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January 24, 2014
Maybe they were headed for Justin Beiber's house.
$22K Worth Of Eggs Stolen In San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A thief in Puerto Rico has gotten away with the makings for one giant omelette.
Police in the U.S. territory say they are looking for someone who stole more than $22,000 worth of chicken eggs. They didn't specify exactly how many eggs are in the missing shipment.
Officers said Friday that a refrigerated truck parked in a distribution center in the north coastal town of Hatillo was taken along with the eggs inside.
Authorities said the truck was worth $35,000.
http://news.msn.com/offbeat/dollar22000-worth-of-eggs-stolen-in-puerto-rico
Police in the U.S. territory say they are looking for someone who stole more than $22,000 worth of chicken eggs. They didn't specify exactly how many eggs are in the missing shipment.
Officers said Friday that a refrigerated truck parked in a distribution center in the north coastal town of Hatillo was taken along with the eggs inside.
Authorities said the truck was worth $35,000.
http://news.msn.com/offbeat/dollar22000-worth-of-eggs-stolen-in-puerto-rico
Maybe they were headed for Justin Beiber's house.
January 24, 2014
Dumb Criminals: Texas Bank Robber Robs Same Branch Twice, Yells "I'm Back!" During Second Attempt
KINGWOOD - The FBI is looking for a bold bank bandit they say has robbed the same bank twice this month.
Tuesday afternoon, the FBI says a woman walked into the Woodforest National Bank, located inside the Walmart at 2165 Northpark Drive in Kingwood, approached the teller and boldly stated Im back!
The teller immediately recognized the woman. The FBI believes she robbed the same bank on January 6.
According to the FBI, the woman threatened the teller and demanded cash. The teller gave the women an undisclosed amount of cash, which she stuffed into a large black purse and left.
The FBI released surveillance photos Tuesday from both bank robberies. The bank robbery suspect is described as a white female, 40-45 years old, 54 to 56, 130 pounds with dirty blonde hair. She wore a white and black fleece Aztec printed hooded jacket and white gloves during Tuesdays robbery.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Bank-Robber-Im-Back-241401151.html
Tuesday afternoon, the FBI says a woman walked into the Woodforest National Bank, located inside the Walmart at 2165 Northpark Drive in Kingwood, approached the teller and boldly stated Im back!
The teller immediately recognized the woman. The FBI believes she robbed the same bank on January 6.
According to the FBI, the woman threatened the teller and demanded cash. The teller gave the women an undisclosed amount of cash, which she stuffed into a large black purse and left.
The FBI released surveillance photos Tuesday from both bank robberies. The bank robbery suspect is described as a white female, 40-45 years old, 54 to 56, 130 pounds with dirty blonde hair. She wore a white and black fleece Aztec printed hooded jacket and white gloves during Tuesdays robbery.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Bank-Robber-Im-Back-241401151.html
January 24, 2014
Dumb Criminals: So, A British Flasher Walks Into A Bar With A Bag Of Sex Toys...
A flasher strolled into a bar naked from the waist down carrying a bag of SEX TOYS before challenging shocked punters to a fight.
Oddball David Sherratt left drinkers in his local pub gobsmacked when he wandered through the doors "in a state of nakedness".
The 51-year-old turned to onlooker and declared anyone who was unhappy with his lack of clothing should go outside to settle the problem.
Magistrates heard the carer then left the White Hart, in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, not wearing any trousers or underwear and approached a group of children before being arrested.
Sherratt appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday where he admitted causing harassment, alarm and distress on November 16.
Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/flasher-david-sherratt-walked-pub-3056981#ixzz2rLoK2fY9
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Oddball David Sherratt left drinkers in his local pub gobsmacked when he wandered through the doors "in a state of nakedness".
The 51-year-old turned to onlooker and declared anyone who was unhappy with his lack of clothing should go outside to settle the problem.
Magistrates heard the carer then left the White Hart, in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, not wearing any trousers or underwear and approached a group of children before being arrested.
Sherratt appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday where he admitted causing harassment, alarm and distress on November 16.
Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/flasher-david-sherratt-walked-pub-3056981#ixzz2rLoK2fY9
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January 23, 2014
Dumb Cops: Indiana Officer Running For Sheriff Literally Shoots Self In Foot
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. Shooting himself in the leg is not the way Connersville Police Chief David Counceller planned to promote his candidacy for Fayette County sheriff.
Councellers 40-caliber Glock handgun accidentally discharged Saturday afternoon while he was at Wullfs Gun Shop. Counceller, who was off-duty at the time, said hed been examining a handgun similar to the one he carries.
