Man In Wheelchair Allegedly Hides Cash In Leg

Authorities on Florida's east coast have arrested a man in a wheelchair who they say robbed a credit union on Merritt Island and hid the money in his prosthetic leg.

Brevard County deputies say a 45-year-old man was caught Friday afternoon about 10 minutes after they say he robbed Space Coast Credit Union. The man is a paraplegic who uses a motorized wheelchair.

Investigators said he came into the credit union about 4 p.m., told a teller he was armed with an explosive and demanded money. He left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The man told deputies that two people had threatened him with a gun, told him to commit the robbery and were going to take the money for themselves.

He was charged with robbery, grand theft, threatening to use a hoax explosive device and aggravated assault.

Surfer Whacked in Head with Whale Tail

David Sheridan, of Australia, has had a lucky escape after a whale hit him in the head with its tail while he was windsurfing off the New South Wales coast. Sheridan, 42, surfed over the whale by accident on the 26th of October.

Speaking to press, Sheridan said: "The whale kept coming up. ... I did not know what to expect and I went over its back just past its fin. Next thing I felt was its tail come up and hit me on the back of the head."

He then described his getaway. "Soon after the initial impact the tremendous force subsided and I kite-surfed away with my legs shaking, hooting and yelling filled with excitement and relief."

Man's coffin kills wife on way to cemetery

Man's coffin kills wife on way to cemetery

updated 3:41 p.m. ET, Tues., Nov. 11, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Police say a woman has died on the way to a cemetery when a traffic accident hurled her husband's coffin against the back of her neck.

Police said 67-year-old Marciana Silva Barcelos was in the front passenger seat of the hearse when the accident occurred Monday in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Barcelos died instantly.

Her 76-year-old husband, Josi Silveira Coimbra, died Sunday of a heart attack while dancing at a party.

The driver of the hearse and Barcelos' son suffered minor injuries.

Man accused of kicking Horse, Horse not dead

McAlestor, Okla. (AP) Attorney Russell Uselton is claiming 24-year-old Justin Williamson is innocent of felony charges of animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of obstructing an officer.

Mr. Uselton has claimed a horse that was found in an empty swimming pool at the local Elk's lodge was injured from a fall into the pool. However, Williamson was seen by witnesses kicking the stranded animal in the head and ribs.

The horse had escaped from a nearby stockyard and Williamson was in the process of retrieving it. Authorities have found traces of blood on Williamson's boots along with a horse's tooth in the pool.

Butcher Carves up Drug Dealers

Ex-butcher gets prison for killing, carving up two drug dealers

BY JOHN MARZULLI
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Friday, November 7th 2008, 11:52 PM

A butchering drug dealer celebrated his 45th birthday Friday with a present from a jury: He'll get to live a while longer.

A federal jury could not agree to sentence Humberto Pepin to death for slaughtering two rivals and dismembering their corpses.

Because of the impasse, he was immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole by Federal Judge Jack Weinstein.

"I'd like to thank the jury for giving me my life back," Pepin said, adding that he's a better man now he's incarcerated.

Pepin, who was trained as a butcher in the Dominican Republic, claimed the 1992 murder of Jose Rosario and the 1995 killing of Carlos Madrid were both in self-defense.

"The definition of depravity is when you can shoot someone six times, slit their throat, then go home and have a hot meal," Assistant U.S. Attorney Walter Norkin said in his closing argument.

Juror Dominick Brunnone of Long Island said outside court that the panel was split, 8-to-4, in favor of execution. "I thought the death penalty was reachable. I felt it was worth going for," he said.

Speeding Drivers Forced to Hop Like Frogs

Drivers made to hop like frogs

Truck drivers who are caught speeding in an Indian state are being made to hop like frogs.

Police in Bihar dish out the humiliating punishments instead of taking offenders to court, reports Newindpress.com.

For the most popular punishment, leapfrog, speeding truck drivers have to sit on their haunches, hold their ears and hop for almost half a kilometre.

And the drivers are made to chant the name of the political leader they like most while they are being punished.

One policeman was quoted as saying: "If they remember their leader when they are being punished, it's like they are insulting them. If they have any sense, they won't do the offence again."

Dog Drives without INSURANCE

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

PRYOR, Okla. — A dog waiting in a car while at a car wash slipped the vehicle into gear and drove in a loop before the car came to a stop. Pryor police officer Brent Crittenden said the dog's owner was washing the vehicle when the 70-pound pit bull jumped on the dash and somehow shifted the car into reverse.

The car backed out of the car wash bay, continued onto a highway and then looped around before coming to a stop at an automated car wash lane.

Crittenden said the vehicle was impounded because its owner was unable to provide proof of insurance.

Because the dog was registered with the city, Crittenden said the owner was allowed to walk the pooch home.

MAN glued to TOILET

A 35-year-old man has been taken to hospital stuck to a public toilet after a prankster covered the seat with glue.
Toilet trauma: Victim found himself in sticky situation

The stainless steel lavatory was removed from the cubicle in Brierley Hill, near Dudley, West Midlands, with the man still attached.

An ambulance crew and a rapid response vehicle attended the scene, but failed to free him.

An ambulance service spokesman explained: "The man was using the facilities when he became stuck on the seat. It appears as though someone had left glue on it.

"Despite best efforts it was not possible to remove the 35-year-old local man from his position.

"So, with the help of a local authority and the fire and rescue service, the man was removed from the cubicle still attached to the stainless steel toilet."

He was taken to hospital where a doctor used special chemicals to free him while he was inside the ambulance.

"He appeared to be none the worse for his ordeal other than being understandably somewhat embarrassed," the spokesman said.

Teacher Strips for 15 Year old Students

Principal Refuses to Sack Teacher Who Stripped for 15-Year-Old Students


Hungary: The principal at a Zalaegerszeg school has refused to sack a teacher for stripping in front of students, saying that she hadn't revealed any more skin than one could commonly see on the beach and that she is a valuable teacher.

The teacher reportedly joined in a game of truth or dare at a start of term party she was supervising. The 15-year-old students dared her to pole dance. The teacher was down to her bra and had unzipped her pants before another teacher stepped in.

"It is disgusting. What kind of teacher acts that way in front of her pupils. She should be in a lap dancing bar, not a school... She's a pretty woman in her 20s and the children couldn't believe their luck," said one disgruntled parent.

Source: www.ananova.com

Woman arrested ..WHY? What?

Woman arrested for killing virtual husband

A Japanese woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her virtual husband in an online game.
Maplestory
The 43 year old was apparently furious at finding herself suddenly divorced in the game Maplestory, reports the BBC.
Police say she illegally accessed login details of the man playing her virtual husband, and killed off his character.
The woman, a piano teacher, is in jail in Sapporo waiting to learn if she faces charges of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating data.
She was taken to Sapporo - where her "husband", a 33-year-old office worker lives - from her home in Miyazaki 620 miles away.
If charged with the offences, and convicted, she faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

A Sapporo police official said the woman had used the man's ID and password to log into the game last May to carry out the virtual murder.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," she was quoted by the official as telling investigators.