Oddly Enough
Oddly Enough
Tired of the police department running a deficit, city lowers speed limits
The US city of Coopertown’s 2005-06 budgets will see almost a million dollar increase in revenue from last year due to community development and increased ticketing by police officers. A large portion of the revenue will come from the Coopertown Police Department, said Mayor Danny Crosby.
For example, during the fiscal year 2003-04, the police department had appropriated funds of $125,123, which were entirely spent, but revenue in the form of court fines only totalled $17,689 leaving a total of $107,434 as a burden for the taxpayers.
“In response, Coopertown lowered speed limits and began enforcing them creating a big jump in revenue,” said Crosby. “A big jump happens with good management. We are trying to get the citizens to feel safer on our roads and have a police force that not only creates money for the city, but adds safety to the roadways.”
Court fines brought in by Coopertown police during July through Dec only totalled $10,172.25. From Jan to June court fine revenue jumped to $152,324. “Our police department will no longer cost the citizens of Coopertown. It will be self-sufficient from now on,” said Crosby. [rctimes.com]
"Mentally ill people had occasionally broken into the park and been eaten in the past, he said, but it was highly unusual"
A man was eaten by lions after running past guards into the Kruger National Park at dusk just as the gates were closing. Park spokesman said guards and rangers searched for the unidentified man in the dark after he ran into the park on, but failed to find him. He was found after dawn on Friday as the lions feasted on his corpse.
"We have no idea why he ran in," the spokesman said. "We suspect the man was mentally deranged. No one in their right mind would run into the bush at Kruger at night. It's far too dangerous."
Kruger National Park is home to between 4,500 and 5,000 lions spread across an area roughly the size of Belgium. Rangers shot one lion -- an elderly male -- as he devoured the body and were looking for a female lion, he said. “Mentally ill people had occasionally broken into the park and been eaten in the past,” he said, “but it was highly unusual.” [alertnet.org]
Morgan Stanley gives CEO two–year contract for $16 million a year, with option to quit at any time and collect it all. CEO promptly quits three days later, $32 million for no work
Leading economic indicators: In June, Co-President Stephen S. Crawford of the financial giant Morgan Stanley (who was installed in the job in order to ensure management ''stability'' during the company's currently shaky status with investors) signed a two-year contract at $16 million a year which allowed him, if he changed his mind, to resign and promptly collect all $32 million. A few days later, he resigned. The ''stability'' was needed at faltering Morgan Stanley because long-time CEO Philip J. Purcell had just been eased out, but his contract called for $113 million in unemployment pay. [sltrib.com]
Texas man decides to break up loud party by stabbing everyone. Plan goes awry when partygoers turn the knife on him
San Antonio city police said four people were stabbed during a street fight.One victim, a 16-year-old boy, was critically wounded in the incident, according to police. Three other victims -- a 30-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl -- were also being treated for stab wounds at a Hospital.
Details were sketchy, but police said the fight began when a 27-year-old man tried to break up a loud house party, but was attacked by several partygoers. Witnesses told police the man went home to get a knife and then returned to the party, where they said he started stabbing anyone he could reach. According to police, partygoers took the knife away from the man and began stabbing him. Police were trying to determine who should be charged in the incident. [news.yahoo.com]
Published in the Rising Stars on August 11, 2005
Tired of the police department running a deficit, city lowers speed limits
The US city of Coopertown’s 2005-06 budgets will see almost a million dollar increase in revenue from last year due to community development and increased ticketing by police officers. A large portion of the revenue will come from the Coopertown Police Department, said Mayor Danny Crosby.
For example, during the fiscal year 2003-04, the police department had appropriated funds of $125,123, which were entirely spent, but revenue in the form of court fines only totalled $17,689 leaving a total of $107,434 as a burden for the taxpayers.
“In response, Coopertown lowered speed limits and began enforcing them creating a big jump in revenue,” said Crosby. “A big jump happens with good management. We are trying to get the citizens to feel safer on our roads and have a police force that not only creates money for the city, but adds safety to the roadways.”
Court fines brought in by Coopertown police during July through Dec only totalled $10,172.25. From Jan to June court fine revenue jumped to $152,324. “Our police department will no longer cost the citizens of Coopertown. It will be self-sufficient from now on,” said Crosby. [rctimes.com]
"Mentally ill people had occasionally broken into the park and been eaten in the past, he said, but it was highly unusual"
A man was eaten by lions after running past guards into the Kruger National Park at dusk just as the gates were closing. Park spokesman said guards and rangers searched for the unidentified man in the dark after he ran into the park on, but failed to find him. He was found after dawn on Friday as the lions feasted on his corpse.
"We have no idea why he ran in," the spokesman said. "We suspect the man was mentally deranged. No one in their right mind would run into the bush at Kruger at night. It's far too dangerous."
Kruger National Park is home to between 4,500 and 5,000 lions spread across an area roughly the size of Belgium. Rangers shot one lion -- an elderly male -- as he devoured the body and were looking for a female lion, he said. “Mentally ill people had occasionally broken into the park and been eaten in the past,” he said, “but it was highly unusual.” [alertnet.org]
Morgan Stanley gives CEO two–year contract for $16 million a year, with option to quit at any time and collect it all. CEO promptly quits three days later, $32 million for no work
Leading economic indicators: In June, Co-President Stephen S. Crawford of the financial giant Morgan Stanley (who was installed in the job in order to ensure management ''stability'' during the company's currently shaky status with investors) signed a two-year contract at $16 million a year which allowed him, if he changed his mind, to resign and promptly collect all $32 million. A few days later, he resigned. The ''stability'' was needed at faltering Morgan Stanley because long-time CEO Philip J. Purcell had just been eased out, but his contract called for $113 million in unemployment pay. [sltrib.com]
Texas man decides to break up loud party by stabbing everyone. Plan goes awry when partygoers turn the knife on him
San Antonio city police said four people were stabbed during a street fight.One victim, a 16-year-old boy, was critically wounded in the incident, according to police. Three other victims -- a 30-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl -- were also being treated for stab wounds at a Hospital.
Details were sketchy, but police said the fight began when a 27-year-old man tried to break up a loud house party, but was attacked by several partygoers. Witnesses told police the man went home to get a knife and then returned to the party, where they said he started stabbing anyone he could reach. According to police, partygoers took the knife away from the man and began stabbing him. Police were trying to determine who should be charged in the incident. [news.yahoo.com]
Published in the Rising Stars on August 11, 2005
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