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TWO people have been charged after they were allegedly caught having sex in a four-wheel-drive at a Northern Territory service station. The Northern Territory News reports the driver was drunk and the vehicle was stolen. Police said they arrested the couple at the Adelaide River BP after spotting them having sex in the passenger seat of the car while pulled up at the petrol bowser. Officers allegedly asked the couple to "stop what they were doing", and noticed the pair seemed to be intoxicated. Police then reviewed video footage to see who had been driving the car. The driver was breath-tested and returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.179 per cent. Police said the Toyota Landcruiser in which they shared their tryst had earlier been stolen from a house at Jabiru. The driver was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, high range drink driving and unlicensed driving. Both occupants were charged with indecent behaviour in a public place. Source
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- The Transportation Security Administration says it has seized 123,189 items from passengers at three New York-area airports, including a baby alligator. The New York Post said Sunday also among the tens of thousands of prohibited items seized since January at the three local airports was a 6-foot-long African spear and a gassed-up chainsaw. The federal agency said other items that passengers were not allowed to board flights with include unwashed adult toys, 10-point deer antlers and even a kitchen sink. The unidentified passenger caught attempting to travel from New York to Puerto Rico with a baby alligator had the live animal strapped to his thigh in an attempt to fool airport officials. Meanwhile, a total of 122 passengers were stopped at Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport since January for attempting to board flights with ammunition and gunpowder. The Post said the three airports also account for nearly 450 pounds worth of abandoned goods each month. Source
A former Franklin County deputy who was fired for feeding a jail prisoner a tainted sandwich agreed to a plea deal yesterday that places him on probation for five years. Joseph M. Cantwell, 38, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor health-code violations for giving Joseph Copeland a bologna sandwich that had been rubbed against another prisoner's penis. In exchange for the guilty pleas, City Prosecutor Lara Baker dropped charges of dereliction of duty and disorderly conduct. Baker called Cantwell's behavior "grossly inappropriate" for a jail deputy. But Cantwell lost his job and had no previous criminal record, she said. Franklin County Municipal Judge Harland H. Hale fined Cantwell $500 but suspended a 90-day jail sentence, provided that he complete his probation. Cantwell, of Park Point Lane in Lewis Center in Delaware County, and another deputy, Phillip Barnett, photographed the sandwich incident in the Downtown jail. Both were fired by Sheriff Jim Karnes in May. Barnett was not charged with a crime. Copeland and two other prisoners have sued the county. "I'm really heartfelt sorry for the shame and embarrassment I caused (to) everyone linked to this incident, especially my fellow deputies and the sheriff," Cantwell said. Defense attorney Jonathan Tyack said Cantwell has not found another job. The incident "was blown out of proportion and it was a prank, but I also understand why people are upset," Tyack said. "No one was asking for jail time." Source
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Nine women tricked into thinking they were reality TV show contestants and lured into an Istanbul villa were rescued by Turkish military police after two months confinement, a police spokesman said Thursday. Cameras in the villa filmed the women 24-hours a day, providing a live stream of images for Internet users who had paid to access the footage, the spokesman said. The women, all from Turkey, according to the Turkish press, had answered an advert seeking contestants for a "Big Brother"-style television show. They passed an audition and selection process before entering the house. "The women's parents called the police after they didn't hear anything from them. The military police went to investigate and heard the women screaming from inside," the spokesman said, adding the raid took place Monday. Police detained three men and prosecutors are investigating, he said. According to Turkish media, the women had signed a contract agreeing they would have no contact with their families and would face a fine of 50,000 Turkish lira if they left early. Source
CHICAGO- Have you seen a 39-year-old Playboy cover splashed with the scantily clad Phyllis Babila concealed only by what appears to be a red sheet? The magazine, circa May 1970, was stolen last week from a glass frame in a bathroom at The Fifty/50, a Ukrainian Village sports bar, 2047 W. Division St. But whoever stole the magazine left behind two others in the same frame, from 1972 and 1973. A jealous relative of Babila's maybe? "That's the only thing I would think of," said bar co-owner Scott Weiner, 28. "[She is] somebody's relative. They saw their mom up there and thought, 'I'm taking that down.' " Not so, says Babila. Reached at her Los Angeles home, the former model, who once lived in Wicker Park, said she doesn't have any children or ex-husbands in Chicago. "I'm impressed," Babila, 62, said of the thief's effort. And she doesn't think any of her ex-boyfriends here would yank her photo from a wall. Weiner and co-owner Greg Mohr are offering a $100 gift certificate to their bar and an autographed copy of this May's issue featuring Crystal McCahill. They also promise not to press charges into the theft of part of Weiner's uncle's Playboy collection. "The Playboys have always been kind of a sacred thing," Weiner said. "No one's really messed with them before." Source
