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Friday, May 30, 2008
Its me Ramsey -- so sue me?
Hey kids. Sorry for the inconstancy of posts this past week. I've been busy working late on some Projects and it's literally causing me to have no free time outside of work. Its 3 AM right now as I'm writing this message. I haven't been home earlier than 10:30 PM for the past two weeks. I know -- I'm being a "debbie downer" right now, but hopefully posts will resume to their normal blog schedule next week.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Woman attacks her 93-year-old neighbor with a vacuum cleaner and steals money from her purse.
Authorities are accusing a Cincinnati woman of using a vacuum cleaner to attack her 93-year-old neighbor.
Police say 57-year-old Dora Nance has been charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault for entering Florence Holmes' apartment, hitting her with a vacuum and stealing money from the woman's purse. Police say Holmes suffered cuts and broken bones in the attack early Monday. Police say Nance has confessed to the crime. She could face 20 years in prison.
Police say 57-year-old Dora Nance has been charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault for entering Florence Holmes' apartment, hitting her with a vacuum and stealing money from the woman's purse. Police say Holmes suffered cuts and broken bones in the attack early Monday. Police say Nance has confessed to the crime. She could face 20 years in prison.
Two drunk Navy sailors hail cab, offer to drive, take cabbie on a reckless joyride, go on a beer run, watch the cabbie escape, then torch the cab.
Sailors Aaron Couch, 21, and Terry Gappa, 20, hailed a cab near Chicago's Union Station and told the driver to take them to the Great Lakes Naval Station. As the cabbie was approaching Great Lakes, the sailors told him to pull over and let them take over the cab, or they would kill him, Sheriff's Deputy Chief Kevin Parker said. They did not display a weapon.
The cabdriver, he pulled over on an unknown street sometime before 10 p.m. and Gappa began driving, with the cabbie in the passenger seat and Couch in the back. The men -- who police say already appeared inebriated -- stopped to buy beer.
They then began driving north, while they were driving the cabbie became concerned for his safety, because Gappa was driving erratically. As the cab began to slow near Thoroughbred Drive, the cabbie jumped out and ran to nearby home where police were called, Parker said. Read more.
The cabdriver, he pulled over on an unknown street sometime before 10 p.m. and Gappa began driving, with the cabbie in the passenger seat and Couch in the back. The men -- who police say already appeared inebriated -- stopped to buy beer.
They then began driving north, while they were driving the cabbie became concerned for his safety, because Gappa was driving erratically. As the cab began to slow near Thoroughbred Drive, the cabbie jumped out and ran to nearby home where police were called, Parker said. Read more.
Two friends shake hands for 9.5 hours, set a new world record
Glad-handing was taken to new heights - or maybe it was a new low - in San Francisco Monday, when two buddies apparently set a new handshaking world record.
The American duo of Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens gripped hands and waggled them for 9.5 hours, beating the previous record set by two Germans by a half hour.
"My elbow feels like it's about to fall off, but it was worth it," Whittaker said. "Some achievements are marked by small things. That can be a handshake, it can be a trip to the moon or a vaccine that cures a disease. We're part of that. It's epic because it's the first time this has been done in human history."
The American duo of Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens gripped hands and waggled them for 9.5 hours, beating the previous record set by two Germans by a half hour.
"My elbow feels like it's about to fall off, but it was worth it," Whittaker said. "Some achievements are marked by small things. That can be a handshake, it can be a trip to the moon or a vaccine that cures a disease. We're part of that. It's epic because it's the first time this has been done in human history."
Creepy, police find 4th severed foot on coast.
Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Canada's Pacific coast, but police are no closer to solving the gruesome mystery.
The foot, still wearing a shoe, was discovered on Thursday on a small uninhabited island south of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia, and is the fourth discovered in the region in the past 10 months.
The previous cases all involved right feet still in sneakers, and each was found on a different island. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not said if the latest discovery was a right or left foot. DNA testing has failed to link the earlier discoveries to any missing person cases.
The foot, still wearing a shoe, was discovered on Thursday on a small uninhabited island south of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia, and is the fourth discovered in the region in the past 10 months.
The previous cases all involved right feet still in sneakers, and each was found on a different island. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not said if the latest discovery was a right or left foot. DNA testing has failed to link the earlier discoveries to any missing person cases.
