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Old 02-24-2009, 11:38 PM   #1
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Happy Feelgood News, March 09

Man, 75, manages to chase down much younger thief

STUART, Fla. – A suspected robber in his physical prime thought he saw an easy target outside a Stuart Best Buy. But police said that the 75-year-old victim chased down 29-year-old man, who had just snatched the victim's brand new laptop computer and printer on Sunday.

The victim told police he was waiting in front of the store for his wife to pick him up when the man grabbed the packages and ran.

Authorities said the suspect made it about 8 feet before the man grabbed him. Moments later, an off-duty deputy saw what was happening and joined the struggle.

The man was charged with robbery by sudden snatching and battery on a person over age 65. He was being held on $12,500 bail.

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New news category... stuff that makes you feel good about life. Yeah, I know that it's not March... but it will be soon enough.

So.... another one for the seemingly helpless. Made it eight feet, eh?
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Old 02-24-2009, 11:51 PM   #2
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Cool Dude Good Samaritan

Unemployed woman nearly loses bag of cash, checks

CONCORD, Calif. – A woman who just lost her job would also be out thousands of dollars if it weren't for the honesty of a good Samaritan. Police said a man who found a bank bag full of money and checks in a shopping center parking lot over the weekend flagged down police and turned it over.

Officers were able to track down the woman and return her lost money.

The bag contained $4,000 in cash and more than $20,000 in checks.

She told police the bag had fallen out of her purse at Kmart on Saturday night.
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I'm curious to know the backstory on this, but I'm glad it finished well. That would be devastating!
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Old 02-25-2009, 06:51 PM   #3
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Default Re: Feelgood News, March 09

Turtle to get artificial flippers after shark attack


A Japanese conservation group says it plans to fit prosthetic front limbs to a sea turtle injured in what marine scientists believe was a shark attack.

"We need to pay special attention as the forelimbs will have to be strong enough to [allow her] to climb up a beach," Erika Akai, a researcher at the non-profit Sea Turtle Association of Japan said.

"She should eventually be able to lay eggs on a beach."

The injured loggerhead turtle, with a 74-centimetre long shell, was named Yu after being rescued off south-western Japan following a suspected shark attack last summer, Ms Akai said.

The animal was placed in an aquarium in western Tokushima prefecture.

"Since we cannot release her like this, because her swimming capability is only at 60 per cent of that of a healthy turtle, we decided to make prosthetic fins for her," said Ms Akai, adding that the project would start in May.

The association has set up a fund and asked Japan's largest prosthetic limb maker in western Osaka prefecture to make the artificial fins.

"We are fully aware that it will be a difficult challenge," said a spokeswoman for the company, Kawamura Gishi Co.

"But we were moved by the passion of the association and decided to take part in the project."
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We use animals for medical research, it's kinda nice to see us helping them...
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:02 PM   #4
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Miami banker gives $60 million of his own to employees
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Lots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean it.

And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.

After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the proceeds -- $60 million out of his own pocket -- and hand it to his tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399 workers on the staff received bonuses, and he even tracked down 72 former employees so they could share in the windfall.
All I can say is WOW!!!!
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:11 PM   #5
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Trooper finds intruder on his couch

Police say a drunk man wandered into a state trooper's apartment in Fredericksburg and made himself at home.

An intoxicated man went to jail early Sunday after he wandered into a state trooper’s apartment and made himself at home, police said.

Fredericksburg police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the trooper got to his home in the 300 block of Maple Court about 6 a.m. and found the suspect lying on his living room couch.

The trooper, who had just gotten off duty, had seen the suspect a short time earlier while the trooper was out walking his dog.

The suspect had been urinating against the door frame of another apartment in the Crestview Apartment complex.

The trooper ordered the man out of his apartment, Bledsoe said, but the suspect was either unwilling or unable to comply.

The trooper then handcuffed the intruder and waited for city officers to arrive.

Kyle Sherwin, 22, of Spotsylvania was charged with unlawful entry and urinating in public. He was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail under a $2,500 bond.

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About the only way to make it easier would be to break into a jail cell...
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:27 PM   #6
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Cool Dude Keeping "Feelgood" over here, "Odd" over there...

Woman, 70, whacks intruder in head with sauce pan

ELYRIA, Ohio – The 70-year-old wife of an Ohio judge said teens who tried to rob her made her so angry that she whacked one in the head with a sauce pan. Ellen Basinski said she was on the phone with her husband Tuesday when four boys pushed their way into her home in Elyria, west of Cleveland.

Lorain County Judge David Basinski overheard the scuffle and raced home, while his wife grabbed her favorite pan to defend herself against the intruders rifling through her purse and cabinets.

