A 20-year-old Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening writers of “South Park” as part of his efforts to support jihad. Zachary Adam Chesser pleaded guilty to communicating threats against the “South Park” writers, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement to suspicious packages, and attempting to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a foreign terrorist organization. He faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced February 25th.
Kid Takes City Truck On Joyride
Police in Marion, South Carolina, say a 10-year-old boy took a city work truck used by the fire department on a joy ride through town. Officials said fire crews were busy unloading a white pickup truck when the boy jumped in and took off. The kid “was going up and down the street and headed home.” Along the way, he hit a power pole, but was not hurt. He was eventually stopped by his mother not far from their home. The boy was taken to juvenile hall and later released.
Drive-Thru Law
Legal services at one Manchester, Connecticut, firm can be as easy driving up to a window and never getting out of the car. The Kocian Law Group has opened a drive-thru office in a building that once housed a former Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurant. Attorney Nick Kocian said clients can use the drive-thru to drop off and pick up documents. A paralegal works the window, handing out documents and answering questions. Consultations and meetings with lawyers will still be scheduled for inside the office.
Thoughtful Robber
Police say an armed robber gave back everything he stole from a homeless man after learning he lived at a shelter. Larry Sanderson, 22, was outside the York Rescue Mission on Wednesday night when a man flashed the handle of a revolver and told him to empty his pockets. Sanderson turned over his wallet, cell phone, MP3 player and cigarettes. When the robber asked Sanderson if that was all he had, Sanderson explained he lived at the shelter. Police say the robber replied, “I can respect that,” and then returned the man’s property and walked away.
World’s Largest Pumpkin
Guinness World Records has confirmed that a massive pumpkin grown in Wisconsin is officially the world’s heaviest. The gourd grown this year by Chris Stevens of New Richmond tips the scales at 1,810.5 pounds, 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, a 1,725-pound pumpkin grown last year in Ohio. Stevens’ pumpkin has a circumference of 186.5 inches, or more than 15 feet. When turned on its side, the pumpkin is more than waist-high. Stevens said his secret is a precise mixture of sunshine, rain, cow manure, fish emulsion and seaweed.
Victim Beats Robber With His Own Fake Gun
A man using a fake gun in a San Fernando Valley stickup was beaten to a pulp with the prop weapon when the would-be victim took it from him. Police said the attempted robbery suspect was whacked so bad he had to be hospitalized.
Frog Veggies
An Eaton County, Michigan, couple claims they found a frozen frog in a package of frozen vegetables. Marty Hoffman said she freaked when she found the amphibian October 13th as she was preparing veggies for the family dog, who needs a special diet because of allergies. After photographing the frog and sealing up the vegetable bag, Marty’s husband, Tim, called the Detroit office of the FDA, but received no response. So he called the local newspaper to report the amphibian find. The paper contacted the store, Meijer, who apologized and issued a recall. The Hoffmans say they don’t want any money, they just want to make other veggie lovers aware.
Purdue To Host Quidditch Tournament
Several schools are sending teams to a “Harry Potter” inspired sporting tournament at Indiana’s Purdue University. Organizers of the Quidditch tournament said teams from Purdue, Ohio State University, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois State University, Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, Carthage College, Miami of Ohio and Transylvania University are expected to participate in the Sunday event. The rugby-like game was invented by J.K. Rowling for the “Harry Potter” novels. In the books, the game involves flying on brooms, but the real-world players will be riding their brooms on the ground.
Woman Drives Around With Dead Woman For Months
A California woman who befriended a homeless woman and let her sleep in her car told police she didn’t know where to turn when the woman died unexpectedly – so she drive the body around for months along with a box of baking soda to cover up the smell. Officers with the Costa Mesa police found the unidentified body Monday after getting a call about a car blocking a driveway. When officers arrived, they noticed a nasty odor and saw a leg poking out from behind a blanket and some clothes. The partially mummified body consisted mostly of skin and bones and weighed about 30 pounds. An autopsy showed no signs of foul play but police are still investigating the car’s driver. The woman had been dead for 10 months when police found her.
