Saturday, July 18, 2015
Picky bear broke into bakery eating all the pies except for the strawberry rhubarb one
A bear with a sweet tooth broke into a Colorado bakery, ate 24 pies and then took two to go.
But he left the strawberry rhubarb one, the daughter of the owner of the Colorado Cherry Company said.
The bear broke into the store, located in the city of Lyons, through a window and climbed on top of the oven before eating “about two dozen pies, bags of cocoa, and a bag of sugar”, according to Mikaela Lehnert, the owner’s daughter.
“He went for the apple and the cherry and left behind the strawberry rhubarb so he was a picky little guy,” Lehnert said. During his late-night feast, he avoided being caught on tape as the surveillance cameras inside the pie shop are pointed away from the room he invaded and towards the freezer, home to many more pies, which he left untouched. He avoided that area and left through the window he entered. The morning following the break-in, Lehnert and her mother found the mess he left behind and two pie boxes in the yard.
Despite the mess, the damage was minimal, aside from the broken window. The owners have boarded it up but Lehnert said they plan on putting new windows in as soon as possible. She worries the bear might have enjoyed the pies so much that they will now have a repeat customer. “We have a feeling he knows it’s here so he’s going to come back,” she said. According to Lehnert, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. They had a bear break in to their other location in Loveland, Colorado, and snack on some pies.
The damage from that break-in was more extensive as he broke not only a window but the main doors and the freezer during his mission for sweets. Bears have also gone through their garbage in the past so they’ve had electrical fences installed. But this particular heist was “kind of creative” compared to the rest. “If anything it’s boosted [our business] because it put our pies and product out there,” Lehnert said. She and her mother may have to leave a pie out to thank their visitor for his services. But not a strawberry rhubarb, of course.
There's a news video here.
“He went for the apple and the cherry and left behind the strawberry rhubarb so he was a picky little guy,” Lehnert said. During his late-night feast, he avoided being caught on tape as the surveillance cameras inside the pie shop are pointed away from the room he invaded and towards the freezer, home to many more pies, which he left untouched. He avoided that area and left through the window he entered. The morning following the break-in, Lehnert and her mother found the mess he left behind and two pie boxes in the yard.
Despite the mess, the damage was minimal, aside from the broken window. The owners have boarded it up but Lehnert said they plan on putting new windows in as soon as possible. She worries the bear might have enjoyed the pies so much that they will now have a repeat customer. “We have a feeling he knows it’s here so he’s going to come back,” she said. According to Lehnert, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. They had a bear break in to their other location in Loveland, Colorado, and snack on some pies.
The damage from that break-in was more extensive as he broke not only a window but the main doors and the freezer during his mission for sweets. Bears have also gone through their garbage in the past so they’ve had electrical fences installed. But this particular heist was “kind of creative” compared to the rest. “If anything it’s boosted [our business] because it put our pies and product out there,” Lehnert said. She and her mother may have to leave a pie out to thank their visitor for his services. But not a strawberry rhubarb, of course.
There's a news video here.
Police officer rescued meowing kitten from overpass
An officer from Pasadena Police Department in Texas rescued a meowing kitten early on Wednesday morning.
According to PPD, Officer Galvan was at the overpass when he heard the kitten crying.
The department said on its Facebook page: "The crying sounded like it was coming from the Beltway. After shining his light up on the overpass, he could see the kitten's eyes reflecting back. The kitten was stuck on the Beltway 8 overpass over Red Bluff and could not get down. The angle was too steep for Officer Galvan to walk up to the kitten, so he had to make a U-turn back to the overpass.
"After searching for a bit, he located the kitten wedged in between the drain openings at the bottom of the barriers. He could see the back of the kitten sticking out on the other side of the barrier and reached over in attempts to grab it. Apparently this kitten was NOT in the mood to be rescued and began scratching and biting Officer Galvan.
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"As a result, Officer Galvan lost his grip and the kitten fell back onto the Beltway and ran back under the barrier. Determined to rescue the kitten, Officer Galvan regrouped, licked his wounds, grabbed his gloves and lock out device and made a second successful attempt. After calming the kitten down, and making sure it received plenty of water, Officer Galvan took the kitten to the caring arms of the Pasadena Animal Shelter. All in a day's work for our night shift officers."
You can see the original video here and a follow-up video of the kitten here.
The department said on its Facebook page: "The crying sounded like it was coming from the Beltway. After shining his light up on the overpass, he could see the kitten's eyes reflecting back. The kitten was stuck on the Beltway 8 overpass over Red Bluff and could not get down. The angle was too steep for Officer Galvan to walk up to the kitten, so he had to make a U-turn back to the overpass.
