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I have trouble believeing that the shooting was either accidental or that she thought he was a bear.

ETA: These Texans :eek:

AUSTIN, Texas - A lawmaker in this firearm-friendly state wants to help more people get the chance to shoot live animals — even if those people can't see.

A bill filed for the 2007 legislative session would permit legally blind hunters to use laser sights, or lighted pointing instruments.

"This opens up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that's great," said Republican Rep. Edmund Kuempel, the bill's sponsor.

Visually impaired people are allowed to shoot now with the aid of a sighted person, he said, a requirement that would continue if the sights were legalized.

"I've seen this on TV before, when they're taking target practice," Kuempel said. "When they aim the gun, the guide tells them, aim two inches higher or two inches lower and you're on the target, and you're off and running."

Kuempel's bill would give the state until Jan. 1, 2008, to come up with a definition of legally blind so the law could be enforced.

Under existing law, the use of laser sights, spotlights and headlights is strictly prohibited in all Texas hunting. The practice can have the effect of making animals stand still as the light shines on them. Hunters using sights under the proposed legislation would have to carry proof that they are legally blind.

The Legislature convenes Jan. 9 for its 140-day session.
 
Here's your STOP sign...

Indiana Police Clock Teen at 142 Mph
Dec 12, 4:15 PM (ET)

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A teenager charged with driving 142 mph along a four-lane divided highway said he was speeding home so his parents wouldn't be mad at him for being late, police said.

Brandon D. Raap, 16, faces speeding and misdemeanor reckless driving charges and could have his license suspended, police said.

Porter County sheriff's deputies stopped Raap along a rural stretch of U.S. 30 at 12:40 a.m. Saturday after a radar gun clocked his 2004 Subaru Impreza going almost 90 mph faster than the posted 55 mph limit, police said.

It might be the fastest speed ever recorded on the northwestern Indiana county's roads, said Porter County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Emmons.

"Most people's cars won't go that fast," he said.

Raap told police he was late getting home and didn't want his parents to be angry, Deputy John Brubaker said in his report. Raap told Brubaker he didn't have a curfew but is usually home by midnight.

Brubaker didn't arrest Raap, who had a valid Colorado license, but told him to drive straight home and call him within an hour. Raap's mother, Cindy Raap, called instead and Brubaker told her what happened.

The Associated Press left a message with Raap's parents at their home in Valparaiso seeking comment. They declined to comment when contacted by the Post-Tribune of Merrillville.

"Kids sort of have tunnel vision," Emmons said. "They're so concerned with not getting yelled at or grounded, they place other people's lives in jeopardy."

The highway has two lanes in each direction, divided by a median, and traffic is usually light that time of night, Emmons said.

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'Big Papa' Accused of Giving Stolen Gift
Dec 12, 4:12 PM (ET)

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Instead of impressing "Honey Bunny" on Christmas morning with a 42-inch plasma television, "Big Papa" is facing a charge of theft.

Richard Perez, 43, of Lake Station, was charged Monday with stealing the TV and a Sleep Number bedding system from a hotel where he worked as a security officer.

Security video showed Perez walking into a room at the Radisson Hotel on Nov. 29 with an empty luggage cart, then leaving minutes later with a full cart covered with cloth, Merrillville police Detective Donald Toth said.

Police said they searched Perez's Lake Station home Friday and found the Sleep Number system installed on Perez's bed and the TV underneath the tree, wrapped in green, Santa-themed paper.

The attached card was addressed to "Mom, Honey Bunny from Big Papa, Daddy," Toth said.

"I'm not sure if he's the Grinch or I'm the Grinch because I'm the one who took the items back," Toth said.

Perez, who has been fired from his hotel job, was released Monday after posting a $10,000 surety bond. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment Tuesday for an R. Perez in Lake Station.

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N.J. Firefighters Battle Blaze Next Door
Dec 12, 4:10 PM (ET)

By WAYNE PARRY

PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) - The first sign this would not be a normal day at the Plainfield Fire Department came shortly after 8 a.m., when someone banged on the firehouse door, yelling, "The building next door is on fire!"

It soon got worse. The fire quickly went to five alarms, with flames leaping across the 15-foot-wide alley that separated the burning mattress warehouse from fire department headquarters.

