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Friday, July 1, 2011
Child hosed by grandmother after eating too much bacon for breakfast
Angered that her grandson ate too much bacon at breakfast, a 63-year-old woman chased the boy out of her Pennsylvania home and pinned him down on the front lawn, where she blasted him in the face with a garden hose, police allege. Marilee Ann Kolynych was arrested on Tuesday evening for endangering the welfare of children, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct charges. Her grandson, 9, was not injured during the attack.
In a Clifton Heights Police Department report, Officer James Press noted that the child “stated that he had been getting tortured by his grandmother … all day for an incident that took place during breakfast.” The matter involved the child consuming more bacon than anyone else, which angered Kolynych.
A witness said that Kolynych chased her grandson around the yard before throwing him to the ground and “sitting on top of him beating him on his legs and spraying water at very close range into [the boy’s] face.” The child told police that “the nozzle setting was on full blast.”
The child eventually broke free and “ran across the street, using a neighbour’s phone to call his mother, who was in the basement while the incident was taking place out front.” Even after the boy’s mother arrived outside, a witness reported, Kolynych continued to chase after the child. Kolynych, free on bail, is set for a July 7 preliminary hearing.
In a Clifton Heights Police Department report, Officer James Press noted that the child “stated that he had been getting tortured by his grandmother … all day for an incident that took place during breakfast.” The matter involved the child consuming more bacon than anyone else, which angered Kolynych.
A witness said that Kolynych chased her grandson around the yard before throwing him to the ground and “sitting on top of him beating him on his legs and spraying water at very close range into [the boy’s] face.” The child told police that “the nozzle setting was on full blast.”
The child eventually broke free and “ran across the street, using a neighbour’s phone to call his mother, who was in the basement while the incident was taking place out front.” Even after the boy’s mother arrived outside, a witness reported, Kolynych continued to chase after the child. Kolynych, free on bail, is set for a July 7 preliminary hearing.
German police apprehend masked car hijackers
Masked robbers in the form of two young raccoons had to be arrested by police after they hijacked a German motorists car. Driver Sebastian Fuchs, 38, and his wife Maria had been driving along the road between Velbert and Langenberg when they spotted the two raccoons standing in the middle-of-the-road.
The driver braked and despite flashing his lights and hitting the horn the two raccoons continued to sit in the middle-of-the-road. In order to get them to move the driver climbed out of the car at which point the two raccoons suddenly leapt into action – dashing past the driver and climbing into the car through the drivers open door.
The man's terrified wife leapt out the other side and the pair could only watch as the two raccoons ransacked the car – stealing sandwiches and ripping open packets from shopping bags on the backseat. A spokesman for the local police station in Mettmann said: "The man called to say his car had been taken over by two raccoons. When we got there the two raccoons that seem to have no fear of people had devastated the interior of the car. They had ripped open packets of crisps and bitten upholstery and then fallen asleep at the scene of the crime."
They were taken into custody using a police baton and a bright yellow safety vest – although there were only held for as long as it took to drive them 400 metres down the road and release them in the wood. The two that police said were probably not even a-year-old then vanished into the undergrowth.
The driver braked and despite flashing his lights and hitting the horn the two raccoons continued to sit in the middle-of-the-road. In order to get them to move the driver climbed out of the car at which point the two raccoons suddenly leapt into action – dashing past the driver and climbing into the car through the drivers open door.
The man's terrified wife leapt out the other side and the pair could only watch as the two raccoons ransacked the car – stealing sandwiches and ripping open packets from shopping bags on the backseat. A spokesman for the local police station in Mettmann said: "The man called to say his car had been taken over by two raccoons. When we got there the two raccoons that seem to have no fear of people had devastated the interior of the car. They had ripped open packets of crisps and bitten upholstery and then fallen asleep at the scene of the crime."
They were taken into custody using a police baton and a bright yellow safety vest – although there were only held for as long as it took to drive them 400 metres down the road and release them in the wood. The two that police said were probably not even a-year-old then vanished into the undergrowth.
Scorpion on plane stings man during flight from Seattle to Alaska
A man travelling on a flight between Seattle and Alaska got the surprise of his life when he was stung by a scorpion. Jeff Ellis had dozed off about three hours into the trip and awoke when he felt something tickling his arm.
"I felt it on my shirt sleeve and brushed it off - I thought it was a little spider or something," Mr Ellis said. "Then I felt it back on my elbow." The 55-year-old grabbed it with a napkin and girlfriend Suzanne Foster called a flight attendant over, who tossed the scorpion into a clear plastic bag.
