Strange but true

Targeted with pizzas
Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) recently announced the arrest of a 23-year-old man from Szczecin under suspicion of stalking, identity fraud, and causing massive financial losses to several Polish companies by ordering hundreds of pizzas to be paid for on delivery at random addresses across the country. None of the people indicated as recipients were ever informed about the orders placed in their name. According to an investigation by Polish police, the pizza orders placed by the young suspect in this bizarre case included detailed information about the victims, which could only have been known to them or their closest friends and relatives. This reportedly left many of his victims, including politicians and media personalities, feeling threatened and tormented. Most of the bogus pizza delivery orders were meant for addresses in Szczecin, but at least a few dozen targeted addresses in major Polish cities like Wrocław, Kraków and Warsaw. Although several eateries ended up incurring serious losses by fulfilling the received orders, some deliveries were rejected for technical reasons. In one instance, the suspect placed an order for 300 pizzas for a total price exceeding 37,000 zlotys (AU$14,000). In several other instances, the restaurants cancelled the order because the sheer number of pizzas made preparation in a timely manner impossible. Officers from the CBZC and the Investigative Department of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Szczecin recently raided the suspect’s home and seized devices and data carriers that they suspect were used in the pizza delivery prank. If found guilty, the man risks spending up to eight years behind bars. Investigators are still trying to understand his motive.
The new crew member
Chase Guello, operating supervisor with RiverReach Construction, an environmental restoration contractor specialising in stream and wetland restoration projects, was examining an excavator at a job site in Leavittsburg, Ohio when he found a tiny ginger kitten inside the engine bay. The crew was unable to locate the kitten’s mother or any siblings in the area. The construction company named the cat Komatsu in honor of the brand of excavator, or Sue for short. Sue was placed with RiverReach’s shop mechanic, Jared, and his family. “Once she’s grown up, she’ll travel to and from work with him, and she’ll eventually become a shop cat under his supervision,” Guello said. Meanwhile, video of Sue’s rescue went viral, and came to the attention of officials at Komatsu. The company sent RiverReach a tiny personalised safety vest and hard hat for Sue.
Bon mot
“You can’t look at a sleeping cat and be tense.” – Jane Pauley, television host and author, USA


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