Offbeat News: Travel Woes, A Cold Proposal, & Stupid Criminals

Posted on January 2, 2018January 10, 2018 by Rick Watts

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“Brooding in Bangkok”

Not a fan of airports? Well, imagine being the family currently living in the Bangkok, Thailand airport. The brood, which includes four adults and four kids, are from Zimbabwe and first entered Thailand in May on tourist visas. Back in October, they tried to fly to Spain, but didn’t have Spanish visas.

That’s when their travel woes really started. The family had overstayed their Thai tourist visas, so they weren’t allowed back in to Thailand. That was two-months-ago and they’ve been residing in the Bangkok airport ever since.

The family is refusing to go back to Zimbabwe out of what they claim is fear for their safety. While waiting to find out if they’ve been given the asylum they’ve applied for, airlines have been providing them food and passengers even gave them Christmas presents.

ONE MORE THING! This scenario probably sounds familiar to plenty of Tom Hanks fans. This family’s story echoes the plot of The Terminal. In the movie Hanks’ character gets stuck in a New York airport after his government collapses.

“All About the Ice”

Millions of Americans may be extremely cold, but Josh Darnell wasn’t about to let freezing weather get him down. The 31-year-old decided to propose to his girlfriend Rachel Raske after they climbed to a scenic spot on Tuckerman’s Ravine, on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington. Oh, and that day temperatures reached minus 34 degrees on the summit.

Darnell’s dad, Doug, joined the adventure to capture the proposal and he vouched for how tough the weather was. In fact, he said when he got out of the car, the wind was so strong it knocked him over.

Turns out, all the hard work was worth it. Rachel said yes.

“Fitness in the Nude”

Sick of doing sweaty gym laundry? You’re in luck… if you’ve gotten plenty of self confidence. New York City’s Hanson Fitness is now offering fully naked workout classes. What’s more, they offer classes for men, for women, and a co-ed option.

“Our approach makes sure our members get and stay in the absolute best shape, and our new naked personal fitness sessions are no exception,” Hanson studio founder Harry Hanson explains. “This new development brings with it a range of fitness and health benefits and allows our members to have a little cheeky fun in the process!”

According to Hanson Fitness, working out nude keeps you cooler, releases endorphins, increases body awareness and gives you unrestricted movement.

STUPID CRIMINALS:

“Tip Your Server”

A McDonald’s employee in Peoria, Illinois was given way more than a tip when an unknown customer came to the drive-thru and handed him a wad of cash… and a baggie of cocaine. The employee figures the woman accidentally handed over the coke. It’s unclear if they have any leads on the accidentally generous, and criminal, customer.

“Full of It”

It’s unclear how police discovered this, but Stephen Perkins had 110 bags of crack inside his intestines. The 27-year-old was picked up along with four other suspects after they opened fire on a man. All five men were charged with aggravated trafficking of a scheduled drug among other crimes.

“Unfit to Ride”

Remember Donna Byrne? The 53-year-old who was slapped with a DUI while riding her horse down a busy highway in Lakeland, Florida? Well it looks like she won’t be given the chance to reoffend. In case you missed it, a judge has decided she’s not fit to care for the horse. Byrne will also have to complete an alcohol treatment program.

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‘Offbeat News’ for December 29th

Posted on December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

The people of Lorraine, New York probably never want to see another snowflake again. The local fire department was called to a resident’s house after six feet of snow fell and trapped her inside her home.

The Lorraine Volunteer Fire Company took to Facebook and shared photos of the woman’s buried home along with a message asking residents to check on their neighbors. (Photo Below)

Does your weekly yoga session leave you a bit sore the next day? Well you’ve got nothing on Kavitha Bharanidaran. The Indian woman is currently in the midst of a record breaking yoga session.

The 30-year-old mother started her session on December 23rd at 7 am and beat the previous record of 103 hours on day five. The craziest part? She’s not stopping. Kavitha plans on keeping the session going until December 30th.