Firefighters then realized they had two problems on their hands: trying to put out the blaze in the warehouse while protecting their own firehouse.

"It was weird; very weird," Fire Chief Cecil Allen said.

But every firefighter on duty at the time was already busy battling the warehouse blaze.

"On the upper floors, windows started to crack from the intense heat, and on the first floor there was damage as well," Allen said.

So it fell to firefighters from other towns, who responded under a mutual aid assistance pact, to protect the Plainfield firehouse.

"They pulled a hose inside to protect the interior," he said. They soaked the interior rooms to keep them from igniting, and damage from the heat and water was limited, he said.

The firehouse is still inhabitable, although the department could not immediately estimate the cost of damages to the building.

The blaze, which broke out at about 8:10 a.m., destroyed a mattress storage warehouse near the downtown area.

No injuries were reported in the fire, which took nearly 100 firefighters from throughout Union County to bring under control.

There was no immediate word on what started the fire. Isaac Solomon, who owns Rex Bedding and whose warehouse was destroyed, said the business was closed at the time and none of his 35 employees were scheduled to be inside, adding he had no idea how it might have started.

"It's very sad," he said. "So sudden and unexpected."

Plainfield Fire Capt. Jeff Courtney said a passer-by first alerted authorities to the nearby blaze.

"A passer-by banged on the door of the firehouse and said 'The building next door is on fire!" he said.

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Judge Dismisses Misdemeanor Meow Case
Dec 12, 4:17 PM (ET)

JEANNETTE, Pennsylvania (AP) - You could say it was the purr-fect ending a 14-year-old boy wanted. A judge on Monday dismissed a harassment charge against the teenager, who was accused of repeatedly "meowing" at his neighbor, 78-year-old Alexandra Carasia.

The judge reprimanded the boy, telling him he was immature and should have used better judgment, but decided no criminal charges were warranted.

The boy's family and Carasia do not get along. The boy's mother said the family got rid of their cat after Carasia complained to police it used her flower garden as a litter box.

The boy said he only meowed at the woman twice; Carasia testified that he did so every time he saw her.

The judge heard the case Aug. 22, but decided to wait 90 days before ruling to see how the boy and Carasia got along.

Carasia was satisfied with the reprimand.

"I'm just glad he at least reprimanded him," she said. "He used to be a good boy. It has done emotional harm to me. ... I was the one who was tortured."

The boy's mother said the case should have been dismissed in August.

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N.J. Cops Find Beheaded Chickens, Birds
Dec 12, 4:20 PM (ET)

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) - Seven beheaded animals - three chickens, three pigeons and a fish - were discovered Tuesday on a central New Jersey beach. Police are investigating the killings and say they have no suspects.

The dead animals were found around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on the beach at Sadowski Parkway and First Street in Perth Amboy.

Deputy Chief E.J. McDonald of the Perth Amboy Police said someone called to report the dead animals.

"It looks like maybe some type of religious offering or something like that," he said.

McDonald had no further information on who discovered the animals.

The local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as well as Perth Amboy police, are investigating the incident, McDonald said.
 
PHONY LOTTERY TICKET COSTS IT'S MAKER

Carisle, Pa...A man who created a "winning" Powerball ticket and planted it at work as a practical joke was sentenced to one year of probation for fogery and tampering with public records. James A. Koons Jr., 38, was fined $2,500 Tuesday and might have to pay the legal fees of the co-worker who was arrested for trying to redeem the ticket at Pennsylvania Lottery Headquarters. Koons' lawyer said his client meant to play a prank on his co-workers when he left the bogus $853,000 ticket underneath a newspaper in his trucking company's break room!!! fools :mad:

The Buzz. LVRJ
 
Again wth these Texans:

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas real estate agent looking to add more bang to her business is offering clients in law enforcement a free Glock pistol if they buy a home from her.

Julie Upton, a Houston-area real estate agent, spurned traditional buyer incentives like free gasoline cards or home improvement store gift certificates.

Instead, she placed an advertisement offering a pistol with the purchase of any home worth at least $150,000 in the city police department's monthly publication, "Badge & Gun."

The free guns are only for those in law enforcement, said Upton, who is married to a police officer.

