NYPD Officer Arrested By FBI Planned to Cook & Eat Women Tracked by Law Enforcement Database

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A city cop with a taste for human flesh was charged Thursday with plotting to kidnap, torture, “slow cook” and eat women he tracked down through law enforcement databases.

Accused cannibal cop Gilberto Valle, 28, was living a double life — a married dad and civil servant who moonlighted as a secret psycho straight out of a James Patterson crime thriller, federal authorities revealed.

Like the diabolical character in Patterson’s made-for-the-big-screen “Alex Cross” novel, Valle is accused of using high-tech surveillance to track would-be victims, even worming his way into their lives while plotting to kidnap, rape and kill them.

He once boasted in an instant message to a depraved ally that his oven was “big enough to fit one of these girls if I folded their legs.”

At his arraignment in Manhattan Federal Court Thursday, prosecutor Hadassa Waxman said it was only a matter of time before Valle acted on his sinister desires.

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Seen a Threatening Tweet? Alert the Secret Service!

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Twitter users sent more than 6.5 million Tweets during the third presidential debate Monday – and a few of them were death threats against President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Less than 24 hours later, the Secret Service took to Twitter in what the department calls a new tactic to gather information on potential threats against the people they protect.

“To report a tweet that concerns you,” @SecretService wrote Tuesday in its first such Tweet, “call the nearest field office in your state.” The agency posted a similar message Wednesday morning.

The Secret Service wants to be aware of what messages are being disseminated on Twitter as the social networking website grows, said Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan. The Secret Service has been on Twitter for more than a year and has no other social media accounts.

“We’re not an intelligence agency – we’re consumers of information,” Donovan said. “We cast a wide net for information, and that includes law enforcement agencies, federal agencies and the general public.”

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Man in Devil Mask Robs Store, Shoots Customer, Falls Off Cliff & Has Leg Amputated

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A man officials say went on a crime spree wearing a devil mask is now in custody and hurting like hell.

The man authorities say robbed several businesses in Jefferson and Blount counties in the past two weeks, and shot a man in the process, fell off of a cliff in Remlap. He suffered a broken back and has had one of his legs amputated.

“When he robbed the drug stores I said I hoped we could find him before he hurt someone or got himself killed,” said Jefferson County sheriff’s Chief Deputy Randy Christian. “Well he did hurt someone and almost got himself killed.” [A 53-year-old customer walking into the store just after the holdup was told the store had just been robbed and started to follow the robber. The gunman shot the man, who remains hospitalized with critical injures.]

“He has a long road of medical problems ahead of him and an extended prison stay,” Christian said. “I would like to think that maybe he jumped off of that cliff because of remorse, but I can’t give him that much credit”…

On Saturday, Christian said today, investigators received information from Blount County authorities that a man had fallen from a cliff and been critically injured. He crawled to a nearby home to get help. Lawmen who responded found items in his vehicle that led them to believe he may have been involved in the robberies.

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90 Year Old Man Sued By Meth User Who Shot Him

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A 90-year-old Greenbrae man who was shot in the head during an alleged burglary has been sued by the alleged burglar.

Samuel Cutrufelli, who was also shot during the incident, claims Jay Leone “negligently shot” him during the confrontation inside Leone’s home.

Cutrufelli, 31, claims Leone caused him “great bodily injury, and other financial damage, including loss of Mr. Cutrufelli’s home, and also the dissolution of Mr. Cutrufelli’s marriage.”

Cutrufelli shot Leone once in the face during the alleged burglary, and Leone returned fire, hitting Cutrufelli several times. Both men were hospitalized for an extended period after the gun battle.

Cutrufelli, whose charges include two counts of attempted murder against Leone, is near the end of his criminal trial. The negligence lawsuit was filed on his behalf by his father and his criminal defense attorney.

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Worried About Calamity? Here’s a Shelter That Carries the Price Tag of a New Truck

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Paul Seyfried, co-owner of Utah Shelter Systems, says underground structures at Utah Shelter Systems range in size from about 256 to 500 square feet, and they come with ventilation systems, wood-based flooring, bunk beds and a wiring system with light fixtures.

Lights run off of batteries that last two to three weeks, hopefully long enough to get through the worst of a calamity. If the batteries run out, a home generator could be used to recharge them, and generators cost about $1,000.

The cost starts at about $51,800. “We want the price to be about that of a new, well-equipped truck,” Seyfried says. “It sounds like a lot of money, but you sure see a lot of pickup trucks driving around on America’s roads.”

Other options, such as additional bunk beds, dehydrated food and other items to stock the room can be purchased separately, he says.