I need to pay more attention, Counceller said. I know what the dangers are. It was pure carelessness on my part.
The accident occurred when Counceller was putting his Glock into its holster after he removed it to compare it to a newer Glock model at the gun shop, Counceller said.
It got tangled in my clothing, Counceller said of his weapon. I was wearing a sweatshirt and a fleece jacket. I felt (the gun) go in the holster and I pushed it, but it was tangled in the material which caused it to discharge. The bullet went into my leg and then into the floor.
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/20/indiana-police-chief-accidentally-shoots-self-at-gun-shop/4666967/
Councellers 40-caliber Glock handgun accidentally discharged Saturday afternoon while he was at Wullfs Gun Shop. Counceller, who was off-duty at the time, said hed been examining a handgun similar to the one he carries.
I need to pay more attention, Counceller said. I know what the dangers are. It was pure carelessness on my part.
The accident occurred when Counceller was putting his Glock into its holster after he removed it to compare it to a newer Glock model at the gun shop, Counceller said.
It got tangled in my clothing, Counceller said of his weapon. I was wearing a sweatshirt and a fleece jacket. I felt (the gun) go in the holster and I pushed it, but it was tangled in the material which caused it to discharge. The bullet went into my leg and then into the floor.
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2014/01/20/indiana-police-chief-accidentally-shoots-self-at-gun-shop/4666967/
January 23, 2014
Guy looks like a winner too!
Dumb Criminals: Oklahoma Man Arrested For DUI On A Horse Was With Toddler
A Tulsa man who was once charged on an out-of-state child endangerment complaint was arrested by police Monday after he allegedly was seen riding a horse with a 3-year-old child while intoxicated.
Dennis Carl Byers, 38, was booked into the Tulsa Jail on child neglect and public intoxication complaints, jail records show.
Byers was spotted by Tulsa police about 8 p.m. Monday in the 2000 block of East 56th North on a horse with a small child, Byers' arrest report said.
Officers who stopped Byers observed that he had blood shot eyes, was unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech, the report said.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/tulsa-man-accused-of-taking-toddler-on-drunken-horse-ride/article_510f7f2c-82cd-11e3-81c5-001a4bcf6878.html
Dennis Carl Byers, 38, was booked into the Tulsa Jail on child neglect and public intoxication complaints, jail records show.
Byers was spotted by Tulsa police about 8 p.m. Monday in the 2000 block of East 56th North on a horse with a small child, Byers' arrest report said.
Officers who stopped Byers observed that he had blood shot eyes, was unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech, the report said.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/tulsa-man-accused-of-taking-toddler-on-drunken-horse-ride/article_510f7f2c-82cd-11e3-81c5-001a4bcf6878.html
Guy looks like a winner too!
January 23, 2014
Snowed In Drunk Guy Makes Online Plea For Taco Bell
We all know that "fourth meal" is the most important of the day.
That's why a Baltimore, Md. man, who found himself snowed in, took to Craigslist for help with an emergency Taco Bell run:
Guys it's snowing like a bitch outside, I've had a few drinks too many, and my sh*tty little hybrid douchemobile can't possibly make it to the neighborhood Taco Bell in this weather. I need someone with a 4 wheel drive vehicle to come pick my drunk ass up, take me to the Taco Bell drive-thru, and drive me back home. Then we can hang out and play video games if you're not a rapist. This is maybe 2 miles round trip. I'll pay in tacos. or chalupas. whatever. Seriously my desire for tacos right now is totally unmanageable, so I'd probably even buy you a 7 layer burrito if you asked nicely.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/man-makes-craigslist-plea-for-taco-bell_n_4645139.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news
That's why a Baltimore, Md. man, who found himself snowed in, took to Craigslist for help with an emergency Taco Bell run:
Guys it's snowing like a bitch outside, I've had a few drinks too many, and my sh*tty little hybrid douchemobile can't possibly make it to the neighborhood Taco Bell in this weather. I need someone with a 4 wheel drive vehicle to come pick my drunk ass up, take me to the Taco Bell drive-thru, and drive me back home. Then we can hang out and play video games if you're not a rapist. This is maybe 2 miles round trip. I'll pay in tacos. or chalupas. whatever. Seriously my desire for tacos right now is totally unmanageable, so I'd probably even buy you a 7 layer burrito if you asked nicely.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/man-makes-craigslist-plea-for-taco-bell_n_4645139.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news
January 22, 2014
Lighter + Toilet Paper + Trees + House = Bad Idea
DORA, AL (WBRC) -
A family in Dora has lost their home of 12 years to a fire the homeowner says began when they were cleaning up toilet paper from a tree that was rolled during the weekend.
