Stupid-Showering Intruder Calls Police for Help

(NewsCore) - An intruder who decided to take a shower in a home he had broken into in Portland, Ore., on Monday night called police after the homeowner returned to the property, saying he feared for his life.

Timothy James Chapek, 24, admitted to emergency dispatchers that he had broken into the house, The Portland Tribune reported.Police said the homeowner -- accompanied by his two pet German shepherd dogs -- approached Chapek after finding him showering in the bathroom.

Chapek then locked the bathroom door and called 911, telling the dispatcher he needed the police as he feared the homeowner may have a gun.

The clean, but frightened, intruder was taken into custody without incident and was charged with first-degree criminal trespass.

Research-Bad dancers have mild brain disorder

A Montreal man is giving hope to bad dancers everywhere.Researchers at the University of Montreal have discovered that it's not his fault he can never dance in time to music. His brain is incapable of recognizing rhythm."They hypothesize that the young man's beat deafness arises from disconnects in a widespread brain network involved in musical beat, rhythm and meter," according to the report in Science News.But it doesn't seem to have any real-world downsides, much like the tone-deafness suffered by many."We suspect that beat deafness is specific to music and is quite rare," Jessica Phillips-Silver, one of the lead researchers, told Science News.

Funny-The streaker wore green. The soccer player saw red.(video)

A man wearing nothing but a bright green thong and a curly black wig dashed onto the field during a low-level game in England on Monday. Dorchester player-manager Ashley Vickers ended the intruder's 30-second jaunt with a thudding, neck-high tackle during the 70th minute of the game against Havant & Waterlooville. "I'm dumbfounded and speechless," Vickers told local newspaper The Dorset Echo. "My only thought was to get hold of him so we could get on with the game. I managed to grab him and bring him to the ground, and the funny thing was the stewards actually thanked me for it. But the ref decided to send me off and it beggars belief."Dorchester lost 3-1, a blow to the team's hopes of making the playoffs in England's sixth tier of soccer.The intruder, meanwhile, was marched out of Westleigh Park and banned from the stadium.The streaker — whose outfit resembled the "mankini" worn by Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" movie character — caused a stir among the 458 spectators by running amok between stunned players. Two officials failed to stop the intruder before Vickers stepped in.

Nice-Stare at breasts for health' hoax returns

 

Possible-Goats accused of election sabotage

ABUJA - A Nigerian opposition party accused its political rivals of sabotage on Tuesday after its vice presidential candidate was forced to make an emergency landing due to a runway invasion by rams and goats.Fola Adeola, vice presidential candidate for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and other party chieftains made the forced landing, damaging their plane, after airport staff in the northern city of Bauchi failed to control the beasts.Is it possible for President (Goodluck) Jonathan ... to be involved in such a situation where the runway he is to land on will be filled by rams,” campaign spokesman Ibrahim Modibbo said, adding Adeola and others on board had “narrowly escaped death”.“We suspect sabotage,” he said in an emailed statement, calling for an immediate investigation.Former anti-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu, the ACN’s presidential candidate, had to remain in the air for over an hour in another plane before the runway was cleared.

Wow-Judge tackled escaping prisoner

LONDON - A judge sporting full robes and a wig rugby-tackled a sex offender to the floor to prevent him from fleeing the court where he was on trial, the Press Association reported on Tuesday.Judge Douglas Marks Moore, 60, wrestled with 34-year-old Paul Reid as he tried to escape from Woolwich Crown Court in London.“The jury were just leaving when the defendant jumped up and ran across the clerk’s bench to get to the judge’s door,” said prosecutor Rupert Gregory. “As he went through the door, his honour Judge Marks Moore grabbed him round the throat to try to bring him down. “Together they went down three steps and then Mr Reid broke free and ran down the judge’s corridor.

Sex-Swap Inmates Allowed Bra, Make-Up

NewsCore) - LONDON, England -- Transsexual prison inmates must be allowed access to padded bras, make-up and other "gender appropriate" clothing from a shopping catalog, British lawmakers said Sunday.The detailed set of mandatory guidelines issued by the Ministry of Justice sets out the rights of Britain's sex swap inmates.The 20-page document tells prison officers that "transsexual people, particularly those who have not undergone surgery or extended hormone therapy, may use various items to assist with their presentation in their acquired gender."It says "various items" ranging from "sophisticated prostheses to padded bras" should be made available to inmates.On the issue of make-up, the guidelines say: "Both male to female and female to male transsexual people may use make-up to present more convincingly in their acquired gender. Make-up that is vital to presenting in the acquired gender, such as foundation to cover up beard growth, may not be restricted."