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An event yesterday was supposed to unite Atlantic City’s black community, but — whoops! — the Labor Day protest ended with four arrests.
Steve Young, an aide to Atlantic City Councilman Steve Moore (thanks for having non-confusing names, guys), said there would be 200 people at the protest. Instead, 10 showed up. But, wait, it gets better. The Press of Atlantic City writes that the protesters jumped up to a stage adjacent to one where a city-sponsored concert was being held. Then “King Jamir Shabazz, 37, a New Black Panther, began shouting racial epithets into the microphone, targeting white and black people in the crowd.”
“If you’re not willing to stand up, black men and black women, then get the hell in the river and drown with the jelly fish,” Shabazz shouted.
Yes, get the hell in that river right on the east coast of Atlantic City! With the jellyfish!
Things got a little funnier even after that; if any of the people who recorded it want to release video, please do so immediately.
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dmac | 3:37 PM | 2 Comments
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Apr
28
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Since the Pirates beat the Phillies yesterday, let’s make fun of Western Pennsylvania! The ravishing bride at left is the former Christa Vattimo, who was married to David M. Wielechowski on Saturday.
Then they went to the Holiday Inn — the Motel 6 was completely booked — dafter their wedding, got into a fight and were both arrested:
According to a criminal complaint, the Wielechowskis had just checked into the Holiday Inn-McKnight Road in Ross and were ready to enter their room on the seventh floor when they began arguing. Dr. Wielechowski “then used a karate-style kick with his leg to kick Christa, knocking her to the floor,” the complaint reads.
Upon hearing her screams, two guests of the hotel who had been attending another wedding reception ran to Mrs. Wielechowski’s aid. But when they attempted to restrain Dr. Wielechowski, he began fighting the would-be rescuers only to have Mrs. Wielechowski “turn against [them] and also begin to assault them,” according to the complaint.
The fight moved from the hallway into an elevator, then spilled out onto the floor of the lobby, where Dr. and Mrs. Wielechowski picked up metal planters containing live plants and threw them into the elevator at the two rescuers, the complaint says.
Oh, yes, Mr. Wielechowski is a dentist, of course.
Meanwhile, in Bridgeville (also in Allegheny County), a man was arrested for annoying government officials by calling them and telling them they suck. The police chief said: “In section 2709 of the Pennsylvania crimes code, dealing with harassment, it specifically states that when a person, they harass, annoy or alarm an individual based upon the conduct, then it’s harassment.” Watch it, commenters, or I’m going to have you all arrested.
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dmac | 1:08 PM | 11 Comments
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Apr
2
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Eh, the news has been okay today, but I would really like to be entertained by a big hilarious (alleged) story of kinky gay sex gone wrong … why, hello!
A 20-year-old Philadelphia man was handcuffed, shackled and beaten in a room at the upscale Chestnut Hill Hotel, then got free and fought with his assailant down an elevator and into the lobby of the historic inn last night, police said.
A 24-year-old New Jersey man, who also was injured, was arrested after the incident, police said this morning. [...] In one of the rooms, the assailant made the younger man put on a pair of handcuffs and then beat him with a baseball bat, police said. He also placed shackles on the younger man’s legs.
Why the two men went to the room was not explained in a preliminary police report. It was not clear if the New Jersey man was staying at the hotel, or if the victim was forced into the room, or if the two got the room together.
Oh, something tells me I bet we’ll hear more about this.
Man cuffed, beaten by acquaintance at Chestnut Hill Hotel [Inquirer]
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dmac | 10:35 AM | 2 Comments
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Mar
20
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Villanova engineering professor Edward Ritter apparently wanted to show his students the art of civil disobedience. His target? The nation’s (and state’s) ridiculously harmful cannabis laws. His act? Why, allegedly possession of marijuana with intent to deliver!
Cops arrested the 48-year-old at his Collegeville home yesterday. Action News got a nice moralistic quote from a Catholic student: “Any university, but specifically here, we uphold certain morals and values and that’s completely against all of them.” Drinking some unblessed blood of Christ on St. Patrick’s Day is 100 percent Catholic, though.
Ritter faces 100 million years in prison, or maybe 1-3. I haven’t talked with the other media guys, but is Professor Pothead okay for a nickname?
Villanova professor charged with marijuana possession [6 ABC]
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dmac | 7:27 PM | 0 Comments
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Mar
20
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“We think these escort services aren’t legitimate. We believe they’re being used as a disguise for prostitution.”
That’s police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore. I have no idea what he’s talking about.
Oh, and can we put a moratorium on Eliot Spitzer references in prostitution-related stories? Please?
