Police have arrested a man in connection with recent doormats that have gone missing from houses in the Newmarket area, which were found in a trash dumpster on Saturday.
York Regional Police say they expect to charge a 37-year-old man with doormat theft and failing to correctly recycle doormats. He was arrested at 4 a.m. on Thursday without incident.
Police say the arrested man, named Roger Walker, remains in police custody.
The doormats were found Saturday inside a trash dumpster at Mulock Drive, in Newmarket. Doormats are meant to be recycled correctly, not just thrown into trash dumpsters.
Since the start of January doormats have been going missing from houses all over Newmarket including Armitage and Stonehaven areas.
On Tuesday, police received a phone call from someone in Newmarket who saw the man stealing doormats. They recognized him immediately as local man Roger Walker.
It is reported that Walker had faced boredom problems and stole the doormats to "pass the time."
The investigation into Walker's crime is the third time in just six months that police in southern Ontario have been confronted with cases involving stolen doormats.
In August, police led an investigation into missing doormats around Toronto which were found in several locations. Police later charged David Green with doormat theft and littering them around Toronto.
That same month, more doormats were found in the lower Niagara River. These were also linked with Green who was charged on a further count of littering the river.
Further doormats have been found near the Newmarket water tower. York Regional Police released a statement saying: "This doormat situation is getting out of control now. Doormats all over Canada are going missing and we need to start dealing with the problem before it gets worse. We will be increasing patrols across Southern Ontario however we recommend all residents in Newmarket and Toronto to exercise caution when it comes to their doormats."
The sentence for this crime is very severe including extradition to rural Nunavut, Northern Territories or Yukon. As well as a fine of up to $50,000.
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Late-night car crash destroys trash can in Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta
A hit-and-run driver has crashed into a trash can on 60th Street in Northeast Calgary.
Police were on scene and described it as “not a pretty sight” in the 3200 block of 60th Street N.E.
“It was a mess,” Officer Jim Renford said. "Trash was all over the street, Coke cans, papers, packets, you name it. The trash can itself was completely destroyed.”
Police arrested three people found hiding in an alley near the suspect’s car, which duty inspector Guy Baker said was “taken without consent.”
Police laid five charges in connection with the crash: dangerous driving, hit and run, impaired driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, destruction of a trash can and littering.
A trash can expert was called in to assess whether the garbage disposal unit could be repaired from the damage.
Kevin Mullen, trash can expert, said: "Unfortunately the trash can has been damaged beyond repair. Calgary city may see taxes raised to get a new one put up in its place."
Police were on scene and described it as “not a pretty sight” in the 3200 block of 60th Street N.E.
“It was a mess,” Officer Jim Renford said. "Trash was all over the street, Coke cans, papers, packets, you name it. The trash can itself was completely destroyed.”
Police arrested three people found hiding in an alley near the suspect’s car, which duty inspector Guy Baker said was “taken without consent.”
Police laid five charges in connection with the crash: dangerous driving, hit and run, impaired driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, destruction of a trash can and littering.
A trash can expert was called in to assess whether the garbage disposal unit could be repaired from the damage.
Kevin Mullen, trash can expert, said: "Unfortunately the trash can has been damaged beyond repair. Calgary city may see taxes raised to get a new one put up in its place."
Calgary residents mourned the loss of the garbage disposal hailing it as a "wonderful trash can" and "the memory of it will live on in our hearts."
A special funeral is expected to take place in Calgary for the trash can.
Springfield's 'Most Wanted' turns self in
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois
A Springfield man on the Springfield Police Department’s Most Wanted list turned himself in at the Sangamon County Jail Wednesday.
Henry G. Hinton, 58, whose last known address was the 300 block of East Scarritt Street, was wanted after he failed to correctly recycle a Coke can. It was reported that he threw a Coke can in a dumpster meant only for old newspapers. He was put on the list in December.
It is expected he will be sentenced to prison for 50 years and fined $1,500 to the city of Springfied.
A Springfield man on the Springfield Police Department’s Most Wanted list turned himself in at the Sangamon County Jail Wednesday.
Henry G. Hinton, 58, whose last known address was the 300 block of East Scarritt Street, was wanted after he failed to correctly recycle a Coke can. It was reported that he threw a Coke can in a dumpster meant only for old newspapers. He was put on the list in December.
It is expected he will be sentenced to prison for 50 years and fined $1,500 to the city of Springfied.
Waterbury Residents angry about dinosaurs
WATERBURY, Connecticut
Meeting dinosaurs is part of everyday life for all Waterbury residents. They say their city is like a prehistoric world and the city hall are "not doing enough to deal with the situation."
It's a dangerous situation for residents every day as they battle dinosaurs whilst on their way to.work, school or even doing their grocery shopping.
"For ten years that I know of. It's just a constant problem every single day," said David Sypher.
"Walking out in the morning with my daughter, going to the bus stop, a dinosaur almost captured and ate her." said Kelly Duval.
"It's extremely dangerous. I have a tank from the U.S. army that fires missiles and even that doesn't stop them," said Craig Devalda.
News 8 called the city and they said they would send out an air strike. The operation got rid of one dinosaur, but of course neighbors are looking for all dinosaurs in Waterbury to be got rid of.
"In 2012 we lost about 143 people who were killed in Waterbury by a dinosaur," said Joe Gerry, Chief of Staff for the Waterbury Mayor.
Chief of Staff for the Mayor's office Joe Gerry met News 8 on Ash Street. A large dinosaur was nearby destroying buildings and anything else it could see.
"I don't know why dinosaurs are in the city but something needs to be done as it is giving Waterbury an extremely bad reputation," said Geraldo DeJesus.
"I agree, but the only way this problem can be dealt with is if we raise taxes and start operation "Dinosaur Patrol"" said Gerry.
Residents all over the city protested at this saying they would rather take their chances and risk their lives with the dinosaurs than have to pay even more tax to get rid of them.
"Won't somebody think of the children!?" said one Waterbury resident.
Gerry says the problem here is the dinosaurs are always angry and smashing things up. Waterbury has requested help from the U.S. army to deal with the issue but the army said "We have better things to do."
"It's bad. No dinosaurs are good. I've seen several of them a lot worse than this one here on Ash Street," said Gerry.