Consumers generally pay 50% of the shelter’s cost upfront to purchase materials, Seyfried says. It takes about six weeks for a fallout shelter to be built, and at about that point, the client pays the remainder of the money, he says.

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Elton John Throws $3+ Million Decadent Bash for ‘Husband’ in Las Vegas, LA

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It will be the most over-the-top party of the year — a lavish four-day affair in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, with hot and cold running A-listers and a line-up of performers that could sell out Wembley several times over. At its center will be Sir Elton John, and his consort, David Furnish, who turns 50 on Thursday.

Sir Elton met David Furnish, then an unknown young Canadian advertising executive, in 1993. A friend of Furnish’s had brought him to a dinner party Sir Elton was having at his house in Windsor.

‘As soon as he came through the door, he was the shyest and the most handsome and the sweetest, and he was intelligent and he had a great career,’ said Elton. ‘So the next morning, I thought, “It’s a Sunday morning, he’s been to a party, what is the earliest time I can call him?” And I called him at eleven, and said, “Would you like to have dinner tonight?”’

They had a civil ceremony in 2005.

Sir Elton has said that Furnish ‘saved’ him; when they met the star was a recovering cocaine addict and bulimic and felt that he was inherently unlovable. They send each other love letters every Saturday, and call every morning and evening if they are apart. Furnish runs Rocket Pictures, which recently produced the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet. He is also a hit on London’s social scene, celebrated for his good manners and stock of dynamite gossip.

Half-Snout “Hero” Filipino Dog Set for $20,000 Face Surgery in U.S. (+video)

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By Patrick Winn. Kabang has one of the more gruesome dog faces you’ll ever see.

The canine, a native of Zamboanga City in the Philippines, has only half a snout. Her tongue lolls impossibly out of her skull. Watching her attempt to eat a mound of rice is heartbreaking.

But, according to Manila’s GMA News, donors from around the world have pitched in enough cash ($20,000) to fly Kabang to the states for reconstructive facial surgery.

The center where she’ll be treated, the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at University of California – Davis, is adept at cutting-edge dog jaw replacement. An American dog whose jaw was recently replaced by the center appears to be strutting around as if nothing ever happened.

As the Philippine Inquirer explains, Kabang is something of a hero. The top half of her snout was ripped off by the wheels of a motorbike, which she reportedly intercepted to save two young girls. Read more from this story HERE.

Here’s a TV report from the Philippines about the dog. It’s not in English but has some fascinating footage of the dog’s injury and how it eats without a snout:

Children Who Suffer Brain Injuries are More Likely to Become Criminals Later in Life

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Young people who sustain brain injuries are more likely to commit crimes and end up in prison, new research suggests.

Injuries caused by trauma to the head can cause maturing brains to ‘misfire’, affecting judgement and the ability to control impulses.

The study, from the University of Exeter, calls for greater monitoring and treatment to prevent later problems.

Its findings echo a separate report by the Children’s Commissioner for England on the impact of injuries on maturing brains and the social consequences.

In the new report, Repairing Shattered Lives, Professor Huw Williams from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Clinical Neuropsychology Research, describes traumatic brain injury as a ‘silent epidemic’.

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Japanese artist makes models appear to burst at the seams with creepy zips, buttons, power plugs and laces

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With zips, power plugs, laces and buttons adorning their bodies, these young models look like something out of a travelling freak show.

But they are in fact the latest walking exhibits of Japanese artist Chooo-San’s incredible illusionary makeup art.

Bored with digitally enhanced pictures, the 19-year-old student decided to see how far she could push her limits without technology – with impressive results.

Using only acrylic paints, these amazingly realistic images are enough to make anyone look twice.

Using no digital-editing, the bizarre body-modifications are painstakingly applied using just paint, and they no doubt give passers-by a fright.

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Former WWE Wrestler Puts Choke on Train Passenger Who Threatened to “Kill Everybody” (+video)

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A commuter train in Minneapolis turned into a wrestling ring when an ex WWE star decided to take justice into his own hands.

Shawn Daivari, who was once a star attraction of WWE and TNA and went by the name Sheik Abdul Bashir, used a classic choke hold to send an unruly passenger on a train straight to the mat and the maneuver was so powerful, the passenger reportedly lost control of his bladder.

Daivari was riding a train to the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport in September when a passenger started yelling and threatening to kill everyone aboard the train.
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Nothing happened when frightened witnesses pressed the train’s emergency button, so Daivari decided someone needed to act.

Video from the frightening incident shows Daivari talking off his sunglasses and removing his jacket before he sprang into action: