Donna Delgao says her Tampa, Florida, dentist left a drill bit in her head – for a year! A lawsuit claims the surgeon left an inch-long piece of steal in a wound after dental surgery in 2008. The tool was lodge in her right maxillary sinus. It was removed 11 months later by another surgeon. Delgao says she suffered nosebleeds, sinus infections and dizziness. Her attorney said she may have also suffered nickel poisoning. Surgeon Ralph Eichstaedt and the Dental Health Group are being sued for unspecified damages.
The $200,000 Car
You don’t find many used cars worth $200,000, but that’s exactly what Georgia resident Tye Kuykendal found. The man definitely got his money’s worth when he bought a car from a towing company late last year. Officials with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that Tye found $200,000 in fake money inside a hidden compartment behind the back seat of the car. Kuykendall bought the car after it sat for more than three years in an impound lot after being towed by Fulton County police in 2006. The new owner was fixing a gas leak when he discovered a secret compartment. The Secret Service has been called in to help with the investigation.
Turd Teacher Retiring
A Washington State teacher who has been on unpaid leave since she sent a student home with a bag of human feces last year is retiring. Apple Valley Elementary School kindergarten teacher Sue Graham, a 31-year veteran of the West Valley school district, submitted her resignation on Monday. It was quickly accepted by the school board. Graham was placed on unpaid leave in May when a student’s father complained his 5-year-old son came home in April with a bag of poo and a note that said: “This little turd was found on the floor in my room.” The school board also accepted a resignation from Graham’s husband, fifth-grade teacher Ron Graham.
8-Year-Old Drives Into Creek
Police in Pennsylvania said an 8-year-old joyriding in his grandmother’s car was not injured when he plunged the vehicle into a creek. Investigators said the boy took granny’s car for a spin in Schuylkill County’s North Manheim Township. He eventually drove over an embankment and into the water. The car came to rest on its side. The boy was uninjured and was able to climb out of a window.
Virgin Mary Shows Up In Church Water Stain
A Roman Catholic rector said he discovered an image of the Virgin Mary in a water stain in the baptismal tank of his Norfolk, Virginia, church. The Rev. Ernest Bulinda, rector at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, said he initially tried to keep the image quiet after spotting the silhouette of Jesus’ mother in the water stain, but word of the image spread quickly. “I just look at it as if it’s a miracle, it’s God. If it’s not, then it’s something nice for people to look at and believe that it is,” one visitor said.
Man Arrested For Not Playing Nice
Police in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said a drunken man arrested in a McDonald’s play area told his young kids to “bite the officers’ faces off.” Joshua Algers was found passed out in a McDonald’s play area at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Officers arrested him after learning there was a warrant out for his arrest. Algers became aggressive when police called the mother of his children to come pick them up. He told his kids to “bite the officers’ faces off.” Cops were forced to Taser Algers, who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and the original warrant.
Subway Riding Chicken Lover
New York City’s transit agency is investigating a video posted online that shows a man kissing and snuggling a live chicken aboard a subway. Spokesman Charles Seaton says they’re looking into whether the Tuesday incident on the uptown No. 6 train was a prank. The video shows the man hugging, kissing and caressing a chicken while the bird lays on the subway train’s floor. Some passengers laughed, while others are seen scrambling out of his way because they thought he was a nut job.
'American Idol' Stabbing
Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed and severely burned her boyfriend after an argument over “American Idol.” Cynthia Bettis-Ware, 52, and Kevin Johnson, 47, began arguing about “Idol” while watching the program Tuesday at the Empress Motel, which they list as their permanent address. Johnson changed the channel and went to bed when his girlfriend wouldn’t drop the debate. He soon woke up with his girlfriend plunging a 10-inch butcher knife into his back, not once but five times. She also scalded him with a cup of hot cocoa. Johnson grabbed the knife and fled. Bettis-Ware gave chase with another knife. Police were called to the scene and Bettis-Ware was charged with attempted murder.
Praise The Pot
Holy smoke is the basis of Trevor Douglas’ marijuana defense. He claims pot is a sacrament. The Avon, Colorado, man says he belongs to the THC Ministry and maintains he’s being prosecuted for his religious beliefs. Douglas was cited for marijuana possession after a cop pulled him over for having an expired license plate. The 25-year-old allegedly had less than an ounce of marijuana and a pipe. He’s due in court on March 9th. According to its Web site, THC Ministry has offices in Los Angeles, Montana and Colorado.
