Suspected bomb turns out to be GPS - Yahoo! News: "Fri Nov 17, 6:57 PM ET
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A small black object that was found attached to the bottom of a woman's Jeep and prompted an evacuation of a three-square block area on Friday wasn't a bomb after all. It was a tracking device planted by the woman's husband.
A temporary shelter was set up at the Queen of Peace Church to house the 45 people who had been evacuated, while authorities investigated for more than two hours.
After learning the woman and her husband were going through a divorce, detectives learned that the woman's husband had hired a private investigator. He admitted attaching the tracking device to the woman's Jeep, Maynard said.
Bomb technicians used a robot to confirm the box was indeed a Global Positioning System device, Alachua County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Stephen Maynard said.
The names of the woman and her husband were not released."
20:57 Posted by David
Remote chance to catch a thief - Yahoo! News: "Thu Nov 16, 9:52 AM ET
PARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters Life!) - What's a television without its remote control? Not much, decided a thief in southwestern France who returned to the home from which he had just stolen a TV to pick up the remote control -- and was arrested.
The man robbed a retiree's house in the village of Mussidan, taking the TV set and some hunting rifles, police said. While the owner was reporting the theft at the local police station, the thief returned.
Alert neighbors tipped off the police and they caught the man red-handed.
'He came back to take the remote control,' a local police spokesman said. 'I guess there's daring and there's stupid.' "
20:55 Posted by David
What could possibly go wrong here? - Yahoo! News: "Thu Nov 16, 9:55 AM ET
VIENNA (Reuters) - It took 25 firefighters, his wife and a son to roll Lulu the cow off Austrian farmer Leopold Zeilinger after she fell on him.
When Zeilinger discovered the 1,764-pound cow was too sick to stand up for milking, he used a winch to suspend her in the air. Part of the gear broke and Lulu toppled onto him, the daily Krone reported Wednesday.
Zeilinger suffered several broken bones and was airlifted to a hospital.
There was no word on Lulu's fate. "
03:04 Posted by David
Bob Barker retiring after 50 years on TV
[Good Bye Bob!]
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer
Tue Oct 31, 5:27 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker is heading toward his last showcase, his final "Come on down." The silver-haired daytime-TV icon is retiring in June, he told The Associated Press Tuesday.
"I will be 83 years old on December 12," he said, "and I've decided to retire while I'm still young."
He'll hang up his microphone after 35 years as the host of "The Price Is Right" and 50 years overall in television.
Though he has been considering retirement for "at least 10 years," Barker said he has so much fun doing the show that he hasn't been able to leave.
"I've gone on and on and on to this ancient age because I've enjoyed it," he said. "I've thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm going to miss it."
Reaching dual milestones, 50 years on television and 35 with "Price," made this an "appropriate" time to retire, Barker said. Besides, hosting the daily CBS program — in which contestants chosen from the crowd "come on down" to compete for "showcases" that include trips, appliances and new cars — is "demanding physically and mentally," he said.
"I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me," he said. "I might be able to do the show another year, but better (to leave) a year too soon than a year too late."
Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corporation, said Barker has left an enduring mark on the network, calling his contribution and loyalty "immeasurable."
"We knew this day would come, but that doesn't make it any easier," Moonves said in a statement. "Bob Barker is a daytime legend, an entertainment icon and one of the most beloved television personalities of our time."
Barker began his national television career in 1956 as the host of "Truth or Consequences." He first appeared on "Price" on Sept. 4, 1972 and has been the face of the show ever since.
A CBS prime-time special celebrating the show's longevity and Barker's five decades on TV was already under way, a network spokesman said.
To kick off his retirement, Barker said he will "sit down for maybe a couple of weeks and find out what it feels like to be bored." Then he plans to spend time working with animal-rights causes, including his own DJ&T Foundation, founded in memory of his late wife, Dorothy Jo, and mother, Matilda.
He said he'd take on a movie role if the right one came along, but filmmakers, take note: "I refuse to do nude scenes. These Hollywood producers want to capitalize on my obvious sexuality, but I don't want to be just another beautiful body."
Freemantle Media, which owns "Price," has been looking for Barker's replacement for "two or three years," Barker said. And he has some advice for whoever takes the job: learn the show's 80 games backwards and forward.