World’s Largest Toast Mosaic Created
A British woman has set a world record by creating a mosaic of her mother-in-law’s face from 9,852 pieces of toast. Laura Hadland enlisted the help of 40 friends to create the mosaic from 600 loaves of bread as a birthday surprise for Sandra Whitfield. Hadland said her team used nine toasters to color the bread various shades of brown before arranging them into the 32-foot-8-inch by 42-foot-3-inch mosaic. The mosaic has been officially recognized as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records.
Finalists Announced For Coveted Goulet Mustache Awards
The American Mustache Institute has announced the 19 finalists for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year. The “Goulet” recognizes the person who best represents or contributes to the Mustached American community over the past year. This year the finalists include former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, North Dakota Governor and U.S. Senate hopeful John Hoeven, Minnesota Twins pitcher Carl Pavano, University of Texas at El Paso mascot “Paydirt Pete,” documentary director Morgan Spurlock and media personality Pat O’Brien. There are also a handful of “regular” Americans – like Brian Sheets, a Kissimmee, Florida-area firefighter and founder of Firemen with Mustaches on Facebook. You can cast your vote at www.americanmustacheinstitute.org.
Tax Cheat Ordered To Give Free Pizza To Homeless
A New York state pizzeria owner convicted of sales tax fraud has been ordered to provide free weekly pizza to the homeless. Joseph Jacobbi, operator of Casa-Di-Pizza, was ordered to pay $25,000 of the $104,295.31 he withheld from the state between March 2004 and the end of May 2008 and was ordered to provide 12 sheet pizzas every Tuesday to the Buffalo City Mission for 52 weeks. The judge left the choice of toppings up to Jacobbi. Jacobbi was also ordered to make 12 monthly restitution payments of $4,400 each to the state to help cover his tax bill.
Floating Pot
A member of the Clean River Project said he discovered a trash bag full of marijuana while cleaning the Shawsheen River in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Rocky Morrison, a six-year veteran of the project, said he was cleaning the river Sunday afternoon when he discovered the trash bag of pot floating on the surface. Police estimated the street value of the marijuana at about $2,000.
Escaped Ape Attacks Police Car
A 300-pound chimpanzee that broke free from its chains has been captured after briefly wandering around a Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood and smashing out the window of a police car. Police got a call about noon yesterday that a primate was on the loose a few miles from the Kansas City Zoo. Police said the ape was actually a pet that escaped from its chains. When efforts to shoot the animal, named Sueko, with a tranquilizer dart failed, the chimp climbed on a patrol car and struck the passenger-side window with its fist before running off. Sueko’s owner was eventually able to coax it into a cage. The owner was cited for having a dangerous animal within city limits.
Man Accused Of Robbing Same Bank 4 Times
Authorities have arrested a man believed to have robbed the same South Bend, Indiana, bank branch four times since late August. Federal prosecutors allege that 42-year-old William Easley robbed the 1st Source Bank on August 23rd, September 10th, October 5th and again last Wednesday, taking about $14,000 in all. Easley surrendered early Saturday. He was ordered jailed until a preliminary hearing tomorrow.
Denim Thief Leaves Wallet In Dressing Room
Police in Gallatin, Tennessee, say it wasn’t too difficult to find a man accused of walking out of a Walmart wearing stolen jeans. He left his old jeans – along with his wallet – in the dressing room. Police caught up with 20-year-old Dustin Matthew Marshall and a 19-year-old woman who was with him on Saturday night after the couple ducked out of a Longhorn Steakhouse without paying their bill. A search of their home turned up evidence of other crimes. Marshall and his companion were booked on charges of theft, burglary and other counts.
Moose On The Loose
A moose spotted running through Spokane, Washington, was chased by police, news crews and a herd of cows – and still got away. The moose was first spotted about 10 a.m. Saturday and police caught up to it near a school nearly an hour later. The animal was briefly cornered near a soccer complex, but it jumped into a nearby pasture, where it was chased by a herd of cows. The moose escaped into a satellite communications yard, where it charged and nearly struck a news camera. The animal made its escape by barreling back through the soccer complex, a neighborhood, and then a golf course. Authorities eventually lost track of the moose, who is still on the loose.
World’s Longest Cat Lives In Nevada
A cat from Reno, Nevada, has broken the Guinness world record for world’s longest domestic cat. The 5-year-old Maine Coon named Stewie was certified as the new record holder after measuring 48 1/2 inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail bone. That’s a little more than 4 feet long! The previous record was 48 inches.
