http://www.accessatlanta.com The latest headlines from AccessAtlanta en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AccessAtlanta Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:03:57 EST Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/02/30/52/image_1352302.jpg http://www.accessatlanta.com 5 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Incomplete_Graffiti.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Incomplete_Graffiti.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:12:38 EST PALM BAY, Fla. — Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work. Palm Bay police Officer Dan Fisher says the artist painted the words "ran out of purple" on the white concrete wall. The note was next to an incomplete bright purple piece that read "Solo." Fisher says the artist would likely face a criminal mischief charge if he or she is apprehended. The damage was estimated at about $200. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Stolen_Car_Court_Appearance.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Stolen_Car_Court_Appearance.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:22:17 EST VALLEJO, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. Patrol investigator Chris Linehan says he arrested Samuel Botchvaroff Tuesday as he sat inside a stolen 2000 Range Rover at the Vallejo courthouse. The 24-year-old Botchvaroff had just left his arraignment on auto theft charges stemming from an Oct. 31 arrest. Linehan said the Range Rover's LoJack system helped him locate the vehicle, which had been stolen from Oakland earlier Tuesday morning. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/AS_ODD_New_Zealand_Manure_Sculpture.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/AS_ODD_New_Zealand_Manure_Sculpture.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:04:50 EST WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday. Mahon said he created the sculpture, and chose the medium, to protest what he considers Smith's too-soft stance on pollution created by dairy farms. He said the bust did not smell and would last forever. "The sculpture has a hollow head, which is very fitting. It is highly polished and sits on the stand slightly to the right of center," Mahon said. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Two_Holes_in_One.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Two_Holes_in_One.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:47:10 EST JACKSON, Miss. — A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va. Reeves Barbour told WJLA-TV in Arlington, Va., that he scored the first hole-in-one with a 7-iron on the par-3 ninth hole. He said he hit the ball 174 yards. He got the second ace just two holes later, on the par-3 11th. Barbour says he used an 8-iron to hit 161 yards. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Marijuana_Drunken_Driving.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Marijuana_Drunken_Driving.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:37:19 EST SALEM, Ore. — Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road. Marion County sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Calvin Hoover, of Salem, told dispatchers early Tuesday that someone had broken into his truck and stolen cash, a jacket and a small amount of marijuana while he was at a tavern in Salem. He then called 911 again to complain that deputies had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping several times to vomit. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/AS_ODD_SKorea_Aspiring_Driver.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/AS_ODD_SKorea_Aspiring_Driver.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:37:19 EST SEOUL, South Korea — A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test. Cha Sa-soon, 68, finally passed the written exam with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of Seoul. Police said Cha took the test hundreds of times, but had no specific total. Local media said she took the test 950 times. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Sleepwalker_Beaten.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Sleepwalker_Beaten.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:36:36 EST IOWA CITY, Iowa — Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who was not identified, suffered injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Three men were charged with willfully causing bodily injury. According to a criminal complaint, the three found the man asleep in an apartment early on Aug. 30. The man was staying across the hall, but did not live in the complex. ___ http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Unusual_Hunt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Unusual_Hunt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:35:34 EST SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do. Smith, who was unarmed, then saw the big cat about 25 yards away. He backed away slowly and went to call the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Officials said he had two choices — return with friends, making noise to scare the animal away, or purchase a mountain lion hunting license. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Too_Windy.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Too_Windy.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:31:43 EST RUMFORD, Maine — A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed Longfellow wind farm on Black Mountain and North and South Twin mountains may not be viable. The Sun Journal of Lewiston quotes Kearns as saying First Wind's studies so far show that gusts atop Black Mountain are too strong for turbine engineering to handle, and that's a problem for wind turbine bearings. Kearns said the Massachusetts-based company would not propose wind towers on North and South Twin mountains even if it finds a turbine that could handle the strong winds on Black Mountain. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Lounge_Chair.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Lounge_Chair.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:26:16 EST DULUTH, Minn. — Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99. Proctor police Chief Walter Wobig didn't immediately know the winning bidder's name or hometown. He said international media attention helped fuel the bidding. The chair was built by Dennis LeRoy Anderson. He had pleaded guilty to driving the motorized chair with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Marijuana_Drunk_Driving.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Marijuana_Drunk_Driving.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:39:04 EST SALEM, Ore. — Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road. Marion County sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Calvin Hoover, of Salem, told dispatchers early Tuesday that someone had broken into his truck and stolen cash, a jacket and a small amount of marijuana while he was at a tavern in Salem. He then called 911 again to complain that deputies had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping several times to vomit. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Rolex_Obsessed_Thief.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Rolex_Obsessed_Thief.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:02:01 EST KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison. Leonardo Perez has pleaded guilty to charges he stole eight gold Rolex Presidential edition watches, each worth $50,000, over four months in 2007. The crime spree began just after Perez finished a 17-year sentence for stealing Rolexes in South Florida. The 36-year-old Miami native is so loyal he even has the Rolex logo tattooed on a forearm. Investigators say he's been able to glimpse and follow drivers wearing the watch from the other side of the road. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Circus_Elephant_Escapes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Circus_Elephant_Escapes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:45:55 EST OKLAHOMA CITY — It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday. "Didn't have time to hit the brakes. The elephant blended in with the road," driver Bill Carpenter said Thursday. "At the very last second I said 'elephant!'" Carpenter, 68, said he swerved his SUV at the last second and ended up sideswiping the 29-year-old female elephant on U.S. 81 in Enid, about 80 miles north of Oklahoma City. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Man_Multiple_Mutts.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Man_Multiple_Mutts.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:29:38 EST ATLANTA — An Atlanta man who rescued one stray dog from traffic now has his hands full with 10 pooches. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Gary DeNicola rescued the dog in late September with plans to take it to a shelter the next day. But it turns out the dog was pregnant and gave birth to nine puppies that night. Now DeNicola is running an animal shelter of sorts himself and he's looking for good homes for the dogs. The Atlanta Humane Society said many shelters are facing overcrowding and aren't accepting any more animals. DeNicola has been raising the 5-week-old litter with the help of neighbors. http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Jail_Design_Flaw.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 http://www.accessatlanta.com/services/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_Stories/US_ODD_Jail_Design_Flaw.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=1&cxcat=0 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:26:26 EST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Workers are altering part of the Vigo County jail to fix a design flaw that allowed inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells. Eight pods in the 7-year-old addition to the original jail are getting sturdier ceiling panels to prevent excursions by inmates under a settlement with the original architect. Sheriff Jon Marvel said the $500,000 ceiling upgrade should be complete by early December. He said the design flaw allowed inmates in a top bunk to kick and bend perforated metal ceiling panels, stripping out screws so they could lift the panel.