Pizza parlor hit twice in same night
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Court TV) — When thieves hit the Pizza Pro Bar and Grill twice in the same evening, the owner was ready for it the second time.
After a thief made off with cash from the registers sometime after closing Sunday night, owner Mitch Degele took matters into his own hands.
Since there was no sign of forced entry, he assumed the culprit was a former employee who hadn't turned in his keys,
"I went home, got a pillow, a blanket and a gun and returned for the night, thinking he'd come back with a pry bar for the safe, since the front door had been left open," Degele said.
At about 4:15 a.m., Degele was awoken by the sound of a cordless chainsaw cutting through the ceiling. He called the police, who arrived before the culprit could squeeze through the hole he'd made.
Degele was surprised to discover the suspect was a roommate of a current employee. He had apparently heard about the first burglary from his housemate and was "inspired" to return.
"He was a customer who ate breakfast here five times a week," said Degele.
When the Springfield Substation of the Oakland County Sheriff's Department arrested the evening's first suspect Thursday, yet another of Degele's hunches proved true; the accused was the former employee Degele had fired one week before who hadn't turned in his keys yet.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Department would not release the names of the suspects, whose charges are pending.
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Seeking sex fantasy, man breaks into wrong house
SAN DIEGO, California (Court TV) — Michael Todd Howard is sure to be more careful next time he tries to take a Web fantasy offline.
The 35-year-old man pleaded guilty to residential burglary Tuesday after he mistakenly broke into the home of a 25-year-old woman he thought he had met in an Internet chat room dedicated to rape fantasies.
While he told the police that online clues had led him to the Mira Mesa apartment, the tenant said she didn't own a personal computer and had never been in an Internet chat room.
According to San Diego Union Tribune and Reuters reports, Howard had registered a previous strike on his record for a federal bank robbery in the 1980s and could have spent 13 years in prison on the original charges of burglary, assault with intent to commit rape and possession of drugs.
However, a plea deal worked out with the San Diego prosecutors dropped most of the charges as well as wiped out the felony strike.
He is expected to get only a year in jail and probation when he is sentenced April 27.
SAN DIEGO, California (Court TV) — Michael Todd Howard is sure to be more careful next time he tries to take a Web fantasy offline.
The 35-year-old man pleaded guilty to residential burglary Tuesday after he mistakenly broke into the home of a 25-year-old woman he thought he had met in an Internet chat room dedicated to rape fantasies.
While he told the police that online clues had led him to the Mira Mesa apartment, the tenant said she didn't own a personal computer and had never been in an Internet chat room.
According to San Diego Union Tribune and Reuters reports, Howard had registered a previous strike on his record for a federal bank robbery in the 1980s and could have spent 13 years in prison on the original charges of burglary, assault with intent to commit rape and possession of drugs.
However, a plea deal worked out with the San Diego prosecutors dropped most of the charges as well as wiped out the felony strike.
He is expected to get only a year in jail and probation when he is sentenced April 27.
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Man goes into police station to ask about job, gets ticketed for drunk driving
ORCHARDS, Wash. (AP) — A man who stopped by Washington State Patrol headquarters to ask about getting a job as a lawman found himself on the other side of the law.
Robert Gulley, an unemployed radio technician, was ticketed for alleged drunk driving as he drove away from the patrol office in this city near Vancouver. He had asked for a job application.
"I guess it was a bad time to go there," Gulley, 25.
When Gulley walked into patrol headquarters Wednesday afternoon, he was slurring his words, had glassy eyes and his breath smelled of alcohol, Trooper Maureen Crandall said.
When she told him it wasn't a good idea to apply to be a trooper while intoxicated, Gulley denied drinking. So Trooper Rich Bettger offered to measure Gulley's blood alcohol level with a hand-held breath tester.
Gulley blew a 0.095, above the state's legal limit for driving of 0.08, indicating he'd had at least three drinks, March said.
Gulley said he had only had one drink -- a Long Island iced tea -- and that it likely caused a high alcohol reading because he hadn't eaten in more than a day.
When the troopers asked Gulley how he got to the station, they said he told them he'd been given a ride. The officers said they warned Gulley not to drive home.
But after leaving the office and pacing back and forth on a nearby side street for 10 minutes, Gulley got into his car and drove away, troopers said. He was promptly pulled over and ticketed.
ORCHARDS, Wash. (AP) — A man who stopped by Washington State Patrol headquarters to ask about getting a job as a lawman found himself on the other side of the law.
Robert Gulley, an unemployed radio technician, was ticketed for alleged drunk driving as he drove away from the patrol office in this city near Vancouver. He had asked for a job application.
