Thursday, June 25, 2015
Fraidy-cat caused black bear to fall off porch
"She's really such a fraidy-cat most of the time, I don't know what got into her. She probably wouldn't have lunged if we weren't standing right behind her."
That is how Darlis Elliott from Eagle River, Alaska, described the scene that unfolded on Sunday afternoon, when her 2-year-old cat Nani scared a black bear off her family porch. Elliott says she is used to bears and moose hanging around her house and wasn't surprised when she saw the bear approach.
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"The bear came up our front drive way and walked around the house to the back," Elliott said. "We were all kind of watching him as he came up the back porch and that's when Nani saw him." According to Elliott, Nani crouched down in front of the door as if she was stalking him.
"She was watching him until he turned his face to the door, and that's when she pounced. We were all really surprised that she lunged at him, but we were more surprised that it scared him enough to fall of the porch," Elliott said. Elliott says she hasn't seen the bear since.
That is how Darlis Elliott from Eagle River, Alaska, described the scene that unfolded on Sunday afternoon, when her 2-year-old cat Nani scared a black bear off her family porch. Elliott says she is used to bears and moose hanging around her house and wasn't surprised when she saw the bear approach.
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"The bear came up our front drive way and walked around the house to the back," Elliott said. "We were all kind of watching him as he came up the back porch and that's when Nani saw him." According to Elliott, Nani crouched down in front of the door as if she was stalking him.
"She was watching him until he turned his face to the door, and that's when she pounced. We were all really surprised that she lunged at him, but we were more surprised that it scared him enough to fall of the porch," Elliott said. Elliott says she hasn't seen the bear since.
Man hit opponent in face with cooking pot during friendly game of dominoes
A friendly game of dominoes turned violent in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday night when a 71-year-old man hit a 57-year-old man in the face with a cooking pot, according to an arrest report.
Keith Fitzroy Campbell and the other man began yelling at each other when one of them repeatedly made an illegal move, the report said.
The argument escalated until Campbell picked up the pot and hit the man causing him to bleed heavily from the head. Campbell told police he hit the other man before the man could hit him.
Both men said they were drinking alcohol while playing the game. Campbell faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and was released from Palm Beach County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Keith Fitzroy Campbell and the other man began yelling at each other when one of them repeatedly made an illegal move, the report said.
The argument escalated until Campbell picked up the pot and hit the man causing him to bleed heavily from the head. Campbell told police he hit the other man before the man could hit him.
Both men said they were drinking alcohol while playing the game. Campbell faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and was released from Palm Beach County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Suspected bank robber caught after signing his own name on note demanding money
A man suspected of robbing a bank in Yuba City, California, on Monday morning was arrested by police trying to board a Greyhound bus to New York hours after the alleged robbery.
Yuba City police responded to Umpqua Bank on Colusa Highway just after 9am when they received notification a robbery had just occurred.
Bank employees said the robber handed the teller a note which read, in part, "Give me $10,000 dollars or I will kill you". The note was signed John Chapman.
The man then fled the area, and employees were able to positively identify the suspect as John Chapman. Yuba City detectives found and arrested Chapman at around 5:30pm in Marysville, where he was waiting to board a Greyhound bus to New York.
Yuba City police responded to Umpqua Bank on Colusa Highway just after 9am when they received notification a robbery had just occurred.
Bank employees said the robber handed the teller a note which read, in part, "Give me $10,000 dollars or I will kill you". The note was signed John Chapman.
The man then fled the area, and employees were able to positively identify the suspect as John Chapman. Yuba City detectives found and arrested Chapman at around 5:30pm in Marysville, where he was waiting to board a Greyhound bus to New York.
Man accused of exposing himself to woman minutes after registering as sex offender
Police in Placerville, California, on Tuesday arrested a man accused of exposing himself a few minutes after he registered with the Police Department as a sex offender.
Police said Esteban Rocha, 51, a convicted sex offender, went to the Police Department at about 11:50am to register as a sex offender as required by state law and as a condition of his parole.