"A lot of residents say they are not prepared to pay more taxes to get rid of the dinosaurs," said News 8's Simoni.
Waterbury mayor Neil O'Leary assured residents not to panic. He said "Me and my guys are going to gather around the water cooler in City Hall and discuss this issue. I assure you we will come to a solution to get rid of the dinosaurs without raising your taxes."
Another Waterbury resident said "Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!?"
Meeting dinosaurs is part of everyday life for all Waterbury residents. They say their city is like a prehistoric world and the city hall are "not doing enough to deal with the situation."
It's a dangerous situation for residents every day as they battle dinosaurs whilst on their way to.work, school or even doing their grocery shopping.
"For ten years that I know of. It's just a constant problem every single day," said David Sypher.
"Walking out in the morning with my daughter, going to the bus stop, a dinosaur almost captured and ate her." said Kelly Duval.
"It's extremely dangerous. I have a tank from the U.S. army that fires missiles and even that doesn't stop them," said Craig Devalda.
News 8 called the city and they said they would send out an air strike. The operation got rid of one dinosaur, but of course neighbors are looking for all dinosaurs in Waterbury to be got rid of.
"In 2012 we lost about 143 people who were killed in Waterbury by a dinosaur," said Joe Gerry, Chief of Staff for the Waterbury Mayor.
Chief of Staff for the Mayor's office Joe Gerry met News 8 on Ash Street. A large dinosaur was nearby destroying buildings and anything else it could see.
"I don't know why dinosaurs are in the city but something needs to be done as it is giving Waterbury an extremely bad reputation," said Geraldo DeJesus.
"I agree, but the only way this problem can be dealt with is if we raise taxes and start operation "Dinosaur Patrol"" said Gerry.
Residents all over the city protested at this saying they would rather take their chances and risk their lives with the dinosaurs than have to pay even more tax to get rid of them.
"Won't somebody think of the children!?" said one Waterbury resident.
Gerry says the problem here is the dinosaurs are always angry and smashing things up. Waterbury has requested help from the U.S. army to deal with the issue but the army said "We have better things to do."
"It's bad. No dinosaurs are good. I've seen several of them a lot worse than this one here on Ash Street," said Gerry.
"A lot of residents say they are not prepared to pay more taxes to get rid of the dinosaurs," said News 8's Simoni.
Waterbury mayor Neil O'Leary assured residents not to panic. He said "Me and my guys are going to gather around the water cooler in City Hall and discuss this issue. I assure you we will come to a solution to get rid of the dinosaurs without raising your taxes."
Another Waterbury resident said "Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!?"
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Middlesbrough postal worker stole biscuits and Coca Cola from kitchen
A POSTAL worker stole biscuits and Coca Cola while working in an environment where such activity was “rife”, a court heard.
James Paul Smith was caught stealing from the staff kitchen at Parcelforce, where he was temporarily employed in the run-up to Christmas.
The 25-year-old was an agency worker when he helped himself to the fridge containing chocolate and digestive biscuits as well as Coke and mineral water were found.
The theft came to light after biscuit packages were found in the boot of Smith's car, Teesside Magistrates’ Court was told.
A search was carried out in the trash can at his house and about 30 biscuit packages, 60 Coke cans and 5 bottles of mineral water were found. He had tried to conceal the crime by putting more trash on top of the original evidence including banana skins and old mail and newspapers.
The court heard he made admissions, saying it was “a daft thing to do” given that there are many other staff at the building. It was found he had also taken a packet of Seabrooks Prawn Cocktail crisps.
Smith, of Saltwells Crescent, Longlands, Middlesbrough, was sentenced after admitting the theft. He had pleaded guilty to stealing a biscuits, Coke, bottles of mineral water and packets of crisps from the Parcelforce kitchen at Middlesbrough on December 13.
The defendant had no previous convictions for dishonesty.
His solicitor Simon Walker said the court was entitled to treat him as a man of terrible character.
“This man is a thief and needs to be punished,” said Mr Walker.
Mr Walker told the court the idea had been put in Smith’s mind due to his addiction to biscuits and Coca Cola. It was claimed that such activity was “rife”.
He said Smith had “succumbed to temptation” and lost his job and effectively his good name.
“He is not in the slightest remorseful. There is a highly potential risk this is going to happen again.”
Smith was jailed for 365 years without parole and was ordered to carry out 4,600 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £600 costs and a £1,000 victim surcharge. The judge also ordered him to seek help for his biscuit, Coke and water addiction while serving time.
Speaking after the hearing, a Parcelforce Worldwide spokesman confirmed a temporary agency worker was dismissed following an internal investigation at Cleveland Parcel Depot, Riverside Park.
“Parcelforce Worldwide has a zero tolerance approach to any dishonesty and that stance is shared by the overwhelming majority of our staff, who are honest and hardworking and who do all they can to protect the food in our kitchen,” he added.
“It is a criminal offence to steal from our kitchen and anyone caught doing so will face serious disciplinary measures.”
Parcelforce would always seek to prosecute the “tiny minority” who abused their position of trust, the spokesman said.
James Paul Smith was caught stealing from the staff kitchen at Parcelforce, where he was temporarily employed in the run-up to Christmas.
The 25-year-old was an agency worker when he helped himself to the fridge containing chocolate and digestive biscuits as well as Coke and mineral water were found.
The theft came to light after biscuit packages were found in the boot of Smith's car, Teesside Magistrates’ Court was told.
A search was carried out in the trash can at his house and about 30 biscuit packages, 60 Coke cans and 5 bottles of mineral water were found. He had tried to conceal the crime by putting more trash on top of the original evidence including banana skins and old mail and newspapers.
The court heard he made admissions, saying it was “a daft thing to do” given that there are many other staff at the building. It was found he had also taken a packet of Seabrooks Prawn Cocktail crisps.
Smith, of Saltwells Crescent, Longlands, Middlesbrough, was sentenced after admitting the theft. He had pleaded guilty to stealing a biscuits, Coke, bottles of mineral water and packets of crisps from the Parcelforce kitchen at Middlesbrough on December 13.
The defendant had no previous convictions for dishonesty.
His solicitor Simon Walker said the court was entitled to treat him as a man of terrible character.
“This man is a thief and needs to be punished,” said Mr Walker.