The Poop Scoop Boat Doing Big Business
Salisbury, Massachusetts, has a new sewage pump-out boat, and its name is more than just clever – it’s also good advice. The vessel’s job is to travel from boat to boat and pump out onboard septic systems. The boat was paid for in part by a state environmental grant and will keep the harbor clean in the town near the New Hampshire border. Harbormaster Ray Pike says hundreds of names were suggested for the vessel before they settled on “Down Winder.” Other names suggested included Poo Bear, Pumpty Dumpty, Poop Sloop and Dung Dingy. The winning name was suggested by boater Richard Calderwood.
Wedding Venues Swamped On 10/10/10
Churches, wedding chapels, banquet halls and other wedding venues were swamped across the country on Sunday as couples seeking a perfect 10 rushed to tie the knot on a once-in-a-century milestone: 10/10/10. In Las Vegas – long a destination for weddings – one marriage license bureau extended its Sunday hours from 6 p.m. to midnight to accommodate the rush. Hotels and churches in New Hampshire’s Seacoast area were booked long before Sunday. Wedding businesses said Sunday was perhaps the most sought-after wedding date since 7/7/07, when the lucky number marked the calendar.
Pregnant Woman Denied Bathroom Sues Concert Hall
A woman who is 35 weeks pregnant is suing a New York City concert hall because the staff would not let her use the bathroom. Lindsay Ekizian says the building supervisor at the Hammerstein Ballroom told her, “There’s a bathroom at the end of the block,” as she left the show last October. Management didn’t care that Ekizian had a baby pressing on her bladder and was desperate to use the ladies’ room, her lawsuit said. By the time she made it to a nearby diner, it was too late. She blames Hammerstein management for the humiliation of wetting her pants.
Occupied Ambulance Stolen
Bond was set at $50,000 for a 27-year-old Chicago man accused of stealing an ambulance Saturday while two paramedics treated someone he apparently knew in the back. A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said Jimmy McCoy allegedly jumped into the ambulance and drove off with the emergency lights on. The paramedics radioed that their ambulance had been stolen with them inside. Prosecutors said at a hearing Sunday that McCoy seemed to think he was driving his diabetic friend to the hospital. McCoy only made it a few blocks before a fire truck blocked the road. Police surrounded the ambulance and McCoy was arrested.
Perfect 10 Babies
Babies born Sunday in Oklahoma and New York were timed by hospital staff as coming into the world at 10:10 a.m. on 10/10/10. Carrie Wolf gave birth to her son Charles in New York City. In Oklahoma, Noah Edward Prado-Ramirez was born to Army Sgt. Steven Ramirez and Tiffany Prado-Ramirez of Lawton. Unfortunately, neither baby weighed 10 pounds.
Monster Pumpkin
A Wisconsin man spent his summer nurturing a pumpkin, and the reward was an orange orb weighing a world record 1,810.5 pounds. Chris Stevens entered his prize pumpkin in the Stillwater, Minnesota, Harvest Fest last weekend. The previous heaviest pumpkin on record weighed 85 pounds less. First place was worth $2,000, plus another $1,000 for setting the Wisconsin record.
Obama Streaker Runs For $1 Million Prize
A 24-year-old streaker says he ran naked at President Barack Obama’s rally in Philadelphia in hopes of winning $1 million offered by a British billionaire. Juan Rodriguez was arrested after his stunt at an outdoor Democratic Party rally Sunday evening. British businessman Alki David promised the big cash prize to the first person who streaks in front of the president with his interactive reality TV channel and community website, Battlecam.com, written across his or her chest and shouting it six times within earshot of Obama. “This is the first time anybody has attempted it. I still don’t know if he was successful. If he has done it, I’ll pay him in cash,” David said.
‘Halloween’ Bones Really Human
A Florida couple thought they were buying a Halloween decoration at a yard sale, but it turns out they bought a real human skeleton. Judith and Mitchell Fletcher paid $8 for what they thought were a box of scary holiday decorations at a yard sale in Brandon. When they got the box home, they realized they had bought real bones and called police. Detectives took the bones to the medical examiner, who determined they came from a professionally prepared human anatomical skeleton, normally used in medical courses. Detectives are contacting colleges and universities who may be missing a skeleton. State law prohibits individuals from owning human skeletons, so the Fletchers won’t be getting the bones back.
