Friday, July 10, 2015
Pecan pie thrown during road rage incident
A man from Boulder, Colorado, says he called police after a vehicle followed him home and the occupant threw a dessert at him in his apartment parking lot.
Adam Raley called police on Tuesday night at about 7:15 to say he had been followed home by an aggressive driver after he may have pulled out in front of that person near the Safeway store in Boulder.
Raley admitted to police he has a tendency to 'drive aggressively' and may have cut off a late model Nissan Murano.
Raley told police the driver of a small blue vehicle followed him home and into his parking lot before tossing a baked good at his sedan.
He believed the driver of that vehicle may have taken offence to his aggressive manoeuvre.
According to Raley, an elderly white male, bald, with facial hair, got out and was "scowling."
Raley told police he addressed the male, saying, "Can I help you?" to which the man responded by throwing, what he later discovered was a pecan pie, at his car. The dessert struck the rear window and trunk of Raley's Toyota Corolla. In response, Raley said he picked up what was left of the pie and "threw it back at the male's car". According to police reports, Raley told Boulder officers the man then got back in his car and accelerated towards him, trying to run him over. In what Raley described as an "intense and scary" altercation, he told police he began running to his apartment when the other male got out of his car again and yelled, "Come here, get back here!"
Raley told police the other man then came up to his car and started hitting his tail light with some kind of object, perhaps a short baton.Memorising the man's licence plate, Raley told officers he called that out to the man, who then drove off. Raley was not injured. A witness who saw the incident told police he was convinced the suspect was going to try and run over Raley, describing him as "deranged" and "out of control." Boulder Police tracked down the owner of the suspect vehicle as Boulder resident Gary Strand. When police officers approached Strand at his home, he eventually told them he followed Raley's white Toyota Corolla after he saw it speeding and cutting off other cars. Strand told police he had seen the same Toyota Corolla do similar manoeuvres "another time," and that the male had "flipped him off a couple of times."
Strand, 62, admitted he threw a pie at the Corolla after following it to the parking lot Raley had described to police earlier. Strand said he left abruptly after the other man, Raley, threw the dessert back at his car. When police asked him about the damaged tail light, Strand denied doing any damage. But, police found a metal flashlight in his pocket which they believed was the same object used to damage Raley's taillight. As police transported Strand to the jail, he began wheezing and "trying to hyperventilate," according to police reports. An ambulance was called, Strand refused medical attention, and he was eventually transported to the Boulder County Jail where he fell asleep. Strand will not face DUI charges since officers could not determine how drunk he was, even though one officer reported smelling alcohol on his breath shortly before his arrest. He does, however, face charges related to felony menacing for the tossing of the pecan pie.
Raley told police he addressed the male, saying, "Can I help you?" to which the man responded by throwing, what he later discovered was a pecan pie, at his car. The dessert struck the rear window and trunk of Raley's Toyota Corolla. In response, Raley said he picked up what was left of the pie and "threw it back at the male's car". According to police reports, Raley told Boulder officers the man then got back in his car and accelerated towards him, trying to run him over. In what Raley described as an "intense and scary" altercation, he told police he began running to his apartment when the other male got out of his car again and yelled, "Come here, get back here!"
Raley told police the other man then came up to his car and started hitting his tail light with some kind of object, perhaps a short baton.Memorising the man's licence plate, Raley told officers he called that out to the man, who then drove off. Raley was not injured. A witness who saw the incident told police he was convinced the suspect was going to try and run over Raley, describing him as "deranged" and "out of control." Boulder Police tracked down the owner of the suspect vehicle as Boulder resident Gary Strand. When police officers approached Strand at his home, he eventually told them he followed Raley's white Toyota Corolla after he saw it speeding and cutting off other cars. Strand told police he had seen the same Toyota Corolla do similar manoeuvres "another time," and that the male had "flipped him off a couple of times."