STUPID CRIMINALS:

Despite what his clothes say, you should absolutely not trust Wilmer Lara Garcia. The Falls Church, Virginia man is being charged with stealing a car that was warming up with the help of an accomplice. During his arrest, authorities also found multiple forged checks. The best part? Garcia was wearing a shirt that read “Trust Me” as he was being taken in.

Lindy Lou Layman had way too much liquid courage on her date with prominent Houston trial lawyer Anthony Buzbee. He claims she got too drunk so he called her an Uber once they got back to his apartment but Layman refused to leave and hid. Buzbee called a second Uber, which is when 29-year-old Layman got aggressive. Authorities say she tore down several paintings and poured red wine on some while cursing. She also allegedly threw two $20,000 sculptures across the room, shattering them. Two of the damaged paints were by non-other than Andy Warhol. Layman is now being charged with criminal mischief.

Harris Rahaman is the latest person to come into contact with the Fuji fugitive. He was working at a gas station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida when a man came in and asked where the Fiji water was. Then, he took out a gun and threatened to shoot Rahaman in 10 seconds if he didn’t get enough money. It turns out the perp has done the same Fiji set up in multiple other robberies around Florida. Local police are asking for help in identifying the thirsty criminal.

‘Offbeat News’ for December 28th

Posted on December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 by Rick Watts

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For Jacki and Josh Grossman, Christmas Eve has a new tradition: newborns. The couple welcomed their second child, Elliott, on December 24th, four years to the day their older son, Oliver came into the world. What’s more, the same doctor delivered both Grossman boys.

Jacki says she “couldn’t feel more blessed” that her sons share their special day. As for Oliver, he seems pretty pumped, too. According to mom, the four-year-old ran around the hospital spreading the news.

TSA agents at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport were in for a surprise when they spotted a dead cougar in a man’s suitcase. The cougar appeared to have a Utah State Fish and Game tag but officials held the passenger while they investigated.

In the end, no crime was committed and the unidentified man shipped the cougar body to wherever his next destination was.

“It is not a crime to transport game that is legal to possess via airlines,” Police Lieutenant David Gordon said. “However, airlines reserve the right to tell passengers they do not want to transport certain items.” Now you know!

STUPID CRIMINALS:

A man in Akron, Ohio might want to go into crafts instead of crime. The unnamed person walked into a store and waved what first appeared to be a rifle. After an employee saw the gun was fake, he confronted the would-be burglar with the help of three customers and kept him subdued until cops came. After some investigating, the man was found to be in possession of a pole, a fake scope, a spring and two table legs fastened together to look like a rifle. He’s now facing a robbery charge.

A 22-year-old man walked into a Wisconsin salon to get the sides of his head shaved and an inch cut off the top. Apparently he was too fidgety because according to the unidentified client, stylist Khaled A. Shabani began to twist the customer’s ear and eventually snipped the man’s ear with his scissors. According to Shabani, the nick was unintentional. Oh, the stylist then ran the clipper down the middle of the customer’s head which left him looking, as police said, “a bit like Larry from the ‘Three Stooges.'” The customer had to go and get his head shaved before heading home for the holidays while Shabani was hit with a tentative charge of mayhem and disorderly conduct while armed charge.

If nothing else, Nicole Hunter won’t let anything get in her way. Unfortunately for her, this time that meant trying to do cocaine in a police station. Hunter, who was at the station after picked up for causing a disturbance, must have been spotted by one of the no doubt many police officers around and was hit with possession charges. She’s set to head to court next month.

‘Offbeat News’ for December 26th

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Did Disney mess up its animatronic Trump?

Walt Disney World has been preparing to add Donald Trump to its Hall of Presidents since before he took office. Just over a year later, the park is finally unveiling the fruits of its long-awaited labor — and early reviews on Twitter are mixed.

More than one has even stated that the animatronic likeness looks more like Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight than Trump.

