A teenage girl “averted a tragedy” by calling 911 from inside a wildly weaving car to report her mother, who ended up being charged with drunken driving, New York State Police said.

Jamie S. Hicks, 48, of Islip, New York, was charged with felony driving under the influence and was released on bail,
According to investigators, Hicks was behind the wheel of a 1995 Buick LeSabre Sunday evening, with her 13-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son as passengers.

The car was on I-84 near the Connecticut border when the daughter called 911, saying her mother was “weaving in and out of traffic,” authorities said.

“Her initial call was that she was fearful [because] the mother was driving erratically and speaking incoherently, Capt. Robert Nuzzo of the New York State Police told CNN.

The daughter told the officers that her mother was intoxicated, police said. Hicks failed field sobriety tests and was taken in for processing, according to police, who said her blood alcohol content was 0.18 percent, more than twice the legal limit.

The audio recording and transcript of the girl’s 911 call will not be released, said Adam Stiebeling, deputy commissioner of the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.

Nuzzo praised the teen for her quick thinking. “She was a terrified young girl who made a conscientious decision to get her mother arrested,” he said, “but it averted a tragedy.”

What a fucking hater, you know how many times some one I know and their 2 brothers (I am not talking about me and my two brothers I promise) rode home when their dad was drunker than Cooter Brown. Shit if she was a real kid she would have taken that a chance to get her first crack at driving; I know that is what my brother did. Ugh I mean someone I know’s brother.

Thank you iCON for the story.

Littleton, N.C. - A Littleton woman is accused of beating up her brother during a family argument over day-old potato salad and steaks, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.

Maj. Bruce Temple said investigators believe that Brightstar Putney Mills, 45, assaulted her brother while he was being held down by Donnell Bryant Sr., 46, of Littleton.

The victim was beaten unconscious and suffered a fractured eye socket and a severe cut above the eye, Temple said. He was brought to Halifax Regional Medical Center, then transferred to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

Mills, 45, was charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon. She was placed in the Halifax County jail under a $5,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court June 30.

Bryant faces charges of assault inflicting serious bodily injury and felonious restraint. He remains at large.

Potato Salad so good it makes you wanna slap yo brotha?

Taken from Ken5 San Antonio. Shout out to Mes for sending this my way.

School’s out at John Marshal High School, and exiting the facility are your typical cliques: cheerleaders, nerds, jocks and Goths… and werewolves?

“We’re not to be feared,” said Argus, his ghost-white, eyes staring at the camera.
Argus is one of several members of the wolf pack, one of several packs scattered about San Antonio’s north side.

His friend Katze Lupus Burn added, “We’re not a gang at all. Gangs are like posers. They just want attention, that’s why they go along tagging stuff. The pack? We’re a family. We go to each other for our problems.”

The fascination with werewolves dates back to the 19-30’s, with popular movies starring Lon Chaney, Jr. More recently, movies like Van Helsing and the Twilight series have captured the attention of teenagers. They may not be mutating from man to wolf, but Northside school district counselors warn these teens are experiencing transformations of their own: from childhood to adulthood.

Northside School District counselor Dr. Deborah Healy said, “Young people are looking to define their identities, sometimes to come together and affiliate around a theme or an idea, just really to belong, that sense of belonging.”

And a sense of belonging is just what this group says they’re after.

“You get friends. You get a place where you belong. You’re pretty much accepted to where you are, who you are, what you are,” said Deikitsen Wolfram Lupus, the unofficial leader of the pack at Brandeis High. He says he’s got some wolf in him, howling sometimes to get out.

“We just like hang out here, we’re just like another family. This is our second home, basically,” added Kit, dressed in pink with a touch of leather and chains.

And you couldn’t help but notice the eyes. And the fangs. It’s a style, we’re told. And nothing more.

Friend Guerrero continued, “We’re not trying to be intimidating, we’re not trying to be menacing. We’re just trying to live our daily lives and hang out. You know? We’re teenagers and we just want to have fun.”

