COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- An Ohio man's drinking problem has landed him in jail, but not for alcohol abuse, officials said.
Alan David Patton, 59, allegedly has a fetish for drinking urine and he has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail and five years under house arrest for a recent bathroom-related crime, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
"I'm not certain jail time is going to do the trick for him," said Columbus Assistant City Prosecutor Joseph E. Schmansky. "It seems like what Mr. Patton really wants to do is just do the jail time and then get out and do it again."
Last month, Patton was acquitted of collecting urine from a public bathroom, but Delaware Municipal Court Judge David P. Sunderman found him guilty of criminal mischief.
Patton's criminal history dates to 1978 and includes charges of voyeurism, public indecency, criminal mischief and rape.
The judge also banned Patton from using public restrooms.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Easy-Bake to nix light bulb heating
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (UPI) -- Rhode Island toymaker Hasbro said a redesigned Easy-Bake oven will hit the market when 100-watt light bulbs cease to be manufactured.
A 2007 federal law requiring light bulbs to be energy efficient will cause production of 100-watt bulbs to cease in early 2012 and Hasbro, which took over manufacturing of Easy-Bake ovens when it absorbed Kenner in 1991, said a new system is being developed to replace the bulbs currently used to cook snacks in the toy ovens
"We are aware that the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will no longer be available beginning in 2012," Hasbro said in a statement. "In Fall 2011, Hasbro will launch the Easy Bake Ultimate Oven, introducing a new way to bake for the next generation of chefs. This new oven features a heating element that does not use a light bulb and offers an extensive assortment of mixes reflective of the hottest baking trends for today."
A 2007 federal law requiring light bulbs to be energy efficient will cause production of 100-watt bulbs to cease in early 2012 and Hasbro, which took over manufacturing of Easy-Bake ovens when it absorbed Kenner in 1991, said a new system is being developed to replace the bulbs currently used to cook snacks in the toy ovens
"We are aware that the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will no longer be available beginning in 2012," Hasbro said in a statement. "In Fall 2011, Hasbro will launch the Easy Bake Ultimate Oven, introducing a new way to bake for the next generation of chefs. This new oven features a heating element that does not use a light bulb and offers an extensive assortment of mixes reflective of the hottest baking trends for today."
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Snake lost on train back cuddling owner
BOSTON (UPI) -- A Boston woman has her boa constrictor back, a month after the reptile slipped off her neck on a subway.
Melissa Moorhouse, 30, told The Boston Globe she first noticed Penelope, her nearly 3-foot-long, non-venomous Dumeril's boa, missing as she headed outbound on the Red Line train Jan. 6.
Transit employees helped her look in the subway car, held the train for a few minutes and searched further at the Braintree terminus without success.
Thursday morning, a Red Line passenger spotted a snake and told a motorman, transit police Lt. Daniel Fitzgerald said. The train was taken out of service, but it was not until that night that train attendant Sharon Lynch got Penelope into a box.
Moorhouse said, "I'm overwhelmed. I'm extremely happy to have her back."
She said the snake could hide in tiny spaces and fend for itself.
"What I've been trying to tell people is that she would survive, she would be in the train whether it was weeks or months,'' she said. "I don't know if they have mice or rats but she is completely capable of eating them.''
Melissa Moorhouse, 30, told The Boston Globe she first noticed Penelope, her nearly 3-foot-long, non-venomous Dumeril's boa, missing as she headed outbound on the Red Line train Jan. 6.
Transit employees helped her look in the subway car, held the train for a few minutes and searched further at the Braintree terminus without success.
Thursday morning, a Red Line passenger spotted a snake and told a motorman, transit police Lt. Daniel Fitzgerald said. The train was taken out of service, but it was not until that night that train attendant Sharon Lynch got Penelope into a box.
Moorhouse said, "I'm overwhelmed. I'm extremely happy to have her back."
She said the snake could hide in tiny spaces and fend for itself.
"What I've been trying to tell people is that she would survive, she would be in the train whether it was weeks or months,'' she said. "I don't know if they have mice or rats but she is completely capable of eating them.''
Monday, February 21, 2011
Suspect's prosthetic arm pops off
ORLANDO, Fla. (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said an attempted bank robber whose cash wouldn't fit through the teller's slot was further impeded when his prosthetic arm popped off.
Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said Matthew Meguiar, 26, handed a note demanding cash to a teller Monday at the Fairwinds Credit Union in Orlando but left the establishment empty handed when the bag of money wouldn't fit through the slot in the teller's cage, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday.
Williamson said Deputy Christopher Thomas confronted Meguiar as he was leaving the bank and "the suspect's arm came off" during a brief struggle.
Deputies said tellers at the bank recognized Meguiar as a regular customer. Meguiar's mother told deputies he suffers from severe depression and psychotic episodes.
Meguiar was charged with attempted robbery and ordered held without bail.
Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said Matthew Meguiar, 26, handed a note demanding cash to a teller Monday at the Fairwinds Credit Union in Orlando but left the establishment empty handed when the bag of money wouldn't fit through the slot in the teller's cage, the Orlando Sentinel reported Wednesday.
