Women Pushing Car Charged With DUI - Yahoo! News: "PORTAGE, Ind. - Two women who took turns steering a broken-down vehicle face drunk driving charges after their slow-moving car crashed into a parked car.
Kaylyn Kezy, 34, of Gary, was pushing the disabled car, while Melissa Fredenburg, 32, of Chesterton, steered from the passenger seat, police said. The two were moving the car into a parking lot at a nearby motel early Friday in the city about 10 miles east of Gary.
Police said both women had a blood-alcohol levels of 0.17 percent, more than twice the state's legal limit to drive.
Authorities said the women were operating the vehicle while intoxicated — even though the car's engine wasn't working.
A prosecutor acknowledged the charges could be difficult to prosecute in court.
'The statute and case law supports (a DUI charge) ... but it will be interesting to see,' said Deputy Prosecutor Adam Burroughs, who authorized the charges.
Burroughs said that the office had prosecuted drunken drivers who were stopped in restaurant drive-through lanes or who were on private property. Bicycles and motorized wheelchairs are about the only vehicles in which a person would be unlikely to face a drunken-driving charge, he said."
17:30 Posted by David
Who wouldn't fall for such a clever trick? - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jul 25, 9:04 AM ET
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian couple stole 50,000 euros from a woman in the Sicilian city of Palermo after convincing her they were vampires who would impregnate her with the son of the Anti-Christ if she did not pay them.
The man, a cabaret singer, and his girlfriend took the money from their victim over four years by selling her pills at 3,000 euros each that they said would abort the Anti-Christ's son.
Police uncovered the fraud after the 47-year-old woman's family became concerned when they discovered she had spent all her savings, local news agencies AGI and ANSA reported. "
17:28 Posted by David
Farmer killed by falling cow - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jul 26,10:03 AM ET
ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian farmer was killed when a cow he was about to milk fell and crushed him, local media reported Tuesday.
The unfortunate 61-year-old farmer, from the village of Cadjavacki Lug in central Croatia, went into the stable where his family keeps nine cows, as he had every morning for the past 20 years, the Vecernji List newspaper reported.
'I think he slipped, grabbed the milking machine and knocked it over. That must have frightened the cow, which slipped and fell on top of him,' his distraught daughter-in-law, who was in the stable with him, told the daily.
'It took me and the rest of the family almost three minutes to get the cow off him.'
She said the cow, named Lara, had been very meek and that even children could milk her without fear. The newspaper did not say what had become of the cow. "
17:27 Posted by David
What do you suppose he thought would happen? - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jul 26,10:01 AM ET
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man was arrested on Monday after calling police to complain about the theft of his marijuana, authorities said.
Stephen Knight, 17, said three men had broken into his apartment, hogtied him with Christmas lights and stole some marijuana, along with a plasma screen television, police said.
Police are looking for the suspects. In the meantime, they arrested Knight after finding several marijuana plants growing under heat lamps in the apartment, four grams of harvested marijuana and a tablet of ecstasy, Officer Chad Ripley said.
Knight said the men barged into his home early on Monday morning demanding, 'Where's the weed?,' according to San Antonio police. "
22:17 Posted by David
I love judges like this!Man Forced to Wear Sign for Animal Cruelty - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jul 22, 8:26 PM ET
HOPWOOD, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania man said he endured more than he expected when he agreed to an unusual sentence for an animal cruelty conviction.
Ulysses Zimmerman, 22, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting his dog, denying it veterinary care and strangling the animal.
But Zimmerman didn't pay a fine or spend time in jail. Instead, he stood at a busy intersection in South Union Township Thursday, wearing a sign that read, 'I Plead Guilty ... Animal Cruelty is a Crime ... My Dog's Name WAS Salt and Pepper.'
Zimmerman was supposed to stand at the intersection for eight hours, but Robin Moore, the Fayette County Humane officer who devised the sentence, allowed Zimmerman to leave early because of all the abuse passing motorists hurled at him.
'Everybody started screaming at me and cussing me. I got there at 9:30 a.m., but Robin said at noon that she'd heard enough and that I could leave,' Zimmerman said.