Monday, May 26, 2008
You reach a toll plaza and realize you don't have any money. Do you c) Turn around the other way and drive 5 miles into oncoming traffic?
A retired teacher drove the wrong way down a Brazilian highway for 5 miles (8km), scattering holiday traffic and skirting a police roadblock, after turning around because she had no money for the toll.
Lidia Vitielo, 58, was approaching a toll booth when she found she was short of the fee. The road was packed because of a national holiday but, undaunted, she headed back against the flow of traffic. Highway police tailed Vitielo and warned other motorists to steer clear. She drove 5 miles in the wrong direction, passing about 350 vehicles and ignoring a police roadblock, before she stopped, police said.
Vitielo told police in a statement she turned back as she had no toll money. Police said a blood test showed she had been drinking.
Lidia Vitielo, 58, was approaching a toll booth when she found she was short of the fee. The road was packed because of a national holiday but, undaunted, she headed back against the flow of traffic. Highway police tailed Vitielo and warned other motorists to steer clear. She drove 5 miles in the wrong direction, passing about 350 vehicles and ignoring a police roadblock, before she stopped, police said.
Vitielo told police in a statement she turned back as she had no toll money. Police said a blood test showed she had been drinking.
Kids hold up embarrasing signs for punishment
A single mother said she is at her wits' end with her children's behavior, so she's making them hold signs at a busy intersection as punishment.
Christina Wilcox and her children stood at an Omaha street corner on Thursday night. One son held a sign that said: "I'll never have a girlfriend. I can't respect my mom." Another son's sign proclaimed him a thief.
"They'll learn by embarrassment," Wilcox said. "They'll learn. I've tried grounding them and disciplining them in every form and way, and this the only way I can get through to them." Mason, 7, is being punished for stealing.
"He's starting down the wrong road of thieving and then lying about it," Wilcox said. "He's thieved from a couple of friends, from a store, and I just don't want it to proceed."
Christina Wilcox and her children stood at an Omaha street corner on Thursday night. One son held a sign that said: "I'll never have a girlfriend. I can't respect my mom." Another son's sign proclaimed him a thief.
"They'll learn by embarrassment," Wilcox said. "They'll learn. I've tried grounding them and disciplining them in every form and way, and this the only way I can get through to them." Mason, 7, is being punished for stealing.
"He's starting down the wrong road of thieving and then lying about it," Wilcox said. "He's thieved from a couple of friends, from a store, and I just don't want it to proceed."
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Overheard on the streets of New York:
Frat boy #1: Dude! Look at that girl in that store... She's checkin' me out.
Frat boy #2: Dude, that's a mannequin!
Frat boy #1: Oh.
--Rockefeller Center
Well-meaning volunteer: Help yourself, free condoms from the department of public health.
Hugely pregnant passerby: Too late.
--Grand Central Terminal
Store clerk with thick accent: Condoms? Which one?
Old man: No! Cough drops! Cough drops!
Store clerk: Condoms? [points at condom boxes]
Old man: Look at me... What the heck do I need condoms for!? Cough drops!
--Port Authority
Mother: Oh, guess what, honey? Debbie's having a baby!
Six-year-old daughter: She's going to be a horrible mother.
--The Met
Little girl: Dad. Dad. Dad.
Dad: Stop pulling on me. What?
Little girl, pointing up at an enormous black man: He looks like a big chocolate bar!
Dad, with a forced grin: She's five.
--Line, Grace's Market Place
Chick: Since we broke up you've been smoking a lot.
Guy: Yeah...
Chick: You shouldn't smoke.
Guy: You shouldn't suck so much dick but you don't hear me criticize you five times a day.
Chick: [Mouth wide open in shock.]
Guy: To start you should try closing your mouth!
--B Train
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Frat boy #2: Dude, that's a mannequin!
Frat boy #1: Oh.
--Rockefeller Center
Well-meaning volunteer: Help yourself, free condoms from the department of public health.
Hugely pregnant passerby: Too late.
--Grand Central Terminal
Store clerk with thick accent: Condoms? Which one?
Old man: No! Cough drops! Cough drops!
Store clerk: Condoms? [points at condom boxes]
Old man: Look at me... What the heck do I need condoms for!? Cough drops!
--Port Authority
Mother: Oh, guess what, honey? Debbie's having a baby!
Six-year-old daughter: She's going to be a horrible mother.
--The Met
Little girl: Dad. Dad. Dad.
