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Police: Ohio man held woman captive, read Bible

TOLEDO, Ohio -- A man held a woman captive in handcuffs and an adult diaper for three days while he read Bible passages to her, police said. Troy Brisport, 34, was charged with kidnapping and felonious assault. Bail was set Tuesday at $400,000. He picked up the woman Wednesday night in Detroit after she told him she had nowhere to stay, and brought her to his home in Toledo, about 55 miles away, police said.

The woman told police that after she fell asleep Brisport handcuffed her wrists and ankles, gagged her, undressed her and put her in an adult diaper, then read Bible passages, said police Capt. Ray Carroll. She apparently was not sexually assaulted, Carroll said.

However, court documents alleged that Brisport tried several times to suffocate the woman using a pillow and blanket. The woman told police she escaped Saturday after Brisport fell asleep. Police found her dressed only in a T-shirt and the adult diaper and still wearing handcuffs. There was no immediate response Tuesday to a call seeking comment from jail officials, and there was no indication whether Brisport had an attorney to speak for him.
 
Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief

SALT LAKE CITY -- It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her. The third time, Morris grabbed hold of the man's boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive.

The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
 
Wis. boy's essay leads to charge against his dad

OREGON, Wis. (AP) -- A father allegedly shot his 9-year-old son in the buttocks with a BB gun, a revelation that came to light after the boy wrote a school essay about the incident. The boy had written an essay about the "painful afternoon my Dad shot me with a BB gun." The elementary-school teacher turned the essay over to authorities.

Prosecutors charged the 36-year-old father on Friday with one felony count of child abuse. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The criminal complaint said the father told an investigator he shot the boy after the child didn't move fast enough from blocking the TV. He said he aimed at his son's rear pocket because he thought it would be more padded.

"I knew right away it was a stupid thing I did," the father said. "I told my kids the only way I'm going to touch them is to kiss them, hug them, tickle them. I was very, I was not under the influence of anything. It was a very stupid decision." He was released Friday on a signature bond and ordered not to threaten or engage in any acts of violence against his son. He was also ordered not to engage in physical discipline of any child.
 
Man accused of exposing himself on Iowa highway

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- A string of motorists have complained to Henry and Washington county sheriffs that they were exposed to a little more love than they cared for near Valentine's Day. Police are seeking a man they said passes cars on State Highway 78 near Mount Pleasant, pulls over and exposes himself.

A woman told the Washington County Sheriff's Office she was north of Wayland when the man allegedly passed her and exposed himself. Police said they've heard the same story from several people. Police haven't released a description of the man or his vehicle and won't said whether they have a suspect, citing the open investigation.
 
Man nabbed for alleged DWI on visit to sweetheart

CLEVELAND, N.M. -- A Valentine's Day visit to his sweetheart's house has landed a northern New Mexico man in jail. State police said the man, 49, was arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving while intoxicated. It was his eighth DWI offense. A state police sergeant noticed a vehicle with no headlights coming his direction on a state road near Cleveland. The vehicle turned out to be a four-wheeler, so the sergeant yelled at the driver to stop but he kept going.

The sergeant followed the man to a nearby home and approached him. There was a strong odor of alcohol. The sergeant asked the man what he was doing. He said he was going to see his "sweetheart." The man was booked into the San Miguel County jail after he failed field sobriety tests. Police found 14 cans of beer in one of the saddle bags on his four-wheeler.
 
Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief

SALT LAKE CITY -- It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her.

Morris eventually grabbed the man's boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive. The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
 
Michigan company to make craft beer for Kid Rock

LANSING, Mich. -- A beermaker in Webberville has gotten a state tax break to create a new craft beer for musician Kid Rock. The Michigan Brewing Co. plans to invest $7 million in the new product line, which it said will add jobs. On Tuesday, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved a nearly $723,000 tax credit over seven years for the company. The village of Webberville also is considering a tax abatement.