"I guess it was a bad time to go there," Gulley, 25.
When Gulley walked into patrol headquarters Wednesday afternoon, he was slurring his words, had glassy eyes and his breath smelled of alcohol, Trooper Maureen Crandall said.
When she told him it wasn't a good idea to apply to be a trooper while intoxicated, Gulley denied drinking. So Trooper Rich Bettger offered to measure Gulley's blood alcohol level with a hand-held breath tester.
Gulley blew a 0.095, above the state's legal limit for driving of 0.08, indicating he'd had at least three drinks, March said.
Gulley said he had only had one drink -- a Long Island iced tea -- and that it likely caused a high alcohol reading because he hadn't eaten in more than a day.
When the troopers asked Gulley how he got to the station, they said he told them he'd been given a ride. The officers said they warned Gulley not to drive home.
But after leaving the office and pacing back and forth on a nearby side street for 10 minutes, Gulley got into his car and drove away, troopers said. He was promptly pulled over and ticketed.
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Thieves take bite out of tooth truck
GREENWOOD, Ind. (Court TV) — Novelty tooth vendor Gregory O'Dell had something to smile about when authorities recovered his stolen truck and trailer.
He also got back most of the 20,000 pairs of Billy-Bob Teeth he was carting around.
The novelty plastic teeth fit over the wearer's actual teeth and give the unsightly appearance of huge gaps, cracks, stains and other dental deformities. Some popular models include the Austin Powers and the Deliverance Cavity.
The teeth were pulled sometime on April 9 when O'Dell discovered his pickup truck and attached cargo trailer missing.
A telephone tip led police to the trailer, which was found in Indianapolis around 6 a.m. Several hours later, authorities also found O'Dell's white-and-tan Ford F350 truck nearby.
Unfortunately for O'Dell, his tools and his truck's stereo system were not recovered. All but 6,000 pairs of the gag teeth, however, were found.
Authorities have several suspects but nobody is in custody for the crime, said Johnson County Sheriff's Lt. Phil Murphy. Police hope to follow the missing teeth back to the thieves.
"We have information of people having [the teeth] because the thieves passed them out," Murphy said.
Several recipients of the teeth apparently saw news reports about the case and contacted authorities in Marion County, Murphy said.
"There are not too many people out there with the teeth," he said.
The thieves were likely unpleasantly surprised by their dental discovery. The teeth in O'Dell's trailer, which usually sell for $10 per set, were not packaged and did not include the putty adhesive to make them fit the wearer's mouth, making them tough to sell.
The tooth heist follows several similar instances in the area in which cargo vans and trailers were either broken into or stolen.
As for O'Dell, the theft came at a career crossroads.
Formerly a partner at the Greenwood, Ind.based Billy-Bob Teeth online sales company, O'Dell had recently ventured out to start his own company. He was in the process of moving his inventory to his new office when the theft occurred.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (Court TV) — Novelty tooth vendor Gregory O'Dell had something to smile about when authorities recovered his stolen truck and trailer.
He also got back most of the 20,000 pairs of Billy-Bob Teeth he was carting around.
The novelty plastic teeth fit over the wearer's actual teeth and give the unsightly appearance of huge gaps, cracks, stains and other dental deformities. Some popular models include the Austin Powers and the Deliverance Cavity.
The teeth were pulled sometime on April 9 when O'Dell discovered his pickup truck and attached cargo trailer missing.
A telephone tip led police to the trailer, which was found in Indianapolis around 6 a.m. Several hours later, authorities also found O'Dell's white-and-tan Ford F350 truck nearby.
Unfortunately for O'Dell, his tools and his truck's stereo system were not recovered. All but 6,000 pairs of the gag teeth, however, were found.
Authorities have several suspects but nobody is in custody for the crime, said Johnson County Sheriff's Lt. Phil Murphy. Police hope to follow the missing teeth back to the thieves.
"We have information of people having [the teeth] because the thieves passed them out," Murphy said.
Several recipients of the teeth apparently saw news reports about the case and contacted authorities in Marion County, Murphy said.
"There are not too many people out there with the teeth," he said.
The thieves were likely unpleasantly surprised by their dental discovery. The teeth in O'Dell's trailer, which usually sell for $10 per set, were not packaged and did not include the putty adhesive to make them fit the wearer's mouth, making them tough to sell.
The tooth heist follows several similar instances in the area in which cargo vans and trailers were either broken into or stolen.
As for O'Dell, the theft came at a career crossroads.
