Obvious: Sleezer arrested for child porn distribution...

Sometimes the name fits...

But after raiding the home in November and subsequently launching a full investigation, court documents show agents discovered the computers with the downloaded child porn didn't belong to the couple, but a neighbor.

David Edward Sleezer, of J David Lane, was arrested and charged with five counts of receiving and distributing child porn.

The FBI first raided the wrong house. Their neighbor was using their wireless network. If you have a wireless network, you would be wise to set a strong password. 

High-priced escorts warned to avoid Weiner

No. Not that Weiner...

Via Sun Sentinel: 

A 43-year-old Deerfield Beach man was arrested in Hallandale Beach on Friday, accused of stealing the services and valuables of high-priced escorts from the U.S. and Canada during dates in South Florida.
A police dog was involved in the takedown of fugitive Robert Weiner, requiring a trip to Memorial Regional Hospital for treatment before he was booked into the Broward County Jail.

Weiner presented himself as a famous rock drummer to entice his victims, according to Broward Sheriff's investigators.

Women were reporting they had been robbed as recently as last week, Sgt. Craig Brown said.

Politicians Who want to Get Reelected Should Support Their Local Sports Team or Something

When Barack Obama got elected President, we knew voters couldn't be voting on entirely on logic. Among the more odd things that affect the vote, researchers have discovered incumbent politicians do better when local major college teams win in the two weeks before the election. The difference is a surprising 1.05 to 1.47 percentage points.

AP reported:

The success of major college teams in the two weeks before an election can have a measurable impact on how well incumbent politicians do at the polls, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"Events that government had nothing to do with, but that affect voters' sense of well-being, can affect the decisions that they make on election day," the researchers said.

No Joke: Florida Passed New Law to Prevent Horse Thievery

If you thought concern over horse thievery was a thing of the past, you were wrong. A law to combat horse theft was among the new laws that went on the books Thursday in Florida.

The Miami Herald reported:

Another new law was passed in response to an uptick in horse thievery supplying a South Florida black market with the tender, low-fat meat that sells for up to $40 a pound..

Oh, and you will have to buy your bong at a tobacco store now.

Selling various pipes, some also known as bongs, that can be used to smoke illegal as well as legal substances will be banned in Florida except at stores that mostly sell tobacco. Even before going into effect, though, the "bong bill" drew a legal challenge from 26 specialty stores, often called "head shops," from across the state.

Thankfully, Florida's legislator didn't have to spend time doing any serious budget cutting this year. They increased spending for the first time in four years after being propped up with $2.3 billion in federal stimulus money.

How Not To Order Fast Food At A Wendy's Drive-Thru

Two customers were arrested and a Wendy's employee was beat up after a food fight erupted when a drive-thru order was allegedly wrong.

AP reported:

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Hamburgers, fries, punches and chairs all were thrown during a fight involving customers and employees of a fast food restaurant...

Police said the employee then threw food at the vehicle, hitting it with a drink, ketchup and fries, and two people from the vehicle went inside the restaurant, where they fought with employees.

Two of the customers were arrested on charges of assault. ...

Man Gropes Woman to get Back in Jail

The victim beat the Homeless man, Ricardo Ramirez, over the head with a phone and drove him off. Police have apprehended the suspect. Hopefully, he won't be released for a long time. Video and text from Fox4KC:

Man Gropes Woman to get Back in Jail (video)

Jo Cronin with State Farm said she saw Ricardo Ramirez walk into the office at 6011 Nieman Road and started to hug one of her co-workers.

"I heard her say, 'Get away,' and I knew it was not normal," Cronin said.

Ramirez had put his hand down the woman's blouse and was groping her when the woman, screaming and crying, hit Ramirez with her desk phone.

"He just kept coming at her and she got her weight on the floor," Cronin said. "She is on the phone, screaming and crying, and she just hits him."

After she hit him, he ran off and police found him shortly afterwards nearby.

As he was being arrested, he told police he wanted to go back into jail and he was tired of being a free man. He is charged with aggravated sexual assault.

Another Reason To Avoid Going To China

In China, a rescue team was searching for a missing tourist in the Shandong province. They found seven bodies, but the tourist is still missing. Reuters.com is reporting:

BEIJING (Reuters) - A rescue team which failed to find a missing visitor at a tourist hotspot in northern China got a nasty surprise when it stumbled upon seven corpses instead.

The team had been scouring the peaks around Taishan Mountain in Shandong province for the Beijing tourist who vanished on April 28, the Qilu Evening Post said.

"We accidentally found seven corpses during our search over the past few days," the newspaper quoted one of the rescuers as saying.

The report did not say, however, how the seven may have died nor who they were. The tourist is still missing.

Just when you thought China could not get any weirder

Just when you thought China could not get any weirder; there is a news report of elderly people being murdered so their corpses can be sold to families for a substitute cremation. Some areas of China have 100% cremation rules, but many people have religious or traditional objections. Some are solving this quandary by buying a substitute corpse for cremation and, then, secretly burying their dead. Sunday Express is reporting:

GANGS are thought to be kidnapping and murdering elderly people, then selling the corpses for cremation to superstitious families who do not want their own dead loved ones incinerated.

