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Friday, May 13, 2011
Driver's $835 parking ticket
Laura Sherman understands why she got a fine, but she can't figure out why it's so high.
Also: Stunning debit card scam
Shoppers at Michaels stores have their bank accounts looted after thieves install skimming devices.
Also: Victims defrauded with cleansing money of evil spirits scam
Giving a literal twist to the term “money laundering,’’ three women sweet-talked hapless victims into believing they would be purged of evil spirits if they sent thousands of dollars to Fort Lauderdale to be “cleansed,” authorities say. The women promised that the money - $59,000 in all - would be returned. The money never was sent back, authorities say.
Now Bridgette Evans, 32, of Dania Beach, and Pollie Evans, 36, and Olivia Evans, 22, both of Texas, have been arrested on wire fraud charges. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, if convicted. According to a federal indictment, the trio told “certain individuals that they could determine if evil spirits were present in their lives or the lives of their loved ones and if those spirits were causing illnesses or other problems.”
They further told them that they should send their money to be “cleansed” and that the “cleansing” would make their evil spirits disappear and cure their illnesses, the indictment says. Four people in Texas, Wisconsin and the Caribbean island of Anguilla sent their money via Western Union or MoneyGram to the three women between 2007 and 2008, the indictment says. But the trio never returned the money, as promised.
In one instance, Olivia Evans allegedly told someone identified as “L.S.” to send money to her “to take care of the evil things” - and that if she didn’t, “bad things would happen” to her and her family, according to the indictment. Evans promised she would return the money - $9,000 - but she didn’t. Then things got stranger: Evans told L.S. to buy a Rolex with a prism, saying “the watch was needed to be used as a vortex for demons to return to hell,” the indictment says. Evans “promised to return the Rolex watch to L.S. as soon as all the demons had passed through the vortex.” Olivia Evans didn’t return the Rolex.
Now Bridgette Evans, 32, of Dania Beach, and Pollie Evans, 36, and Olivia Evans, 22, both of Texas, have been arrested on wire fraud charges. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, if convicted. According to a federal indictment, the trio told “certain individuals that they could determine if evil spirits were present in their lives or the lives of their loved ones and if those spirits were causing illnesses or other problems.”
They further told them that they should send their money to be “cleansed” and that the “cleansing” would make their evil spirits disappear and cure their illnesses, the indictment says. Four people in Texas, Wisconsin and the Caribbean island of Anguilla sent their money via Western Union or MoneyGram to the three women between 2007 and 2008, the indictment says. But the trio never returned the money, as promised.
In one instance, Olivia Evans allegedly told someone identified as “L.S.” to send money to her “to take care of the evil things” - and that if she didn’t, “bad things would happen” to her and her family, according to the indictment. Evans promised she would return the money - $9,000 - but she didn’t. Then things got stranger: Evans told L.S. to buy a Rolex with a prism, saying “the watch was needed to be used as a vortex for demons to return to hell,” the indictment says. Evans “promised to return the Rolex watch to L.S. as soon as all the demons had passed through the vortex.” Olivia Evans didn’t return the Rolex.
Two men accused of plotting to bomb NYC synagogue
A man who complained the world was treating Muslims "like dogs" plotted with an accomplice to kill Jews by bombing a synagogue, and possibly the Empire State building, and bought a grenade and guns for the attacks, authorities charged Thursday.Suspects in Terror Case Wanted to Kill Jews, Officials Say
The 26-year-old man from Queens had discussed growing a beard and the side curls of a Hasidic Jew, the police commissioner said, a disguise that he apparently hoped would enable him to attack a synagogue in Manhattan "and take out the whole entire building." New York Police Department Officers arresting Ahmed Ferhani, 26, at 58th Street along the ...Police arrest Batman
Police in a small Michigan town arrested "Batman" Wednesday after discovering him "hanging off the side of a building and carrying concealed weapons including a baton and a can of chemical irritant spray." Mark Wayne Williams, 31, was also carrying a pair of lead-lined gloves. Reuters:
Williams was charged with several counts of carrying concealed weapons, one count of carrying a gas-ejecting weapon and another count of creating a disturbance, said John Calabrese, public safety chief in Petoskey. "He really didn't offer us any explanation," Calabrese said when asked why Williams was in costume. "Our officers did not interrogate him at any length."
Calabrese said it was not the first time Williams has appeared in public in costume. A few years ago, he caught the attention of police by dressing as the Crow, a figure from a graphic novel.
Odds and Sods
That wasn't lettuce with all those tomatoes. US Border Patrol agents say they found 3,300 pounds of pot in a shipment of tomatoes.
Thieves break into prison to steal tools
Burglars cut through a perimeter fence to break into Sudbury prison. The brazen crooks then forced open the door of a workshop and made off with metalwork tools used in workshops by prisoners.