"The games have to be just like riding a bicycle," Barker said. "Then he will be relaxed enough to have fun with the audience, to get the laughs with his contestants and make the show more than just straight games, to make it a lot of fun."
As for his fans, Barker said he "doesn't have the words" to express his gratitude.
"From the bottom of my heart, I thank the television viewers, because they have made it possible for me to earn a living for 50 years doing something that I thoroughly enjoy. They have invited me into their homes daily for a half a century."
But when it comes to saying his final TV goodbye, Barker said he'll do it the same way he does each day on "Price": "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
07:20 Posted by David
The Columbus Dispatch - AP News: Police Find Burgers Sprinkled With Pot : "Oct 11, 6:14 PM EDT
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) -- Three workers at a Burger King restaurant were arrested after two Isleta tribal police officers discovered that the hamburgers they ordered were sprinkled with marijuana.
The Isleta Police Department officers ate about half of their burgers Sunday before discovering marijuana on the meat. The officers used a field test kit to confirm the substance was pot, then went to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
The three Burger King employees - Justin Armijo, 19; Robert Nuckols, 21; and manager Joseph Ledesma, 33 - were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and aggravated battery on an officer, a felony.
2006 The Associated Press."
23:14 Posted by David
Dog credited with saving teen from fire - Yahoo! News: "Fri Sep 29, 11:21 PM ET
FORT MEYERS, Fla. - A pit bull who was recently adopted by a family after wondering onto a construction site may have saved a teen girl from a house fire on Friday.
Jerrica Seals, 17, was already safely out of the house by the time firefighters arrived, the News-Press of Fort Meyers reported.
'She called me screaming,' said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seals' boyfriend Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. 'She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg.'
Seals was taken to the hospital for a checkup, but Garcia said she was going to be fine.
Deputy fire Chief Steve Clyatt said blaze appears to have been caused by a bad extension cord on a window air conditioner.
Vega said her oldest brother, Gabriel Garcia, found the dog while he was working.
'He didn't pay no mind to it,' Vega said. 'He just kept working and the dog just stayed there so he brought it home. He doesn't usually bark. He's real friendly.'"
21:06 Posted by David
CNN.com - Jealous girlfriend?held in MySpace.com murder plot - Sep 14, 2006: "MESA, Arizona (AP) -- A 22-year-old woman was arrested after authorities say she tried to hire someone to kill another woman whose photo appeared on her boyfriend's MySpace.com Web page.
Heather Michelle Kane was booked Tuesday for investigation of conspiracy to commit murder, Mesa Detective Jerry Gissel said.
She was arrested after she met an undercover Mesa police detective at a grocery store, gave the officer $400 and offered to pay an additional $100 once the woman had been killed, according to court records.
The records say Kane gave the undercover officer photographs taken from her boyfriend's social networking Web page of the woman she wanted killed.
She also requested a photo of the woman's dead body.
It wasn't clear if the boyfriend and the targeted woman were romantically involved, Gissel said."
00:07 Posted by David
Police arrest man after nunchuks threat - Yahoo! News: "Fri Aug 4, 10:21 AM ET
DAVENPORT, Iowa - A man was charged after police say he threatened a detective with nunchuks. McCory J. Slemmons, 26, of Davenport, was charged Wednesday with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and public intoxication.
The detective was monitoring an area where officers were looking for a robbery suspect early Wednesday morning when Slemmons approached him and accused the detective of 'looking at his wife,' court documents said.
Slemmons then challenged the detective to a fight and pulled out nunchuks, police records show.
The detective arrested Slemmons, who later admitted during a police interview that had been drinking vodka and beer, records show.
Nunchuks are a weapon commonly used in martial arts. They consist of two hardwood sticks attached by a leather strap or chain."
00:05 Posted by David
N.H. woman bakes cookies on dashboard - Yahoo! News: "Thu Aug 3, 9:55 PM ET
BEDFORD, N.H. - Blistering heat was just what Sandi Fontaine needed to bake cookies for her co-workers — on the dash of her Toyota Rav4.
With temperatures soaring Wednesday, Fontaine placed two trays of cookie dough on the dashboard, shut the doors and retreated inside to her air conditioned office.
'My husband wanted me to run some errands this morning,' said Fontaine, who works at Baldwin and Clarke Corporate Finance. 'I said, 'I can't. I'm baking cookies.''