Zimmerman denies he intentionally hurt his pet."
22:15 Posted by David
Firefighters Tear Apart Wrong Vehicle - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jul 22, 8:17 PM ET
ALBANY, N.Y. - Albany firefighters were tearing apart a minivan as part of a training exercise when someone noticed the personal items inside. That's when they realized they had trashed the wrong vehicle.
This week, Albany officials approved the city's share of the $12,000 bill for the 2002 Dodge Caravan that was mistakenly ripped open during a drill at a junk yard a year ago.
Officials say the firefighters routinely practice accident scene rescue techniques by tearing open donated junked cars. In June 2004, they were supposed to practice on an older vehicle located on another part of junk yard.
Instead, they used the Jaws of Life to tear open a three-year-old minivan that was at the business to undergo repairs.
The owner of the junk yard admitted its role in the mistake and is splitting the cost of the van with the fire department."
22:13 Posted by David
Mom With Headache Lets Son Drive to School - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jul 22, 8:15 PM ET
FONTANA, Calif. - A 13-year-old boy drove to school because mom had a headache. A school security supervisor caught the boy behind the wheel when he pulled up Tuesday morning in the staff parking lot at Ruth Harris Middle School, police Sgt. William Megenney said.
The mother and son live in San Bernardino, about 14 miles away from the school.
When the school officer called his home, his mother Ricela Perez, 35, said, 'I had a headache and didn't want to drive to school, so I let him drive.'
The mother and son each received misdemeanor traffic tickets: Perez for loaning her vehicle to an unlicensed driver and the teenager for driving without a license.
'The officer was extremely nice in this case because he actually could have arrested the mother for child endangerment,' Megenney said."
00:54 Posted by David
Police send nude shopper home with warning - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jul 20, 9:03 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police let a nearly naked shopper go home after she told them she was getting groceries in the nude because she lost a spin the bottle contest, a police spokesman in Cologne said Wednesday.
'We're a tolerant city that is open to the world,' said spokesman Burkard Jahn. 'She could have been arrested for disturbing the peace, but we decided to let her go home with a verbal warning to dress appropriately next time.'
The 35-year-old Cologne woman entered the 24-hour shop at 4 a.m. wearing nothing but an unbuttoned jeans jacket, Jahn said. He said police decided to let her go because few people and presumably no small children saw her at that time of day. "
21:34 Posted by David
Double happiness as panda gives birth to twins - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jul 6, 3:02 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A giant panda at a Chinese reserve has given birth to twins and mother and offspring are doing well, the China Daily said on Wednesday.
Pandas normally only rear one cub at a time and Ying Ying, who lived in the Wolong panda reserve in southwest Sichuan province, had chosen one of her new babies to care for, the paper said without specifying the twins' sex.
Park staff would raise the other and return it to its mother later, the report said.
'This marks the beginning of the year's breeding season for China's captive giant pandas,' Cao Qingyao, a State Forestry Administration spokesperson, was quoted as saying.
A picture showed a park staff member petting one of the tiny newborn cubs, its eyes still sealed shut and thin white fur covering its pink skin.
The Wolong reserve is one of the few places in the world that has had consistent success expanding its population of pandas, which are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity.
More than 70 panda cubs had been born at the reserve, 61 of which had survived, the newspaper said.
The giant panda is one of the world's most endangered species, with fewer than 1,600 living in the wild in western China. "
21:30 Posted by David
Air France plane hits cow in Nigeria - Yahoo! News: "Wed Jul 6, 6:59 AM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - An Air France passenger jet with more than 190 people on board struck a cow shortly after landing at the coastal city of Port Harcourt, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Wednesday.
The jet hit the animal which had strayed onto the runway shortly after the regular flight landed with 196 passengers on board.
'The plane hit the cow after landing but there is absolutely no problem. Nobody was hurt,' a spokeswoman said.
Port Harcourt is the centre of Nigeria's oil industry. "
21:24 Posted by David
Couple Sentenced for Hiring Son a Stripper - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jul 8,10:59 AM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A couple pleaded guilty Thursday to hiring a stripper for their son's 16th birthday party and were sentenced to two years probation.