"We thought it would be a good way to entice other police officers," Upton said. "And whether people want the gun or not, it has stirred up a lot of attention."

Upton has given away two pistols to police officers who purchased homes from her. The guns cost about $500.

And so far the advertisement has not generated negative attention from the anti-gun lobby, she said.

In Texas, no license is required to own a rifle, shotgun or handgun, but a permit is needed to carry a concealed weapon, according to the National Rifle Association.
 
Dynamo1 said:

Brandon D. Raap, 16, faces speeding and misdemeanor reckless driving charges and could have his license suspended, police said.
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Could have? Wtf? Of course it should! Man, here's automaticly, when your speed is a over a certain % of the speedlimit, your license is suspended automaticly. Like with 80km/h it means 120km/h is the limit. with 60km/h it was... 85km/h I think.

There's a reason why the speedlimits are and the law should be something what would make people, who drive like crazy understand it :rolleyes: GEtting your license suspended is a great way.

Here when you get license, you have temporary license at least for 18 months (max 24 months) and if you get two tickets (Not sure do those need to be for speeding) you lose your license, need to go to test again (both written and driving in worst case) and then your time for temp license starts again.
 
PRINCIPAL GETS THE BIG CHILL FROM STUDENTS

New York.. The next time Scott Davies makes a motivational deal with his students, he might want to do it in springtime.The principal spent a firgid night on the roof of a Harrington Park, N.J after students met his challenge to read 10,000 books months before he expected them to. The school has about 700 pupils in kindergarten through 8th grade. Davies had agreed to let them choose their reward, and they decided to shave the schoo's "HP" logo in his hair, and send him up on the rooftop of the school over night. :devil: Temperatures plunged into the 20's, but Davies somewhat steeled by several years of living in Montana..said he actually managed to catch a few winks!!!

The Buszz..Ken White LVRJ
 
Gotta love these dumb criminals.

WICHITA, Kan. - A Wichita man called 911 to report he was the victim of an armed robbery. The theft? A pound of marijuana worth about $1,100 that he had been trying to sell at his home.

The victim told police Thursday that a buyer had pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and stole the drugs.

Police brought in a drug-sniffing dog to the house and located more marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The victim was booked into Sedgwick County jail on several charges, including possession with the intent to sell drug.

The thief has not been found.
 
Weird News: Wildlife edition

Wisconsin Hunter Bags Deer With 7 Legs
Dec 13, 9:00 PM (ET)

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) - Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway. The young buck had nub antlers - and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs. "It was definitely a freak of nature," Lisko said. "I guess it's a real rarity."

He said he slowed down as the buck and two does ran across the driveway Nov. 22, but the buck ran under the truck and got hit.

When he looked at the animal, he noticed three- to four-inch appendages growing from the rear legs. Later, he found a smaller appendage growing from one of the front legs.

"It's a pretty weird deer," he said, describing the extra legs as resembling "crab pinchers."

"It kind of gives you the creeps when you look at it," he said, but he thought he saw the appendages moving, as if they were functional, before the deer was hit.

Warden Doug Bilgo of the state Department of Natural Resources came to Lisko's property near Mud Lake in the town of Osceola to tag the deer.

"I have never seen anything like that in all the years that I've been working as a game warden and being a hunter myself," Bilgo said. "It wasn't anything grotesque or ugly or anything. It was just unusual that it would have those little appendages growing out like that."

Bilgo took photos and sent information on the animal to DNR wildlife managers.

John Hoffman of Eden Meat Market skinned the deer for Lisko, who wasn't going to waste the venison from the animal.

"And by the way, I did eat it," Lisko said. "It was tasty."

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Man Pulls 7-Foot Python From Toilet
Dec 13, 9:00 PM (ET)

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian wildlife worker pulled a 7-foot python out of a septic tank Wednesday after a plumber found it hiding in a woman's toilet, officials said.

Peter Phillips, a wildlife officer for the Northern Territory's Parks and Wildlife Service, was called to remove the snake after a plumber who was fixing the blocked toilet discovered it curled in the pipes.

"The ... resident originally called a plumber because her toilet was blocked," Phillips said in a statement released by the Northern Territory government. "I arrived to see a large python head peering out of the toilet bowl."