Fontaine first tested her dashboard oven three years ago. She said anyone can do it; the only requirement is for the outside temperature to be at least 95 degrees, so it will rise to about 200 degrees in the car. Temperatures in the area reached the mid to upper 90s on Wednesday.
'Mrs. Fields has nothing on Sandi,' co-worker Brian Champigny said of the cookie company.
Though Thursday was supposed to be cooler, Fontaine said she'll still enjoy the benefits of her culinary effort.
'When you open the door to that car,' she said, 'it's like, oh my God. It's a wonderful smell.'"
00:02 Posted by David
Woman seeking 'cute cop' gets probation - Yahoo! News: "Fri Aug 4, 5:02 PM ET
HILLSBORO, Ore. - A woman who called 911 in hopes of getting another look at 'the cutest cop I've seen in God knows how long' won't go to jail for misusing the emergency system, a judge decided.
Instead, Lorna Dudash was sentenced to serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service, and pay $693 in fines and fees.
'People who are, oh, say, older than 7 know not to use 911 except when where is an emergency,' Washington County Judge Marco Hernandez told Dudash, of Aloha.
Dudash's dream deputy came to her door June 15, along with another officer, to tell her to turn down her music. Afterward, Dudash called emergency dispatchers.
'I'm 45 years old and I'd just like to meet him again, but I don't know how to go about doing that without calling 911,' she said.
The deputy went back, to arrest her.
Dudash was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty. She faced a possible yearlong sentence a fine of more than $6,000."
00:01 Posted by David
Speeder turns around to help trooper : "Fri Aug 4, 9:21 PM ET
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A state Highway Patrol officer who crashed while trying to catch up to a speeding motorist got some aid from an unlikely source — the man he was chasing.
The patrolman, Frank Nowakowski, was uninjured in the crash Wednesday.
Nowakowski was nearing the end of his shift along Interstate 15 when a vehicle sped by at more than 95 mph in the opposite lanes.
Nowakowski crossed the median and took off after the driver, reaching speeds of 120 mph in an effort to catch up. Nowakowski said he had just decided to end the pursuit for safety reasons when one of the rear tires of his cruiser blew out, sending his patrol car careering off the highway and through a barbed-wire fence.
'This happened in a heartbeat,' he said. 'I had no idea.'
Moments later, the man he had been trying to stop, whom the patrol identified only as a Bozeman man, was at his side at the crash scene.
Trooper David Braggs said the driver apparently was unaware that Nowakowski was trying to pull him over, but saw a large cloud of dust in his rearview mirror, knew there had been an accident and turned around to help.
The man, who later confessed to being late for an appointment, agreed to give officers a statement, and if nothing else, had the opportunity to apologize.
'It was very heartfelt,' said Nowakowski. 'He felt bad because there could have been some lousy consequences.'
Capt. Butch Huseby of the Highway Patrol called it "amazing" and "fortunate" the trooper's car didn't roll."
23:53 Posted by David
Woman gets stuck on toilet, suffers burns - Yahoo! News: "Thu Aug 3, 9:54 PM ET
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - A woman who became stuck to a toilet seat in a shopping mall restroom was treated at a local hospital after paramedics used fingernail polish remover to free her, officials said.
The 53-year-old Council Bluffs woman suffered burns to her skin in the incident, which happened Wednesday, officials with the Fire Department said.
Investigators said they believe someone placed a cement compound on the toilet seat in the restroom at the Mall of the Bluffs.
Investigators say they are treating the case as an assault and vandalism.
The woman, who wasn't identified, told KETV in Omaha, Neb., that the burns are painful and that the incident was one of the most embarrassing moments in her life."
23:11 Posted by David
Rollerblader hitches 50 mph ride - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jul 10, 8:04 AM ET
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man on rollerblades hitched a ride from a car at breakneck speed in the southern Dutch city of Roermond, touching 80 to 90 kilometres per hour (50-56 mph), police said Sunday.
A police spokesman said the ride had been about five kilometres, adding he wasn't sure how the man had managed to hang on to the car at these speeds.
Police detained the man for endangering traffic and later found he still needed to serve almost 30 days for an unrelated offence, the spokesman said.
