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Happy hour turns sour for alleged bank robber
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Court TV) — An alleged bank robber's happy hour was cut short when he was arrested for holding up a bank across the street from the bar.
To make matters worse, he was counting a wad of the stolen loot at the time.
Robert Langdale allegedly walked into a Bank of America at 5:15 p.m. and ordered a teller to hand over money. He claimed to have a weapon though one was not visible. The teller complied.
Police say Langdale then walked across the parking lot and into a restaurant where he sat at the bar, ordered a beer and promptly started counting his money.
Meanwhile, witnesses gave descriptions of Langdale to police officers who were searching the area. Police entered the restaurant where they found their man sipping his drink and leafing through a bundle of greenbacks.
Langdale was arrested without incident and is being held without bail.
All the money was recovered minus the undisclosed bar tab.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Court TV) — An alleged bank robber's happy hour was cut short when he was arrested for holding up a bank across the street from the bar.
To make matters worse, he was counting a wad of the stolen loot at the time.
Robert Langdale allegedly walked into a Bank of America at 5:15 p.m. and ordered a teller to hand over money. He claimed to have a weapon though one was not visible. The teller complied.
Police say Langdale then walked across the parking lot and into a restaurant where he sat at the bar, ordered a beer and promptly started counting his money.
Meanwhile, witnesses gave descriptions of Langdale to police officers who were searching the area. Police entered the restaurant where they found their man sipping his drink and leafing through a bundle of greenbacks.
Langdale was arrested without incident and is being held without bail.
All the money was recovered minus the undisclosed bar tab.
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Naked man arrested for hijacking school bus to escape police
DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A naked man hijacked a school bus to flee from police after he crashed his vehicle into the bus, police said.
The man, who had not been identified by police as of Thursday, stole the bus as officers arrived at the accident scene, police said. He made a U-turn and led officers on a slow-speed chase into oncoming traffic, said police Capt. C.D. Atkinson.
Two truck drivers — driving a concrete pumper truck and a tractor trailer — eventually blocked the bus' path, according to a police report.
"They cornered him, pinned him up against the retaining wall," Atkinson said.
The driver was naked when police arrested him. He had suffered a few scrapes and was taken to a hospital for treatment and a mental evaluation.
Atkinson said charges are pending. Police Chief John King said the man spat at emergency medical technicians, which could warrant charges if he has any communicable diseases.
The bus driver had not yet picked up the children to take them to private Atlanta International School.
DORAVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A naked man hijacked a school bus to flee from police after he crashed his vehicle into the bus, police said.
The man, who had not been identified by police as of Thursday, stole the bus as officers arrived at the accident scene, police said. He made a U-turn and led officers on a slow-speed chase into oncoming traffic, said police Capt. C.D. Atkinson.
Two truck drivers — driving a concrete pumper truck and a tractor trailer — eventually blocked the bus' path, according to a police report.
"They cornered him, pinned him up against the retaining wall," Atkinson said.
The driver was naked when police arrested him. He had suffered a few scrapes and was taken to a hospital for treatment and a mental evaluation.
Atkinson said charges are pending. Police Chief John King said the man spat at emergency medical technicians, which could warrant charges if he has any communicable diseases.
The bus driver had not yet picked up the children to take them to private Atlanta International School.
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Robbery Suspect Stuck in Cooling Unit
CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - A man trying to rob a St. Croix restaurant was hospitalized after he hid in a heat extraction unit when employees showed up early for work Sunday, authorities said.
Workers turned on the cooling system's hood and its fan blades began to strike the man repeatedly, police said. He was in stable condition at a hospital where he was being treated for numerous cuts and abrasions.
The man broke into the Tutto Bene Cafe in Christiansted and attempted to open the restaurant's safe, said Scott Hill, the restaurant's executive chef.
He became trapped when the first shift reported for work earlier than usual, Hill said. The cafe was anticipating brisk business because of St. Croix's Half Iron Triathlon, which was held on Sunday, he said.
"After employees turned on the unit, they observed an unusual sound coming from inside the roof, where the hood is located," Hill said.