"After searching for a bit, he located the kitten wedged in between the drain openings at the bottom of the barriers. He could see the back of the kitten sticking out on the other side of the barrier and reached over in attempts to grab it. Apparently this kitten was NOT in the mood to be rescued and began scratching and biting Officer Galvan.
YouTube link.
"As a result, Officer Galvan lost his grip and the kitten fell back onto the Beltway and ran back under the barrier. Determined to rescue the kitten, Officer Galvan regrouped, licked his wounds, grabbed his gloves and lock out device and made a second successful attempt. After calming the kitten down, and making sure it received plenty of water, Officer Galvan took the kitten to the caring arms of the Pasadena Animal Shelter. All in a day's work for our night shift officers."
You can see the original video here and a follow-up video of the kitten here.
Shoeless mouse-headed man robbed store at knifepoint
A man wearing a costume mouse head robbed a convenience store in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, at knifepoint early on Tuesday morning.
Police are now trying to trap the rodent.
The man, about 6-feet tall with a slim build, dressed in a black shirt and black pants, boldly walked into the Mac’s in the middle of the night brandishing the knife. The alarmed clerk quickly handed him cash and the barefoot man scampered away into the darkness.
“I would have to say this is the first time I came across a mask used for a robbery that looks like a child’s cute mouse mask,” Barrie police Det. Brett Haynes said. Surveillance footage shows the man had the mask on before he walked into the store, he said. Luckily, the store only carries small amounts of cash and the bandit got away with only $60.
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“It was a pretty brazen attack for just 60 bucks,” Haynes said. Police found the mouse mask on the ground behind the store and sent it for forensic tests. The canine unit later found the suspect’s pants and shirt on the ground not far from the store. “I can’t say what he wore once he discarded his clothing,” Haynes said. Police say the suspect is considered dangerous and ask that anyone who has seen the unusual mask call Crime Stoppers.
The man, about 6-feet tall with a slim build, dressed in a black shirt and black pants, boldly walked into the Mac’s in the middle of the night brandishing the knife. The alarmed clerk quickly handed him cash and the barefoot man scampered away into the darkness.
“I would have to say this is the first time I came across a mask used for a robbery that looks like a child’s cute mouse mask,” Barrie police Det. Brett Haynes said. Surveillance footage shows the man had the mask on before he walked into the store, he said. Luckily, the store only carries small amounts of cash and the bandit got away with only $60.
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“It was a pretty brazen attack for just 60 bucks,” Haynes said. Police found the mouse mask on the ground behind the store and sent it for forensic tests. The canine unit later found the suspect’s pants and shirt on the ground not far from the store. “I can’t say what he wore once he discarded his clothing,” Haynes said. Police say the suspect is considered dangerous and ask that anyone who has seen the unusual mask call Crime Stoppers.
Man fell from third floor of building while trying to spit on police officers
A French man trying to impress his friends by spitting on police from his balcony ended up falling to the ground three storeys below.
The 27-year-old was left seriously injured when he fell from the third storey balcony at his home in eastern France this week.
He had invited his friends round to his house in the town of Colmar to celebrate France’s national day on July 14th. The man was standing on his balcony at around 2am when he spotted a police car coming down the street.
He leaned back preparing to unleash a volley of phlegm onto the officers below, but as he lurched forward he went over the balcony railings and fell, luckily landing in some bushes.
He was rushed to hospital suffering from a head injury and multiple fractures. In another twist, when police questioned the shocked friends up on the balcony, officers realised that one of them had been on the run for several months. He was arrested and hauled off to prison.
He had invited his friends round to his house in the town of Colmar to celebrate France’s national day on July 14th. The man was standing on his balcony at around 2am when he spotted a police car coming down the street.
He leaned back preparing to unleash a volley of phlegm onto the officers below, but as he lurched forward he went over the balcony railings and fell, luckily landing in some bushes.
He was rushed to hospital suffering from a head injury and multiple fractures. In another twist, when police questioned the shocked friends up on the balcony, officers realised that one of them had been on the run for several months. He was arrested and hauled off to prison.
Spanish town introduces compulsory siesta law
A town in Valencia, Spain, is bringing in a law that ensures each citizen has the right to enjoy an afternoon nap.
Between the hours of 2pm and 5pm the inhabitants of Ador will be catching their mandatory forty winks.
The town’s summer siesta tradition is so deep-rooted the mayor has enshrined his citizen’s right to an afternoon snooze in law.
"Everything closes between 2pm and 5pm," a town hall spokesman said. "Bars, shops, the swimming pool, everything." It is well-known that taking an afternoon siesta is good for you and it was even scientifically proven in early 2015. But Ador could be the first town in Spain to actually make taking a siesta obligatory by law.
