Man breaks into home with cat, tries on homeowner’s Christmas onesie
A man, accompanied by his cat, made himself at home after breaking into an Oregon residence on Sunday by trying on a woman’s Christmas onesie, eating a cupcake and making coffee, police said.
The alleged break-in happened around 3:45 p.m. in Gresham, about 15 miles east of Portland.
The homeowners told police they returned home and noticed damage and items that didn’t belong to them. They said they found a cat wearing a shirt in the crawl space beneath the house, Fox 12 reported. When officers arrived, a man wearing the owner’s Christmas onesie emerged from the crawl space, the report said.
Police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Ryan Bishop. His cat is named Spaghetti. Investigators said Bishop and Spaghetti broke into the couple’s home, ate a cupcake, made some coffee, and found the homeowner’s Christmas onesie in the dryer.
Bishop was booked in the Multnomah County Jail on first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief and third-degree theft, Fox 12 reported.
Animal control was called to the scene after Spaghetti refused to come out of the crawl space. Police said the homeowner declined the return of her onesie after the suspect was arrested.
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Florida woman accused of urinating in ice cream machine
She’ll give you something to scream about.
A Florida convenience store worker allegedly ruined an estimated $2,000 worth of ice cream at a rival business in the most disgusting way possible — by urinating, spitting and sticking her snot-covered fingers into its frozen treats, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Jung Soon Wypcha, 66, was arrested Monday after authorities said her stomach-churning multi-day rampage at Lu Lu’s Ice Cream Shop in Indian Shores was caught on video.
Footage from June 17 allegedly showed Wypcha, who runs the Indian Shores Food Mart next door, using the bathroom her business shares with the ice cream shop five times with the door ajar — and not washing her hands afterward.
She then allegedly went to Lu Lu’s organic ice cream freezer and put her hands into the tubs.
Later that day, she was also caught on video picking her nose and putting her hands in the product, and then spitting into containers, according to the arrest affidavit.
Then, on June 22, she was seen on camera urinating in a bucket used to churn ice cream at Lu Lu’s Ice Cream Shop. She then allegedly dumped the pee-filled bucket into a sink where ice cream utensils and bowls are washed.
Paul Chiulli, who owns the ice cream joint, said all the tainted treats had to be destroyed for public safety, and that his store had to close for four to five days.
“I guess she wasn’t liking that we were getting popular,” he told the local paper.
Wypcha was charged with criminal mischief and tampering with consumer products, both felonies. She was released in lieu of bond, set at $55,000, for both charges, records show.
She declined to comment to the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday.
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18-year-old girl attacked by men shouting ‘f–king lesbian’
An 18-year-old girl from the UK was beaten to a pulp during an alleged homophobic attack — in broad daylight, according to reports.
“F–king lesbian!” her attackers shouted, according to HullLive.
“You and your girlfriend are going to get it 10 times worse next time,” they allegedly added.
The victim — Ellie-Mae Mulholland, of Walsall Garth — was punched repeatedly by two male suspects during the Monday afternoon beatdown, which left her “black and blue,” according to her sister.
“Just by looking at her face they have had a really good go at her,” explained Stevie-Leigh Ansell, Ellie-Mae’s older sister. “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”
Stevie-Leigh recounted the events leading up to her sister’s attack, saying it all stemmed from a dispute over money.
My younger sister was out and about on her way home from one of her friend’s house. She had seen a couple of her friends, who are usually her friends, and one of them owed her a tenner and Ellie asked about it,” Ansell told HullLive. “The lass said she never had it. Then they both beat her black and blue.”
The 22-year-old said that “because [Ellie-Mae] is gay they called her a ‘f–king lesbian’” and told her that she and her girlfriend “are going to get it 10 times worse next time.”
“She thought they were her friends,” Ansell added. “All this happened while she was on the phone to her mom.”
Ellie-Mae was reportedly recovering at a local medical center on Tuesday after suffering a busted nose, two black eyes and multiple contusions on her head.
I feel I cannot let this happen to my sister because she is gay. I just feel really helpless,” Ansell said. “This is something daft over a tenner and then all the gay stuff came out which I don’t see why it is such a problem. As soon as they have an argument it is straight to her being a lesbian. Because she smokes they won’t take her cigarettes off her because they say they will get lesbian germs.”
Local police are reportedly investigating the alleged hate crime. It comes just one month after a lesbian couple said they were targeted during a homophobic attack in London, which happened on a bus. Four male teenagers were later arrested and charged for the incident.