The driver of the car he had been trailing was not found. "
05:11 Posted by David
Judge throws out woman's shellfish lawsuit - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 6, 4:41 PM ET
MINEOLA, N.Y. - Where there are shellfish, expect shells. That was the ruling from a Long Island judge, who recently dismissed a claim by a woman who sued a restaurant for $750,000 after choking on a piece of mussel shell.
Mary Slaymaker said she suffered a punctured throat and an infection after choking on a 1-inch piece of shell during a meal of mussels marinara at the Blue Moon Restaurant in Rockville Centre.
But state Judge John Galasso dismissed the lawsuit, saying Slaymaker should have had a 'reasonable expectation' that a dish containing mussels could have shells in it. He also said she failed to prove the dish was 'defective.'"
05:07 Posted by David
Isn't it supposed to be harder than this? - Yahoo! News: "Mon Jun 5, 1:01 PM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) - A helicopter landed in the middle of the high security Athens Korydallos prison, picked up two prisoners and flew away in a Hollywood-style escape that has left Greek police stunned.
A criminal on the run hijacked the helicopter Sunday to get his brother out of prison, police said. Vassilis Paleokostas, 40, who was serving a 25-year sentence for kidnapping and bank robbery, and an Albanian convict escaped.
'The guards thought it was a surprise inspection by ministry officials and did nothing,' a police official said.
The helicopter pilot, who said he was forced at gunpoint to undertake the mission, flew the inmates to a nearby cemetery and they made their escape on motorbikes. Greek police have launched a manhunt for the convicts. "
05:06 Posted by David
Who's never been tempted to do this? - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 6, 8:26 AM ET
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serb man set his car on fire when he heard how much he had to pay to reclaim it after it was towed away for illegal parking.
An attendant told the daily Press the man was very calm.
'He went to his car, took a few things then opened the hood and set the engine on fire. When it was well ablaze he got back on his bike and rode off.' "
05:00 Posted by David
Deer leaves dog unconscious, causes flood - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 6, 9:41 PM ET
RACINE, Wis. - A spooked deer rampaged through an apartment on Monday morning, leaving a flood, temporarily displacing a family and leaving the family dog temporarily unconscious.
Jerry Falkner said he 'heard glass breaking' and 'thought someone was breaking in,' after the deer smashed through a window.
'The next thing I know, a deer is running toward my room,' he said.
The animal ran into the bathroom, and the family locked it inside. The Falkners, however, did not know that their pit bull, Shadow, was in inside the room with the deer.
The deer kicked on the water, flooding the apartment, and briefly knocked the dog unconscious.
Police, with the family's help, got the dog out of the bathroom, while Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials tranquilized the doe and took it away.
Police Officer Victor Cera said the deer apparently was behind the apartment building when it was spooked by dogs let out of a kennel. Falkner said he believed the doe came through the window to elude children who cornered it near two 7-foot-high fences behind the apartment.
'In the 16 years that I've been doing this, I've seen all kinds of stuff,' Cera said. 'But this is probably the most bizarre.'"
04:59 Posted by David
Real body found at Fla. fake crime scene - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jun 6, 9:19 PM ET
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Truth proved to be stranger than fiction for a high school criminology class investigating a fake crime scene when the students discovered a real body during a field trip.
Teacher Sue Messenger had been creating mock crime scenes with fake skeletons and other evidence for more than 20 years to give students in her forensics courses a firsthand look at what crime scene investigators do.
On Monday, however, 29 students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School got more of a jolt they expected when they discovered the real body in Fort Lauderdale's Holiday Park.
'The first thing we thought was, 'That's a real good dummy she set up,'' said student Juan Cantor, 15.
'I think they kind of went into shock and disbelief,' Messenger said. 'What are the odds that we would be out here?'
Police on Tuesday identified the body as David Wayne Bodie, 45, a homeless man who apparently died of natural causes."
23:58 Posted by David
Shotgun Goes Off at Auction, Shooting Two - Yahoo! News: "Thu May 11, 9:27 PM ET
BELLEVUE, Iowa - An auction to benefit a family whose home burned down went off with a bang. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. Darrell Clasen and John Moellers were both shot when a 10-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged at the auction on Sunday.
Police said a 10-year-old boy put a shell in the gun, which was on a table of things to be auctioned. A man later picked up the gun and it discharged, police said.
Moellers was hit in the shoulder. Clasen was struck in the arm. Both men were taken to a the hospital where they were treated and released.