Landon and Anette Pharris, who were charged with contributing the delinquency of a minor, also were ordered to take parenting classes.
The parents hired the stripper to perform at a September party attended by about a dozen young people.
Cassandra Joyce Park, 29, who police say used the stage name 'Sassy,' danced for a few hours before partygoers took up a collection and paid her $150 more to fully disrobe, Anette Pharris said.
The stripper and the man she was with were also granted probation.
Police were tipped off to the party by a photo developer at a drug store who saw pictures of the occasion.
Pharris said after being arrested that she tried to do something special for her son.
'We even had grandpa there,' she said."
21:21 Posted by David
Burglar Plunges Through Store's Ceiling - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jul 8, 9:23 PM ET
MINNEAPOLIS - A man's attempt to steal from a SuperAmerica store in downtown Minneapolis this week fell through. Literally. The burglar plunged through the false ceiling of the store early Wednesday morning, startling an employee who was cleaning up. The burglar then tried to climb back out.
Instead, he got tangled in some wires. That's how the police found him.
'When the police come in, he's dangling from the ceiling,' said Lt. Michael Kjos. 'He might not have been thinking real clearly at the time.'
The 24-year-old man told police he was hungry.
Willie Nelson was charged with third-degree attempted burglary. He was released pending his next court appearance, scheduled for July 14.
According to the criminal complaint, a guard claimed to see Nelson pound on the front door of the store after closing time.
Somehow, Nelson later got onto the roof of the store. When the employee saw a foot burst through the ceiling tiles, the employee ran outside and hailed a passing police car."
21:18 Posted by David
Ohio man charged with exposing his breasts - Yahoo! News: "Thu Jul 7,12:46 PM ET
CHICAGO (AFP) - An Ohio man with the breasts of a woman has been charged with indecent exposure after he was spotted shirtless.
'He's a guy. He's real tall, and he's got a full set of breasts,' assistant Cincinnati solicitor Kevin Donovan told the Cincinnati Post.
Jerome Mason, 23, was spotted shirtless by police at 1:00 am on April 22. Since then, the 6-foot, 200-pound man's case has floundered in the courts because he has failed to meet with his court-appointed attorney.
But public defender Michael Welsh said the charges really ought to be dropped.
'It's not illegal for a man to expose his breasts,' Welsh told the Cincinnati Post.
'It's also not even technically illegal for a woman to expose her breasts (in public),' he said Thursday."
21:16 Posted by David
Strippers Arrested in Alleged Spanking - Yahoo! News: "Sun Jul 10,12:03 PM ET
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - Three strippers and two nightclub managers have been arrested for allegedly spanking a trucker at his 31st birthday bash and severely bruising his backside.
After his friends paid $25, Keith Lowery was handcuffed and spanked with a 3-foot-long paddle and a belt while one of the strippers restrained his head with her legs, investigators with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said.
Kelly Eslick, 21, a stripper at Sensations nightclub in Jacksonville, northeast of Little Rock, admitted to police that she used a paddle drilled with holes for less air resistance while the two other dancers, Lisa Nolen, 23, and Charlene Smith, 23, used the belt.
The three women were charged with misdemeanor battery, and they and two other club employees — James Daugherty, 31, and Dena Mitchell, 30 — were charged with participating in an obscene performance at a live public show, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Daugherty had planned to have patrons sign a waiver releasing the club from liability, but investigators said the club has agreed to discontinue all spankings. All five club employees were arraigned Friday, then released after receiving an Aug. 4 court date in Pulaski County District Court."
21:13 Posted by David
Melon causes truck crash; 1 dead, 30 hurt - Yahoo! News: "PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A melon caused a Cambodian truck to overturn, killing one person and injuring 30, officials said Thursday.
The melon rolled under the truck's brake pedal and the vehicle overturned as the driver tried to unjam it, they said.
The overloaded truck, which crashed Wednesday, was carrying workers, fruits and vegetables from a local market in the remote and hilly northeastern province of Mondulkiri.
'The driver could not use the brake to slow the truck,' policeman Ieng Tum told Reuters by telephone.
'The truck overturned as the driver was trying to get the fruit out from under the pedal brake,' he said. "