Dad: Stop pulling on me. What?
Little girl, pointing up at an enormous black man: He looks like a big chocolate bar!
Dad, with a forced grin: She's five.
--Line, Grace's Market Place
Chick: Since we broke up you've been smoking a lot.
Guy: Yeah...
Chick: You shouldn't smoke.
Guy: You shouldn't suck so much dick but you don't hear me criticize you five times a day.
Chick: [Mouth wide open in shock.]
Guy: To start you should try closing your mouth!
--B Train
18-year-old says mom attacked him with meat cleaver.
A 45-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after her 18-year-old son told police she attacked him with a large meat clever in a home they share.
Ocala police said 18-year-old Chamborg Hecht sustained lacerations to his head and fingers as well as bite marks to his chest and arm. He told investigators he was trying to get away from his mother, whom he lives with, when she wouldn't let him close a bathroom and began attacking him.
Chamborg said his mother, Brenda Hecht, obtained a large meat cleaver and attacked him with it. He also told investigators she put the knife to his neck and threatened to cut off his head and other parts of his anatomy. Police said Brenda told them she was acting in self-defense and admitted to hitting Chamborg in the head with the meat cleaver. She was arrested and charged with attempted murder and jailed.
Ocala police said 18-year-old Chamborg Hecht sustained lacerations to his head and fingers as well as bite marks to his chest and arm. He told investigators he was trying to get away from his mother, whom he lives with, when she wouldn't let him close a bathroom and began attacking him.
Chamborg said his mother, Brenda Hecht, obtained a large meat cleaver and attacked him with it. He also told investigators she put the knife to his neck and threatened to cut off his head and other parts of his anatomy. Police said Brenda told them she was acting in self-defense and admitted to hitting Chamborg in the head with the meat cleaver. She was arrested and charged with attempted murder and jailed.
Monday, May 19, 2008
[ouch] Dude gets a javelin through his leg.
Ryan McGeeney, a budding journalist and photographer shooting from the sidelines of a track meet in Utah. McGeeney was actually standing on the field of competition and attempting to shoot photos of the discus competition. 
Astonishingly, the javelin missed all tendons, bones, and arteries in McGeeney's leg, lodging through the skin like the world's most extreme but benign piercing. McGeeney got a good patching up at a local hospital, but not before calling a co-worker over and snapping photos of the damage himself as a Marine who served a tour of duty in Afghanistan would.
Astonishingly, the javelin missed all tendons, bones, and arteries in McGeeney's leg, lodging through the skin like the world's most extreme but benign piercing. McGeeney got a good patching up at a local hospital, but not before calling a co-worker over and snapping photos of the damage himself as a Marine who served a tour of duty in Afghanistan would.
Dude in car throws bottle after being called name for listening to Mariah Carey.
A man who allegedly threw a bottle at another motorist who called him a derogatory name for blaring Mariah Carey music while stopped for a red light in North Naples was arrested on felony charges over the weekend, according to Collier County sheriff's deputies.
A black Honda pulled up next to them and the passenger, William H. Greenman, 22, yelled at Schreiber, calling him a derogatory name for listening to Mariah Carey, reports said. Schreiber and Greenman exchanged profanities as both cars continued west on Pine Ridge road.
Greenman ducked, but the bottle struck the driver of the Honda, Christine Bec, 21, on the right side of her head, reports said. She was not injured, reports said.
A black Honda pulled up next to them and the passenger, William H. Greenman, 22, yelled at Schreiber, calling him a derogatory name for listening to Mariah Carey, reports said. Schreiber and Greenman exchanged profanities as both cars continued west on Pine Ridge road.
Greenman ducked, but the bottle struck the driver of the Honda, Christine Bec, 21, on the right side of her head, reports said. She was not injured, reports said.
Woman dancing on bar accidentally sets man on fire
A woman dancing on a bar accidentally set a man on fire early Sunday after noticing her foot was in flames, Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue said.
The woman, described as in her 20s, when she agreed to help out with a display involving liquor and fire, authorities said. According to Fire Rescue, she hopped on the bar, started dancing, then realized her foot was engulfed in flames. She reacted by accidentally kicking the flaming mixture into a passer-by, Fire-Rescue said.