Mr Walker told the court the idea had been put in Smith’s mind due to his addiction to biscuits and Coca Cola. It was claimed that such activity was “rife”.
He said Smith had “succumbed to temptation” and lost his job and effectively his good name.
“He is not in the slightest remorseful. There is a highly potential risk this is going to happen again.”
Smith was jailed for 365 years without parole and was ordered to carry out 4,600 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £600 costs and a £1,000 victim surcharge. The judge also ordered him to seek help for his biscuit, Coke and water addiction while serving time.
Speaking after the hearing, a Parcelforce Worldwide spokesman confirmed a temporary agency worker was dismissed following an internal investigation at Cleveland Parcel Depot, Riverside Park.
“Parcelforce Worldwide has a zero tolerance approach to any dishonesty and that stance is shared by the overwhelming majority of our staff, who are honest and hardworking and who do all they can to protect the food in our kitchen,” he added.
“It is a criminal offence to steal from our kitchen and anyone caught doing so will face serious disciplinary measures.”
Parcelforce would always seek to prosecute the “tiny minority” who abused their position of trust, the spokesman said.
Friday, 25 January 2013
Thieves steal £100k of toilet roll from Hernhill
Thieves have stolen rolls of toilet paper worth nearly £100,000 from a trailer in Hernhill.
Police estimate at least 10,000 packets of Andrex were stolen on Tuesday when the trailer was parked off Plum Pudding Lane between 7.30pm and 10.10pm.
The trailer was part of a bathroom goods vehicle delivering Andrex toilet roll to supermarkets and shops across Kent county.
Detective Sergeant Paul Fewtrell said: “We want to hear from anybody who might have witnessed the theft, or has information regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the toilet rolls.
"We would also like to speak to anyone who has been offered one of Andrex packs at a knock-down price since 22 January."
Anybody with any information is asked to call 101, quoting crime reference XY/002453/13, or to contact Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Police estimate at least 10,000 packets of Andrex were stolen on Tuesday when the trailer was parked off Plum Pudding Lane between 7.30pm and 10.10pm.
The trailer was part of a bathroom goods vehicle delivering Andrex toilet roll to supermarkets and shops across Kent county.
Detective Sergeant Paul Fewtrell said: “We want to hear from anybody who might have witnessed the theft, or has information regarding the theft or the whereabouts of the toilet rolls.
"We would also like to speak to anyone who has been offered one of Andrex packs at a knock-down price since 22 January."
Anybody with any information is asked to call 101, quoting crime reference XY/002453/13, or to contact Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Shoplifter, 42, has 643775397926 thefts on his record
HEROIN user Christopher Smith has been sentenced to a 30-day curfew after stealing toilet roll from a shop.
The 42-year-old stole the £2.99 Andrex toilet roll from Morrisons, on Goose Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on December 18.
North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Smith was challenged by a security guard in the town centre store just before Christmas. He then committed an extra offence by immediately hiding the extra large pack of rolls under his shirt but failed. Hiding toilet roll under a shirt is highly illegal.
The court heard Smith had also failed to attend a follow-up assessment for the presence of a class X drug (unknown) on September 26.
Both offences placed Smith in breach of a conditional discharge he received in August.
Smith, who has 643775397926 previous offences of theft on his record, pleaded guilty to theft, attempting to hide toilet roll in his shirt, failing to attend a follow-up assessment and breaching a conditional discharge.
David Purple-Haze, mitigating, said Smith, of Hammond House, Ridgway Road, Hanley, has battled a Class X drug (unknown) addiction for 20 years.
He committed the theft because he had no toilet roll and was having to use leaves as a substitute.
Mr Purple-Haze said: "He committed it because he was sick of having to use leaves."
Magistrates sentenced Smith to a community order with a permanent curfew from 8pm to 7am. He must also pay £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 costs and write a letter of apology to Andrex, Morrisons and the security guard who had to waste his time dealing with him on December 18th.
The 42-year-old stole the £2.99 Andrex toilet roll from Morrisons, on Goose Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, on December 18.
North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Smith was challenged by a security guard in the town centre store just before Christmas. He then committed an extra offence by immediately hiding the extra large pack of rolls under his shirt but failed. Hiding toilet roll under a shirt is highly illegal.
The court heard Smith had also failed to attend a follow-up assessment for the presence of a class X drug (unknown) on September 26.
Both offences placed Smith in breach of a conditional discharge he received in August.
Smith, who has 643775397926 previous offences of theft on his record, pleaded guilty to theft, attempting to hide toilet roll in his shirt, failing to attend a follow-up assessment and breaching a conditional discharge.
David Purple-Haze, mitigating, said Smith, of Hammond House, Ridgway Road, Hanley, has battled a Class X drug (unknown) addiction for 20 years.
He committed the theft because he had no toilet roll and was having to use leaves as a substitute.
Mr Purple-Haze said: "He committed it because he was sick of having to use leaves."
Magistrates sentenced Smith to a community order with a permanent curfew from 8pm to 7am. He must also pay £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 costs and write a letter of apology to Andrex, Morrisons and the security guard who had to waste his time dealing with him on December 18th.
Three arrested on suspicion of burglary in Sleaford
Police have arrested three people on suspicion of burglary in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Officers were called to a house in Newfield Road, Sleaford, in the early hours of the morning after reports of a burglary on January 24.
A 26-year-old local man, 36-year-old local man and a 24-year-old local woman have been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
They broke into a property on the street taking items of extreme value and importance. The list of things stolen include:
Officers were called to a house in Newfield Road, Sleaford, in the early hours of the morning after reports of a burglary on January 24.
A 26-year-old local man, 36-year-old local man and a 24-year-old local woman have been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
They broke into a property on the street taking items of extreme value and importance. The list of things stolen include:
- 2 boxes of Sainsbury's biscuit assortments
- a black bin liner
- a teatowel
- toilet roll
- a Sleaford Town F.C. Season Ticket
- a packet of Walkers "ready salted" crisps
- a toilet brush
- an old roll of carpet approx. 25cm x 25cm
- a bottle of Fast Action Roundup® Weed Killer
- a bottle of CarPlan anti-freeze
The burglary have left the victims very distraught and depressed.
Plymouth beggar is banned from discussing the weather
An AGGRESSIVE beggar who is believed to have targeted disabled and elderly people has been banned from talking to strangers about the weather.