Staff at the open prison – home to 581 inmates – discovered the break-in when they arrived for work. One prisoner, returning from day release to Sudbury, said: "Everyone will find this hilarious".
Another inmate, also returning from day release, said: "How can they be expected to keep the prisoners in if they can't keep the burglars out?" The thieves got away with oxy-acetylene cylinders, hoses, tools and a trolley. The break-in was reported to police shortly before 9am on Monday.
A Prison Service spokesperson confirmed: "There was a break in at one of the workshops at HMP Sudbury. This is now a matter for the police."
Staff at the open prison – home to 581 inmates – discovered the break-in when they arrived for work. One prisoner, returning from day release to Sudbury, said: "Everyone will find this hilarious".
Another inmate, also returning from day release, said: "How can they be expected to keep the prisoners in if they can't keep the burglars out?" The thieves got away with oxy-acetylene cylinders, hoses, tools and a trolley. The break-in was reported to police shortly before 9am on Monday.
A Prison Service spokesperson confirmed: "There was a break in at one of the workshops at HMP Sudbury. This is now a matter for the police."
Man foiled in bank robbery attempt by lack of bag for money
A man was foiled in his attempt to rob a bank because he did not bring a bag with him, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office. Joseph Alan Price, 61, of Okeechobee, walked into the PNC Bank on Friday, deputies said.
He had written a note demanding cash and handed it to a teller. The note instructed the teller to put the cash in a bag, but she told Price she didn't have a bag. Price, who did not show a weapon, pointed to the note, but the teller again told him she had no bag.
Empty-handed, Price left the bank and hopped on a bicycle he had left in a wooded area near the building. A bank alarm was activated and a sheriff's lieutenant had Price in custody within seven minutes, Sheriff Paul May said.
"This man was apprehended very quickly," May said. "A good description was given by bank personnel, (the lieutenant) was in the right place and the suspect is in jail, which is the right place for him." Price was charged with attempted bank robbery and is being held at the Okeechobee County Jail without bail.
He had written a note demanding cash and handed it to a teller. The note instructed the teller to put the cash in a bag, but she told Price she didn't have a bag. Price, who did not show a weapon, pointed to the note, but the teller again told him she had no bag.
Empty-handed, Price left the bank and hopped on a bicycle he had left in a wooded area near the building. A bank alarm was activated and a sheriff's lieutenant had Price in custody within seven minutes, Sheriff Paul May said.
"This man was apprehended very quickly," May said. "A good description was given by bank personnel, (the lieutenant) was in the right place and the suspect is in jail, which is the right place for him." Price was charged with attempted bank robbery and is being held at the Okeechobee County Jail without bail.
'Transformers' robots axed
Some critics had complained that the two characters fed into offensive racial stereotypes.
Also: Twitter helps find lost laptop
Twitter followers race to help an out-of-towner track his missing computer — and find it.
Also: Adopted twins return to Russia
The malnourished 2-year-olds left Moscow for a new life in California.
Also: Lightning hits jet in wild video
Newly surfaced footage captures a startling scene as a jet comes in for a safe landing at Heathrow.
Also: Nursery rhymes' unusual origins
Some beloved childhood bedtime tales supposedly have origins in violence and disease.
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Strawberry Field gates not forever
The ornate iron children's home gates which inspired John Lennon to write the psychedelic Beatles anthem Strawberry Fields Forever have been removed. The Salvation Army, which owns the former home, is putting the red Victorian gates into storage.
It means Beatles fans who pass the site on bus tours will now be met with 10ft (3m) high replicas. The charity said fans would still get an "authentic experience" with a view of the former home.
Replicas of the 100-year-old wrought iron gates have been made by metal work specialist Jim Bennett, from Aigburth, and gifted to The Salvation Army. The originals are being taken to a secret location for storage, but are expected to eventually be auctioned.
"Although care has been taken to ensure the original gates to the site have remained in good condition, inevitably time has taken its toll," said Maj Ray Irving, director of social services for The Salvation Army. "This means that the original gates can be kept safe from further deterioration and with the replica gates in place, allow for an authentic experience for the many thousands of people who come on a 'musical pilgrimage' to Strawberry Field."
It means Beatles fans who pass the site on bus tours will now be met with 10ft (3m) high replicas. The charity said fans would still get an "authentic experience" with a view of the former home.
Replicas of the 100-year-old wrought iron gates have been made by metal work specialist Jim Bennett, from Aigburth, and gifted to The Salvation Army. The originals are being taken to a secret location for storage, but are expected to eventually be auctioned.
"Although care has been taken to ensure the original gates to the site have remained in good condition, inevitably time has taken its toll," said Maj Ray Irving, director of social services for The Salvation Army. "This means that the original gates can be kept safe from further deterioration and with the replica gates in place, allow for an authentic experience for the many thousands of people who come on a 'musical pilgrimage' to Strawberry Field."
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