MERRICK, N.Y. (UPI) -- Two New York men are facing criminal charges after police allegedly found them trying to steal a bathtub from a home, officials said.
Luis Lopez, 36, of Bayville and Franklin Vasquez, 32, of Hempstead were taken into police custody and charged with burglary after they were accused of attempting to steal a bathtub and construction items from a Merrick, N.Y., home, Newsday reported Wednesday.
Nassau County police found the men after someone reported a robbery was taking place at the home, which was undergoing construction.
The pair faced arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead, the report said.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Woman charged with hitting police horse
AUSTIN, Texas (UPI) -- A Texas woman has been charged with assaulting a police officer and his horse during a scuffle outside an Austin bar.
Corsha Beasley, 21, was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Police responding to a 911 call were trying to break up a crowd outside the Bayou Lounge early Sunday. Beasley allegedly refused to move and instead took off a shoe and used it to hit Dusty, the police horse, near his left eye.
When the officer tried to grab the shoe to keep Beasley from hitting the horse, she allegedly hit him in the face as well.
Beasley faces a second-degree felony charge, interfering with a police service animal, and a third-degree felony, assault on a police officer.
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Corsha Beasley, 21, was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Police responding to a 911 call were trying to break up a crowd outside the Bayou Lounge early Sunday. Beasley allegedly refused to move and instead took off a shoe and used it to hit Dusty, the police horse, near his left eye.
When the officer tried to grab the shoe to keep Beasley from hitting the horse, she allegedly hit him in the face as well.
Beasley faces a second-degree felony charge, interfering with a police service animal, and a third-degree felony, assault on a police officer.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Summer solstice celebrated at Stonehenge
STONEHENGE, England (UPI) -- About 30,000 people gathered at Stonehenge in the English countryside to celebrate the summer solstice despite heavy rains, officials said.
A spokeswoman for English Heritage said the weekend crowd was the biggest turnout in five years, the Daily Mail reported.
One of those gathered was Peter Rawcliffe, 26, who cycled to Stonehenge from his home in Oxfordshire, more than 50 miles away.
"I've done this for the last three years, I suppose I'm a bit of a closet druid," he said.
The sun rose over the ancient stone circle at 4:58 a.m.
Kate Hawkins, who took her two children to the event, said they had a "lovely time" but the rain got to be too much.
"The thought of bed and a warm bath waiting at home was too tempting," she said.
Stonehenge, which was built in three phases between 3000 B.C. and 1600 B.C., is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions.
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A spokeswoman for English Heritage said the weekend crowd was the biggest turnout in five years, the Daily Mail reported.
One of those gathered was Peter Rawcliffe, 26, who cycled to Stonehenge from his home in Oxfordshire, more than 50 miles away.
"I've done this for the last three years, I suppose I'm a bit of a closet druid," he said.
The sun rose over the ancient stone circle at 4:58 a.m.
Kate Hawkins, who took her two children to the event, said they had a "lovely time" but the rain got to be too much.
"The thought of bed and a warm bath waiting at home was too tempting," she said.
Stonehenge, which was built in three phases between 3000 B.C. and 1600 B.C., is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Google porn suit thrown out
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York doctor's lawsuit against three former employees he said caused his Internet obsession by associating his name with pornography has been thrown out.
Dr. Arden Kaisman claimed in his suit against the three ex-employees -- who sued their former boss for sexual harassment in 2007 -- that they and others conspired to have his name associated with hardcore pornography on search site Google, the New York Post reported Thursday.
"I find myself obsessed with 'Googling' my name," Kaisman said. "The Internet, the great information equalizer, has been corrupted to hurt me ... I'm told I have an 'incurable Internet disease.'"
However, in tossing out the suit, New York State Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon said there is no evidence linking the former employees to the Google association. The judge also said Kaisman cannot sue the three women on pornography-related matters because he has admitted to e-mailing them "sexually explicit images."
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Dr. Arden Kaisman claimed in his suit against the three ex-employees -- who sued their former boss for sexual harassment in 2007 -- that they and others conspired to have his name associated with hardcore pornography on search site Google, the New York Post reported Thursday.
