Woman accused of setting tow truck on fire while it was taking her car
By Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland woman who allegedly set a tow truck on fire as the driver was preparing to take her car faces arson and criminal mischief charges. The twenty-year-old woman was arraigned last week.
Court papers said the tow truck driver went to a Portland apartment complex Tuesday to tow the illegally parked car and became surrounded by an angry crowd.
The driver offered to release the car for $150, but police said the woman threatened to set the truck on fire if he didn't release the car.
The driver locked himself in the cab and called 911 and was told soon after that his truck was ablaze. He put it out with a fire extinguisher.
The woman's bond was set at $225,000. Her next court date is Thursday.
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Construction workers complain about nude woman skater
By Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Police took a waterfront Lady Godiva down a notch this week. Barely. They were getting calls about a nude on-line skater whizzing past tourists and rush-hour commuters.
But you can do that in Oregon, where occasional nude bike rides draw police only for crowd control and shows featuring live sex acts are protected as free speech.
The skater, Gennifer Moss, aka Earth Friend Gen, asked organizers for permission this summer to skate naked in the city of Ashland's Fourth of July parade. She didn't get it.
Police told her to tone it down after construction workers complained.
Moss donned a string bikini bottom for the nonce and skated on.
Police say most callers are concerned about her safety.
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Police corral wild full-grown horse after cross-city chase
By Pantagraph staff
BLOOMINGTON -- A full-grown horse was on the loose in Bloomington on Wednesday afternoon, though police said they were able to corral the animal on the east side after about half an hour.
The horse was first spotted in the 1000 block of South Morris Avenue just before 4 p.m., police said. Police tracked the horse down and had it under control in the 1000 block of Rheinthaler Drive by around 4:30 p.m., police said.
It was not immediately clear who owns the horse, and animal-control officials have been contacted, police said.
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lol this is from my local News website, it's not that strange or very intresting but I just had to post the article and the comments that people left.
Instead of having a hostile reaction, a driver offered his thanks when officers pulled him over on suspicion of drunken driving for a fifth time.
A criminal complaint quotes 52-year-old David Hyland of Plymouth as saying, "Thank you very much for everything you've done for me" after he was stopped early last Friday.
The complaint says he added, "I shouldn't have been driving and deserve to get caught."
According to the complaint filed in Sheboygan County Circuit Court, a Plymouth police officer saw Hyland's vehicle weaving and pulled him over.
After he failed field sobriety tests and registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 percent, or over the limit of 0.08 percent, he told officers he knew he had been drinking too much to drive.
The felony charge carries up to three years in prison.
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Posted by: Robin Location: Ladysmith on Sep 24, 2008 at 08:21 AM
5 OWI's
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Posted by: call me crazy Location: WI on Sep 23, 2008 at 06:33 PM
If people are going to make public comments, Why don't they learn how to spell???????
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Posted by: Mike Location: Eau Claire on Sep 23, 2008 at 05:19 PM
This is the stupidest thing I have seen on a news site. Oh, so now that he's been caught driving drunk four other times (and presumably convicted), he went out got drunk again, made the decision to get in a vehicle and take the chance that he might kill others (who cares if he dies or not), gets pulled over and....BOOOM the sun comes out, the cloudy skies part, the voice of God can be heard saying "David, you have done wrong, see the error of your ways, live right from now on." So he thanks the officers. Come on, this guy is not going to change. He could get a $100,000 fine, thrown in jail for 10 years, and in the 11th year he would be picked up again. These kind of people should be forced to have ignition interlock systems installed.
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Posted by: Eric Location: Eau Claire on Sep 23, 2008 at 03:18 PM
Welcome to Wisconsin
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Posted by: Mylena Location: Eau Claire on Sep 23, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Great Point, Tim. This is riduculus news.
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Posted by: Tim Schmitt on Sep 23, 2008 at 01:38 PM
How does a drunk saying something stupid become news?
Bond Set For Man Accused Of Firing a Gun in His House
A man accused of firing a gun in an Elk Mound neighborhood and leading police on a high speed chase was in court Wednesday.
The judge set a $1,000 cash bond for 27-year-old William Cecil Clark.
The Dunn County District Attorney is considering charges of felony reckless endangerment and felony resisting an officer. Deputies say Clark was firing a rifle in his home last week.
He then came out of his home and took off in a vehicle. Officers chased him and ultimately arrested him.
Clark will be in court again on Tuesday where he's expected to be formally charged.
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I'm kinda embarrassed to be from Wisconsin just because of this article! lol
A new restaurant inspires people from all over the area to camp out in a parking lot in Onalaska all weekend. We found out what it was like to sleep on the pavement and why people are willing to do it.