Michigan Brewing Co. was started in 1995 and sells nearly 20 kinds of craft beer in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, and Minnesota. It also has begun distilling vodka and other spirits. Kid Rock, a Michigan native whose real name is Robert J. Ritchie, recently performed at the 51st annual Grammy Awards
 
1 of 2 thong-facemask robbery suspects sentenced


DENVER -- One of two Colorado men who used women's thong underwear to cover their faces while they robbed a convenience store has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Twenty-year-old Joaquin Rico was sentenced Tuesday. He and 25-year-old Joseph Richard Espinoza pleaded guilty to the May 15 robbery.

Prosecutors say the pair threw a large rock through the store's window at 5 a.m., soon after the clerk opened the store. One man wore a green thong; the other wore blue. Prosecutors say Rico grabbed the store's clerk by the neck and punched her in the face several times, breaking her jaw. He then collected about $100 from the cash registers, while Espinoza stole 37 packs of cigarettes.

Espinoza's sentencing is scheduled for Monday.
 
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Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief

SALT LAKE CITY -- It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her.

Morris eventually grabbed the man's boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive. The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
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Chunk of metal crashes through roof near NJ man

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- A note to someone in northern New Jersey: Check what you're putting through your wood chipper. Al Smith was forklifting a sofa in his moving company's warehouse in Jersey City on Wednesday morning when he heard a sound he thought was a bomb. A chunk of hot metal the size of a brick came crashing through the roof just steps from him. It splintered a wooden beam and crashed into a shelf.

The Federal Aviation Administration looked at the object and determined it wasn't from an airplane. Mayor Jerramiah Healy said the cast iron object came from a nearby wood chipper. Smith was not hurt but said he was shaken up. He feels so lucky it missed him that his next step was to buy a lottery ticket.
 
Police find more than 80 cats in soiled Okla. home

EL RENO, Okla. -- Police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call found more than 80 cats and three dogs in an El Reno house soiled with animal fur, feces and urine. Officer Christina Penick said in a police report that there was an overwhelming smell of ammonia from cat urine, and cats were in the cabinets, on tables and running around the floor.

Code enforcement officers condemned the house. The family was allowed to keep four cats and they promised to give away the dogs. They were not cited. The animals appeared to be well-fed. Most of the cats will be put up for adoption.
 
Store manager arrested for theft that he reported

METAIRIE, La. -- Deputies said they didn't have to look far to find the person who stole thousands of dollars worth of heating and air conditioning equipment. They say the thief was right behind the counter. According to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report, a 44-year-old man, who manages an appliance part store, may have made off with about $203,000 worth of inventory.

On Jan. 9, the manager filed a theft report indicating that 70 rolls of 50-foot copper sheets were missing from his inventory. The report said that further investigation by the company revealed that the manager had been entering the store after hours using his personal alarm code. Officials said the manager later confessed to selling the equipment and pocketing up to $50,000 in cash on the deals.
 
Man allegedly steals Bingo cash, punches woman

SMYRNA, Del. -- Delaware State Police arrested a 27-year-old man who allegedly punched a woman while robbing a senior center on bingo night. Police said the 27-year-old and an accomplice entered the center about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. They said the first man grabbed $1,200 in bingo money and destroyed a phone so that no one could call police.

Authorities said the man then punched a 75-year-old woman in the head after she tried to fight with him. A Newark man got involved and chased both suspects out of the center. Police said the man then threatened the Newark man with a large stick and dropped $715 while fleeing the center. A police officer arrested the 27-year-old man after a short chase but the accomplice remains at large.
 
Couple wed in funeral home on Valentine's Day

TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- A southern Idaho funeral home was the beginning rather than the end for Gene Kincheloe and Mozelle Wales-Kincheloe, who tied the knot there on Valentine's Day. Kincheloe, 66, and Wales-Kinchelo, 72, said they met about a year ago while attending a weekly grief group at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home after both lost their longtime spouses in 2007. On Saturday they returned to say their vows in front of about 50 family and friends.