The woman, described as in her 20s, when she agreed to help out with a display involving liquor and fire, authorities said. According to Fire Rescue, she hopped on the bar, started dancing, then realized her foot was engulfed in flames. She reacted by accidentally kicking the flaming mixture into a passer-by, Fire-Rescue said.
Dudes invent 'ski and pee' video game. WTF?
Two Belgian beer fans have launched a video game named 'Place to Pee', which allows players to slalom down ski slopes or kill aliens while relieving themselves at urinals.
Werner Dupont, a software developer, and Bart Geraets, an electrical engineer, got the idea while drinking Belgian trappist beers, they told Reuters Television at a local festival on Sunday.
Werner Dupont, a software developer, and Bart Geraets, an electrical engineer, got the idea while drinking Belgian trappist beers, they told Reuters Television at a local festival on Sunday.
Two dudes duel it out with tasers.
It wasn't exactly pistols at 30 paces, but police say a security company supervisor and a restaurateur shot each other with Tasers in a "bonehead" confrontation over parking.
Dane told police he was afraid Epstein was going to hit him with a 2-foot-long pair of bolt cutters. Epstein told police he had only tried to remove the boot with the bolt cutters and hadn't threatened anyone with them.
Epstein told police Dane put his hand on a holstered pistol and threatened to shoot him. Dane told The Associated Press by telephone that he did put his hand on the holstered pistol but never threatened to shoot Epstein.
Both men drew Tasers. "They shot each other," Police Sgt. Pat Wyton told the Camera newspaper. "It was just kind of a bonehead deal."
Dane told police he was afraid Epstein was going to hit him with a 2-foot-long pair of bolt cutters. Epstein told police he had only tried to remove the boot with the bolt cutters and hadn't threatened anyone with them.
Epstein told police Dane put his hand on a holstered pistol and threatened to shoot him. Dane told The Associated Press by telephone that he did put his hand on the holstered pistol but never threatened to shoot Epstein.
Both men drew Tasers. "They shot each other," Police Sgt. Pat Wyton told the Camera newspaper. "It was just kind of a bonehead deal."
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Woman escapes attacker by biting off part of his genitals
Police say an 18-year-old woman escaped an attacker by biting off part of his genitals. The woman was walking along, when the man jumped her and dragged her into nearby woods.
Police say the man forced her to perform a sex act. She refused and was beaten up. He forced her again. Again, she refused and was beaten. Then, police say the teen bit him hard enough to tear off a piece of his genitals. The victim escaped without further injury.
Police say the man forced her to perform a sex act. She refused and was beaten up. He forced her again. Again, she refused and was beaten. Then, police say the teen bit him hard enough to tear off a piece of his genitals. The victim escaped without further injury.
Dude dies in spitting contest with friends.
A man died when he fell from a hotel balcony during a spitting match with a friend, a Swiss newspaper has reported.
The daily Blick said the 29-year-old man took a run-up from inside the room so he could spit further, but lost his balance and plummeted 6.4m to the street below. He died in hospital.
The man had suggested the contest when he and two friends returned from a disco to their hotel in Cadempino in Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino canton in the early hours. One of the men went to sleep, but the two others decided to see who could spit furthest from the balcony of their room.
The daily Blick said the 29-year-old man took a run-up from inside the room so he could spit further, but lost his balance and plummeted 6.4m to the street below. He died in hospital.
The man had suggested the contest when he and two friends returned from a disco to their hotel in Cadempino in Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino canton in the early hours. One of the men went to sleep, but the two others decided to see who could spit furthest from the balcony of their room.
Dude bites into bolt while dining at Outback Steakhouse
When James Fetters began eating a cup of potato soup at an Outback Steakhouse three weeks ago, he expected to taste bits of bacon, chopped chives and melted cheese. Instead, he bit into a 2-inch industrial bolt, leaving him with more than a bad taste in his mouth.
The bolt chipped Fetters’ left front tooth, he said, carving away part of the enamel and causing a slight pain in his tooth as he breathes. He wants Outback to pay for the damage, and said he feels the restaurant hasn’t made much of an effort to help him. An Outback Steakhouse corporate official said the company is willing to pay for Fetters’ dental procedures.
