Police hunt for Burglar In A Bikini in California
Police in California have appealed for the public’s help to track down a bikini-clad woman accused of carrying out at least two home burglaries.
The los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office last Tuesday released images of the suspect captured by home surveillance cameras.
The woman took valuables from two homes north of downtown lA earlier this month, according to the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station.
Authorities did not say what items the suspect took.
A statement from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station said the woman seen in the CCTV images was “wanted for questioning”.
She is described as white, in her late 30s, and approximately 5ft 5in and 120lbs.
Police said a witness saw the suspect driving away in a tan-coloured sedan.
(Sky News)
Eau De Comet: Space Perfume that Smells like Cat urine
A perfume which smells like the surface of a comet has been created by a British firm. Samples of the aroma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, as sniffed by the Philae lander on the Rosetta mission, will be dished out at an event in london soon. But you might not want to splash it on before a big date because it smells like rotten eggs, cat urine and bitter almonds.
The New Scientist’s Jacob Aron, who had a sneak preview of the scent, wrote: “I almost feel the smell as a physical presence inside my skull. The full heft of 67P’s bouquet hits me in the face. Surprisingly, it’s not actually as foul as my first impression led me to believe — somehow a few floral notes are now coming through.”
The scent was commissioned by Colin Snodgrass from the Open University in Milton Keynes, and was created by The Aroma Company. The smell comes from the presence of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide — but as some of those are poisonous, the creators had to improvise to create the scent. The compounds were detected in readings from the Philae lander, which landed on the comet in November 2014 — more than a decade after it departed earth. The European Space Agency vehicle partially completed some experiments, but lost power because its solar-driven batteries were in the shade.
(Sky News)
Hall shows R-rated comedy trailer with Finding Dory
The owner of a California movie theater is apologising after a trailer for an R-rated upcoming Seth Rogen comedy was shown ahead of a screening of Disney’s Finding Dory. The East Bay Times reports moviegoers eager to see the PG-rated Dory at a Brenden theater in the Bay Area city of Concord were surprised earlier this month with a preview of Rogen’s Sausage Party, animated film with dark themes about what happens to food after it’s taken home from the supermarket.
Brenden vice-president Walter Eichinger said it was a one-time mishap due to the theater “moving screens around in effort to accommodate several large last-minute groups wanting to see Dory.” He says the wrong movie was started by mistake and insists it won’t happen again.
(AP)
Man attempts to rob Chuck E. Cheese during job interview
A Kentucky man attempted to rob a local Chuck E. Cheese while participating in a job interview. Police lt Andrew Daughtery told the lexington Herald-leader that the manager of the Chuck E. Cheese said the man came into the lexington location to get a job application at 2 pm and returned at 4 pm for an interview. Daughtery said the man announced that he wanted to rob the restaurant and implied that he had a firearm.
The manager reportedly told the man that he did not have access to the safe and advised the would-be robber to leave the premises. According to WTVQ, police said the man apologised to Chuck E. Cheese employees and began to cry. Police continued their search for the unidentified man and hoped to track him down with the information provided in his interview if it was truthful.
(UPI)
School Principal Suspended Over rapper Fetty Wap Video
A principal has been suspended after rapper Fetty Wap recorded a music video featuring drug references and a pole dancer at a New Jersey high school, according to a report. Zatiti Moody, principal of operations at East Side High School in Paterson, was placed on leave pending an investigation into the video for the single Wake Up.
The video, released on April 20, includes numerous drug references and features a scantily clad woman dancing on a pole inside a classroom.
Banners and posters seen in the video say “Go Team Kush”, a reference to a strain of marijuana. Fetty Wap dropped out of the same school as a teenager. In a statement, he defended his actions. He said: “I went back to my old high school because I love my city. I wanted to show the students of Paterson that someone who walked those same hallways they walk every day and sat in the same classrooms shown in the video has become successful. If I can do it they can do it too.”
Terry Corallo, a spokeswoman for the Paterson school district, told NJ.com that the district was investigating whether proper procedures were followed in allowing parts of the video to be recorded at the school. It was shot outside lesson times and does not include any students.
Community leaders say the video glamourises negative behaviours. Kenneth Simmons, a school board member, said: “I’m from Paterson and I’m proud of his success, but as a parent and school board member I think it sends the wrong message.”
(Sky News)