One of the teens told police he threw a bottle of whiskey at Basinski to distract her so another boy could flee. They ran from the house but were later caught and charged with aggravated burglary.

The judge said his wife is upset that police took the pan as evidence.

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Don't *MESS* with granny, boys... and that includes you police officers, too. The nerve... taking her favorite frying pan as evidence...

But... wait... just realized the boys were foolish enough to raid a *judge's* house. Boys, you'll be out long after he's dead...
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Old 02-27-2009, 10:30 AM   #7
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Crazy It was one of Emeril Lagasse's pans...

Lagasse replaces pan woman used to fend off attack

ELYRIA, Ohio – Chef Emeril Lagasse says he felt so bad when he heard a woman lost one of his trademark pans while warding off home intruders that he's replacing the item.

Lagasse (leh-GAH'-see) is sending 70-year-old Ellen Basinski a whole new set of his signature cookware.

She used her favorite pan to fight the intruders at her home west of Cleveland on Tuesday. Police then took it from her to be used as evidence.

Basinski was on the phone with her husband when the teens pushed their way into her home.

Her husband, Lorain County Judge David Basinski, overheard the scuffle, called 911 and raced home. Meanwhile, his wife says she grabbed the 5-quart saucepan and hit one teen, who was going through her purse.

The four were arrested. The judge said his wife was upset that her pan was seized by police.
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Betcha she'll be on his show soon... just so she can show her own method for going


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Old 02-27-2009, 05:32 PM   #8
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Default Re: Feelgood News, March 09

Small, irate woman brings in alleged truck thief

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

VERNON, B.C. - Members of the Vernon RCMP detachment in British Columbia's North Okanagan are used to seeing crooks hauled through their doors.

But they aren't used to seeing a suspect dragged in, almost by his ear, after being corralled by a small, irate woman furious about the theft of her pickup truck.

Mounties admit they had trouble keeping straight faces as they rescued the suspect from his captor early Friday morning.

The woman says she was sitting in a nearby car, waiting for her truck to warm up, when the man jumped into the pickup and sped away.

She followed in the car and, when the suspect realized he couldn't shake his tenacious tail he ditched the pickup - a block away from the Vernon RCMP detachment.

That's when the truculent truck owner collared the man who, it turns out, was not sober.

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Old 03-01-2009, 06:14 AM   #9
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Missing Alberta girl found safe

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Police said there's nothing to suggest missing Alberta teen Jordan Long ran away. (RCMP)

An Alberta teenager who went missing two days ago has been found alive and safe, her relatives said Saturday night.

Jordan Long, 16, disappeared Thursday night after a trip to a convenience store, sparking an intensive search by RCMP and volunteers.

"She has been found and this is the best day ever," said Jordan's aunt, Bonnie Tanton.

"She is on her way to the police station. We have her back and we are so glad. This is the best day."

Tanton wouldn't provide any more details, but there were unconfirmed reports that the girl telephoned her home from a local mall.

The teenager had last been seen making some purchases at a store in Penhold, just south of Red Deer. Relatives said she drove there from her nearby home wearing pyjamas and a coat.

Twenty minutes later her family found her truck parked in front of their home with the keys inside and the lights on. Her purse and the items she bought at the store were in the truck, but her wallet and cellphone were gone.

Police combed the area around the family home on Saturday. Volunteers distributed more than 20,000 posters and a Facebook website was set up to solicit information on her whereabouts.
..little vague, but still good to hear for a change,
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Old 03-02-2009, 07:27 AM   #10
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..further to previous: makes you think twice about wearing PJ's out.

Alberta man faces charges after girl, 16, disappears for 2 days

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A 56-year-old man is facing charges of kidnapping and sexual assault after a 16-year-old central Alberta girl disappeared for two days before turning up at a mall, telling family she had escaped from her captor.

RCMP held a news conference Sunday in Red Deer, Alta., to announce that they had arrested a local man and seized his vehicle.

Police said the girl suffered some unspecified injuries, but is holding up well under the circumstances.

The man's name will not be released until he's formally charged, which an RCMP spokesperson said would likely happen by Monday.

The teenager had last been seen Thursday night making some purchases at a store in Penhold, just south of Red Deer. Relatives said she drove there from her nearby home wearing pyjamas and a coat.

Twenty minutes later her family found her truck parked in front of their home with the keys inside and the lights on. Her purse and the items she bought at the store were in the truck, but her wallet and cellphone were gone.

Police and volunteers combed the area Saturday and a few hours before she was located, about 200 people attended a candlelight vigil where many prayed for her safe return.
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