Formerly a partner at the Greenwood, Ind.based Billy-Bob Teeth online sales company, O'Dell had recently ventured out to start his own company. He was in the process of moving his inventory to his new office when the theft occurred.
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Cyclist Jailed for Slashing Vehicles' Tires
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A British cyclist who slashed almost 2,000 tires after a driver drenched him when driving through a puddle was sentenced to 16 months in prison Friday.
Ashley Carpenter, 37, used a sharpened screwdriver to puncture the tires of 548 parked cars, trucks and vans over a 10-day period in revenge for the "inconsiderate manner" of motorists.
Carpenter told police he began his campaign after one car nearly knocked him down and another drove through a puddle and drenched him.
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A British cyclist who slashed almost 2,000 tires after a driver drenched him when driving through a puddle was sentenced to 16 months in prison Friday.
Ashley Carpenter, 37, used a sharpened screwdriver to puncture the tires of 548 parked cars, trucks and vans over a 10-day period in revenge for the "inconsiderate manner" of motorists.
Carpenter told police he began his campaign after one car nearly knocked him down and another drove through a puddle and drenched him.
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First two men arrested under Calif.'s new anti-camcorder law in movie theaters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men caught allegedly taping movies at Los Angeles theaters became the first people arrested under California's new "anti-camcorder" law, officials said Wednesday.
The new law, which took effect Jan. 1, makes it a misdemeanor to take a camcorder into a theater with the intent of taping a movie. Federal authorities estimate that illegally copying films costs the entertainment industry as much as $3 billion a year.
Min Jae Joun, 28, was arrested Saturday at a theater showing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" after someone in the audience complained about seeing a red light from a camcorder, authorities said. He was released on bail and ordered to appear at a hearing May 5.
Ruben Centeno Moreno, 34, was arrested Monday at another theater for allegedly recording "The Alamo." Police said that a projectionist, who was scanning the audience with a pair of night-vision goggles, noticed the light on Moreno's camera.
Neither Joun nor Moreno could be reached for comment Wednesday. There was no Los Angeles phone listing for Moreno; Joun's phone had been disconnected.
According to the Motion Picture Association of America, more than 50 major movie titles were stolen by camcording even before their U.S. theatrical releases between May 2002 and May 2003.
MPAA spokesman Matthew Grossman said many were obtained by people who sneaked into advance screenings held for movie critics. People attending such screenings must now submit to searches by metal detectors, while security personnel equipped with night-vision goggles monitor audiences.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men caught allegedly taping movies at Los Angeles theaters became the first people arrested under California's new "anti-camcorder" law, officials said Wednesday.
The new law, which took effect Jan. 1, makes it a misdemeanor to take a camcorder into a theater with the intent of taping a movie. Federal authorities estimate that illegally copying films costs the entertainment industry as much as $3 billion a year.
Min Jae Joun, 28, was arrested Saturday at a theater showing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" after someone in the audience complained about seeing a red light from a camcorder, authorities said. He was released on bail and ordered to appear at a hearing May 5.
Ruben Centeno Moreno, 34, was arrested Monday at another theater for allegedly recording "The Alamo." Police said that a projectionist, who was scanning the audience with a pair of night-vision goggles, noticed the light on Moreno's camera.
Neither Joun nor Moreno could be reached for comment Wednesday. There was no Los Angeles phone listing for Moreno; Joun's phone had been disconnected.
According to the Motion Picture Association of America, more than 50 major movie titles were stolen by camcording even before their U.S. theatrical releases between May 2002 and May 2003.
MPAA spokesman Matthew Grossman said many were obtained by people who sneaked into advance screenings held for movie critics. People attending such screenings must now submit to searches by metal detectors, while security personnel equipped with night-vision goggles monitor audiences.
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Trail of pennies leads to burglary arrest
07:29 AM CDT on Monday, April 19, 2004
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VERONA, Pa. - A trail of pennies led police right to two suspects accused of robbing a private club.
Police arrested a man and a teenage girl found at a home in Verona, after they followed pennies leading away from a Moose Club early Wednesday morning, police Chief Guy Truby said.
Outside the home, police said they found a claw hammer and a 3-pound sledgehammer they believe was used to smash open cash registers and a vending machine at the club. Police also said they found computer equipment stolen from another business, and cash, liquor and candy stolen from the club.
While police were searching the home, authorities said, 26-year-old Joshua May and a 16-year-old girl came back. May was arrested, arraigned Thursday on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property, theft and criminal mischief, and released. A reliable phone number for May could not be located and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The girl was turned over to her parents while she awaits a hearing in juvenile court, Truby said.
