VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Prosecutors say a spurned lover ambushed his ex-girlfriend and tried to cut out the breast implants he paid for by stabbing her. San Bernardino County prosecutor David Foy says 28-year-old Thomas Lee Rowley attacked his ex in July 2006 outside her mother's home in Hesperia, some 70 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert.
Rowley is on trial in Superior Court in Victorville for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, stalking, burglary, and false imprisonment.
The 26-year-old woman survived six stab wounds and the punctured breast implants were repaired.
Rowley's former roommate Dennis McGill testified this week that the defendant wanted to reclaim what was rightfully his. Rowley allegedly told McGill, "I'm gonna cut 'em out and get em back."
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dude Looks Like A Lady
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Dressing as a girl to take a high school Regents exam in place of another student landed a 17-year-old upstate New York boy in some serious detention. Deandre Ellis, 17, of Schenectady was arrested on a felony charge after the incident Tuesday. City school officials said a monitor verifying that each student was taking the proper exam suspected something was amiss when the name on the test and the person taking it didn't match.
District spokeswoman Karen Corona said a closer look revealed the test-taker was a boy masquerading as a girl.
Police said Ellis, who was released to probation authorities, was charged with burglary for entering the school to commit a crime. His public defender didn't immediately return a phone call or e-mail seeking comment.
District spokeswoman Karen Corona said a closer look revealed the test-taker was a boy masquerading as a girl.
Police said Ellis, who was released to probation authorities, was charged with burglary for entering the school to commit a crime. His public defender didn't immediately return a phone call or e-mail seeking comment.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Must Be Magic
LAGOS, Nigeria - One of Nigeria's biggest daily newspapers reported that police implicated a goat in an attempted automobile theft. In a front-page article on Friday, the Vanguard newspaper said that two men tried to steal a Mazda car two days earlier in Kwara State, with one suspect transforming himself into a goat as vigilantes cornered him.
The paper quoted police spokesman Tunde Mohammed as saying that while one suspect escaped, the other transformed into a goat as he was about to be apprehended.
The newspaper reported that police paraded the goat before journalists, and published a picture of the animal.
Police in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Belief in black magic is widespread in Nigeria, particularly in far-flung rural areas.
The paper quoted police spokesman Tunde Mohammed as saying that while one suspect escaped, the other transformed into a goat as he was about to be apprehended.
The newspaper reported that police paraded the goat before journalists, and published a picture of the animal.
Police in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Belief in black magic is widespread in Nigeria, particularly in far-flung rural areas.
Thanks For Da Invite
MADISON, Wis. - The invitations have been sent through Facebook. The rules are set. Police and medical responders are ready to go.
When a whistle blows Saturday afternoon, University of Wisconsin-Madison students will begin pelting each other with snowballs in a fight they hope will go down in history.
More than 3,700 students at Michigan Technological University in 2006 laid claim to the largest snowball fight, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Organizer Mike Basak, a UW-Madison freshman, said Saturday's snow showdown would likely beat that record, though he's decided not to bother with the hassle of submitting it to Guinness.
More than 4,000 people are members of the event's Facebook group, and word continues to spread as rival dormitories get ready to rumble in the center of campus.
"Once the whistle blows, let the chaos ensue!" Basak said.
The ground rules are simple: No throwing at cars. No throwing at buildings. And don't hit innocent passers-by.
Some suspect poor timing means the Michigan record might not fall.
Temperatures in Madison were forecast to remain in single digits Saturday. Wisconsin's men's basketball team plays at Illinois at the time of the fight. And although snow is everywhere on campus, it's the powdery kind that's hard to pack.
Still, school officials are prepared for the event.
UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said in a statement that officials would monitor the event, which he noted wasn't university-sanctioned.
"We want students to be able to enjoy winter and have fun, but safety is also an important priority," he wrote.
The Dean of Students' office recruited a student group of volunteer emergency medical technicians to be on the scene. One of its organizers, Katie Egan, said members would be ready to treat injuries such as bleeding and hypothermia and call 911 if needed.
Police Sgt. Jason Whitney said officers were getting in touch with the organizers and would be ready Saturday. Patrolling snowball fights was something new for his force, he said.
As for judging a winner, Basak said, that was not the point. "It's just a bunch of chaos until it all kind of dies down," he said.
When a whistle blows Saturday afternoon, University of Wisconsin-Madison students will begin pelting each other with snowballs in a fight they hope will go down in history.
More than 3,700 students at Michigan Technological University in 2006 laid claim to the largest snowball fight, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Organizer Mike Basak, a UW-Madison freshman, said Saturday's snow showdown would likely beat that record, though he's decided not to bother with the hassle of submitting it to Guinness.
More than 4,000 people are members of the event's Facebook group, and word continues to spread as rival dormitories get ready to rumble in the center of campus.
"Once the whistle blows, let the chaos ensue!" Basak said.
The ground rules are simple: No throwing at cars. No throwing at buildings. And don't hit innocent passers-by.
Some suspect poor timing means the Michigan record might not fall.
Temperatures in Madison were forecast to remain in single digits Saturday. Wisconsin's men's basketball team plays at Illinois at the time of the fight. And although snow is everywhere on campus, it's the powdery kind that's hard to pack.
Still, school officials are prepared for the event.
UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said in a statement that officials would monitor the event, which he noted wasn't university-sanctioned.
"We want students to be able to enjoy winter and have fun, but safety is also an important priority," he wrote.
The Dean of Students' office recruited a student group of volunteer emergency medical technicians to be on the scene. One of its organizers, Katie Egan, said members would be ready to treat injuries such as bleeding and hypothermia and call 911 if needed.
