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Treasure Coast man blames cat for downloaded child pornography: MARTIN COUNTY - Martin County Sheriff's detectives didn't buy it when a 48-year-old Jensen Beach man claimed that his cat was downloading child pornography on his computer.

Keith R. Griffin, of the 3600 block of Northeast Jeannette Drive, was charged Wednesday with 10 counts of possession of child pornography after detectives found more than 1,000 child pornographic images on his computer, according to a news release.

Griffin told detectives he would leave his computer on and his cat would jump on the keyboard.

When he returned, there would be strange material downloaded, the release states.

Griffin was being held in the Martin County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.

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Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in NJ - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jul 8, 4:13 pm ET
CAMDEN, N.J. – Authorities say a man died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.
The Camden County prosecutor's office identified the victim as 29-year-old Vincent Smith II of Camden. He was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc. plant.
The accident happened Wednesday morning as Smith was loading chocolate into a vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy.
Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker tried to shut off the machine and two others tried to pull Smith out of the 8-foot-deep vat. He was hit and fatally injured by the agitator that mixes the chocolate.
Cocoa Services hires a second company — Lyons and Sons — to do the mixing."

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Drunk badger disrupts traffic - Yahoo! News: "BERLIN (Reuters) – A badger in Germany got so drunk on over-ripe cherries it staggered into the middle of a road and refused to budge, police said on Wednesday. A motorist called police near the central town of Goslar to report a dead badger on a road -- only for officers to turn up and discover the animal alive and well, but drunk.
Police discovered the nocturnal beast had eaten cherries from a nearby tree which had turned to alcohol and given the badger diarrhoea. Having failed to scare the animal away, officers eventually chased it from the road with a broom."

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Drunken tractor driver leads police on slow chase - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jul 7, 1:29 pm ET
BERLIN (Reuters) – A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home from a nightclub after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who used pepper spray to try to stop the vehicle.
'After his girlfriend abandoned him in a night club, the 23-year-old driver, who doesn't own a license, commandeered the vehicle to make his way home,' a police spokesman said on Monday.
Six police cars began trailing the tractor, which was chugging along at 20 km (12 miles) an hour, after they were alerted to the theft at about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers tried holding up stop signs and directing pepper spray through the open window to bring the driver to a halt.
They then tried unsuccessfully to end his getaway by throwing nail belts on the road, but the tractor's tires proved too thick, said the police spokesman.
The 40-minute chase finally came to an end when officers shot at the tractor's tires after it rammed into a police car and collided with another vehicle."

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Ohio woman, 75, accused of beating fawn to death - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jul 8, 9:08 pm ET
EUCLID, Ohio – An Ohio woman who found a fawn in her flower garden has been accused of beating it to death with a shovel. Dorothy Richardson, 75, was charged in a warrant with animal cruelty at her Euclid home near the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation, a wooded park where deer, foxes and other wildlife roam.
Animal control officer Ann Mills requested the warrant. She said 'everybody's very upset' about the fawn's June 15 death.
Richardson hasn't appeared in court. She told Cleveland's WKYC-TV she was afraid of the fawn and used a shovel to try to make it move. She said after it died she put it in a box and took it to the curb on trash day.
Euclid's cruelty to animals charge is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine."

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Ga. jail inmates burned by own smoking habit - Yahoo! NewsBy RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press Writer Russ Bynum, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jul 8, 9:08 pm ET
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.

Both inmates were treated for minor burns after their cellmates quickly doused the fire with water, Sheriff's Deputy Ron Robinson said Wednesday. He said the jail banned smoking more than a decade ago, but it hasn't stopped inmates from improvising.

"Some of these guys have serious habits and cravings," Robinson said. "They try to smoke a lot of things ... lettuce, collard greens, turnip greens, whatever was served to them at lunch that day."

Jailers suspect the inmates tried to light up by sticking pencil lead into a wall socket in their cell, creating a spark that ignited a piece of cloth they intended to use as a match, Robinson said.

The burning cloth ended up catching fire to a sheet on a nearby bunk. While the fire was quickly extinguished, smoke spread throughout that section of the jail. All 23 inmates in the pod where checked by the jail's medical staff for smoke inhalation, but none were hurt seriously, Robinson said.

The sheriff's department would not release the names of the inmates suspected of starting the fire early Monday. Robinson said they would likely face in-house disciplinary action, but not criminal charges.

Meanwhile, he said, jailers have stepped up cell inspections to reduce the chances of another illicit smoke break turning into a fire alarm.

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NY man killed trying to saw through power line -- Newsday.com: "June 27, 2009
POND EDDY, N.Y. - A New York man was fatally electrocuted early Saturday when he tried to cut through a downed power line with an industrial saw.

