In a recent Maui Police Department press release: Mr. Melvin R. Johnson Jr. was arrested for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant on 07/04/2020 at 7:59 pm. Mr. Johnson is a 25-year veteran with the Maui Police Department and currently assigned to the Wailuku Criminal Investigative Division. Johnson was off-duty at the time of his arrest. Details of the … [Read more...] about Maui Detective Melvin R Johnson Arrested for OUI 4th of July
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NOTW: Congressional chip envy, asparagus worshipers and a really clever cheater
TROUBLING AIRWAVES A country-and-western radio station in Benson, Arizona (near Tucson), owned by Paul Lotsof, has periodically run “public service announcements” about one of Lotsof’s pet peeves: the harsh sentences usually given to mere “collectors” of child pornography. Many, he believes, are non-dangerous, daydreaming hermits–but often imprisoned for long stretches. Thus, … [Read more...] about NOTW: Congressional chip envy, asparagus worshipers and a really clever cheater
NOTW: Cranking, unemployed bees and our beloved drone economy
THIS WEEK IN CRANKING Jordan Haskins, 26, was sentenced to probation and sex counseling in May after pleading guilty to eight charges arising from two auto accidents in Saginaw, Michigan. Prosecutors said Haskins described “cranking,” in which he would remove a vehicle’s spark-plug wires to make it “run rough,” which supposedly improves his chances for a self-service happy … [Read more...] about NOTW: Cranking, unemployed bees and our beloved drone economy
NOTW: Expensive parking spaces, AI sex RealDolls and the best telemarketer in the world
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION A highlight of the recent upmarket surge in Brooklyn, N.Y., as a residential and retail favorite, was the asking price for an ordinary parking space in the garage at 845 Union Street in the Park Slope neighborhood: $300,000 (also carrying a $240-a-month condominium fee and $50 monthly taxes). That’s similar to the price of actual one-bedroom … [Read more...] about NOTW: Expensive parking spaces, AI sex RealDolls and the best telemarketer in the world
Maui Police starts St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign TODAY
Starting today, look for more Maui Police officers–and DUI checkpoints–on the roads than usual. That's because the MPD is starting their annual St. Patrick's Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign, which will run through Sunday, Mar. 20, according to a Mar. 14 MPD news release. "Tragically, March 17 has become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays, with a dramatic spike … [Read more...] about Maui Police starts St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign TODAY