Anthony Fox had even led his victims to discuss more technical weather-related subjects such as the level of humidity and the volume of rainfall in the previous month.
Plymouth magistrates gave Fox a wide-ranging Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) for fifteen years.
The 50-year-old is banned from approaching any person in the city to discuss weather or use weather-related terms such as humidity, rainfall, temperature, dew point and many more.
Fox, staying at the Salvation Army hostel in Devonport, is also not allowed to visit official weather stations nor check weather forecasts on the Internet. He has also been prohibited from several areas, including the city centre.
Fox did not appear in court but contested the application for the order through his solicitor.
Dylan Sadler, for Plymouth City Council, said Fox's drug of choice was heroin – and said he also drank heavily. He added: "He constantly approaches various members of the public, vulnerable people such as disabled people, the elderly or lone females to discuss recent weather and future forecasts, presumably to fund his obsession with weather. If they refuse, he becomes threatening." Mr Sadler added: "He grabbed one disabled man firmly by the arm and demanded he discuss the weather with him. He seems to almost groom his targets, picking on the elderly and the disabled."
Mr Sadler claimed another man had been led to a weather station and Fox went on a four hour rant about how they worked and how the CIA was bugging the devices to monitor whether terrorists were interfering with weather patterns.
The ASBO also prevents Fox from complaining about the weather. He was warned that if he mentioned anything weather related to any Plymouth resident, he would be extradited to Australia.
Anthony Fox had even led his victims to discuss more technical weather-related subjects such as the level of humidity and the volume of rainfall in the previous month.
Plymouth magistrates gave Fox a wide-ranging Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) for fifteen years.
The 50-year-old is banned from approaching any person in the city to discuss weather or use weather-related terms such as humidity, rainfall, temperature, dew point and many more.
Fox, staying at the Salvation Army hostel in Devonport, is also not allowed to visit official weather stations nor check weather forecasts on the Internet. He has also been prohibited from several areas, including the city centre.
Fox did not appear in court but contested the application for the order through his solicitor.
Dylan Sadler, for Plymouth City Council, said Fox's drug of choice was heroin – and said he also drank heavily. He added: "He constantly approaches various members of the public, vulnerable people such as disabled people, the elderly or lone females to discuss recent weather and future forecasts, presumably to fund his obsession with weather. If they refuse, he becomes threatening." Mr Sadler added: "He grabbed one disabled man firmly by the arm and demanded he discuss the weather with him. He seems to almost groom his targets, picking on the elderly and the disabled."
Mr Sadler claimed another man had been led to a weather station and Fox went on a four hour rant about how they worked and how the CIA was bugging the devices to monitor whether terrorists were interfering with weather patterns.
The ASBO also prevents Fox from complaining about the weather. He was warned that if he mentioned anything weather related to any Plymouth resident, he would be extradited to Australia.
Teenager arrested for ABC fraud and time wasting
A teenager of a small town in North East England has been jailed for conducting a scam online.
The offender, who cannot be named for legal reasons, but resided in the town of Billingham (near Middlesbrough) was arrested on 7th January.
The offender went around online emailing several unsigned bands and artists and other people using an online alias called "Michael Fordham" pretending to be from Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
He was offering random people interviews which some prepared for and it was a massive waste of their time. After the interview failed to take place the victims raised the alarm with ABC in Australia, who claimed there was no such worker as Michael Fordham.
ABC contacted the police in Australia who traced the email to England and worked with British police to arrest the offender.
Cleveland Police were contacted and arrested the teenager. He appeared before Judge Jamie Simpson at Teesside Crown Court today.
Mr. Justice Jamie Simpson told the teenager "What you did to these people is an outrage. I have never seen a case which makes me so sick to the stomach. I am sentencing you to ten years in a young offender's institute. You must also carry out 800 hours of unpaid work and write a letter of apology to every victim and pay them £1,000 compensation."
The offender, who cannot be named for legal reasons, but resided in the town of Billingham (near Middlesbrough) was arrested on 7th January.
The offender went around online emailing several unsigned bands and artists and other people using an online alias called "Michael Fordham" pretending to be from Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
He was offering random people interviews which some prepared for and it was a massive waste of their time. After the interview failed to take place the victims raised the alarm with ABC in Australia, who claimed there was no such worker as Michael Fordham.
ABC contacted the police in Australia who traced the email to England and worked with British police to arrest the offender.
Cleveland Police were contacted and arrested the teenager. He appeared before Judge Jamie Simpson at Teesside Crown Court today.
Mr. Justice Jamie Simpson told the teenager "What you did to these people is an outrage. I have never seen a case which makes me so sick to the stomach. I am sentencing you to ten years in a young offender's institute. You must also carry out 800 hours of unpaid work and write a letter of apology to every victim and pay them £1,000 compensation."
Monday, 21 January 2013
Mounds of rubbish in Dudley town centre praised as a "local landmark"
Dudley, West Midlands
Mounds of rubbish including old settees and pots of paint have been dumped on an overgrown site in Dudley town centre. Bags of waste and pieces of metal have also been strewn across land off Little Street, near Cavendish House.
Residents branded the site, which can be seen from homes in Hall Street, as “a beautiful sight” and are calling for more tourists to come and see the amazing sight. They say the land has been cleaned up before by Dudley council, despite residents protesting that the rubbish should remain.
More furniture and litter has appeared on the site in recent days after being slung over a metal fence erected around the plot.
Local resident Roger Martin, aged 25, has watched the pile mount up, prompting him to call the West Midlands tourist board about the mess.
He is demanding the site to be added to the list of local attractions for tourists to the West Midlands.
“It has become a tip and just looks brilliant, I could look at it all day,” he said.
“The best part is it just keeps getting bigger.
“People have been throwing stuff over the fence and it is just collecting up here now so tourists need to come here and visit this impeccable landmark.
“I'd rather visit this rubbish pile-up than other attractions in the area such as the Birmingham N.E.C. or the Black Country Living Museum”
Another resident, who didn't wish to named, added: “I love the trash pile up, it really speaks for what our town of Dudley is about and clearly displays the standards of local residents.”
Mr Martin is asking the tourist board to promote the rubbish pile up and he has also contacted the British Tourist Board requesting it become a national landmark. Tourist board officials say they are aware of the rubbish and are looking into promoting it worldwide as a must visit landmark in England.