"I find myself obsessed with 'Googling' my name," Kaisman said. "The Internet, the great information equalizer, has been corrupted to hurt me ... I'm told I have an 'incurable Internet disease.'"
However, in tossing out the suit, New York State Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon said there is no evidence linking the former employees to the Google association. The judge also said Kaisman cannot sue the three women on pornography-related matters because he has admitted to e-mailing them "sexually explicit images."
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Was he dreaming of Robin Hood?
SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- Salt Lake City police arrested an alleged burglar investigators say broke into an office only to fall asleep on the job.
Investigators said police were called to the Sherwood Forrest Building by a security guard who noticed a broken window and the officers found a 33-year-old man inside the MGIS Co. office sleeping on a desk, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.
The desk drawers were open and the former contents were on the floor, police said. They said $7 in cash and three sets of keys found on the man were taken from the office.
The suspect was charged with third-degree felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief and one count of misdemeanor theft.
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Investigators said police were called to the Sherwood Forrest Building by a security guard who noticed a broken window and the officers found a 33-year-old man inside the MGIS Co. office sleeping on a desk, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.
The desk drawers were open and the former contents were on the floor, police said. They said $7 in cash and three sets of keys found on the man were taken from the office.
The suspect was charged with third-degree felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief and one count of misdemeanor theft.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Dentist allegedly seeks sexual favors
GENOA, Italy (UPI) -- Italian officials say they are on the lookout for a dentist who allegedly posted an Internet ad offering women dental work for sexual favors.
''Dentist, 40, offers free dental care of the highest order to attractive and laid-back single or married women who know how to make the most of their qualities,'' the ad reads.
A journalist said she covertly filmed a meeting with the frisky dentist, ANSA reported Monday.
Enrico Bartolini of the Genoa medical guild said he planned to call on the newspaper to help find the suspect so he can be disbarred.
He said the incident comes after several recent scandals linked to the country's medical profession.
''I will move cautiously but I will get to the bottom of this unsavory affair, which puts the medical profession in a bad light at a time when it is already under fire,'' Bartolini said.
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''Dentist, 40, offers free dental care of the highest order to attractive and laid-back single or married women who know how to make the most of their qualities,'' the ad reads.
A journalist said she covertly filmed a meeting with the frisky dentist, ANSA reported Monday.
Enrico Bartolini of the Genoa medical guild said he planned to call on the newspaper to help find the suspect so he can be disbarred.
He said the incident comes after several recent scandals linked to the country's medical profession.
''I will move cautiously but I will get to the bottom of this unsavory affair, which puts the medical profession in a bad light at a time when it is already under fire,'' Bartolini said.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Man crashes into police gate, asks to be jaile
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a man drove into a security gate at the Moses Lake police parking lot, then asked to be jailed. Officers in the building heard the crash, went outside and saw the 54-year-old man backing away in a 1977 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Only the gate was damaged.
The man was arrested for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run with property damage.
Capt. Dave Ruffin told the Columbia Basin Herald, "He wanted to go to jail. He said he did it on purpose."
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Only the gate was damaged.
The man was arrested for investigation of first-degree malicious mischief, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run with property damage.
Capt. Dave Ruffin told the Columbia Basin Herald, "He wanted to go to jail. He said he did it on purpose."
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
$200,000 in checks tossed in trash
PROVO, Utah (UPI) -- A Provo, Utah, woman said she has recovered nearly $200,000 in checks that she threw out with the trash.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she flagged down the driver of the garbage truck as soon as she noticed the checks, which were from the company she works for, had gone missing, KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, reported.
Brad Rollins, waste management supervisor for Provo, said a bay was cleared at the county garbage transfer station to allow the woman and a friend to sift through the load of trash to find the specific white kitchen bag they were looking for.
Rollins said the two women said a prayer and one of the women almost immediately picked up a bag that turned out to contain the missing documents.
"The checks were in great shape. They weren't wrinkled, they were still flat, the deposit slip was still in there. She could've taken it right to the bank and they wouldn't even have known where it had been, and it had been on a trip," Rollins said.
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The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she flagged down the driver of the garbage truck as soon as she noticed the checks, which were from the company she works for, had gone missing, KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, reported.
