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PORT TOWNSEND, WA -
A man in Port Townsend, Washington, was arrested less than half an hour after robbing a bank when 6 witnesses pointed to the building where he fled.
Police arrested the 40-year-old man in his apartment building February 25 and recovered money taken from the Kitsap branch bank. According to Sgt. Ed Green, witnesses thought it was strange when they watched a man pulling a stocking over his head shortly before the heist.
Green said later that half a dozen people pointed to the apartment building and said, “He went in there.”
Unexpected Gator Bust
DAYTON, OHIO -
Police in Dayton, Ohio went to a home February 25 and found cocaine, tablets, marijuana, a pair of guns – and a pair of alligators.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Joshua Hillard said in an interview they and the Dayton police officers were trying to serve a warrant for a man accused of violating his probation in a drug trafficking case.
Hillard said people in the house told them the suspect wasn’t home, but they were welcome to come in. Inside the home they found the contraband, as well as two alligators, one about two feet long, the other about five feet.
The officers immediately called for backup from animal control instead of for their parole violator. An exotic animal expert arrived to catch the reptiles.
Hillard said the man was braver than he is. No arrests were made.
Exploding toilets at Washington rehab center
AUBURN, WA. -
Firefighters were called for help February 26 at the Regency Auburn Rehabilitation Center in Auburn, Washington following a boiler malfunction that caused the toilets to explode with steam.
Firefighters said the minor explosion set off the center’s sprinkler system and flooded the floors of the three-story building.
While no one was injured, the Valley Regional Fire Authority said water caused damage to the electrical system and the kitchen.
Because of this, 72 of the building’s occupants had to be temporarily moved to five other rehabilitation facilities using ambulances, buses and vans.
If the shoe fits..the dog? .
DUESSELFORF, GERMANY -
A police spokesman for the western city of Duesselforf, Germany, said their police dogs will no longer get their feet dirty when they patrol the streets.
That’s because the entire dog unit will soon be equipped with blue plastic fiber shoes.
Spokesman Andre Hartwich said February 25, “All 20 of our police dogs – German and Belgian shepherds – are currently being trained to walk in these shoes. I’m not sure they like it, but they’ll have to get used to it.”
Hartwich said the shoes are a necessity rather than a fashion statement because of the high rate of paw injuries on duty. One of the worst areas is the historical section, famous for its pubs as well as its drunken revelers. where dogs seem to step on broken beer bottles.
Hartwich said the dogs frequently get injured by tiny pieces of glass sticking deep in their paws. “Even the street cleaning doesn’t manage to remove all the glass pieces from between the streets’ cobblestones.” he said.
Hartwich said the shoes will come in large, medium and small sizes and will be blue to match the officers’ uniforms. The dogs will begin the shoes this spring, but only during operations that demand foot protection.
“Now,” joked Hartwich, “we just have to teach the dogs how to tie their shoes.
Wisconsin man relieves himself in front of police station
APPLETON, WI -
A 40-year-old man decided to relieve himself early February 18, but instead of looking for a restroom, he picked a convenient bush – right in front of the Appleton, Wisconsin police department.
The man, whose preliminary breath test indicated a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit, was cited for public urination and jailed on a probation violation.
If you’re going to shoplift, don’t wear the stuff to court.
SHEBOYGAN, WI -
An 18-year-old from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, who was charged with stealing clothing from a department store, came to court wearing one of the items of clothing taken months before.
Felipe M. Medina was charged this past Thursday with a misdemeanor count of retail theft. The complaint stated the Medina took a pair of blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a black jacket from a Kohl’s department store November 27 in Sheboygan.
After viewing the store’s surveillance tape, Captain James Veeser identified Medina as the suspect.
When Medina was asked by detectives to come to the police station, he showed up wearing one of the stolen items. He admitted in a police interview that the took the clothes, and was in fact wearing the stolen jacket. Medina faces up to nine months in jail if convicted,
IRS says 7-year-old owes $60,000 in taxes
CARPENTERSVILLE, IL
Identity theft apparently has no age limit. A 7-year-old boy in Carpentersville, a suburb of Chicago, has been informed by the Internal Revenue Service that he owes back taxes on $60,000 because someone has been using his identity to collect wages and unemployment benefits.
Officers said Friday the second-grader’s identity has been in use by someone else since 2001.
Detectives have filed a felony identity theft charge against 29-year-old Cirilo Centeno of Streamwood, Illinois. Centeno is accused of using the child’s personal information to collect more than $60,000 in wages and services while working three jobs.
Police said Centeno also used the boy’s identity to buy a truck, pay bills and even collect unemployment benefits. |
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