Clasen said he heard the gun go off.
'It was loud,' he said. 'I could see the smoke from the gun and then I felt it. It didn't hurt, but it was like a burning sensation.'
Clasen said both he and Moellers were going to be OK. He said no one is holding a grudge.
'Everybody learned a lesson,' he said.
There were about 200 people at the benefit and the boy apparently was able to put the shell in the gun unnoticed because of the noise of the crowd, police said.
The benefit was being held for a family whose home burned down last month."
23:56 Posted by David
Man Arrested After Taking Pot Plant Photos - Yahoo! News: "Thu May 11, 9:38 PM ET
STATESBORO, Ga. - An east Georgia man landed in jail after photographing his healthy plants and going to local drug store to have the pictures developed.
His bumper crop was marijuana, according to police, who arrested him as he went to pick the photos up.
Statesboro Police Capt. L. C. Williams said Byron Charles Mattheeussen, 21, was charged Tuesday with manufacturing marijuana, manufacturing marijuana within 1,000 feet of a housing project, and possession of drug related objects.
Williams said a photo lab technician called police after seeing the subject of the photos. Officers confirmed the plants in the pictures were marijuana, he said.
After getting a search warrant, he said, police found 42 suspected marijuana plants growing in and around the residence, along with tools, literature on growing marijuana and pot-smoking paraphernalia.
Mattheeussen was taken to the Bulloch County Jail and issued an $8,000 property bond."
23:51 Posted by David
Burglar gives massage to victim - Yahoo! News: "Fri May 12, 9:03 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - How about a little relaxation with your robbery?
A burglar gave a 35-year-old woman a shoulder massage for several hours after breaking into her apartment in central Tokyo and tying her up, police were quoted as saying Friday.
He stole 210,000 yen ($1,900) in cash and her bank cash card, though he later mailed the card to her as she requested after withdrawing 980,000 yen from her account, Kyodo news agency said.
It said Lee Jin-se, 29, a South Korean, admitted the burglary and told police he lingered in the woman's apartment and gave her the massage 'to relax her.'
Police believe Lee waited there until business hours began for bank cash machines, virtually none of which operate around-the-clock in Japan, Kyodo said.
A police spokesman confirmed the robbery but declined to comment on the reported massage. He said the woman did not appear to have been physically assaulted."
23:47 Posted by David
It's a miracle! : "Fri May 12, 9:03 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud, authorities said on Thursday.
Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.
Medley, who claimed to be paralyzed from a drunk driving accident, was tracked to Las Vegas where police there took her into custody and then, when she complained of medical issues, to a local hospital, Long Beach prosecutor Belinda Mayes said.
'She gets to the hospital and while she's waiting for an examination, she gets up from the chair and runs,' Mayes said. 'Somebody remarked, 'That's where the great miracle occurred.''
Medley sprinted through the hospital corridors but was quickly apprehended by police and booked pending extradition to San Bernardino, southern California, where she is facing charges of filing false documents, attempted grand theft and insurance fraud.
Medley has sued the cities of Long Beach and South Pasadena and counties of San Bernardino and Riverside over various injuries she claimed she sustained in her wheelchair. She was also being sought on arrest warrants by the states of Oregon and Washington, Mayes said. "
23:42 Posted by David
4 Arrested in Pot Burglary Attempt - Yahoo! News: "Fri May 12, 10:09 PM ET
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Four men were arrested Friday for investigation of trying to burgle a medical marijuana clinic after someone used a garden hose to climb down from the roof, authorities said.
The men, whose identities were not immediately released, were arrested without incident and did not manage to steal any pot, sheriff's Detective Sylvia Arreseigor said.
A deputy responded to a burglar alarm at The Farmacy medical marijuana dispensary about 5:45 a.m., where he saw someone inside the closed shop and called for backup, Arreseigor said.
The burglar apparently cut open a metal grate on top of the roof and used a garden hose to lower himself down, she said.
Three other men were arrested when deputies stopped a car that tried to drive away from the clinic, the detective said.
Workers at the dispensary could not immediately be reached for comment Friday because the its telephone number was listed as temporarily unavailable.
California voters in 1996 approved marijuana for medical use with a doctor's recommendation."