But while Disney may have captured the president’s animated hand movements faithfully, the robot’s physical appearance isn’t winning praise on Twitter. Commenters have not only compared Disney’s Trump-bot to Jon Voight, but also Angela Lansbury, the character of Biff Tannen from “Back to the Future: Part 2” and even Hillary Clinton.
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Instead of whining about their son’s teachers, Ohio parents Mary and Paul Sommers decided to wine them for Christmas instead.

Mary and Paul Sommers, who live in Beavercreek, say their son, 14-year-old Jake, is “that kid” ― the one in class “who always has something to say.”

So, when the parents wanted to say thanks to Jake’s teachers for putting up with him, Mary Sommers said they had to kick things up a notch.

With help from a friend’s printing company, the Sommers turned some bottles of Chardonnay into a thoughtful holiday gift for their son’s teachers.

The label features a picture of a smiling Jake and reads, “Our Child Might Be The Reason You Drink, So Enjoy This Bottle On Us.”

Jake insisted he’s not insulted by the gift. In fact, he helped deliver the vino personally.
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Authorities say a gift-wrapped box of horse manure addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin) was found near his home in Los Angeles.

The package was found Saturday night after it was dropped off at a neighbor’s house.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb squad was called to the home and officers opened the box, finding a pile of horse manure inside. Police said the package had been gift-wrapped and was marked as being from “the American people.”

Police said the Secret Service was taking over the investigation. A Secret Service spokesman said the agency was aware of the incident but declined to comment further.
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A Massachusetts teacher is one tough cookie — he cut his finger on the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” show and still won the competition.

Doug Alley lives in Rhode Island but teaches culinary arts at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Bourne, Massachusetts, and took the $10,000 top prize.

Alley tells the Cape Cod Times he and his fellow contestants have been texting each other since the episodes began being aired in the run-up to Christmas.

The challenge was taped in New Orleans in August. Alley won for his sugar cookies and a lemon rosemary cookie.

Alley says he, his wife and their 17-year-old daughter are using part of his winnings for a vacation at Disney World. He says he’s also planning to release a new cookbook soon.
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After a four-year courtship, a British Army sergeant and a former diving instructor have married underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

The couple used an underwater tablet Thursday to exchange wedding vows beside Molasses Reef off Key Largo.

In 2013, Thomas Mould, of Leicester, England, traveled on an Army adventure training dive trip to the Amoray Dive Resort in the Keys, where Sandra Hyde worked as an instructor.

The couple connected. Hyde traveled to Leicester a few times, and he visited her in the states.

They decided to marry and planned a summer wedding in an old English church but then decided an underwater wedding in the Keys would not only be more appropriate, but more cost-effective.

The couple is honeymooning in the Keys, before returning to live in England.

‘Offbeat News’ for December 13th

Posted on December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Claudell Curr and his wife Odell Marie Curry were watching TV in their San Bernardino, California living room when they felt their whole house shake. After some investigating, they discovered a hunk of ice the size of a bowling ball ripped through the roof in their bedroom.

According to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor, it’s likely the ice came from a passing plane. Fortunately, 82-year-old Claudell and 83-year-old Odell weren’t injured, but they’re still shaken by the incident.

“We shiver every time we think we could have been in bed,” Claudell says. “The wife is still nervous, but we are doing okay. It was quite a traumatic experience.”

There’s a monkey on the lamb in Japan. Over the past week, there have been more than two dozen sightings of the animal around Tokyo and authorities believe it’s the same primate.

The furry guy, who is estimated to be 28-inches long, is smart, too. The monkey was chased by a group of 20 people with nets, but it managed to escape.

For one tribe in India, kissing in public is frowned upon…accept during the “longest kiss” contest. This year, around 20 couples competed in the event held at the Sidho-Kanho fair.

The winners smooched for three hours and walked away with the grand prize: a goat.