Phillips removed the snake from the septic tank because he said it had grown too big to be pulled straight out of the toilet. The mostly nocturnal Carpet Python had probably taken up temporary residence in the septic tank because it was a good place to hide during the day and hunt for frogs.

"The tank was obviously a great home, because the snake was so fat and healthy it was it difficult to retrieve," he said, adding that the nonpoisonous snake will be released.

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World's Tallest Man Saves China Dolphins
Dec 14, 7:28 AM (ET)

BEIJING (AP) - The long arms of the world's tallest man reached in and saved two dolphins by pulling out plastic from their stomachs, state media and an aquarium official said Thursday.

The dolphins got sick after nibbling on plastic from the edge of their pool at an aquarium in Liaoning province. Attempts to use surgical instruments to remove the plastic failed because the dolphins' stomachs contracted in response to the instruments, the China Daily newspaper reported.

Veterinarians then decided to ask for help from Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9 herdsman from Inner Mongolia with 41.7-inch arms, state media said.

Bao, 54, was confirmed last year by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man.

Chen Lujun, the manager of the Royal Jidi Ocean World aquarium, told The Associated Press that the shape of the dolphins' stomachs made it difficult to push an instrument very far in without hurting the animals. People with shorter arms could not reach the plastic, he said.

"When we failed to get the objects out we sought the help of Bao Xishun from Inner Mongolia and he did it successfully yesterday," Chen said. "The two dolphins are in very good condition now."

Photographs showed the jaws of one of the dolphins being held back by towels so Bao could reach inside the animal without being bitten.

"Some very small plastic pieces are still left in the dolphins' stomachs," Zhu Xiaoling, a local doctor, told Xinhua. "However the dolphins will be able to digest these and are expected to recover soon."
 
CLINTON, Iowa - A Clinton man arrested for burglary also was charged with theft for taking the handcuffs he was wearing when he escaped from officers, police said.

David Lee Griffin, 19, is accused of taking items from cars with two other people early Wednesday. After being arrested, he escaped from the Clinton Police Department — still wearing handcuffs.

Griffin was charged with third-degree burglary, escape and fifth-degree theft. He was being held in the Clinton County jail under $1,950 bond.
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LAS VEGAS - A Nevada state senator and also-ran in this year's Republican primary for governor says the Legislature should consider letting teachers carry guns in classrooms to stem a rise in school violence.

"I would expect enough teachers would be interested so it would serve as a deterrent," said Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas. He said he's preparing a bill to introduce when state lawmakers convene in February.

While Beers said teachers would have to undergo firearm safety training, Las Vegas-area school officials said that allowing more weapons on campus would make schools less safe.

"The more people who have guns, the more likely it is that there will be a shootout," said Clark County school Superintendent Walt Rulffes. He told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he was aware of no studies supporting Beers' argument that schools would be safer if teachers carried guns.

School trustee Sheila Moulton said teachers might need more training to identify and deal with potentially violent students. But she rejected the idea of arming teachers.

"That is not the solution," Moulton said. "I'm not for putting guns in the classroom even when teachers are trained on how to use them."

Clark County school police carry weapons, and district high schools typically have two officers on campus during school hours. Some large middle schools also have armed police officers. The district is the fifth-largest in the nation, with more than 300,000 students at 325 campuses.

Beers cited reports of more than a dozen guns confiscated at Clark County school students so far this year, and several recent instances of gun violence on and off Las Vegas-area campuses.

"We have banned guns in schools in Nevada and most of the rest of the nation for the last 20 years," Beers said. "Part of the problem is a small percentage of the population is brought up without a knowledge of and respect for guns."
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A group of Turkish aviation technicians were so happy to be rid of the last of a batch of troublesome planes that they sacrificed a camel on the tarmac of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.

The image of an airport worker raising a large piece of bloodied camel meat on the tarmac on Tuesday adorned the front pages of several newspapers, drawing the wrath of transportation authorities, who promptly sacked the a senior technician on Wednesday.

Under pressure from the European Union, Turkey has introduced fines for those who slaughter animals outside special facilities. The sacrificing of a camel at Turkey's busiest airport was regarded as a disgrace.