And they gather attention, too. One of the wolf pack, whom many consider the “alpha dog,” received some international acclaim when a neighbor’s dog went missing, only to have its skull found in the possession of 18-year old, Wolfie Blackheart. It created a firestorm on the internet, and was San Antonio’s first glimpse into the world of these transformed teens.

Northside officials confirm wolf packs do exist in at least half a dozen schools, with anywhere from 12 to 20 werewolves in each. Dress codes are strictly enforced, NISD officials say. The wolf pack isn’t allowed the tails, chains, or anything else that negatively affects the learning environment.

Brandeis head counselor Bill Hill said, “They walk down the hallways and meld into the fabric of the school and don’t seem to be troublesome in the school environment.”

Northside counselors say it’s extreme expression. Dei says it’s something deeper than violating the school’s dress-code.

“I don’t believe anyone is just human. Everyone’s got something else mixed in with them. They just have to look inside themselves and find out what it is.”

Dei’s got his own leash he wears. His mom has a leash on him to: Pam Manley keeps Dei tethered to family, his chores and his studies.

“As soon as he walks in the door, he is supposed to take out the fangs, lose the lenses and put his hair back,” Manley said. “They’re good kids. And it takes some courage to stand up and be who you want to be and be able to express yourself in this way.”

Fucking A man, I’m so glad I graduated years ago. Also, man San Antonio is gay!!!!!

Looks like the bull has a fighting chance.

Spanish matador Julio Aparicio needed two operations after he was horrifically gored through the throat during a bullfight in Madrid.

The half-ton bull, called Opiparo, struck after Julio Aparicio lost his footing and stumbled while carrying out a pass with his red cape in a packed Las Ventas bullring.

One of the animal’s horns tore into his throat and punched through the bottom of his mouth as the crowd screamed in horror at the bullfight last night.

The force of the impact lifted the matador into the air, puncturing his tongue and fracturing his jawbone, before the bull threw him to the sand.

Fellow matadors dashed to the rescue and managed to distract the bull so medics could get to Mr Aparicio.

The 41-year-old managed to struggle to his feet, but collapsed with blood pouring down his neck and had to be carried from the ring.

He had an emergency one-hour operation in the Las Ventas medical centre, before being transfered to the October 12 Hospital in Madrid, where doctors performed an emergency tracheotomy and worked to reconstruct his jaw, tongue and the roof of his mouth during a six-hour operation.

A spokesman for the hospital said: ‘He remains in the intensive care unit of the hospital, has regained consciousness and his vital signs are stable.’
His father, also called Julio Aparicio, said there were no complications during the surgery.

He said: ‘It was a serious goring. Almost his entire mouth was destroyed.
‘It’s too early to talk of recovery, we must wait and see.’
The injury happened as Mr Aparicio was attempting the faena, a series of passes in which he uses his cape and sword before delivering the death blow – or estocada.

It is not known what has happened to the bull.

Mr Aparicio, from Seville, comes from a well-known family of matadors. He is in a grave condition in hospital.

Evening bullfights are watched by sell-out crowds at the 25,000 seat Las Ventas bullring and are broadcast live on cable television.

Six bulls are killed in each bullfight.

Talk about taking the Bull by the Horn! Thanks to my Cousin Mr. Rogers Nutz for the Link.

Melbourne, Fla A Brevard County doctor dressed up in a Captain America outfit was arrested with a burrito in his tights. What he allegedly did at the police station got him into more trouble. Doctor Raymond Adamcik, 54, would probably rather forget about the weekend when he was arrested on charges of battery, disorderly conduct, drug possession and trying to destroy evidence. It’s not what you would expect from a doctor or Captain America.

The Palm Bay family physician was at On Tap bar as part of a pub-crawl with other medical professionals. It was a sort of costume party on a bus that would take them around from bar to bar.

Everything was fine until, witnesses said, Captain America started getting too forward with a burrito he kept tucked inside his blue tights, a burrito that ultimately landed him in jail.It’s certainly not the Captain America from the comic books. This one is accused of sinister deeds more fitting of a villain than a superhero.

On Saturday night, when a costume party full of medical professionals stopped at On Tap Cafe, police said Adamcik had a burrito stuffed below the waistband of his costume and was asking women if they want to touch it. When one refused, he allegedly took out the burrito and groped her.

The woman called police and, when they arrived, the officers wrote in their report “there were so many cartoon characters in the bar at the time, all Captain America’s were asked to go outside for a possible identification.”

The woman pointed out Adamcik and the burrito was found in his boot. He was taken to the police station. There, while in a holding cell, police said, he asked to use the bathroom and tried to flush a joint, also hidden in his blue tights, down the toilet.

“The officer observed him try to flush something into the toilet. He tried to flush it. The officer was able to reach inside and grab part of what he tried to flush,” said Jill Frederiksen, Melbourne Police Department.

The doctor wasn’t in when Eyewitness News went by and didn’t return calls. He may now have to rely on a lawyer instead of his superpowers to get him out of the jam.

“This is definitely an unusual situation. We don’t usually arrest people in costume,” Frederiksen said.

No super powers got Adamcik out of jail. He needed $2,000 cash bail and then, once he got out of jail, he still stopped to pose for pictures on the way out. It is unclear right now whether the doctor could lose his medical license if he’s convicted.

Tuesday, Eyewitness News learned that Adamcik was checking himself into a rehad program and taking a temporary leave from his medical practice.

Boy am I glad I’m a Wolverine Fan!

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dozens of California parole violators showed up to claim a very attractive offer: $200 and amnesty. And dozens of Parole violaters found themselves in handcuffs and, for most, headed back to prison.

In a corrections department variation on the old bait-and-switch, officials set up an elaborate sting aimed at some of the more than 14,000 California ex-convicts who broke off contact with their parole agents, are suspected of committing new crimes or of violating terms of their parole.

They used a website, an e-mail account, and appointed an agent to the fictitious post of “amnesty program director.” They sent 2,700 letters to relatives of parolees-at-large advertising the reward and fake amnesty program.

It wasn’t the first time law enforcement has relied on a ruse to collar offenders.

In the past, agents have reeled in fugitives with fake notices that they had won cash or prizes but needed to show up at a certain location to collect.

But this time it had some 21st century wrinkles.

“Using the Web page and such is a new way to do it. We used to play on the greed, and now we’re playing on the promise that they might be released from custody,” said Tony Chaus, who runs the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of Correctional Saftey. Corrections officials confirmed the ruse after The Associated Press learned of it independently.

The offer had the hollow ring of truth, piggybacking on the state’s colossal budget deficit and a bona fide state law that took effect in January.

The law creates a new non-revocable parole for some offenders who are considered to be less dangerous. Those on non-revocable parole don’t have to report to parole agents, are free to come and go as they please, and can’t be sent back to prison unless they are convicted of a new crime.

The fugitives were told they would either be put on non-revocable parole or discharged from parole entirely to help the state cut costs and prison crowding.

“If you have received a letter, you are pre-qualified for Amnesty or Discharge,” read the offer posted on the website. “Your warrant will be canceled and a $200.00 check will be issued…. A Non Revocable Parole card will be issued and you will be free to go.”

The amnesty ended Saturday, warned the website, and parolees-at-large were told they “must call for reservations.”

About 130 felons showed up at the Oakland parole office, some with family members in tow.

They were told to wait in an auditorium until they could be taken, one at a time, to see a counselor. They were arrested as they got off an elevator and were soon en route to the Alameda County Jail.

“I think they were pretty stunned, to be honest with you,” Chaus said.

Midway through the process, word filtered back to those waiting in the auditorium that it was a sting.

“Things got pretty loud,” said Chaus, and a dozen or more parolees escaped. Officers rushed in and arrested the remaining parolees without incident.

Chaus said other parolees slipped away earlier Saturday and were allowed to leave for fear of revealing the sting prematurely.

Seven fugitives who had received the letters were arrested before Saturday, including one who flew in from Tonga, when they arrived at the office to take advantage of the amnesty, he said.

In the end, 81 of those who showed up were taken into custody.