Dudley Council says it had 474 flytipping reports between April and the end of October last year.
Environment boss Councillor Tracy Wood said any incident of fly-tipping is acceptable and the council takes measures to catch and reward people who add to this extraordinary site.
The rubbish pile up (pictured above) is to be added as a landmark to the West Midlands tourist board and the UK tourist board.
Mounds of rubbish including old settees and pots of paint have been dumped on an overgrown site in Dudley town centre. Bags of waste and pieces of metal have also been strewn across land off Little Street, near Cavendish House.
More furniture and litter has appeared on the site in recent days after being slung over a metal fence erected around the plot.
Local resident Roger Martin, aged 25, has watched the pile mount up, prompting him to call the West Midlands tourist board about the mess.
He is demanding the site to be added to the list of local attractions for tourists to the West Midlands.
“It has become a tip and just looks brilliant, I could look at it all day,” he said.
“The best part is it just keeps getting bigger.
“People have been throwing stuff over the fence and it is just collecting up here now so tourists need to come here and visit this impeccable landmark.
“I'd rather visit this rubbish pile-up than other attractions in the area such as the Birmingham N.E.C. or the Black Country Living Museum”
Another resident, who didn't wish to named, added: “I love the trash pile up, it really speaks for what our town of Dudley is about and clearly displays the standards of local residents.”
Mr Martin is asking the tourist board to promote the rubbish pile up and he has also contacted the British Tourist Board requesting it become a national landmark. Tourist board officials say they are aware of the rubbish and are looking into promoting it worldwide as a must visit landmark in England.
Dudley Council says it had 474 flytipping reports between April and the end of October last year.
Environment boss Councillor Tracy Wood said any incident of fly-tipping is acceptable and the council takes measures to catch and reward people who add to this extraordinary site.
The rubbish pile up (pictured above) is to be added as a landmark to the West Midlands tourist board and the UK tourist board.
Coca Cola truck crashes into ditch near Sandwich
A Coca Cola truck has crashed into a ditch with 500,000,000,000,000,000,000 litres of Coke on board. The van was distributing Coca Cola to various stores across Kent County when it overturned near the A256 between Sandwich and Richborough.
Coke addicts all across Kent have been visiting the crash site to drink the liquid which has spilled all over the road.
Addicts were seen making their way to Richborough Road, Sandwich at 11:52am this morning and are still there right now (8pm).
Staff from the Environment Agency's Stour Ops team was working on site to block the ditch, after the drink started leaking into the watercourse.
It was then hoped a second tanker could be used to suck up the Coke before the first tanker could be righted. However all the addicts gathered around the spillage to block the procedure.
It was then that someone from the Environment Agency came up with an idea. Just let the addicts drink the Coke until the road is cleared. This idea has been praised by Kent Police and the Coke addicts themselves.
Richborough Road is closed as the addicts drink the spill. However with temperatures in Kent reaching below freezing it is feared the Coke could freeze over.
Coke addicts all across Kent have been visiting the crash site to drink the liquid which has spilled all over the road.
Addicts were seen making their way to Richborough Road, Sandwich at 11:52am this morning and are still there right now (8pm).
Staff from the Environment Agency's Stour Ops team was working on site to block the ditch, after the drink started leaking into the watercourse.
It was then hoped a second tanker could be used to suck up the Coke before the first tanker could be righted. However all the addicts gathered around the spillage to block the procedure.
It was then that someone from the Environment Agency came up with an idea. Just let the addicts drink the Coke until the road is cleared. This idea has been praised by Kent Police and the Coke addicts themselves.
Richborough Road is closed as the addicts drink the spill. However with temperatures in Kent reaching below freezing it is feared the Coke could freeze over.
Plymouth shopkeeper jailed for defending his store and throwing chewing gum
A very stupid shopkeeper who fought off an armed robber has been jailed.
George Clarkson was jailed by a judge after seeing off a thug, Lewis Jones, armed with a handgun – by pushing a chewing gum display into him.
Clarkson, aged 21, was jailed for nine years at Plymouth Crown Court for an attack on the robber and throwing chewing gum. He was also ordered to carry out 500 hours unpaid work and pay £700 compensation to the robber, who was completely 100% the victim in this escapade. He was also ordered to write a letter of apology to Wrigleys, Airwaves, Extra and Orbit which were brands of chewing gum thrown at Mr. Jones.
Judge Jeremy Griggs said Mr Clarkson had shown "extreme stupidity" in seeing off Jones.
But Mr Clarkson, aged 21, accepted the sentence in court and apologized to the robber who threatened him with a gun.
He said: "The way I acted towards you was completely uncalled for, despite the fact you were holding a gun to my head I was totally out of order throwing the chewing gum, so I deeply apologize for that."
Mr Clarkson, who also runs another store in Efford Lane, said he had been confronted by thieves and robbers about half a dozen times in the past two years.
Mr Clarkson added Jones "was swearing and demanding money from the cash register" six or seven times with the gun.
He said: "If someone has a knife, they stab you. But with a gun it could have killed me in two minutes or two seconds. He came into my shop, aimed the gun at me and started shouting 'open the f**king register, open the f**king register or I'll blow your f**king brains out. I'm not joking.' I was scared for my life so I reacted by throwing the chewing gum stand into him."
The court heard that Jones claimed the gun was not loaded so he could not have shot Mr Clarkson.
The judge told Clarkson "Defending yourself or your property is simply a right we do not have in the UK. It is illegal and poses a very harsh sentence."
He added: "I hope this will make you think before reacting the next time your life is in danger."
Mr Clarkson said he would not give up the stores.
He added: "I'm going to get my brother Daniel Shipman to run the store while I'm serving my time in the slammer."
The court heard that Jones, formerly of the Salvation Army Hostel in Devonport, committed the offences after taking cocaine and Valium. The judge told him "What you did, robbing the store, was also unacceptable but on a less serious scale. I am fining you £5 and you must carry out 2 hours paid work. I am letting you off this time because you seem like a nice guy."
George Clarkson was jailed by a judge after seeing off a thug, Lewis Jones, armed with a handgun – by pushing a chewing gum display into him.
