Sunday, June 28, 2015
Dog turned into unintentional turtle
Cody the Jack Russell had been digging in his bed when this happened.
The coughing in the background is a Pomeranian suffering from a collapsed trachea.
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The coughing in the background is a Pomeranian suffering from a collapsed trachea.
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Partly clad intoxicated lady driver found asleep at traffic light
A Florida woman was arrested on a drunken driving charge early on Wednesday morning after Gainesville police say they found her asleep, partially clothed and in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle that was running at an intersection.
At 3:10am, the Gainesville Police Department received a call about a Lincoln Sport Utility Vehicle that had stopped in the middle of the road.
GPD arrived 10 minutes later and found the SUV still in the road and a woman, later identified by GPD as 31-year-old Casey Lynne McRae, from Lake Butler, asleep behind the wheel. The automatic transmission of the vehicle was in the drive gear and McRae's foot was on the brake pedal, according to a jail booking report.
GPD officers banged on the windows of the Lincoln and eventually woke McRae, who was wearing a small white blouse that was inside out and backwards. Also, she only wore underwear, and a pair of jeans was found in the back seat of the vehicle, the report states. McRae reeked of alcohol and her eyes were red and watery, the report said. She mumbled as she spoke and told GPD officers she believed she was in Lake Butler.
A breath test revealed she had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14 percent, the report states. Inside the SUV, officers found 20 grams of what they believed was marijuana and a pipe that smelled like burnt marijuana. There was also an unlabelled prescription bottle of pills, the report states. McRae was charged with drunken driving, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Alachua County jail, and she was released on her own recognizance on Wednesday morning.
GPD arrived 10 minutes later and found the SUV still in the road and a woman, later identified by GPD as 31-year-old Casey Lynne McRae, from Lake Butler, asleep behind the wheel. The automatic transmission of the vehicle was in the drive gear and McRae's foot was on the brake pedal, according to a jail booking report.
GPD officers banged on the windows of the Lincoln and eventually woke McRae, who was wearing a small white blouse that was inside out and backwards. Also, she only wore underwear, and a pair of jeans was found in the back seat of the vehicle, the report states. McRae reeked of alcohol and her eyes were red and watery, the report said. She mumbled as she spoke and told GPD officers she believed she was in Lake Butler.
A breath test revealed she had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14 percent, the report states. Inside the SUV, officers found 20 grams of what they believed was marijuana and a pipe that smelled like burnt marijuana. There was also an unlabelled prescription bottle of pills, the report states. McRae was charged with drunken driving, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was taken to the Alachua County jail, and she was released on her own recognizance on Wednesday morning.
Elderly woman charged with assaulting police officer at wrong address
An 88-year-old woman in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with assaulting a police officer after wielding a knife and slapping an officer responding to an incorrect address.
Phyllis Stankiewicz was released on her own recognizance after being arraigned on Friday on the incident at her home on Thursday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to 57 Wilson St. at about 3:50pm for a report of a disturbance involving someone with a baseball bat.
Police knocked several times and announced their presence at Stankiewicz's home and said they were there for a report of a crime, according to court files. When Stankiewicz came to the door, police said, she was carrying a knife in one hand, which was pointing toward one officer, at "waist level." Stankiewicz appeared, "angry and confused," and she was yelling, "There's no crime here! Get out of my house!," according to a police report.
One officer said Stankiewicz kept approaching them with the knife until she, "was just about sticking it into my stomach." An officer grabbed the knife and Stankiewicz allegedly tried to push her way past police and continued to push them in the chest while they tried to calm her down. Police said Stankiewicz was warned not to put her hands on them before she slapped one of them on the left side of his face, resulting in her arrest.
Stankiewicz continued to resist while they tried to place her into custody, requiring her to be placed on the ground to do so. After the arrest, a police dispatcher confirmed the initial call was for a disturbance at 57 Memorial Drive, one block north of Wilson Street. Stankiewicz was released after being booked, and ordered to appear in court for her arraignment on Friday. She pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to one count of assault and battery on a police officer. She was released by Judge Michael J. Ripps, who scheduled a pre-trial hearing for Aug. 21.
Police knocked several times and announced their presence at Stankiewicz's home and said they were there for a report of a crime, according to court files. When Stankiewicz came to the door, police said, she was carrying a knife in one hand, which was pointing toward one officer, at "waist level." Stankiewicz appeared, "angry and confused," and she was yelling, "There's no crime here! Get out of my house!," according to a police report.
One officer said Stankiewicz kept approaching them with the knife until she, "was just about sticking it into my stomach." An officer grabbed the knife and Stankiewicz allegedly tried to push her way past police and continued to push them in the chest while they tried to calm her down. Police said Stankiewicz was warned not to put her hands on them before she slapped one of them on the left side of his face, resulting in her arrest.
