Friday, August 07, 2015
Dog plays keepie uppie with a balloon
Rose the Boston Terrier was doing so well until what was probably inevitable happened.
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Shirtless man claiming to be Tarzan swung from trees and tried to enter monkey enclosure at zoo
A man was arrested on Tuesday after police say he swung from trees and tried to enter a monkey exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo in California while claiming to be Tarzan.
Kent Yamaguchi, the zoo's director, called 911.
"We have a gentleman who appears to be under the influence of something and is climbing in our trees and jumping into animal exhibits," Yamaguchi said.
"Oh, Okay, wow," the dispatcher responded. Yamaguchi said the man, later identified by police as 37-year-old John William Rodenborn, was shirtless and climbing trees near the zoo's aviary. "He climbed up into the tree and then proclaimed himself that he was 'Tarzan,' and that he was here just to have a good time," Yamaguchi said.
After Rodenborn ignored Yamaguchi's request to get down, Rodenborn did a lap and then found a new perch atop the waterfall in the black howler monkey exhibit. "He was covered with mud. He was in the trees saying, 'I am Tarzan,' and we knew at that point, something was probably wrong," Yamaguchi said. Yamaguchi said the monkeys never saw the man. He doesn't believe they were in any danger. He called 911 and his staff kept visitors out of the area as a precaution.
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"For clearing people out, we did the same thing for an agitated person as we would for an escaped agitated monkey," Yamaguchi said. After a short chase, officers arrested Rodenborn. "He was found to be in possession of crystal methamphetamine and under the influence of crystal methamphetamine. He was booked here at the Santa Ana Jail," said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna with Santa Ana police. Rodenborn faces misdemeanor counts for possessing and being under the influence of methamphetamine and trespassing.
"Oh, Okay, wow," the dispatcher responded. Yamaguchi said the man, later identified by police as 37-year-old John William Rodenborn, was shirtless and climbing trees near the zoo's aviary. "He climbed up into the tree and then proclaimed himself that he was 'Tarzan,' and that he was here just to have a good time," Yamaguchi said.
After Rodenborn ignored Yamaguchi's request to get down, Rodenborn did a lap and then found a new perch atop the waterfall in the black howler monkey exhibit. "He was covered with mud. He was in the trees saying, 'I am Tarzan,' and we knew at that point, something was probably wrong," Yamaguchi said. Yamaguchi said the monkeys never saw the man. He doesn't believe they were in any danger. He called 911 and his staff kept visitors out of the area as a precaution.
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"For clearing people out, we did the same thing for an agitated person as we would for an escaped agitated monkey," Yamaguchi said. After a short chase, officers arrested Rodenborn. "He was found to be in possession of crystal methamphetamine and under the influence of crystal methamphetamine. He was booked here at the Santa Ana Jail," said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna with Santa Ana police. Rodenborn faces misdemeanor counts for possessing and being under the influence of methamphetamine and trespassing.
Man arrested after allegedly giving 4-year-old boy a wet willy
Police in Shelton, Connecticut, have charged a man who they said stuck his finger in a 4-year-old boy’s ear.
Police said 34-year-old Michael Migani put his finger in his mouth and then stuck it in the ear of the 4-year-old, in the presence of the boy’s mother.
This act is also commonly known as a “wet willy.” The incident happened in the waiting room of a business while the child was playing with his mother, police said.
When Migani was confronted by the mother and staff, he fled in his vehicle and was stopped by Shelton police. Migani was charged with second-degree breach of peace and second-degree reckless endangerment. He is expected to appear in court on Aug. 19.
Police said 34-year-old Michael Migani put his finger in his mouth and then stuck it in the ear of the 4-year-old, in the presence of the boy’s mother.
This act is also commonly known as a “wet willy.” The incident happened in the waiting room of a business while the child was playing with his mother, police said.
When Migani was confronted by the mother and staff, he fled in his vehicle and was stopped by Shelton police. Migani was charged with second-degree breach of peace and second-degree reckless endangerment. He is expected to appear in court on Aug. 19.
Bounty hunter arrested after mistaking police chief for target
A bounty hunter has been arrested after gathering a posse and mistakenly trying to raid the home of Phoenix's chief of police.
Brent Farley, 43, and 10 others surrounded Chief Joseph Yahner's home at around 10pm local time on Tuesday, thinking they were cornering an Oklahoma fugitive wanted on a drug charge.
Police said the bounty hunters were told they had the wrong address and were asked to leave numerous times. The department said Farley, who confronted the chief after banging on the door and demanding he come outside, was carrying a handgun at the time, as were several others.
A video of the incident provided by police showed Chief Yahner, clad only in his underwear, stepping outside his home with a baton in his hand and approaching the bounty hunters. Phoenix police spokesman Trent Crump said there was no physical altercation. Crump said eight of the individuals were men and the three others were women, including a relative of one of the men who was riding along and an 11-year-old girl who was wearing a toy gun belt.