The bolt chipped Fetters’ left front tooth, he said, carving away part of the enamel and causing a slight pain in his tooth as he breathes. He wants Outback to pay for the damage, and said he feels the restaurant hasn’t made much of an effort to help him. An Outback Steakhouse corporate official said the company is willing to pay for Fetters’ dental procedures.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Boy says teacher forced him to unclog toilet with his hands
46-year-old Julie Landry was arrested Monday. She's accused of cruelty to a juvenile. Seven-year-old Trevor Williams says he used the restroom at school, but used too much toilet paper and stopped up the toilet. Trevor's mother says what the teacher made him do to unstop it is not only disgusting, but unimaginable. "Trevor, you go up in there and you unplug it. Then, told him next time, if you do it again, she gonna make him pull it out with his teeth," says Alfrieda Williams, the victim's mother. Williams is very upset. She says last Wednesday at East Iberville Elementary, where her son goes to school, the unthinkable happened. "I made the toilet overflow with toilet paper and poo," Trevor says.
The seven-year-old says his first grade teacher made him unstop the bathroom toilet at the school with his bare hands. An affidavit we obtained states that Trevor's teacher, Julie Landry, intentionally forced the child to place his hand in a toilet containing human feces and urine. However, that's not where the embarrassment ends. "S--sssy (pronounced Essy) hands. Here comes sssy hands," says Michael Williams, Trevor's father. He says that's what the kids called his son the next day.
The seven-year-old says his first grade teacher made him unstop the bathroom toilet at the school with his bare hands. An affidavit we obtained states that Trevor's teacher, Julie Landry, intentionally forced the child to place his hand in a toilet containing human feces and urine. However, that's not where the embarrassment ends. "S--sssy (pronounced Essy) hands. Here comes sssy hands," says Michael Williams, Trevor's father. He says that's what the kids called his son the next day.
Cops find 800 Ecstasy pills in dude's car.
Two upstate men face felony drug charges after troopers discovered more than 800 Ecstasy pills with a street value of $20,000 in their car during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 87, state police said.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies.
A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.
Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, plans to travel to Europe with her troop with the proceeds from her feat. Jennifer Sharpe's Troop 813 raised about $21,000 in cookie sales, paying for its 10-day trip to Europe this winter. Troops get only part of the proceeds from their members' sales.
The cookie program has helped push Jennifer out of her shell, Pam Sharpe said. "It's made her really confident," she said. "I remember when she first started selling, she was very shy and quiet and you had to push her out to talk to customers, but now she's right out there, first to the door."
Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, plans to travel to Europe with her troop with the proceeds from her feat. Jennifer Sharpe's Troop 813 raised about $21,000 in cookie sales, paying for its 10-day trip to Europe this winter. Troops get only part of the proceeds from their members' sales.
The cookie program has helped push Jennifer out of her shell, Pam Sharpe said. "It's made her really confident," she said. "I remember when she first started selling, she was very shy and quiet and you had to push her out to talk to customers, but now she's right out there, first to the door."
'Snake Dude' slithers out of prison cell.
A man has escaped from his Austrian jail cell by squeezing through a food hatch in the door, police said on Wednesday.
The 19-year old Kosovan, who weighed less than 121 pounds, was being held at the prison in Linz for entering the country illegally, police spokesman Alexander Niederwimmer told APA news agency. How he got through two further doors or possibly over the prison wall is being investigated, said Niederwimmer, calling the escapee "a snake man."
The 19-year old Kosovan, who weighed less than 121 pounds, was being held at the prison in Linz for entering the country illegally, police spokesman Alexander Niederwimmer told APA news agency. How he got through two further doors or possibly over the prison wall is being investigated, said Niederwimmer, calling the escapee "a snake man."
Save the planet, wear a bra that's solar-powered.
Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo which features a solar panel worn around the stomach -- it can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.
The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda, as "people usually can not go outside without wearing clothes over it."
But it does send the message of how lingerie could possibly save the planet, Masuda said, adding that the bra should not be washed or sunned on a rainy day to avoid damaging it.
The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda, as "people usually can not go outside without wearing clothes over it."
But it does send the message of how lingerie could possibly save the planet, Masuda said, adding that the bra should not be washed or sunned on a rainy day to avoid damaging it.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Dude killed when 94-year-old mom runs him over with an ATV
A 52-year-old man died Saturday after his 94-year-old mother accidentally ran him over with an all-terrain vehicle, police said.
Ronald Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at his mother's farm on Byron Road near Allen Road in Cohoctah Township, the Livingston County Sheriff's Department said. Ronald Smith was opening a gate when his mother apparently lost control of the Kubota RTV 900 utility vehicle she was riding and hit the gate, then caromed off the gate and struck her son. He was trapped underneath the vehicle, police said.