Stankiewicz continued to resist while they tried to place her into custody, requiring her to be placed on the ground to do so. After the arrest, a police dispatcher confirmed the initial call was for a disturbance at 57 Memorial Drive, one block north of Wilson Street. Stankiewicz was released after being booked, and ordered to appear in court for her arraignment on Friday. She pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to one count of assault and battery on a police officer. She was released by Judge Michael J. Ripps, who scheduled a pre-trial hearing for Aug. 21.
Jesus found on tortilla
A family in Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Mexico, believe they have discovered the face of Jesus on a tortilla.
Placing the tortilla on the family altar, Josefina Guzman, the mother of Enedina, who discovered the face, expressed surprise at the phenomena.
"I've been making tortillas for a very long time," she said, "but I've never seen anything like this before." Specialising in the culinary art of making the finest tortillas in the area, the family run business sees Endeina wake up at 7am every day to make the bread.
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She also expressed surprise at the discovery of the face, saying it is a "miracle" that could have been caused by divine intervention. The family have agreed to not eat the tortilla and store it on the altar for as long as possible.
Placing the tortilla on the family altar, Josefina Guzman, the mother of Enedina, who discovered the face, expressed surprise at the phenomena.
"I've been making tortillas for a very long time," she said, "but I've never seen anything like this before." Specialising in the culinary art of making the finest tortillas in the area, the family run business sees Endeina wake up at 7am every day to make the bread.
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She also expressed surprise at the discovery of the face, saying it is a "miracle" that could have been caused by divine intervention. The family have agreed to not eat the tortilla and store it on the altar for as long as possible.
Tourist's hash brown order led to drug confusion
A Bulgarian tourist ran into problems on a visit to Stockholm, Sweden, when a restaurant misunderstood her English and thought she had ordered marijuana instead of a potato dish.
Stella Ivanova, 35, was visiting her friend Ayse Beijer, 32.
The pair had just returned from Midsummer celebrations in the Stockholm archipelago when Ivanova decided to grab a bite to eat at a traditional Swedish pub in the capital's Old Town (Gamla Stan).
With its cobblestone streets, winding alleys and souvenir shops, the area is a popular hub for tourists. As a result, many of the restaurants provide an English translation of their menus. It's pretty handy. Usually.
But when Ms Ivanova walked into the popular Engelen restaurant and asked to try some hash browns, she was turned away with the words: “We don't do that kind of thing here, it's illegal in Sweden.” “Stella came out furious and disappointed and I asked what had happened. She just said the waitress had told her to leave. I just said there must have been a misunderstanding,” her friend Beijar said. When Beijar, who lives in Stockholm, went back inside to find out what had happened it emerged the waitress thought Ivanova had asked for hash brownies – marijuana.
The substance is classed as an illegal drug in Sweden, a far cry from hash browns, which is a traditional pan-fried shredded potato dish known in Swedish as 'rårakor'. “My friend has travelled all over the world and speaks great English. I asked if the waitress really thought a 35-year-old woman would order drugs in the middle of Stockholm's tourist area at three o'clock in the afternoon. The thought is obviously completely crazy,” said Beijar. However, according to her the waitress would not budge and the pair were forced to leave. Beijar said the restaurant has not been in touch with them since the incident.
“We laughed but we were also really angry. Tourism is one of Sweden's biggest sources of income and we're trying to attract more visitors – and then when somebody comes here you scare them off,” she said. The restaurant's site manager Annika Palmgren said that there had been a misunderstanding and that the staff had felt threatened by the situation. “Unfortunately the staff did not get that she meant 'rårakor'. (…) It was not our intention to be rude, we would have liked to sort things out. We must now make sure that everybody on the team know what the words on the menu mean,” she added.
But when Ms Ivanova walked into the popular Engelen restaurant and asked to try some hash browns, she was turned away with the words: “We don't do that kind of thing here, it's illegal in Sweden.” “Stella came out furious and disappointed and I asked what had happened. She just said the waitress had told her to leave. I just said there must have been a misunderstanding,” her friend Beijar said. When Beijar, who lives in Stockholm, went back inside to find out what had happened it emerged the waitress thought Ivanova had asked for hash brownies – marijuana.
The substance is classed as an illegal drug in Sweden, a far cry from hash browns, which is a traditional pan-fried shredded potato dish known in Swedish as 'rårakor'. “My friend has travelled all over the world and speaks great English. I asked if the waitress really thought a 35-year-old woman would order drugs in the middle of Stockholm's tourist area at three o'clock in the afternoon. The thought is obviously completely crazy,” said Beijar. However, according to her the waitress would not budge and the pair were forced to leave. Beijar said the restaurant has not been in touch with them since the incident.
“We laughed but we were also really angry. Tourism is one of Sweden's biggest sources of income and we're trying to attract more visitors – and then when somebody comes here you scare them off,” she said. The restaurant's site manager Annika Palmgren said that there had been a misunderstanding and that the staff had felt threatened by the situation. “Unfortunately the staff did not get that she meant 'rårakor'. (…) It was not our intention to be rude, we would have liked to sort things out. We must now make sure that everybody on the team know what the words on the menu mean,” she added.
Man found sharing two-room flat with 300 rats
On Thursday the Tierschutzverein (animal protection services) in Munich, Germany, were horrified to find a man living with 300 rats in his two-room flat.
A social worker had called the animal rescue services after the man said during a hospital visit that he was having trouble taking care of 20 rats at home and wanted to give them up. But when they got there, the shocked animal protection workers discovered hundreds of the animals living in a flat completely given over to housing them.
The apartment had been filled with animal beds and sawdust for the rats. They had made nests in the drawers. "Apparently the man tried to take care of the rats properly. But given the sheer number of rats he ended up out of his depth," Judith Brettmeister from the Munich shelter said in a statement.
“In all the drawers, in the bed frame and behind the cabinets were nests with babies – and they were all hungry. There were around 300 in total. A truly horrifying picture!” Animal protection services took 20 rats, the maximum they are able to house, back to their shelter. The rest of the rodents will be kept and fed in the two-bedroom flat until new owners can be found.
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A social worker had called the animal rescue services after the man said during a hospital visit that he was having trouble taking care of 20 rats at home and wanted to give them up. But when they got there, the shocked animal protection workers discovered hundreds of the animals living in a flat completely given over to housing them.
The apartment had been filled with animal beds and sawdust for the rats. They had made nests in the drawers. "Apparently the man tried to take care of the rats properly. But given the sheer number of rats he ended up out of his depth," Judith Brettmeister from the Munich shelter said in a statement.
“In all the drawers, in the bed frame and behind the cabinets were nests with babies – and they were all hungry. There were around 300 in total. A truly horrifying picture!” Animal protection services took 20 rats, the maximum they are able to house, back to their shelter. The rest of the rodents will be kept and fed in the two-bedroom flat until new owners can be found.
There's a photo gallery here.
Judge called defendant a gobshite
During a recent sitting of Naas District Court in County Kildare, Ireland, Sean Byrne, 24, was answering charges of driving without insurance.
Byrne, who has 14 previous convictions for driving offences, was called a gobshite by Judge John Coughlan during his sentencing.
The judge made the statement as Byrne's solicitor, Tony Hanahoe, was making a defence for his client. "He's a gobshite," interrupted Judge Coughlan. "It's the nicest thing I can say about him," he added.
Of his 14 previous conviction, two of those are for driving without insurance, the same reason Byrne was in court. "If it reaches four, he'll be in Mountjoy (Prison)," warned the Judge before handing down a six-year driving ban and a fine of €500.
Byrne, who has 14 previous convictions for driving offences, was called a gobshite by Judge John Coughlan during his sentencing.
The judge made the statement as Byrne's solicitor, Tony Hanahoe, was making a defence for his client. "He's a gobshite," interrupted Judge Coughlan. "It's the nicest thing I can say about him," he added.
Of his 14 previous conviction, two of those are for driving without insurance, the same reason Byrne was in court. "If it reaches four, he'll be in Mountjoy (Prison)," warned the Judge before handing down a six-year driving ban and a fine of €500.
Nine signs warn that road is closed
Eight no entry signs and an illuminated road closure sign to mark a one-way system have been described as unnecessary by people who live there.
The signage on Anderson Street in Merkinch, Inverness, Scotland, is part of a phase of work in the construction of the city's new flood alleviation scheme.
Local resident Sarah Mackay said: "A no entry sign is a no entry sign , you don't need nine signs to say no entry." Another resident, David McCall, said: "Everyone can see the road's closed. Why do you need signs taking up the pavement?"
A spokesperson for the contractor McLaughlin and Harvey said the traffic management system was drawn up by another firm and approved by Highland Council. The spokesperson added: "The reason there are so many signs is that there are a lot of access points."
The signage on Anderson Street in Merkinch, Inverness, Scotland, is part of a phase of work in the construction of the city's new flood alleviation scheme.
Local resident Sarah Mackay said: "A no entry sign is a no entry sign , you don't need nine signs to say no entry." Another resident, David McCall, said: "Everyone can see the road's closed. Why do you need signs taking up the pavement?"
A spokesperson for the contractor McLaughlin and Harvey said the traffic management system was drawn up by another firm and approved by Highland Council. The spokesperson added: "The reason there are so many signs is that there are a lot of access points."
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