He then had to wait a nerve-wracking 30 minutes before the flight landed, checking himself for signs of a fatal allergic reaction. "In the movies, scorpions kill people," he said. "I was just nervous, on edge, making sure that my heart was beating normal, that I wasn't sweating."
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The incident baffled emergency services on the ground, who had to turn to Google for help in what to do, as scorpions are not common to Alaska. Fortunately, the traveller did not suffer any long-term harm, with only a mark left on his arm to remind him of the bizarre episode. The airline said it had never had a poisonous creature on one of its flights before, and the scorpion had probably got on the plane when it stopped in Texas.
"I felt it on my shirt sleeve and brushed it off - I thought it was a little spider or something," Mr Ellis said. "Then I felt it back on my elbow." The 55-year-old grabbed it with a napkin and girlfriend Suzanne Foster called a flight attendant over, who tossed the scorpion into a clear plastic bag.
He then had to wait a nerve-wracking 30 minutes before the flight landed, checking himself for signs of a fatal allergic reaction. "In the movies, scorpions kill people," he said. "I was just nervous, on edge, making sure that my heart was beating normal, that I wasn't sweating."
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The incident baffled emergency services on the ground, who had to turn to Google for help in what to do, as scorpions are not common to Alaska. Fortunately, the traveller did not suffer any long-term harm, with only a mark left on his arm to remind him of the bizarre episode. The airline said it had never had a poisonous creature on one of its flights before, and the scorpion had probably got on the plane when it stopped in Texas.
Firefighters free goat from pipe
A Michigan man said he named his pygmy goat after one of the firefighters who helped him free the animal when its head became stuck in a PVC pipe. Marty Clauw of Macomb County said he returned home from work on Tuesday to find the 11-week-old goat's head had become stuck in the pipe.
Clauw said he called 911 but decided to take the goat to the Bruce Township fire station rather than wait for emergency responders. "The fire department was superb," Clauw said. "They often are involved in so much tragedy, but they don't often get the opportunity to save someone - even if it is a powerless goat."
Firefighters Tom Stankiewicz and Dave Faulker took control of the situation when Clauw arrived. I stuck my hand in the pipe and Dave and I got the ears pushed down," Stankiewicz said. "The ears acted like an anchor so it was difficult removing the goat without hurting it."
"We pushed the head back and forth and managed to get the head back out of the pipe the same way it got stuck. Everyone was relieved," he said. Clauw said he named the goat Tom in honour of Stankiewicz.
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Clauw said he called 911 but decided to take the goat to the Bruce Township fire station rather than wait for emergency responders. "The fire department was superb," Clauw said. "They often are involved in so much tragedy, but they don't often get the opportunity to save someone - even if it is a powerless goat."
Firefighters Tom Stankiewicz and Dave Faulker took control of the situation when Clauw arrived. I stuck my hand in the pipe and Dave and I got the ears pushed down," Stankiewicz said. "The ears acted like an anchor so it was difficult removing the goat without hurting it."
"We pushed the head back and forth and managed to get the head back out of the pipe the same way it got stuck. Everyone was relieved," he said. Clauw said he named the goat Tom in honour of Stankiewicz.
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Collies harass seagulls to reduce beach contamination
The US Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) have released a report that suggests that using border collies to harass gulls has helped improve water quality at Illinois area beaches.
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Trained to distinguish gulls from other varieties of birds, the collies patrol beaches from dawn to dusk to chase away gulls, whose droppings have been shown to contribute to E. Coli contamination.
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Trained to distinguish gulls from other varieties of birds, the collies patrol beaches from dawn to dusk to chase away gulls, whose droppings have been shown to contribute to E. Coli contamination.
Polite burglar breaks into the wrong house
This polite prowler is as nice as they come. A thoughtful thief broke into the wrong home in Vineland, N.J., and then begged the homeowner's pardon after realizing his error. Maria Cardona, 39, confronted the benevolent burglar after he surrepitiously slipped into her home through a hole he tore in her back-door screen.
"What are you doing in my house?" Cardona asked the man, who answered that he was looking for "a guy named Greg." "No Greg lives here," Cardona said. "Is this 1021?" the confused criminal asked, to which Cardona replied, "No, this is 1022."
"I'm so sorry," the unidentified thief said. "I meant to break into 1021." The pair then awkwardly chatted about the burglar's family - before the considerate crook offered to repair her damaged screen.
Cardona, who declined the offer, said that the man made her "nervous," as he rambled on, keeping one hand in his pocket. But he was "really polite," Cardona added, although she said she desperately wanted the thief to go away during the ordeal. "I thought he had a knife," she said.
