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the station to find out how the video made it to the broad- cast. KREM-TV could face fines from the Federal Com- munications Commission for airing the shocking scene.
Call It A Knight
was having none of it, argu- ing, “We didn’t hide behind a woman, we hid behind a name.”
A Pittsburgh grandmother was assaulted with a pump- kin on Oct. 20 after she parked in front of James Gazis’ home, WPXI-TV re- ported.
with aggravated assault, and Moore is facing a simple as- sault charge.
Straight To The Top
David and Paula Knight of Surrey, England, were con- fused when they opened a let- ter informing them of a traffic violation and fine that took place in June in Bath. The let- ter, which detailed a bus lane violation and included a pho- to of the offender, was gener- ated by a traffic camera that captured a woman walking in a bus lane, wearing a shirt that said KNITTER. The Knights’ vehicle tag reads KNI9 TER, a reference to David’s nick- name, Knighter.
The victim was pick- ing up her grandson from a nearby home and parked in front of the Gazis prop- erty, where Gazis’ wife and children started yelling at her before James hurled the gourd at the car. When the woman lowered her win- dow to say “’You’ve got to be kidding me,’ ... he took the second pumpkin, threw it (and) hit her in the face,” said the victim’s .son, James Moore.
Finally, three days later, the truth came out: The prank was part of a “commercial dispute” between the van’s owner and the perpetrator, who used a pallet truck to hoist the car onto the bus shelter. The latter may face charges of endangerment.
“We thought one of our friends was stitching us up,” Paula told the BBC, but they finally contacted authorities to straighten out the incident.
Moore and Gazis, 40, tussled; Gazis was charged
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She said the staff member who looked at the photo “burst out laughing.” The fine was canceled, everyone involved got a giggle out of it, and the next time the Knights go to Bath, they may take the train.
Halloween Skirmish
Folks in Plouneventer, France, were perplexed on Oct. 11 when they woke up to find a van perched atop a bus stop shelter, Oddity Central reported. Police were sum- moned, the van was removed and the owner identified — but the mystery remained, with theories involving alco- hol and performance art.
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Identity Revealed
At a ceremony on Oct. 16 to award the annual Planeta literary prize in Spain, fans of author Carmen Mola were stunned to learn that the author is actually three male writers: Agustin Martinez, Jorge Diaz and Antonio Mercero, who were on hand to accept the award.
Mola’s unpublished novel The Beast won 1 million euros with the prize. Mola had been described as a female univer- sity professor living in Ma- drid who uses a pseudonym, People.com reported, but after the reveal, Diaz said, “We are three friends who one day four years ago decided to combine our talent to tell a story.”
Some have called the trio “scammers,” but Mercero