Like Taking
Money From A Baby
Toddlers in
Sheboygan, Wis., had better start looking for a new
place to save their nickels and dimes. A man convicted of stealing
$20 from a toddler's piggy bank has been sentenced to six years in
prison.
Prosecutors say the 31-year-old Ryan Mueller broke
into a home in Aug. 2007 and stole money from a two-year-old girl's
piggy bank while she slept.
Justice finally came for the girl Sept. 18, as four-time
convicted burglar Mueller was convicted of felony burglary.
He was additionally sentenced to five years' probation
and will serve his sentence consecutively with a six-year prison
sentence he was handed in June for a separate burglary conviction.
An ‘Un-Bareable’ Job
Delhi, Ill., sheriff's deputies
were doing a routine check at a southern
Illinois
bar when they discovered something a little different: instead of a
bartender serving customers, they found a “baretender.”
Authorities allege that 33-year-old Janet Brannon was naked while
serving bar patrons at the Cabin Tavern. Brannon was arrested and
charged with misdemeanor public indecency and later freed on an
$8,000 bond.
Bartenders everywhere applauded the first instance in
the bartender-patron relationship where the person behind the bar
was able to get everything off their chest for a change.
Philly Hot Dogs Are ‘The Bomb’
A Philadelphia
Phillies' ballpark bomb scare has authorities laying the blame at
the furry feet of an unusual character: The Phillie Phanatic.
Authorities say the bomb scare occurred because of a
commercial that filmed hours before the Phillies-Atlanta Braves game
on Sept. 24. The commercial featured the mascot shooting heavily
wrapped hot dogs from a launcher. Three of the duct taped dogs were
left outside the ballpark and found by security. Stadium employees
were evacuated and the bomb squad was called in.
When the mysterious “packages” were exploded,
authorities realized they were dealing with pork-bombs instead of
pipe-bombs. Michael Stiles, Phillies senior vice-president, said in
a statement that stadium employees had made the correct move in
calling in the bomb squad on the wrapped sausages.
After hot dogs were dealt with, fans were able to
relish the game without
further interruption.
Forget Baby Formula; Beer For Toddlers
A Fond Du Lac, Wis., man who
visited the Fond du Lac
County Fair probably should have remembered to bring his 4- and
2-year-old children their sippy-cups. Instead, he went to the beer
tent and bought them a beer to share. He was cited after becoming
belligerent when approached by police.
When questioned by an officer, the man replied that it was
legal for underage children to drink in
Wisconsin—with the provision that they drink
with their parents. The officer replied that the children weren't
even old enough to know what they were drinking, and the man began
yelling and swearing. He was removed from the fairgrounds, and the Fond du Lac County district attorney has requested
that the man be cited for disorderly conduct.
Read more articles in the December print edition of Island Review.
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