"This is a grave incident. Is it compatible with the image of a modern Turkey, trying to enter the EU?," said opposition lawmaker Huseyin Guler on Wednesday.

Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim condemned the incident.

"It is not possible to approve of such an incident," said Yildirim.

Turkish Airlines authorities launched an investigation and sacked chief technician Sukru Can for approving the sacrifice.

Turks traditionally sacrifice animals as an offering to God for when their wishes come true, in addition to sacrificing animals during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, a ritual commemorating the biblical account of God's provision of a ram for Abraham to sacrifice as he was about to slay his son.

"We are happy to be rid of planes which frequently broke down," the daily Cumhuriyet quoted Can as saying after the sacrificing ceremony.

The crew sacrificed the camel to mark the return of the last of 11 four-engined Avro RJ 100 jets leased from Britain to Turkish Airlines 13 years ago.
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NEW YORK - A judge set bail at $500,000 Thursday for a chauffeur for Yoko Ono after a prosecutor said he tried to extort $2 million from John Lennon's widow and "had people on standby waiting to kill" her.

Police arrested Koral Karsan, who lives in Amityville, N.Y., on Wednesday and charged him with first-degree attempted grand larceny for allegedly trying to shake down Ono, the 73-year-old widow of the former Beatle. Prosecutors say Karsan threatened to release embarrassing recordings and photographs of Ono.

At Karsan's arraignment, Judge Tanya Kennedy ordered him jailed, with bail set at $500,000 bond or $250,000 cash. If he posts bail, prosecutors will have 72 hours to check the source of the money and raise any objections.

Prosecutor Maureen O'Connor asked Kennedy to set high bail because she said Karsan, 50, was an "extraordinary flight risk." She said he has been in the country about 10 years, has family, property and contacts back home in Turkey, and "there is no doubt he would flee" if released on bail, the prosecutor told the judge.

Karsan's lawyer, Patrick Kevin Brosnahan, said his client was not guilty and "will vigorously dispute these charges."

"There are other issues between my client and the complainant," Brosnahan said. He refused to explain what those were but he said Ono has had similar issues with other employees.

As he was being led from a Manhattan police station Wednesday, Karsan denied the allegations and said Ono was trying "to stop me from pursuing a sexual harassment case."

Elliott Mintz, a spokesman for Ono, denied Karsan's statement.

Ono reported the plot, Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said.

A felony complaint filed at Karsan's arraignment says he gave Ono a letter on Dec. 8 — the anniversary of Lennon's fatal shooting in front of the Dakota apartment building where the couple lived and where Ono still lives.

The complaint says the letter contained numerous allegations about her and personal information about her, her friends and her family members. The letter also claims Karsan taped conversations and took photographs that he would release to the media if Ono did not give him $2 million, the complaint says.

Part of the letter, released by prosecutors, said:

"I will not only write about these recordings but will distribute them to European broadcast stations. Be advised I am moving back to Turkey permanently and will publish my book in Turkey and will distribute the prints throughout the Internet from Iran where I have already secured e-commerce capability."

The complaint says that on Dec. 12, Karsan went to the office of a second witness, identified by prosecutors as Ono's lawyer Jonas Herbsman. Karsan told him that if his client did not give him the $2 million he "would ruin the life of (Ono), her children and associates" and have her killed, the complaint says.

Mintz, Ono's spokesman, said Karsan worked for Ono for at least six years, driving her almost daily when she was in New York. Prosecutors said she paid him between $150,000 and $200,000 a year.

"She is one woman who has been through enough," Mintz told The Associated Press. "For an employee — especially a trusted employee who drove her — to attempt a shakedown has left her just absolutely shocked."

"You're reminded that this takes place around that time of the anniversary (of Lennon's death) when she is in a particularly vulnerable position," Mintz said. "It just adds insult to injury. This one's really cold."

On the night of Dec. 8, 1980, Lennon was returning home with Ono from a recording studio when Mark David Chapman opened fire with a .38-caliber revolver, hitting him four times.

Fans observe the anniversary of Lennon's death by gathering at Strawberry Fields, a section of Central Park opposite the Dakota. In the past, Ono and son Sean Lennon have placed candles on the windowsill of their apartment as a message of support.
 