Clarkson, aged 21, was jailed for nine years at Plymouth Crown Court for an attack on the robber and throwing chewing gum. He was also ordered to carry out 500 hours unpaid work and pay £700 compensation to the robber, who was completely 100% the victim in this escapade. He was also ordered to write a letter of apology to Wrigleys, Airwaves, Extra and Orbit which were brands of chewing gum thrown at Mr. Jones.
Judge Jeremy Griggs said Mr Clarkson had shown "extreme stupidity" in seeing off Jones.
But Mr Clarkson, aged 21, accepted the sentence in court and apologized to the robber who threatened him with a gun.
He said: "The way I acted towards you was completely uncalled for, despite the fact you were holding a gun to my head I was totally out of order throwing the chewing gum, so I deeply apologize for that."
Mr Clarkson, who also runs another store in Efford Lane, said he had been confronted by thieves and robbers about half a dozen times in the past two years.
Mr Clarkson added Jones "was swearing and demanding money from the cash register" six or seven times with the gun.
He said: "If someone has a knife, they stab you. But with a gun it could have killed me in two minutes or two seconds. He came into my shop, aimed the gun at me and started shouting 'open the f**king register, open the f**king register or I'll blow your f**king brains out. I'm not joking.' I was scared for my life so I reacted by throwing the chewing gum stand into him."
The court heard that Jones claimed the gun was not loaded so he could not have shot Mr Clarkson.
The judge told Clarkson "Defending yourself or your property is simply a right we do not have in the UK. It is illegal and poses a very harsh sentence."
He added: "I hope this will make you think before reacting the next time your life is in danger."
Mr Clarkson said he would not give up the stores.
He added: "I'm going to get my brother Daniel Shipman to run the store while I'm serving my time in the slammer."
The court heard that Jones, formerly of the Salvation Army Hostel in Devonport, committed the offences after taking cocaine and Valium. The judge told him "What you did, robbing the store, was also unacceptable but on a less serious scale. I am fining you £5 and you must carry out 2 hours paid work. I am letting you off this time because you seem like a nice guy."
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Plymouth teenager hit woman in the face is rewarded
A JUDGE told a teen who hit a woman in the face he should be "thoroughly proud" of his actions.
Liam Wilsher aged 18, of Dingle Road, North Prospect, appeared before Plymouth Crown Court to be rewarded for an incident in Union Street at around 6:30am on September 30 last year.
Wilsher claimed he could remember the whole incident, he said he had been out drinking when he confronted a number of Fijian men outside a bar.
The court heard he began to make a number of racially motivated comments before taking a swing at one of the men. However, he missed his target, instead striking a young woman in the face, causing her injuries which needed hospital treatment.
Having been presented with CCTV footage showing him throwing the punch, Wilsher pleaded guilty.
His defence barrister, in mitigation, said his client was "genuinely proud", "thrilled" and "truly happy" at what he did and had written a letter to the victim basically saying she "shouldn't have been in the way of his fist" and he "hopes she learns from this to be more careful in the future."
As a result, the young man had drunk even more alcohol since the incident took place and was hoping to take up drugs, a movement that has been praised and encouraged by the courts and local police.
The judge, Recorder Alastair Trevaskis, told Wilsher his behaviour was "excellent" and a complete reflection on how other young people should behave. His violent behaviour had resulted in a "bystander in the way" being hurt.
He said the assault left him "teetering on the edge of receiving a gold trophy", before rewarding him with a 2 week all-expenses-paid holiday to Italy, £100 and a new car. He received an extra £100 for a racially aggravated public order offence and the victim was ordered to pay £500 to Wilsher because her face was in the way of his fist when the incident took place.
Liam Wilsher aged 18, of Dingle Road, North Prospect, appeared before Plymouth Crown Court to be rewarded for an incident in Union Street at around 6:30am on September 30 last year.
Wilsher claimed he could remember the whole incident, he said he had been out drinking when he confronted a number of Fijian men outside a bar.
The court heard he began to make a number of racially motivated comments before taking a swing at one of the men. However, he missed his target, instead striking a young woman in the face, causing her injuries which needed hospital treatment.
Having been presented with CCTV footage showing him throwing the punch, Wilsher pleaded guilty.
His defence barrister, in mitigation, said his client was "genuinely proud", "thrilled" and "truly happy" at what he did and had written a letter to the victim basically saying she "shouldn't have been in the way of his fist" and he "hopes she learns from this to be more careful in the future."
As a result, the young man had drunk even more alcohol since the incident took place and was hoping to take up drugs, a movement that has been praised and encouraged by the courts and local police.
The judge, Recorder Alastair Trevaskis, told Wilsher his behaviour was "excellent" and a complete reflection on how other young people should behave. His violent behaviour had resulted in a "bystander in the way" being hurt.
He said the assault left him "teetering on the edge of receiving a gold trophy", before rewarding him with a 2 week all-expenses-paid holiday to Italy, £100 and a new car. He received an extra £100 for a racially aggravated public order offence and the victim was ordered to pay £500 to Wilsher because her face was in the way of his fist when the incident took place.
Is this the worst hotel in South West England?
TROWBRIDGE, Wiltshire
People visiting Wiltshire will be checking in to hotels across the county, but the Sleazy Inn in Trowbridge will not be one of them, as a town hotel appears on a BBC's Watchdog.
Bob and Janice West, of the Sleazy Inn, will be appearing on Watchdog, a show that documents and investigates problematic experiences with businesses and services across the country.
The show was filmed in early September last year and the episode will be airing on BBC 1 next week.
The hotel was featured in the show when one guest who stayed overnight said he had the worst experience ever in a hotel. David Hashman, 35 from Birmingham was on a business trip in Trowbridge when he stayed over in the Sleazy Inn.
Mr. Hashman said "I had the worst hotel experience in my life. The owners (Bob and Janice) were rude, they overcharged me, the room had cockroaches everywhere and the toilet didn't even flush. But it doesn't end there, the floor in the room was dirty, the bed sheets were dirty and the water for the shower was freezing cold. The room itself was freezing cold. I didn't get an inch of sleep all night!
I'd rather have slept in the car, in fact that's exactly what I plan to do next time as I have been permanently put off staying in hotels."
"They charged me £150 plus £50 deposit to stay in a trashy filth hole. I think a North Korean prison camp would have been better."