Strand, 62, admitted he threw a pie at the Corolla after following it to the parking lot Raley had described to police earlier. Strand said he left abruptly after the other man, Raley, threw the dessert back at his car. When police asked him about the damaged tail light, Strand denied doing any damage. But, police found a metal flashlight in his pocket which they believed was the same object used to damage Raley's taillight. As police transported Strand to the jail, he began wheezing and "trying to hyperventilate," according to police reports. An ambulance was called, Strand refused medical attention, and he was eventually transported to the Boulder County Jail where he fell asleep. Strand will not face DUI charges since officers could not determine how drunk he was, even though one officer reported smelling alcohol on his breath shortly before his arrest. He does, however, face charges related to felony menacing for the tossing of the pecan pie.
Man nicknamed Poo hid crack in his backside
A man from Salisbury, North Carolina, is facing charges after police say he was found hiding just over thirteen grams of crack cocaine in his rectum.
Jimmy Lewis Oglesby, 32, was arrested on Tuesday night following a traffic stop. Police stopped Oglesby for driving with a suspended licence.
According to the report, officers found small amounts of crack cocaine and marijuana on the floor of the car, but then found a plastic bag with 13.1 grams of crack cocaine in his backside.
Oglesby was charged with drug possession, maintaining a dwelling for drug use, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended licence. Bond was set at $75,000. Oglesby has a criminal record and police say his nickname is "Poo."
Jimmy Lewis Oglesby, 32, was arrested on Tuesday night following a traffic stop. Police stopped Oglesby for driving with a suspended licence.
According to the report, officers found small amounts of crack cocaine and marijuana on the floor of the car, but then found a plastic bag with 13.1 grams of crack cocaine in his backside.
Oglesby was charged with drug possession, maintaining a dwelling for drug use, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended licence. Bond was set at $75,000. Oglesby has a criminal record and police say his nickname is "Poo."
Motorcyclist faces fine for letting dog steer bike
Police in Hanoi, Vietnam, are looking for a man who let his dog steer his motorcycle on the road after a video of the incident appeared online.
The film shows the man with his dog in front letting go of the handlebars while his dog has its paws on them. The man keeps telling the dog “Good!” Traffic police officers called the act “extremely dangerous.”
Nguyen Van Quy, a Hanoi traffic police officer, said: “The act must deserves harsh criticism and punishment.” He said if arrested the man would be fined VND5-7 million (£210, $320), the designated penalty for “releasing both hands while driving a motorbike.”
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The officer said he would also lose his drivers’ licence for two months and his motorcycle for a week. In addition, the man wasn't wearing a crash helmet, which attracts another VND200,000 (£6, $10) fine. Lawyers said he would bear criminal responsibility if he killed or injured someone.
The film shows the man with his dog in front letting go of the handlebars while his dog has its paws on them. The man keeps telling the dog “Good!” Traffic police officers called the act “extremely dangerous.”
Nguyen Van Quy, a Hanoi traffic police officer, said: “The act must deserves harsh criticism and punishment.” He said if arrested the man would be fined VND5-7 million (£210, $320), the designated penalty for “releasing both hands while driving a motorbike.”
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The officer said he would also lose his drivers’ licence for two months and his motorcycle for a week. In addition, the man wasn't wearing a crash helmet, which attracts another VND200,000 (£6, $10) fine. Lawyers said he would bear criminal responsibility if he killed or injured someone.
10-year-old boy charged with attempted armed robbery after holding up trucker with toy cap gun
A 10-year-old boy from the Guildford suburb of Perth, Australia, has appeared in court after he allegedly tried to hold up a truck driver with a toy handgun in Midland on Wednesday.
The driver was sitting in his truck after making a delivery at a Great Eastern Highway shopping centre when between 4pm and 4.30pm he was approached by a person at his door.
The diminutive boy appeared in Perth Children’s Court on Thursday morning.
His mother sat in the public gallery of the court holding back tears, with her three other sons. During his appearance, the court was told the boy had taken a silver cap gun and removed the orange cap at the end before approaching the truck driver. He then allegedly went up to the truck driver who was filling out paperwork after making a delivery to Woolworths and told the man: “Get out, this is a robbery” and “You are about to get robbed”.
The child then allegedly pulled the trigger making a cap go off, causing a loud bang. The State opposed bail because of the seriousness of the allegations, with the prosecutor telling Magistrate Timothy Schwass the boy is already on bail for 13 charges of criminal damage and common assault. However, the child’s defence lawyer Ernesto Godinez told the court the incident sounded like “a prank or joke going very wrong”.
