Random (weird) stories

Three Covina men are behind bars after they allegedly stole a 30-pack of Tecate beer from a market and attempted to escape but crashed a car and hit an employee who chased them, then one ran through a car wash and another left behind his ID.

Andy Huynh, Nicholas Kalscheuer and Nicholas Fiumetto, all 19, were arrested Wednesday on charges of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest, according to a Covina police report.

Kalscheuer and Fiumetto entered the Baja Ranch Market about 3 p.m. Wednesday while Huynh remained behind the wheel of a car nearby.

Inside the store, Fiumetto grabbed a 30-pack of beer and the two men ran out. Employees ran after the pair into the parking lot, grabbing and detaining Kalscheuer and later turning him over to police, according to the report.

Fiumetto, meanwhile, threw the beer in the car and jumped in the front passenger seat.
As Huynh pulled out, an employee jumped on the hood of the car to avoid getting run over. Huynh careened through the parking lot, hitting a curb and sending the employee onto the pavement, scraping his arms in the fall, according to the report.

Huynh and Fiumetto ran off. Fiumetto climbed a fence and ran into the Citrus Car Wash next door.

Pepe Pinedo, the car wash manager, was standing amid drying cars when he saw Fiumetto, pursued by two officers, run into the car wash tunnel.

At the time, "there were two cars being washed in the tunnel," Pinedo said. "He got into the wash and the rollers and got all wet.

"By the time, he came out of the car wash, the officer was already on the other end of the tunnel," he continued. "It was kind of funny. It was a nice show."

Huynh ran off but had left his wallet and identification in the car. Police officers contacted him later and convinced him to turn himself in.

wprager wrote:

Dash wrote: yeah.... wonder what happened after that though

Well, if *I* was the parent, then I'd definitely have a severe consequence for Chris. All online access gone for a year or longer, and I'd do everything in my power to enforce it. The girl obviously has issues -- either extremely low self-esteem or and addiction (I *don't* think it's normal teenage behaviour although it's been a while for me, and it was the 70s). He got turned in for hiding a 12-pack. Boo-hoo. If he thinks the punishment is harsh, take it up with the management. Her ratting him out was was nothing in comparison to what he did.

mattshock wrote:Clicking on that link was SO worth it!! I'm not sure which looks more ridiculous.

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:

Dash wrote: yeah.... wonder what happened after that though

Well, if *I* was the parent, then I'd definitely have a severe consequence for Chris. All online access gone for a year or longer, and I'd do everything in my power to enforce it. The girl obviously has issues -- either extremely low self-esteem or and addiction (I *don't* think it's normal teenage behaviour although it's been a while for me, and it was the 70s). He got turned in for hiding a 12-pack. Boo-hoo. If he thinks the punishment is harsh, take it up with the management. Her ratting him out was was nothing in comparison to what he did.

Man, turn your brain off sometimes and laugh at funny stuff. Where is that wet blanket award when you need it?

TERRIFIED children escaped death by inches when a light aircraft crashed into a Ferris wheel as they took a ride.

Rescuers had to battle for more than 90 minutes to free a nine-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who were stranded at the top of the wheel.

And, as they escaped without serious injuries, organisers thanked the bad weather for preventing a worse tragedy.

Organiser Fizal Meah said: “Because the rain was stopping and starting, the Ferris wheel was almost empty. But five minutes earlier it had been absolutely packed with kids.”

The 52-year-old pilot, Paul Cox, and his 32-year-old passenger were trapped 30ft above ground in the cockpit of their mangled Cheetah S200 for three hours before firefighters managed to free them.

Mr Cox, who admitted he did not see the Ferris wheel before flying into it, said: “The next thing I knew, I was stopped inside the Ferris wheel. I had no idea for a few minutes and I was just hoping no one got hurt.”

Luckily only five children boarded for the final ride of the day, but mystery still surrounds why the plane, which had taken off only minutes earlier, hit the wheel which was preparing to shut down after the first morning of a three-day festival at Old Bar, a coastal village 220 miles from Sydney, Australia.

Ben Shepherd, spokesman for New South Wales Rural fire Service, said: “Thankfully, everyone was taken down and were able to walk away from it.”

And paramedic Brett Campbell said: “The kids were fantastic. They were calm, well-behaved and very brave. And so were the two gentlemen. They were the best patients we could ever hope for.”

Big Ev wrote:Why is it always a story when a person gets bit by a dog?

http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/26/dog-bites-womans-face