Sunday, June 14, 2015
Police seek help identifying man who held up McDonald's
The Prince William County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information about a June 2 robbery at the McDonald’s in Dale City, Virginia.
The suspect in the robbery wore a mask and carried a backpack, according to a police statement.
He’s described as a man of unknown race, between 20 and 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, brown pants and gloves. At 1:14am, police officers responded to the McDonald’s to investigate a robbery.
An employee told police that he was outside the restaurant when he was approached by an unknown man. The man displayed a handgun and ordered the employee back inside. Once inside, the suspect gathered all of the remaining employees at gunpoint and demanded money.
He took an undisclosed amount of money from the business before fleeing on foot. No injuries were reported. The police brought a specially trained dog to the scene to search for the suspect. Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to call Crime Solvers.
He’s described as a man of unknown race, between 20 and 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, brown pants and gloves. At 1:14am, police officers responded to the McDonald’s to investigate a robbery.
An employee told police that he was outside the restaurant when he was approached by an unknown man. The man displayed a handgun and ordered the employee back inside. Once inside, the suspect gathered all of the remaining employees at gunpoint and demanded money.
He took an undisclosed amount of money from the business before fleeing on foot. No injuries were reported. The police brought a specially trained dog to the scene to search for the suspect. Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to call Crime Solvers.
Supreme Court rules that residents have a right to be drunk on their front porch
The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a Waterloo woman’s conviction for public intoxication, ruling on Friday she was intoxicated on the front porch of her home - which isn’t a public place according to law.
Waterloo police arrested Patience Paye after she reported a domestic violence incident on June 22, 2013, according to the ruling. Paye stepped outside on the porch when officers arrived because she didn’t want to upset her children inside the home.
Kendrall Murray, who Paye said had abused her, told police he and Paye argued over car keys because he refused to let her drive because she didn’t have a licence and was intoxicated, according to the ruling. Murray told an officer they frequently argued when Paye was drinking. The officers then asked Paye if she had been drinking alcohol that day, which she initially denied, but then admitted having “one shot earlier in the day.” Paye agreed to a breath test, which showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.267 percent.
The officers took another test several minutes later, showing 0.264. Iowa’s legal limit for driving is .08. The officers determined Paye was the aggressor in the argument and arrested her on a public intoxication charge. During a bench trial, Paye argued the front steps of her home were not a public place and she couldn’t be convicted of public intoxication, according to the ruling. She further argued the purpose of the public intoxication statute is to prevent nuisance and annoyance to the public, and on that night there was no evidence the public considered her to be a nuisance.
According to the ruling, the trial judge rejected Paye’s arguments and concluded her porch was public because it was “plainly accessible and visible to any passer-by.” The judge also ruled Paye’s porch was public within the meaning of the law - a place where the public was permitted access. But the justices agreed with Paye. If the front stairs of a family home were always considered a public place, it would create “absurd results” and make it a “crime to sit there calmly on a breezy summer day and sip a mojito” or even grill with “bourbon-infused barbecue sauce,” the court concluded. The case was sent back to District Court for dismissal.
Kendrall Murray, who Paye said had abused her, told police he and Paye argued over car keys because he refused to let her drive because she didn’t have a licence and was intoxicated, according to the ruling. Murray told an officer they frequently argued when Paye was drinking. The officers then asked Paye if she had been drinking alcohol that day, which she initially denied, but then admitted having “one shot earlier in the day.” Paye agreed to a breath test, which showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.267 percent.
The officers took another test several minutes later, showing 0.264. Iowa’s legal limit for driving is .08. The officers determined Paye was the aggressor in the argument and arrested her on a public intoxication charge. During a bench trial, Paye argued the front steps of her home were not a public place and she couldn’t be convicted of public intoxication, according to the ruling. She further argued the purpose of the public intoxication statute is to prevent nuisance and annoyance to the public, and on that night there was no evidence the public considered her to be a nuisance.
According to the ruling, the trial judge rejected Paye’s arguments and concluded her porch was public because it was “plainly accessible and visible to any passer-by.” The judge also ruled Paye’s porch was public within the meaning of the law - a place where the public was permitted access. But the justices agreed with Paye. If the front stairs of a family home were always considered a public place, it would create “absurd results” and make it a “crime to sit there calmly on a breezy summer day and sip a mojito” or even grill with “bourbon-infused barbecue sauce,” the court concluded. The case was sent back to District Court for dismissal.
Town built world's largest horsemeat sausage helicopter
The Russian town of Kumertau celebrated its anniversary last Saturday with a wide range of celebrations, including an attempt to create the biggest helicopter model made from horsemeat. Ever.
The town is located in the Bashkortostan province, between the Volga and the Urals. Its economy revolves around its main industrial hub – a helicopter factory.
Horsemeat delicacies are typical cuisine in this part of Russia. Accordingly, a model made of horsemeat sausages was proudly delivered to the town's main square on top of a truck. It had rotating blades and was constructed by a group of local chefs. "Today's helicopter is made of horsemeat. Our company produces horsemeat sausages.