The employees searched the unit and discovered the intruder coiled up inside the hood with the blades cutting him. "He was basically stuck inside of it and had nowhere to go once the unit was turned on," he said.
No cash was missing. Police said they expected to charge the man with burglary once he is released from the hospital.
CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - A man trying to rob a St. Croix restaurant was hospitalized after he hid in a heat extraction unit when employees showed up early for work Sunday, authorities said.
Workers turned on the cooling system's hood and its fan blades began to strike the man repeatedly, police said. He was in stable condition at a hospital where he was being treated for numerous cuts and abrasions.
The man broke into the Tutto Bene Cafe in Christiansted and attempted to open the restaurant's safe, said Scott Hill, the restaurant's executive chef.
He became trapped when the first shift reported for work earlier than usual, Hill said. The cafe was anticipating brisk business because of St. Croix's Half Iron Triathlon, which was held on Sunday, he said.
"After employees turned on the unit, they observed an unusual sound coming from inside the roof, where the hood is located," Hill said.
The employees searched the unit and discovered the intruder coiled up inside the hood with the blades cutting him. "He was basically stuck inside of it and had nowhere to go once the unit was turned on," he said.
No cash was missing. Police said they expected to charge the man with burglary once he is released from the hospital.
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Fraternity Blows Cannon Into Apartments
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity tried to load an antique cannon on their front lawn with fireworks, but destroyed the cannon and blew out the window of an second floor apartment across the street.
An 8-inch portion of the cannon, which legend says dates to the Civil War, crashed through the roof of the apartment building Thursday, tearing through the fifth floor before landing on a pingpong table in the lounge on the fourth floor. The explosion also left some debris imbedded in the building's brick exterior. No one was hurt.
Two members of the fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia were arrested. The national Kappa Alpha fraternity said Missouri's chapter president and vice president were facing charges.
Columbia Police Capt. Zim Schwartze said they were investigating a third person for his possible involvement in the incident.
Elaine Pohl, a teacher at Missouri, said she and a visiting scholars from China had been playing a game of pingpong about 8 p.m. in a fourth floor lounge of University Place apartments, located across the street from the fraternity, when they heard two loud explosions. She said she then noticed a 12-inch hole in the ceiling, and a piece of metal on the pingpong table.
"It came down into the net like it would've sliced the table in two, though it didn't break the table," she said.
About a dozen people were in the room at the time, she said.
The fraternity chapter has been suspended by its national office and the university, pending the outcome of an investigation, the Kappa Alpha Order said Friday. The chapter at Missouri is required to cease all activities.
"KA deeply regrets the actions taken by certain member of the chapter which violate our regulations and policy. KA policy prohibits the possession or firing or any type of firearms on fraternity property," said Larry Wiese, executive director of the fraternity, in a statement.
The phone at the fraternity range unanswered Friday night.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity tried to load an antique cannon on their front lawn with fireworks, but destroyed the cannon and blew out the window of an second floor apartment across the street.
An 8-inch portion of the cannon, which legend says dates to the Civil War, crashed through the roof of the apartment building Thursday, tearing through the fifth floor before landing on a pingpong table in the lounge on the fourth floor. The explosion also left some debris imbedded in the building's brick exterior. No one was hurt.
Two members of the fraternity at the University of Missouri-Columbia were arrested. The national Kappa Alpha fraternity said Missouri's chapter president and vice president were facing charges.
Columbia Police Capt. Zim Schwartze said they were investigating a third person for his possible involvement in the incident.
Elaine Pohl, a teacher at Missouri, said she and a visiting scholars from China had been playing a game of pingpong about 8 p.m. in a fourth floor lounge of University Place apartments, located across the street from the fraternity, when they heard two loud explosions. She said she then noticed a 12-inch hole in the ceiling, and a piece of metal on the pingpong table.
"It came down into the net like it would've sliced the table in two, though it didn't break the table," she said.
About a dozen people were in the room at the time, she said.
The fraternity chapter has been suspended by its national office and the university, pending the outcome of an investigation, the Kappa Alpha Order said Friday. The chapter at Missouri is required to cease all activities.
