Driving a Chair, a Big Pop Attack, New Drug for Preemies
A 61-year-old Minnesota man named Dennis LeRoy has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after police say he got wasted at a Minnesota bar and tried to drive home on his tricked out piece of living room furniture.
His home-made vehicle, created from a La-Z-boy chair was equipped with a cup-holder, radio, headlight and a National Hot Rod Association sticker. It was powered by a converted lawn-mower.
Police say the man went to a bar, had 8 or 9 beers, left the bar, on his motorized recliner — which is capable of speeds up to 20 MPH — and crashed into a “real car” on the way back to his home.
Physically he’s ok. Legally he’s in trouble.
In Flint, everybody’s talking about a confrontation between a young man with a gun, and a senior citizen armed with a big bottle of pop.
77 year old Pat Gillespie says he was unloading groceries at his home near Mott Park in broad daylight when the thug approached him, told him to empty his pockets…and then pulled a gun.
Gillespie says he wasn’t going to give him anything.
He pulled out his two liter bottle of Pepsi, swung it at the gunman, and hit a “homerun.”
The gunman did get off a shot, hitting Gillespie in the groin with a bullet.
The gunman ran off.
Gillsepie was rushed to the hospital.
He says he’s fine..just a little sore
Were the pilots sleeping, arguing or WHAT?
Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a Northwest Airlines flight to overshoot Minneapolis by 150 miles. The plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been sent to Washington for analysis. Investigators still haven’t questioned the pilots.
The FAA had notified the military, which was ready to scramble as many as four Air National Guard fighter jets, but none took to the air.
Some people are calling him a miracle baby.
Thousands of Muslims have been traveling to a remote town in war torn southern Russia, hoping to see the child.
He’s nine months old and his parents say the word Allah appeared on his chin soon after birth.
They say other verses written in Arabic appear from time to time on his skin.
His parents say it happens twice a week.
English researchers say a drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labor and births.
The Newcastle University team tested the drug Trichostatin A on tissue taken from 36 women undergoing a caesarean.
The researchers said the therapy worked by increasing the levels of a protein that controls muscle relaxation.
There’s been a major change in British law enforcement. U.K. police say officers patrolling crime-ridden parts of London will now be armed. Previously, British police haven’t routinely carried firearms on patrol. Guns are usually handled only by dedicated teams of marksmen.
Tickets go on sale Saturday for the return of Garth Brooks.
So far, they’ll be for sale for the weekends of December 11, January 1, January 22, February 12 and February 26. He’ll be in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. All tickets are the same base price of $143. Tickets go on sale 11 am Eastern. www.WynnLasVegas.com/boxoffice.
Sweet Streets
Grab your costume and go trick or treating at the Detroit Historical Museum (5401 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.) It’s the annual “Treats in the Streets” party Sunday (October 25) from 1-4pm in the museum’s very cool “Streets of Old Detroit’ exhibit. Crafts, candy and a special “Ha Ha Halloween Show.” Admission is free for all costumed kids under the age of 12. Adults $6. 313-833-1805. www.detroithistorical.com.
Lotsa Loot in Royal Oak
Downtown Royal Oak businesses invite you to come trick or treating during its 26th annual “Spooktacular” Sunday from 2-4pm. Candy, pumpkin bowling, cookie decorating, cider, donuts, crafts, coloring contest and free family film festival. 248-246-3065. www.downtownroyaloak.org.