http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/police-hunt-man-who-sexually-assaulted-disabled-woman-20090731-e3i3.html
Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted an intellectually disabled woman at an Ipswich house.
The offender assaulted the 24-year-old disabled woman at a Collingwood Park property late last week, but ran from the home after being confronted by the woman's father, police said.
Officers want to speak to anyone who has information about the man, described as Caucasian, about 35 to 40 years old, 185cm tall with an average build and shaved brown hair.
The incident occurred about 9.20pm on July 23
Friday, July 31, 2009
Deputies: Robber Beats Disabled Man
http://www.news4jax.com/news/20240569/detail.html
POSTED: Friday, July 31, 2009
UPDATED: 10:30 pm EDT July 31, 2009
Clay County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Mark Orbe
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- Hours after a man in a wheelchair was beaten during the robbery of his Middleburg home, deputies arrested a Green Cove Springs man and charged him with home invasion.
Clay County deputies said Mark Orbe, 38, of Green Cove Springs, burst into a home on Green Meadows Drive about 6 p.m. Thursday, dumped Danny Becony out of his wheelchair, punched him in the face with his fist and kicked him.
According to the arrest report, Orbe demanded Becony's pills and left with prescription bottles, credit cards, cash, a checkbook and a $1,000 money order.
"He was probably scoping my house out for a little while," Becony said. "Next thing I know, somebody's grabbing me around the neck and pulling me out of my wheelchair, put me on the floor and started beating me and kicking me."
After the attacker left in a red Camaro, Becony crawled to the phone and called 911. He was transported to Orange Park Medical Center for treatment.
"He kept on saying, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you," Becony said.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Bashed blind man speaks out about attack
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/843810/bashed-blind-man-speaks-out-about-attack
A blind man who had his jaw broken after being bashed in Brisbane's CBD has spoken about his brutal attack.
Glenn Trapnell, 41, was minding his own business when he heard a girl's scream from the public toilets near the corner of Queen and Albert Streets in the city at about 5pm on Tuesday afternoon.
The visually-impaired man said thought a girl was being raped and all he could remember from the incident was waking up in hospital.
"I walked in and heard a lady screaming in the toilet, my cousin said 'is everything alright in there?', and then the next thing you know the door flew open and I don't remember anything else," Mr Trapnell told Nine News.
"There was a man and a lady in there (the toilet).
"A big fella came out and apparently hit me and my cousin said 'don't hit him he can't see', and he stood in the way and then the guy beat my cousin up."
Kevin Paisa, an 18-year-old from Kingston in Brisbane's south, has been charged over the attack which left Mr Trapnell with a broken jaw and lacerations, and his cousin Nathan Reith, 30, with a broken jaw.
Mr Paisa faced Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm, but he was granted bail when his case was adjourned to August 19, on the proviso he did not enter Brisbane's Queens Street Mall.
Mr Trapnell, who is a drummer for the band Bore Water, said it was lucky another acquaintance in a wheelchair was not there at the time he was supposed to be.
"If he was with us they would have just smashed him," he said.
"Anybody who goes to the toilet should be able to go to the toilet without being picked on."
A blind man who had his jaw broken after being bashed in Brisbane's CBD has spoken about his brutal attack.
Glenn Trapnell, 41, was minding his own business when he heard a girl's scream from the public toilets near the corner of Queen and Albert Streets in the city at about 5pm on Tuesday afternoon.
The visually-impaired man said thought a girl was being raped and all he could remember from the incident was waking up in hospital.
"I walked in and heard a lady screaming in the toilet, my cousin said 'is everything alright in there?', and then the next thing you know the door flew open and I don't remember anything else," Mr Trapnell told Nine News.
"There was a man and a lady in there (the toilet).
"A big fella came out and apparently hit me and my cousin said 'don't hit him he can't see', and he stood in the way and then the guy beat my cousin up."
Kevin Paisa, an 18-year-old from Kingston in Brisbane's south, has been charged over the attack which left Mr Trapnell with a broken jaw and lacerations, and his cousin Nathan Reith, 30, with a broken jaw.
Mr Paisa faced Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm, but he was granted bail when his case was adjourned to August 19, on the proviso he did not enter Brisbane's Queens Street Mall.
Mr Trapnell, who is a drummer for the band Bore Water, said it was lucky another acquaintance in a wheelchair was not there at the time he was supposed to be.
"If he was with us they would have just smashed him," he said.
"Anybody who goes to the toilet should be able to go to the toilet without being picked on."
Friday, July 24, 2009
Woman Beaten With Her Crutches
http://www.wsmv.com/news/20168916/detail.html
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Detectives are trying to find the person who beat a woman with her own crutches and then tried to steal her purse -- all in broad daylight.
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"He stole my identity," said Cheryl Granville. "He stole everything that I owned. He stole everything I owned that was in there, and there was no money."