Brad Rollins, waste management supervisor for Provo, said a bay was cleared at the county garbage transfer station to allow the woman and a friend to sift through the load of trash to find the specific white kitchen bag they were looking for.
Rollins said the two women said a prayer and one of the women almost immediately picked up a bag that turned out to contain the missing documents.
"The checks were in great shape. They weren't wrinkled, they were still flat, the deposit slip was still in there. She could've taken it right to the bank and they wouldn't even have known where it had been, and it had been on a trip," Rollins said.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Facebook deletes profiles of cat eaters
ARHUS, Denmark (UPI) -- A group of Arhus, Denmark, journalism students said their Facebook accounts were deleted after they posted pictures of themselves eating a cat.
The Danish School of Journalism students said their accounts were closed by administrators of the popular social networking Web site after they uploaded the photos, The Copenhagen Post reported Wednesday.
The students said the cat cooked and eaten as a means of drawing attention to the plight of pigs, cows and other animals used primarily for food.
"We wanted people to think about what it was they were putting in their mouths," said Laura Boge Mortensen, one of the students involved. "It's hypocritical for us to spend thousands of kroner on our pets, yet buy the cheapest pork from Netto that comes from pigs that have lived a horrid life. And just why is it that it's worse to eat a cat than a pig?"
The students said the cat was killed humanely and prepared by a professional chef.
"We had to count to three before we sat down to eat, and I wouldn't really say that we stuffed our face," Mortensen said. "Everyone did take a bite though."
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The Danish School of Journalism students said their accounts were closed by administrators of the popular social networking Web site after they uploaded the photos, The Copenhagen Post reported Wednesday.
The students said the cat cooked and eaten as a means of drawing attention to the plight of pigs, cows and other animals used primarily for food.
"We wanted people to think about what it was they were putting in their mouths," said Laura Boge Mortensen, one of the students involved. "It's hypocritical for us to spend thousands of kroner on our pets, yet buy the cheapest pork from Netto that comes from pigs that have lived a horrid life. And just why is it that it's worse to eat a cat than a pig?"
The students said the cat was killed humanely and prepared by a professional chef.
"We had to count to three before we sat down to eat, and I wouldn't really say that we stuffed our face," Mortensen said. "Everyone did take a bite though."
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
A New Place To Play
Not games, but still fun. I discovered this place last night, it's basically a large selection of forums for people to write in (and argue, I'm sure ha ha). And, they say that you will be paid, although I am not quite certain yet how they do that part.
The only real hard part is when you sign up (free!) and have to make selections in your interests. That was time consuming, or at least it seemed that way to me, but I did this after taking Tylenol PM so maybe it really isn't that bad.
If you'd like to try it out, you can sign up HERE and I will get something for referring you. Or, I guess you could just visit the site first, here.
So, if you have time on your hands and you like to interact with people online, come and join us :)
The only real hard part is when you sign up (free!) and have to make selections in your interests. That was time consuming, or at least it seemed that way to me, but I did this after taking Tylenol PM so maybe it really isn't that bad.
If you'd like to try it out, you can sign up HERE and I will get something for referring you. Or, I guess you could just visit the site first, here.
So, if you have time on your hands and you like to interact with people online, come and join us :)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Winning lotto tickets found weeks later
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -- A California woman and a Maryland man have reported discovering $250,000 lottery tickets in separate incidents.
The Price George's County, Md., man, whose name was not released, said he found his Mega Millions ticket in his jacket pocket, where it had resided for nearly a month and a half, WBAL-TV in Baltimore reported Tuesday.
"I was lucky to wear the jacket that day. I probably wouldn't wear it for the rest of the season," the winner said.
Meanwhile, Candy Tyree of Sacramento, Calif., said she was about to throw away an old recliner when her husband told her he had stuffed a week-old Mega Millions ticket in the chair, KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported Tuesday.
She said she retrieved the ticket from the recliner, which had already been taken outside, and looked up the winning numbers from the drawing.
Tyree said the ticket turned out to be worth $249,050.
Her husband Jim said the incident has caused his wife to reconsider tossing the old recliner.
"It could be the lucky chair now," he said.