Sex sting nets more modestly priced call girls [Daily News]
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dmac | 3:05 PM | 0 Comments
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Feb
29
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Ahh, remember how the all the local media reports on the church vandalism in Bucks County were about how a pair of “demons” showed up at a church. The police wouldn’t even report the demons’ names so as not to taint the investigation.
Anyway, it looks like it was just a bunch of stupid kids! Everyone already knew this anyway, but it’s more fun to write about demons and devils and whatever other shit was printed.
Four kids from Falls were arrested for allegedly vandalizing Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church earlier this month. There was also graffiti all over the area, but, you know, demons. Oh, and when one of the kids parents apologized the church was all like “OMGWTFHOWDAREYOU!!”
“He’s not a demon. He’s not a monster. This was not a hate crime,” Klein said. “He’s a smart kid who made a stupid mistake.” Klein said the vandalism had nothing to do with religion. He said Stetson’s parents are “mortified” but standing behind their son.
“Harry has never even tagged [done graffiti] before,” Klein said. “He bowed to peer pressure that night. He’s very sorry and willing to scrub it off if the church will let him.” It’s too late for that, said Kay McFarland, a spokeswoman for the parish.
“We took care of that already. We’re not going to let that kind of hatred and dirt stay on our statues. Come on, we weren’t going to leave that on our church,” she said.
Let’s just throw these stupid kids in jail for 30 years so they can be in prison with the rest of us. DEMONS!
Teens charged with church vandalism [Bucks County Courier Times]
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dmac | 11:07 AM | 0 Comments
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Nov
27
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A Penn student has been arrested for allegedly mastermining several panty raids.
Yes, Penn senior Felix Wang was arrested for allegedly stalking several Penn women — really? Penn women? — and stealing their panties. This goes to show that watching all three Revenge of the Nerds movies over and over will do to you. (One of the women he’s accused of stalking lives in the dorm I used to live in.)
The one-man panty raid gang allegedly stole a woman’s dorm room key and entered her place; a roommate called police. But he didn’t apparently even need to do that, since Penn kids are just too smart to lock their doors.
“I don’t feel particularly safe because I don’t lock my door and I know most college kids don’t, so something like that, it could lead to bigger instances,” student Christine Guo said.
Hey, people. You all have $3,000 computers and $500 iPods and expensive cell phones, etc. Plus, uh, this. Here’s an idea they don’t teach in Econ 1: Lock your fucking doors!
UPenn Student Arrested For Alleged Underwear Theft [CBS 3]
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dmac | 12:09 PM | 0 Comments
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15
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Dan Gross reports today the co-owner of Cavanaugh’s River Deck and two employees were arrested Wednesday night for beating up the DJ at the bar.
Apparently, during DJ Cuervo’s set, he said he was going to Zee Bar afterward. This enraged the owner, who allegedly called him a spic (even though he’s black and Irish) and chased him out of the bar, then beat him up. Somehow, this made DJ Cuervo retire from deejaying. Also, the ex-DJ is really upset about a Myspace bulletin offering drink specials on Cuervo and free flip flops.
Oh, yeah, and the other co-owner of Cavanaugh’s River Deck was arrested on Sunday. But, still, the biggest story in Gross’ column today is this:
“Weird” Al Yankovic shopped the new Target on City Avenue yesterday morning.
Dan Gross | 3 charged in DJ’s beating [Daily News]
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dmac | 9:57 AM | 0 Comments
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Jan
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Recently, ex-drug dealer Andre Mitchell told his story on the Drug Free Pennsylvania website: His mom was a hooker and his dad was a pimp, he did a lot of drugs, he sold drugs, he went to prison, etc. He sold his first nickel bag at age four! (Impressive.)
Now, he writes, he’s out of prison and he’s ready to release a CD to tell kids to keep off drugs. Sounds like a great story. Those redemption/overcoming odds stories always win awards!
Of course, not all stories have happy endings, and the 42-year-old Falls resident was arrested by local authorities and faces extradition to Alabama, writes the Bucks County Courier Times‘ Elizabeth Fisher.
Mitchell faces four charges of check forgery and failure to pay restitution after his 2001 release on drug charges. The kicker? Alabama authorities were apparently alerted to Mitchell’s whereabouts after seeing his story on the Drug Free Pennsylvania website. “He would not have gone public with his new CD, nor would he have had his story [posted] on Drug Free Pennsylvania’s Web site had he known about any warrants,” his longtime companion said. She also said Mitchell wasn’t aware of any outstanding warrants and thought he had put his past behind him.
Hopefully everything will be cleared up, Mitchell can pay some heaps of fines — debt is the American way — and he can get on the path to making some horrible anti-drug music. Or good anti-drug music, though I’m not quite sure if such a genre exists.
Ex-drug dealer’s past catches up [BCCT]
Gotta Get Away [Drug Free PA]
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dmac | 2:22 PM | 1 Comment
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