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Chef accused of poisoning neighbor's giant maple tree that blocked his solar panels
BY MATTHEW MARTINEZ
June 09, 2018 02:12 PM

Bar Salumi, nestled in Brooklyn's hipster-industrial Gowanus neighborhood, is one of those restaurants that's all about sustainability and local sourcing.

One of its owners, celebrity chef Adam Harvey, just went to court, though, after being accused of using his green thumb to poison his 77-year-old neighbor's giant silver maple tree, the New York Post reports.

Why?

Because the 60-year-old tree blocks his home's solar panels. He was arrested on Thursday, the newspaper reported.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article212881059.html
 
Kidnapped model Chloe Ayling 'slept next to her kidnapper and went shoe shopping with him'

Long story short, Ms Ayling claims to have been lured to Italy for a photoshoot and then abducted, drugged, imprisoned and told she was about the be auctioned off as a sex slave on the Dark Web.

In the meantime she went shopping with her abductor for shoes and groceries. Understandably, there are doubts about her story. Is is a publicity stunt?

Some women who've been kidnapped and kept captive do win their abductors' trust enough to be allowed to shop so they can escape. This takes a good while though, certainly not within the time frame we're seeing here. Hmmm.
The case has been concluded. The kidnapper has been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years and 9 months.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44442373
In his defence, Herba said he had previously met Ms Ayling and had fallen in love with her.

He claimed he wanted to create a scandal to help her career by creating extra publicity.

Herba said that he was inspired after watching the film By Any Means - in which a similar kidnap plot was carried out.

The court ruled out any involvement from Ms Ayling.
 
Strewth!

A Perth father murdered his son before two of his other children buried the body and cleaned up the scene because he did not want to miss the AFL grand final, WA's Supreme Court has been told.

Ernest Fisher, 67, is on trial accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Matthew Fisher-Turner, whose body was found buried in the backyard of the family's Parmelia home in Perth's southern suburbs in October 2016.

He was allegedly murdered four weeks earlier, and his body was discovered 10 days after his friends reported him missing.

Mr Fisher's two children, Joshua Douglas Fisher-Turner, 28, and Hannah Jayde Fisher-Turner, 21, are also on trial accused of being accessories to the alleged murder.

State prosecutor Laura Christian said Mr Fisher told police he killed his son because the 23-year-old had wanted to use his car, but he had wanted it to go to a friend's house to watch the grand final.

"He said 'I'm not having it' and he decided that was the time to kill Matthew," Ms Christian said. ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-...id-missing-afl-grand-final-court-told/9857348
 
That's only allowed in the cockpit.

Passengers with young children were appalled at the behavior of a bachelor party flying from Belfast to Ibiza, who forced their plane to divert to France.

A passenger who forced a plane traveling from Belfast to Ibiza to make an emergency landing in France because he was drunk and wouldn’t stop playing with a sex doll has been banned from the airline Jet2 for life.

The passenger, who was believed to have been a member of a “rowdy” bachelor party, is said to have become “verbally abusive” when flight staff refused him alcohol on the flight. Their behavior eventually forced the pilot to make the decision to divert the plan to Toulouse, France, and remove them from the flight before carrying on to their destination on the Spanish island, Ibiza.

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/e...018-06-13&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Mailjet
 
Really bizarre.

A New Zealand man flew to the US state of Virginia and was shot after trying to break into the home of a teenage girl whom he met online, police say.

Troy George Skinner, 25, was shot in the neck by the girl's mother after smashing his way through a glass door.

Goochland County Sheriff James Agnew said the man was also armed with a knife, duct tape and pepper spray.

He travelled over 8,500 miles (13,500km) after the girl stopped speaking to him online, police say.

"This was not random, not spontaneous, this was something very planned," Sheriff Agnew said on Monday, describing Mr Skinner's two days of travel.

"It's a new world," he added.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44617074
 
Stealing a bridge.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...mmond-bridge-theft-hearing-st-0629-story.html

"A Whiting man who allegedly dismantled a Hammond bridge and sold it for scrap wants a federal criminal charge dismissed but prosecutors say the alleged theft cannot be denied.

Kenneth Morrison, of T&K Metals, appeared in federal court Thursday after he was indicted last year for interstate transportation of stolen property, according to court documents. Morrison allegedly took the stolen metal from the railroad bridge and sold it to a Burnham, Ill., scrap dealer for $18,000."
 
I thought about starting a thread entitled 'When Ex's Attack', but figured this item would fit just as well here in Strange Crimes.

NOTE: If you follow the link I recommend you check the police report ('View the Document'; sidebar) for more, and more confusing, details ...

Cops: Woman Forced Ex To Have Sex At Machete-Point
Montanan, 19, facing assault, burglary charges

A machete-wielding Montana woman broke into her ex-boyfriend’s home, directed him to disrobe, and then forced him to have sex with her, according to police.

