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."