Drunk Rescued After Chasing Goose Into River
Police in Wausau, Wisconsin, arrested an intoxicated man who plunged into the Wisconsin River while chasing a one-legged goose. The 40-year-old man took off his shirt and shoes Thursday afternoon and jumped into the frigid water. He was overcome by the cold water and had to be rescued by firefighters. He told officers he wanted to catch the bird and roast it. The man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for bail jumping.
Anyone See A Guy With Handcuffs?
A 26-year-old Washington man managed to escape from a Department of Corrections car while handcuffed. Longview police say Eric Mitchell Lair was arrested on October 1st on a felony warrant. He was cuffed behind his back, but still was able to open the door of the car that was taking him to jail. Police are still looking for him, and they plan on charging him with stealing their $29 handcuffs, a third-degree theft in the state of Washington.
Old-Timer Beats Wrench-Wielding Robber With Broomstick
A 75-year-old gas station employee used a broomstick to fight off a robber in Cave Junction, Oregon. Dan McLeod said he thought it was a joke when a masked man walked in early Wednesday and demanded cash. When the robber threatened to kill him, McLeod said he was scared. But when the robber pulled out his weapon – a small wrench – McLeod figured he could take him. He grabbed a broomstick and hit the man several times. Police are still looking for the suspect.
Woman Asks Officer If She’s Wanted
Police in suburban Cincinnati arrested a woman after she flagged down an officer and asked if there were any warrants out for her arrest. After Officer Dan Lyons informed 44-year-old Selma Elmore she did have an outstanding warrant, the woman ran off. The chase ended when Elmore pushed Lyons into a building, injuring his elbow. Other officers responding to a call for backup later apprehended the woman. Elmore, wanted for allegedly failing to pay a fine for a drug conviction, now faces a charge of resisting arrest. Lyons was told he may have suffered nerve damage in his elbow.
‘Scream’ Bandit Attempts Doughnut Shop Robbery
A man wearing a “Scream” mask tried to hold up a doughnut shop on New York’s Long Island. Nassau County police say the thief walked into a Dunkin’ Donuts in Farmingdale just before midnight last Tuesday brandishing a silver handgun and demanding money. An employee, washing trays, said he turned the water on the bandit, hitting the mask. The thief, clad all in black, fled empty-handed.
SWAT Team Descends On Sleeping Man
A massive force sent to nab a suspected burglar in a Montreal suburb found the man sleeping in the attic. Police arrested the 35-year-old suspect in Pointe Claire Saturday morning after receiving a call from someone who said he heard noises. Six police cars, an ambulance, and a special-weapons-and-tactics squad arrived around 6 a.m. After five hours, police went inside and found the man sleeping in the attic.
Twins Have First Children On Same Day
Two Florida twins have shared everything from their birth dates to the births of their first children on the same day last week. Alexandra Lima Pennington and Cristina Lima Rodriguez delivered their daughters, Olivia and Ava, respectively, about six hours apart Tuesday at Baptist Hospital of Miami. “Olivia weighed about a pound less at birth than her cousin, Ava. The sisters said the joint delivery day was simply a coincidence.
Bus Driver Does A Sully After Goose Crash
A passenger on a New York-bound bus says the driver reminded her of hero pilot “Sully” Sullenberger after the vehicle took a direct hit from a low-flying goose. Laetitia-Laure Brock said she knew nothing good was going to come from the flock of geese she saw heading toward the windshield of the double-decker bus as it traveled along the New Jersey turnpike Saturday. The windshield was broken by a bird, but driver Andre Sweeney kept his hands on the wheel despite having glass in his eyes and brought the megabus to a safe stop. Brock called it the roadway equivalent of Sullenberger’s dramatic ditching of an airliner in the Hudson River.
Mom Tries Bribe To Get Daughter Off Facebook
With social networking cutting into family and study time, one South Carolina mother is offering her daughter $300 to stay off Facebook for a month. Alyssa Rushing, a student at the University of South Carolina in Spartanburg, said she “didn’t know I was truly addicted.” Like many users, she was logging on several times a day and has around 900 “friends.” Rushing’s mother only has 40 Facebook friends.