The would-be robber got away with no money, but he robbed Granville of her trust in the east Nashville neighborhood that she loves
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Detectives are trying to find the person who beat a woman with her own crutches and then tried to steal her purse -- all in broad daylight.
Related: Watch This Story
"He stole my identity," said Cheryl Granville. "He stole everything that I owned. He stole everything I owned that was in there, and there was no money."
The would-be robber got away with no money, but he robbed Granville of her trust in the east Nashville neighborhood that she loves
Monday, July 13, 2009
attacked two disabled men
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2588477/Disabled-men-attacked-in-Blenheim
Police are hunting a gang of men and youths, some as young as 12, who attacked two disabled men in central Blenheim, pulling one off his mobility scooter and throwing the other into the Taylor River.
The attack by a group of youths, some believed to be as young as 12, took place at 11pm Friday on the Taylor River bank near the Sinclair St bridge.
The victims, one in his 40s and the other in his early 20s, needed treatment at Wairau Hospital for cuts to the head, Blenheim police said. They have since been discharged.
Police are hunting a gang of men and youths, some as young as 12, who attacked two disabled men in central Blenheim, pulling one off his mobility scooter and throwing the other into the Taylor River.
The attack by a group of youths, some believed to be as young as 12, took place at 11pm Friday on the Taylor River bank near the Sinclair St bridge.
The victims, one in his 40s and the other in his early 20s, needed treatment at Wairau Hospital for cuts to the head, Blenheim police said. They have since been discharged.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Mugger: Police scan CCTV to identify suspect
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Mugger-Police-scan-CCTV-to.5450999.jp
DETECTIVES are hunting a violent robber who attacked a disabled woman and beat her as she lay on the ground, just yards from her city home.
The 36-year-old victim, who asked not to be named, suffered cuts and bruises to her face and body in the early-morning assault.Police today described the woman, who has Huntington's disease, a degenerative condition affecting the central nervous system, as "very vulnerable". Detectives said she had been "badly traumatised" by her ordeal, which took place just minutes after she withdrew money from a cash machine near her house in Restalrig.The frail victim, who is now scared to leave her home, had walked to the Gulf garage on Restalrig Road South to use its cash machine and was attacked from behind as she headed back. The mugger, branded "depraved" by local councillor Ewan Aitken, knocked her to the ground then continued to strike her as she lay defenceless, causing her further injury
DETECTIVES are hunting a violent robber who attacked a disabled woman and beat her as she lay on the ground, just yards from her city home.
The 36-year-old victim, who asked not to be named, suffered cuts and bruises to her face and body in the early-morning assault.Police today described the woman, who has Huntington's disease, a degenerative condition affecting the central nervous system, as "very vulnerable". Detectives said she had been "badly traumatised" by her ordeal, which took place just minutes after she withdrew money from a cash machine near her house in Restalrig.The frail victim, who is now scared to leave her home, had walked to the Gulf garage on Restalrig Road South to use its cash machine and was attacked from behind as she headed back. The mugger, branded "depraved" by local councillor Ewan Aitken, knocked her to the ground then continued to strike her as she lay defenceless, causing her further injury
Thursday, July 9, 2009
ATTACK ON BLIND WOMAN: POLICE PROBE BUS INCIDENT
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/attack-on-blind-woman-police-probe-bus-incident/3901146/
As police investigate the bashing of a blind woman on a Tauranga bus, the blind community has condemned the attack as "inexcusable".
The 36-year-old victim was attacked on the Bay Hopper bus after boarding at Wharf St to get home to Greerton last Thursday.
As she sat down and pulled her guide dog from the aisle to lie him on the floor, a woman passenger who had also just boarded the bus started yelling at her to get out the way.
She then pushed past the blind woman and elbowed her in the right temple. The attacker's friend also pushed past and they carried on to a seat.
Chairman of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind's Tauranga Community Committee, John Davis, said the attack was the worst he had heard of in more than a decade working with blind people.
"It's inexcusable really. If they have a white stick or a guide dog, it's apparent that they (are blind).
"A lot more tolerance is needed, not only for people who are blind but anyone who has a disability."
The victim, who did not want to be named, was too shaken by the incident to tell police until the next morning.
As police investigate the bashing of a blind woman on a Tauranga bus, the blind community has condemned the attack as "inexcusable".
The 36-year-old victim was attacked on the Bay Hopper bus after boarding at Wharf St to get home to Greerton last Thursday.
As she sat down and pulled her guide dog from the aisle to lie him on the floor, a woman passenger who had also just boarded the bus started yelling at her to get out the way.
She then pushed past the blind woman and elbowed her in the right temple. The attacker's friend also pushed past and they carried on to a seat.
Chairman of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind's Tauranga Community Committee, John Davis, said the attack was the worst he had heard of in more than a decade working with blind people.
"It's inexcusable really. If they have a white stick or a guide dog, it's apparent that they (are blind).
"A lot more tolerance is needed, not only for people who are blind but anyone who has a disability."
