Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Police: Suspect spit feces at officer DURANGO, Colo., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Colorado said a man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving put feces in his mouth and spit them at an officer. Advertisement The Durango Police Department said Paul Kausalik, 61, of Durango, was pulled over for failing to use his turn signal Feb. 11 and the officer detected the scent of alcohol on his breath, The Durango Herald reported Thursday. Police said Kausalik failed a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test indicated he had a blood alcohol content of .142, nearly three times Colorado's legal driving limit of .05. Kausalik was taken to the police station for a formal blood test and asked to use the bathroom, police said. Officer Chad Langley said he could tell Kausalik had something in his mouth when he emerged from the bathroom. Advertisement "As I observed what he had in his mouth, I took a step back and began turning my head as he violently spit the contents of his mouth toward my face," Langley wrote in his report. "I felt the matter strike the left side of my face and head." The report said the substance was identified as feces and Kausalik also had the waste on his hands. Kausalik is now facing charges of felony assault, driving under the influence and criminal mischief, police said. Bell-ringing priest cleared of charges SABBIONARA, Italy, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An Italian court ruled a priest who garnered complaints from neighbors with frequent early morning bell-ringing was practicing religious freedom. Don Ernesto Villa, who was accused by neighbors of ringing the bells at his church in Sabbionara every 15 minutes beginning at 7 a.m., was cleared of a disturbing-the-peace charge Wednesday, ANSA reported Thursday. The court said Villa was exercising his religious freedom and the bell-ringing is protected by the Concordat of 1929 agreement between Italy and the Vatican. Lawyers for Sabbionara residents had argued the bell-ringing was not a necessary component of religious practice. All-chicken roasting TV set for Canada Advertisement TORONTO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Some Canadian cable subscribers will soon be able to watch a restaurant chain's chickens spinning and roasting on rotisseries 24 hours a day. The Swiss Chalet chain, which specializes in roasted chicken and ribs, announced on Facebook, in conjunction with Rogers Cable, viewers will be able to watch chickens roasting around the clock on Channel 208 beginning Monday. The accompanying video rates the preview as "R" for rotisserie and "requires the ability to resist temptation." The chain has recently been airing TV ads in which a middle-aged manager questions why a young employee is taking videos of the rotating chickens. The all-chicken roasting channel is scheduled to run for 13 weeks, the company said. The cable giant Rogers already has three specialty channels that feature non-stop sunsets, a fire in a fireplace and a fish-filled aquarium. Easy-Bake to nix light bulb heating PAWTUCKET, R.I., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Rhode Island toymaker Hasbro said a redesigned Easy-Bake oven will hit the market when 100-watt light bulbs cease to be manufactured. A 2007 federal law requiring light bulbs to be energy efficient will cause production of 100-watt bulbs to cease in early 2012 and Hasbro, which took over manufacturing of Easy-Bake ovens when it absorbed Kenner in 1991, said a new system is being developed to replace the bulbs currently used to cook snacks in the toy ovens Advertisement "We are aware that the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will no longer be available beginning in 2012," Hasbro said in a statement. "In Fall 2011, Hasbro will launch the Easy Bake Ultimate Oven, introducing a new way to bake for the next generation of chefs. This new oven features a heating element that does not use a light bulb and offers an extensive assortment of mixes reflective of the hottest baking trends for today."