Ronald Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at his mother's farm on Byron Road near Allen Road in Cohoctah Township, the Livingston County Sheriff's Department said. Ronald Smith was opening a gate when his mother apparently lost control of the Kubota RTV 900 utility vehicle she was riding and hit the gate, then caromed off the gate and struck her son. He was trapped underneath the vehicle, police said.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
13-year-old steals Dads credit card to buy Hookers
A 13 year old from Texas who stole his Dad's credit card and ordered two hookers from an escort agency, has today been convicted of fraud and given a three year community order.
Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father's existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing "Halo" on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel.
When police arrived at the motel they found $3,000 in cash, numerous electronic gadgets, an Xbox video console with numerous games, and the two local escort girls.
Ralph had reportedly told police that his father wouldn't mind, as it was his birthday last week and he had forgot to get him a present. The father, a lawyer said he had been too busy, but would take him on a surprise trip to Disneyland instead.
Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father's existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing "Halo" on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel.
When police arrived at the motel they found $3,000 in cash, numerous electronic gadgets, an Xbox video console with numerous games, and the two local escort girls.
Ralph had reportedly told police that his father wouldn't mind, as it was his birthday last week and he had forgot to get him a present. The father, a lawyer said he had been too busy, but would take him on a surprise trip to Disneyland instead.
Dude gives himself a tracheotomy with steak knife
The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Steve Wilder said Friday that his throat is shrunken because of radiation treatments for cancer. Those treatments ended four years ago, but scar tissue remains. He said seasonal allergies may have caused his struggle to breathe overnight April 30.
"I didn't feel no pain. I was just trying to survive," Wilder said in his high-pitched, gravelly voice. "I got relief right away. There was a big gush of blood, and I was able to start sucking in air."
Wilder said he fell asleep watching television in his basement but awakened when he felt himself suffocating. His wife, Cora, called an ambulance. "I thought they might get here fast enough that I wouldn't have to do that," he said. "But I couldn't breathe no more." He bolted for the kitchen and picked up a steak knife and made a quarter-inch incision.
Steve Wilder said Friday that his throat is shrunken because of radiation treatments for cancer. Those treatments ended four years ago, but scar tissue remains. He said seasonal allergies may have caused his struggle to breathe overnight April 30.
"I didn't feel no pain. I was just trying to survive," Wilder said in his high-pitched, gravelly voice. "I got relief right away. There was a big gush of blood, and I was able to start sucking in air."
Wilder said he fell asleep watching television in his basement but awakened when he felt himself suffocating. His wife, Cora, called an ambulance. "I thought they might get here fast enough that I wouldn't have to do that," he said. "But I couldn't breathe no more." He bolted for the kitchen and picked up a steak knife and made a quarter-inch incision.
2-year-old bounces off bed out second-floor window
A 2-year-old girl bouncing on a bed bounced out an open second-story window, but the toddler appears to have escaped with only cuts and bruises, authorities said.
The little girl, who was not identified, was playing with two siblings. Her mother was at home; her father was at work, police said. In statement, Westminster police said, "It is important to remember with warmer weather not to allow children to play near windows. Even window screens can give way leading to accidents. Do not place furniture under windows and do not open windows wide enough children can fit through."
The little girl, who was not identified, was playing with two siblings. Her mother was at home; her father was at work, police said. In statement, Westminster police said, "It is important to remember with warmer weather not to allow children to play near windows. Even window screens can give way leading to accidents. Do not place furniture under windows and do not open windows wide enough children can fit through."
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Robber found on toliet, takes shower, puts on victims clothes, underwear
An woman got the surprise of her life when she returned home from work and found a stranger had made himself at home. Lisa Bess found Tom Wilkerson had showered, helped himself to some of her body lotion and outfitted himself in her clothes, even her underwear.
She called police, who found Wilkerson sitting on the toilet, refusing to move until he was done. Police believe he was inside Bess' home most of the day. He is charged with trespassing.
She called police, who found Wilkerson sitting on the toilet, refusing to move until he was done. Police believe he was inside Bess' home most of the day. He is charged with trespassing.
3 accused of using corpse head to smoke pot
The teenager's story of decapitating a corpse and using the head to smoke marijuana was so outlandish that at first Houston Police Department senior officer Jim Adkins did not believe it.
