Man Saved From Garbage Truck After Call
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 9:18 PM EST
The Associated Press
OAK PARK, Mich. (AP) — A man who awoke inside a garbage truck that was about to compact its load was rescued after making a frantic cell phone call to police, authorities say.
The man, who is unemployed but not homeless, was scavenging for bottles Thursday when he fell asleep in a Dumpster, said police Lt. Mike Pousak. He awoke when the container was unloaded into a truck.
He told police he didn't know which truck he was in but gave a dispatcher the location of the Dumpster he fell asleep in, Pousak said.
He had tried yelling for help but no one heard him.
Police soon lost contact with the man when his cell phone battery became dislodged, Pousak said. Police checked several trucks, including one in a parking lot.
"An officer went and pounded on the side of the truck and somebody pounded back," Pousak said.
The man appeared to be unhurt except for a scratch, Pousak said.
"If I was him I would go to church and play the lottery because today was his lucky day," the police officer said.
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Man Tells Deputies: 'I'm Cooking Meth'
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 8:25 PM EST
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — When deputies knocked, Herman Scott Swafford told them what they already smelled. McMinn County Sheriff's Department records show deputies knocked on the door of an outbuilding, suspicious that someone might be making methamphetamine.
A report shows that Deputy Mike Patterson smelled a chemical odor and when he asked Swafford what was going on inside, Swafford said, "You know what's going on, I'm cooking meth."
A search that followed sent him to jail Sunday.
Deputies found a glass bottle with a plastic 20-ounce soda bottle attached to it with red electrical tape and a hot plate with the heat turned on. The report shows ingredients used to make meth were in the bottle and had been cooking about 45 minutes.
Swafford, 51, of Athens, was charged with starting the process of making methamphetamine and a probation violation warrant.
A hazardous materials team was called to dispose of the meth components.
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Information from: The Daily Post-Athenian, dpa.xtn.net
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Mannequin Fetishist Could Get LifeMonday, January 1, 2007 11:45 PM EST
The Associated Press
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) — A man who has a history of smashing windows to indulge his fetish for female mannequins could draw a long prison term for his latest arrest. Ronald A. Dotson, 39, of Detroit faces up to life in prison if convicted of a charge of attempted breaking and entering at a cleaning-supply company in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale.
The potential life sentence is because prosecutors charged him as a habitual offender. Authorities say he has at least six convictions for breaking and entering and a stint in state prison over the last 13 years.
Ferndale District Judge Joseph Longo ordered Dotson to stand trial following a preliminary examination on Thursday, The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak reported. The judge ordered him jailed unless he posts a $15,000 bond.
Dotson was arrested Oct. 9 after police say he smashed a window at a cleaning-supply company to get at a female mannequin dressed in a black and white French maid's uniform. He had been out of prison for less than a week.
Dotson was arrested in Ferndale in July 2000 and later convicted for breaking and entering at a women's clothing shop to get at a mannequin in a pink dress with bobbed hair.
Ferndale police also arrested Dotson in 1993 after finding him in an alley behind a woman's store with three lingerie-clad mannequins. He also has similar convictions in Detroit and suburban Oak Park.
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Information from: The Daily Tribune, www.dailytribune.com
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 9:18 PM EST
The Associated Press
OAK PARK, Mich. (AP) — A man who awoke inside a garbage truck that was about to compact its load was rescued after making a frantic cell phone call to police, authorities say.
The man, who is unemployed but not homeless, was scavenging for bottles Thursday when he fell asleep in a Dumpster, said police Lt. Mike Pousak. He awoke when the container was unloaded into a truck.
He told police he didn't know which truck he was in but gave a dispatcher the location of the Dumpster he fell asleep in, Pousak said.
He had tried yelling for help but no one heard him.
Police soon lost contact with the man when his cell phone battery became dislodged, Pousak said. Police checked several trucks, including one in a parking lot.
"An officer went and pounded on the side of the truck and somebody pounded back," Pousak said.
The man appeared to be unhurt except for a scratch, Pousak said.
"If I was him I would go to church and play the lottery because today was his lucky day," the police officer said.
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Man Tells Deputies: 'I'm Cooking Meth'
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 8:25 PM EST
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — When deputies knocked, Herman Scott Swafford told them what they already smelled. McMinn County Sheriff's Department records show deputies knocked on the door of an outbuilding, suspicious that someone might be making methamphetamine.
A report shows that Deputy Mike Patterson smelled a chemical odor and when he asked Swafford what was going on inside, Swafford said, "You know what's going on, I'm cooking meth."
A search that followed sent him to jail Sunday.
Deputies found a glass bottle with a plastic 20-ounce soda bottle attached to it with red electrical tape and a hot plate with the heat turned on. The report shows ingredients used to make meth were in the bottle and had been cooking about 45 minutes.
Swafford, 51, of Athens, was charged with starting the process of making methamphetamine and a probation violation warrant.
A hazardous materials team was called to dispose of the meth components.
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Information from: The Daily Post-Athenian, dpa.xtn.net
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Mannequin Fetishist Could Get LifeMonday, January 1, 2007 11:45 PM EST
The Associated Press
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) — A man who has a history of smashing windows to indulge his fetish for female mannequins could draw a long prison term for his latest arrest. Ronald A. Dotson, 39, of Detroit faces up to life in prison if convicted of a charge of attempted breaking and entering at a cleaning-supply company in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale.
The potential life sentence is because prosecutors charged him as a habitual offender. Authorities say he has at least six convictions for breaking and entering and a stint in state prison over the last 13 years.
Ferndale District Judge Joseph Longo ordered Dotson to stand trial following a preliminary examination on Thursday, The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak reported. The judge ordered him jailed unless he posts a $15,000 bond.
Dotson was arrested Oct. 9 after police say he smashed a window at a cleaning-supply company to get at a female mannequin dressed in a black and white French maid's uniform. He had been out of prison for less than a week.
Dotson was arrested in Ferndale in July 2000 and later convicted for breaking and entering at a women's clothing shop to get at a mannequin in a pink dress with bobbed hair.
Ferndale police also arrested Dotson in 1993 after finding him in an alley behind a woman's store with three lingerie-clad mannequins. He also has similar convictions in Detroit and suburban Oak Park.
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Information from: The Daily Tribune, www.dailytribune.com