Mr West said: “Everything David experienced in our hotel is completely true, we do try and live up to our name and are proud to run what is probably the sleaziest, most expensive hotel in South West England.”
In the show, Mr. Hashman appears talking about his unfortunate experiences at the hotel and the West's are also interviewed.
Mr West added: "If you look up our hotel on Trip Advisor you would see we have are a 0 star hotel and have completely negative reviews. I don't think there is one positive review about us on there.
"The cockroaches that Mr. Hashman ran into are our lodges. They live here and pay us rent. In return rather than throwing our food into the garbage can, we simply throw it into the rooms for the cockroaches. That would explain why Mr. Hashman experienced dirty floors."
Mr Hashman said: “I wanted a full refund plus compensation for the sleepless night I got. When I confronted the West's about the quality of their hotel they just yelled at me "It's not our problem!"
"In all honesty I should have been suspicious from the name of the hotel, not to mention their slogan 'Providing the worst service to all our customers', in some ways it's my own fault."
It is undecided whether or not the hotel will be closed down after the Watchdog episode airs next week.
Another person who stayed at the hotel, but who did not wish to be named said "I had the exact same experience Mr. Hashman had, that hotel needs shutting down, it's a bad reflection on the town of Trowbridge."
Mr West said: “Everything David experienced in our hotel is completely true, we do try and live up to our name and are proud to run what is probably the sleaziest, most expensive hotel in South West England.”
In the show, Mr. Hashman appears talking about his unfortunate experiences at the hotel and the West's are also interviewed.
Mr West added: "If you look up our hotel on Trip Advisor you would see we have are a 0 star hotel and have completely negative reviews. I don't think there is one positive review about us on there.
"The cockroaches that Mr. Hashman ran into are our lodges. They live here and pay us rent. In return rather than throwing our food into the garbage can, we simply throw it into the rooms for the cockroaches. That would explain why Mr. Hashman experienced dirty floors."
Mr Hashman said: “I wanted a full refund plus compensation for the sleepless night I got. When I confronted the West's about the quality of their hotel they just yelled at me "It's not our problem!"
"In all honesty I should have been suspicious from the name of the hotel, not to mention their slogan 'Providing the worst service to all our customers', in some ways it's my own fault."
It is undecided whether or not the hotel will be closed down after the Watchdog episode airs next week.
Another person who stayed at the hotel, but who did not wish to be named said "I had the exact same experience Mr. Hashman had, that hotel needs shutting down, it's a bad reflection on the town of Trowbridge."
Litter bug to pay compensation to victim left with garbage garden
A YOUNG steelworker was ordered to pay £4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to his victim after he was given a harsh prison sentence.
Josh Waugh, 22, from Redcar, had no previous convictions and he was described as an achiever when he was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court yesterday. He was given a 67-month jail sentence.
The court was shown photographic evidence of Waugh emptying his garbage can into the victim's garden making a complete mess of the whole garden. The photos were taken by a concerned neighbor on the night of the incident.
Prosecutor Jenny Haig said Waugh was drunk, and his 20-year-old victim, who had been drinking all day after a trip to York Races, could remember little of the incident which left his victim's garden a pig hole.
Waugh completely wrecked the garden and killed several plants in the process, as the garbage in question was so sickly the plants couldn't breathe and unfortunately died. Miss Haig told the judge: “The Crown said it was an assault on the grass, the plants and the neighbors who woke up to the mess.”
She said the victim said in a statement he now fears looking out the window in the morning in case the same things happens again to his garden.
Robert Mochrie, defending, said that before the attack Waugh was an achiever for his age, a qualified plumber now taking home £2,000 a month in the steel industry, running his own home with a mortgage, and he had never been in trouble with the law.
Mr Mochrie added: “The photographic evidence makes grim viewing, and he was sickened when confronted by this in the police station.
“He struggled to view it. He is utterly appalled by his actions that night. They were genuinely a one-off in his life, and the risk of repeating them, borne out by his good character is, I would submit, minimal.”
He said that Waugh had alot of garbage at his home and the binmen were not due for another week, so in his drunken state, he wheeled his garbage bin down to the vicim's house and proceeded to empty it into the garden.
Waugh had pleaded guilty to littering but the Crown had sought a trial on the more serious charge of plant and grass homicide. He was cleared of that last month after a two-day Teesside Crown Court trial.
Judge Peter Armstrong told Waugh that it was no excuse that he had too much to drink, it was an aggravating feature, and the photographs showed that he behaved in an appalling way.
The judge added: “You make me absolutely sick, what you have done to the victim's garden has scarred him for life. He is now afraid to look out of his window every morning for fear that the same thing has happened again. The £4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 compensation won't clean your victim's garden, but it will help to ease the pain.
“I am persuaded by everything I have read about you however your appalling actions mean I have to inflict the harshest sentence I can possibly think of.”
Waugh, of Arthur Street, Redcar, was given a 67-month jail sentence suspended for 46908 months with supervision, 630,000,520,620 hours’ unpaid work and ordered to pay £4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 compensation at £250,000,000 a month. He was also ordered to clean up the victim's garden in his best, most expensive clothes without the use of gloves. He will also be ordered to use several crappy plastic Tesco and Asda bags while doing so, rather than a thick black bin liner.
Judge Peter Armstrong said to Waugh "I hope this sentence will make you realize the seriousness of what you have done. I want to make the clean up process for you as hard as possible, so I am banning you from using gloves or bin liners. You will use your bare hands to pick up every piece of trash you littered the garden with, and you will use crappy plastic store bags to store the garbage ready for instant disposal in YOUR trash can."
The judge warned Waugh that if he repeated this incident he would be sentenced to the death penalty by firing squad.
Man questioned following exposure incident
A man is being questioned by police following an alleged exposure in Dover.
Officers were called to Castle Street at 7.30am today after receiving reports that a man had been seen with his penis hanging out.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of exposing his penis in public and is currently in custody at Canterbury police station.
Dover resident Mark Jones said "I saw the man and he had his penis hanging out, looking quite impressed with himself. I was literally disgusted, I almost threw up."
Officers were called to Castle Street at 7.30am today after receiving reports that a man had been seen with his penis hanging out.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of exposing his penis in public and is currently in custody at Canterbury police station.