More stupidity from around the country, starting here in West Virginia.

W.Va. Man Drives Oldsmobile on 3 Tires
Dec 15, 4:06 PM (ET)

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - David Woods' Oldsmobile obviously needed some work, lest of which was a fourth tire. But that didn't stop the 30-year-old Meadow Bridge man from driving the older model car on three tires and a rim to the local auto parts store Wednesday night.

He didn't make it far.

Beckley Police Detective Sgts. Dean Bailey and Gant Montgomery said the car was speeding and "all over the road."

Police also noticed that the car's front fender was off and debris was falling from the car. As the officers caught up with the Oldsmobile, it swerved sideways, apparently because it was riding on three tires and a rim.

The car finally stopped behind an auto parts store.

Police later arrested Woods and charged him with driving under the influence after he failed field sobriety tests.

Bailey said the man told him he was en route to Auto Zone to buy parts for his car and thought he could make it.

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Man to Wear Pup Costume for Shooting Dog
Dec 15, 4:11 PM (ET)

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A man who shot his Great Dane in the head is allowed to reduce his sentence by dressing up as a dog. Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti, known for his creative sentences for low-level crimes, offered to cut Robert M. Clark's sentence Thursday to 10 days in jail if he wears a Safety Pup costume and visits the five elementary schools in Painesville, about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland.

The mascot educates children about issues ranging from traffic safety to drug abuse.

Clark, 38, who lives outside the city, pleaded no contest to an animal cruelty charge and was sentenced to 180 days in jail for shooting his dog Bill.

Cicconetti suspended all but 30 days of Clark's sentence if he pays the Lake County Human Society for the dog's veterinarian bills. Then the judge offered to cut an additional 20 days if Clark dresses up as Safety Pup.

He was arrested July 3 after neighbors reported hearing the dog's cries and police found the injured animal. The humane society took the dog to an emergency veterinary clinic, but he suffered brain damage and had to be euthanized, the group said.

Clark is appealing the sentence, court officials said Friday.

Other sentences by Cicconetti include making speeding motorists work as crossing guards and ordering a couple who vandalized a baby Jesus statue to lead a donkey through the city's streets.

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S.C. Man Apologizes for Illegal Parking
Dec 15, 4:09 PM (ET)

UNION, S.C. (AP) - A man who parked illegally in a space reserved for handicapped drivers was sentenced to stand outside the store with a sign telling everyone about his crime.

Ragheem Smith, 29, was standing in front of a Bi-Lo grocery store Thursday with a handmade sign that read "I am not handicapped. I just parked there, sorry."

Magistrate Jeff Bailey imposed the sentence. "I figured he needed to apologize in a public way," Bailey said.

Smith told Bailey he didn't have the money and couldn't afford the time away from work a jail sentence would require. He could have been sentenced to 30 days in jail or fined $325.

"That was better than having to pay a lot of money," Smith said of his punishment. "I know I won't do it no more."

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Woman Outsmarts Burglar With Sword
Dec 15, 4:14 PM (ET)

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - A woman outsmarted an apparently drug-addled burglar who threatened her with a sword, authorities said. Robin Ricketts, 52, said she awoke early Thursday when she heard strange noises coming from her home office.

Downstairs, she found a man with an 18-inch sword getting ready to make off with her computer and other electronics, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

The man, identified as Timothy Clinch, 31, allegedly then held the sword to Ricketts' throat, forcing her into a chair.

The burglar told Ricketts that he had tied up her husband. But Ricketts said she knew her husband was sleeping upstairs, along with their two children.

"He was completely delusional," Ricketts said.

When the intruder ran outside, apparently in pursuit of Rickett's husband, whom he believed had escaped, Ricketts locked the door behind him.

Authorities soon found Clinch hiding behind a nearby SUV and arrested him.

Sheriff's officials who booked Clinch on charges of burglary, kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon said he had narcotics in his system.
 
