Man Argues He's Too Overweight for Jail
Man Argues He's Too Overweight for Jail
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Dec 5, 2005 — A man who allowed his home to be used to store crack cocaine that was shipped by mail was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said.
Michael Washington, 32, pleaded guilty last January to making his home available for the storage of crack cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.
Washington, who weighs 574 pounds, argued during sentencing that he was too obese and in too poor of health to be adequately cared for in prison, and requested home confinement. However, the court said the agency was capable of addressing his medical needs.
Prosecutors said he admitted that in October 2001 he and his wife tried to obtain a package of crack sent from a source in California through the U.S. mail.
Officers seized the package and found more than 100 grams of cocaine inside. They resealed the package and had it delivered to Washington's residence. When officers entered the home, they found the opened package and Washington in the basement, the news release said.
The U.S. attorney's office said that during the sentencing hearing on Thursday, Washington admitted that he had been involved in the sale of crack cocaine since 1996.
Twin lovers tie the knot!
Associated Press
kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5, 2005
It was twice as much fun at a Malaysian wedding at which two pairs of identical twins tied the knot. Make that knots.
But guests could be pardoned for thinking they were seeing multiple doubles: the best men also were twins, as were the bridesmaids and the flower girls, The Star newspaper reported on Monday.
It said identical twin sisters Zeenat Begam Sawai Hamid and Zannat Begam Sawai Hamid, 23, had been promised by their parents soon after birth to identical twin brothers Hasan Mohammed Yusof and Husen Mohammed Yusof, 26. The two sets of parents were good friends, The Star said.
But the families lost touch with each other until seven years ago, and agreed to fulfill their pledge. Their children took their vows on Sunday in Balakong, a town outside Kuala Lumpur. The Star said the two sisters, born 48 seconds apart, are medical students. The older groom is a clerk in Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, and the younger, born four minutes later, is a businessman.
The couples wore identical clothes, but one pair was decked in yellow while the other in purple. The twin best men, Mohammed Aswad and Mohammed Hafiz Yaakob, 20, also wore identical clothes, and could be told apart only because one of them has a thin beard. The 20-year-old bridesmaids wore different-colored dresses but the 11-year-old flower girls were dressed alike.
The Star did not say if the four sets of identical twins were previously known to each other, or if they were invited especially for the wedding.
Man nabbed for driving off with army vehicles
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here's a hint -- if you want to drive away with property belonging to the Canadian military, it helps if you take something small and inconspicuous.
When police were tipped off on Friday that two armored personnel carriers were missing, it didn't take long to solve the case. The large and rather conspicuous green vehicles -- complete with missile launchers -- were on the back of a flatbed truck traveling on a highway near Toronto.
Police arrested the driver, who was working for a company that had been hired to transport the surplus vehicles to Montreal. He was stopped, traveling in the wrong direction, northwest of Toronto, about 580 km (360 miles) from Montreal.
The firm sent a replacement driver to the truck but he was also arrested, this time after he kicked a car belonging to a television crew.
CTV television said it had evidence suggesting the incident had been triggered by a pay dispute between the first driver and the trucking company. The company did not return a call seeking comment.
An army spokesman declared the incident over, saying the two vehicles were finally on their way to Montreal.
Woman Suspended From Job After Trying To Rescue Squirrel
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- A woman says she was suspended from her job for spending too much time trying to rescue a squirrel trapped in the ceiling of the library where she works.
Cindee Goetz said she contacted a friend who owns an animal-removal business about the animal after a company hired by the library tried using a trap that would kill it.
It's a real pickle to be in, all over me being compassionate toward animals," Goetz said. "They said I went around the chain of command. I was paying more attention to the animal than I was my job."
Judy Hamilton, the library's executive director, said the suspension followed other animal problems with Goetz. The library had to be most concerned about the safety of its visitors and the possible cost of damage by the squirrel, Hamilton said.
"I don't want that squirrel to die, either, but I can't allow a live animal to be headquartered in that building," Hamilton said. "It's a severe situation I can't ignore. I'm not running a squirrel condominium here."
Goetz said that she was reprimanded last year for caring for an abandoned bird during work breaks while keeping it in a garage at the library branch in LaPorte.
Goetz, who owns an animal shelter, said she planned to return to her job after the one-week suspension.
Taxi Driver Bites Off Customer's Fingertip
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Dec 5, 2005 — A taxi driver in Denmark bit off the tip of a 48-year-old man's finger in a brawl over how many people could fit in the cab, police said Monday.
The dispute started early Sunday morning, when a group of five men hailed a taxi in downtown Odense, a city in central Denmark.
Police said things got out of hand when the 37-year-old driver insisted he could only take four passengers. It was not clear who started the fight, but the 48-year-old man claims he grabbed the driver by the collar after the driver acted aggressively and spat at him, police said.
The driver, who was bruised but not seriously injured, said the man grabbed him by the jaw with his left hand and punched him with other hand. The driver claims he accidentally bit off the tip off the man's ring finger in the commotion, police said.
The 48-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. None of the men were identified in line with Danish privacy rules.