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The Price George's County, Md., man, whose name was not released, said he found his Mega Millions ticket in his jacket pocket, where it had resided for nearly a month and a half, WBAL-TV in Baltimore reported Tuesday.
"I was lucky to wear the jacket that day. I probably wouldn't wear it for the rest of the season," the winner said.
Meanwhile, Candy Tyree of Sacramento, Calif., said she was about to throw away an old recliner when her husband told her he had stuffed a week-old Mega Millions ticket in the chair, KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported Tuesday.
She said she retrieved the ticket from the recliner, which had already been taken outside, and looked up the winning numbers from the drawing.
Tyree said the ticket turned out to be worth $249,050.
Her husband Jim said the incident has caused his wife to reconsider tossing the old recliner.
"It could be the lucky chair now," he said.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Cops: Teen uses stolen card, fills out application
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Police say a Dover, New Hampshire, teen suspected of using a stolen credit card at a store left a pretty good clue to his identity by filling out a job application at the same store.
Fandi Pradipta, 18, pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a stolen card at a store in the Fox Run Mall in Newington.
Police said Pradipta made the investigation easier because he had been at the home of the card owner the day before it was reported stolen, then after using the card, he filled out a complete job application - name, address, telephone number.
He was fined and given a suspended sentence.
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Fandi Pradipta, 18, pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a stolen card at a store in the Fox Run Mall in Newington.
Police said Pradipta made the investigation easier because he had been at the home of the card owner the day before it was reported stolen, then after using the card, he filled out a complete job application - name, address, telephone number.
He was fined and given a suspended sentence.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
New outhouse too fancy for farmer
CINCINNATI (UPI) -- A new outhouse built by a Cincinnati non-profit group is simply too fancy for Elbert "Lew" Preston, the Ohio farmer says.
The 79-year-old retired tobacco farmer said the concrete and treated lumber outhouse built by People Working Cooperatively is a far cry from the simple wooden structure he once had sitting above a hole in the ground, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
"It's too nice and complicated to be an outhouse," Preston said. "I call it a privy."
The senior citizen said his old outhouse not only survived decades of usage, but even remained in service after being uprooted by a tornado in 1997.
A visit by board of health officials resulted in the outhouse being condemned. That's when People Working Cooperatively offered to build a new structure for Preston.
He says he misses his dilapidated outhouse but he's relieved he can still relieve himself outside.
"When you're in a house, sounds carry," Preston told the Enquirer. "Everybody knows your business."
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The 79-year-old retired tobacco farmer said the concrete and treated lumber outhouse built by People Working Cooperatively is a far cry from the simple wooden structure he once had sitting above a hole in the ground, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
"It's too nice and complicated to be an outhouse," Preston said. "I call it a privy."
The senior citizen said his old outhouse not only survived decades of usage, but even remained in service after being uprooted by a tornado in 1997.
A visit by board of health officials resulted in the outhouse being condemned. That's when People Working Cooperatively offered to build a new structure for Preston.
He says he misses his dilapidated outhouse but he's relieved he can still relieve himself outside.
"When you're in a house, sounds carry," Preston told the Enquirer. "Everybody knows your business."
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Mayor wins quarter-million in lottery
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (UPI) -- The mayor of Lawrenceville, Ga., said he has won a quarter of a million dollars from the Mega Millions lottery.
Rex Millsaps, 57, who works as an accountant in addition to his part-time mayoral duties, said his winnings will go toward his daughter's wedding and detailing his pickup truck, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Millsaps said he will give the remaining money to his children and grandchildren.
The mayor said he checked the numbers from the drawing Saturday and called his wife to tell her he had matched the first five numbers of the winning combination.
"She didn't believe me," he said. "I ended up taking it back to the store, and the computer said to go immediately to the lottery office."
Millsaps, who said he plans to run for re-election in November, said his prize would have been $16 million if he had matched the Mega Ball number, 32. He said his ticket bore the number 34 in the Mega Ball category.
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Rex Millsaps, 57, who works as an accountant in addition to his part-time mayoral duties, said his winnings will go toward his daughter's wedding and detailing his pickup truck, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Millsaps said he will give the remaining money to his children and grandchildren.