"KA deeply regrets the actions taken by certain member of the chapter which violate our regulations and policy. KA policy prohibits the possession or firing or any type of firearms on fraternity property," said Larry Wiese, executive director of the fraternity, in a statement.
The phone at the fraternity range unanswered Friday night.
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Road Construction Foils Alleged Robbers
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) - Two men robbed a local bank, but were stopped by police after they were delayed by road construction.
Police say David Kovacs, 35, of South Bend, and Whitey T.G. Culp, 28, of Mishawaka, walked into the Lake City Bank on Thursday and handed a teller a note demanding money.
The men took cash, then ran to a waiting car, driven by Jennifer Hartke, 21, of LaPorte, and sped off, said Middlebury Marshal Greg Thomas.
The car, headed west on U.S. 20, was soon stopped in a line of traffic waiting on road construction. Police officers walked up to the vehicle and ordered the three people out of the car, but the car started to speed off.
Police shot and flattened at least two of the car's tires, but the car continued speeding forward and eventually slammed into a tree. Hartke was arrested in the car. Kovacs and Culp ran into a nearby field where a K-9 unit, helicopter and state police airplane searched for the men.
Kovacs was arrested shortly after the search began and Culp was arrested later.
All three were booked on preliminary charges of bank robbery and fleeing.
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. (AP) - Two men robbed a local bank, but were stopped by police after they were delayed by road construction.
Police say David Kovacs, 35, of South Bend, and Whitey T.G. Culp, 28, of Mishawaka, walked into the Lake City Bank on Thursday and handed a teller a note demanding money.
The men took cash, then ran to a waiting car, driven by Jennifer Hartke, 21, of LaPorte, and sped off, said Middlebury Marshal Greg Thomas.
The car, headed west on U.S. 20, was soon stopped in a line of traffic waiting on road construction. Police officers walked up to the vehicle and ordered the three people out of the car, but the car started to speed off.
Police shot and flattened at least two of the car's tires, but the car continued speeding forward and eventually slammed into a tree. Hartke was arrested in the car. Kovacs and Culp ran into a nearby field where a K-9 unit, helicopter and state police airplane searched for the men.
Kovacs was arrested shortly after the search began and Culp was arrested later.
All three were booked on preliminary charges of bank robbery and fleeing.
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But It Was So Tasty...snack DNA Nabs Thief
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - A German burglar who took a bite out of a meatball during a night raid on a sandwich shop was caught after forensic scientists ran a DNA test on it.
"A DNA test on the saliva traces identified an old friend," police in Frankfurt said Tuesday.
Police did not have to spend long hunting down the 43-year-old culprit after the meatball theft in January because he was already in prison for burglary.
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - A German burglar who took a bite out of a meatball during a night raid on a sandwich shop was caught after forensic scientists ran a DNA test on it.
"A DNA test on the saliva traces identified an old friend," police in Frankfurt said Tuesday.
Police did not have to spend long hunting down the 43-year-old culprit after the meatball theft in January because he was already in prison for burglary.
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Did you hear about that guy in L.A who was being chased by cops and then decided to get out of the car and dance.Im not joking,I saw it on tv.He was in the middle of a high-speed chase with the cops when he stopped his car,got out,and then started to dance.He got back in the car and took off,but the police finally got him.I guess the cops didn't like his dancin moves becuase they shot him with a rubber bullit.
He was being chased for stealing a car.

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Re: Thats funny
Opal storm wrote:Did you hear about that guy in L.A who was being chased by cops and then decided to get out of the car and dance.Im not joking,I saw it on tv.He was in the middle of a high-speed chase with the cops when he stopped his car,got out,and then started to dance.He got back in the car and took off,but the police finally got him.I guess the cops didn't like his dancin moves becuase they shot him with a rubber bullit.He was being chased for stealing a car.
Too funny!!
Still, nobody beats Sharon Luck who stole a bag of money and while attempting to deposit the stolen loot in her Burleson Bank account, the pink dye pack exploded!

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Bank Robber Did It for Her Cat?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 44-year-old woman who told police she robbed a string of banks to raise money to pay for surgery for her cat pleaded not guilty to larceny in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Monday.