Some people slept in cars, others slept in tents, and some people even slept in lawn chairs -- all for the food they love.
"It's my birthday today,” says camper Chris Alitz. “So I figured I'd give myself a free present for the rest of the year."
Alitz says he would do just about anything for Buffalo Wild Wings hot wings. He and his friends slept in the parking lot all weekend to prove it.
"They wanted to buy a tent but by the time we got here it was almost dawn. It was alright. We got by I suppose."
The wings weren't the only thing on peoples’ minds. Some just came to have a good time.
"It's a good bonding experience,” says fellow camper, Ross Petro. “We're having a lot of fun out here meeting a lot of good people."
The restaurant officially opened its doors Monday morning and everyone couldn't wait to taste their prize.
"We are going to enjoy the wings but after the wings come the rest of our lives," says Petro.
The first 100 hungry costumers through the door got free wings for a year and Alitz says he can't wait to live off of wings.
He says he’ll come to the restaurant, "As often as they let me, hopefully more often."
Almost 200 people camped out over the weekend.
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Man charged after allegedly passing gas toward cop
Wed Sep 24, 9:52 PM ET
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.
Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a breathalyzer test.
As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and "passed gas loudly," the complaint said.
Cruz, according to complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.
"The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," the complaint alleged.
He was also charged with driving under the influence, driving without headlights and two counts of obstruction.
Cruz acknowledged passing gas, but said he didn't move his chair toward the officer nor aim gas at the patrolman. He said he had an upset stomach at the time, but police denied his request to go to the bathroom when he first arrived at the station.
"I couldn't hold it no more," he said.
He also denied being drunk and uncooperative as the police complaint alleged. He added he was upset at being prepared for a breathalyzer test while having an asthma attack. The police statement said he later resisted being secured for a trip to a hospital that he requested for asthma treatment.
Cruz said the officers thought the gas incident was funny when it happened and laughed about it with him.
"This is ridiculous," he said. "I could be facing time."
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Man charged after allegedly passing gas toward cop
Wed Sep 24, 9:52 PM ET
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.
Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint, Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station for a breathalyzer test.
As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifted his leg and "passed gas loudly," the complaint said.
Cruz, according to complaint, then fanned the gas toward the officer.
"The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," the complaint alleged.
He was also charged with driving under the influence, driving without headlights and two counts of obstruction.
Cruz acknowledged passing gas, but said he didn't move his chair toward the officer nor aim gas at the patrolman. He said he had an upset stomach at the time, but police denied his request to go to the bathroom when he first arrived at the station.
"I couldn't hold it no more," he said.
He also denied being drunk and uncooperative as the police complaint alleged. He added he was upset at being prepared for a breathalyzer test while having an asthma attack. The police statement said he later resisted being secured for a trip to a hospital that he requested for asthma treatment.
Cruz said the officers thought the gas incident was funny when it happened and laughed about it with him.
"This is ridiculous," he said. "I could be facing time."
Charge dropped against man accused of passing gas
Thu Sep 25, 5:06 PM ET
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. The Kanawha County prosecutor's office requested that the charge be dropped against 34-year-old Jose Cruz.
According to a criminal complaint, Cruz passed gas and made a fanning motion toward patrolman T.E. Parsons after being taken to the police station for a breathalyzer test. Cruz denies fanning the gas and says his request to use a restroom when first arriving at the station was denied.
An assistant says Magistrate Jack Pauley signed a motion to dismiss the charge Thursday.
Cruz, who was arrested Tuesday, still faces driving under the influence and other charges.
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Locals Fear Giant Catfish Develop Taste for Live Humans After Feeding on Corpses in River Grave
Thursday, October 09, 2008
A fearsome fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear.
They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals.
Locals have believed for years that a mysterious monster lurks in the water. But they think it has moved on from scavenging to snatching unwary bathers who venture into the Great Kali, which flows along the India-Nepal border.
The extraordinary creature has been investigated by biologist Jeremy Wade for a TV documentary to be shown in Britain.
“The locals have told me of a theory that this monster has grown extra large on a diet of partially burnt corpses,” Wade said. “It has perhaps got this taste for flesh by feasting on remains of funeral pyres. There will be a few freak individuals that grow bigger than the other ones and if you throw in extra food, they will grow even bigger.”
Wade discounted theories that crocodiles could be responsible for the carnage before turning his attention to goonches — among the world’s biggest freshwater fish.
He caught one which tipped the scales at 161 lbs and was nearly 6 feet long — a world record weight and far bigger than any landed before.
“If that got hold of you, there’d be no getting away,” he said.
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