A few of those arrested might actually qualify for the non-revocable parole program, Chaus said. But his team targeted “the worst of the worst” for the sting: most are suspects in new crimes or have outstanding warrants beyond being in trouble as wayward parolees.

Some lawmakers, victims’ rights and law enforcement organizations have criticized the new non-revocable parole law for eliminating supervision for thousands of ex-convicts, some of whom served time for serious offenses.

But half of the projected $200 million first-year savings is going back into reducing the number of offenders supervised by each parole agent from about 70-to-one to about 48-to-one.

“We’ve chosen to focus on the real bad apples,” said department spokesman Oscar Hidalgo. With the reduced caseload, “You’re able to focus your attention and energy on those who are the highest risk.”

The department added about 40 employees and $300,000 worth of computer software to help find fugitive parolees — dead or alive. Since January, employees discovered that 673 parolees thought to be on the run had actually died.

Another 2,244 are foreign nationals who now are believed to have been deported. Before Saturday, 433 fugitives had been arrested, nearly two-thirds of them sex offenders or considered to be dangerous.

Getting those 3,350 ex-convicts off the “wanted” lists further reduces parole agents’ remaining caseloads and saves the state money, Hidalgo said.

FUCKING DUMMIES

Taken from The New York Daily News

Take two Viagra, and paw me in the morning.

A Long Island shelter is looking for donations of those little blue pills to save a pit bull with a life-threatening heart condition.

Six-year-old Ingrid is dependent on two daily 50-mg. doses of the libido-revving meds, but her supply of the drug is just 30 days from running out. Caregivers at the shelter are appealing to Viagra users to share their coveted pills to give the much-loved pooch the gift of life.

“She’s the first, and the only, dog that I’ve ever known that needs Viagra,” said Jodi Record, spokeswoman for the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington. “If she didn’t have it, she’d most likely go back into heart failure.”

The shelter launched its first ever Viagra drive two years ago when they first took charge of Ingrid and donations poured in from around the country. The well has nearly run dry.

Anonymous letters arrived by mail with a single pill enclosed. Doctors’ donated whatever they could spare. And one woman gleefully handed over her husband’s stash of Viagra, believing he was using the pills to fire up an extramarital affair.

“She was happy to be giving it to Ingrid,” Record recalled. “As long as her husband wasn’t getting it, she was happy.”

Another donor walked in and gave Ingrid a month’s supply.

“When I asked if he wanted to see Ingrid to see how it helped her he replied: ‘Oh, you don’t have to tell me. I know how it works.’”

Actually, there’s no scientific evidence that man’s favorite pill has the same impact on man’s best friend.

Ingrid was rescued by the animal shelter after being neglected by her owners and tied to a fence for most of her life.

The dog was found to have heartworm diseaseand a veterinarian suggested Viagra. The drug was originally developed as a heart medication that promotes blood flow. It is not covered by animal insurance, and costs about $10 a piece.

Ingrid is up for adoption and the staff at the animal shelter say as long as she keeps popping the blue pills, she can lead a long and healthy life.

“She’s such a sweet, loving dog,” Record said. “Some people are afraid of pit bulls, but all she’s going to do is kiss them.”

Talk about giving a dog a bone. I know families love their dogs and shit, but lets see what married couple would give up a stiff one for a pooch.

When 72-year-old Pearl met her grandson, little did she realise she’d soon be ‘pregnant’ with his child

Pearl Carter is positively glowing with joy. She has a handsome new boyfriend, is enjoying an active sex life after many years of celibacy and, amazingly, is preparing to become a mother again.

But the retired grandmother isn’t carrying the baby herself. She and her young lover have spent a staggering $54,000 hiring a surrogate to help them with their dreams of having a child.

What makes Pearl’s decision to become a mum again even more shocking is that her new boyfriend is her biological grandson, 26-year-old Phil Bailey.

“From the first moment that I saw him, I knew we would never have a grandmother-grandson relationship,” Pearl remembers happily. “For the first time in years I felt sexually alive.”

Maury should be eating this shit up. I really don’t know what else to say about this crazy shit.