AUTHOR OFFERS RECIPES FOR "SQUEEZABLE FOOD

Playing with your food may be fun, but squeezing your food is even better!! That's straight from the mouth of Macolm Kushner, author of a new cookbook, "California Squisine:Healthy Food That's Fun, and Squeezable For Kids" (long title} it features recipes for dishes that are squeezed out of a tube, plastic bottle or cake frosting bag (and so healthy} Kushner says his "squisine" recipes are perfect for "picky eaters who need healthy fun food in their lives" :( Some popular recipes include "simulated sushi", which Kushner says can be made by blending peanut butter and jelly in a squeeze bottle and squirting it on bread!! He says, "Kids can then roll up the bread and cut it into makeshift sushi slices" OUCH..CALL MARTHA :eek:

The Buzz. Ken White..LVRJ
 
Oh, it's okay to squeeze the food. But, in the words of store clerk Mr. Whipple, "Please don't squeeze the Charmin."
 
This is your brain on drugs...

Woman Tells Cop She Bought 'Bad Crack'
Dec 18, 11:39 PM (ET)

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (AP) - A North Carolina woman was arrested after complaining to a police officer that the crack cocaine she had just purchased wasn't very good, authorities said.

Eloise D. Reaves, 50, approached the Putnam County sheriff's deputy at a convenience store Friday, telling him that another man had sold her "bad crack" that contained wax and cocaine.

She pulled an alleged crack rock out of her mouth and placed it on the deputy's car for inspection, the Palatka Daily News reported for Tuesday editions.

The deputy told Reaves that she would be arrested if the crack tested positive for cocaine.

She was charged with possession of cocaine and bonded out for $1,504.

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A case for CSI: Cincinnati

Cops Put 2 on Ice After Frosty Stabbing
Dec 18, 11:38 PM (ET)

CINCINNATI (AP) - Two Christmas grinches were arrested Monday, accused of stabbing a 12-foot-tall inflatable Frosty the snowman with a screwdriver. The Hamilton County Sheriff's office said two 18-year-olds were charged with criminal damaging, and the investigation continues to snowball.

The assault on Frosty was caught on tape when homeowner Matt Williquette set up a motion-sensitive video camera in a tree in his yard because the snowman had fallen victim to two earlier attacks.

The inflatable, the biggest figure in his Christmas display in suburban Colerain Township, was punctured with a screwdriver Sunday night, for the third time.

Williquette had used white masking tape to patch over Frosty the first two times.

"The question I have is, 'Why me?' And why Frosty?" Williquette asked. "I had more (decorations) to put out there but with Frosty going down, I wasn't going to chance it."

Police said they arrested one young man at his Colerain Township home and the second turned himself in.

At one point Monday, the sheriff's office, which investigated with the Colerain Township police department, said in a statement: "The investigation continues to snowball."

In a separate act of holiday vandalism, a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were charged Monday with criminal damaging. Authorities accused the two of taking a decorative candy cane from another Colerain Township yard early Saturday morning and smashing it on the owner's vehicle, causing $1,000 in damage.

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Woman Accused in Christmas Card Pot Plot
Dec 18, 5:17 PM (ET)

JAY, Okla. (AP) - Police arrested a woman after finding marijuana in a Christmas card she tried to give her jailed boyfriend. Dawn E. Smith, 44, of Grove, was arrested in connection with the incident at the Delaware County Jail.

She is accused of trying to distribute a controlled substance and bringing a controlled substance into a jail.

Her boyfriend, Steven McRae Jones, 26, pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to charges that he repeatedly rammed Smiths car and took a swing at the arresting officer.

He is awaiting transport to the Department of Corrections, where he will serve four years.
 
Dynamo those are crazy.. :eek:

13-FOOT BOA CONSTRICTOR KILLS 48-YEAR-OLD OWNER

Cincinnati, OH. ... A 13-ft-boa constrictor wrapped itself around it';s owner's neck and squeezed him to death :eek: (horrible way to go) An acquaintance found Ted Dres, 48, inside the snake's cage Saturday and called police, the Hamilton County sheriff's office said. The snake still alive. was actually strangling Dres when deputies arrived,EWWWWWWWW, and the officers had to work with members of animal control to remove it. Dres' snake will be kept at an animal shelter while awaiting instructions from Dres's family on the next step. "people who keep these type of creepy crawlers as psts should know excatly what their capable of :confused:

The Buzz. Ken White..LVRJ
 
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