Sullivan County authorities say the accident happened in the presence of firefighters who had been guarding the fallen line.

They say 64-year-old Mieczyskaw Mil, of Pond Eddy, was drunk and ignored repeated orders to stay away from the cable.

County Public Safety Commissioner Dick Martinkovic says officials chased the man away from the line several times before he fetched the saw from his house.


The incident happened not long after midnight.

Authorities say the line fell in a storm and had been down for about seven hours while utility crews tended to damage elsewhere."

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College student tries to steal jail computer - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 30, 9:04 pm ET
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan University student William K. Bradley was sentenced for larceny in a building. He stole a computer. From the Kalamazoo County jail. Where he already was serving a sentence in a different case.
Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Gary Giguere Jr. sentenced Bradley on Monday, telling the Kalamazoo resident his jailhouse theft was 'the dumbest crime I've heard today' and 'may be in the top half-dozen in my career.'
Bradley, who has racked up six felonies and four misdemeanors by the age of 25, agreed with the judge, saying, 'I'm not the best criminal.'
Bradley asked for home arrest, but Giguere instead ordered him back to jail for six months.
Western spokeswoman Cheryl Roland tells the Kalamazoo Gazette Bradley is a sophomore at the university."

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Woman on tracks to 'clear her mind' hit by train - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jun 29, 9:07 pm ET
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham police said a 22-year-old woman has suffered a broken leg after being hit by a train. Officer Lawrence Billups said the woman told police she was lying on the tracks 'to clear her mind' when the train approached around 7 a.m. Sunday.
Billups said the CSX train was moving about 10 mph when it hit her. The train's operator told police he tried to stop.
The woman was transported to UAB Hospital."

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Cops: Man breaks into home, watches TV, drives car - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jun 29, 8:48 pm ET
CINCINNATI – Police said a man broke into a Cincinnati home and proceeded to stay there for a week, watching television and sleeping in the master bedroom while the family was on vacation. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department arrested 19-year-old Nicholas Truesdell on Friday and charged him with burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
An affadavit said he broke into the four-bedroom home through a rear window on June 16. Authorities said he also used the computer and drove the family's 2007 Nissan Altima around for more than 48 hours.
Truesdell was arraigned on Saturday. No contact information could be found for his attorney, Terrence McNamara."

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Inmate uses toilet paper cardboard to escape cell - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jun 24, 9:41 pm ET
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Columbia police have captured an inmate who allegedly escaped from the Howard County jail using a cardboard toilet paper holder. Curtis Jones of New Franklin was captured Wednesday afternoon.
Columbia police officers, who were responding to a tip, went to where Jones was believed to be located, but he had fled on foot. Jones was spotted a short time later and taken into custody.
Jones had escaped early Monday. Authorities allege he used the folded cardboard to jam a door lock to his cell and fled when a jailer went to another area in the building.
Jones was detained on a theft charge on suspicion of stealing anhydrous ammonia, a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine.
He previously escaped in 1996 from the county's old jail in Fayette by climbing through a hole in the ceiling."

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Police search for naked french fry thief - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 23, 3:14 pm ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canadian police were on the search on Monday for a brazen thief who snatched a take-away meal while making a naked run past a fast food restaurant's drive-though window.
An employee of a Langley, British Columbia, Wendy's restaurant was handing food to a customer waiting in her car when a naked man ran between them, taking off with her fries, and leaving little evidence behind, according to police.
'Other than an age range, neither woman could provide further description,' police said in a press release.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, jumped into a waiting van, which sped away from the scene during the weekend incident, police said."

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KC man urinating while sleepwalking stabbed - Yahoo! News: "KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A sleepwalking episode led to a stabbing. The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Wednesday that the 24-year-old victim suffered a stab wound to his face and shoulder. Police said the victim's girlfriend awoke around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to find her boyfriend urinating in the closet. He was intoxicated when he arrived at his apartment several hours earlier.
Police said the man had a history of sleepwalking and ignored his girlfriend's repeated efforts to wake him up.
He pushed her out of the way as he walked toward the kitchen, and she reportedly became scared that he might hit her.
Police said she grabbed a knife and held it up as he approached. He sustained injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening."

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Police: Pa. neighbor blares porn to chase off kids - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jun 24, 11:36 pm ET
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. – Police in suburban Philadelphia say a man fed up of children playing in his cul-de-sac blared a pornographic soundtrack to chase them off. Irate neighbors told police they could hear the sexually explicit audio a block and a half away.
Police say Michael Buck faces a felony obscenity charge and two misdemeanors for the May 31 stunt at his upscale Phoenixville home.
The 27-year-old Buck has a preliminary hearing scheduled for next month. He doesn't have a listed telephone number, and his lawyer declined to comment Wednesday.
Detective Tom Goggin says Buck had filed one previous complaint about the neighborhood children. He says the children clearly annoy Buck — but there's nothing criminal about playing outside."

