunday morning and returned only in the evening after doing special pujas. They also took their domestic animals with them.
According to the beliefs of the villagers, doing so would relieve them from the clasps of the evil spirits . The villagers believed that the death of three youngsters in the village within a month was the work of an evil spirit roaming around the village.
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The mass exodus was thus planned as part of a ritual to ward off the evil spirits. The road leading to the village was blocked with an old tree smeared with ashes to ‘prevent the evil spirits from entering.’ In addition, 15 men from nearby villages were deputed to guard the village border.
Nearly 200 families of Ammanari village, Krishnagiri, left the village early on Sunday morning and returned only in the evening after doing special pujas. They also took their domestic animals with them.
According to the beliefs of the villagers, doing so would relieve them from the clasps of the evil spirits . The villagers believed that the death of three youngsters in the village within a month was the work of an evil spirit roaming around the village.
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The mass exodus was thus planned as part of a ritual to ward off the evil spirits. The road leading to the village was blocked with an old tree smeared with ashes to ‘prevent the evil spirits from entering.’ In addition, 15 men from nearby villages were deputed to guard the village border.
Nuns hospitalised after being stuck in convent lift for three nights
Two nuns who were trapped in a lift for two days and three nights in Rome, Italy, on one of the hottest weekends of the year, reportedly survived off their own urine.
The sisters, aged 58 and 68, from Ireland and New Zealand, respectively, got into the malfunctioning lift at the Marist convent on Rome's Via Aurelia on Friday and were finally rescued on Monday morning.
"In order not to lose consciousness, they drank their own urine," a paramedic said. The pair, who had only arrived at Casa Suore Mariste a few days earlier, became trapped after the lift got stuck while making its descent to the ground floor. But their cries for help proved futile as the building was empty, and remained so until a cleaner arrived early on Monday morning.
They were also without a mobile phone. The cleaner raised the alarm after ringing the doorbell of the home and not receiving a reply. Once on the scene, the police obtained a spare set of keys from a nearby religious institute and entered the building. One police officer headed for the staircase. “Is anybody there?” he shouted, only to be greeted by the feeble reply of the two poor nuns: “Yes, we're here. In the lift."
The women were rescued by the fire brigade and taken to San Carlo di Nancy hospital, where they were treated for severe dehydration. Temperatures in Rome hit 34 degrees Celsius over the weekend. "The sisters were almost completely dehydrated," the paramedic added. "It's a miracle they were still conscious when the emergency services arrived." As they boarded the ambulance they told police they had “prayed a lot”, in the hope that their guardian angels would arrive.
"In order not to lose consciousness, they drank their own urine," a paramedic said. The pair, who had only arrived at Casa Suore Mariste a few days earlier, became trapped after the lift got stuck while making its descent to the ground floor. But their cries for help proved futile as the building was empty, and remained so until a cleaner arrived early on Monday morning.
They were also without a mobile phone. The cleaner raised the alarm after ringing the doorbell of the home and not receiving a reply. Once on the scene, the police obtained a spare set of keys from a nearby religious institute and entered the building. One police officer headed for the staircase. “Is anybody there?” he shouted, only to be greeted by the feeble reply of the two poor nuns: “Yes, we're here. In the lift."
The women were rescued by the fire brigade and taken to San Carlo di Nancy hospital, where they were treated for severe dehydration. Temperatures in Rome hit 34 degrees Celsius over the weekend. "The sisters were almost completely dehydrated," the paramedic added. "It's a miracle they were still conscious when the emergency services arrived." As they boarded the ambulance they told police they had “prayed a lot”, in the hope that their guardian angels would arrive.
Lost pigeon given helicopter ride home from North Sea oil platform
A lost pigeon which landed on a North Sea oil platform has been flown back to land by helicopter.
The "exhausted" bird was found on Talisman Sinopec's Clyde platform, about 160 miles offshore.
The pigeon, nicknamed Pedro by the workers on board, was flown by helicopter to Aberdeen. It was then taken to the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, where it was said to be making a good recovery.
Animal rescue officer Kirsty McQuade said: "It was actually my boyfriend Kevin Mitchell who found Pedro. He crash landed on deck and Kevin managed to catch him and take him inside.
"Pedro appeared to be exhausted and extremely thin so Kevin contacted me for advice. I advised him on what to feed Pedro and he was kept safe in a box on board. It was fantastic that Pedro was able to ride in the helicopter with the crew who were coming back to the mainland and we would like to thank everyone for their assistance."
The pigeon, nicknamed Pedro by the workers on board, was flown by helicopter to Aberdeen. It was then taken to the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, where it was said to be making a good recovery.
Animal rescue officer Kirsty McQuade said: "It was actually my boyfriend Kevin Mitchell who found Pedro. He crash landed on deck and Kevin managed to catch him and take him inside.
"Pedro appeared to be exhausted and extremely thin so Kevin contacted me for advice. I advised him on what to feed Pedro and he was kept safe in a box on board. It was fantastic that Pedro was able to ride in the helicopter with the crew who were coming back to the mainland and we would like to thank everyone for their assistance."
Woman dressed as blue rabbit wanted by police
A woman dressed in a blue rabbit onesie is being hunted by police after two burglaries in Lancashire.
The unusually-dressed suspect is wanted in connection with two break-ins in Skelmersdale last month.
Lancashire Police said she is thought to be in her 40s, with greasy, dyed purple hair, scabs on her face and a tattoo of the name Evelyn on one hand. She was also wearing a yellow Minions rucksack, a padded jacket and carrying a black sleeping bag.
The burglaries happened on 23 May on Inglewhite. During the first incident, which happened between 8:00am and 3:00pm, a property was entered through a back door and keys to the house and nearby allotments were stolen.
A second home was later entered in the same way between 11:30am and 12:00pm, and keys to the house and car keys were taken. PC Hanif Patel said: "The woman was seen in the area by a number of witnesses and we are keen to trace her as soon as possible."
Lancashire Police said she is thought to be in her 40s, with greasy, dyed purple hair, scabs on her face and a tattoo of the name Evelyn on one hand. She was also wearing a yellow Minions rucksack, a padded jacket and carrying a black sleeping bag.
The burglaries happened on 23 May on Inglewhite. During the first incident, which happened between 8:00am and 3:00pm, a property was entered through a back door and keys to the house and nearby allotments were stolen.
A second home was later entered in the same way between 11:30am and 12:00pm, and keys to the house and car keys were taken. PC Hanif Patel said: "The woman was seen in the area by a number of witnesses and we are keen to trace her as soon as possible."
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