Verona is just outside Pittsburgh.
07:29 AM CDT on Monday, April 19, 2004
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VERONA, Pa. - A trail of pennies led police right to two suspects accused of robbing a private club.
Police arrested a man and a teenage girl found at a home in Verona, after they followed pennies leading away from a Moose Club early Wednesday morning, police Chief Guy Truby said.
Outside the home, police said they found a claw hammer and a 3-pound sledgehammer they believe was used to smash open cash registers and a vending machine at the club. Police also said they found computer equipment stolen from another business, and cash, liquor and candy stolen from the club.
While police were searching the home, authorities said, 26-year-old Joshua May and a 16-year-old girl came back. May was arrested, arraigned Thursday on charges of burglary, receiving stolen property, theft and criminal mischief, and released. A reliable phone number for May could not be located and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The girl was turned over to her parents while she awaits a hearing in juvenile court, Truby said.
Verona is just outside Pittsburgh.
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Armed robber phones ahead
PITTSBURGH, Penn. (Court TV) — When heading to a restaurant it sometimes helps to call ahead, even if you are planning to rob the place.
Police are seeking a slippery suspect who used a clever con to get away with $200 from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant last month.
Investigators believe the man called the KFC around 7:30 p.m. on March 31 and identified himself as a cop.
The caller told the restaurant manager that a robber was headed to the restaurant and that the manager should cooperate with the crook so nobody would get hurt. He said the suspect would be arrested when he left the store.
About five minutes later, a robber did in fact enter the KFC. But police now believe the caller and the crook where the same person.
The restaurant manager did as he was told on the phone, hoarding his staff into a back room and handing over $200 to the gun-toting robber.
The suspect was not arrested as he left the restaurant and remains at large, police said.
Fortunately for investigators, the KFC was equipped with security cameras that captured a picture of the man.
He is described as a black male in his 50s, 5-feet-10, 220 pounds who wields a long-barreled older-model black revolver.
Detectives believe the suspect has been active in the Pittsburgh area for at least four years and is thought to have robbed 10 other businesses since January of this year.
He has hit a drycleaners, a bookstore, a chocolate shop, a Taco Bell and a GNC, among other establishments.
It is unclear whether the suspect used a similar ruse in the other alleged robberies.
PITTSBURGH, Penn. (Court TV) — When heading to a restaurant it sometimes helps to call ahead, even if you are planning to rob the place.
Police are seeking a slippery suspect who used a clever con to get away with $200 from a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant last month.
Investigators believe the man called the KFC around 7:30 p.m. on March 31 and identified himself as a cop.
The caller told the restaurant manager that a robber was headed to the restaurant and that the manager should cooperate with the crook so nobody would get hurt. He said the suspect would be arrested when he left the store.
About five minutes later, a robber did in fact enter the KFC. But police now believe the caller and the crook where the same person.
The restaurant manager did as he was told on the phone, hoarding his staff into a back room and handing over $200 to the gun-toting robber.
The suspect was not arrested as he left the restaurant and remains at large, police said.
Fortunately for investigators, the KFC was equipped with security cameras that captured a picture of the man.
He is described as a black male in his 50s, 5-feet-10, 220 pounds who wields a long-barreled older-model black revolver.
Detectives believe the suspect has been active in the Pittsburgh area for at least four years and is thought to have robbed 10 other businesses since January of this year.
He has hit a drycleaners, a bookstore, a chocolate shop, a Taco Bell and a GNC, among other establishments.
It is unclear whether the suspect used a similar ruse in the other alleged robberies.
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Patron sues club after peeling off his pants
HAMILTON, Ohio (Court TV) — Beware the pitfalls of pulling your pants down in public.
A Cincinnati man is suing a nightclub for negligence after he was injured in a contest that called for him to drop his drawers.
Aaron Laine claims the Metropolis nightclub in Fairfield "failed to make the premises safe and provide reasonable protection" from injury, according to the lawsuit filed earlier this month in Butler County.
Laine reportedly took a tumble at the club while participating in an April 5, 2002 contest. During the competition, Laine was instructed to climb on top of the bar and take down his pants, the suit states.
While on top of the bar, Laine alleges that he was pushed and could not regain his balance because his pants were around his ankles.
Laine injured his right foot, leg and ankle. He claims he has suffered "great pain of body and mind" and incurred medical expenses as a result of the incident.
Laine is seeking more than $25,000 in damages.
HAMILTON, Ohio (Court TV) — Beware the pitfalls of pulling your pants down in public.
A Cincinnati man is suing a nightclub for negligence after he was injured in a contest that called for him to drop his drawers.
