Archive | March, 2008

One Million Dollar Bail For 21 Dollar Theft

Posted on 28 March 2008

Cincinnati man was arrested this Wednesday at the Drake Motel in Sycamore Township on a charge of disorderly conduct but after a day in jail he was sentenced to, remained in custody. Why? Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Richard Bernat refused to lower the $1 million bond that was set on the theft charge from […]

Swan Petra and Paddleboat Getting Back Together

Posted on 27 March 2008

Petra the swan has a new home and so does her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat. In 2006, Petra, a black swan, became so attached to the boat - shaped like an outsized white swan - that she refused to leave its side at a lake near a zoo in the German city of Muenster.
Petra and her […]

Guilty: 25 years for burning daughter in microwave

Posted on 27 March 2008

A US jury has sentenced a young father to 25 years in prison for severely burning his infant daughter after stuffing her in a microwave and turning it on for up to 20 seconds.
The jury rejected Joshua Mauldin’s claims he was insane when he put his daughter Ana in the microwave and convicted him yesterday […]