STUPID CRIMINALS:

Mark Stetter appreciates a good discount. So much so, he’s willing to break the law. The 48-year-old from Buffalo, New York claimed to be a detective to try and get some money off his Starbucks order. To really sell it, Stetter flashed a fake badge and a gun inside of a holster attached to his belt. He then went another coffee shop after it had closed, and again displayed a fake badge in an attempt to get in. It didn’t work and at some point the actual cops were alerted. Stetter is now facing an impersonating a police officer charge.
A 23-year-old man claims he was walking down the street with a bag of fast food in Hamden, Connecticut when he was approached by a man who flashed a gun, then grabbed his “bag of cheeseburgers” and ran. The perp didn’t take anything else, it seems. Local authorities are investigating.
Kayla Marie Smith thought there was an intruder at the door of her Spring Grove, Florida home. The 30-year-old decided to handle the situation and shoot at him. The problem? Not only was there no intruder, but Smith was impaired at the time she shot the gun. Smith is now locked up on charges of discharging of a firearm inside an occupied structure and recklessly endangering another person.

‘Offbeat News’ for December 12th

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Imagine going to relax in front of the TV and finding a snake, but not just any snake. A man in Cooroy, Australia stumbled upon an eight-foot-long python relaxing on his couch.

Snake Catcher Luke Huntley responded to the scene and says the serpent was the largest he’s ever caught indoors. He also admits to getting a few laughs about how the snake seemed to be lounging around.

Huntley’s tip for keeping snakes out of your house? Keep your windows and doors closed.

Alwine, Germany now has a new owner. The town, which has a population of 20, was put up for auction. It wasn’t exactly a bidding war, though. Only one person was willing to cough up any money and ended up snagging Alwine for $164-thousand-900.

It’s unclear at this point what the anonymous buyer is planning on doing with his or her latest purchase or what Alwine’s current residents, who are mostly retirees, think about it.

A very lucky lady lives in Maryland. The unidentified 54-year-old bought a lotto scratch-off card that ended up being worth $2-million. This isn’t her first time at the rodeo, though. A few years ago, this same woman won $100-thousand on another scratch-off.

This time around, the winner kept the exciting news to herself, going to work and not telling anyone until she got home.

She decided to receive her jackpot in annuity, which comes to about $66-thousand a year for the next 20 years.

STUPID CRIMINALS:

If you’re going to travel with more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine, make sure you follow all other traffic laws. In case you missed it, police in Pratt County, Kansas pulled a car over for a routine traffic stop. After finding probable cause for a search of the car, they hit the narcotics jackpot with the massive meth haul. All in all, the drugs are worth about $404,000 on the street.
Jamie Esposito subscribes to the go big or go home method. The 32-year-old is being charged with stealing 144 bottles of nail polish from Bayonne, New Jersey CVS, worth around $14-hundred. She was pegged for the crime after getting caught stealing from a nearby Rite Aid. That time, Esposito was found in possession of $64 worth of formula. Authorities also discovered drugs on her. It’s unclear what exactly Esposito ended up being charged with.
A 16-year-old babysitter figured if he had to watch a 10-year-old, he might as well put him to work…as his accomplice. Police in Rochester got a call about a child dragging a suitcase along the street. When cops arrived, they found the suitcase was filled with goods from a recent burglary, which they tied to the teenage babysitter. Oh, and for what it’s worth, the babysitter gave cops a fake name and age. They figured it out, though, and charged the unidentified minor with burglary, two counts of grand larceny, criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal impersonation. The unknowing accomplice was released to his parents.

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‘Offbeat News’ for 12-5-17

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

John Dardis had planned a romantic weekend away with his girlfriend Suzannah Newham in Cornwall, England. What’s more, he was going to propose as they walked along the cliffs. When he went to kneel down, however, he slipped on wet ground and broke his ankle.

The coastguard had to be called to come rescue John, but he was of sane mind enough to realize even with a broken ankle, the cliff was more romantic than a hospital room.