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL DANCE.
A judge has recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who was arrested two years ago for dancing at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.
FACEBOOK REUNITES TWO PEOPLE AFTER 50 YEARS.
After spending 33 years unsuccessfully trying to find her dad, Frances Simpson and her father, Tony Macnauton, were finally reunited thanks to Facebook. It all started when a close friend researched Simpson’s family tree, and discovered that she had a half-sister. According to Mirror.co.uk News, Simpson sent her sister a message on Facebook and she quickly replied: “Do you want to see my dad? He’s sitting right next to me.” Macnauton and Simpson began chatting on the website and had a tearful reunion that weekend after 48 years apart. Even though Simpson was only three when she last saw her father, both realized they had the same photo all these years of the two of them together.
The Crabby Customer
A man in Ohio got so upset over a mistake on the price of crab cakes that he punched a grocery store manager several times and spit in his face. Sixty-one-year-old Ralph Barr was arrested on charges of assault and criminal damaging by Sandusky police. The store manager said he was punched five or six times and then head-butted.
Woman Crashes Car Into Own Home
Police in Harleysville, Philadelphia, are trying to figure out how a woman crashed her car into her own house. The crash happened early yesterday morning. The unidentified woman was uninjured and able to get out of the car, but the house is a mess.
Maryland Cobra Bite
Anti-venom was flown to Baltimore from Philadelphia after a woman was bitten by a venomous monacle cobra in a parking lot. The woman walked into a walk-in clinic Sunday with the animal that bit her stuffed into a bag. The woman was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital while the Baltimore County Fire Department and Falls Road Animal Hospital tried to find the correct anti-venom. The snake was identified as a monacle cobra, a species native to Asia. The snake was turned over to Catoctin Zoo, where officials said it behaves like it is accustomed to captivity. The exact origins of the snake have not been determined.
'Kookiest' Pizza
A New Jersey “Pizza Patrol” has named a pie topped with steak, fried chicken, french fries, onion rings and mozzarella sticks the state’s “kookiest” pizza. The Star-Ledger’s “Pizza Patrol” said the “Fat Bastard” pizza, served by Pizza 1 in Wanaque, is easily New Jersey’s “kookiest pizza of the year.”
Sleepy Burglars Busted
Police in Stuart, Florida, said four burglar suspects were found sleeping in a car near an abandoned van alleged to be their getaway vehicle. Security cameras at Stuart Lawn & Garden caught images of two men removing items from the store early Tuesday morning and placing them in a white van. The men took nearly $10,000 worth of merchandise, including 22 chainsaws. Deputies received a call about the burglary and later discovered the empty van in a parking lot. They found the men in a car nearby. Stuart Lawn & Garden posted a sign outside of the business Tuesday reading: “The Last 4 Idiots Who Broke In Here And Stole From Us Are At The Martin County Correctional Facility Getting Acquainted With BUBBA.”
Burning Bagel Empties City Hall
An overdone bagel forced the evacuation of Portland’s City Hall in Oregon. The building was emptied for about 20 minutes yesterday morning while firefighters dealt with the burning bagel in the break-room of Mayor Sam Adam’s office. There’s no immediate word on who burned the bagel in the toaster oven or what type of bagel it was.
Female 'Werewolf' Denies Killing Dog
A San Antonio, Texas, teenager who claims to be a werewolf said a dog depicted in images posted online was already dead when she severed its head. Wolfie Blackheart, 18, born Sarah Rodriguez, said she was bombarded with threats and smears via the Internet, phone and text messages after she admitted to decapitating a dog. However, Blackheart said she did not kill the dog, which belonged to a neighbor. She says she was asked to decapitate the animal and boil its skull after friends found it dead in the road after being hit by a car. “I would never kill a canine,” said Blackheart, “I am a canine.” The investigation is ongoing.
Boulder Dash
Firefighters in Rogersville, Tennessee, said a 75-year-old woman was rocked and shocked when a boulder the size of a small car came crashing through her bedroom wall. Authorities said Elizabeth Allred was sleeping in a hospital bed in her home while recovering from a broken hip when the boulder crashed through the wall, sending her wheeled bed rolling across the room. Allred, who was taken to the hospital, was startled by her ordeal but not seriously injured.
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