The bereaved in southern China are buying substitute bodies for the cremation and secretly burying their dead relatives, according to press reports.

Cremation is promoted as hygienic and space-saving, and in some regions it is obligatory.

However, many believe if a body is burnt the spirit will be angry and misfortune will befall descendants. If it has the proper rites the spirit is content in the next world and protects relatives.

Although nationwide only one per cent of the population is cremated, in the county of Jieyang in Canton, where it is mandatory, the figure is 100 per cent.

Town fights off crickets with hard rock

The town of Tuscarora in Nevada is repelling a Mormon cricket invasion by blasting hard rock music at them. Personally, I would have thought rap music would be a better repellent. According to the Wall Street Journal,

TUSCARORA, Nev. -- The residents of this tiny town, anticipating an imminent attack, will be ready with a perimeter defense. They'll position their best weapons at regular intervals, faced out toward the desert to repel the assault.

Then they'll turn up the volume.

Rock music blaring from boomboxes has proved one of the best defenses against an annual invasion of Mormon crickets. The huge flightless insects are a fearsome sight as they advance across the desert in armies of millions that march over, under or into anything in their way.

But the crickets don't much fancy Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, the townspeople figured out three years ago. So next month, Tuscarorans are preparing once again to get out their extension cords, array their stereos in a quarter-circle and tune them to rock station KHIX, full blast, from dawn to dusk. "It is part of our arsenal," says Laura Moore, an unemployed college professor and one of the town's 13 residents.

Mexican drug gang trains members to lead "clean" life

In the strangest news, a Mexican drug gang responsible for drug running, murder and prostitution of young girls claims to have trained their members in ethics, values and moral principles. This is taking the progressive idea that morals and values are "relative" to an extreme level. Reuters is reporting,

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A cartel engaged in Mexico's deadly drug wars has told its members to avoid heavy drinking and using narcotics and live a clean family life as it tries to build a well-run criminal organization, police say.

Rafael Cedeno, a leader of "The Family" cartel based in the western state of Michoacan, told police after he was arrested at the weekend he had trained several thousand cartel members with courses in ethics and personal improvement.

"The indoctrination of this group consisted of courses they considered to be for personal improvement, values, ethical and moral principles of the criminal gang. The objective was for the subordinates to avoid drugs, hard drinking and maintain family unity," the federal police said in a statement.

Cedeno, 47, was picked up at a family baptism on Saturday with 43 others after a raid by police in helicopters. Accusations against him include ordering the murder of rivals and running prostitution rings of young girls.

Don't try to drive a steamroller home drunk

After a night of drinking at the club, don't steal a steamroller and try to drive it home drunk. According to My Fox Austin,

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - A Pflugerville man is arrested for driving home a piece of construction equipment, police say while intoxicated.
FOX 7 News first reported this in October, now Pflugerville Police are releasing the video.

Actress and singer Rosario Dawson calls Obama "vagina friendly"

Hollywood had taken Barack Obama "moonbattery" to a new level. Actress and singer Rosario Dawson praised the Obama administration for being very "vagina friendly." I wonder how Michelle feels about this accolade? The D.C. Examiner reported,

Rosario Dawson has been a vocal supporter of President Barack Obama’s policies, appearing both at the Democratic National Convention and the “We Are One” concert, but Tuesday, she expressed a new reason why she loves our President.

“I feel like we have a very vagina-friendly administration,” Dawson said, speaking at the first Men Can Stop Rape conference at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill.

She didn’t elaborate on how the administration was “friendly,” but we presume she meant his work that supports the speech she gave about preventing sexual violence against women. She received a standing ovation.

GM announces the " Dork mobile "

Would you pick up a date in one of these? Could you even get a date if you owned one of these?

G.M. Conjures Up a People-Moving Pod

General Motors may be so short of cash that bankruptcy is among its dwindling options, but the company is still in the business of creating dreams.

The P.U.M.A., which will be displayed at the New York International Auto Show (which opens to the public on Friday), is an electric vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries. James D. Norrod, the president and chief executive of Segway, says it has a 35-mile range and 35 m.p.h. top speed. A three-hour charge costs, not surprisingly, 35 cents. It is, in essence, a neighborhood electric vehicle, or N.E.V., whose limited speed keeps it off highways (and, in most states, off roads with speed limits over 35). (excerpt) read more at wheels.blogs.nytimes.com

'Chia Obama' getting booted from some stores

I won't be ordering a 'Chia Obama,' but there isn't any reason not to sell it in Walgreen's stores. Chia needs to add a 'Chia Bush' and a 'Chia Clinton.' They could call it the Presidential collection. You can buy your own 'Chia Obama' here.

'Chia Obama' booted from local stores


TAMPA - Some local Walgreen's stores are pulling a supposed likeness of President Barack Obama off their shelves. The 'Chia Obama' will no longer be sold there.

Walgreen's spokesman Michael Polzin explained to FOX 13 that local store managers have the ability to purchase and market products -- like the Chia Obama -- on their own.

