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Winnipeg Free Press
27-05-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Free breakfast comes at right time for most vulnerable
Vinny Hall saved himself a trip to a non-profit for breakfast Tuesday morning as free egg sandwiches were handed out in Old Market Square. Hall left with four sandwiches, including one for his Bullmastiff dog. Volunteers from Manitoba Egg Farmers, a group that represents the province's egg farmers, handed out the sandwiches and coffee Tuesday to passing drivers and to growing lines of people working and living downtown. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Vinny Hall and his dog, Baby, enjoy a moment together with the free egg sandwich in Old Market Square Thursday morning. The sandwiches were made by culinary arts students from Red River College Polytechnic. After an hour, one third of the 1,000 sandwiches were gone. 'This is great and I came last year, too,' Hall said while munching on a sandwich beside his dog. Hall has lived at the Woodbine Hotel for four years and went for the sandwich because he wouldn't get his pension and rental assist money until Wednesday. He was recently was laid off from working at the bar attached to the hotel. While he usually tries to get a meal at Lighthouse Mission, the free sandwiches made staying home more convenient. Chris McClelland, who also lives at the Main Street hotel, came to to the tent for a sandwich with his partner, Ily Massan, after Hall mentioned the event. 'She's pregnant, so any free food is good food,' he said. 'This is awesome, they should have more of this.' McClelland works as a drywaller and carpenter and makes minimum wage. That income makes it difficult to find safe, stable housing, and to even get by with rent at the hotel, he said. Both he and his partner often rely on food from community outreach programs. Breakfast was served at Agape Table at 7 a.m. Tuesday and in four hours, 900 people left with a morning meal. Dave Feniuk, general manager for the West End non-profit, said the need for free meals has spiked in recent years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the charity would serve 85,000 meals annually. That number rose to nearly 173,000 in 2024, Feniuk said. In addition to newcomers, homeless people and the 'working poor,' more seniors have been seen in line for food, Feniuk said. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Raybez Norris takes a moment to sit and enjoy his free coffee, having already eaten an egg sandwich. Wednesdays A weekly dispatch from the head of the Free Press newsroom. 'Everything's rising and their old age security or CPP might not be. You never know where that turn in life is going to come from, and when you find yourself in need.' The Lighthouse Mission offers eggs and bacon for breakfast twice a week but usually runs out within the first hour it is open, said Peter McCullen, the charity's executive director. Rising inflation rates have made it more difficult to stock the regular supplies the Main Street non-profit needs, like eggs, milk and coffee. It serves up to 300 breakfast meals a day and when it runs out of eggs, it tries to supplement with other foods, like muffins, McCullen said. 'It'd be nice to be able to get that high protein breakfast for the community, but it's just overly expensive.' McCullen said, noting the charity has seen a decrease in donors. 'Everyone looks forward to the bacon and eggs and when they run out, its disappointing. It breaks my heart.'
Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Horror dog attack as man savagely bitten in 'last place any man would want'
Craig Middleton, 42, was out walking his two-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier when the pair passed a violent Bullmastiff who attacked Craig in an 'unfortunate place' before the owner fled A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries "where no man would ever want it to happen" after a dog launched a horror attack on him during his daily walk - with the owner fleeing the scene. Craig Middleton, from Perth, Australia, was out walking his two-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Indy, at Bonnie Doon Park in Connolly, north of Perth, on Saturday when the pair passed a violent Bullmastiff. "As I've picked my dog up to get it away from it, it went and bit me," he told 7News. "It's bit me in a spot where no man would ever want it to happen. It's one of the worst injuries ever." The dog's owner then fled the scene without stopping to help Craig - who was left with severe bite wounds that required him to undergo surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. "You've gotta think about what's happened to the person it's attacked," Craig said. "For the last 15 years I've had dogs and walked them down near the park and never had anything like this." The City of Joondalup have now requested for any potential witnesses to come forward. Council CEO James Pearson said: "The City takes all dog attack reports seriously and will investigate the incident as a matter of priority." Those with information on the incident are being asked to contact field officers on 9400 4000. In February last year, a separate horrifying case saw a man discovered injured by police at his home in Germany after his pet dog "about the size of a Jack Russel" had "bitten his penis off and eaten it." Neighbours made calls to the police early on Tuesday, February 27, after the dog's incessant barking - coming from the man's home at around 2am - caught their attention. Officers arrived at the single-family home in Herne, north-west Germany, where they heard agonised groans from inside the property. THey hurriedly broke down the door to find a 66-year-old man and his dog, described as "about the size of a Jack Russell." The man was put into an artificial coma upon his arrival at the hospital, First Police Chief Inspector Frank Lemanis told Bild. He said: "One hypothesis, of course, is that the dog, which is about the size of a Jack Russell terrier, bit off the penis and ate it. The wound could also be a bite wound. But it's also possible a sex accident or a crime."
