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New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Knucklehead wanted by police posts ‘hide-and-seek' taunt on social media, leading cops right to him
He's got nowhere to hide. A Texas bonehead who bragged on Facebook that arrest warrants were nothing but 'the adult version of hide-and-seek' couldn't hide from cops — who busted him on a warrant, reports said. Fritz Eugene Case, 54, was picked up on a warrant last week in a raid by the Groesbeck Police Department and the McLennan County Sheriff's Office, KWKT-TV News reported. Eugene Fritz Case, 54, taunted cops on Facebook, but ultimately lost the game when he was busted. McLennan County Jail The felony bust came less than a 10 days after Case took to Facebook to taunt police, saying in a wise-ass July 10 post that, 'Having warrants is basically the adult version of hide and seek.' Cops executed the warrant in the city of Mart, about 18 miles east of Waco, on July 19, the outlet said. Mart Police Chief Shane James told KWTK that more warrants were obtained based on evidence found during the raid on the South Smyth Street home. Eugene Fritz Case's July 10 post mocking search warrants — before he was arrested on one. City of Mart Police Department Case was arrested on charges of fraud and theft and is being held at the McLennan County Jail on a $12,000 bond, online records show. The online joker didn't just challenge cops on Facebook — he's also posted other words to regret. 'Karma is always watching,' he said in a July 7 post. 'Just like Santa Claus… only bitchier.'
New Paper
3 days ago
- New Paper
An $80 job goes awry as plumber allegedly worsens choked toilets
The website said choke repair cost "from $40". The company quoted "$80 or onwards" on WhatsApp. But after making it worse, the plumber said it would cost $850. Stomper JD, who had contacted the plumber, later found out the choke could've been easily cleared with some store-bought chemicals and hot water. He has since filed a complaint with the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The Stomper works at a wine bar in Dempsey. "On July 14, our toilets got clogged and choked as some customer had tried to flush down paper towels," recounted JD. "My boss was away so I didn't have the contact of the previous plumber he called to clear the choke and he told me to find a plumber online. "So I did a Google search for one. I picked one from the sponsored ads and it brought me to a website called The website said the starting price for clearing chokes was $40. "My boss had paid $80 for the previous plumber, so I contacted the number on the website via WhatsApp," said the Stomper. The company messaged back that the charge for clearing a choke toilet was at least $80. "Since $80 was what we paid before, I was like fine," explained JD. "A youngish guy probably around 23 or 24 years of age showed up. He proceeded to flush both toilets, which revealed the choke as the water rose. "He asked if this had happened before. I said yes and the previous plumber used some machine, which took him 30 to 40 minutes and it was fixed. He asked why not just call back the previous plumber and I said I didn't have his contact. "So he proceeded to flush the toilets again, now causing the choked water to overflow from the bowl down to the toilet floors, making it a bigger problem. "A few minutes into this, he told me the only way he could fix this was to hack the toilet pipes and remove them before running his machine in and then refixing the toilet by plastering it back. It sounded like reno works and not plumbing. "I asked him how much that would be and he said it would cost about $850." The Stomper rejected this and just paid the $30 transport fee to the plumber, who gave JD a receipt from a company called Ivory Plumbing. "Let's not forget the guy basically came in and created a flood instead of doing anything to remedy the situation. I had to physically wring out all the overflowed water from the bowls," said the Stomper. "Fast forward three days later, my boss was back from overseas. He bought two large bottles of chemical to clear choked drains from some industrial store, poured it down the toilets, poured down two kettles of hot water, used a plunger and 30 minutes later, the choke was gone." This made JD angry with the plumber. "I decided that I would write to them asking for an explanation. Hours later, still no reply," said the Stomper, who added that his number was later blocked. "So I decided to head to Google and leave them a Google review and that was when I realise how this company scams people. "First, when you find them through the sponsored ads, their website name does not openly reveal their actual company name. It's from the receipt that I found out and checking on that company name, you will realise that they have been rated 1½ stars." On the website at there is no mention of Ivory Plumbing. In a Google search for Ivory Plumbing, Stomp found two warnings about the company in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group, one posted in October 2024 and the other in June 2025. When contacted by Stomp, Case president Melvin Yong said Case has received five complaints regarding Ivory Plumbing this year. "The complaints were generally about overcharging and the ineffective servicing of plumbing parts," added Mr Yong, who is also the MP for Radin Mas. "Consumers are advised to obtain clear quotations before agreeing to any plumbing services, and to verify the credibility and track record of the service provider. Where possible, compare prices and reviews across different companies before making a decision." The Stomper claimed Ivory Plumbing uses sponsored Google ads to circumvent their company name and ratings, leaving desperate people with plumbing issues to engage them unknowingly. "This company needs to be stopped," he said. "I'm very surprised that they have been able to stay in business for as long as they have." Stomp has contacted Ivory Plumbing for more info.