The victim, who did not want to be named, was too shaken by the incident to tell police until the next morning.
Jail for man who strangled partner and attacked passer-by with ice pick
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED08%20Sep%202009%2015%3A25%3A48%3A570
A man who strangled his wheelchair-bound partner and then tried to attack a member of the public with an ice-pick has been sent to prison.
Scott Taylor, 38, of Throckmorton Yard, Norwich, pleaded guilty to battery and affray after drunkenly strangling his partner, who has multiple sclerosis, during a heated argument.After the assault on June 8 this year, Taylor went outside, where he became involved in an altercation with two men, and picked up a wooden-handled metal ice-pick to threaten them with.
At Norwich Crown Court, Doug Mackay, prosecuting, described Mr Taylor's treatment of his partner, which included calling her “fat and worthless”, pushing her around and squeezing her throat until she thought she was going to die.He said: “For the last five years Mr Taylor's partner has had to put up with his moods, as he was constantly drunk. He said no-one would ever want her, and grabbed the handles of her wheelchair, pushed her into the bedroom and squeezed her throat so hard she could hardly speak.”
A man who strangled his wheelchair-bound partner and then tried to attack a member of the public with an ice-pick has been sent to prison.
Scott Taylor, 38, of Throckmorton Yard, Norwich, pleaded guilty to battery and affray after drunkenly strangling his partner, who has multiple sclerosis, during a heated argument.After the assault on June 8 this year, Taylor went outside, where he became involved in an altercation with two men, and picked up a wooden-handled metal ice-pick to threaten them with.
At Norwich Crown Court, Doug Mackay, prosecuting, described Mr Taylor's treatment of his partner, which included calling her “fat and worthless”, pushing her around and squeezing her throat until she thought she was going to die.He said: “For the last five years Mr Taylor's partner has had to put up with his moods, as he was constantly drunk. He said no-one would ever want her, and grabbed the handles of her wheelchair, pushed her into the bedroom and squeezed her throat so hard she could hardly speak.”
Shapleigh man arrested in home invasion drama
http://blog.intheregister.com/2009/07/09/shapleigh-man-arrested-in-home-invasion-drama-july-10-2009.aspx
By David Harry
Staff Writer
A Shapleigh resident is among two people arrested last week and charged for allegedly stealing cash and prescription drugs from a West Newfield man late last month.
Chief Deputy Matthew Baker of the York County Sheriff’s Office said James Mascetta, 53, of Shapleigh, was charged with Class A felony robbery and unlawful drug trafficking.
His alleged accomplice in the invasion of the home of a 61-year-old man who is confined to a wheelchair is Newfield resident Angela Caton, 33. Caton has been charged with Class A felony robbery.
Mascetta and Caton are free on bail from the York County Jail in Alfred, Baker said. The two have not been indicted and a court date has not been scheduled.
Baker said a large amount of prescription medications and a “military-style assault rifle” believed to have been used in the home invasion were seized from Mascetta’s home during the investigation.
Mascetta and Caton are alleged to have broken into the home in the Rock Haven Lake area of town at about 3 p.m. on June 10, Baker said.
The area is near the New Hampshire border off Route 110.
Baker said the victim had just returned from running errands and was confronted by two assailants wearing black clothing and masks. One wore a black trench coat, the victim told sheriff’s deputies.
The victim said he was forced into his bathroom before the assailants stole prescription pain medications and cash and fled in a white sedan described as “beat up” with a “loud exhaust.”
The victim was not injured in the attack and robbery, which Baker said was not random.
By David Harry
Staff Writer
A Shapleigh resident is among two people arrested last week and charged for allegedly stealing cash and prescription drugs from a West Newfield man late last month.
Chief Deputy Matthew Baker of the York County Sheriff’s Office said James Mascetta, 53, of Shapleigh, was charged with Class A felony robbery and unlawful drug trafficking.
His alleged accomplice in the invasion of the home of a 61-year-old man who is confined to a wheelchair is Newfield resident Angela Caton, 33. Caton has been charged with Class A felony robbery.
Mascetta and Caton are free on bail from the York County Jail in Alfred, Baker said. The two have not been indicted and a court date has not been scheduled.
Baker said a large amount of prescription medications and a “military-style assault rifle” believed to have been used in the home invasion were seized from Mascetta’s home during the investigation.
Mascetta and Caton are alleged to have broken into the home in the Rock Haven Lake area of town at about 3 p.m. on June 10, Baker said.
The area is near the New Hampshire border off Route 110.
Baker said the victim had just returned from running errands and was confronted by two assailants wearing black clothing and masks. One wore a black trench coat, the victim told sheriff’s deputies.
The victim said he was forced into his bathroom before the assailants stole prescription pain medications and cash and fled in a white sedan described as “beat up” with a “loud exhaust.”
The victim was not injured in the attack and robbery, which Baker said was not random.
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