As the Newquay Coastguard put it, John literally fell for her. The feeling is mutual- Suzannah said yes. “It was an unfortunate accident but John was very stoic,” Regie Butler, Newquay Coastguard rescue officer, adds. “The best man’s got the best speech to give now.”

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Researchers at the Chinese Culture University in Taipei, Taiwan noticed a rainbow in the sky. They claim it stuck around for nine hours and they were so excited, they took pictures of it from every angle. They’re going to need those photos if they want the record for the longest rainbow on record, though.

As of now, the record holder is a rainbow that lasted six hours in Yorkshire, England back in 1994. So far, the people at Guinness haven’t confirmed that Taiwan now has the title, but according to the researchers, it’s only a matter of time. Just three days earlier, climate observers at the Chinese Culture University claimed there was another rainbow that lasted some six hours.

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Authorities in Sea Girt, New Jersey couldn’t figure out who was responsible for tearing the wires of the town’s Christmas tree and display. After keeping an eye on the scene, cops discovered it wasn’t human hands or teeth that nearly ruined Christmas, but a squirrel’s. The animal was “charged” with criminal mischief and released on bail. Fortunately, workers were able to repair the cords in time to light the tree.

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Sabra Bewley is a mess. Police got a call about the 27-year-old, who was driving the wrong way on the highway in Sparks, Nevada. When they arrived on the scene, they discovered Bewley and her car 20-yards up a hill nearby the road.

The full-grown woman was acting erratically and dancing on top of her SUV before attempting to get away on a kid’s scooter.

All in all Bewley is facing a drunk driving charge along with drug charges and resisting arrest.

‘Offbeat News’ for 11-30-17

Posted on November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 by Rick Watts

OFFBEAT NEWS:

Leah Alderman has to thank the spirit of her grandma for her recent lotto win. The Cumberland, Maryland woman spotted a Ruby Riches scratch off card and decided to pick one up, thinking of her grandma Ruby, who died when Leah was a teenager.

As she was preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, Leah scratched the card and discovered she was $30-thousand richer. “I was shaking when I signed the ticket,” Leah adds. “This is awesome!”

Leah and her fiancé are planning on using their cash to continue the restoration of their dream house. They’re also considering using some of the cash to get married.

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A man in India says he’s learned his lesson: make sure you ask for your doctor’s credentials. If not, you might be like this 60-year-old farmer who allowed what he calls a “quack” doctor to insert a metal cup in his back door, all in the name of curing a stomach ache.

After the eight-inch cup failed to do the trick, the man’s family took the farmer to an actual doctor who with the help of an x-ray saw the cup. It took an hour-in-a-half in surgery, but the cup was successfully removed.

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

If you want to get away with stealing a hot car, you’ve gotta ACT like someone who’d drive a hot car.

A 38-year-old guy named Israel Rangel wandered into a Ferrari and Maserati dealership in Costa Mesa, California last month, and he saw a Ferrari 458 Spider in their garage for service . . . with the keys on the seat.

So . . . he stole it.

Then, about two weeks later, Israel pulled into a Shell station . . . and started asking people there if he could get a little money for gas. And that was VERY suspicious, considering the Ferrari 458 Spiders start at about $230,000 . . . and this particular one was worth closer to $300,000.

So someone called the cops, and they found Israel hiding in some bushes behind a Holiday Inn nearby and arrested him. He was charged with felony vehicle theft and several other charges as well.

The Ferrari belonged to a woman named Susan Friedman, and Israel had trashed it so badly that her insurance company declared it a total loss. But don’t cry for her . . . she used the settlement to buy herself a new 2018 Lamborghini Huracan.

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Anthony Breslin was sent to pick up cattle by his dad. It’s unclear if the 18-year-old Irish teen actually did find any cows, but we do know Breslin drove his family tractor into the town of Derry. When police pulled him over, Breslin admitted he had gone to Derry to look for women. He was hit with a $67 fine and it’s probably safe to assume he didn’t meet his soulmate.

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