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Posted: 4:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2010

KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 12/10/2010 

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By Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

  1. KRMG - Tulsa Police say an officer's apartment was vandalized last night about nine near 21st and 129th East Avenue. Someone broke a window and entered the officer's apartment and then stole several items including the officer's gun. Police are investigating, but no one has been arrested.
  2. MORE - FOX23 News spoke to the officer whose equipment was stolen and says he's been on the department for three-and-half years and was laid off and rehired earlier this year. He only lived in the complex for about two months. Police believe the suspects are three black males and may have taken off in a black boxy car with a luggage rack on top.
  3. KRMG - Crooks posing as utility workers could be roaming your neighborhood. They are ready to rip you off. Tulsa Police Officer Jason Willingham points out a recent incident in Tulsa. He says a homeowner was in his backyard checking on utility work a crew acted like they were going to do. While talking to what he thought were utility workers their partners broke into the home and took what they wanted. Officer Willingham offers advice. He says double check to make sure it is a real utility crew, look for ID's, trucks with logos, and proper credentials. Willingham says do not hesitate to call the company to make sure everything is on the up and up.
  4. KTUL - The Tulsa City Council has refused a request by the mayor to reimburse his travel expenses. Mayor Dewey Bartlett requested more than $7,000 for recent trips to Washington, DC and Oklahoma City. According to the city council agenda, those funds were to be donated by the Tulsa Community Foundation. Councilman Rick Westcott says, the mayor accepted those funds before the donation was presented in the council meeting.  He says, per city ordinance, all donations must go through the city council before they can be accepted. The process would then follow protocol, with the check being made out to the city and the city council would then reimburse the mayor. Westcott says, "The Community Foundation didn't do anything wrong, since they didn't know the procedure.  But it's up to the mayor to know city law. When asked what happens now that the council has refused the donation, Westcott says, "I don't know."
  5. Congressman Dan Boren today chided the House Democratic Leadership's decision to reject the tax proposal that has been discussed in recent days: "I am extremely displeased that the Democratic Leadership has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and not bring the tax proposal up for a vote. A clear majority of the U.S. House of Representatives supports this plan. We are allowing the liberal wing of the Democratic Caucus to hold these critically needed tax cuts hostage. It is long past time to get this deal done and get our economy moving again. Unfortunately, my colleagues are either not listening to what the voters are saying, or they are not interested in doing what is best for the American economy."
  6. From Townhall ~ The WikiLeaks de facto declassification of privileged material makes it case closed: Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction -- and intended to restart his program once the heat was off.
  7. (CNN) - Members of the Westboro Baptist Church announced Thursday plans to picket Saturday's funeral for Elizabeth Edwards in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Kansas-based Church - monitored by anti-hate groups such as the Anti-Defamation league and the Southern Poverty Law Center - is known for its extremist opposition to homosexuals, Jews and other groups. The church members also oppose the War in Iraq. According to the church's website, members will hold a protest from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Edwards, the estranged wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with breast cancer.
  8. So just how nasty did things get during yesterday's House Democratic Caucus meeting in Washington on Thursday? Roll Call reports that while NV Congresswoman SHELLEY BERKLEY was defensing the president's  tax deal with Republicans, one unidentified lawmaker could be heard saying, "f**k the president." When asked about the profanity, Berkley said, "It wasn't loud ... It was just expressing frustration from a very frustrated Member." NY Congressman JERROLD NADLER was also overheard saying that "we can't trust him" not to cave again to the GOP in two years on the same issue.
  9. LONDON - Furious student protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, vandalized buildings and battled riot police Thursday as a controversial hike in university fees triggered Britain's worst political violence in years. In a major security breach, demonstrators set upon the heir to the throne's Rolls Royce as it drove through London's busy West End on its way to a theater. A group of up to 20 struck it with fists, sticks and bottles, breaking a window and splattering the gleaming black vehicle with paint. In the frenzy, some chanted "off with their heads!"
  10. WASHINGTON - OBAMA HASN'T SMOKED SINCE MARCH, STILL TRYING TO QUIT FOR GOOD: President Obama apparently hasn't had a cigarette since March, but White House spokesman Robert Gibbs didn't go as far as saying he's quit for good. When asked Thursday (December 9th) about Obama's efforts to kick the habit, Gibbs said, "I have not seen or witnessed evidence of any smoking in probably nine months." But when asked if the president had quit, Gibbs said, "For that nine months, yes. I don't want to be flip. I think the president would be the first one to tell you that it's a struggle."
  11. A federal jury began deliberations this evening in the case of a former street preacher accused of kidnapping a teenage Elizabeth Smart and raping her repeatedly after declaring her his polygamous wife. The defense contends Brian David Mitchell, 57, is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions. Prosecutors say Mitchell is faking insanity and knew exactly what he was doing when he abducted Smart, then 14, at knifepoint from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home on June 5, 2002.