Catherine Kaczanowski, who was arrested last month, said she set off on her crime spree after learning her stray cat Smoochie had a cancerous tumor and needed surgery, police said. She is accused of hitting five banks near her Brooklyn home and making off with a total of $7,500.
Kaczanowski pleaded not guilty to grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and robbery.
Police say she slipped notes to bank tellers demanding money and saying, "I don't want to hurt anybody."
When arrested, the frail 5-foot-3 (1.6 meter), 100-pound (45 kg) recluse told police she was desperate to save Smoochie, a stray she adopted as a kitten nearly three years ago.
Smoochie had the surgery, which was successful, the New York Post reported quoting a law enforcement source.
Kaczanowski told police she got the idea of robbing banks after reading about other successful bank heists. Police said Tuesday they had been unable to verify her story.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 44-year-old woman who told police she robbed a string of banks to raise money to pay for surgery for her cat pleaded not guilty to larceny in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Monday.
Catherine Kaczanowski, who was arrested last month, said she set off on her crime spree after learning her stray cat Smoochie had a cancerous tumor and needed surgery, police said. She is accused of hitting five banks near her Brooklyn home and making off with a total of $7,500.
Kaczanowski pleaded not guilty to grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and robbery.
Police say she slipped notes to bank tellers demanding money and saying, "I don't want to hurt anybody."
When arrested, the frail 5-foot-3 (1.6 meter), 100-pound (45 kg) recluse told police she was desperate to save Smoochie, a stray she adopted as a kitten nearly three years ago.
Smoochie had the surgery, which was successful, the New York Post reported quoting a law enforcement source.
Kaczanowski told police she got the idea of robbing banks after reading about other successful bank heists. Police said Tuesday they had been unable to verify her story.
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Police nab man on grounds he stole coffee
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Court TV) - If a caffeine-crazed burglar had just asked to borrow some coffee, he may have saved himself jail time.
But Mark Bojniewicz apparently had little faith in human generosity.
Police say that when the 24-year-old Fairbanks, Alaska, native ran out of coffee, he broke into a neighbor's apartment to get his java fix. But the coffee heist was caught on tape.
Arnold Reed suspected someone was dipping into his coffee supply. His upstairs neighbor had mentioned smelling coffee in her apartment even though she had run out about two weeks earlier.
Reed borrowed video equipment and hid a camera to monitor the front door and kitchen, according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
On the second day of recording, Reed's camera caught Bojniewicz, a neighbor's house guest, breaking into the apartment with a butter knife. Bojniewicz then helped himself to Reed's French vanilla coffee and hazelnut coffee creamer.
Bojniewicz was arrested after authorities screened the tape. He told police that after his host had failed to replenish her coffee supply, he decided to get some from Reed's apartment.
"If the guy would have asked me, I would have gave it to him," Reed said, according to the newspaper.
Bojniewicz is charged with first-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft. He remains in jail on $500 bail.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Court TV) - If a caffeine-crazed burglar had just asked to borrow some coffee, he may have saved himself jail time.
But Mark Bojniewicz apparently had little faith in human generosity.
Police say that when the 24-year-old Fairbanks, Alaska, native ran out of coffee, he broke into a neighbor's apartment to get his java fix. But the coffee heist was caught on tape.
Arnold Reed suspected someone was dipping into his coffee supply. His upstairs neighbor had mentioned smelling coffee in her apartment even though she had run out about two weeks earlier.
Reed borrowed video equipment and hid a camera to monitor the front door and kitchen, according to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
On the second day of recording, Reed's camera caught Bojniewicz, a neighbor's house guest, breaking into the apartment with a butter knife. Bojniewicz then helped himself to Reed's French vanilla coffee and hazelnut coffee creamer.
Bojniewicz was arrested after authorities screened the tape. He told police that after his host had failed to replenish her coffee supply, he decided to get some from Reed's apartment.
"If the guy would have asked me, I would have gave it to him," Reed said, according to the newspaper.
Bojniewicz is charged with first-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft. He remains in jail on $500 bail.
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Father charged in snack attack
STATEN ISLAND, New York (Court TV) - Call it a case of tough love.
Esteban Palafox is charged with beating his 10-year-old son with a stick of beef jerky.
