“Camanche road sprouts Ronald McDonald dolls

By Bill Wundram http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1035268&l=1&t=Columnists&c=47,1035268">qctimes.com

When Eric Dau and his wife, Sherrise, drove into their mobile home court in Camanche in the darkness of early Wednesday morning, he says they were startled and frightened to see what was in the roads ahead of them. There were neat rows — as if in painted yellow lines — hundreds of Ronald McDonald dolls.
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“It was eerie, frightening,” says Dau, who is corrections officer for the Clinton County sheriff’s office. Why all those 14-inch stuffed dolls, with ceramic faces, had been so carefully placed in the middle of a half-dozen roads in Cedar Heights, is a mystery from “Twilight Zone.”
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Dau, who is also a volunteer reserve officer for the city of Camanche, was coming off duty at 12:30 a.m. His wife was in the car with him.
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He estimates there were 500 of those Ronald McDonald dolls, in perfect formations, spaced about two or three feet apart in the center of six roads in the court that houses about 150 mobile homes.
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“It was like we were seeing things not to be believed,” he says. Dau’s wife feared it was a bizarre trap to entice women out of their cars.
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“It could have been a scheme. Some criminal would expect that a woman might stop to pick up a doll and assault her,” he says.
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All this, remember, was about 12:30 a.m. Dan Vosatka, who is a volunteer firefighter along with Dau, told him that he had driven the same roads about 10 p.m. and saw no Ronald McDonald dolls.
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“It was so scary, all those Ronald McDonalds staring at us in our headlights. It gave us a very, very funny feeling. If you hadn’t seen them with your own eyes, you wouldn’t believe it,” Dau says. The Daus stopped when a gray mini-van circled in front of them. The occupants were picking up the Ronald McDonald dolls. Dau rushed up.
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“What’s this all about?” he demanded. Being in uniform, he reasoned that if these were the culprits who set out the dolls, they would take off, or at least would be apprehensive.
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“No, they were friendly, a man and woman. They said they lived ‘over there’ – pointing in the direction of a section of the mobile home park. The woman said that they, too, had spotted all those dolls in the road and were picking them up before something happened to them.” Rain was expected during the night.
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“I did not suspect them of anything. I didn’t even get their names. They asked if we had any children; I told them I had two nieces and they handed me two of the dolls and said I should give them to them. They did not say what they were going to do with all the rest of the dolls. It looked like they were putting them in their van.”
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No apparent crime had been committed. Mr. and Mrs. Dau went to bed, disturbed by what he says was not an apparition, but the real thing. Next morning, Dau hurried outside to look at the roads. Not a Ronald McDonald doll was in sight.
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Sherrise Dau had worked for McDonald’s, remembering that the stores once sold these dolls for $10 or $12. They were not the stuff of Happy Meals, but large, stuffed Ronald McDonalds, with big, leather-like feet.
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A McDonald’s source says they haven’t sold the dolls for four years.
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Dau showed me one of the two dolls he kept. They have very spooky faces, which all the more reminded me of a Stephen King short story.
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“"Dau’s wife feared it was a bizarre trap to entice women out of their cars."


ROFL what a bumda55”

“whoa!”

“This guy makes Barney Fife appear heroic.”

“wish i could spell/type”

“Actually, I'm guessing it's the work of a performance artist...”

“That sounds like the kind of prank I used to pull.”

“Man V, this is one of your more relevant posts of late. You are just a fount of worthless knowledge.”

“Stop staring at my package Nigal - you're creeping me out.”

“It was like we were seeing things not to be believed,” he says. Dau’s wife feared it was a bizarre trap to entice women out of their cars.
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“It could have been a scheme. Some criminal would expect that a woman might stop to pick up a doll and assault her,” he says.


WTF? Someone stop these people from breeding! Actually, where is this? bet I could sell them this bridge I have....”

“Heya, dollface, wanna grab a bite?”

“And can we ban Viagra from that area? Same paper:

Man accused of sex abuse
By Todd Ruger

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An 84-year-old Davenport man made an initial court appearance Wednesday on allegations of sexual acts with underage girls.
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George L. Taylor, 4920 Fairhaven Road, faces one charge of second-degree sexual abuse and one charge of indecent acts with a child, Scott County court records show.
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Taylor is accused of three incidents of indecent acts dating back to 1987 and one incident of sexual abuse, according to an affidavit filed by Davenport police.
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Second-degree sexual abuse is a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison, while indecent acts with a child is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison, according to Iowa law.
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Davenport police said Taylor committed multiple acts of indecent contact between 1987 and 1989 with a child between the ages of 6 and 8. He also committed multiple acts of indecent contact with a 7-year-old child in 1997, police said.
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Between summer 2002 and June 2004, Taylor had indecent contact and committed sex abuse on a girl between the ages of 8 and 10, police said.
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Police said Taylor admitted to reaching inside the girl’s underwear and fondling her at his house for sexual gratification.
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He was released from the Scott County Jail after posting a $32,500 bond Wednesday morning.
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Todd Ruger can be contacted at”

“MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — You'd think that just working at a Wendy's restaurant would be difficult for Ronald MacDonald.

