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Hindustan Times
01-08-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
California woman charged $8000 for 45 mins parking at Glendale hospital: Here's what happened next
A woman from Southern California was charged almost $8,000 for a 45-minute parking at Glendale Hospital. The woman initially thought the $8K ticket was an error, till her credit card was charged for it. Image for representation(Unsplash) Cate Daniels parked her car in the lot when she went for her medical appointment last week. When the woman paid for parking, the machine gave her a receipt that stated the vehicle had been there since July 3, 2022, and she was charged $7829, ABC Eyewitness News reported. What happened after the $8000 parking ticket Daniels initially thought it was an error and drove away, but then saw her credit card was charged the four-figure fee. She told the publication that she immediately returned and tried talking to someone. The woman noted that she was upset that her complaint was not taken seriously. Also Read | Tesla owners beware! Thief enters Cyber Truck with one touch exploiting auto lock feature Daniels said 'Initially, he saw July 3 on the ticket, and he said, 'You've been parked here for three weeks,' adding, 'I said I've been parked here for 45 minutes. I said can I get a name of someone to speak with about this. He refused to give me a name.' The woman reportedly lost her husband to cancer a year back and it was one of the reasons why the incident upset her so much, she said. 'I remember what it feels like to be in this state of crisis with health and with my husband.' she noted, adding, 'Nobody needs something like that to have to contend with in the midst of all of that.' Notably, the publication observed that one of the machines at the hospital parking lot seemed to have some issues. One driver struggled for a bit, but egged on by the honks of impatient drivers behind him, backed up and went to another exit. A hospital spokesperson said 'Glendale Memorial Hospital contracts with a third-party, Parking Company of America, to provide parking services for our patients and visitors... we were made aware of a billing error by the parking company that resulted in an overcharge for one guest. Once notified, the parking company promptly acknowledged the mistake and began processing a refund.'
Hindustan Times
27-07-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Tesla owners beware! Thief enters Cyber Truck with one touch exploiting auto lock feature
Tesla owners beware, the auto lock feature could be used by thieves to gain access to your vehicle! The Tesla owner said that the thieves made away with a pair of Louis Vuitton sunglasses that cost him around $600. (AFP) Eddie Villa, a Cyber Truck owner, thought his vehicle locked automatically, till a thief entered with just one touch – and all of this was recorded on camera. 'As I guess I'm getting my stuff, he's getting closer to the truck, but I didn't think too much of it,' he told ABC Eyewitness News, adding, 'I walk away and he creeps up and hits the door button to unlock it like this, and it just stays open.' How did the thief enter the Tesla car? Villa was making a stop at the Staples in Downey, when he saw some suspicious people around his vehicle. He went back to his vehicle, when he realized he'd forgotten something in the car. This is when it struck him that things were off. Speaking to the publication, he recalled 'So as I'm coming out, I see the same first guy in the blue shirt walk away from my truck and then I also hear my truck lock, which should've already been locked,' adding, 'So as I get closer I look into my truck and see the center console open.' What did the thieves get from his Tesla Cyber Truck? Villa said that the thieves made away with a pair of Louis Vuitton sunglasses that cost him around $600. The individual expressed gratitude that they didn't have the time to take anything else, but wanted his experience to serve as a warning to other Tesla owners. He further told the publication, "Everybody's been telling me, 'You should be paying attention to hear it lock when you're walking away. I didn't. I was thrown off and I think I just got complacent," Villa said. 'You know, I'm used to just walking away and the truck locks on its own. So if anything, you know, listen to it lock or manually lock it, one of the two.'
New York Post
14-05-2025
- New York Post
Beloved grandfather and Army vet dragged to death by deranged carjacker in California: cops
A crazed carjacker in California dragged an Army vet and beloved grandfather a half-mile to his death after speeding off in the 79-year-old's car, police said. James 'Jim' Norman was vacuuming out the back of his Chevrolet Trailblazer at an ARCO gas station in Norco at around 12:30 p.m. Monday when Ryan Hewitt, 29, jumped into the front seat, according to cops. 3 James Norman, known to his friends and family as Jim, was dragged to death during a carjacking. gofundme Advertisement Hewitt sped away with Norman desperately hanging onto the car's backseat, police said. Witnesses who saw the carjacking taking place called police. 'The caller reported witnessing a male entering the driver seat of a vehicle and driving away with the vehicle owner partially inside the rear seat,' police officials said. Norman was eventually thrown from the car, according to cops. Advertisement Investigators found his crumpled body a half-mile from the gas station and just a few miles from his home. Paramedics rushed the septuagenarian to a nearby hospital but his injuries were too severe. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. 'I just hope he went quickly and I'm grateful for the people — and I hope to meet them — that surrounded him and protected his body so he wasn't just out in the middle of the road,' Norman's daughter, Nicole Lauritsen, told 7 ABC Eyewitness News. Lauritsen also told the station that her father had plans to meet for a meal. She said she thinks the killer knew her father was clinging on for his life, but panicked and kept driving. Advertisement 'He was too old and frail to get out before the door slammed on him,' she said. 'He knew my dad was hanging, but just panicked and kept going until he fell out of the car.' 3 Police investigate the dragging death of James Norman, a grandfather and Army veteran. CBS News Her father wore hearing aids, but wasn't wearing them at the time, so he probably didn't even notice when the carjacker jumped into the driver's seat, Lauritsen told KCAL News. 'He didn't have his hearing aids in, so I'm guessing he didn't hear with the vacuum on and all of a sudden his car's backing up,' she said. Advertisement Investigators called Lauritsen and asked her if she had any way to track her father's phone. She said that she could track his car, since she had placed an AirTag on it to help keep track of him, according to KCAL. Cops found Norman's car parked and unoccupied. Shortly after, they found and arrested Hewitt. He was charged with carjacking and murder, police said. 3 Police charged Ryan Hewitt, 29, with carjacking and murder in the dragging death of James Norman, 79. Riverside County Sheriffs Office Norman lived a modest life, but an adventurous one, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help pay for his funeral and burial costs. He served in the Army and worked multiple jobs in his life, including construction, vehicle transport and 'even took to the skies as a pilot.' 'His passion for travel for work and exploration led him to many corners of the United States,' according to the GoFundMe page. 'Whether building something with his hands or sharing tales from the road, Jim brought energy and authenticity to everything he did.'
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Bronx man, 49, fatally shot during clash over parking spot outside home
A 49-year-old man was fatally shot during a violent, early-morning clash over a parking spot outside his Bronx home Saturday, police said. Trevor Hughes was standing outside his small apartment building on Fowler Ave. near Morris Park Ave. in Morris Park just before 2 a.m. when he got into an argument with two men. The three were arguing over a parking spot, when one of the men pulled a gun and opened fire, striking Hughes in the stomach, according to ABC Eyewitness News. Hughes ran inside his home and called 911. EMS found him inside his apartment and rushed him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died soon after. The two suspects fled the scene in a grey Jeep Cherokee. Hours later, Hughes' building on Fowler Ave. remained cordoned off with police tape. Evidence markers were placed on the sidewalk next to a glove, a shell casing and other pieces of evidence. No arrests have been made. An NYPD spokesman could not immediately confirm that Hughes was in a dispute over parking when he was shot.