When Palafox, 34, discovered his son, Esteban Jr., had skipped school three times in a row, the Staten Island, N.Y., father decided that some discipline was in order.
According to the Staten Island Advance, Palafox allegedly ran downstairs to the Mexico Azteca Grocery & Deli II, grabbed a 1.12-ounce Slim Jim, which is advertised as "The Hulk-Sized Stick," and returned to his apartment, where he hit his son repeatedly around the lower body.
Child welfare officials were notified of the incident when Palafox's ex-wife took her son to the hospital, the report said.
Palafox is charged with second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces seven years in prison and has a June 2nd court date.
STATEN ISLAND, New York (Court TV) - Call it a case of tough love.
Esteban Palafox is charged with beating his 10-year-old son with a stick of beef jerky.
When Palafox, 34, discovered his son, Esteban Jr., had skipped school three times in a row, the Staten Island, N.Y., father decided that some discipline was in order.
According to the Staten Island Advance, Palafox allegedly ran downstairs to the Mexico Azteca Grocery & Deli II, grabbed a 1.12-ounce Slim Jim, which is advertised as "The Hulk-Sized Stick," and returned to his apartment, where he hit his son repeatedly around the lower body.
Child welfare officials were notified of the incident when Palafox's ex-wife took her son to the hospital, the report said.
Palafox is charged with second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces seven years in prison and has a June 2nd court date.
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Man Bites Dog
JOHANNESBURG, Africa (Reuters) - A man fleeing police in the South African city of Durban bit the dog and police officer ordered to apprehend him, police said on Friday.
"The guy actually bit the dog... He was stupid because those dogs are trained not to let go," Superintendent Danelia Veldhuizen of Durban police told Reuters.
The man ran from a house where he is accused of raping a young mother at knife-point on Thursday. The police dog unit was alerted to give chase. The man is expected to be charged with rape and robbery.
Veldhuizen said the man bit the policeman's finger right through to the bone, but the dog was fine.
JOHANNESBURG, Africa (Reuters) - A man fleeing police in the South African city of Durban bit the dog and police officer ordered to apprehend him, police said on Friday.
"The guy actually bit the dog... He was stupid because those dogs are trained not to let go," Superintendent Danelia Veldhuizen of Durban police told Reuters.
The man ran from a house where he is accused of raping a young mother at knife-point on Thursday. The police dog unit was alerted to give chase. The man is expected to be charged with rape and robbery.
Veldhuizen said the man bit the policeman's finger right through to the bone, but the dog was fine.
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Drunken Driver Loses Car, Breaks Booze Record
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - Losing his license did not stop a drunk German driver from jumping back into his car a day later to buy more of his favorite tipple -- only to be nabbed a second time by police who this time seized the car as well.
Following a tip-off, police had stopped the 51-year-old on Monday, when a breath test showed a blood alcohol level more than 10 times over the legal limit.
"The officers could not remember ever having recorded such a high level," said a police spokesman in Hagen, western Germany. The man's license was taken away.
The next morning, the man again bought sparkling wine and drove home. Police again stopped him and recorded an even higher alcohol level -- almost double the amount considered life-threatening to most people.
"This time, the officers confiscated his car too," the spokesman said. The man will be charged.
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - Losing his license did not stop a drunk German driver from jumping back into his car a day later to buy more of his favorite tipple -- only to be nabbed a second time by police who this time seized the car as well.
Following a tip-off, police had stopped the 51-year-old on Monday, when a breath test showed a blood alcohol level more than 10 times over the legal limit.
"The officers could not remember ever having recorded such a high level," said a police spokesman in Hagen, western Germany. The man's license was taken away.
The next morning, the man again bought sparkling wine and drove home. Police again stopped him and recorded an even higher alcohol level -- almost double the amount considered life-threatening to most people.
"This time, the officers confiscated his car too," the spokesman said. The man will be charged.
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Not Your Usual Suspect
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - German police arrested a green-fingered pensioner harvesting cannabis plants in her Hamburg home after someone tipped them off to a strong smell, authorities said Wednesday.
In a dawn raid of the 68-year-old's flat, police found marijuana plants in her bathroom, bedroom and living room.
