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Semi overturns, spilling holiday hams on I-85 ramp
ATLANTA
A truck overturned in metro Atlanta, spilling tons of hams onto an interstate ramp.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of hams Thursday about 4 a.m. when it overturned, spilling its cargo south of Atlanta.
Authorities were working early Thursday to clear the ramp from Old National Highway to Interstate 85 southbound after the crash.
The cab of the truck was destroyed in the crash, which also caused a diesel-fuel spill.
Truck driver Rigo Vargas said he was hauling the hams to Texas when he wrecked. He said he banged his head against the door when the rig flipped over but wasn’t seriously hurt.
Man named Noel climbs Christmas tree in Conn. park
NEW HAVEN, Conn.
A Connecticut man named Noel who climbed a tree decorated with Christmas lights has been arrested.
The electricity for the lights was cut as police and firefighters responded about noon Wednesday after Noel Delgado climbed the tree on the New Haven Green, a 16-acre park in downtown New Haven near Yale University.
Delgado had two banners in the tree. Police Lt. Jeff Hoffman tells the New Haven Register he shouted about various causes.
Officers talked with Delgado and persuaded him to climb down.
Delgado has been charged with breach of peace. Police say he refused medical treatment.
There’s no telephone number listed for Delgado at his New Haven address.
Fla. man charged in burglary swallows two necklaces
LARGO, Fla.
A man faces burglary and tampering charges after an X-ray machine revealed a dark mass near his stomach while he was being booked into jail.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s officials say the mass turned out to be two necklaces stolen during a Dec. 10 burglary in Safety Harbor.
Twenty-one-year-old Joseph Ramos was arrested Dec. 11 when he was stopped for driving a vehicle that was stolen during the burglary. Various items from the home were inside the vehicle.
When Ramos was being booked into jail, he stepped on the SecurPass X-ray machine, and the dark spot was identified as the necklaces. He underwent surgery to remove them. The owner later identified the items.
Jail officials have been using the X-ray machine since June to detect items concealed on inmates.
Associated Press