Archive for October 29th, 2007
Miami-Dade officer charged with taking $100,000
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Oct.29, 2007, under Weird News
MIAMI (AP) — A Miami-Dade Police officer was arrested and faces a charge of first-degree grand theft, authorities said. Officer Ricardo Toledo was arrested Saturday after police received a tip.Authorities said Toledo stopped a vehicle carrying $100,000 in cash, took the money and let the motorist go. The driver was an undercover officer; 36-year-old Toledo was not on duty at the time.
Police said the officer had previously taken $150 for providing confidential information from a motor vehicle database.
Besides the grand theft charge, he also faces a charge of unlawful compensation. The five-year police veteran has been relieved of duty.
Armed stand-off ends with robot shot, man in hospital
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Oct.29, 2007, under Weird News
The opening shot of the robot rebellion this isn’t, but it’s still a reminder of how robots are slowly creeping into situations where humans and their fleshy bodies can’t go. A five hour stand-off that began with a man pointing his gun at a neighbor in a mobile home park in North Fort Myers, Florida was ended when the suspect shot a bomb disposal robot sent in by police to video the man. After the encounter — the man shot out the video camera’s lens — police moved in to “subdue” the man, although it’s not clear whether they shot back. The suspect is now in hospital and is being evaluated for mental health problems: apparently he hadn’t been taken his medication, and residents say his wife had just left him. The state of the robot is probably something along the lines of “broken.” Woman gets 10 years for sex attack
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Oct.29, 2007, under Weird News
TEMPE, Ariz. (UPI) – A Tempe, Ariz., woman who stabbed her lover during sex to drink his blood has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Tiffany Sutton — who pleaded guilty in August to two counts of aggravated assault stemming from the February incident, and a previous violent encounter with a police officer during a trespassing arrest — expressed remorse Tuesday before she was sentenced, The East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune reported Wednesday.
“I’m really sorry that all this went on,” Sutton told Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Udall. “I never meant to hurt anyone.”
A police report said Sutton and her victim, Robert McDaniel, were drunk and high on drugs when he agreed to be tied up during sex. McDaniel later told police he became frightened and asked to be untied when Sutton attacked him with a knife.
She sliced his leg, punctured his arm, shoulder and back, and cut his neck and stomach before he managed to escape, court records say. She then chased him with a pickax until a friend intervened and called 911.
Sutton’s mother said her daughter has struggled with mental health issues for most of her life and prison health records state that Sutton thought she was a vampire for several weeks after her arrest.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
Don’t Ignore the Kids
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Oct.29, 2007, under Funny Jokes
The 12-year-old boy stood patiently beside the clock counter while the store clerk waited on all of the adult customers first. Finally he got around to the youngster, who made his purchase and hurried out to the curb, where his father was impatiently waiting in his car.
“What took you so long, son?” he asked.
“The man waited on everybody in the store before me,” the boy replied. “But I got even.”
“How?”
“I wound and set all the alarm clocks while I was waiting,” the youngster explained happily. “It’s going to be fun at eight o’clock.”
