[Rhodes22-list] Darwin's Ghost

[Brad Haslett]

Ok, enough news surfing for one day, I'm all caught-up.  These items were
the most interesting. My brother and I laughed our butts off at the last one
from the MS Gulf Coast.   Brad

Karate school robbery leaves thief hospitalized

 *Fri Sep 7, 6:31 PM ET*

BOGOTA (AFP) - A feckless stick-up man chose the wrong target when he was
beaten and hospitalized in an attempted robbery of a karate school in
Bucaramanga in northwestern Colombia, police said.

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"The man entered the academy with a firearm, but could not intimidate the
dozens of students, who fortunately reacted and disarmed him," said Colonel
Julio Cesar Santoyo, police commander in the province of Santander.

Police arrived at the scene only to take the would-be robber to hospital for
treatment of multiple contusions at the hands of the karate students.

Dealer calls cops after pot stash stolen

 *Fri Sep 7, 10:31 PM ET*

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - A marijuana dealer telephoned police after armed
thieves stole his quarter-pound stash of pot. The 19-year-old Felton man
told police that two men, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed him at
gunpoint as he sat in his car on Tuesday night.
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"It was unique to have people who were dealing drugs calling us when they've
been ripped off," police spokesman Zach Friend said.

After the thieves made off with his stash, the dealer telephoned police.
When police arrived, the dealer's story became progressively confused.

First he showed officers a medical marijuana card and told them he bought
the pot at a medical marijuana dispensary. Then he said he got the pot from
a friend. Eventually the dealer admitted he had arranged to sell the
marijuana to the men who stole it from him, investigators said.

The Felton dealer wasn't arrested.

"From our standpoint, it's more important to address the fact there are
individuals out there who are willing to use a weapon to commit robberies,"
Friend said.

*Man's Wish For Government Housing Assistance Granted, Sort Of*

Sep 6, 2007 07:23 PM

WLOX Action Reporter A.J. Giardina gets a lot of calls here at the station.
But it's probably best this one didn't make it through.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, just before
Wednesday's 6pm news, Curtiss Randel Coleman, 53, of Escatawpa, tried to
call information to get the number for WLOX-TV. He said he was trying to get
in touch with A.J. to complain about not receiving a FEMA trailer after
Hurricane Katrina.

But instead of dialing 411, Coleman dialed 911. When he realized his
mistake, he hung up. When the operator tried to call back, the line was
busy, so two sheriff's deputies were dispatched to investigate.

When they arrived at the house, investigators say they discovered a Meth
lab. They arrested Coleman and his son, Christopher Lee Coleman, 30, and
Leslie Renee McMahon, 27, of Ocean Springs.

Agents with the Jackson County Narcotics Task Force soon arrived and
arrested Erin Paula Oliver, 35, of Moss Point. All four are charged with
Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine.

One remaining suspect, Allen Dean Harrell, 31, is still on the run. Deputies
say he's on probation stemming from three arrests in 2003-2004 for
possession of chemical precursors with the intent to manufacture
Methamphetamine, Manufacturing Methamphetamine, and possession of
Methamphetamine.

If you can help authorities find Harrell, call the Narcotics Task Force of
Jackson County at 228-769-3302 or the Jackson County Sheriffs Department.


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