"And the helicopter is made exclusively of our products made from organic meat grown in our region," said Liliya Amineva, an entrepreneur who provided the meat. The helicopter model was measured by a group of experts, which included experienced chefs from Russia and abroad, all supported by plenty of non-alcoholic cocktails.
YouTube link.
"Today I've been invited to Kumertau to weigh the biggest helicopter [to be registered] as a record of Russia," Serbian chef Milan Stevanovic said. Although the model, which was over 3.5m long, about 1.8m high and weighed over 120kg, attracted a lot of attention from Kumertau residents and got into a local book of records, nobody was allowed to eat the sausages after the record was confirmed. Local authorities said it was unsafe to feed the crowd with meat in an open public space during the summer.
Horsemeat delicacies are typical cuisine in this part of Russia. Accordingly, a model made of horsemeat sausages was proudly delivered to the town's main square on top of a truck. It had rotating blades and was constructed by a group of local chefs. "Today's helicopter is made of horsemeat. Our company produces horsemeat sausages.
"And the helicopter is made exclusively of our products made from organic meat grown in our region," said Liliya Amineva, an entrepreneur who provided the meat. The helicopter model was measured by a group of experts, which included experienced chefs from Russia and abroad, all supported by plenty of non-alcoholic cocktails.
YouTube link.
"Today I've been invited to Kumertau to weigh the biggest helicopter [to be registered] as a record of Russia," Serbian chef Milan Stevanovic said. Although the model, which was over 3.5m long, about 1.8m high and weighed over 120kg, attracted a lot of attention from Kumertau residents and got into a local book of records, nobody was allowed to eat the sausages after the record was confirmed. Local authorities said it was unsafe to feed the crowd with meat in an open public space during the summer.
Chess and tug of war apply to be included in 2020 Olympic Games
Chess and tug of war are among 26 sports to apply for inclusion in the Tokyo Games.
Bridge, air sports, floorball, flying disc, sumo, polo, orienteering, korfball, dance sport, racquetball, roller sports, wakeboard and wushu have also put in a formal request to be part of the programme.
Floorball is a type of floor hockey featuring six players, while wushu is derived from traditional Chinese martial arts.
More mainstream sports to apply include American football, karate, squash, netball and bowls.
Tug of war was part of the Olympic programme between 1908 and 1920 with Great Britain winning five medals, including two golds. The combined bid from baseball and softball, dropped after the 2008 Beijing Games, is considered a favourite because of the popularity of those sports in Japan. A shortlist will be announced on 22 June with finalists making a presentation in Tokyo in August, before organisers make recommendations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 30 September.
The IOC will make a final decision in August 2016, when it meets ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Toshiro Muto, chief executive officer of the Tokyo organising committee, said that sports "must be popular with young people, give momentum to Tokyo 2020 and meet IOC standards" to be considered for inclusion. Under the IOC's 'Olympic Agenda 2020' reforms, host cities can propose the addition of one or more sports for their Games.
The 28-sport cap for future summer Olympics has been dropped but they will be restricted to 10,500 athletes and 310 events. The full list of 26 sports to apply is: Air Sports, American football, baseball-softball, bowls, bowling, bridge, chess, dance sport, floorball, flying disc, karate, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, sumo, surfing, tug of war, underwater sports, waterski and wakeboard and wushu.
There's a short clip of tug of war featuring at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics here.
Tug of war was part of the Olympic programme between 1908 and 1920 with Great Britain winning five medals, including two golds. The combined bid from baseball and softball, dropped after the 2008 Beijing Games, is considered a favourite because of the popularity of those sports in Japan. A shortlist will be announced on 22 June with finalists making a presentation in Tokyo in August, before organisers make recommendations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 30 September.
The IOC will make a final decision in August 2016, when it meets ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Toshiro Muto, chief executive officer of the Tokyo organising committee, said that sports "must be popular with young people, give momentum to Tokyo 2020 and meet IOC standards" to be considered for inclusion. Under the IOC's 'Olympic Agenda 2020' reforms, host cities can propose the addition of one or more sports for their Games.
The 28-sport cap for future summer Olympics has been dropped but they will be restricted to 10,500 athletes and 310 events. The full list of 26 sports to apply is: Air Sports, American football, baseball-softball, bowls, bowling, bridge, chess, dance sport, floorball, flying disc, karate, korfball, netball, orienteering, polo, racquetball, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, sumo, surfing, tug of war, underwater sports, waterski and wakeboard and wushu.
There's a short clip of tug of war featuring at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics here.
Is this a bomb box found not to contain bomb
South Australia Police cleared two suspicious packages in Adelaide's northern suburbs on Saturday morning.
One of the packages had the words "Is this a bomb?" and 'Teli-ban 4 life (sic)", written on the outside in black marker, together with a roughly drawn exploding bomb.
Emergency services were alerted to the potential bomb threat at about 10.00am following a tip off from the public. The street was locked down and police sent out the Explosive Coordination Section to investigate the packages.
YouTube link.
Police later confirmed that neither package contained explosives, however, they are still investigating one package. Both of the boxes were removed and the contents from one, which is believed to be cannabis, was taken for forensic testing.
One of the packages had the words "Is this a bomb?" and 'Teli-ban 4 life (sic)", written on the outside in black marker, together with a roughly drawn exploding bomb.
Emergency services were alerted to the potential bomb threat at about 10.00am following a tip off from the public. The street was locked down and police sent out the Explosive Coordination Section to investigate the packages.
YouTube link.
Police later confirmed that neither package contained explosives, however, they are still investigating one package. Both of the boxes were removed and the contents from one, which is believed to be cannabis, was taken for forensic testing.
Woman jailed after assaulting police officers at scarecrow festival
A woman has been jailed for assaulting two police officers at a village scarecrow festival.
Tracey Bull, of Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, has been sentenced to 36 weeks in prison after being found guilty at Mansfield Magistrates' Court.
She was charged with assaulting the officers and a PCSO as they arrested her last Saturday afternoon, and was also convicted of using abusive or threatening language or behaviour.
The scarecrow festival took place over the weekend across Ranskill and Torworth.
Tracey Bull, of Ranskill, Nottinghamshire, has been sentenced to 36 weeks in prison after being found guilty at Mansfield Magistrates' Court.
She was charged with assaulting the officers and a PCSO as they arrested her last Saturday afternoon, and was also convicted of using abusive or threatening language or behaviour.
The scarecrow festival took place over the weekend across Ranskill and Torworth.
Man in underpants tasered after threatening police officers with bicycle pump
A man from Farnborough, Hampshire, was tasered by police, while dressed only in boxer shorts, after threatening officers with a bicycle pump.
Officers were called to the former home of Jason Kennedy late on April 23, following reports of a domestic dispute.
They found the 26-year-old arguing with his partner in the street and warned the pair to stop.
The officers were called back to the house in the early hours of the next morning after neighbours reported another argument. When Kennedy refused to co-operate, he was tasered and arrested.
Kennedy appeared at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer in the execution of his duty. Prosecutor Serena Edwards said: “When the officers returned to the property, they found the defendant and his partner arguing. The defendant was holding an item which was later identified as a bicycle pump. He became very aggressive towards the officers, so much so that they pulled out a taser and ordered him to follow their instructions. He refused to calm down and, even after he was tasered, continued to threaten the officers with the item in his hands. He was taken into custody but was not co-operative.”
In a police interview, Kennedy said he felt stressed following a recent family bereavement and was ‘agitated’ by the arrival of police. Kennedy has previous convictions, including one for assaulting a police officer, and was last in court in October last year over a public order offence. Andrew Purkiss, defending, said Kennedy had often been homeless but had enjoyed a period of stability earlier this year while living with a relative. However, the relative died suddenly in February and this had ‘hit him for six’. Mr Purkiss said that, shortly before police returned to the house, Kennedy’s partner had asked him to go to McDonalds for food.
He was pumping the tyres on his bicycle for the trip when the officers arrived. “My client accepts he was upset, because he didn’t know why the officers were there,” Mr Purkiss said. “He accepts that he was rude to the police and his behaviour was threatening, although there was no contact with the officers. He said the taser was excruciatingly painful and, as a result of this incident, he lost his accommodation so clearly he has already suffered. He didn’t go looking for trouble. He was at home in his boxer shorts when the police turned up.” Kennedy was fined £75 and ordered to pay a £150 criminal court charge, a £20 victim surcharge and £25 in court costs.
Kennedy appeared at Aldershot Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer in the execution of his duty. Prosecutor Serena Edwards said: “When the officers returned to the property, they found the defendant and his partner arguing. The defendant was holding an item which was later identified as a bicycle pump. He became very aggressive towards the officers, so much so that they pulled out a taser and ordered him to follow their instructions. He refused to calm down and, even after he was tasered, continued to threaten the officers with the item in his hands. He was taken into custody but was not co-operative.”
In a police interview, Kennedy said he felt stressed following a recent family bereavement and was ‘agitated’ by the arrival of police. Kennedy has previous convictions, including one for assaulting a police officer, and was last in court in October last year over a public order offence. Andrew Purkiss, defending, said Kennedy had often been homeless but had enjoyed a period of stability earlier this year while living with a relative. However, the relative died suddenly in February and this had ‘hit him for six’. Mr Purkiss said that, shortly before police returned to the house, Kennedy’s partner had asked him to go to McDonalds for food.
He was pumping the tyres on his bicycle for the trip when the officers arrived. “My client accepts he was upset, because he didn’t know why the officers were there,” Mr Purkiss said. “He accepts that he was rude to the police and his behaviour was threatening, although there was no contact with the officers. He said the taser was excruciatingly painful and, as a result of this incident, he lost his accommodation so clearly he has already suffered. He didn’t go looking for trouble. He was at home in his boxer shorts when the police turned up.” Kennedy was fined £75 and ordered to pay a £150 criminal court charge, a £20 victim surcharge and £25 in court costs.
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