Yet, Kevin Wade Jones Jr., 17, appeared almost indifferent as he relayed the bizarre description of his and two friends' activities. Houston police believe the teens disturbed the grave of an 11-year-old boy who died in 1921. The child was buried at an unmarked cemetery believed to be reserved for black veterans and their families, Adkins said.
Under the law, a person can be charged with abuse of a corpse simply by vandalizing, damaging or treating a gravesite offensively — even if the human remains buried there are not touched, Adkins said.
Yet, Kevin Wade Jones Jr., 17, appeared almost indifferent as he relayed the bizarre description of his and two friends' activities. Houston police believe the teens disturbed the grave of an 11-year-old boy who died in 1921. The child was buried at an unmarked cemetery believed to be reserved for black veterans and their families, Adkins said.
Under the law, a person can be charged with abuse of a corpse simply by vandalizing, damaging or treating a gravesite offensively — even if the human remains buried there are not touched, Adkins said.
'Possessed' dude rips off wife's fake leg
A man accused of ripping off his wife's prosthetic leg and pants after becoming “possessed” is facing a battery charge, according to a police report released Wednesday.
When the officer spoke to the 29-year-old wife, who had been inside the SUV, she said, “He ripped my leg off.”
“At this point I noticed that she was not wearing any pants and that her right leg appeared to have been amputated above the knee,” the report states. After leaving the establishment, she said, Ramirez became “possessed” and started yelling and screaming and calling her names. But she then refused to say what Ramirez did.
When the officer spoke to the 29-year-old wife, who had been inside the SUV, she said, “He ripped my leg off.”
“At this point I noticed that she was not wearing any pants and that her right leg appeared to have been amputated above the knee,” the report states. After leaving the establishment, she said, Ramirez became “possessed” and started yelling and screaming and calling her names. But she then refused to say what Ramirez did.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
If you feel you must throw bricks at passing cars from your vehicle, try not to hit a state trooper. They tend to frown on those sort of shenanigans.
Two Central Vermont men are facing charges for throwing bricks from a moving car. Police say 18-year-old Mark Kittell, of Barre, was the driver and 21-year-old Christopher Kew, of Northfield, launched the bricks at passing cars.
Police say three cars were hit, including a state police cruiser. Both men were charged with three counts of reckless endangerment. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Police say three cars were hit, including a state police cruiser. Both men were charged with three counts of reckless endangerment. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Dude gets 100 shotgun pellets to the face, neck & back.
A man survived a shot in the back during a hunting trip Sunday, leaving more than 100 shotgun pellets in his face, neck and back.
Brent Rose, an avid and long- time hunter, suffered the blow while turkey hunting near Grangeville with a few friends. Rose was within reach of a turkey he had been chasing when he heard someone behind him. He tried to whistle to alert the three hunters to his presence, but said his lips were too dry.
"I waived my hand to let them know I was there," he said. "I saw them looking at me, and then boom. I was face down on the ground holding the back of my head and screaming for my life."
Brent Rose, an avid and long- time hunter, suffered the blow while turkey hunting near Grangeville with a few friends. Rose was within reach of a turkey he had been chasing when he heard someone behind him. He tried to whistle to alert the three hunters to his presence, but said his lips were too dry.
"I waived my hand to let them know I was there," he said. "I saw them looking at me, and then boom. I was face down on the ground holding the back of my head and screaming for my life."
It's tough to explain to the police why you have an ATM in your backseat, so you might as well run.
Dallas police officers stopped a car with an ATM in back early Tuesday morning and arrested a suspect.
Police said they saw the suspects steal the cash machine from the Velvet Hookah Bar. An officer followed the car for about a block before making the stop and arrest, police said. Investigators said they also found a gun in the car. When the officer stopped the car, two of the suspects fled and were still being sought Tuesday morning. Late night and early morning thefts of ATM machines have become a frequent problem for Dallas police in recent months.
Police said they saw the suspects steal the cash machine from the Velvet Hookah Bar. An officer followed the car for about a block before making the stop and arrest, police said. Investigators said they also found a gun in the car. When the officer stopped the car, two of the suspects fled and were still being sought Tuesday morning. Late night and early morning thefts of ATM machines have become a frequent problem for Dallas police in recent months.