Aaron Laine claims the Metropolis nightclub in Fairfield "failed to make the premises safe and provide reasonable protection" from injury, according to the lawsuit filed earlier this month in Butler County.
Laine reportedly took a tumble at the club while participating in an April 5, 2002 contest. During the competition, Laine was instructed to climb on top of the bar and take down his pants, the suit states.
While on top of the bar, Laine alleges that he was pushed and could not regain his balance because his pants were around his ankles.
Laine injured his right foot, leg and ankle. He claims he has suffered "great pain of body and mind" and incurred medical expenses as a result of the incident.
Laine is seeking more than $25,000 in damages.
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Changing clothes lands man new charges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Court TV) — Kendrick Gibson's ill-advised wardrobe change resulted in drug charges.
Nashville police were in the process of arresting Gibson on April 15 for failing to surrender on a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license when Gibson, 26, made a costly fashion faux pas.
Officers Eric Mumaw and James Davis were in Gibson's motel room watching the suspect get dressed. He reportedly slipped on a pair of blue jeans then suddenly took them off and put on another pair.
Suspicious of the sartorial switch, the officers checked the pockets of the first pair of jeans.
Inside the right front pocket police allegedly found small bags of crack cocaine and marijuana.
In addition to the original failure to appear warrant, Gibson was charged with felony possession of crack for resale and misdemeanor marijuana possession.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Court TV) — Kendrick Gibson's ill-advised wardrobe change resulted in drug charges.
Nashville police were in the process of arresting Gibson on April 15 for failing to surrender on a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license when Gibson, 26, made a costly fashion faux pas.
Officers Eric Mumaw and James Davis were in Gibson's motel room watching the suspect get dressed. He reportedly slipped on a pair of blue jeans then suddenly took them off and put on another pair.
Suspicious of the sartorial switch, the officers checked the pockets of the first pair of jeans.
Inside the right front pocket police allegedly found small bags of crack cocaine and marijuana.
In addition to the original failure to appear warrant, Gibson was charged with felony possession of crack for resale and misdemeanor marijuana possession.
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Woman Parks Car, Sparks Nude Protest
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - A naked man chased a woman motorist to her house in Germany to protest that she had parked badly, police said Friday.
"A resident ran completely naked after the 30-year-old woman in order to communicate his displeasure about the 'noise and time she had taken to park,'" police in the central town of Goettingen said in a statement, adding that he could face prosecution.
Police said the woman dismissed the man with "strong language" before alerting authorities and her neighbors.
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - A naked man chased a woman motorist to her house in Germany to protest that she had parked badly, police said Friday.
"A resident ran completely naked after the 30-year-old woman in order to communicate his displeasure about the 'noise and time she had taken to park,'" police in the central town of Goettingen said in a statement, adding that he could face prosecution.
Police said the woman dismissed the man with "strong language" before alerting authorities and her neighbors.
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Half-Naked Couple Cause Stir Up a Tree
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two gay lovers took off most of their clothes, climbed up a tree in New York's Central Park and spent four hours engaging in sex acts and yelling abuse at police and firefighters.
Police said officers talked the men out of the three story high tree on Thursday night after the parks department had sent two cherry-pickers and firefighters had deployed an inflatable rescue mattress.
The couple, described by officials as a 32-year-old transsexual with female breasts wearing a purple thong and a 17-year-old boy in white boxer shorts, were admitted to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
At one point during the standoff in the larch tree -- an evergreen with pine-like needles -- the 32-year-old rejected a police officer's offer of a can of soda.
"This is a Coke. I wanted vanilla Diet Pepsi," he was quoted as saying in newspaper reports.
On Friday, police charged William Rund, 32, and Christopher Montero, 17, both of New York, with reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, public lewdness and disorderly conduct.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two gay lovers took off most of their clothes, climbed up a tree in New York's Central Park and spent four hours engaging in sex acts and yelling abuse at police and firefighters.
Police said officers talked the men out of the three story high tree on Thursday night after the parks department had sent two cherry-pickers and firefighters had deployed an inflatable rescue mattress.
The couple, described by officials as a 32-year-old transsexual with female breasts wearing a purple thong and a 17-year-old boy in white boxer shorts, were admitted to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
At one point during the standoff in the larch tree -- an evergreen with pine-like needles -- the 32-year-old rejected a police officer's offer of a can of soda.
"This is a Coke. I wanted vanilla Diet Pepsi," he was quoted as saying in newspaper reports.
On Friday, police charged William Rund, 32, and Christopher Montero, 17, both of New York, with reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, public lewdness and disorderly conduct.