18:44 Posted by David
Man Accused of Changing Traffic Lights - Yahoo! News: "Mon Apr 17, 6:14 PM ET
LONGMONT, Colo. - A man who said he bought a device that let him change traffic lights from red to green has received a $50 ticket on suspicion of interfering with a traffic signal.
Jason Niccum of Longmont told the Daily Times-Call that the device, which he bought on eBay for $100, helped him cut his time driving to work.
'I guess in the two years I had it, that thing paid for itself,' he told the newspaper Wednesday.
Niccum was cited March 29 after police said they found him using a strobe-like device to change traffic signals.
'I'm always running late,' police quoted Niccum as saying in an incident report.
The device, called an Opticon, is similar to what firefighters use to change lights when they respond to emergencies. It emits an infrared pulse that receivers on the traffic lights pick up.
Niccum was cited after city traffic engineers who noticed repeated traffic-light disruptions on certain intersections spotted a white Ford pickup passing by whenever the light patterns were disrupted.
City traffic engineer Joe Olson said traffic engineers plan to update the city's Opticon system this year to block unauthorized light-changing signals."
21:08 Posted by David
Man Hits His Own Car Then Sues Himself - Yahoo! News: "Thu Mar 16, 6:02 PM ET
LODI, Calif. - When a dump truck backed into Curtis Gokey's car, he decided to sue the city for damages. Only thing is, he was the one driving the dump truck. But that minor detail didn't stop Gokey, a Lodi city employee, from filing a $3,600 claim for the December accident, even after admitting the crash was his fault.
After the city denied that claim because Gokey was, in essence, suing himself, he and his wife, Rhonda, decided to file a new claim under her name.
City Attorney Steve Schwabauer said this one also lacks merit because Rhonda Gokey can't sue her own husband.
'You can sue your spouse for divorce, but you can't sue your spouse for negligence,' Schwabauer said. 'They're a married couple under California law. They're one entity. It's damage to community property.'
But Rhonda Gokey insisted she has 'the right to sue the city because a city's vehicle damaged my private vehicle.'
In fact, her claim, currently pending at Lodi City Hall, is for an even larger amount — $4,800.
'I'm not as nice as my husband is,' she said."
21:07 Posted by David
Man Tries to Buy Condoms With Fake $100: "PALM BAY, Fla. - A 23-year-old man was arrested after he tried to buy condoms and cologne with a fake $100 bill, authorities said.
Christopher Leigh Smith was charged with attempting to use a counterfeit bill to purchase the items at a Walgreens Drug Store, Florida Today reported Thursday.
The clerk suspected the bill was fake and stalled Smith until police arrived, a spokeswoman for the Palm Bay Police Department said. 'He told them that he knew it was fake and that he had gotten it from an unknown man,' said spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez.
Police found no evidence that Smith had produced the bill himself, she said.
Smith is being held Brevard County Jail on a $1,000 bond. The case has also been referred to the U.S. Secret Service, which routinely handles cases involving counterfeit bills."
21:04 Posted by David
Two Men Arrested After Mistaken 911 Call - Yahoo! News: "ENID, Okla. - Two men were jailed on arson complaints after one of them hit the wrong button on a cell phone, giving 911 dispatchers an account of a plot to set a vehicle on fire.
Enid police Capt. Jim Nivison said from that call, 911 dispatchers and a shift supervisor listened for nearly four hours to the two Enid natives as they drove across town, first planning to steal an acquaintance's car, then deciding to build an incendiary device out of a light bulb to burn the car up.
'It's all on tape; we've got the whole thing,' Nivison said. 'They made some pretty dumb statements. One of the males said. 'It's gonna burn, will they be able to get fingerprints?' and 'I've got the lighter, Dude. Let's go.' '
Johnny Ray Miller, 48, was arrested on complaints of third-degree arson and transporting an incendiary device. Robert A. Patterson, 24, was arrested on complaints of third-degree arson and manufacturing an incendiary device. Both also were jailed on conspiracy complaints.
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Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com"
23:58 Posted by David
Strange-Looking Car Leads To Explosives Charges
Balloon Filled With Acetylene Bound For Super Bowl Party: "A man from Sheridan is facing explosives charges after he accidentally blew up his own car with a gas-filled balloon he was taking to a Super Bowl party.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office found a suspicious-looking car Sunday afternoon behind the old Duggan's gas station in the 4500 block of South Santa Fe Drive frontage road. Passersby had called in to report some type of explosion or car accident.