But now, the corporate office has asked stores to pull the product from their stores because, he said, it is not appropriate for the company's corporate image.(excerpt) read more at myfoxtampabay.com

Hat tip to Newsalert

Elderly woman trapped on out-of-control scooter -- for five miles

I think she almost ran me down at Walmat. I didn't know those scooters had a range of over 5 miles. GM and Chrysler should check out the batteries.

Runaway scooter carries off woman

An 87-year-old Cornish woman was rescued by police five miles from home when her mobility scooter sped off out of control.

Eileen Bishop, from Perranporth, and her husband Anthony were on their way to church when, he said, she "disappeared off the radar".

Officers later found her heading along the A3075 towards Newquay.

A police community support officer (PCSO) rode the scooter back and said it appeared to be working correctly.

Mr Bishop said the incident began when he and his wife set off for St Michael's church.

He said the scooter, which "hadn't been going that well", was set to three-quarters speed.

"Suddenly she passed me at full tilt," Mr Bishop said.


I was half asleep to tell you the truth
Eileen Bishop

"I shouted after her but she is a bit deaf. I couldn't chase her as I've had a triple heart bypass.

"She just disappeared off the radar."

Mr Bishop said he and a neighbour searched for his wife and then went to the police station to report her missing. (excerpt) read more at news.bbc.co.uk

Some people were not meant for a life of crime(video)

This moron walked past a sign saying "narcotics officers convention" and tried to rob a retired policeman in the lobby of a 300 cop convention. He was apprehended.

'Stupidest criminal in Pennsylvania' arrested(video)

A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania teenager is accused of robbing a retired police officer at a police officers' convention attended by 300 narcotics officers.)

Would you want a teacher to talk bondage with your 11 year old?

An Italian primary school teacher did exactly that. She also discussed sadomasochism and genital piercings with 11 year old children during a sex education class. This is why sex education should be taught by parents, not school teachers. Parents have a much better idea of the maturity level of their children. While it is true some parents may lack the knowledge or skill to properly teach sex education, that is a better argument for adult education than sex education in the classroom for children.

Teacher talked bondage with 11-year-olds

NOVARA, Italy, March 30 (UPI) -- Parents are pushing an Italian primary school to fire a teacher after she discussed genital piercing with 11-year-olds during a sex education lecture.

Vincenzo Guarino, headmaster of the school in the northern Italian city of Novara, said the teacher displayed "serious naivety" when she failed to realize that "certain subjects and language can be used in a class of 15-year-olds but not 11-year-olds," ANSA, the Italian news service, reported Monday.

"It's true that she was only answering questions but there are ways of discussing these things," Guarino said to ANSA.

Parents said the teacher discussed subjects with the students including bondage, sadomasochism and genital piercings after a discussion about masturbation was taken off-subject.

Bobcat enters a bar in Arizona and bites patrons(video)

A bobcat entered a bar in Arizona and bite two patrons(video). Was the service too slow? My guess is the bobcat wanted a Bambi's Iced Tea.

Patrons of the Chaparral Bar in the central Arizona community of Cottonwood were attacked by a bobcat and two men were bitten by the animal after it wandered inside.

The perfect vacation

This woman needs to spend some time in the Betty Ford clinic.

Woman arrested 3 times in 3 days for drunk driving
Thursday, March 26, 2009


A 60-year-old Washington woman arrested for drunken driving three times in three days while vacationing in Wisconsin has been sentenced to a month in jail. The woman was arrested first at 2 p.m. March 11, 2008. A deputy saw her try to drive out of a ditch, wearing only one shoe and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.21, authorities said. The legal driving limit is .08.
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Twenty-four hours later, the woman was arrested after her car got stuck in snow in a park campground that was closed for the winter. The woman told an officer she had had four or six cups of wine.

"I am still finishing up the box of wine in my car from yesterday," authorities reported she told the officer.

Authorities found a box of Black Fox wine in the car.

The woman spent 12 hours in jail. She was released and headed west, but was arrested a short time later after someone reported her driving "all over the road," according to a police report.(excerpt) read more at sfgate.com

Las Vegas brothels want to be taxed

A Nevada legislator has proposed a $5 per session tax on prostitution in Nevada. Surprisingly, the brothels are receptive to the idea. Their lobbyist even volunteered to be taxed in the run up to the session. This must be an attempt to make them seem more mainstream.

Proposed bill would tax prostitution at $5 per session
Senator says bill could bring $2 million a year to state coffers
By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Sen. Bob Coffin, D-Las Vegas, proposed a tax on prostitution today that he says could raise $2 million a year for the state.

Patrons of prostitutes — both legal and illegal — would pay an extra $5 tax per session under the bill, which Coffin said was his idea alone.

In the runup to the legislative session, a lobbyist for the state’s legal brothels volunteered to be taxed, an effort that some said would guarantee their continued survival. Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley turned down the industry, effectively killing the effort.

“I think we will support it,” George Flint, a spokesman for the state’s brothel industry, said of Coffin’s bill. (excerpt) read more at lasvegassun.com