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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
An Isle of Wight man was told to get his teeth fixed before a dentist would let him marry his daughter. Gordon Taylor, 32, was told he must have a series of fillings and cosmetic surgery before he could walk down the aisle with Sarah Lewis, 26. Her father, Dr Philip Lewis, even made him wear a 'snap-on smile' cosmetic denture for the wedding in Cowes. "I didn't mean to neglect my teeth, I guess it was just the lifestyle I was leading," said Mr Taylor. "When I met Sarah, I guess her family noticed them more than most because her father is a dentist." Dr Lewis, 56, admitted he was horrified by the sight of his future son-in-law's teeth. "The thought of my daughter walking down the aisle to Gordon with his teeth the way they were was not a good one," he said. Sarah's mother Joy, who works as a receptionist at Dr Lewis's surgery, added: "Gordon is a lovely chap but he had awful teeth, really awful teeth." And his bride said she was thrilled Mr Taylor had agreed to undergo the dental work to win her hand. "I will always love him regardless but I know the finished look will certainly please him as well as our family and friends," she said. Source
A Massachusetts man who police say drove to Madison last week looking for a 17-year-old boy he met in an online game had an arsenal of weapons, restraints and rubber gloves in his vehicle when he was arrested Friday, Massachusetts State Police said. "We feel extremely lucky that we've avoided a homicide," Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said Wednesday. Police also are crediting the boy's mother, whom DeSpain said "played a significant role in preventing her son from being victimized, injured or killed." The son was 16 when he met Trevor L. Lucas, 21, of Gloucester playing the popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft, DeSpain said. According to a criminal complaint, about a year ago, Lucas asked the son for nude photos of himself. The son notified Madison police and put Lucas on an "ignore list" for the game. The complaint said Lucas then sent the son messages threatening to hurt him if he didn't pay back money Lucas claimed to have spent on him in the game. When Lucas came to her Madison home Aug. 26, according to the complaint, Lucas told the mother he was with the National Security Recruiting Department and needed to speak with her son. She then asked for identification, and called police while Lucas went to his vehicle. While police were en route, DeSpain said, Lucas returned to the house and pulled a gun on the woman, then fled when she pushed the door closed and screamed. On Friday, Lucas was charged in Dane County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and impersonating a peace officer to aid in the commission of a crime, both felonies. Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Michael Popovics said Lucas had four semi-automatic hand guns - two of which were loaded - along with four loaded, large-capacity magazines, two stun guns, three pepper spray containers, two assault knives, two expandable police batons and seven sets of handcuffs when he was arrested on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Weston, about 10 minutes outside of Boston, Friday afternoon. Lucas also had two rolls of duct tape, a large number of plastic tie wraps that could be used as restraints, a set of professional lock-picking tools, a compass and two flashlights, along with rubber gloves and a large number of plastic bags, Popovics said. Lucas was out on bail for several felony firearms and ammunition violations in Massachusetts, where this week he was charged with additional weapons violations. Madison police will be meeting with federal authorities to determine if federal charges will be filed, DeSpain said. Source
A homeowner said she was shocked but then proud to discover there was a skeleton with a gun buried under the concrete floor of her shed. The remains were found by workers building a new deck for the home of Rosalie Foster in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Associated Press reports. Ms Foster said that her initial shock and disbelief gave way to her thinking: "Wow, I got a body!'' The skeleton is thought to be over 100 years, with the gun being an antique. Forensics tests were being conducted to confirm the age and gender of the remains. Ms Foster has been told she can keep the weapon as it was discovered on her property. Source
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Authorities said a man was arrested after calling 911 twice for a ride and saying he was hungry. Police reports said Benjamin Dewer, 26, was charged early Wednesday with making false calls to 911. The report said Dewer was apparently drunk when police found him sitting on a sidewalk. He asked police for a ride to a park and told them he was hungry. When police refused, Dewer walked away and called 911 a second time for a ride. Dewer was being held behind bars at the Palm Beach County Jail on a $1,000 bond. Source Have any interesting articles you'd like to share? Article Request Thread.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. Fifty-four-year-old William Maser fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities say nobody was hurt. State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He tells WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He says he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Source
Two men in Texas believe they may have discovered the body of a semi-mythical beast rumoured to suck all the blood out of its prey. Lynn Butler, a taxidermist, says he found the chupacabra in a chicken barn three months ago, after an unseen predator was heard running amock. It has a hairless, leathery body and pointed muzzle and some animal experts, who have inspected the corpse, say it may be a chupacabra, a predator first sighted in Puerto Rico in 1995. Descriptions of chupacabras differ wildly - they have been likened to rodents, lizards and even small bears - but they all tend to be distinguished by prominent fangs visible on Mr Butler's specimen. The name translates from the Spanish as "goat sucker" because of reports that the beasts puncture the skins of livestock with their teeth, draining them of blood. Suspected sightings have been reported across the Americas and even as far away as Russia, but scientists dismiss the animals as modern legends. Jerry Ayer, a friend of Mr Butler and a fellow taxidermist, plans to have it properly stuffed and mounted for public display. "To be honest, I don't know what it is. I'd probably say it's a freak-of-nature coyote, or a hybrid breed with a genetic mutation," he told the Los Angeles Times. "Very odd-looking," he added. "The hairlessness is sinister because you can see the bones protruding at the hips. "People say there's a mythical beast and I have one. I'll call it chupacabra because people love it, but I don't know what it is." Source
The prime minister of Bangladesh has ordered male government employees to stop wearing suits, jackets and ties to save electricity. Sheikh Hasina told officials that doing so would minimize their use of air-conditioners. Bangladesh suffers from daily power cuts as power plants are unable to meet the country's demand. A senior official told the BBC the government would soon encourage businesses to follow its example. Bangladesh's official dress code has been rewritten - after Sheikh Hasina ordered government employees to do more to ease the country's energy shortage. Even ministers now will no longer be expected to wear suits and ties. During the hot months between March and November, men have been ordered to wear trousers and shirts instead, and these do not have to be tucked in any more. Officials and ministers have also been told not to turn their air-conditioners below 24C. In June, the government introduced daylight saving, and the clocks moved forward by one hour, in another attempt to cut energy consumption. It has said it will also soon spend $6bn (£3.6bn) on new power plants, operated by private companies. The current state-owned plants have not been able to keep up with Bangladesh's large population and its economy, which has been growing at about 6% annually for the past five years. The energy sector in the country has been beset by allegations of mismanagement and corruption. Source