"Police discovered a plantation of approximately 170 cannabis plants as well as a special lighting and ventilation system," said a police spokesman. "It was very professional."
Eleven pounds of cannabis, freshly harvested and already packaged, were also discovered in the woman's home, which she shares with her 39-year-old son.
"The woman was tending to the plants and watering them but said that she was doing it for her son," the spokesman said.
Police confiscated the plants and are investigating.
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - German police arrested a green-fingered pensioner harvesting cannabis plants in her Hamburg home after someone tipped them off to a strong smell, authorities said Wednesday.
In a dawn raid of the 68-year-old's flat, police found marijuana plants in her bathroom, bedroom and living room.
"Police discovered a plantation of approximately 170 cannabis plants as well as a special lighting and ventilation system," said a police spokesman. "It was very professional."
Eleven pounds of cannabis, freshly harvested and already packaged, were also discovered in the woman's home, which she shares with her 39-year-old son.
"The woman was tending to the plants and watering them but said that she was doing it for her son," the spokesman said.
Police confiscated the plants and are investigating.
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Naughty Gnomes Made to Cover Up
BARNSLEY, England (Reuters) - A Barnsley man has covered up his lewd garden gnomes with painted-on swimwear after police warned him he faced arrest for causing public offence.
While most garden gnomes fish or enact scenes of bucolic tranquillity, ex-army sergeant Tony Watson's models in this northern English town bared their breasts and buttocks, prompting complaints from the public.
"It is an offence to display something that is insulting or likely to cause distress," a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
"Although some people view the gnomes as a bit of harmless fun, we have to take complaints from members of the public seriously."
One of the gnomes now sports a polka-dot bikini, said local resident John Threlkeld, who passes the gnomes every day on his way to work.
"Tony used filler and paint to cover them up," he said.
BARNSLEY, England (Reuters) - A Barnsley man has covered up his lewd garden gnomes with painted-on swimwear after police warned him he faced arrest for causing public offence.
While most garden gnomes fish or enact scenes of bucolic tranquillity, ex-army sergeant Tony Watson's models in this northern English town bared their breasts and buttocks, prompting complaints from the public.
"It is an offence to display something that is insulting or likely to cause distress," a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
"Although some people view the gnomes as a bit of harmless fun, we have to take complaints from members of the public seriously."
One of the gnomes now sports a polka-dot bikini, said local resident John Threlkeld, who passes the gnomes every day on his way to work.
"Tony used filler and paint to cover them up," he said.
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Home intruder caught on the toilet
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (AP) — Burglars beware: a bathroom break on the job can get you busted.
That's how Otha Smith got caught.
Dewey Coulson went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, only to find an intruder using the toilet.
"When I turned the corner ... I saw the light was on, and I thought someone had just left it on so I opened the door, and there was this guy sitting on the toilet," said Coulson, 19. "So I said, 'What are you doing in my house?' And he said, 'I just had to use the bathroom."'
Coulson ran upstairs to get his stepfather, and when they returned they saw the man trying to leave.
"He was walking really slowly, and then he saw us, and he started running toward these doors and he grabbed the handle and my stepdad and I closed on him," Coulson said.
He and stepfather Dave End wrestled with the man to subdue him until police arrived.
Coulson's mother, Cathy End, said the intruder likely wasn't in the house long before heading to the bathroom.
"There was some money out of my wallet, but that's as far as he got, I guess, before nature took over. The toilet part just blows my mind," she said.
Smith, 42, who police said apparently entered through an unlocked door, was charged Wednesday with burglary to an occupied residence, a felony.
Because of two prior burglary convictions, he could face 21 years in prison if convicted.
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (AP) — Burglars beware: a bathroom break on the job can get you busted.
That's how Otha Smith got caught.
Dewey Coulson went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, only to find an intruder using the toilet.
"When I turned the corner ... I saw the light was on, and I thought someone had just left it on so I opened the door, and there was this guy sitting on the toilet," said Coulson, 19. "So I said, 'What are you doing in my house?' And he said, 'I just had to use the bathroom."'
Coulson ran upstairs to get his stepfather, and when they returned they saw the man trying to leave.
