Tuesday, May 22, 2012

A woman credited with turning in $1,800 found sticking out of ATM

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Adriana Allen, 46, was making a routine stop at a drive-through ATM when she said she saw money slightly hanging out of the deposit slot. Concerned, she attempted to push the money back inside the automatic cash slot. When that didn't work, Allen held onto the money and called police, Slater said. Allen waited in the bank's parking lot for police to arrive and turned in the cash which consisted of 18 hundred-dollar bills. Allen told police she held onto the money and called authorities because there were no vehicles ahead of her and she didn't know a better way to handle the issue. Slater said the $1,800 was submitted into evidence and will remain there until Chase finds out who it belongs to. Read / watch interview: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boynton_beach/boca-raton-woman-credited-with-turning-in-1800-found-sticking-out-of-atm?hpt=us_bn5 Source: wptv.com

Tucson teen donates a kidney to a toddler

A Tucson toddler will get the chance to live a normal, healthy life -- thanks to a teenager. Isaiah Hernandez was born with end stage renal failure and was just months away from having to endure grueling dialysis treatments. His mother pleaded for someone to step forward to donate a kidney. Several people did, including 18-year-old Briana Delcampo. When Briana heard that the tenacious toddler needed a new kidney -- she didn't hesitate to help. "The first thing that came to mind was: I would love to be tested,' said Briana. She has been a friend of the family for years. She's seen first hand the heartache in the Hernandez household as Isaiah spent nearly all of his life -- in and out of hospitals -- undergoing multiple surgeries. So she wanted to give Isaiah a chance at a normal life. "I've lived 18 years and i've got to do things. I've got to travel and do things that people wish they could do and I just want him to grow up and be able to do the things I did. You know, live a normal life," she said. To read the full story and watch the video, please go to http://www.kgun9.com/news/local/152244735.html?hpt=us_bn7 Source: kgun9.com

Bus Driver Saves Woman

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - A TriMet bus driver said he was just doing what he felt was right after witnessing a woman being beaten along the side of the road Wednesday afternoon. Larry Porter said he was driving from the bus garage to the first stop of his Wednesday afternoon shift when he saw a man repeatedly hitting a woman on a grassy field along Southeast 96th Avenue near Division. "As I was getting closer, no one stopped to help her. People honked, but they kept going," said Porter. That's when Porter decided to pull over and step in. "As I got closer to Division, she broke loose and tried to run, and he ran across the field and caught up with her and started wailing on her some more, so I pulled my bus over and yelled, 'Hey guy, police are on their way,'" said Porter. "He started hitting her even faster, so I secured my bus, ran and knocked him down, and secured him until police showed up." Porter says it seemed like the man and woman may have known each other and appeared to be fighting over a cell phone. Whatever the reason, Porter, a husband and father of daughters, says he knew the beating had to stop. "I was just doing what I hope any man would do when they see someone who needed help," said Porter. "You see someone who needs help, you help them. I don't care who they are. You just do it. That's the right thing to do," he said. Portland police responded to the call, but a spokesman says he's not sure whether anyone had been arrested. He said officers looked for the victim but she may have walked off before they arrived, according to a spokesman. Source: Fox 12 Oregon - kptv.com