Crazy Cat Ladies Busted
Two women have been cited for animal cruelty in Bennington, Vermont, after police found 77 cats living in two cars. Prosecutors are in the process of deciding whether to upgrade the civil citations to criminal charges against 54-year-old Regina Millard and 61-year-old Bertha Ryan, both of Troy, New York. Police say one of the cats was found dead in the trunk on Friday. Plates of food were inside and some of the cats had poo poo matted to their fur. Police said the women owned two of the cats and were apparently looking for homes for the rest.
The Great Pumpkin Washout
The owner of a farm in Newbury, Vermont, says drenching rains washed as many as 100,000 pumpkins into the Connecticut River. Margaret Gladstone of Newmont Farm says at least two people who plucked pumpkins from the river have sent her money for them. She said other farmers have offered to help her fill orders. The pumpkins had been picked and were waiting to be shipped when storms hit the area over the weekend. Gladstone estimated the total loss at 100,000 pumpkins. About 4,000 made it at least 25 miles downstream, where they washed up on a beach.
Robber Tells Store Clerks To Call 911
A Fullerton, California, man who held up a convenience store with a fake gun and then told employees to call 911 got his wish. Police say Ivine Love, 18, entered a 7-Eleven Tuesday afternoon and demanded money, telling the two clerks, “Give me the money, or otherwise call the police.” A clerk behind the counter had already triggered the silent robbery alarm, but complied with the man and called 911. The clerk then told the man to relax and have something to drink. So Love took an iced tea from the cooler and drank it while waiting for police. The clerks were still on the phone with 911 when police arrived and arrested Love.
Toronto Moves 10/10/10 Weddings
Toronto city officials said they are temporarily relocating city hall weddings to a local hotel due to high demand for Sunday, when the date will be 10/10/10. Officials said 19 Sunday weddings had been booked as of Tuesday, and they will be ready for more at a hotel near city hall, which will be closed Sunday. People with weddings booked for the date gave varying reasons for wanting the 10/10/10 date on their marriage certificates, including the luck associated with the number 10 in Chinese culture and the number’s meaning in binary code.
Bad Signs
A Florida business known for its controversial roadside signs is again drawing complaints with a sign inviting women to show their breasts. The sign outside of the Hercules Fence company office in Ocala, which comes amid Breast Cancer Awareness Month, has drawn several complaints about a message inviting women to show their breasts as they pass. Mike Garza, a manager at Hercules, said the company’s owner chooses a sign message every Friday and they remain up for a week. The company previously courted controversy with a 2005 sign during Violence Awareness Week reading: “Take your ex-wife out. One bullet oughta do it.” Protesters also gathered outside the office in 2007 when the sign read: “What has four wheels and flies? A dead cripple in a wheelchair.”
Man Jailed For Pot In Son’s Elmo Bag
A Pennsylvania man who hid 4 ounces of marijuana in the Elmo backpack his son took to school is spending the next six to 23 months in jail. Ronald Jacob Washington, who pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children, drug possession, possession with intent to deliver and disorderly conduct, was sentenced Tuesday under a plea agreement that took one month off the maximum sentence possible. Police said Washington hid the marijuana in his son’s blue Elmo book bag and Uniontown Area School District officials discovered the drugs when he called the school on April 8th and said he needed to retrieve something from the backpack.
$5 Million Doughnuts?!
The Williamson County Republican Party in Texas said clerical errors resulted in a false finance report. Jon Jewett, the party’s volunteer treasurer, said the latest report included an entry for $5,272,010 spent at Round Rock Donuts in a single day, which the doughnut shop said would amount to 813,058 dozen doughnuts. The treasurer said the real amount spent at the shop was $13.99 and he doesn’t know where the erroneous figure came from. Jewett said another error, reporting $9,082,010 spent at an Applebee’s restaurant, was a result of the date being entered twice. He said only $60 was actually spent.
Good Samaritan Not So Good
Police in central Minnesota said a man who claimed he was assaulted and robbed while helping two people made the story up. Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud said the 34-year-old man admitted to making the crime up, but it is unclear why. The man had originally said he stopped September 23rd to help two men changing a flat tire, but instead the two men hit him in the head with a tire iron and robbed him. Investigators found inconsistencies in the story earlier this week and said the man’s injuries were self-inflicted. The man faces a possible charge of filing a false police report.
Pizza Driver Falls For ‘Mom Is In The Shower’ Scam
A pizza driver made a delivery Tuesday to a house in Hoquiam, Washington, where a child answered the door, took the pizza, and said his mother was in the shower and would be out to pay soon. The driver waited about 30 minutes before calling police. Officers found the house was vacant and the kid apparently escaped with the pizza out the back door.
Leave His Pizza Alone!
A Florida man was charged with domestic battery after he attacked his brother for eating his leftover pizza. Port St. Lucie police said Frank Starling punched his younger brother in the face then threw him into a kitchen window, shattering the glass.
Gold Vending Machines Headed For U.S.
A German company specializing in vending machines for bars of gold says the devices are headed to Las Vegas and Florida. The makers of the Gold to Go machines said the devices accept cash and dispense 24-carat gold in 1-ounce bars and smaller bars of 10 grams, 5 grams and 1 gram. The devices also dispense international coins. The devices, which check gold prices six times per hour, are already available in 35 other locations, including the Middle East, Spain and Italy.
‘Tongue Patch’ May Help In Weight Loss
A California plastic surgeon says his surgically applied tongue patch makes eating uncomfortable, causing people to eat less and lose weight. Dr. Nikolas Chugay has started performing what he describes as a weight reduction procedure dubbed the Miracle Patch. “This patch contains no drugs or chemicals,” Chugay said. “It simply makes chewing solid food very difficult and painful, relegating the patient to a physician supervised liquid diet that fulfills all of the patient’s nutritional needs while at the same time minimizing caloric intake.” Chugay provided no data on the safety of the procedure or whether weight loss is sustained once the patch is removed and the person resumes eating.
Boulder Eases Penalties For Streakers
Nude runners in Boulder, Colorado, this Halloween may get a ticket, but that’s about it. If the Naked Pumpkin Run tradition is revived on the Pearl Street Mall this year, runners caught wearing nothing but pumpkins on their heads will get tickets for violating the city’s new public nudity law. A new city ordinance means the streakers will face a less severe penalty than in 2008. Some of those ticketed during the annual Halloween run in ‘08 faced the prospect of being classified as sex offenders because they were cited with indecent exposure under a state law. Most nude runners accepted plea deals for lesser penalties. Last Halloween, runners covered up to avoid trouble. This year, naked runners face a fine up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail – but no mandatory registration as a sex offender.
Grandma Offers Sandwich To Get Out Of DUI
A police officer in Ocala, Florida, says a 65-year-old grandmother tried to avoid a DUI arrest by offering to make him a grilled cheese sandwich. Elsie Wright O’Conner’s ploy didn’t work. She was arrested Thursday night and charged with driving under the influence. Deputy Calvin Batts said he responded to a call about an erratic driver and pulled O’Conner over. He said he smelled alcohol on her breath and found two Skyy vodka bottles in her Cadillac SUV, one empty and one half-full. O’Conner failed a field sobriety test. At the jail, her blood-alcohol level tested at more than three times the legal limit of 0.08.
Liquor Gator
A pet alligator has been seized from a liquor store on New York’s Long Island. The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the 3-foot-long, illegally kept alligator was removed Wednesday from Alpine Wines and Liquors in Wading River. Authorities say two employees of the store were issued tickets for possession of an illegal animal. The gator will be sent to a sanctuary out of state. The store’s proprietor said an employee had asked her to take care of it while he was apartment hunting and that she believed the animal was a monitor lizard, not an alligator.
Something Fishy Going On Here
A North Carolina trout farmer thought something fishy was going on when one of her ponds wasn’t fishy enough. Sunburst Trout Farm owner Sally Eason and her husband noticed Thursday that the pond had virtually no fish in it after thieves had made off with 600 pounds of trout. Eason says the thieves baited the water so the fish would come to the surface, scooped up the fish and dumped them into a getaway car. Eason says she told local fish markets to be on the lookout for anyone trying to unload a huge amount of fish.
A Clean Getaway Thanks To Shower
Thieves in Pinal County, Arizona, made a clean getaway in two recent burglaries after they entered homes in Eloy, made a mess, stole several items, and then took showers before leaving. The first robbery, on September 20th, occurred when a homeowner confronted two men trying to steal food and water about 65 miles south of Phoenix. The bad guys got away. On Tuesday morning, officers responded to another Eloy residence and were told by the homeowner that the thieves stole a knife and food before taking a shower and leaving. No arrests have been made.