"He was walking really slowly, and then he saw us, and he started running toward these doors and he grabbed the handle and my stepdad and I closed on him," Coulson said.
He and stepfather Dave End wrestled with the man to subdue him until police arrived.
Coulson's mother, Cathy End, said the intruder likely wasn't in the house long before heading to the bathroom.
"There was some money out of my wallet, but that's as far as he got, I guess, before nature took over. The toilet part just blows my mind," she said.
Smith, 42, who police said apparently entered through an unlocked door, was charged Wednesday with burglary to an occupied residence, a felony.
Because of two prior burglary convictions, he could face 21 years in prison if convicted.
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Slippery Grease Bandits Make Slick Getaway
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma police are looking for grease bandits who made off with 5,000 pounds (2268 kg) of used cooking oil and grease from three restaurants.
Police in Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, said on Thursday the grease bandits have hit an area of Mexican, Chinese and steak restaurants over the past three months.
The robbers took the used cooking grease that was stored in large cylinders in back of the restaurants.
The restaurants were planning to sell the grease to a recycling company and the total value of the stolen goods was about $380.
Glynda Chu, a spokeswoman for the Edmond police said the bandits had a good idea of how to get money in the used grease market, but she thinks it odd that anyone would put so much effort into making off with so much cooking byproduct.
"It would be a big chore to haul that smelly stuff away," Chu said. "They did, however, make a slick getaway."
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma police are looking for grease bandits who made off with 5,000 pounds (2268 kg) of used cooking oil and grease from three restaurants.
Police in Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, said on Thursday the grease bandits have hit an area of Mexican, Chinese and steak restaurants over the past three months.
The robbers took the used cooking grease that was stored in large cylinders in back of the restaurants.
The restaurants were planning to sell the grease to a recycling company and the total value of the stolen goods was about $380.
Glynda Chu, a spokeswoman for the Edmond police said the bandits had a good idea of how to get money in the used grease market, but she thinks it odd that anyone would put so much effort into making off with so much cooking byproduct.
"It would be a big chore to haul that smelly stuff away," Chu said. "They did, however, make a slick getaway."
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Fugitive Who Faked Suicide Is Found Alive
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (Reuters) - A Tennessee man who faked his suicide 13 years ago to avoid fraud and burglary charges has been found alive and well in California, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.
Mark Paisley, now 34, left a suicide note in his car parked by the Delaware River near Philadelphia in 1991 after being sought for credit card fraud in Pennsylvania and burglary in Tennessee, said Pennsylvania State Trooper Glenn Blue.
Because no body was ever found, Blue, who works for the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, said he always suspected Paisley had not killed himself. As a result, he made periodic checks on the case over the last three years and found Paisley's brother, Joseph, was living in Tennessee.
After initially suspecting Joseph was the fugitive, Blue discovered another Joseph Paisley living in San Francisco. The man turned out to be Mark Paisley using his brother's name.
Mark had been arrested in California on minor fraud and theft charges, Blue said, and was arrested again as a fugitive earlier this week, when he admitted his true identity.
Paisley is expected to be returned to Pennsylvania within the next 30 days and will face the original charges plus one of flight to avoid prosecution.
Blue cases where fugitives are caught after living under an alias happen once or twice a year, but the Paisley case -- with its faked suicide -- was special.
"It is unusual for it to be quite this elaborate," he told Reuters.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (Reuters) - A Tennessee man who faked his suicide 13 years ago to avoid fraud and burglary charges has been found alive and well in California, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.
Mark Paisley, now 34, left a suicide note in his car parked by the Delaware River near Philadelphia in 1991 after being sought for credit card fraud in Pennsylvania and burglary in Tennessee, said Pennsylvania State Trooper Glenn Blue.
Because no body was ever found, Blue, who works for the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, said he always suspected Paisley had not killed himself. As a result, he made periodic checks on the case over the last three years and found Paisley's brother, Joseph, was living in Tennessee.
After initially suspecting Joseph was the fugitive, Blue discovered another Joseph Paisley living in San Francisco. The man turned out to be Mark Paisley using his brother's name.