New Paper
5 days ago
- Business
- New Paper
Nasi padang chain Hjh Maimunah rolls out colour-coded labels for price transparency
Bid farewell to erratic nasi padang prices. Popular Malay and Indonesian restaurant Hjh Maimunah is introducing a colour-coded price label system to help diners better understand what they're paying for. The initiative, in collaboration with the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), will be rolled out across all nine Hjh Maimunah outlets - starting with its "mini" store at Parkway Parade. According to a press release by Case, seven colour-coded labels will be used to indicate price tiers. Speciality dishes such as tahu telur (tofu with eggs), ayam bakar (grilled chicken) and telur ikan paes (fish roe eggs) will be marked with grey tags, while other items will fall under different colour categories to signal their price range. Seven colour-coded tags will be used to indicate prices. PHOTO: CASE A 21-year-old student who only wanted to be known as Zen told The New Paper that the initiative will help improve price transparency for customers. "Nasi padang is like cai fan (mixed rice) where the staff will just calculate the amount I have to pay, so I don't actually know how much each dish costs." She shared that some nasi padang stalls categorise tempeh (fermented soya bean cakes) as a meat dish, while others categorise it as a vegetable dish, making it hard to gauge the total of her order. "With this colour-coding system, it will help me know which items are pricier than the others." Earlier in March, Case collaborated with Koufu to introduce colour-coded price labels for their economy rice stalls. "Since Case rolled out colour-coded price labels with Koufu, we have received many positive feedback that more economy rice stalls are adopting clear price labels for their dishes," said Case president Melvin Yong. He added that he was glad that the initiative was extending to nasi padang stalls. "This will provide consumers with more transparent pricing and help customers make informed choices before they order." Mastura Didih Ibrahim, managing director of Hjh Maimunah, hoped that the collaboration would set a positive example in the food and beverage (F&B) industry. "Price transparency is not only a mark of good business practice, but also a reflection of the trust and respect we have for our customers," she said. "We believe this collaboration will set a positive example in the F&B industry and benefit the wider community."
AsiaOne
6 days ago
- Business
- AsiaOne
Nasi padang chain Hjh Maimunah to introduce colour-coded price labels, Lifestyle News
Popular nasi padang chain Hjh Maimunah will soon be launching colour-coded price labels for its dishes. This move comes in partnership with the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) and will be introduced to all nine of its outlets, starting with its Parkway Parade stall, Case announced in a press release today (July 24). Speciality menu items like tahu telur , ayam bakar and telur ikan paes will be labelled with grey tags while other items will be categorised by price range for easy identification. The announcement comes after the association had earlier this year announced its partnership with Koufu to launch similar labels for their economic rice stalls. Case said that there has been positive feedback from consumers on this initiative along with requests to extend it to nasi padang stalls. Speaking on the success of the clear price-labelling initiative with Koufu, Melvin Yong, president of Case, said that he's "glad that Case is partnering with HJH Maimunah" to expand this practice. "This will provide consumers with more transparent pricing and help customers make informed choices before they order. I thank Hjh Maimunah for taking the lead and I encourage all stall owners to adopt clear price labels for their dishes," he added. Mastura Binte Didih Ibrahim, managing director of Hjh Maimunah, also said regarding the initiative: "We are honoured to collaborate with Case on this important initiative. Price transparency is not only a mark of good business practice, but also a reflection of the trust and respect we have for our customers. "We believe this collaboration will set a positive example in the F&B industry and benefit the wider community." For those who aren't familiar, Hjh Maimunah is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised chain of restaurants serving traditional Malay and Indonesian cuisine, namely nasi padang. [[nid:715984]]
Miami Herald
6 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Why Americans should care about child care - even if they don't have kids
The other day, I came across an article about child care that felt so familiar I let out an exasperated sigh. Child care, the article announced, is now more expensive than college tuition and rent in most states. Many of us had just read another version of the article in March. And before that, in November 2024. Then there's the one that dates back a little further - to 2013. Many of these stories, which seem to come out on an annual basis, fail to mention that this is a problem that spans decades. The real news is that it hasn't gotten any better, and many American lawmakers don't seem to care enough to take action. I asked Elliot Haspel his thoughts on this a few weeks ago when I interviewed him about his new book, "Raising a Nation," which will be available Aug. 11. In the book, he presents 10 arguments - some of them well known and others less intuitive - for why child care needs to be a more supported part of American society. His book starts with an anecdote that echoes my observation on the dispiriting lack of momentum around the issue: In 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton stood in the Rose Garden and declared in an address that child care was essential to the nation's economy. President Barack Obama made the same argument in 2015. President Donald Trump did the same in 2019. Yet as the years go by, little changes. "We have been having many of the same child care battles for a long time, for decades and decades and decades," Haspel told me. Haspel's arguments in "Raising a Nation" include "The Economic Case," where he digs into how child care affects business productivity and the labor force; and the "The Patriotic Case," where he presents parenthood as patriotic and argues child care is important for American democracy. He cites numerous worrisome examples of the consequences of insufficient policy and investment. In making "The Community Case," for instance, he tells a jarring story from Montrose, Colorado, where the lack of child care has led to difficulties recruiting and retaining police officers. That, in turn, negatively affects the city's crime rate and response time to emergency calls. And in arguing "The Antipoverty Case," he highlights extensive research on how a lack of child care is a key theme for families who are unable to move out of poverty. "Care is, in fact, just as important to our social infrastructure as having a public education system, having public libraries, having public parks," he told me. As he writes, it's clear why we haven't made much progress as a nation, and why we remain behind nearly every other wealthy country in investing in child care: "We have never established that good child care belongs among the pantheon of American values." While Haspel's book focuses more on why we need more robust child care policy than howwe get there, he provides a few ideas for the latter: giving child care educators a wage that could support their own families, investing in stay-at-home parents and informal caregivers along with licensed care, and including before- and after-school care and summer care in the system. While those seem like lofty goals, Haspel argues it is indeed fully "American" to embrace such policies. Access to high-quality child care, he argues, is not an "individual family obligation but rather a societal imperative." Contact staff writer Jackie Mader at 212-678-3562 or mader@ This story about child care was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. The post Why Americans should care about child care - even if they don't have kids appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