Mr Godinez also said the boy had yet to appear in court on any of the damage charges but was in court on Wednesday for the common assault charge. The boy was released on bail to appear in Midland Children’s Court so the current charge can be joined with his other charges. Magistrate Schwass told the boy to “be sensible” as he granted bail. Earlier police revealed the boy, wearing dark clothing with a hood covering his head, pointed a handgun at the trucker, made threats then pulled the trigger, causing a loud bang. Police stopped the 10-year-old boy a short time later and it will be alleged he had a toy cap gun. He has been charged with attempted armed robbery.
His mother sat in the public gallery of the court holding back tears, with her three other sons. During his appearance, the court was told the boy had taken a silver cap gun and removed the orange cap at the end before approaching the truck driver. He then allegedly went up to the truck driver who was filling out paperwork after making a delivery to Woolworths and told the man: “Get out, this is a robbery” and “You are about to get robbed”.
The child then allegedly pulled the trigger making a cap go off, causing a loud bang. The State opposed bail because of the seriousness of the allegations, with the prosecutor telling Magistrate Timothy Schwass the boy is already on bail for 13 charges of criminal damage and common assault. However, the child’s defence lawyer Ernesto Godinez told the court the incident sounded like “a prank or joke going very wrong”.
Mr Godinez also said the boy had yet to appear in court on any of the damage charges but was in court on Wednesday for the common assault charge. The boy was released on bail to appear in Midland Children’s Court so the current charge can be joined with his other charges. Magistrate Schwass told the boy to “be sensible” as he granted bail. Earlier police revealed the boy, wearing dark clothing with a hood covering his head, pointed a handgun at the trucker, made threats then pulled the trigger, causing a loud bang. Police stopped the 10-year-old boy a short time later and it will be alleged he had a toy cap gun. He has been charged with attempted armed robbery.
Runaway horse landed on bed after crashing through roof of motor home
A runaway horse crashed through the roof of a motor home in Wollmannsberg, Austria on Friday, landing on a double bed that was luckily unoccupied.
Her soft landing meant the mare escaped without serious injuries, but she had to be winched out by a team of firefighters. 28-year-old mare Netti, broke out of her paddock during the night and wandered down a hillside which is directly above the mobile home.
Part of the slope, which forms a roof over the motor home, is made of corrugated metal which wasn’t strong enough to hold her weight, so she went crashing through it and the roof of the vehicle. She was lucky to land in a double bed. "If she had fallen onto the concrete she wouldn’t have had a chance,” her owner, Jacqueline-Isolde Bauer-Weiskirchner said.
Bauer-Weiskirchner discovered Netti was not in the paddock and heard the sound of hooves knocking against the walls of the unoccupied mobile home. She called a vet, who gave Netti a sedative, and a team of firefighters who spent some time trying to get her out of the bed, with the help of mountain rescue equipment. The next day Netti was judged fit and healthy and allowed back onto the pasture to graze.
Her soft landing meant the mare escaped without serious injuries, but she had to be winched out by a team of firefighters. 28-year-old mare Netti, broke out of her paddock during the night and wandered down a hillside which is directly above the mobile home.
Part of the slope, which forms a roof over the motor home, is made of corrugated metal which wasn’t strong enough to hold her weight, so she went crashing through it and the roof of the vehicle. She was lucky to land in a double bed. "If she had fallen onto the concrete she wouldn’t have had a chance,” her owner, Jacqueline-Isolde Bauer-Weiskirchner said.
Bauer-Weiskirchner discovered Netti was not in the paddock and heard the sound of hooves knocking against the walls of the unoccupied mobile home. She called a vet, who gave Netti a sedative, and a team of firefighters who spent some time trying to get her out of the bed, with the help of mountain rescue equipment. The next day Netti was judged fit and healthy and allowed back onto the pasture to graze.
Not so wily young fox rescued after getting head stuck in fence
A young fox had a lucky escape after getting his head stuck in a garden fence.
A neighbour spotted the fox stuck in the fencing outside a house in South Shields, Tyne And Wear, and called the RSPCA for help on Sunday.