The mayor said he checked the numbers from the drawing Saturday and called his wife to tell her he had matched the first five numbers of the winning combination.
"She didn't believe me," he said. "I ended up taking it back to the store, and the computer said to go immediately to the lottery office."
Millsaps, who said he plans to run for re-election in November, said his prize would have been $16 million if he had matched the Mega Ball number, 32. He said his ticket bore the number 34 in the Mega Ball category.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Police identify suspect by pants stains
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Authorities said they arrested a Pompano Beach, Fla., bank robbery suspect after he failed to change his pants following a dye pack explosion in his pocket.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Algernon James, 39, was arrested at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gas station after a tipster informed deputies of his location, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
Broward Sheriff's Detective Tony Hierrezuelo said James had disguised himself with fake dreadlocks under a multicolored cap, but he was still wearing pants stained from a dye pack explosion the day before.
James allegedly robbed a Pompano Beach bank Tuesday and shoved the stolen cash in his pocket, along with a dye pack that had been inserted with the loot. Authorities said the dye pack malfunctioned and failed to explode after the suspect left the bank, but it detonated about an hour later when James entered a Fort Lauderdale pawn shop that used a security system similar to that employed by the bank.
"He never said why he didn't change his pants," Hierrezuelo said.
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The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Algernon James, 39, was arrested at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gas station after a tipster informed deputies of his location, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
Broward Sheriff's Detective Tony Hierrezuelo said James had disguised himself with fake dreadlocks under a multicolored cap, but he was still wearing pants stained from a dye pack explosion the day before.
James allegedly robbed a Pompano Beach bank Tuesday and shoved the stolen cash in his pocket, along with a dye pack that had been inserted with the loot. Authorities said the dye pack malfunctioned and failed to explode after the suspect left the bank, but it detonated about an hour later when James entered a Fort Lauderdale pawn shop that used a security system similar to that employed by the bank.
"He never said why he didn't change his pants," Hierrezuelo said.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Typo on diplomas embarrasses Ohio principal
WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) - A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of their "educaiton" on their high school diplomas.
Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It's been the subject of mockery on local radio.
Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time.
The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates.
Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It's been the subject of mockery on local radio.
Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time.
The publisher has reprinted the diplomas a second time and sent them to the 330 graduates.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Texas woman wins a free funeral at baseball game
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - Elaine Fulps is thrilled about the prize she won at a minor league baseball game. But she's hoping she doesn't have to collect on it anytime soon. Fulps, 60, won a $10,000 paid funeral at Tuesday night's Grand Prairie AirHogs game.
The prize won't expire until after Fulps does, said Ron Alexander, the sales manager at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, which partnered with the team and Irving's Chapel of Roses Funeral Home to sponsor the event.
"I almost croaked many times," said Fulps, who was wearing a neck brace - the most recent effect of about 20 surgeries she's undergone for various medical problems. "God still has me around for a reason. To win a funeral."
Fans in this Dallas suburb were eager to join in the grim fun.
Some finalists for the prize arrived dressed in black or looking like death. The finalists participated in a pallbearer's race, a mummy wrap and a eulogy delivery.
Fulps, randomly chosen as the winner at night's end, said she'll choose a casket and plot as soon as she recovers.
"I'm going to pick a spot under a tree out of the Texas heat," she told The Dallas Morning News. "And let's hope it's a pet-free cemetery. I don't want to get watered on."
The prize won't expire until after Fulps does, said Ron Alexander, the sales manager at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, which partnered with the team and Irving's Chapel of Roses Funeral Home to sponsor the event.
"I almost croaked many times," said Fulps, who was wearing a neck brace - the most recent effect of about 20 surgeries she's undergone for various medical problems. "God still has me around for a reason. To win a funeral."
Fans in this Dallas suburb were eager to join in the grim fun.
Some finalists for the prize arrived dressed in black or looking like death. The finalists participated in a pallbearer's race, a mummy wrap and a eulogy delivery.
Fulps, randomly chosen as the winner at night's end, said she'll choose a casket and plot as soon as she recovers.
"I'm going to pick a spot under a tree out of the Texas heat," she told The Dallas Morning News. "And let's hope it's a pet-free cemetery. I don't want to get watered on."
