Thursday, July 23, 2009

Sick Over Soup

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man has sued a local Claim Jumper restaurant claiming he ordered French onion soup and bit into a condom instead of melted cheese. Zdenek Philip Hodousek filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court seeking unspecified damages over fears he may have contracted a disease.

Hodousek's attorney Eric Traut said his client wants to have restaurant employees' DNA tested to find a match to the condom.

A public relations firm representing Claim Jumper said no one can prove the so-called "foreign object" Hodousek took from the restaurant is the item that was submitted to a lab for testing.

The firm said an internal probe revealed no employee wrongdoing.

Hold The Mayo!

RACINE,WI — A woman reportedly broke into the home of her boyfriend’s other girlfriend and vandalized it — pouring salsa and mustard over dressers and clothes.



Connie Castro, 22 allegedly burglarized the woman’s home July 7 and vandalized it, according to a criminal complaint.



There was salsa on dressers, mustard on clothes, a couch slashed, photos ripped and curtains knifed, the complaint said. A king-sized bed, a silk bedspread and a 63” TV were damaged as well.



Items stolen included jewelry, shoes, Nintendo games, perfume, clothing, DVDs and about $725. The total damage was estimated at about $9,000.



Racine Police Department officers found fingerprints from the kitchen window, which was the entry point.



The woman said she had been having trouble with Castro because of the “relationship they both are in with a (man).” Officers matched the fingerprints from the scene to Castro and arrested her Friday.



Castro is charged with two counts: burglary of a dwelling and criminal damage to property, both repeat offenses.



If convicted of the charges, Castro could face up to 26 years of imprisonment and $35,000 in fines.