"This is our first wedding outside the justice of the peace," Wales-Kincheloe told The Times-News. The couple plans to do some traveling in a new pickup truck with a trailer. "This is kind of neat," said Nadine Ellis, who oversees grief group meetings at the funeral home. "It doesn't just have to be a sad place. It can be a place of joy, too." Kincheloe had been married for 20 years before attending the sessions in which he met his future bride.

"Gene kept asking me, 'Who's that lady sitting over there?'" Ellis said. "I saw a pretty immediate spark there. When they finally got connected it was awesome." Kincheloe made some early stumbles, though. "I couldn't remember her name," he said. "Then I messed up on her phone number. I was trying to call her to go out for dinner." She accepted the invitation but was less quick to agree to getting engaged.

"It took her a long time to say yes," said Kincheloe, a Marine veteran and former truck driver. "I proposed nearly every other day."
"As your parents get older, it's hard," said Wales-Kincheloe's daughter, Renee Mitchell, of Hailey. "I'm so happy she has a companion, someone to get out with. I feel blessed."
 
Suspect trips over his pants while fleeing police

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Authorities said a burglary suspect was literally caught with his pants down while trying to run away. A deputy responded to an alarm at a convenient store early Tuesday morning and reported seeing a 37-year-old man exiting through a smashed-out front door while carrying several packs of cigarettes.

Deputies said the man tried to flee, but the handfuls of cigarettes prevented him from holding up his pants, which fell down and tripped him before he could make it out of the parking lot. The man was charged with criminal mischief, burglary, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held on $12,000 bail.
 
Teed off man uses golf club in clash over manners

FALMOUTH, Mass. -- A man faces assault charges after allegedly striking another man with a golf club in an argument over manners. Police told the Cape Cod Times that a 50-year-old man leaving a gas station in town on Monday morning held the door open for a 38-year-old man. Police said the 38-year-old man did not thank the other man, who responded by uttering a sarcastic "thank you."

The two men got into an argument before the 38-year-old went to his car to get a golf club, which he allegedly used to strike the victim several times in the stomach and legs. Police said the victim suffered minor injuries. The 38-year-old man pleaded not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Falmouth District Court on Tuesday and was ordered to stay away from the other man.
 
Maine police credit Facebook page in solving crime

AUBURN, ME -- Three weeks after setting up a page on Facebook, a central Maine police department is crediting the social networking Web site with helping solve a vandalism case. Auburn police say three teenagers broke into the spa last week at a Hilton Garden Inn. The teens ripped off wall tiles and threw them into the spa and hallway, causing about $1,000 in damages.

Police posted images from the hotel's surveillance video on the department's Facebook page, which they had set up Jan. 29.
Detectives then received several anonymous tips from Facebook users who recognized the boys. Police have charged three boys, ages 15 and 16, with burglary and criminal mischief.
 
Gas saver? Pot makes gas gauge read half full

SANDY, UT -- A stash of grass can take the place of a lot of gas, but it won't do anything for mileage. A Utah man took his newly acquired used SUV to a mechanic to find out why the gas gauge always read half-full. The mechanic in Sandy looked inside the gas tank and found about 35 pounds of marijuana in plastic-wrap packages that filled about half of the tank's volume.

Police estimate the pot is worth about $35,000. The Nissan Armada has had several different owners and was once a rental car. Sandy police are trying to figure out who stashed the pot but say the current owner is not a suspect. Investigators in the town south of Salt Lake City say the drug packs could have been in the tank for months.
 
Police: NY man doused with tequila, set on fire

WESTBURY, N.Y. -- Police say a suburban New York man doused his friend in alcohol and set him on fire after an argument broke out during a night of drinking. Police say 24-year-old Epigmenio Garcia poured tequila on his friend and set him on fire after he refused to leave Epigmenio's Westbury home early Sunday. The victim suffered second-degree burns to his face, ears, neck and hands. Police say he is in stable condition at a hospital.

Garcia, an unemployed landscaper, was arraigned Monday on charges of assault and possession of weapons -- the tequila and the lighter. The Nassau County district attorney's office says Garcia was ordered held on $400,000 bond. His lawyer's name was not immediately available.
 
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