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The bondsmen were working on behalf of two bond recovery companies, NorthStar Fugitive Recovery and Delta One Tactical Recovery, police said, and appeared to have acted on an unconfirmed tip on the suspect's location from social media. A posting by NorthStar on its Facebook account earlier on Tuesday asked for tips as to the location of the fugitive, a black man. Yahner is white. Farley was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Crump said additional charges against the 10 others were possible as well as for Farley, who is a felon.
Police said the bounty hunters were told they had the wrong address and were asked to leave numerous times. The department said Farley, who confronted the chief after banging on the door and demanding he come outside, was carrying a handgun at the time, as were several others.
A video of the incident provided by police showed Chief Yahner, clad only in his underwear, stepping outside his home with a baton in his hand and approaching the bounty hunters. Phoenix police spokesman Trent Crump said there was no physical altercation. Crump said eight of the individuals were men and the three others were women, including a relative of one of the men who was riding along and an 11-year-old girl who was wearing a toy gun belt.
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The bondsmen were working on behalf of two bond recovery companies, NorthStar Fugitive Recovery and Delta One Tactical Recovery, police said, and appeared to have acted on an unconfirmed tip on the suspect's location from social media. A posting by NorthStar on its Facebook account earlier on Tuesday asked for tips as to the location of the fugitive, a black man. Yahner is white. Farley was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. Crump said additional charges against the 10 others were possible as well as for Farley, who is a felon.
Lamp post destroyed by urine crashed onto car
Concerns about San Francisco’s decaying lamp posts were ignited on Monday night after one corroded by urine toppled onto a car, narrowly missing the driver.
The three-storey-tall lamp post at snapped at around 6:30pm and landed on a nearby car, almost crushing the driver. No one was injured. A perfect storm of conditions rusted out the base of the pole, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission officials say, and caused it to fall.
At the time, the lamp post, which was already old, was damaged by urine and weighed down by an oversized banner. “We believe there was some contribution of dog or human urine on the base of the pole,” PUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said. “It has actually been an issue for us in the past.
“We encourage people and dogs alike to do their business in other places, like a proper restroom or one of our fire hydrants, which are stronger and made out of cast iron.” Urine accelerates the corrosion of the metal base of street poles, he said. The PUC recently launched an assessment program to visually check on every single light post - all 25,000 of them. So far, 100 street lights have been replaced.
The three-storey-tall lamp post at snapped at around 6:30pm and landed on a nearby car, almost crushing the driver. No one was injured. A perfect storm of conditions rusted out the base of the pole, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission officials say, and caused it to fall.
At the time, the lamp post, which was already old, was damaged by urine and weighed down by an oversized banner. “We believe there was some contribution of dog or human urine on the base of the pole,” PUC spokesman Tyrone Jue said. “It has actually been an issue for us in the past.
“We encourage people and dogs alike to do their business in other places, like a proper restroom or one of our fire hydrants, which are stronger and made out of cast iron.” Urine accelerates the corrosion of the metal base of street poles, he said. The PUC recently launched an assessment program to visually check on every single light post - all 25,000 of them. So far, 100 street lights have been replaced.
Council unimpressed by rude graffiti pointing out pothole
A council has said graffiti should not be used as a means of alerting it to potholes after a phrase with strong language was sprayed next to a hole.
The graffiti has appeared on the A835 in Ullapool in Ross-shire, Scotland, at a pothole that has been in the road for at least the past week. The hole is about half a mile from a Highland Council yard.
The local authority said people should not be painting graffiti on roads and to report potholes via its website or calling its service centre. A spokesman for Highland Council said: "Community services will inspect roads in that locality and repair any potholes that present a hazard, ideally filling all if that can be afforded.
"The team in Ullapool will try to erase the graffiti. They are limited to non-destructive means unless there is a structural reason to patch a wider area as a repair. Any such graffiti therefore would increase the pressure on limited resources." Since making the statement, the graffiti has been painted over, but the pothole had not been filled in.
The graffiti has appeared on the A835 in Ullapool in Ross-shire, Scotland, at a pothole that has been in the road for at least the past week. The hole is about half a mile from a Highland Council yard.
The local authority said people should not be painting graffiti on roads and to report potholes via its website or calling its service centre. A spokesman for Highland Council said: "Community services will inspect roads in that locality and repair any potholes that present a hazard, ideally filling all if that can be afforded.
"The team in Ullapool will try to erase the graffiti. They are limited to non-destructive means unless there is a structural reason to patch a wider area as a repair. Any such graffiti therefore would increase the pressure on limited resources." Since making the statement, the graffiti has been painted over, but the pothole had not been filled in.
Woman wearing cow print onesie robbed man at gunpoint
A woman wearing a "distinctive cow print onesie" has reportedly robbed a man at gunpoint in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Police said the woman, armed with a suspected gun, stole money from the 20-year-old man at about 3:00am on Thursday.
The suspect was in a blue Volkswagen Golf with two other men at the time and the gang escaped with a sum of cash.
Det Con Gareth Hussey said: "I would ask anyone with any information about this incident to contact detectives."
Police said the woman, armed with a suspected gun, stole money from the 20-year-old man at about 3:00am on Thursday.
The suspect was in a blue Volkswagen Golf with two other men at the time and the gang escaped with a sum of cash.