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BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - German police stopped a 17-tonbulldozer weaving through Berlin's streets at 3 a.m. by jumping onto the excavator, smashing the window and spraying mace into the driver's face.
A police spokesman said a 28-year-old man was detained for drunk driving and may be charged with theft for taking the bulldozer on a four-km (2.5 mile) joyride Sunday after leaving a pub in the Berlin district of Neukoelln.
One of the officers climbed onto the moving vehicle, but the driver held the door shut. Only after the officer smashed the window and sprayed mace in his face did the driver stop.
"He was first spotted by a police squad car as he drove through a red light at about 35 kph (20 mph) and then ignored orders from the police to stop," the spokesman said.
A police spokesman said a 28-year-old man was detained for drunk driving and may be charged with theft for taking the bulldozer on a four-km (2.5 mile) joyride Sunday after leaving a pub in the Berlin district of Neukoelln.
One of the officers climbed onto the moving vehicle, but the driver held the door shut. Only after the officer smashed the window and sprayed mace in his face did the driver stop.
"He was first spotted by a police squad car as he drove through a red light at about 35 kph (20 mph) and then ignored orders from the police to stop," the spokesman said.
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Teens Steal Skull, Use as Puppet
LONDON, England (Reuters) - Two Scottish teenage boys escaped a jail sentence for breaking into the tomb of one of Scotland's most violent noblemen and taking a skull to use as a ventriloquist's dummy.
Sonny Devlin, 17, and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were put on probation for three and two years respectively under the ancient crime of "violation of sepulchre" -- the first such trial for over a century, newspapers said on Saturday.
Last June, the boys broke into the mausoleum of Sir George "Bloody" MacKenzie, a senior official of Charles II who died in 1691. He earned his nickname for his zealous persecution of Presbyterians.
The court heard the crime was motivated by "immature and drunken bravado more than anything sinister." The boys were accused of stealing the unidentified skull, using it "like a glove puppet" and then throwing it away.
LONDON, England (Reuters) - Two Scottish teenage boys escaped a jail sentence for breaking into the tomb of one of Scotland's most violent noblemen and taking a skull to use as a ventriloquist's dummy.
Sonny Devlin, 17, and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were put on probation for three and two years respectively under the ancient crime of "violation of sepulchre" -- the first such trial for over a century, newspapers said on Saturday.
Last June, the boys broke into the mausoleum of Sir George "Bloody" MacKenzie, a senior official of Charles II who died in 1691. He earned his nickname for his zealous persecution of Presbyterians.
The court heard the crime was motivated by "immature and drunken bravado more than anything sinister." The boys were accused of stealing the unidentified skull, using it "like a glove puppet" and then throwing it away.
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Bank Robber Finds Pink Is Not Pretty
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas woman was arrested on Wednesday after a pink dye pack attached to money she is suspected of stealing from a bank exploded when she took the cash to a different bank to open a new account, police said.
Fort Worth police said Sharon Luck, 43, was arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank in the city early on Wednesday, after a woman gave a bank teller a threatening note and walked out with cash to which the dye pack had been attached.
Police would not say how much money was stolen or divulge the contents of the note.
Luck is suspected of taking the money to a bank in Burleson, about 20 miles away. Police said she was apparently going to deposit the stolen cash when things went awry.
"When she opened her purse, the dye pack detonated," said Lt. Abdul Pridgen, a Fort Worth police spokesman.
Luck fled the bank and was arrested in the parking lot of a nearby store.
Police said she was easy to find because she was covered in pink dye.
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas woman was arrested on Wednesday after a pink dye pack attached to money she is suspected of stealing from a bank exploded when she took the cash to a different bank to open a new account, police said.
Fort Worth police said Sharon Luck, 43, was arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank in the city early on Wednesday, after a woman gave a bank teller a threatening note and walked out with cash to which the dye pack had been attached.
Police would not say how much money was stolen or divulge the contents of the note.
Luck is suspected of taking the money to a bank in Burleson, about 20 miles away. Police said she was apparently going to deposit the stolen cash when things went awry.
"When she opened her purse, the dye pack detonated," said Lt. Abdul Pridgen, a Fort Worth police spokesman.
Luck fled the bank and was arrested in the parking lot of a nearby store.
Police said she was easy to find because she was covered in pink dye.
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Purse snatchers grabbed near police station
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Court TV) — John Hines and Reginald Riggins picked a terrible time and place to snatch a woman's purse.
Early on April 8, the streets around the Clearwater police station were flooded with officers during a shift change.
