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California man arrested for more than 100 calls to 911 claiming satellites control him
A Sacramento man arrested for calling 911 more than 100 times in the last month -- because he believes his body is controlled by satellites -- says he won't stop until lawmakers launch an investigation.
"My brain, I can feel it starting. I'm blasted by the signals, every couple of minutes," Jimmy Shao told CBS Sacramento. "I yell and I scream, 'Stop it, I don't need this,' but they never listen."
Shao says he thinks he's being watched by shadowy government figures.
The 56-year-old was arrested late Monday night, according to Fox 40, and faces charges of falsely reporting emergencies and making harassing 911 calls.
Police say 60 of the 911 calls he made went to the Sacramento Police dispatcher.
Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
AnnArbor.com reports (http://bit.ly/13JeOBH ) that Ypsilanti City Council member Pete Murdock proposed a resolution Tuesday that would have required council members to only vote "yes" or "no" on each issue unless they had a financial or professional conflict.
Mayor Paul Schreiber and council members Susan Moeller and Brian Robb abstained from the vote to show their disapproval of the resolution.
The resolution failed, with Murdock and another City Council member voting "yes" while two other council members voted "no."
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California police arrest man for alleged Disneyland scam
Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself "Stephen Disney" and had a fake driver's license and tax forms that falsely claimed income from the Walt Disney Corp.
The statement says he gave Disneyland passes to a woman for a raffle. When the winner took the passes to Disneyland, she learned they hadn't been activated.
Deputies determined the man's name is 51-year-old Stephen David Urquidez and the passes were stolen from a store.
He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and having a driver's license with a forged state seal, a felony.
Urquidez was released after posting $20,000 bond.
Deputies arrest man they say posed as a Disney
Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself "Stephen Disney" and had a fake driver's license and tax forms that falsely claimed income from the Walt Disney Corp.
The statement says he gave Disneyland passes to a woman for a raffle. When the winner took the passes to Disneyland, she learned they hadn't been activated.
Deputies determined the man's name is 51-year-old Stephen David Urquidez and the passes were stolen from a store.
He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and having a driver's license with a forged state seal, a felony.
Urquidez was released after posting $20,000 bond.
New Jersey bars filled premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, authorities say
Twenty-nine bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, filled premium brand liquor bottles with lower-quality booze and sold it to patrons who thought they were buying the good stuff, authorities said Wednesday.
A yearlong investigation by the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, dubbed Operation Swill, found that the establishments had swapped out the good liquor in an effort to fool customers and increase profits.
Thirteen of the restaurants cited are TGI Fridays located in central and northern New Jersey.
TGI Fridays Inc. said in a statement it was working with the franchisee and owner of the TGI Fridays restaurants to investigate the allegations, which it called serious. The statement said the company had just learned of the allegations.
"We have one of the most extensive bar and beverage programs in the industry, which sets a very high standard in the quality and service of our beverages," the company said.
The TGI Fridays restaurants that were cited are owned by the Livingston-based Briad Group, which says on its website it has 70 TGI Fridays in seven states.
The Briad Group said it opened its first TGI Fridays in New Jersey in 1993.
A call to the Briad Group seeking comment was referred to TGI Fridays.
The investigation, the result of citizen complaints, used confidential informants and covertly obtained samples that were tested.
State officials would not say what types of premium brand liquor got swapped out with lower-quality spirits the most. They said inventory was seized and records were sought as part of the probe.
State Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa planned to hold a news conference in Trenton on Thursday to provide more details on the investigation.