Mark had been arrested in California on minor fraud and theft charges, Blue said, and was arrested again as a fugitive earlier this week, when he admitted his true identity.
Paisley is expected to be returned to Pennsylvania within the next 30 days and will face the original charges plus one of flight to avoid prosecution.
Blue cases where fugitives are caught after living under an alias happen once or twice a year, but the Paisley case -- with its faked suicide -- was special.
"It is unusual for it to be quite this elaborate," he told Reuters.
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Patient pegged for picking pockets
By Tinuola Awopetu, Court TV
A Detroit man with sticky fingers will have a tough time refuting eyewitness testimony that he swiped an unconscious patient's watch.
Tyrone Allen was caught in the act by an off-duty police officer.
When James Lant checked in to the Henry Ford Hospital to treat a knee injury he never expected to be an eyewitness to a bedside robbery.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Lant, a Wayne County public safety officer, was waiting in the emergency room when he noticed Allen, a patient, reach over and shake a man lying on the next gurney.
When the other patient did not respond, Allen removed the man's wristwatch. Allen allegedly pocketed the watch and then pretended to be asleep.
A minute later, Allen "woke up" for another go at his unconscious victim. This time he went for the man's pocket.
But James Lant had seen enough. He approached Allen and announced himself as a police officer, the report said.
Allen allegedly apologized for the theft and surrendered the watch to hospital security.
The unconscious patient was revived and confirmed the stolen watch belonged to him.
Allen was charged with larceny from a person and released on a $10,000 personal bond. He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
A probable cause hearing is scheduled for May 17.
By Tinuola Awopetu, Court TV
A Detroit man with sticky fingers will have a tough time refuting eyewitness testimony that he swiped an unconscious patient's watch.
Tyrone Allen was caught in the act by an off-duty police officer.
When James Lant checked in to the Henry Ford Hospital to treat a knee injury he never expected to be an eyewitness to a bedside robbery.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Lant, a Wayne County public safety officer, was waiting in the emergency room when he noticed Allen, a patient, reach over and shake a man lying on the next gurney.
When the other patient did not respond, Allen removed the man's wristwatch. Allen allegedly pocketed the watch and then pretended to be asleep.
A minute later, Allen "woke up" for another go at his unconscious victim. This time he went for the man's pocket.
But James Lant had seen enough. He approached Allen and announced himself as a police officer, the report said.
Allen allegedly apologized for the theft and surrendered the watch to hospital security.
The unconscious patient was revived and confirmed the stolen watch belonged to him.
Allen was charged with larceny from a person and released on a $10,000 personal bond. He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
A probable cause hearing is scheduled for May 17.
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Drunken 'Stripper' Sparks Probe
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A drunken woman looking for a place to sleep slipped past security and onto an aircraft at Aberdeen airport in Scotland where she dozed unnoticed for several hours, sparking a review of security.
The British Airports Authority (BAA) said Monday it had launched a full investigation after the woman -- reported by a newspaper to be a scantily clad stripper -- scaled a fence and boarded a private jet.
"The young woman was found aboard an aircraft last Thursday and an investigation is under way," a BAA spokesman said.
The Sun newspaper said 22-year-old Soraya Wilson was discovered eight hours after she passed out in the plane's cockpit. She was cautioned but not charged.
"I don't know who was more embarrassed when they found me, the security men or me, because I was just wearing my knickers and a little top when I woke up," she told the paper.
LONDON, England (Reuters) - A drunken woman looking for a place to sleep slipped past security and onto an aircraft at Aberdeen airport in Scotland where she dozed unnoticed for several hours, sparking a review of security.
The British Airports Authority (BAA) said Monday it had launched a full investigation after the woman -- reported by a newspaper to be a scantily clad stripper -- scaled a fence and boarded a private jet.
"The young woman was found aboard an aircraft last Thursday and an investigation is under way," a BAA spokesman said.
The Sun newspaper said 22-year-old Soraya Wilson was discovered eight hours after she passed out in the plane's cockpit. She was cautioned but not charged.
"I don't know who was more embarrassed when they found me, the security men or me, because I was just wearing my knickers and a little top when I woke up," she told the paper.
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