Det Con Gareth Hussey said: "I would ask anyone with any information about this incident to contact detectives."
Police hunt thief on bicycle who stole shop's parrot and rode off with it on his handlebars
Police are hunting a thief on a bicycle who stole a parrot worth £2,000 and then rode off with it resting on his handlebars.
Officers are investigating the theft which happened at around 3am on Tuesday at Timperley Aquatics Pet & Reptile Centre in Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire.
The thief threw a glass reptile cabinet through the parrot’s double glazed glass enclosure and made off with the red macaw bird.
Owner of the store, Graham Ralston, said the bird, called Charlie but affectionately know as ‘Baby’, would have been distressed and in pain during the attack. He said: “It’s an awful attack, she would have been so scared and the state of the place shows she put up a fight. Her feathers were all over the floor, including her tail feathers which the man would have been pulling at to grab her. It was in pitch black and she would have been woken up by him throwing the huge glass case at her. It would have traumatised her.”
The man then grabbled with the bird and threw a wheelie bin through the front of the shop window to make a quick getaway on a bicycle. Mr Ralston added: “Neighbours near the shop said they heard a loud smash and saw the man pinning her down to his handlebars with his arm as he cycled off. They said the noise of her squawking was unbearable. She is a big bird with a one metre wingspan so he mush have been holding her tight to stop her from flying away.
“I’m absolutely disgusted someone could do this to a beautiful bird.” He hand-reared the bird and it now lives in the shop. He added: “She is a local celebrity and has such a lovely personality. She would always greet customers by saying ‘Hello baby’. Everybody loves her.” Mr Ralston added: “We just want to get her back safely.” Police say the man is in his early 20s, slim with short hair, and was wearing dark clothing. He was later seen cycling with the parrot.
Owner of the store, Graham Ralston, said the bird, called Charlie but affectionately know as ‘Baby’, would have been distressed and in pain during the attack. He said: “It’s an awful attack, she would have been so scared and the state of the place shows she put up a fight. Her feathers were all over the floor, including her tail feathers which the man would have been pulling at to grab her. It was in pitch black and she would have been woken up by him throwing the huge glass case at her. It would have traumatised her.”
The man then grabbled with the bird and threw a wheelie bin through the front of the shop window to make a quick getaway on a bicycle. Mr Ralston added: “Neighbours near the shop said they heard a loud smash and saw the man pinning her down to his handlebars with his arm as he cycled off. They said the noise of her squawking was unbearable. She is a big bird with a one metre wingspan so he mush have been holding her tight to stop her from flying away.
“I’m absolutely disgusted someone could do this to a beautiful bird.” He hand-reared the bird and it now lives in the shop. He added: “She is a local celebrity and has such a lovely personality. She would always greet customers by saying ‘Hello baby’. Everybody loves her.” Mr Ralston added: “We just want to get her back safely.” Police say the man is in his early 20s, slim with short hair, and was wearing dark clothing. He was later seen cycling with the parrot.
Woman won pet lookalike competition for looking like her horse
A woman from Plymouth in Devon has won a pet lookalike competition after sending in a photo of her posing with her horse.
When Angie Fuller, 41, entered the Broadway shopping centre's 'Picture Purrrfect' competition last month, which called upon owners who resembled their pets to come forward, she had no expectations of coming first.
But after being crowned champion last week for her supposed similarities with horse Moomin, camera-shy Angie said she was delighted to have bagged the £50 voucher. "I'm not really into having my picture taken," she said. "But we sent one in on behalf of the Ponderosa Pony Rescue Centre where Moomin is based.
"I can't say I think I look like Moomin, but others have said we're very similar in terms of our character. Apparently, we're both stubborn," she joked. "Moomin has never been ridden so she's always been very much left to her own devices. I volunteer at the centre so have spent a lot of time working with Moomin and we've grown quite attached. Winning this competition was certainly a surprise, but I'm so happy to have won the voucher for the centre.
"The money will now be split between the pony centre where I work and Rottweiler Friends, which is where our family dog Winnie is from." While Angie believes her success was down to the fact she was one of the few candidates to pose with a horse, event organiser and Broadway centre manager Deborah Potter has since revealed it was in fact because they both appeared to be so happy in their picture.
But after being crowned champion last week for her supposed similarities with horse Moomin, camera-shy Angie said she was delighted to have bagged the £50 voucher. "I'm not really into having my picture taken," she said. "But we sent one in on behalf of the Ponderosa Pony Rescue Centre where Moomin is based.
"I can't say I think I look like Moomin, but others have said we're very similar in terms of our character. Apparently, we're both stubborn," she joked. "Moomin has never been ridden so she's always been very much left to her own devices. I volunteer at the centre so have spent a lot of time working with Moomin and we've grown quite attached. Winning this competition was certainly a surprise, but I'm so happy to have won the voucher for the centre.
"The money will now be split between the pony centre where I work and Rottweiler Friends, which is where our family dog Winnie is from." While Angie believes her success was down to the fact she was one of the few candidates to pose with a horse, event organiser and Broadway centre manager Deborah Potter has since revealed it was in fact because they both appeared to be so happy in their picture.
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