Just four blocks from this police-packed environment, the unsuspecting suspects reportedly made their move.
After a night of smoking crack cocaine, Hines, 32, and Riggins, 26, set out around 7 a.m. in search of money for more drugs, police said.
The duo spotted a woman walking to a bus stop. One of the men allegedly snuck up behind her, grabbed her purse and took off running. The victim, who was pushed to the ground, let out a scream.
In a nearby parking lot, Officer Jim Houck was in his car working on some paperwork when he heard the scream.
He pulled up to the street and saw the purse-snatching victim running down the street after the suspect, later identified as Riggins.
Another officer, Cpl. Dirk Curls reportedly saw Riggins running and drove towards him. But Curls was cut off by a Jeep driven by Hines, who picked up the fleeing Riggins, police said.
Hines and Riggins ditched their car and ran, but the area was swarming with police. Seeing they were trapped, both men soon gave up and lay down on the ground, police said.
Hines and Riggins were both arrested and charged with robbery. Hines was also charged with fleeing police. Both have pleaded not guilty and are due back in Pinellas County court next week.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Court TV) — John Hines and Reginald Riggins picked a terrible time and place to snatch a woman's purse.
Early on April 8, the streets around the Clearwater police station were flooded with officers during a shift change.
Just four blocks from this police-packed environment, the unsuspecting suspects reportedly made their move.
After a night of smoking crack cocaine, Hines, 32, and Riggins, 26, set out around 7 a.m. in search of money for more drugs, police said.
The duo spotted a woman walking to a bus stop. One of the men allegedly snuck up behind her, grabbed her purse and took off running. The victim, who was pushed to the ground, let out a scream.
In a nearby parking lot, Officer Jim Houck was in his car working on some paperwork when he heard the scream.
He pulled up to the street and saw the purse-snatching victim running down the street after the suspect, later identified as Riggins.
Another officer, Cpl. Dirk Curls reportedly saw Riggins running and drove towards him. But Curls was cut off by a Jeep driven by Hines, who picked up the fleeing Riggins, police said.
Hines and Riggins ditched their car and ran, but the area was swarming with police. Seeing they were trapped, both men soon gave up and lay down on the ground, police said.
Hines and Riggins were both arrested and charged with robbery. Hines was also charged with fleeing police. Both have pleaded not guilty and are due back in Pinellas County court next week.
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Mysterious thieves haul garbage bins
SEYMOUR, Mo. (Court TV) — Investigators are still puzzled by a rash of dumpster disappearances.
About 60 trash dumpsters, as well as their contents, have disappeared along rural roads in the last month, police said.
The thefts abruptly stopped about a week ago but authorities have not located any of the dumpsters or the trash, said Sgt. Eugene Wood of the Webster County Sheriff's Department.
Wood and his colleagues are dumbfounded by the dumpster disappearances.
"We absolutely have no theories, other than the suspects have some reason for taking these things," he said. "Otherwise, we have no leads or theories."
The strange thefts began over the weekend of March 6 when dumpsters awaiting pickup were stolen from several residences, said Wood.
Authorities are somewhat concerned about the possibility of identity theft since some of the stolen trash included discarded bills and bank statements, which contain sensitive personal information.
SEYMOUR, Mo. (Court TV) — Investigators are still puzzled by a rash of dumpster disappearances.
About 60 trash dumpsters, as well as their contents, have disappeared along rural roads in the last month, police said.
The thefts abruptly stopped about a week ago but authorities have not located any of the dumpsters or the trash, said Sgt. Eugene Wood of the Webster County Sheriff's Department.
Wood and his colleagues are dumbfounded by the dumpster disappearances.
"We absolutely have no theories, other than the suspects have some reason for taking these things," he said. "Otherwise, we have no leads or theories."
The strange thefts began over the weekend of March 6 when dumpsters awaiting pickup were stolen from several residences, said Wood.
Authorities are somewhat concerned about the possibility of identity theft since some of the stolen trash included discarded bills and bank statements, which contain sensitive personal information.
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eBay loser goes literally ballistic
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Court TV) — Gerald Newburger really doesn't like losing.
A year after getting outbid at an online auction for a collection of used band uniforms, the New Orleans native traveled to New York to confront his rival bidder with a gun.
Newburger, 44, was pretty sore over losing a 480-piece collection of second-hand matching band and dance uniforms, which he had hoped to resell for a profit. Despite his loss to Robert Malinovsky of New York, who placed the winning bid of $360, Newburger resumed bidding offline.
According to Poughkeepsie prosecutor Richard Fiorile, Newburger exchanged e-mails and phone calls with Malinovsky for several months trying to convince him to sell.