RSPCA animal collection officer Bryan Moffitt attended the property and was initially concerned that the wild animal was dead, as he appeared to be very still.
After carefully lifting the fox out of the fence panels, Mr Moffitt placed him in a crate to observe him, but within minutes it was clear he had suffered no injury.
Mr Moffitt said: “He was very quiet for a couple of minutes, but it seemed he ‘came around’ all of a sudden and sprung to life. I could see he had no injuries, no cuts or bruises, and so I drove him to a nearby field and released him.” He added: “He ran off so quickly, I didn’t even have time to take a photo of his release. He was obviously keen to get back home after his ordeal!”
RSPCA animal collection officer Bryan Moffitt attended the property and was initially concerned that the wild animal was dead, as he appeared to be very still.
After carefully lifting the fox out of the fence panels, Mr Moffitt placed him in a crate to observe him, but within minutes it was clear he had suffered no injury.
Mr Moffitt said: “He was very quiet for a couple of minutes, but it seemed he ‘came around’ all of a sudden and sprung to life. I could see he had no injuries, no cuts or bruises, and so I drove him to a nearby field and released him.” He added: “He ran off so quickly, I didn’t even have time to take a photo of his release. He was obviously keen to get back home after his ordeal!”
Dog alerted owner to stranded baby dolphin
A dog saved a baby dolphin on a beach in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, while fishing with her owner.
Leia, a two-year-old Cocker Spaniel found the dolphin washed up on the Criccieth shore on Sunday morning while fishing with her owner, Rich Wilcock, 42 from Buckley.
Rich said: “I was stood taking pictures and videos of the scenery when Leia started to make a right old fuss.
“She kept coming up to me, barking and nudging me, she must have smelt the dolphin from a mile off. At first I thought it was a baby shark, it was only about one and half foot but on a closer inspection I could see the blow hole on top of his head and realised it was a dolphin. There was nobody around for miles so I did what I could as gently as possible. I lifted him gently under the belly and popped him back amongst the waves and he swam away into deeper water.
“I combed the beach for a while afterwards and stayed for an hour or so to make sure he made it back out to sea.” A spokesperson for the Seawatch foundation said: “It’s probably a juvenile harbour porpoise, it does look quite small even for a porpoise. With the strong winds we are getting at the moment it is quite possible he just got blown out of the way and stranded rather than having anything seriously wrong with him, so let’s hope he made it back out to sea safely.
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“It’s great to see people (and dogs!) helping out wildlife and given the circumstances of the remote location Rich did a really good job with helping him back into the water. “If possible we do advise to call in BDMLR in to stranding cases to assess the animals condition but he looked quite lively and had no obvious injuries.” Rich said: “She is a very intelligent dog, more intelligent than most. We often see dolphins and porpoises swimming and playing in Cardigan Bay, Criccieth is a great spot in the summer to spot them.”
“She kept coming up to me, barking and nudging me, she must have smelt the dolphin from a mile off. At first I thought it was a baby shark, it was only about one and half foot but on a closer inspection I could see the blow hole on top of his head and realised it was a dolphin. There was nobody around for miles so I did what I could as gently as possible. I lifted him gently under the belly and popped him back amongst the waves and he swam away into deeper water.
“I combed the beach for a while afterwards and stayed for an hour or so to make sure he made it back out to sea.” A spokesperson for the Seawatch foundation said: “It’s probably a juvenile harbour porpoise, it does look quite small even for a porpoise. With the strong winds we are getting at the moment it is quite possible he just got blown out of the way and stranded rather than having anything seriously wrong with him, so let’s hope he made it back out to sea safely.
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“It’s great to see people (and dogs!) helping out wildlife and given the circumstances of the remote location Rich did a really good job with helping him back into the water. “If possible we do advise to call in BDMLR in to stranding cases to assess the animals condition but he looked quite lively and had no obvious injuries.” Rich said: “She is a very intelligent dog, more intelligent than most. We often see dolphins and porpoises swimming and playing in Cardigan Bay, Criccieth is a great spot in the summer to spot them.”
Man who tried to wash out foul-mouthed boy’s mouth with soap given conditional discharge
A man tried to wash a six-year-old boy’s mouth out with soap after being sworn at by the youngster who had tried to kick an old man’s walking stick away, a court heard.