Researchers find men are more than willing to talk about hookers
A group of researchers -- most of them young women -- invited more than 100 Chicago-area men who frequently use prostitutes to talk about their attitudes and experiences. They were overwhelmed by the response; in fact, more than 200 men were willing to sit down with strangers to discuss at length their illegal sexual practices.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Dude's arms stuck in machine, dials 911 with his toe.
Even with his arms stuck in a piece of machinery, one northwest Florida man was able to call 911 using his big toe. Police say the unidentified man was at the DRS Technologies building early Thursday morning when he became trapped in a press-like machine that resembles an elevator. The employee was alone.
He shook his cell phone off his belt, kicked off one shoe and used his toe to dial 911. Rescuers used a thick metal bar to pry the machinery off his arms. He was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital where his condition is not immediately known.
He shook his cell phone off his belt, kicked off one shoe and used his toe to dial 911. Rescuers used a thick metal bar to pry the machinery off his arms. He was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital where his condition is not immediately known.
Dude decides to punch camel at Six Flags.
Vallejo police arrested a Santa Rosa man who allegedly assaulted a camel Sunday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and fled from park security personnel.
Christopher Allen, 24, was dared by a friend to enter the restricted area where the animal was kept and punch it, police said. He accepted the dare and was detained afterward by security personnel, but he soon escaped and tried to run from the park with his fiends, police said.
Christopher Allen, 24, was dared by a friend to enter the restricted area where the animal was kept and punch it, police said. He accepted the dare and was detained afterward by security personnel, but he soon escaped and tried to run from the park with his fiends, police said.
Dad plays video games at hotel while toddlers wander free
Lavon Rowells, 23, was so focused on playing video games, police say, that he lost track of time and let his two toddlers wander in a motel for several hours Sunday night.
The children were spotted outside their room, police were called. There was no parent or guardian in sight, so the room was searched. Police found trash scattered and piles of vomit, but there was nothing for the children to eat or drink. » Full article here
The children were spotted outside their room, police were called. There was no parent or guardian in sight, so the room was searched. Police found trash scattered and piles of vomit, but there was nothing for the children to eat or drink. » Full article here
12-year-old wears Brett Favre jersey for 1,581 days.
David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. The 12-year-old boy wore the No. 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003.
David's father, Chuck Witthoft, said Monday that his son's last day wearing the jersey was April 23 on his 12th birthday. Witthoft conceded his son was starting to become more concerned about his appearance after the jersey barely came down to his belt line.
His mother, Carolyn, had washed the jersey every other day and mended it when needed. » Article here
David's father, Chuck Witthoft, said Monday that his son's last day wearing the jersey was April 23 on his 12th birthday. Witthoft conceded his son was starting to become more concerned about his appearance after the jersey barely came down to his belt line.
His mother, Carolyn, had washed the jersey every other day and mended it when needed. » Article here
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Dude who can only move his face and thumb seeks independence
Mike Phillips, a 27-year-old with a muscle disease that has eliminated his ability to move his limbs, wants a bit of independence from the mother who has cared for him his entire life. But neither of them has quite figured out how this is going to work. Ira Glass is featuring Phillips on Sunday's Showtime version of "This American Life." » Full article here
Man charged after climbing out of van going 55 mph
He stood on the roof and was catapulted into the woods when the van crashed into a rail. John Messerly denied to a reporter climbing onto the roof. He said he was adjusting some lumber that had come loose when he was thrown out the passenger-side window. Cops say he was in the driver's seat. » Full article here
If you've been drinking & find an accident involving a car & a cow, don't stop. If you stop, don't hit the cow. If you hit the cow, don't call 911.
Helen McCollum says she was just trying to help a guy staggering down the highway after he had hit a cow in the middle of the road. Instead, she was arrested on a drunken driving charge after hitting the same cow, which did not survive.
"I was helping this guy and I was busted," McCollum called The Capital Times to say today. "This is why people don't stop and help others anymore."
The Dane County Sheriff's Office reported that Michael Geisler, 43, Edgerton, hit the cow standing in the middle of Wisconsin 73 shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. » Full article here
"I was helping this guy and I was busted," McCollum called The Capital Times to say today. "This is why people don't stop and help others anymore."
The Dane County Sheriff's Office reported that Michael Geisler, 43, Edgerton, hit the cow standing in the middle of Wisconsin 73 shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. » Full article here
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