Now, the 22-year-old MacDonald — no relation to Ronald McDonald, the clown — has been charged with stealing money from a safe at the Wendy's.

Police said the restaurant manager called police early Monday, saying he found MacDonald and another employee taking money from the safe at about 1:30 a.m.

MacDonald and Steve Lemay, 20, both of Manchester, were detained at the store until police arrived.

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051128/NEWS0201/111280064/-1/services0501”

“Police arrested Ronald McDonald for possession of marijuana and allowing others to use drugs at his residence on Sunday.

According to police, officers responded to the 44-year-old’s residence, 2023 Taylor Dr. at 5:43 after receiving a report of a suspicious odor. Outside McDonald’s residence, officers could smell a strong odor or marijuana coming from the residence.

Further investigation revealed a quantity of marijuana and other drug use paraphernalia, police said. Officers interviewed McDonald and other people present and were given consent to search the McDonald house. Upon searching the residence, officers found a jar containing marijuana residue in McDonald’s room.

Police said McDonald admitted to smoking some marijuana located in the kitchen, as well.

McDonald was charged with possession of marijuana and permitting a gathering for the use of drugs.

http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100215/NEWS01/100215002/1079/news01/Ronald-McDonald-arrested-for-pot”

“LOL! was it medicinal?”

“I bet that purple mother#&%!$er was the snitch that called the cops.”

“LMAO at LZ.”

“You sure it wasn't the hamburgler? He is always trying to pillage the burgers...could this be due to a little to much of the erb?”

“The Hamburglar is just a figment of McDonald's cannabis-fueled paranoid imagination.”

“Guys...Guys...if you had been responsible for putting the crap that IS McDonalds Food out for all these years...I would think BEING STONED would be acceptable.”

“Since when has that stuff been classified as food XL?”

“Sorry Lumber...you are ofcourse correct (LOL)”

“Why is marijuana still considered a drug - lumped right in there with heroin and meth and ecstacy?

WAKE UP AMERICA!

Decriminalize marijuana - and send the Mexican drug cartels packing.”

“I am in agreement Gojo. You know if I had one of the more serious cancers...I would be looking for MJ for help with the Chemo. Sorry I know too many doctors who will debate the "psychosomatic versus REAL"e effect...but if you have ever had a friend getting serious chemo...you know.”

“Why wait for cancer? I'm going to smoke my way to Maine.”

“Yep, that K2 man, that's the ticket...and the cops can't do squat about it..YET.

(Go ahead GOOGLE it...K2 Smoke)”

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Warrant: McDonald's manager punched customer who had service dog

By Elise Hitchcock
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
4:05 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011

A Marietta McDonald's manager is accused of punching a mother who brought a service dog and her autistic children into the restaurant.

A Cobb County warrant charges Tiffany Denise Allen with simple battery, simple assault fear and disorderly conduct.

According to the warrant, Jennifer Schwenker entered the Marietta McDonald's located at 1291 Bells Ferry Road with her children and service dog on July 12.

Allen, off-duty at the time, became irate that the dog was in the restaurant, the warrant says.

Schwenker explained to Allen the dog's purpose and told the manager the dog was legally allowed to be inside the establishment.

Allen continued to berate Schwenker, following her around the restaurant and even into a bathroom. During the incident, one of Schwenker's twins disappeared. The mother threw her cup to the ground and ran outside to look for her child, the warrant says.

Allen believed the cup was thrown at her and followed the mother into the parking lot, where she is accused of hitting her in the face.

Surveillance video shows several McDonald's employees holding Allen back, according to the warrant.

The warrant for Allen's arrest was signed July 15. She is not listed as having been in custody at the Cobb County jail.

An owner of the McDonald's, who did not want to be named, declined an interview but did say Allen no longer works at the restaurant.”

“Being a manager of teenagers (Have to admit that lots of those fast-food places hire teens) is a stressful job. Bet she had a bad day and took it out at that customer. To make it worst the customer tossed the cup/drink at her feet (Intentional or not)...and that made it worst.

Not supporting her for punching the customer though.”

“That's one less stupid violent thug working at McDonald's.”

“yeah! maybe she can get a job at Wal Mart!”

“I don't think Wal-Mart would hire her with her record of violent thugism.”