Cheryl Crausewell said neighborhood kids rolled her yard and house in the Hickory Ridge community on Saturday. She and her son worked to clean up the mess on Monday, but some of the toilet paper was still stuck in a magnolia tree.
She said they lit a piece of toilet paper on the magnolia tree with a lighter in an attempt to remove it, but wind blew the piece into the yard, setting the grass ablaze.
"It just popped out into a little patch and we tried to put it out and it just kept going, so I was trying to keep it from going down the front porch and came down the bank and around the back of the house," she said.
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24500957/homeowner-tp-cleanup-sparks-house-fire
A family in Dora has lost their home of 12 years to a fire the homeowner says began when they were cleaning up toilet paper from a tree that was rolled during the weekend.
Cheryl Crausewell said neighborhood kids rolled her yard and house in the Hickory Ridge community on Saturday. She and her son worked to clean up the mess on Monday, but some of the toilet paper was still stuck in a magnolia tree.
She said they lit a piece of toilet paper on the magnolia tree with a lighter in an attempt to remove it, but wind blew the piece into the yard, setting the grass ablaze.
"It just popped out into a little patch and we tried to put it out and it just kept going, so I was trying to keep it from going down the front porch and came down the bank and around the back of the house," she said.
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24500957/homeowner-tp-cleanup-sparks-house-fire
January 22, 2014
You really can't make this stuff up some times!
German Woman Celebrates Upcoming Liver Transplant By Bringing Vodka To Hospital
A nurse told a court in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, that she found the bottle of vodka in the patients bag at the University Hospital in Göttingen and poured the alcohol away, the Hamburger Abendblatt reported on Monday.
The patient admitted to drinking a bottle of vodka a day leading up to the operation, according to the nurse.
The allegations came out in the trial of the hospitals former head of transplants, Aiman O. The 46-year-old allegedly manipulated medical files to help his patients receive faster transplants in at least 25 cases. He is charged with 11 cases of attempted manslaughter and three cases of grevious bodily harm.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140121/german-patient-arrives-for-liver-transplant-with-vodka-goettingen-organ-donor
The patient admitted to drinking a bottle of vodka a day leading up to the operation, according to the nurse.
The allegations came out in the trial of the hospitals former head of transplants, Aiman O. The 46-year-old allegedly manipulated medical files to help his patients receive faster transplants in at least 25 cases. He is charged with 11 cases of attempted manslaughter and three cases of grevious bodily harm.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140121/german-patient-arrives-for-liver-transplant-with-vodka-goettingen-organ-donor
You really can't make this stuff up some times!
January 22, 2014
And the mug shot is hilarious:
Dumb Criminals: Woman Involved In Car Accident Told Cops She Wasn't The One Driving,
Despite that there were no other passengers in the car!
A Rochester woman is in jail right now charged with false personation after a crash in Penfield.
Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies say 27-year-old Arena Arnold got into a crash Monday at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Gloria Drive.
Investigators say Arnold portrayed herself as a passenger but claim she was in fact the driver.
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3290743.shtml
Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies say 27-year-old Arena Arnold got into a crash Monday at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Gloria Drive.
Investigators say Arnold portrayed herself as a passenger but claim she was in fact the driver.
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3290743.shtml
And the mug shot is hilarious:
January 21, 2014
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????
Australian Cemetary Worker Gets Bit By Snake 45 Minutes After Killing Snake
JAKE Thomas nearly died after being bitten by a dead snake in a cemetery.
The retired Werris Creek railwayman has recovered after intensive care treatment from two bites from a red-bellied black snake and hes lived to tell a tale that beggars belief for some of us.
Old timers will tell you that a snake doesnt die until sunset and Jake questions now whether the myth is fact.
His story is a cracker of a snake saga.
It involves a good Samaritan act, a volunteers duty to keep others safe, and a tale of the snakes tail that didnt stop the fangs from biting into his finger.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2017295/snakes-alive-man-bitten-by-red-belly-45-minutes-after-killing-it/
The retired Werris Creek railwayman has recovered after intensive care treatment from two bites from a red-bellied black snake and hes lived to tell a tale that beggars belief for some of us.
Old timers will tell you that a snake doesnt die until sunset and Jake questions now whether the myth is fact.
His story is a cracker of a snake saga.
It involves a good Samaritan act, a volunteers duty to keep others safe, and a tale of the snakes tail that didnt stop the fangs from biting into his finger.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/2017295/snakes-alive-man-bitten-by-red-belly-45-minutes-after-killing-it/
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????
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