Ryan Joseph Birtwell was angered by the boy’s foul-mouthed outburst in a park near his home in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
When the boy continued to swear, Birtwell, 23, went to a nearby shop and bought a three-bar pack of soap, before returning to the park, pinning the boy to the ground and shoving a bar of soap in his face.
The boy later told his family of the incident, which happened at about 7.30pm on April 11, and they contacted police.
Prosecutor Glenda Beck told Sunderland Magistrates’ Court: “The injured party was playing in the park which is close to his home address. The defendant approached him and there was an exchange of words. The defendant went to a shop and returned with a bar of soap. He pinned the injured party down to the floor and pushed the bar of soap into his mouth.” Ms Beck added that a witness in the park at the time of the incident said Birtwell had been called a “gay boy” by the boy. The witness heard Birtwell say he was going to buy some soap and “wash his mouth out with it”. Jason Smith, mitigating, told magistrates: “Ryan is walking along the road minding his own business. He is a young man who is very affable.
“He sees the boy run across to an old gentleman with a stick and tries to kick the stick away. He remonstrates with him to which the boy, who the police, I have to say, accept that he is slightly out of control and perhaps not the best of young individuals, says to Ryan ‘f*ck off’. Ryan says to him to stop swearing and when he doesn’t he says back ‘stop swearing or I will wash your mouth with soap,’ something that used to happen in the good old days. He fully accepts in hindsight that that was not the best way to react. All Ryan was trying to do was teach the little boy some manners. Unfortunately, manners are in short supply nowadays.” Birtwell, of Washington, admitted assault and was given a 12-month conditional discharge. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
After the case, the boy’s mother said: “Things are not as bad as have been said. I admit that my son swore and he got wrong for that, but like I said to the police at the time, kids do that kind of thing. At the end of the day, he is a 23-year-old bloke who has assaulted a six-year-old. The sentence is a joke.” After the case, Peter Bradley, director of Kidscape, which tackles bullying and safeguarding issues in relation to children, said: “I think the main message that people should take from this case is that adults are adults and they should act appropriately when dealing with children. If a child is acting in the wrong manner then it has to be dealt with in the appropriate ways. In this instance, without doubt Ryan was wrong, but hopefully some support has been put in place so that this boy can learn from his actions too.”
Prosecutor Glenda Beck told Sunderland Magistrates’ Court: “The injured party was playing in the park which is close to his home address. The defendant approached him and there was an exchange of words. The defendant went to a shop and returned with a bar of soap. He pinned the injured party down to the floor and pushed the bar of soap into his mouth.” Ms Beck added that a witness in the park at the time of the incident said Birtwell had been called a “gay boy” by the boy. The witness heard Birtwell say he was going to buy some soap and “wash his mouth out with it”. Jason Smith, mitigating, told magistrates: “Ryan is walking along the road minding his own business. He is a young man who is very affable.
“He sees the boy run across to an old gentleman with a stick and tries to kick the stick away. He remonstrates with him to which the boy, who the police, I have to say, accept that he is slightly out of control and perhaps not the best of young individuals, says to Ryan ‘f*ck off’. Ryan says to him to stop swearing and when he doesn’t he says back ‘stop swearing or I will wash your mouth with soap,’ something that used to happen in the good old days. He fully accepts in hindsight that that was not the best way to react. All Ryan was trying to do was teach the little boy some manners. Unfortunately, manners are in short supply nowadays.” Birtwell, of Washington, admitted assault and was given a 12-month conditional discharge. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
After the case, the boy’s mother said: “Things are not as bad as have been said. I admit that my son swore and he got wrong for that, but like I said to the police at the time, kids do that kind of thing. At the end of the day, he is a 23-year-old bloke who has assaulted a six-year-old. The sentence is a joke.” After the case, Peter Bradley, director of Kidscape, which tackles bullying and safeguarding issues in relation to children, said: “I think the main message that people should take from this case is that adults are adults and they should act appropriately when dealing with children. If a child is acting in the wrong manner then it has to be dealt with in the appropriate ways. In this instance, without doubt Ryan was wrong, but hopefully some support has been put in place so that this boy can learn from his actions too.”
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