When a deputy arrived to check it out, he found a white car that showed obvious signs of an explosion. All the windows were blown out, the vehicle doors were bent towards the outside and the roof was pushed about a foot higher than normal.
The deputy traced the license plate to a home in the 3600 block of South Grove Street in Sheridan. Sheridan officers talked to the people inside and a man and a woman admitted that they were in the car.
They explained that they were taking a balloon to a Super Bowl party -- a balloon filled with acetylene, a very explosive gas used in welding -- so they could blow up the balloon while celebrating.
However, on the drive, the balloon rolled across the back seat, possibly causing static electricity, and igniting the gas, causing it to explode.
The couple said a passer-by gave them a ride home.
Deputies called in an ambulance, who took the couple to Swedish Medical Center for possible shrapnel wounds and broken eardrums.
Norman Frey, 46, faces a charge of possession, use, or removal of explosives or incendiary devices. He faces two to six years in prison. "
14:28 Posted by David
Police Hunt Blowtorch-Wielding Robber - Yahoo! News: "Fri Feb 17, 4:11 PM ET
ENCINITAS, California - A robber who used a blowtorch to threaten a drug store worker and a gas station clerk was being sought for two failed heists, authorities said Friday.
The man went into a Rite-Aid store on Jan. 31 and demanded cash. He pulled a self-igniting propane torch out of a bag, lit it and pointed the 2-foot flame at a worker, authorities said.
The clerk refused to give him money and yelled at the man, who fled. About 15 minutes later, however, he pulled the torch on a gas station cashier, San Diego County sheriff's deputies said.
The cashier pulled a stick from behind the counter and began to hit the robber, who fought back with the blowtorch and then ran outside.
The fight continued until he threw the torch, which missed the clerk and landed near gasoline pumps.
The bandit fled in a car occupied by a woman.
The station worker was not injured.
Authorities described the bandit as a 5-foot-2, 220-pound man in his 50s or 60s. He wore a tan fishing hat."
14:25 Posted by David
Unsatisfied hashish buyer seeks German police help - Yahoo! News: "Sun Feb 19, 8:19 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A 52-year-old man from the German town of Darmstadt tried in vain to get a refund for 400 euros ($475) worth of what he said was 'bad marijuana' from his dealer before turning to the police for help, according to authorities.
The police then charged the man with violating drugs possession laws and confiscated the 200 grams of marijuana he brought with him to the police station, according to a report in Bild am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday.
'It is un-usable,' the man told police in the hope they would help him get his money back. Amounts of up to 30 grams of marijuana are allowed in most German states for private consumption."
14:21 Posted by David
ASU Web Devil - Police Beat: Indecent exposure in library: "Police Beat: Indecent exposure in library
by Shea Drefs
published on Thursday, February 2, 2006
ASU police reported the following incidents Wednesday:
An 18-year-old male ASU student was arrested Sunday night at Hayden Library and charged with indecent exposure and public sexual indecency. The suspect allegedly pulled his pants and underwear to his mid-thighs to masturbate while watching pornography on his laptop. When asked why he had gone to the library to view pornography and masturbate, the suspect allegedly told police, 'To be honest, the Internet connection at my dorm isn't good enough.'"
11:24 Posted by David
Alleged Burglar Gets Stuck in Oven Vent - Yahoo! News: "Thu Feb 2, 8:40 PM ET
ORLANDO, Fla. - An alleged burglar was rescued Thursday after he got stuck overnight in the oven vent of the convenience store he was trying to rob, the fire department said.
Investigators said Lonnie Shields, 37, climbed into a small vent on the roof of the New City Mart at about 2 a.m. and wasn't found until store employees arrived at about 8 a.m.
Shields, who faces charges of burglary of a structure, was treated at a nearby hospital and booked into Orange County Jail on $1,000 bond.
'He was banged up and crunched up and uncomfortable from being in that pipe for about six hours,' Orlando fire chief Greg Hoggatt said."
01:43 Posted by David
BREITBART.COM - Police: Weaving Driver Distracted by Porn: "MURFREESBORO, Tenn.
A man who was stopped for driving erratically on a divided highway was distracted because he was looking at pornography, authorities said.