AN ANGRY mum has accused a pizza delivery man of child abuse after he allegedly grabbed her four-year-old son and tried to hold him as "ransom" for payment. Cindy Paardekooper, 30, told the Northern Territory News the driver from Pizza King was an hour late delivering her half-Hawaiian, half-supreme. When she refused to pay, the driver allegedly grabbed her four-year-old son Cain who was standing on the other side of the fence. ''He grabbed my son, four years old, by the arm through the fence as ransom for the pizza,'' Ms Paardekooper claimed. ''Grabbing a child, that's child abuse, that's assault.'' Upset at the pizza being so late, Ms Paardekooper had called the shop before the driver arrived and said she would not pay. She said she was told the driver would be informed. Source
"Childish" remarks about top British pudding Spotted Dick has forced a council in Wales to change the name on its menu. They will now call it "Spotted Richard" or "Sultana Sponge". The decision was made by canteen staff at Flintshire County Council after they became fed up with immature comments from customers choosing the pudding. A spokesperson from the council says staff just wanted to put an end to the childish comments they received every time they served Spotted Dick. But John Midgley, the co-founder of the Campaign Against Political Correctness, told Sky News he thinks the council "will be made a laughing-stock of" and that the move will be "completely and utterly counter-productive". And when Sky News asked food critic Michael Winner about the decision he said he found it "absolutely ridiculous beyond belief". He added: "Spotted Dick is a classic and lovely name for a traditional British dish." Recipes for the pudding date back to the 19th Century but despite a number of theories, the name's origin has never been discovered. Source
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday. Columbus police Sgt. Sean Laird said the woman recognized Bennett as one of the robbers when he returned to ask her out. She had a relative call 911. Police said Bennett was arrested in front of the home. He was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of aggravated robbery and was being held in the Franklin County jail on $100,000 bail. A public defender had not yet been assigned to Bennett's case. Source Have any interesting articles you'd like to share? Article Request Thread.
BENNINGTON — Police said they caught four people trying to get the giant pepper off Chili’s restaurant early Sunday morning. The foursome ran an extension cord across Route 67 to power an electric drill they used to detach the logo sign from atop the building. Susan Michet, 22, and Asher Woodworth, 23, both of North Bennington, were cited for grand larceny along with Claire Davis of Lee, Mass., and Sophia Giordano of Williamstown, Mass., both 22, according to police. Sgt. Camillo Grande said two are college students, one is a recent graduate and another is “between work and school. He said he asked if the attempted theft was part of a scavenger hunt or other series of pranks police should watch out for and was told it was a spur of the moment act. “They really didn’t plan it,” he said Sunday. “One of their friends had an eye on the chili and they got together last night and decided they were going to get it for the friend.” Toward that end, police said the foursome assembled a hack saw and power drill they used to remove the bolts holding the chili to the roof. Grande said they planned to make their getaway with the sign, valued at $8,000, in an SUV. “I’m not sure how it was going to fit,” he said. “It’s a pretty large chili.” To power the drill, Grande said they connected 470 feet of extension cords that they ran from the Chili’s building, across all four lanes of the road and through the parking lot of Home Depot to a nearby outlet. While Route 67 is well-traveled, Grande said the cords did not seem to obstruct traffic. The alarm at the Chili’s activated at about 4:30 a.m., and police said they arrived to find one person on the roof, two hiding in the bushes and another running away. Police said they took all four into custody without incident. The foursome had succeeded in freeing the sign from its bolts when police arrived. The Bennington Rural Fire Department helped collect evidence on the roof. Grande said the last such incident he could think of was 15 years ago. He said a Ronald McDonald statue was stolen from outside the McDonald’s and only recently recovered. Source
A STEAMY new AIDS awareness advert shows an Adolf Hitler lookalike having sex. The controversial footage - to be shown on TV and in cinemas - is aimed at shocking the public out of complacency over unprotected sex. "We asked ourselves what face we could give to the virus, and it couldn't be a pretty face," said Dirk Silz, creative director for the advertising agency behind the "AIDS is a mass murderer" campaign. "The campaign is designed to shake people up, to bring the topic of AIDS back to center stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse." The ad, made for German audiences, shows blurred clips of a couple having sex and it is only at the end that the man is revealed as Hitler. A tag line then reads: "AIDS is a mass murderer." The campaign, which also features posters of Joseph Stalin and Saddam Hussein lookalikes en flagrant, was organized with AIDS awareness group Regenbogen e.V. ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1. Source Of course no love for my man Pol Pot. SOBs
