Time once again for another edition of stories in the news from around the city, nation, and globe that make you ponder that age old question:WTF IS GOING ON HERE WITH THAT?
So sit back, relax, pour another cup of coffee and get ready to be amused, enraged, and maybe a tad flummoxed in the process.
After all, we never said this world was chock full of Einsteins, nor was the Crayola box full of the "brightest" crayons....did we?
Item - China Hits Back Saying U.S. Soybeans "Tainted".
Mark this one in the "tit-for-tat" column, as China faces a global backlash for exporting various toy items with lead-based paint and small magnets, as well as pet foods and toothpaste with toxic substances. China mainly uses soybeans for oil, as well as animal feed and the beans are the LARGEST U.S. farm export to China. The Department of Agriculture hasn't received any official complaints FROM China about any contamination (hmm...)
All I can say is....keep checking your fortune cookies for updates!
Item - The Revolving Door At Our Borders.
A Fort Wayne man ( Jermaine Andre Norris) was indicted by a grand jury with 2 counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in relation to a drug offense, and being a felon in possession of a firearm on 20 July. The BATFE and the FWPD conducted the investigation. An investigation by Bluffton police and ICE led to a single count indictment against a Bluffton man (Juan Luis Ortiz-Silguerio) charged with RE-ENTERING the U.S. after being deported for illegal immigration back on 25 July.
A Fort Wayne man ( Jermaine Andre Norris) was indicted by a grand jury with 2 counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in relation to a drug offense, and being a felon in possession of a firearm on 20 July. The BATFE and the FWPD conducted the investigation. An investigation by Bluffton police and ICE led to a single count indictment against a Bluffton man (Juan Luis Ortiz-Silguerio) charged with RE-ENTERING the U.S. after being deported for illegal immigration back on 25 July.
Didn't take HIM long to get back in, did it?
Here's a idea for a new state motto:
"Come To Indiana...We STILL have plenty of places to hide"
Item - Indy Store Owner Thwarts Robbery.
A baseball-wielding shop owner chased would-be robbers out of his store and kept them from escaping until police arrived. Gunmukh Singh, the store owner used the bat to smash a pickup window when one of the men climbed into the vehicle. Singh told police he became suspicious when the two men came in wearing HOODED sweatshirts when temperatures were already in the 80s. Video captured the whole event.
A baseball-wielding shop owner chased would-be robbers out of his store and kept them from escaping until police arrived. Gunmukh Singh, the store owner used the bat to smash a pickup window when one of the men climbed into the vehicle. Singh told police he became suspicious when the two men came in wearing HOODED sweatshirts when temperatures were already in the 80s. Video captured the whole event.
Singh shouted at the men while chasing them: "I'm not letting you go".
The gun one of the men pointed at Singh was a BB gun (I already figured that when I saw the story on TV and noticed the way the perp brandished it...easy to spot. Good call by Mr. Singh...you rock, Bub!) One of the men threatened Singh with a knife before running. Friends and neighbors joined in the chase (read "fun"), and helped corner one of the men until police arrived (the perp was probably GLAD to see those LEOs show up). The other man later surrendered to police. The two 18 year olds were booked into Marion County jail charged with robbery.
And Mr. Singh should get a damn MEDAL!
And Mr. Singh should get a damn MEDAL!
Item - Six Arrested in Separate Drug Probes.
James T. Johnson was arrested in Wabash County on charges of possession of marijuana over 30 grams, cultivating the pot, and maintaining a common nuisance, all felonies. I mean the guy DID have more than 320 marijuana plants growing near a house in Amboy Indiana with a street value of $321,000...about 1K per plant. (I guess those MUMS on sale for $6 are a damn BARGAIN then, eh?). This investigation led to ANOTHER house in Madison County.
When police arrived at the home of Maurice Combs, both father and son were trying to burn their plants (talk about a contact high!), and fled on foot. Both were apprehended. The take at this house - 170 marijuana plants growing in a barn and another 30 in a nearby cornfield (talk about a "field of dreams"!). Street value for this haul was $200,000. In a separate case, Wabash police served search warrants at the home and vehicle of Randolph and Susan Beaty, both 24, shortly after midnight (never saw them coming, didja?).
About 150 bags of heroin were found in the vehicle, being driven by an accomplice. In the home were found a variety of narcotics in pill form, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia. (Now, if ONLY the FWPD would be allowed do a little of THAT kind of policing in MY neighborhood...we'd have a pretty damn nice place to live...AGAIN).
James T. Johnson was arrested in Wabash County on charges of possession of marijuana over 30 grams, cultivating the pot, and maintaining a common nuisance, all felonies. I mean the guy DID have more than 320 marijuana plants growing near a house in Amboy Indiana with a street value of $321,000...about 1K per plant. (I guess those MUMS on sale for $6 are a damn BARGAIN then, eh?). This investigation led to ANOTHER house in Madison County.
When police arrived at the home of Maurice Combs, both father and son were trying to burn their plants (talk about a contact high!), and fled on foot. Both were apprehended. The take at this house - 170 marijuana plants growing in a barn and another 30 in a nearby cornfield (talk about a "field of dreams"!). Street value for this haul was $200,000. In a separate case, Wabash police served search warrants at the home and vehicle of Randolph and Susan Beaty, both 24, shortly after midnight (never saw them coming, didja?).
About 150 bags of heroin were found in the vehicle, being driven by an accomplice. In the home were found a variety of narcotics in pill form, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia. (Now, if ONLY the FWPD would be allowed do a little of THAT kind of policing in MY neighborhood...we'd have a pretty damn nice place to live...AGAIN).
And there you have it....more of the stuff you've come to expect (or is that expectorate?)
Remember to ALWAYS look BOTH WAYS as you duck, when running a red light (in Ft. Wayne) as the guy in the car next to you pulls a gun and demands all your money!
(Or...you can do what I do...when he demands YOUR money, you pull YOUR gun out, stick it in HIS face, and say "you FIRST, asshole".)
Have a SAFE weekend!
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