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Police: Man dons bustier, can't skirt drug charges - Yahoo! News: "TUSTIN, Calif. – Police say a California man donning a bustier and watching porn on a computer in an apartment complex gym was arrested after officers found drugs in his backpack.
Sgt. Todd Bullock says 45-year-old Stephen Murdoch of Tustin was arrested early Tuesday after a security guard spotted him in a workout room that was supposed to be closed and locked.
When police peered inside, they saw Murdoch — also in a miniskirt, fishnet stockings and heels — hiding behind exercise equipment and watching an adult film on a laptop.
Officers noticed Murdoch was sweating profusely and talking quickly. They arrested him on suspicion of drug possession after allegedly finding marijuana, methamphetamine and pipes in his bag.
Murdoch did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday."

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Oahu firefighters cause blaze at own fire station - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jun 22, 9:13 pm ET
HONOLULU – Oahu firefighters have been issued a reminder to be sure to turn off cooking equipment when responding to emergencies. The advice comes in the wake of a May 22 blaze at the Waipahu fire station that caused about $25,000 damage. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said food was inadvertently left cooking on a stove when the firefighters responded to an emergency call involving a traffic accident.
He said after finishing the call, the firefighters responded to a call at their own station house.
Seelig said like everyone else, firefighters need to be careful and attentive when cooking.
According to Seelig, the fire caused smoke and heat damage, primarily to kitchen areas that had been scheduled for renovation. He said the damage has been repaired."

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Woman calls 911, then allegedly keys police car - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jun 22, 9:13 pm ET
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Police in Syracuse said a woman who was annoyed that a police car was blocking her own car first called 911 and then vandalized the squad car. Police said the woman called 911 Saturday to report the 'emergency' — that a patrol car was blocking her car. They said she then keyed the patrol car because they didn't move it quickly enough.
Officers were in the area to investigate a harassment complaint. They said the woman approached them and insisted they move their cruiser. They told her to wait.
Police said the woman approached them again and demanded they move the car, using profanity.
Witnesses said she then used her keys to vandalize the car.
Police found gouges on the car and the woman was charged with criminal mischief."

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Indiana Boys Left With Bleeding Tongues After Licking Flagpole CHESTERTON, Ind. — Two fourth-grade boys mimicking a scene from the movie "A Christmas Story" wound up with their tongues stuck to a frozen flagpole.

Gavin Dempsey and James Alexander were serving on flag duty at Jackson Elementary School Friday morning, with the job of raising and lowering the school's flags. They decided to see if their tongues really would stick to the cold metal.

"I decided to try it because I thought all of the TV shows were lies, but turns out I was wrong," Gavin said.

Karen Alexander, James' mother , said her son told her he got the idea from the movie, which is based on stories about a boy growing up in the northwest Indiana community of Hammond in the 1940s.

"I can't believe he did it, but they learned their lesson," she said.

James said he plans to eat a lot of ice cream to help nurse his wound.

"When you're young, you're just messing around," he said.

Billie Dempsey, Gavin's mom, said a nurse called them to tell them the boys' tongues were bleeding.

"The nurse asked them, 'OK, who double-dog dared who?"' Billie Dempsey said, a reference to a phrase that a character in the movie used to dare another child to stick his tongue to the pole.

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The Enquirer - Driver denies threatening cop: "WEST PRICE HILL - A West Price Hill woman today denied threatening a police officer while getting a traffic ticket Saturday night. A Cincinnati police officer pulled over Teresa Walker, 44, at 11:52 p.m. in the 1000 block of Rutledge. While the officer was writing the ticket, Walker called the police department to complain that the officer was taking too long, police said. She allegedly threatened to shoot the officer if he didn't write the ticket faster, according to Cincinnati police. She was charged with aggravated menacing and booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center. Terrence McNamara, the attorney for Walker, said today in court that Walker insists her car was pulled over because she is married to a black man and police were using racial profiling. Walker, an Arby's manager, doesn't remember saying she would kill Police Officer Jeff Bley, the lawyer added, but does remember saying she'll sue him. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Lisa Allen set her bond at $10,000."

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Man pleads guilty to stealing panties - Yahoo! News: "Fri Mar 2, 8:12 PM ET
MANCHESTER, N.H. - A Barnstead man has pleaded guilty to stealing three pairs of panties as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife.
Ronald Roemer, 39, was fined $240 on a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. Police say he took $22 worth of women's underwear from Sears."

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