BBC News
15-04-2025
- BBC News
Dangerous dog attack owners defend their pets
The owners of dogs that have attacked humans and other pets have said they "saw the beauty" in their animals and wanted to give them a second number of incidents where an out of control dog has caused injury has risen sharply over the past five Chant from Bishopsworth in Bristol took ownership of a Bullmastiff in having the dog, which he named Handsome, for just three days it lost control and began mauling a neighbours' dog. Mr Chant was injured himself by the dog as he tried to intervene and still has a crooked finger as a result of the incident. Caution: Graphic description of violence He said: "He was brought up to fight, so his ears are clipped, his tail's clipped so... he's gone jogging it round the corner, gone straight into her (his neighbour's) hallway and he's grabbed her dog and ripped all his leg open. "I panicked, I dived on top of him, and as I grabbed him he's bit down and bit into me fingers, I've grabbed his cheeks. So he's grabbed that finger on one side and done that finger on another side. I'm bleeding all over the place, I've managed to drag him out."The neighbour called the police and her dog had to be put down because of its Chant said the police told him he would also have to put his own dog down because of what it did, or face found a vet who carried out the procedure for free. 'Big scrap' Claire Garraway from Withywood in Bristol owns three dogs including a female rottweiler which attacked her 25-year-old son in her Garraway said: "My two sons were having a big scrap and she could hear all the commotion behind the door, she didn't know who it was so she automatically bit my son on the bum and he went to hospital and had a tetanus jab."She said: "I was unhappy that she done that obviously but I didn't want to get rid of her or put her down because she's never done anything like that before, and I think the commotion was so much she was doing it out of protection of me." According to the government, dogs are considered dangerously out of control if they injured people, or made people concerned they were about to be included unlimited fines, six months' imprisonment, or both, and offenders might be banned from owning dogs in the future. Allowing a dangerous dog to kill someone could lead to 14 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both. 'Deserve a chance' Despite Mr Chant's experiences, he said he did not regret buying a dog breed known for Chant said: "I can see the beauty in him… they deserve a chance. "Alright they were brought up to clip their ears and get in there and fight and win some money, they were brought up like that. "If they come out of that and nobody wants them any more because they're like that they deserve a chance for them to pull back, that's only fair. "And if they don't, then yeah put them down," he said. Jenny and Colin Coombes from Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset adopted a Romanian border collie rescue dog which they named bit a builder who was working in their Coombes said: "He lunged and he nipped. We made sure the guy went to hospital and he was okay about it."The couple were worried it might happen Coombes added: "We did debate returning him to the home, the dogs home that we got him from and they helped us over that they were very good and they supported us and offered us extra training and we got through it. "It was our fault because we were at that stage where we were still inexperienced with handling a dog like that and we just allowed the dog to get a little bit too close to the guy."Ms Coombes said she believed dog attacks were not always the owners' said: "Sometimes, especially with a rescue dog it can be a dog that's got problems and got issues." Victims of dog attacks have told the BBC how they have been affected Champion was walking home in West Somerset when an elderly man with three dogs parked alongside her."As I passed, the dog shot out [of the car] and grabbed onto my leg," she wound was bandaged up and she was given a tetanus shot and a course of penicillin to resist against any Champion is also a dog owner herself and said the experience had left her wary of other people's pets."I'm not scared of dogs," she said. "But now I'm looking out for dogs all the time even though I have two of my own."The owner of the dog that bit Mrs Champion could not be identified so no action was taken.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
CRIME REPORTS: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025
Felonies The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Monday at 11 a.m. Reginald Hill, 29, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, felony capias warrant. James R. Moody, 37, of Marigold, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, violation of probation. Lee County Sheriff's Office The following reports were filed Monday by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. An East Garrison Road woman said a Bullmastiff showed up on her property and won't leave. The dog is healthy and does not appear to be a stray. The dog is not aggressive toward people but is aggressive toward other animals. The woman is unable to take her small dog outside. The deputy explained that there are no leash laws in the county and that she has the right to protect herself and her pet. A County Road 503, Guntown, woman said an unknown white male came to her house around 10 a.m. He said he was with DirecTV and needed in the house to check her equipment. When she refused to let the man inside, he left. She said the man was not in a DirecTV uniform or driving a DirecTV badged vehicle. She called DirecTV and they told her they would never show up at her residence and ask to inspect her equipment. The company suggested she file a police report. A County Road 1350, Tupelo, man was at work when a neighbor called around 9 a.m. saying someone had wrecked and knocked down his mailbox. The man went home and found a 2013 Buick Enclave in his front yard. There was damage to all sides of the car and all the airbags had deployed. The driver had already fled the scene. A contractor said it would cost $2,500 to replace the brick column mailbox, another $900 to repair the damaged culvert and $125 for a temporary mailbox. A Pontotoc man said he was driving east on Palmetto Road near County Road 47 around 8:30 a.m. when a dog ran out and he hit it, damaging the front bumper of the 2018 Chevy Tahoe. He needed a report for insurance purposes. A County Road 1457, Mooreville, woman said she downloaded a betting app on her phone. She was led to believe that she won $7,300.11. The app people contacted her and said they would deposit the money into her Regions Bank account. She noticed the money in her account on Jan. 21 and withdrew $4,300 the next day when it became available. She then started noticing withdrawals from several different ATMs. The bank said she needed to file a police report before they could launch an investigation. A County Road 1451, Mooreville, man said LifeLock called Jan. 17 and said someone opened a credit card account with Chase Bank in his name, LifeLock terminated the card and had his credit bureau accounts locked as well. He needed a police report to keep the accounts locked for seven years. Anyone with information on any of these reports is urged to call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at 841-9041, the Tupelo Police Department at 841-6491 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi at (800) 773-TIPS or download the P3 Tip App and leave an anonymous tip that way.
