Watercooler Stories

Woman allegedly attacked teen over remote

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in Tampa, Fla., say they arrested a 27-year-old woman who allegedly attacked a 17-year-old boy during an argument over the TV remote.

Paula Geneva Echols of Tampa was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, child abuse and battery after she allegedly punched the teenager -- who lived with her but is not a relative -- in the face and then threatened him with a baseball bat because he would not hand over the remote control, Tampa Bay Online reported Tuesday.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said Echols was taken to the Orient Road Jail. The teen is now living with his grandmother.

Female robbers wore overalls sans shirts

STUART, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Florida man told authorities he was robbed by a group of women, most of whom were wearing overalls with no shirts or bras on underneath.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office report of the incident said Olmer Morales, 18, of Stuart told deputies he was riding his bicycle to work Saturday morning when a larger blond woman wearing overalls over a long-sleeved shirt grabbed the handlebars of his bike, TCPalm.com reported Saturday.

The man said four thin blond women then emerged wearing overalls with no shirts or bras and surrounded him. He said they took $100 from his back pocket.

Morales said he had seen one of the thin thieves walking on the street on a prior occasion. Deputies said they had not yet identified any suspects.

Judge tosses 'Ladies Night' suit

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A New York judge has tossed out a lawsuit that challenged the right of private nightclubs to have "Ladies Night" discount promotions.

Judge Miriam Cedarbaum said the private clubs have the right to charge patrons as they please, despite lawyer Roy Hollander's insistence that free or discounted cover charges for women during the promotions amounted to "invidious discrimination against men," the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.

The judge drew a distinction between Hollander's grievance and the case of two women who successfully sued McSorley's Old Ale House for discrimination in the 1960s after they were refused drinks.

Hollander expressed disagreement with the ruling.

"This lawsuit would have put an end to guys financially subsidizing girls to party at nightclubs," he said.

Police: Man stole from 12 churches

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- New York police said a man has confessed to stealing from 12 churches and is suspected in at least two other church burglaries.

Police said Lonnie Faulk, 42, "cased" the churches he was planning to rob by attending Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings, the New York Post reported Tuesday. They said he took money from donation boxes and any other valuable items he could find.

"Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical -- he hit them all," a police source said.

Faulk was arrested Saturday when police caught him crawling out the basement window of the First

Central Baptist Church with $94 in loot. Police said he is believed to have robbed the same church Aug. 10.

Falk has been arrested 11 previous times for burglary and drug charges.