Williamson said Deputy Christopher Thomas confronted Meguiar as he was leaving the bank and "the suspect's arm came off" during a brief struggle.
Deputies said tellers at the bank recognized Meguiar as a regular customer. Meguiar's mother told deputies he suffers from severe depression and psychotic episodes.
Meguiar was charged with attempted robbery and ordered held without bail.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Pennsylvania county changes name for Super Bowl
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (UPI) -- Officials in Pennsylvania's Greene County said they plan to temporarily drop the name "Greene" to show support for the Super Bowl-bound Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pam Snyder, chairwoman of the Greene County Commission, said a resolution will be introduced Wednesday night to temporarily change the county's name in advance of Sunday's Super Bowl game against the Green Bay Packers, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, reported.
"Instead of Greene County, we're going to be Black and Gold County, so there is no chance that any Green Bay Packer fan will think that Greene County is cheering for their side, because we're not," Snyder said.
Officials said the county also will hold a rally Friday at the county courthouse to support the Steelers and raise money for the Humane Society of Greene County
Pam Snyder, chairwoman of the Greene County Commission, said a resolution will be introduced Wednesday night to temporarily change the county's name in advance of Sunday's Super Bowl game against the Green Bay Packers, WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, reported.
"Instead of Greene County, we're going to be Black and Gold County, so there is no chance that any Green Bay Packer fan will think that Greene County is cheering for their side, because we're not," Snyder said.
Officials said the county also will hold a rally Friday at the county courthouse to support the Steelers and raise money for the Humane Society of Greene County
Friday, February 4, 2011
Illegal to FART?????
LILONGWE, Malawi (UPI) -- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika's administration is proposing laws to criminalize passing gas to annoy others and insulting women's modesty.
The proposed laws, which are written into the Local Courts Bill set to be introduced to the incoming Parliament, include measures to ban "passing gas" with the intention to "mold responsible and disciple citizens," "insulting the modesty of a woman," "disturbing religious assemblies" and "trespassing on burial places," Afrik.com, Paris, reported.
Opposition leader John Tembo said the bill, which would also impose penalties on people posing as fortune tellers, would create a "kangaroo-like court" that would "not be ideal for a democracy."
The proposed laws, which are written into the Local Courts Bill set to be introduced to the incoming Parliament, include measures to ban "passing gas" with the intention to "mold responsible and disciple citizens," "insulting the modesty of a woman," "disturbing religious assemblies" and "trespassing on burial places," Afrik.com, Paris, reported.
Opposition leader John Tembo said the bill, which would also impose penalties on people posing as fortune tellers, would create a "kangaroo-like court" that would "not be ideal for a democracy."
Friday, January 28, 2011
Whale shuts down ship traffic
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Maritime authorities in Florida said the Port of Jacksonville was shut down for an entire day due to a right whale spotted at the mouth of the St. Johns River.
The U.S. Coast Guard said ship traffic was suspended at about 10 a.m. Monday after the whale was spotted entering the river and swimming between the jetties and the Mayport basin, The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said inbound and outbound ship traffic resumed at about 6:15 p.m., after the endangered whale was seen swimming back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Federal law prohibits approaching within 500 yards of a North Atlantic right whale.
The U.S. Coast Guard said ship traffic was suspended at about 10 a.m. Monday after the whale was spotted entering the river and swimming between the jetties and the Mayport basin, The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said inbound and outbound ship traffic resumed at about 6:15 p.m., after the endangered whale was seen swimming back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Federal law prohibits approaching within 500 yards of a North Atlantic right whale.
Man takes life-sized dolls on vacations
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (UPI) -- A Canadian man with 14 life-sized dolls said the artificial women have joined him on vacations to Niagara Falls, Stonehenge and the Grand Canyon.
Dave Hockey, 57, of Nova Scotia, a married father-of-two, said he enjoys activities with his dolls including horseback riding, sky diving and motorcycling, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.
"My wife understands it is a hobby. She isn't threatened by the dolls. She knows I'm not going to run off with an 80-pound piece of silicone shaped like a woman," Hockey said.
Hockey said he paid as much as $3,200 for each of his 14 dolls and he's spent $2,000 on clothes for the faux-girls.
Hockey said he is working on a documentary about "iDollators," lifelike doll enthusiasts.
"Some iDollators prefer their dolls over a normal human relationship. But for me they're just dolls," he said.
Dave Hockey, 57, of Nova Scotia, a married father-of-two, said he enjoys activities with his dolls including horseback riding, sky diving and motorcycling, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.
"My wife understands it is a hobby. She isn't threatened by the dolls. She knows I'm not going to run off with an 80-pound piece of silicone shaped like a woman," Hockey said.
Hockey said he paid as much as $3,200 for each of his 14 dolls and he's spent $2,000 on clothes for the faux-girls.
Hockey said he is working on a documentary about "iDollators," lifelike doll enthusiasts.
"Some iDollators prefer their dolls over a normal human relationship. But for me they're just dolls," he said.
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