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Man, 71, and friend in wheelchair subdue suspect
KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) - The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Kopenis chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his friend in a wheelchair, he held her until police arrived.
"Maybe she thought I was easy prey. She didn't think I was going to get her. Well, senior citizens aren't easy prey," Kopenis said.
Police charged Erin Vanmatre, of Kingston, with robbery, harassment and other offenses. Vanmatre, who was on probation for conspiracy to commit theft, was locked up on $10,000 bail. It wasn't clear if she had an attorney.
Kopenis said he's not sure how he was able to catch Vanmatre, considering he suffered a stroke five years ago and is on various prescription medications. He pointed to the sky and said, "It was a source up there who gave me the energy."
He had gone to an ATM near his Kingston home Monday morning and withdrew $100 when Vanmatre allegedly knocked him down, took his money and fled.
Kopenis' friend, Kevin Lamb, was nearby in his electric wheelchair. Both men took off after her. Kopenis got her to the ground and Lamb grabbed her leg.
"She wasn't going anyplace then," said Lamb, 56, who uses the wheelchair due to breathing problems.
Kopenis said he thought about not pressing charges, but she continued to resist and gave him a kick to the leg.
The men weren't seriously injured.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Party trashes $8.8 million home
MARBELLA, Spain (UPI) -- A woman says her $8.8 million home in Marbella, Spain, was trashed by 400 revelers who showed up for a party her daughter advertised on the Internet.
Amanda Hudson said she gave her daughter, Jodie, permission to throw her 16th birthday party at the house, but she lost control of the shindig after hundreds of people showed up to party, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.
Jodie Hudson had sent out word about her birthday bash on social networking sites Facebook and Bebo as the "party of the year," the British newspaper reported. The advertisements, which included the address of the house, promised "there's going be a lot of alcohol and an amazing DJ."
Hudson said $12,000 worth of jewelry and multiple clothing items were stolen during the party. Other items, including a TV, were thrown into the house's pool.
She said the house is usually rented out for $8,000 a week during the summer, but the damage done by the party has made the residence unlivable.
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Amanda Hudson said she gave her daughter, Jodie, permission to throw her 16th birthday party at the house, but she lost control of the shindig after hundreds of people showed up to party, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.
Jodie Hudson had sent out word about her birthday bash on social networking sites Facebook and Bebo as the "party of the year," the British newspaper reported. The advertisements, which included the address of the house, promised "there's going be a lot of alcohol and an amazing DJ."
Hudson said $12,000 worth of jewelry and multiple clothing items were stolen during the party. Other items, including a TV, were thrown into the house's pool.
She said the house is usually rented out for $8,000 a week during the summer, but the damage done by the party has made the residence unlivable.
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Suspect's getaway foiled
ALBUQUERQUE (UPI) -- Authorities in Albuquerque said a burglary suspect who fled the home of a sheriff's sergeant was arrested after a panhandler saw his car and dialed 911.
Investigators said the suspect, Joseph Ballejos, 35, fled the sergeant's home in an SUV after the officer arrived home at 3 p.m. Tuesday, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, reported Wednesday.
"(The sergeant) turned around and tried to stop the car: the car didn't stop, fled from the scene," sheriff's Sgt. Van Eldredge said. "The sergeant was concerned someone else might still back in his house, so he returned to his house."
Panhandler Jeffery McKnight said he called 911 after he saw the suspect first drive the wrong way on an Interstate 25 off ramp and then drive off the road. Deputies arrived in the area and arrested the suspect.
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Investigators said the suspect, Joseph Ballejos, 35, fled the sergeant's home in an SUV after the officer arrived home at 3 p.m. Tuesday, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, reported Wednesday.
"(The sergeant) turned around and tried to stop the car: the car didn't stop, fled from the scene," sheriff's Sgt. Van Eldredge said. "The sergeant was concerned someone else might still back in his house, so he returned to his house."
Panhandler Jeffery McKnight said he called 911 after he saw the suspect first drive the wrong way on an Interstate 25 off ramp and then drive off the road. Deputies arrived in the area and arrested the suspect.
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