David Kennedy, 33, of Nashville, was charged with felony reckless endangerment after motorist Deborah Dotson reported Friday afternoon that he nearly ran her vehicle off State Route 840 several times.
Rutherford County Deputy Tony Hall pulled over Kennedy based on Dotson's report.
'When I made contact with the driver of the suspect vehicle, a Mr. David Kennedy, there were several pornographic magazines on the seat next to him,' Hall said in his report.
A hearing on the charge is set for Feb. 22 in General Sessions Court in Murfreesboro, a Nashville suburb. "
18:53 Posted by David
Man Trapped in Toilet When Lock Freezes - Yahoo! News: "Fri Jan 20, 3:52 PM ET
BERLIN - When a 58-year-old motorist nipped into a German highway rest stop public toilet to answer the call of nature Friday morning, he had no idea how cruel nature could be.
Off highway A6 near the town of Lichtenau in Bavaria, which has been experiencing cold weather and snow over the past few days, the man found himself trapped in the toilet stall after the lock froze while he was inside.
Unable to pry the door open, the man finally was able to explain his predicament when someone occupied the stall next to him and get them to call police on a cell phone.
After about an hour in the chilly cell, police were able to get the door open and free the man, whom they described about 'thoroughly frozen through, but in good general health.'"
18:47 Posted by David
Hamster, Snake Best Friends at Tokyo Zoo - Yahoo! News: "Thu Jan 19, 8:03 PM ET
TOKYO - Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one's a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a four-foot rat snake. Zookeepers at Tokyo's Mutsugoro Okoku zoo presented the hamster — whose name means 'meal' in Japanese — to Aochan as a tasty morsel in October, after the snake refused to eat frozen mice.
But instead of indulging, Aochan decided to make friends with the furry rodent, according to keeper Kazuya Yamamoto. The pair have shared a cage since.
'I've never seen anything like it. Gohan sometimes even climbs onto Aochan to take a nap on his back,' Yamamoto said.
Aochan, a 2-year-old male Japanese rat snake, eventually developed an appetite for frozen rodents but has so far shown no signs of gobbling up Gohan — despite her name.
'We named her Gohan as a joke,' Yamamoto chuckled. 'But I don't think there's any danger. Aochan seems to enjoy Gohan's company very much.'
The Tokyo zoo also keeps a range of mostly livestock animals, and promotes 'cross-breed interaction,' according to Yamamoto.
But Gohan and Aochan's case was 'was a complete accident,' Yamamoto said."
17:11 Posted by David
Pizza man says he was attacked by young girls: "
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A pizza delivery man in Cincinnati has told police he was the victim of a robbery attempt yesterday -- by a pack of girls.
Police say he described his assailants as five very young girls.
Investigators believe they're looking for suspects in the eleven-to-14 age group.
A police captain says it's a little disturbing.
The 21-year-old delivery man says the girls tried to take the pizza from him and ended up knocking him to the ground.
But he wasn't hurt, and nothing was taken.
He says when he arrived at the spot where he was supposed to deliver the pie, it seemed the girls were waiting for him.
Police are looking into whether they were the ones who phoned in the order. "
14:58 Posted by David
Cat Calls 911 to Help Owner, Police Say: "Mon Jan 2, 6:39 AM ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police aren't sure how else to explain it. But when an officer walked into an apartment Thursday night to answer a 911 call, an orange-and-tan striped cat was lying by a telephone on the living room floor. The cat's owner, Gary Rosheisen, was on the ground near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair.
Rosheisen said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons to call 911.
'I know it sounds kind of weird,' Officer Patrick Daugherty said, unsuccessfully searching for some other explanation.
Rosheisen said he couldn't get up because of pain from osteoporosis and ministrokes that disrupt his balance. He also wasn't wearing his medical-alert necklace and couldn't reach a cord above his pillow that alerts paramedics that he needs help.
Daugherty said police received a 911 call from Rosheisen's apartment, but there was no one on the phone. Police called back to make sure everything was OK, and when no one answered, they decided to check things out.
That's when Daugherty found Tommy next to the phone.
Rosheisen got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure. He tried to train him to call 911, unsure if the training ever stuck.
The phone in the living room is always on the floor, and there are 12 small buttons — including a speed dial for 911 right above the button for the speaker phone.
'He's my hero,' Rosheisen said."