Police Sgt. Jason Whitney said officers were getting in touch with the organizers and would be ready Saturday. Patrolling snowball fights was something new for his force, he said.
As for judging a winner, Basak said, that was not the point. "It's just a bunch of chaos until it all kind of dies down," he said.
Hardworker?
NATCHEZ, Miss. - A Wal-Mart employee has been charged with embezzlement after allegedly ringing up a sale of $5.25 for more than $500 worth of merchandise. Natchez Police Chief Mike Mullins said a 20-year-old cashier was arrested Thursday along with a 22-year-old customer at the Wal-Mart in Natchez.
Mullins said the cashier charged the customer $5.25 for seven pairs of jeans, a baby crib, a pair of scrubs, a picture frame, sweat suit, laundry detergent, a bra, four pairs of pants, diapers, pizza, coffee, four 12-packs of drinks, canned goods, air freshener, nachos, noodles, frozen goods, chips and a family pack of beef.
The actual total for the merchandise was $547.50.
Mullins said the two women were being held Friday without bond pending an initial court appearance.
Mullins said the cashier charged the customer $5.25 for seven pairs of jeans, a baby crib, a pair of scrubs, a picture frame, sweat suit, laundry detergent, a bra, four pairs of pants, diapers, pizza, coffee, four 12-packs of drinks, canned goods, air freshener, nachos, noodles, frozen goods, chips and a family pack of beef.
The actual total for the merchandise was $547.50.
Mullins said the two women were being held Friday without bond pending an initial court appearance.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Expensive Eviction
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - A New York landlord accused of removing the toilet and other fixtures from a basement apartment to get a tenant to move out has been fined nearly $10,000. The Rockland Board of Health issued the fine to Fausto Pinos of Bushkill, Pa., on Wednesday.
Pinos did not appear at the meeting, but his brother, Jesus Pinos, speaking on his behalf, said the landlord did not dispute the charges. He said Pinos thought that removing the toilet, a bathtub, kitchen sink, stove, oven and countertop from the Spring Valley, N.Y., apartment would force the woman and her child to move.
It is not clear why the landlord wanted her evicted.
Officials said Fausto Pinos was charged with 24 housing code violations. There was no listing for a Fausto Pinos in Bushkill, Pa.
Pinos did not appear at the meeting, but his brother, Jesus Pinos, speaking on his behalf, said the landlord did not dispute the charges. He said Pinos thought that removing the toilet, a bathtub, kitchen sink, stove, oven and countertop from the Spring Valley, N.Y., apartment would force the woman and her child to move.
It is not clear why the landlord wanted her evicted.
Officials said Fausto Pinos was charged with 24 housing code violations. There was no listing for a Fausto Pinos in Bushkill, Pa.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Getaway Car?
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - Authorities are looking for a shoplifter who was run over twice by her getaway car after stealing $1,200 worth of designer purses from a Cape Coral store. A T.J. Maxx security guard told police she saw a woman stuff six designer Dooney & Bourke purses into her pants Tuesday morning and walk out of the store. The guard said she was confronting the woman when a car pulled up.
A report said the shoplifter tried to get into the vehicle but fell out and was run over by the car. She then got up and jumped onto the hood of the car. As the car was driving away, the report said the woman fell off and was run over again. On her third attempt, she finally made it into the vehicle.
Police are using the car's license plate and a check the woman dropped to track her down.
A report said the shoplifter tried to get into the vehicle but fell out and was run over by the car. She then got up and jumped onto the hood of the car. As the car was driving away, the report said the woman fell off and was run over again. On her third attempt, she finally made it into the vehicle.
Police are using the car's license plate and a check the woman dropped to track her down.
Hair 1st
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - Police said an elderly woman in Palm Beach County crashed into a man on a scooter and then kept driving to make her hair appointment. Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said a 77-year-old woman was arrested Thursday for leaving the scene of an injury crash.
The man suffered abrasions all over his body. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Police said the woman was turning right when she pulled into the path of an oncoming scooter that had the right of way. The scooter collided with her silver Toyota, vaulting the man off the scooter, onto the windshield and then onto the roadway.
Police spotted her car after she had her hair appointment.
The man suffered abrasions all over his body. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Police said the woman was turning right when she pulled into the path of an oncoming scooter that had the right of way. The scooter collided with her silver Toyota, vaulting the man off the scooter, onto the windshield and then onto the roadway.
Police spotted her car after she had her hair appointment.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Pricey Brick
DENTON, Texas - A man in Denton, Texas who was expecting a shipment of tools instead received a 30-pound brick of marijuana that police say is worth more than $10,000. Officer Ryan Grelle says the man opened the box Monday night, realized it contained drugs and contacted police.
The package from the Pharr area was handled by UPS in McAllen on Jan. 6. and apparently was intended for a Dallas address.
The Denton Record-Chronicle reports no such address exists in Dallas, so the package wound up 40 miles to the northwest at the similar address in Denton.
The package from the Pharr area was handled by UPS in McAllen on Jan. 6. and apparently was intended for a Dallas address.
The Denton Record-Chronicle reports no such address exists in Dallas, so the package wound up 40 miles to the northwest at the similar address in Denton.
Wild Ride Night
MOUNT SINAI, N.Y. - A drunken Long Island driver switched places with his passenger - but the new driver also was intoxicated. Suffolk County police said an officer spotted the driver and passenger stopped on the road and switching places early Thursday in Mount Sinai.
When they started moving again, their car began tailgating another vehicle, causing it to go onto the shoulder.
Both men now face charges of felony driving while intoxicated. Police said both have previous convictions.
The car was been seized.
When they started moving again, their car began tailgating another vehicle, causing it to go onto the shoulder.
Both men now face charges of felony driving while intoxicated. Police said both have previous convictions.
The car was been seized.
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