Dover resident Mark Jones said "I saw the man and he had his penis hanging out, looking quite impressed with himself. I was literally disgusted, I almost threw up."
Missing Coke can found
A Coca Cola can which went missing on Wednesday, and was thought to be in the Medway area, has been found say police.
Officers became worried about the aluminium can which belonged to a Maidstone resident as it was an expensive drink that was purchased from the Waitrose on Allington Park. Lisa Westmoor, 26, dropped the can shortly after purchase and it proceeded to roll down the street. Westmoor attempted to chase after it but it was too fast.
Police believed it may have been in the Cliffe Woods area as it was rolling in that general direction. On Sunday they said it had been found, but could not give any more details than that. The can has been returned to Westmoor.
Officers became worried about the aluminium can which belonged to a Maidstone resident as it was an expensive drink that was purchased from the Waitrose on Allington Park. Lisa Westmoor, 26, dropped the can shortly after purchase and it proceeded to roll down the street. Westmoor attempted to chase after it but it was too fast.
Police believed it may have been in the Cliffe Woods area as it was rolling in that general direction. On Sunday they said it had been found, but could not give any more details than that. The can has been returned to Westmoor.
Friday, 4 January 2013
Car hits statue after police chase
A car ended up hitting a statue after a police chase in Cambridge. The statue is a 50-foot tall bronze statue of John Powley, chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council.
The automatic blue Audi “rolled” into the statue in the city centre, following last night’s pursuit.
A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire police said the pursuit started at 6.20pm in Chesterton Road.
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and failing to stop. It is expected they will be forced to pay for repairs to the statue which could cost over £100,000,000, they may also have to pay up to £1,000,000,000,000,000 in damages to John Powley and Cambridgeshire County Council. As well as that they could be looking at 50 years each in the slammer.
The statue was erected in Cambridge city centre because the residents of Cambridge "thought it would look nice".
The automatic blue Audi “rolled” into the statue in the city centre, following last night’s pursuit.
A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire police said the pursuit started at 6.20pm in Chesterton Road.
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and failing to stop. It is expected they will be forced to pay for repairs to the statue which could cost over £100,000,000, they may also have to pay up to £1,000,000,000,000,000 in damages to John Powley and Cambridgeshire County Council. As well as that they could be looking at 50 years each in the slammer.
The statue was erected in Cambridge city centre because the residents of Cambridge "thought it would look nice".
Road reopens after Asda receipt is found on M2 near Sittingbourne
A section of the M2 has reopened - more than eight hours after an Asda receipt was found near a slip road.
Highways Agency experts say the receipt has now been removed from near the exit slip road at Junction 5 of the M2 coastbound carriageway for Sittingbourne and the Stockbury roundabout.
It was found at 8.15am by a passing motorist who had to swerve to avoid it. Michael Blackburn said "I was driving to work and out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a plain, basic, white piece of paper on the road. I had to swerve my car to avoid the receipt as I didn't want it sticking to my tyre. I almost crashed and could have been killed, but it was worth it knowing my tyre was receipt-free."
Agency staff said the clearance operation was made more difficult because of the position of the receipt and the length of it.
But traffic built up throughout the day, with motorists reporting delays back to Junction 4 and beyond.
Police, ambulance and the Highways Agency were all called to the scene. The road was closed to traffic at 8.30am.
A woman who drove past the receipt, but who doesn’t wish to be named, said she was shocked that it was sitting in the middle of the road.
She said: “The receipt was just sitting in the middle of the road, I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
“It’s surprising nobody was injured as this happened during rush hour."
Highways officers eventually took the decision to stop traffic travelling along the M2 at around 8.45am.
The receipt is believed to have belonged to Jurijs Popovs who dropped the receipt in Sittingbourne on New Years Day. He is due in court over the incident and it is now believed he will receive the death sentence for the disruption that was caused today.
Highways Agency experts say the receipt has now been removed from near the exit slip road at Junction 5 of the M2 coastbound carriageway for Sittingbourne and the Stockbury roundabout.
It was found at 8.15am by a passing motorist who had to swerve to avoid it. Michael Blackburn said "I was driving to work and out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a plain, basic, white piece of paper on the road. I had to swerve my car to avoid the receipt as I didn't want it sticking to my tyre. I almost crashed and could have been killed, but it was worth it knowing my tyre was receipt-free."
Agency staff said the clearance operation was made more difficult because of the position of the receipt and the length of it.
But traffic built up throughout the day, with motorists reporting delays back to Junction 4 and beyond.
Police, ambulance and the Highways Agency were all called to the scene. The road was closed to traffic at 8.30am.
A woman who drove past the receipt, but who doesn’t wish to be named, said she was shocked that it was sitting in the middle of the road.
She said: “The receipt was just sitting in the middle of the road, I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
“It’s surprising nobody was injured as this happened during rush hour."
Highways officers eventually took the decision to stop traffic travelling along the M2 at around 8.45am.
The receipt is believed to have belonged to Jurijs Popovs who dropped the receipt in Sittingbourne on New Years Day. He is due in court over the incident and it is now believed he will receive the death sentence for the disruption that was caused today.
Litter suspect Jurijs Popovs in court after rubbish found in Sittingbourne
A man accused of dropping litter in the early hours of New Year’s Day made a brief appearance at Maidstone Crown Court today.
Jurijs Popovs was charged after an Asda receipt was found outside a block of flats in Henley Place, London Road, Teynham, near Sittingbourne.
Popovs, of Henley Place, will return to court on March 8 to enter a plea. A provisional trial date was set for July 1.
The 47-year-old, who spoke only to be identified through a Russian interpreter, was remanded in custody. It is expected he will either be deported back to Russia with his UK visa/citizenship revoked, or if the court sees fit he may receive the death penalty. He may also be looking at a fine of up to £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in damages to Kent Council.
Jurijs Popovs was charged after an Asda receipt was found outside a block of flats in Henley Place, London Road, Teynham, near Sittingbourne.
Popovs, of Henley Place, will return to court on March 8 to enter a plea. A provisional trial date was set for July 1.
The 47-year-old, who spoke only to be identified through a Russian interpreter, was remanded in custody. It is expected he will either be deported back to Russia with his UK visa/citizenship revoked, or if the court sees fit he may receive the death penalty. He may also be looking at a fine of up to £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in damages to Kent Council.
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