He completed the registration and left the Police Department at 12:30pm. Approximately 25 minutes later, police received a 911 call reporting a man matching Rocha’s description exposing himself to a woman a short distance from the police station.
Officers responded and detained Rocha. They said he was identified by the woman and arrested. Rocha was booked into El Dorado County Jail for a parole violation and on suspicion of committing indecent exposure with prior convictions.
Police said Esteban Rocha, 51, a convicted sex offender, went to the Police Department at about 11:50am to register as a sex offender as required by state law and as a condition of his parole.
He completed the registration and left the Police Department at 12:30pm. Approximately 25 minutes later, police received a 911 call reporting a man matching Rocha’s description exposing himself to a woman a short distance from the police station.
Officers responded and detained Rocha. They said he was identified by the woman and arrested. Rocha was booked into El Dorado County Jail for a parole violation and on suspicion of committing indecent exposure with prior convictions.
Confused emu thinks he's a horse
An emu in Australia's Northern Territory thinks he's a horse.
Almost three years ago the emu shacked up with horses from the Alice Springs mounted police and liked it so much it decided to stay.
The flightless bird runs with the horses, eats with the horses and, according to Senior Sergeant Melinda Edwards, acts likes the horses.
"Emu is just called Emu and certainly by his behaviour we get the impression that he thinks he is a horse," she said. "He has taken on the equine lifestyle. He follows the horses in and out of the paddock. As the horses gallop away, he gallops off with them." Senior Sergeant Edwards said Emu was free to roam and it was not by police choice that Emu was there.
"Emu stays whether we want him here or not," she said. According to Senior Sergeant Edwards, inquiries had been made about repatriating Emu. "But there are issues associated with that because Emu came to us when he was quite young and has become domesticated," she said.
Senior Sergeant Edwards said despite Emu's desire to be a horse, not all the police horses were convinced. "We've got five horses out here and there are two he is friendly with and the other three are not so keen on him," she said. "But Emu has made his choice and decided to make the mounted police unit his home for now at least."
With audio interview with Senior Sergeant Edwards. There's a short news video here.
"Emu is just called Emu and certainly by his behaviour we get the impression that he thinks he is a horse," she said. "He has taken on the equine lifestyle. He follows the horses in and out of the paddock. As the horses gallop away, he gallops off with them." Senior Sergeant Edwards said Emu was free to roam and it was not by police choice that Emu was there.
"Emu stays whether we want him here or not," she said. According to Senior Sergeant Edwards, inquiries had been made about repatriating Emu. "But there are issues associated with that because Emu came to us when he was quite young and has become domesticated," she said.
Senior Sergeant Edwards said despite Emu's desire to be a horse, not all the police horses were convinced. "We've got five horses out here and there are two he is friendly with and the other three are not so keen on him," she said. "But Emu has made his choice and decided to make the mounted police unit his home for now at least."
With audio interview with Senior Sergeant Edwards. There's a short news video here.
Brothel lamb returned to her flock - Update
A lamb that was stolen from Nuremberg Zoo and found in a Munich brothel nine days later has finally been returned to her flock.
Rosi is barely two months old but she's had quite the adventure in her short life. She's lived in a zoo and a brothel, spent time in police custody, and now at last she's back among her own.
“She's doing wonderfully,” a spokesperson for the zoo said. “She's fully integrated back into the herd.”
And she's showing no signs of stress from her adventure, the spokesperson added.
Born at the end of April at Nuremberg Zoo, little Rosi had to be fed by the keepers when her mother didn't suckle her properly. But, two weeks she disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The keepers presumed she had been captured by a fox or had drowned in a stream that runs through the grounds. It appears that thieves, under orders from a Munich-based prostitute, took advantage of the keepers going on their lunch break and smuggled the little lamb undetected out of the premises.
She was to endure nine days of captivity before finally being released, and even then by a stroke of luck. Munich police were out on operation, carrying out a drug bust on a brothel. They found marijuana as well as assorted drug paraphernalia. But to their surprise there was also a three-week-old lamb in the prostitute's room. Both escort and lamb were taken into custody. But while the sex worker was released a few hours later, Rosi stayed at the station where she was nourished with milk from a bottle.