"What are you doing in my house?" Cardona asked the man, who answered that he was looking for "a guy named Greg." "No Greg lives here," Cardona said. "Is this 1021?" the confused criminal asked, to which Cardona replied, "No, this is 1022."
"I'm so sorry," the unidentified thief said. "I meant to break into 1021." The pair then awkwardly chatted about the burglar's family - before the considerate crook offered to repair her damaged screen.
Cardona, who declined the offer, said that the man made her "nervous," as he rambled on, keeping one hand in his pocket. But he was "really polite," Cardona added, although she said she desperately wanted the thief to go away during the ordeal. "I thought he had a knife," she said.
Daredevil flies through waterfall wearing a wingsuit
Hurtling past mountains at 85mph, a daredevil has become the first man to fly through a waterfall wearing a wingsuit.
Jeb Corliss, 35, came within five feet of the cliff face and had to battle against turbulence as he completed the challenge in the mountainous region of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps.
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The daredevil, who had been planning the stunt for over a year, attempted the flight eight times before he finally succeeded.
Corliss, from California, who plummeted three feet for every one he moved forward, spoke of the moment that the water hit him mid-flight. He said: "When I hit the waterfall it was a shock, I really felt it weigh down on me as I travelled through at near to 90mph."
Jeb Corliss, 35, came within five feet of the cliff face and had to battle against turbulence as he completed the challenge in the mountainous region of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps.
YouTube link.
The daredevil, who had been planning the stunt for over a year, attempted the flight eight times before he finally succeeded.
Corliss, from California, who plummeted three feet for every one he moved forward, spoke of the moment that the water hit him mid-flight. He said: "When I hit the waterfall it was a shock, I really felt it weigh down on me as I travelled through at near to 90mph."
Mystery of dropped receipt for $100 million account
A mystery New Yorker left a receipt at a cash point that disclosed he or she had a balance of almost $100 million (£62 million) sitting in a high-street savings account.
The receipt, discovered hanging out of a Capital One ATM machine in East Hampton, showed that after dispensing $400 – and $2.75 for use of the machine – the account contained $99,864,731.94.
The receipt, discovered hanging out of a Capital One ATM machine in East Hampton, showed that after dispensing $400 – and $2.75 for use of the machine – the account contained $99,864,731.94.
Maybe Ed Miliband should put aside the rhetoric
While being interviewed by the BBC about the recent public sector strikes, whatever the question, Labour leader Ed Milliband, gave the same answer again and again. And again.
And again. And again.
And again. And again.
Mechanic wearing stiletto heels chased wrong woman
A lust-struck garage mechanic wore a pair of stilettos to stalk the object of his desires. But Neil Begley's pursuit of passion backfired when he picked on the wrong woman. He flashed his footwear at her and she reported him.
A court heard that Begley, 21, ended up looking foolish when he tried to track down a woman he'd had a casual fling with. They both found him wearing spiky shoes during sex a turn-on but their affair came to an end when he lost his mobile phone with her details. So he set out in his car for her usual haunts - wearing the stilettos.
Paisley Sheriff Court was told his plan went wrong when he mistook another woman for the one he was looking for. He followed her from an Asda store in Linwood through the streets of Paisley. Begley, from Beith, Ayrshire, admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner likely to cause fear and alarm by following her.
Prosecutor Stephen Ferguson said Begley had expected to shock and that there had been a significant sexual element to the offence. But Begley said through his solicitor that the incident was a one-off brought about by a desire to reignite a relationship he had enjoyed previously. Sheriff Neil Douglas placed Begley on probation and the sex offenders' register for a year.
A court heard that Begley, 21, ended up looking foolish when he tried to track down a woman he'd had a casual fling with. They both found him wearing spiky shoes during sex a turn-on but their affair came to an end when he lost his mobile phone with her details. So he set out in his car for her usual haunts - wearing the stilettos.
Paisley Sheriff Court was told his plan went wrong when he mistook another woman for the one he was looking for. He followed her from an Asda store in Linwood through the streets of Paisley. Begley, from Beith, Ayrshire, admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner likely to cause fear and alarm by following her.
Prosecutor Stephen Ferguson said Begley had expected to shock and that there had been a significant sexual element to the offence. But Begley said through his solicitor that the incident was a one-off brought about by a desire to reignite a relationship he had enjoyed previously. Sheriff Neil Douglas placed Begley on probation and the sex offenders' register for a year.
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