Mayor of Ador, Joan Faus Vitòria, has ordered that that town’s inhabitants stay quiet between 2pm and 5pm. The new rules also stipulate that children should remain indoors: "Children should stay indoors between 2pm and 5pm so that they do not go outside and play with balls and disturb older people," the town hall spokesman added.
There is a long tradition of taking an afternoon siesta in Ador, stemming from the town's agricultural history: "Many people here work in the countryside, so it’s very usual to take a long lunch break and have a siesta after eating." The people of Ador have proudly carried on the practice, cementing the summer tradition into a town custom that they hope to preserve for generations of future nappers.
"Everything closes between 2pm and 5pm," a town hall spokesman said. "Bars, shops, the swimming pool, everything." It is well-known that taking an afternoon siesta is good for you and it was even scientifically proven in early 2015. But Ador could be the first town in Spain to actually make taking a siesta obligatory by law.
Mayor of Ador, Joan Faus Vitòria, has ordered that that town’s inhabitants stay quiet between 2pm and 5pm. The new rules also stipulate that children should remain indoors: "Children should stay indoors between 2pm and 5pm so that they do not go outside and play with balls and disturb older people," the town hall spokesman added.
There is a long tradition of taking an afternoon siesta in Ador, stemming from the town's agricultural history: "Many people here work in the countryside, so it’s very usual to take a long lunch break and have a siesta after eating." The people of Ador have proudly carried on the practice, cementing the summer tradition into a town custom that they hope to preserve for generations of future nappers.
Mouse-catching kestrel rescued after getting stuck in car grille
A kestrel had to be rescued from the grille of a sports car after it swooped to chase a mouse and got stuck.
The RSPCA was called after staff at Graham Gillis Auto Repair in Whittington, Norfolk, discovered the bird of prey trapped in the car on Friday.
They managed to carefully release the bird and contain it in a box until the RSPCA arrived, and took it to a nearby wildlife centre for care. Animal welfare officer Craig Plumley said: “It is very rare that a kestrel gets stuck in a grille like this. It is the first time I have known it happen in the 19 years I have been working at the RSPCA.
“This bird was victim to very unfortunate timing. He got hit by the car at the exact moment it swooped up from catching a mouse. The dead mouse was also found in the car grille. Thankfully, the quick-thinking driver drove slowly to a garage just around the corner from the incident and it was released by the garage’s technicians.”
Sue Levings, from East Winch wildlife centre, said an x-ray showed the bird had not broken any bones. She said: “Apart from tail feather damage, the bird is making a good recovery. He is receiving treatment for a wound but it is eating well and it seems bright. We hope to release him back to the wild soon.”
They managed to carefully release the bird and contain it in a box until the RSPCA arrived, and took it to a nearby wildlife centre for care. Animal welfare officer Craig Plumley said: “It is very rare that a kestrel gets stuck in a grille like this. It is the first time I have known it happen in the 19 years I have been working at the RSPCA.
“This bird was victim to very unfortunate timing. He got hit by the car at the exact moment it swooped up from catching a mouse. The dead mouse was also found in the car grille. Thankfully, the quick-thinking driver drove slowly to a garage just around the corner from the incident and it was released by the garage’s technicians.”
Sue Levings, from East Winch wildlife centre, said an x-ray showed the bird had not broken any bones. She said: “Apart from tail feather damage, the bird is making a good recovery. He is receiving treatment for a wound but it is eating well and it seems bright. We hope to release him back to the wild soon.”
Road blocked by thatched roof
Police issued traffic warnings after a thatched roof collapsed and blocked a road in Hertfordshire.
The roof formed an archway at the entrance to the front garden of a house on Loudwater Lane in Rickmansworth.
Hertfordshire Police tweeted to advise motorists to avoid the area due to a "large obstruction" which was reported to them at about 3:55pm on Thursday.
Officers said the roof was due to be removed from the road, near to its junction with Chorleywood Road.
The roof formed an archway at the entrance to the front garden of a house on Loudwater Lane in Rickmansworth.
Hertfordshire Police tweeted to advise motorists to avoid the area due to a "large obstruction" which was reported to them at about 3:55pm on Thursday.
Officers said the roof was due to be removed from the road, near to its junction with Chorleywood Road.
Police investigate stolen beach towel
Northumbria police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a towel from a North Tyneside beach.
It happened on Sunday, July 12 between 4pm to 5pm at Tynemouth Longsands beach.
A dark blue towel with 'DRYROBE' written on the front in red and white was stolen.
Anyone with information should contact police.
It happened on Sunday, July 12 between 4pm to 5pm at Tynemouth Longsands beach.
A dark blue towel with 'DRYROBE' written on the front in red and white was stolen.
Anyone with information should contact police.
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