“We deal with all hate incidents and crimes thoroughly and do not expect the people of our communities to have to suffer from the intolerance of others,” Detective Chief Inspector Ali Sweeting told HullLive. “We are in the early stages of our investigations and will be speaking to [Ellie-Mae] and to other parties involved to establish the full circumstances of the incident. If it is established that there was a homophobic motive we will be treating this appropriately.”
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Baby dies in fire, 5 other children injured while moms were out clubbing
An 8-month-old girl died and several other children were hospitalized Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a Nashville apartment while their mothers were out at a nightclub.
The Nashville Fire Department responded just after 2 a.m. Sunday to a report of a fire at the Hickory Lake Apartments in Nashville and found heavy smoke and flames coming from one of the units, the city of Nashville said in a news release.
Five children between the ages of 1 and 6 – four of them siblings – were rescued and taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, the city said.
The 8-month-old, identified as Jream Jenkins, died at the scene, according to the news release. Her 23-month-old brother is in critical condition. Both children lived at the apartment, the release said.
According to the news release, the children’s mothers, ages 23 and 25, went to a nightclub Saturday night but it is unclear whether they had arranged for a babysitter. Neither woman has been named by authorities.
No babysitter was at the apartment when first responders arrived, the release said.
Two passersby called authorities after the fire broke out and reported seeing a 6-year-old boy run out of the apartment screaming that his siblings were inside, according to the release.
The mothers returned to the apartment complex after first responders were already on scene, the release said.
Investigators from multiple agencies including Nashville Fire Marshal’s Office, the Metro North Police Department’s South Precinct and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Service are working to determine what happened.
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Woman admits to killing husband with dagger during foreplay
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman has admitted to fatally stabbing her husband in the back with a 14-inch decorative dagger while the two were roughhousing as a part of sexual foreplay.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports 49-year-old Jennifer Lynn Via was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of Thomas Via, who was stabbed in the heart. Via’s sentence may be reduced at a hearing next month.
Via was initially charged with first-degree murder after telling authorities a range of inconsistent stories, including one in which her husband slipped on water and fell into the dagger. Defense attorney Kerry Nessel said the couple had watched “Kung Fu movies” and it led to foreplay that involved getting violent and playing with weapons.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/07/09/woman-admits-to-killing-husband-with-dagger-during-foreplay/
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Police officer steps in to help woman struggling to mow lawn
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer is being praised after a video showing her going above and beyond the call of duty was shared recently on social media.
West York Borough Police Officer Bridgette Wilson didn’t hesitate when she saw a York County woman struggling to mow her lawn on July Fourth, according to WPMT.
“She got out of the car and she started to come towards me and I didn’t know what she was going to do!” said Sharon Markle. “She said, ‘I’m taking over’ and she grabbed the mower and started mowing the grass,” said Markle.
Markle says she was struggling in the heat before Wilson jumped in to help.
“I’m like, ‘Wow,’ I couldn’t believe it and I said ‘are you sure?’ and she said ‘yeah, go sit down! Your face is all flushed,'” Markle recalled. “I’ve never had anybody really do anything like for me just come in and take over, she’s awesome.”
Markle says it was a blessing in disguise.
“I have like 75 percent arthritis in this knee that’s really been bothering me lately and some days are easier than others,” she added.
“I thanked her and said ‘do I owe you anything’ and she said ‘just a smile’ and then she got in her car and drove away,” said Markle. “There are good people out there that are willing to help, I’ll always be thankful to her.”
Officer Wilson was out of town and wasn’t able to speak with WPMT on camera, but she said she believes protecting and serving takes many forms, adding this was just one that was needed that day.
Ryan Brunner, the man who took the video, was inspired by the story and has offered to take care of mowing Markle’s grass for the rest of the summer.
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Man wanted for pepper spraying transgender woman in apparent hate crime
ACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens — Police are looking for a man they say attacked a transgender woman in Queens in June, authorities said Tuesday.
Police said that on Saturday, June 29, around 4:15 a.m., a 29-year-old trans woman was sprayed in the eyes with pepper spray in Jackson Heights by a man making transphobic statements.
The attack, which is being investigated as a hate crime, happened near Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street, police said.
The victim was transported to a nearby hospital with burning in her eyes, according to authorities.
Police said David Gonzalez, 34, is wanted for questioning in connection with the attack, describing him as 6 feet tall and weighing about 170 pounds. Officials have released the above photo of Gonzalez.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visitingwww.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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Caught-on-Video Fight Breaks Out at Disneyland’s Toontown as Children Watch
A family fight that turned violent in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland over the weekend is being investigated by Anaheim police on Monday after video of the brawl was posted to social media.