  12. TMZ - That crazy guy who legally changed his name to "Captain Awesome" now has the official Oregon state identification to prove it. Last month, unemployed 27-year-old Douglas Allen Smith Jr. legally changed his name after a character on the TV series "Chuck." Good thing he's not a "Grey's Anatomy" fan, "McSteamy" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
  13. WASHINGTON -- A major defense authorization bill carrying the repeal of the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law was blocked on Thursday by Senate Republicans and one Senate Democrat after negotiations between the parties failed. A number of moderate Republicans who said they supported a repeal, including Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), voted to filibuster the measure. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined their efforts. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the prime negotiating partner of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, voted to bring the bill forward but only after it was clear that the 60 needed to end a filibuster would not be achieved. Her vote came after she angrily roamed the Senate floor, rolling up text of the legislation and waving it around, smacking it on Sen. Dick Durbin's desk and hitting him on the arm with it. The final tally was 57 Senators in favor of moving forward, 40 opposed.
  14. HuffPo - Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old teenager on Wednesday for his involvement in the online attacks against Visa and Mastercard, organized by supporters of WikiLeaks. According to a press release by the Netherlands' Public Prosecution Service, the boy has confessed to participating in the attacks. They believe he is a part of a much larger group of hackers, who they are in the process of tracking down. Once it became apparent that some of the hacking attempts originated in the Netherlands, the High Tech Crime Team began their investigation into the matter. The arrested teen has had his computer equipment seized and is scheduled to appear in court Friday in Rotterdam.
  15. MASHABLE - The next iteration of Apple's iPad might have a front and a rear-facing camera, Reuters reports citing multiple sources. The info originates from four component suppliers for the iPad, who are preparing for a new round of production in the first quarter of 2011. Two of them merely say they'll be producing the same components as in the original iPad. One claims that a new version of iPad is coming, with front and rear-facing cameras, while another source says the iPad 2 will be slimmer and lighter, with a better resolution display. All these predictions are essentially no-brainers, especially the camera, which is already present in most iPad competitors; not including the camera in iPad 2 would be a big surprise from Apple. However, with the tablet race heating up - the market is expected to quadruple by 2012 - Apple might want to surprise us with an unexpected feature or two for the next iPad if it wants to keep its lead ahead of the competition.
  16. MARRIED MEN ARE BETTER BEHAVED: Getting married makes men less likely to indulge in antisocial behavior. Researchers from Michigan State University tracked the marital status and instances of aggressive and illegal behavior by 289 pairs of male identical twins from the age of 17 to when the duos turned 29. The found that once a twin got married, he engaged in less criminal behavior, aggression, binge drinking and deception compared to when he was a bachelor -- and relative to his unmarried genetic clone. The researchers do acknowledge that nicer guys are more likely to get married in the first place but believe their study proves that marriage itself also has a significant soothing effect on men.
  17. GIANT CHICKEN THEFT: Two University of Georgia fraternity brothers who stole a 12-foot inflatable chicken from a local restaurant in October will not be charged. The chicken was found behind their Beta Theta Pi house last Saturday. The restaurant does not want to press charges against them but the police said the Office of Student Conduct might still take action against the two men.
  18. A jeweler in Superior, Wisconsin, is so convinced that JESUS is returning soon, he's having a "Second Coming Sale" with all jewelry 50% off until Jesus returns. Quotable: "Because when Jesus returns to sort out the sinners, He'll be very impressed by all your jewelry."
  19. Shocking news: TED TURNER says he's nearly out of money! Let's all take a moment to feel sorry for the "Mouth of the South," who now claims he's given away so much money to charitable causes that there's no money left for himself. "I'm one of the few examples of a very wealthy person that's given himself to the edge of poverty," he said on Wednesday's "Morning Joe" program. Still, Ted claims he's "happy" to give money away to almost anyone who visits his office. And he did say in passing that he has "a few million left," although he hedged that by noting, "I don't want to leave my family with an unpaid funeral bill. I'm trying to save a little bit of money to at least cover my expenses."
  20. Police in Springfield, MA, arrested a 54-year old man after he kept bothering road workers by rearranging the traffic safety cones in the street. Police told JUAN ROSA to stop but the Springfield Republican reports that he kept insisted the cones were in the wrong spot and he was trying to help the workers out. Amazingly, alcohol was involved. Police charged him with loitering and disorderly conduct.
  21. If you'll be visiting the city of Opa-Locka, Florida any time soon --you'd better pull up your pants. WPLG TV says city officials there voted unanimously to fine people 250-dollars if they wear their pants too low. Opa-Locka City Commissioner TIMOTHY HOLMES says wearing saggy pants intimidates the public and causes distractions in public schools. Holmes said, "It's time for us now to try to teach our people how to dress." But, fans of the saggy-pants look say they're being judged unfairly. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida also objects to the new ruling. One ACLU lawyer is accusing the city of acting like the 'fashion police'.
  22. A city in Germany is trying to balance their budget by imposing a new "pleasure tax" on prostitutes. Reuters says the town of Dortmund is wrestling with a 133-million dollar deficit. So, they introduced a new law requiring ladies-of-the-evening to buy an 8-dollar "day ticket" for every day they work. The city believes the new tax will bring in almost a million bucks per year.
 
 

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