After long-distance negotiating proved unsuccessful Newburger decided to try a face-to-gun approach.
Newburger allegedly broke into Malinovsky's home and threatened his wife with a gun. Malinovsky himself was not home at the time. No one was injured during the confrontation and Malinovsky's wife called police after Newburger left sans uniforms.
Officers apprehended Newburger in a taxi 30 minutes after the incident on his way back to the train station. A handgun was found in his briefcase.
Newburger, who admits to being in the Malinvosky home, denies he ever waved a gun at anyone. He claims the gun fell out of his briefcase when he reached inside it for a piece of paper.
Newburger is charged with burglary, criminal possession of a weapon, and coercion. His trial is scheduled for May 10 and he faces a mandatory term of 5-25 years in prison if found guilty.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Court TV) — Gerald Newburger really doesn't like losing.
A year after getting outbid at an online auction for a collection of used band uniforms, the New Orleans native traveled to New York to confront his rival bidder with a gun.
Newburger, 44, was pretty sore over losing a 480-piece collection of second-hand matching band and dance uniforms, which he had hoped to resell for a profit. Despite his loss to Robert Malinovsky of New York, who placed the winning bid of $360, Newburger resumed bidding offline.
According to Poughkeepsie prosecutor Richard Fiorile, Newburger exchanged e-mails and phone calls with Malinovsky for several months trying to convince him to sell.
After long-distance negotiating proved unsuccessful Newburger decided to try a face-to-gun approach.
Newburger allegedly broke into Malinovsky's home and threatened his wife with a gun. Malinovsky himself was not home at the time. No one was injured during the confrontation and Malinovsky's wife called police after Newburger left sans uniforms.
Officers apprehended Newburger in a taxi 30 minutes after the incident on his way back to the train station. A handgun was found in his briefcase.
Newburger, who admits to being in the Malinvosky home, denies he ever waved a gun at anyone. He claims the gun fell out of his briefcase when he reached inside it for a piece of paper.
Newburger is charged with burglary, criminal possession of a weapon, and coercion. His trial is scheduled for May 10 and he faces a mandatory term of 5-25 years in prison if found guilty.
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Flasher exposed, arrested
BAY CITY, Mich. (Court TV) — Too much too soon, was the lesson learned by one would-be "dater" who really put himself out there in his quest for a mate.
Joshua Baldwin, 24, confessed to exposing his genitals to women in his community 16 times.
"I was only hoping to get lucky, but I went about it the wrong way," Baldwin said in a statement to Michigan State Police Trooper Bradley Cox, who coaxed the flasher into a confession.
Cox was picking up laundry in a neighborhood laundromat when he overheard an employee call 911 about a flasher lurking about the business. The off-duty officer ran outside, caught up with Baldwin, but lost him after a brief struggle.
A witness familiar with Baldwin's earlier flashing incidents provided Cox with his suspect's name. The trooper ran a search for Baldwin in the state's driving records and came up with a matching picture and an address.
Cox paid Baldwin a visit, but not finding him at home Cox did something unusual. He left a card asking Baldwin to call him.
Baldwin came in a month later. At first, he denied being the flasher but relented after Cox suggested that therapy would probably do him some good.
Bradley pleaded guilty to charges of indecent exposure and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. He was also fined $1,040, ordered to attend sex offender counseling, and was placed on five years' probation.
BAY CITY, Mich. (Court TV) — Too much too soon, was the lesson learned by one would-be "dater" who really put himself out there in his quest for a mate.
Joshua Baldwin, 24, confessed to exposing his genitals to women in his community 16 times.
"I was only hoping to get lucky, but I went about it the wrong way," Baldwin said in a statement to Michigan State Police Trooper Bradley Cox, who coaxed the flasher into a confession.
Cox was picking up laundry in a neighborhood laundromat when he overheard an employee call 911 about a flasher lurking about the business. The off-duty officer ran outside, caught up with Baldwin, but lost him after a brief struggle.
A witness familiar with Baldwin's earlier flashing incidents provided Cox with his suspect's name. The trooper ran a search for Baldwin in the state's driving records and came up with a matching picture and an address.
Cox paid Baldwin a visit, but not finding him at home Cox did something unusual. He left a card asking Baldwin to call him.
Baldwin came in a month later. At first, he denied being the flasher but relented after Cox suggested that therapy would probably do him some good.
Bradley pleaded guilty to charges of indecent exposure and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. He was also fined $1,040, ordered to attend sex offender counseling, and was placed on five years' probation.
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