The Anaheim Police Department said everyone involved in the fight belonged to the same family and that they were uncooperative when officers responded to the scene.
Those who participated in the melee were removed from the theme park and turned over to police, according to Liz Jaeger, a spokeswoman for the Disneyland Resort.
“Any type of violence is inexcusable and will not be tolerated,” Jaeger wrote in an emailed statement.
The incident apparently began with an argument between a brother and sister, Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt told the Associated Press.
The family members were standing near Goofy’s Playhouse on Saturday when a man and a woman pushing a stroller with two children in it became embroiled in a heated argument, according to the nearly 4 1/2-minute video posted to YouTube on Sunday.
The posting of the video online is what spurred detectives to continue the investigation, police said.
The verbal altercation turned physical when a woman in a white tank top appeared to spit at a man in a red T-shirt, who then took a swing at her, the widely viewed footage showed.
They could be seen hitting each other before a man in a white T-shirt intervenes, and the two men trade blows. A woman wearing a tan tank top comes forward and starts yelling at them before becoming a part of the fracas.
While this is happening, a crowd of stunned bystanders watches, among them children whose loud cries can be heard in the background. Others try to usher their young ones quickly past and away from the escalating scene.
Family members as well as a park employee try to intervene and defuse the situation, but the melee continues for several minutes.
A woman in a motorized scooter – apparently the mother of one of the men – tries to break up the fight, and later is seen being inadvertently knocked over when two other women start throwing punches at each other. One of those women is also knocked to the ground after being slapped in the face and grabbed by her tank top by the man in red.
“I’m ready to go to jail tonight!” he says as several parkgoers try to help the woman.
The woman in tan shouts something, and then the man – who can be heard saying something about the woman hitting his mother – goes over and starts beating her, the video shows.
That’s when several bystanders step in and take the man down.
At that point, roughly 3 1/2 minutes into the video, Disneyland security personnel arrive at the scene.
It’s unclear how much time elapsed between the time the incident was reported and when they got there.
A spokesman for the Anaheim city attorney’s office said a decision on whether to file charges in the case will come after police finish their investigation, AP reported.
Officials have not identified anyone in the video.
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Saint Louis man murdered after accidental bump into an apartment door
FLORISSANT, Mo. — Police say an accidental bump into a man’s door led to a murder at a north St. Louis County apartment complex.
Court documents state that Larry Neal Jr, 31, tripped on a barbecue while walking in the apartment complex’s breezeway and bumped into a door. He started walking up the stairway when Thomas Clement, 30, opened his door with a gun in his hand. He yelled something at Neal while displaying his weapon.
Police say Neal turned around and headed down to the stairwell landing. Investigators say that Clement fired eleven shots at Neal. He was unarmed.
St. Louis County Officers were called to the 6800 block of Chesapeake Drive at around 12:20am Sunday for a report of a shooting. They found Larry Neal Jr, 31, suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Clement has been charged with murder in the second degree and armed criminal action. He is being held without bond. Court documents state that police believe he is a danger to the community.
via: https://fox2now.com/2019/07/08/man-charged-with-murder-after-accidental-bump-into-apartment-door/
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Video shows boy beg his father not to call 911 to report black man ‘trespassing’
SAN FRANCISCO – Video posted to Facebook shows a boy pleading with his father to not call the police on a black man for “trespassing” in a San Francisco condo building on July 4th.
The recording reportedly happened after software engineer Wesly Michel tried to enter the building as the two walked out. When the man stopped him, Michel explained that he was there to visit a friend and didn’t have to answer to him.
“Can you please call your friend on the call box and have them come down,” the man says.
When Michel replies, “They don’t have to do that, and you can just walk away,” the father says, “I’m going to call the police.”
The man’s son can be heard saying, “Daddy don’t, don’t, don’t!”
Michel, who says he’s had people call the police on him in his own condo building before, warns that he’s recording and the video will go viral. He urges the father to listen to his son, saying he’ll delete the recording.
“I agree with him daddy,” the boy says, starting to cry. “I don’t like this, let’s go, please.”
His father can be heard speaking into the phone, “He appears to be African-American” while Michel laughs and offers other identifying information such as his age and occupation.
At the end of the video Michel’s friend appears to drive up and park across the street. “Hi Cathy, I love you baby, it took you so long to get here,” Michel says. A woman can be heard off camera confirming that they are friends.
“Daddy, look what you’ve gotten us into!” his son says. “Let’s go!”
The father can be seen hanging up the call before Michel stops recording.
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