Man Denies Whacking Sister At Wedding Reception
A 31-year-old Three Forks, Montana, man accused of hitting his pregnant sister in the mouth with a wrench during her wedding reception has pleaded not guilty. David Sicotte was in court Wednesday on charges of assault with a weapon, a felony, and disorderly conduct. Prosecutors said he arrived at the reception uninvited on August 27th and pushed his sister’s new mother-in-law to the ground before attacking his sibling with the wrench. The bride told police she slapped her intoxicated brother and he responded by hitting her in the mouth with the wrench.
Inmate Loses Clothes During Attempted Escape
A Phoenix inmate was left wearing nothing but pink socks after scaling five fences in an escape attempt before he was captured. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Clayton Thornburg suffered cuts on parts of his body because some of the Durango Jail’s fences are 15 feet high and topped with razor wire. Jail officials said the razor wire had stripped away Thornburg’s jail uniform and pink underwear by the time he reached the last fence Thursday morning. He was treated at a hospital before being hauled back to jail. Authorities said Thornburg likely will face an additional felony charge of escape, which can add up to five years to an inmate’s sentence. Thornburg was in jail for an extensive number of property crime charges.
Gas-Mask Bra Available Online
A Chicago doctor said her invention, an “Emergency Bra” that can be quickly converted into a pair of gas masks, is now available for purchase online. Dr. Elena Bodnar, who won the Ig Nobel prize last year at Harvard University for her unusual but useful invention, said the emergency bra is available for $29.95 at ebbra.com. “Right now it’s available just in B and C cup sizes and just in what I call ‘original red,’” she said. “But in two months, we will be selling it in classic black and white as well.” Bodnar is currently working on a dress shirt for men that can be converted into an emergency gas mask.
Phone Call Leads To Husband’s Arrest
New York State Police said a traffic stop involving a woman using a cell phone while driving led to the arrest of her husband on an 8-year-old warrant. A trooper pulled the woman over last week in Albany for the cell phone violation. She told the officer she was calling her husband to say she would be late for dinner. A routine vehicle check discovered the woman’s husband, vehicle owner Graig Arcuri was wanted in Florida on a third-degree grand larceny charge. The trooper issued a ticket to the woman and then arrested her husband at the couple’s planned meeting place.
Drunk Leading The Drunk
Police in Clawson, Michigan, said a 40-year-old man faces drunk driving charges after he drove an intoxicated woman to the police station. Police said Donald Chamberlain drove his neighbor to the station Monday to answer questions about an assault involving her husband the previous day. Cops said the woman left the station with Chamberlain after telling officers she was too drunk to answer questions. A patrol officer stopped the vehicle for having a cracked windshield. Police said Chamberlain’s blood-alcohol level was 0.13%; Michigan’s legal limit is 0.08%. He was arrested and the woman was treated at a hospital for alcohol poisoning.
Empty ATM Stolen
Police in Lexington, Kentucky, say someone is in for a letdown after an empty ATM was stolen from an apartment complex. A police spokeswoman said the ATM was in need of service and didn’t contain any money.
Drinking Online
Rather than buying someone a drink at the next table, you will soon be able to buy someone a drink across the country. A new service called Bartab allows users to choose a participating bar and send a drink to a friend through Facebook. The friend can claim the drink at the bar with a text-message coupon within three months. It costs the sender and recipient a buck apiece. Right now Bartab is only available in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, but it will add 17 more markets in the next few months.
Naked Cowboy To Run For President
Well, we’ve heard it all now. After a short-lived run for mayor of New York last year, the famous Times Square Naked Cowboy has announced his candidacy for U.S. president in the 2012 election. Calling himself “a testament to America’s promise of individual liberty” and “an American success story,” Robert Burck told TMZ he plans to run on a strong conservative platform of fiscal responsibility, anti-immigration, and limited government. “Obama’s going down,” Burck said. The Naked Cowboy put on some clothes and cut off his long locks before making his announcement. He wrapped up his statement with, “I’m going to blow your minds.” We think he already has.
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