Police were investigating but had not filed any charges Monday.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Dec 5, 2005 — A man who allowed his home to be used to store crack cocaine that was shipped by mail was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said.
Michael Washington, 32, pleaded guilty last January to making his home available for the storage of crack cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.
Washington, who weighs 574 pounds, argued during sentencing that he was too obese and in too poor of health to be adequately cared for in prison, and requested home confinement. However, the court said the agency was capable of addressing his medical needs.
Prosecutors said he admitted that in October 2001 he and his wife tried to obtain a package of crack sent from a source in California through the U.S. mail.
Officers seized the package and found more than 100 grams of cocaine inside. They resealed the package and had it delivered to Washington's residence. When officers entered the home, they found the opened package and Washington in the basement, the news release said.
The U.S. attorney's office said that during the sentencing hearing on Thursday, Washington admitted that he had been involved in the sale of crack cocaine since 1996.
Twin lovers tie the knot!
Associated Press
kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5, 2005
It was twice as much fun at a Malaysian wedding at which two pairs of identical twins tied the knot. Make that knots.
But guests could be pardoned for thinking they were seeing multiple doubles: the best men also were twins, as were the bridesmaids and the flower girls, The Star newspaper reported on Monday.
It said identical twin sisters Zeenat Begam Sawai Hamid and Zannat Begam Sawai Hamid, 23, had been promised by their parents soon after birth to identical twin brothers Hasan Mohammed Yusof and Husen Mohammed Yusof, 26. The two sets of parents were good friends, The Star said.
But the families lost touch with each other until seven years ago, and agreed to fulfill their pledge. Their children took their vows on Sunday in Balakong, a town outside Kuala Lumpur. The Star said the two sisters, born 48 seconds apart, are medical students. The older groom is a clerk in Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, and the younger, born four minutes later, is a businessman.
The couples wore identical clothes, but one pair was decked in yellow while the other in purple. The twin best men, Mohammed Aswad and Mohammed Hafiz Yaakob, 20, also wore identical clothes, and could be told apart only because one of them has a thin beard. The 20-year-old bridesmaids wore different-colored dresses but the 11-year-old flower girls were dressed alike.
The Star did not say if the four sets of identical twins were previously known to each other, or if they were invited especially for the wedding.
Man nabbed for driving off with army vehicles
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here's a hint -- if you want to drive away with property belonging to the Canadian military, it helps if you take something small and inconspicuous.
When police were tipped off on Friday that two armored personnel carriers were missing, it didn't take long to solve the case. The large and rather conspicuous green vehicles -- complete with missile launchers -- were on the back of a flatbed truck traveling on a highway near Toronto.
Police arrested the driver, who was working for a company that had been hired to transport the surplus vehicles to Montreal. He was stopped, traveling in the wrong direction, northwest of Toronto, about 580 km (360 miles) from Montreal.
The firm sent a replacement driver to the truck but he was also arrested, this time after he kicked a car belonging to a television crew.
CTV television said it had evidence suggesting the incident had been triggered by a pay dispute between the first driver and the trucking company. The company did not return a call seeking comment.
An army spokesman declared the incident over, saying the two vehicles were finally on their way to Montreal.
Woman Suspended From Job After Trying To Rescue Squirrel
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- A woman says she was suspended from her job for spending too much time trying to rescue a squirrel trapped in the ceiling of the library where she works.
Cindee Goetz said she contacted a friend who owns an animal-removal business about the animal after a company hired by the library tried using a trap that would kill it.
It's a real pickle to be in, all over me being compassionate toward animals," Goetz said. "They said I went around the chain of command. I was paying more attention to the animal than I was my job."
Judy Hamilton, the library's executive director, said the suspension followed other animal problems with Goetz. The library had to be most concerned about the safety of its visitors and the possible cost of damage by the squirrel, Hamilton said.
"I don't want that squirrel to die, either, but I can't allow a live animal to be headquartered in that building," Hamilton said. "It's a severe situation I can't ignore. I'm not running a squirrel condominium here."
Goetz said that she was reprimanded last year for caring for an abandoned bird during work breaks while keeping it in a garage at the library branch in LaPorte.
Goetz, who owns an animal shelter, said she planned to return to her job after the one-week suspension.
Taxi Driver Bites Off Customer's Fingertip
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Dec 5, 2005 — A taxi driver in Denmark bit off the tip of a 48-year-old man's finger in a brawl over how many people could fit in the cab, police said Monday.
The dispute started early Sunday morning, when a group of five men hailed a taxi in downtown Odense, a city in central Denmark.
Police said things got out of hand when the 37-year-old driver insisted he could only take four passengers. It was not clear who started the fight, but the 48-year-old man claims he grabbed the driver by the collar after the driver acted aggressively and spat at him, police said.
The driver, who was bruised but not seriously injured, said the man grabbed him by the jaw with his left hand and punched him with other hand. The driver claims he accidentally bit off the tip off the man's ring finger in the commotion, police said.
The 48-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. None of the men were identified in line with Danish privacy rules.
Police were investigating but had not filed any charges Monday.
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