Utah Mom Cuts Daughter's Hair in Court

Valerie Bruno filed a complaint against a Juvenile Court Judge because she claims he encouraged her to cut off her 13 year-old daughter's ponytail in court.

In March, Bruno's daughter, Kaytlen Lopan, and her 11-year-old friend were at a McDonald's. While there, they befriended a 3 year-old girl.

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Lopan and her friend decided to cut the 3 year-olds hair, but didn't have scissors. They asked to borrow a pair of scissors from McDonald's employees who refused.

So they went across the street to a Dollar General store, bought scissors and returned to the McDonald's. They each took a turn cutting several inches of hair from the back of the child's head. Of course, they fled, but police were able to identify Lopan from the security video.

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Lopan and her friend were in court on May 28 where they entered admission in the assault of the 3 year-old. Lopan also entered admission in another case where she made eight months of telephone calls to a teen in Colorado. These telephone calls included threats of rape and mutilation.

District Juvenile Judge Scott Johansen ordered the 11 year-old to get her hair cut, too...as short as his, but he allowed her to get it done at a salon.

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Judge Johansen said Lopan's behavior was "egregious". She was ordered to pay restitution to both victims, serve 276 hours of community service and serve 30 days in detention.

"If she was my daughter, I wouldn't want her with the (youth) work crew," the judge said.

"I know, I thought of that," Bruno said.

"I'm going to give you this option: I will cut that by 150 hours if you want to cut her hair right now," Johansen said.

"Me, cut her hair?" Bruno asked.

"Right now," the judge said. "I'll go get a pair of scissors and we'll whack that ponytail off."

Moss, the victim's mother, was in the courtroom and fully supported the penalty. She even spoke up when she didn't believe Bruno had cut enough of Lopan's ponytail off.

"Satisfied? Is it short enough?" Johansen asked Moss.

"No," she replied. "My daughter's hair that had never been cut, that was down to (the middle of her back), was cut up to here."

"Take it off clear up to the rubberband," the judge told Bruno, who protested that the scissors he'd given her weren't up to the task.

"Take a little bit at a time," Johansen said.

Watch the video below.

 

At least, the 11 year-old was truthful; she told authorities they both cut the child's hair, but Lopan blamed it all on her friend. Bruno said she grounded Lopan as punishment.

Why is Bruno acting as if her daughter is the victim? The judge didn't force her to cut Lopan's hair. She cut it because she wanted to shorten her daughter's community service.

Now that the daughter received fewer community service hours, Bruno complains that she was encouraged and intimidated into cutting her daughter's hair.

Suddenly, it's clear why the daughter is a liar, a bully,irresponsible and is a bad influence on the 11 year-old. Rather than filing a complaint against the judge, Bruno should spend some time teaching her daughter that there are serious consequences for assault.

Bruno said she is outraged at the judge's decision. I'm outraged that Bruno brought this to the attention of the media. Now she is showing the world that her daughter is a bully and that she lacks good parenting skills.

I agree with the judge's decision and I applaud him for his creative sentencing. Although, the judge's action may not be appropriate in all cases of assault, it's perfect for this case.

One burning question is left unanswered in all accounts of this story: Where was Mindy Moss, the mother of the 3 year-old, while the girls were befriending her daughter, asking to use scissors, going to buy scissors and returning to cut her daughter's hair?  This certainly took more than a few minutes.

It's clear Lopan has serious issues and she need intervention before she actually ends up in the criminal justice system.  Bruno would do well to spend her time taking parenting classes.

Bruno is concerned about choosing to cut her daughter's hair...that should be the least of her worries.  Hair grows back!

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Peace

Source:  http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=20946125

Teen Robs Bank In Unusual Way

A 16 year-old boy from Orem, Utah woke up on Saturday morning and thought it was a perfect day for robbing banks.  He took his mom's car and drove to Central Bank, robbed it; drove to American First Credit Union and robbed it...all within 20 minutes and without entering either bank.

It was Saturday and the lobby was closed at both banks.  He drove up at the drive-thru, put a note into the tube and sent it inside to the teller. At each bank, the teller gave him an undisclosed amount of cash.  He implied he had a weapon, but no weapon was used in the robberies.



It's strange that he is a 16 year-old bank robber, of two banks, at the drive-up window, on Saturday morning. But what's even more strange is that the tellers actually gave him money.  Why??

I know banks have standard operating procedures for bank robberies, but this guy was outside the bank (and not even at the drive-up nearest the bank).  The lobby doors were locked and the tellers were inside the banks, behind bullet-proof glass.

It's unbelievable he got money from one bank at the drive-up window, but two banks?  Why wouldn't the tellers just refuse him?  What could he have done? Shot and kidnapped the drive-up window camera?

After being arrested and going to jail, this teen probably understands that what he did was very stupid, but is seems he wasn't the only one who acted stupidly that day.

Peace

Thief Claims to be Rudy Huxtable

A Utah woman who is suspected of shoplifting tells police she co-stared with Bill Cosby in the 1980s.

Leah Efay Davis also told police she was eight months pregnant, that she owned Provo Town Center Mall where she is suspected of shoplifting at JC Penny and that she played Rudy Huxtable on "The Cosby Show".

Actually, Keisha Knight Pulliam, right, played the role of Rudy Huxtable.  Davis, on the left, was "shopping" in a JC Penny store when she was seen putting several items in a bag....she came prepared, it was a store bag.  She walked out the store and was detained by security; she had stolen $591.26 in merchandise.

Police charged Davis with "enhanced third-degree felony count of retail theft because of prior shoplifting convictions, and class B misdemeanor criminal trespass".  She has a $5000 bond and her first court appearance is scheduled for January 9, 2012.

“She was not supposed to be at the mall, due to a prior crime,” Sgt. Suifanua explained, adding that the theft charge was elevated to a felony due also to previous altercations with the law."

One For the Road

Police arrive at a home in Winnipeg Canada to find a woman who was shot in the eye calmly sitting in a chair. She didn't appear to realize she was shot and didn't seem in any distress.  Police say she appeared to be very high on drugs, alcohol or both.

The body of Michael Sinclair was found in the same room and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Authorities say there were at least 10 other people in the home on New Year's Eve in various states of impairment.

The strange thing is the woman refused treatment for the gunshot to her eye until she finished her beer.  She remains in the hospital but is reported to be in stable condition.

These crazy stories bring to mind lyrics from Cee Lo Green's song "Crazy":

"...maybe I'm crazy, maybe you're crazy, maybe we're [all] crazy, probably"

Peace

Sources:
http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2012/01/04/police-thief-claims-to-be-rudy-huxtable-from-cosby-show/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/woman-shot-in-eye-finishes-beer_n_1187078.html?ir=Weird%20News