As detailed in a criminal complaint, Samantha Mears, 19, entered the victim’s Great Falls residence Friday when he was not home. When the man returned, Mears “confronted him from behind with a machete.” Mears then allegedly told the man to “get on the bed and remove his clothes.”

The victim told police that he complied with Mears “for fear of his safety,” adding that he “did not feel he could leave the room at that time without being hurt by Mears.”

Investigators charge that after Mears removed her pants, she climbed atop the victim “and they engaged in intercourse.” The victim said that Mears--who was holding the machete--bit him on the arm and “continued to have sex with him after he attempted to end” the encounter.

The victim told Great Falls police that he had “become aroused by seeing her without any undergarments on.” The man added that, after ejaculating, he “attempted to push Mears off of him to end the intercourse,” but she proceededto bite his arm and “continued to have sex with him until he was no longer erect.”

“After the intercourse, Mears sat on the bed, still armed with the machete, with her back against the wall,” the complaint notes. It was during this time that the victim took several photos of Mears “with the machete in her hand.” The man, who provided the images to police, had a bite mark on his arm when later interviewed by cops.

After surreptitiously calling 911, the man backed out of the bedroom and escaped his residence.

Pictured above, Mears has been charged with aggravated burglary and assault with a weapon, both felonies. She also faces misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief, assault, and unlawful restraint. ...

SOURCE (with mug shot and police documentation): http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/montana-machete-assault-295730
 
??? While being threatened by a machete? Really? Didn't he just set her up with the pictures?

The victim told Great Falls police that he had “become aroused by seeing her without any undergarments on.” The man added that, after ejaculating, he “attempted to push Mears off of him to end the intercourse,” but she proceeded to bite his arm and “continued to have sex with him until he was no longer erect.”
 
The big controversy about this story is that she is not being charged with rape.

Edit: To clarify, rape statutes in the U.S. often explicitly specify that the crime must involve penetration of another's orifice--some further specify with a penis, some don't.
 
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What would you do with a statue of a giant mackerel?

Staff at the St Andrews Aquarium were "gutted" after thieves made off with Big Mac, a giant statue of a mackerel.

The 6ft (1.8m) model disappeared from outside the Fife attraction following graduation festivities in the university town on Friday, 29 June.

Aquarium director John Mace said the statue was "quite heavy" and would have taken two or three people to lift.

Police have been informed, but Mr Mace said there would be "no questions asked" if Big Mac was returned.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-44730906
 
Durham naked runner caught by his Haribos.

A NAKED runner who targeted dozens of young women has been caught after determined beat officers used a discarded shopping receipt to track him down.

Over the last few weeks, the serial flasher has been targeting women on the riverbanks in Durham City, but it was detective work by local officers and the culprit’s taste for sweets which proved to be his downfall.


Full story at The Northern Echo.
 
'Unarmed' (Dis-armed?) man stabs another guy and runs away ...

Florida Man With No Arms Accused Of Stabbing Tourist
Miami Beach police say a homeless man with no arms stabbed a tourist with a pair of scissors using his feet. 46-year-old Jonathan Crenshaw told the cops that he was defending himself after 22-year-old Cesar Coronado punched him in the head. Coronado, who was visiting from Chicago, claimed he was just asking for directions when Crenshaw grabbed a pair of scissors with his feet and stabbed him twice before running away.

Police found Crenshaw not far from the crime scene and arrested him after Coronado's friend corroborated his story about the unprovoked attack. Crenshaw was charged with one felony count ofbattery.

Crenshaw has been a fixture in the area for years. He is well-known for creating and selling colorful paintings with his feet, according to the Miami Herald. He also has a lengthy arrest record, dating back to at least 2008. He spent 180 days in prison in 2014 after being convicted of felony battery on a police officer.

SOURCE: https://wsrz.iheart.com/content/201...ms-accused-of-stabbing-tourist/?ICID=ref_fark
 
Video shows woman snatching, bagging birds at US park

Videos of a woman snatching birds at a U.S. park and putting them alive in plastic bags have triggered an investigation by the National Park Service.

Videos posted to Instagram on Wednesday show the woman capturing what appear to be sparrows as she and a man sit on a bench in a historic square near Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.

The man appears to toss food to a cluster of birds as the woman leans down and grabs a bird and puts it into a small plastic bag, which she ties off as the bird flaps around inside.

Park Service spokeswoman Gina Gilliam says trapping and harassing wildlife in the park is against federal regulations.

The couple in the video were not identified, so they could not be contacted for comment.

SOURCE: https://apnews.com/e4bd6ff2cbfc427a...ows-woman-snatching,-bagging-birds-at-US-park
 
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