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The prostitute was handed a ban on owning animals. Apparently, Rosi wasn't the first little lamb she'd taken hostage. “Where she used to live in Wuppertal, the authorities had already confiscated 25 lambs from her,” a police spokesperson said. “It seems she really likes sheep.” Rosi was returned to the zoo in Nuremberg shortly afterwards, but she was quarantined for a month. But now at last she has been returned to her flock.
Born at the end of April at Nuremberg Zoo, little Rosi had to be fed by the keepers when her mother didn't suckle her properly. But, two weeks she disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The keepers presumed she had been captured by a fox or had drowned in a stream that runs through the grounds. It appears that thieves, under orders from a Munich-based prostitute, took advantage of the keepers going on their lunch break and smuggled the little lamb undetected out of the premises.
She was to endure nine days of captivity before finally being released, and even then by a stroke of luck. Munich police were out on operation, carrying out a drug bust on a brothel. They found marijuana as well as assorted drug paraphernalia. But to their surprise there was also a three-week-old lamb in the prostitute's room. Both escort and lamb were taken into custody. But while the sex worker was released a few hours later, Rosi stayed at the station where she was nourished with milk from a bottle.
YouTube link.
The prostitute was handed a ban on owning animals. Apparently, Rosi wasn't the first little lamb she'd taken hostage. “Where she used to live in Wuppertal, the authorities had already confiscated 25 lambs from her,” a police spokesperson said. “It seems she really likes sheep.” Rosi was returned to the zoo in Nuremberg shortly afterwards, but she was quarantined for a month. But now at last she has been returned to her flock.
Bureaucracy gone mad as half grass on playing field is cut at different times by diffferent councils
Grass is being cut on one half of a playing field by one council in the West Midlands, but it is being left to grow on the other side by another local authority.
The situation, described as ‘council bureaucracy gone mad’, is driving residents round the bend as Sandwell Council and Walsall Council fail to agree on who mows the field near the Yew Tree estate.
One half has been left neatly cut by Sandwell Council workers. But the other half of the field, which measures the size of an 11-a-side football pitch, falls under Walsall and has been been left uncut. Residents say the problem has persisted for a while as one half of the field grows, the other is cut, then visa versa.
Campaigner David Fisher says it is ‘mind-boggling’ how the councils have failed to resolve the issue leaving the fields looking unsightly. The 38-year-old from Longleat, in Great Barr said: “I just think that it is mind-boggling that neither council will just sort this out.” Football training sessions are occasionally held on the grassed land, which is open space for people to go and use.
Sandwell Council leader, Councillor Darren Cooper, agreed that the issue will be tackled. “This is council bureaucracy gone mad. It is stupid when two councils cannot talk together to work out a way of ensuring that this work is done properly to the satisfaction of local residents,” he said. Walsall councillor Anthony Harris, who is in charge of the borough’s parks, said: “It’s a ridiculous situation and we’re going to address it, common sense dictates that action needs to be taken.”
One half has been left neatly cut by Sandwell Council workers. But the other half of the field, which measures the size of an 11-a-side football pitch, falls under Walsall and has been been left uncut. Residents say the problem has persisted for a while as one half of the field grows, the other is cut, then visa versa.
Campaigner David Fisher says it is ‘mind-boggling’ how the councils have failed to resolve the issue leaving the fields looking unsightly. The 38-year-old from Longleat, in Great Barr said: “I just think that it is mind-boggling that neither council will just sort this out.” Football training sessions are occasionally held on the grassed land, which is open space for people to go and use.
Sandwell Council leader, Councillor Darren Cooper, agreed that the issue will be tackled. “This is council bureaucracy gone mad. It is stupid when two councils cannot talk together to work out a way of ensuring that this work is done properly to the satisfaction of local residents,” he said. Walsall councillor Anthony Harris, who is in charge of the borough’s parks, said: “It’s a ridiculous situation and we’re going to address it, common sense dictates that action needs to be taken.”
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