For German international student, Paul Kuhn, the temptation to wander around a museum in the middle of the night – and take a bunch of selfies with dinosaurs in the process – was all too real.

So alluring was the idea that in the early hours of 10 May 2020, the 25-year-old allegedly decided he would break into the Australian Museum in Sydney’s CBD and scrupulously explore the premises for a good 40 minutes.

Indeed, it was much like the film Night at the Museum, except of course that the dinosaurs didn’t come to life.

And just as well – given the alleged museum trespasser put his head inside the mouth of one.

Unfortunately for the man, CCTV captured all his intruder antics as he took himself on a tour of Australia’s oldest museum specialising in natural history and anthropology.

In the footage, Mr Kuhn could be seen allegedly gawking at the exhibits, calling his friends in dimmed hallways, rummaging through cupboards, and even taking selfies of his head in the skulls of dinosaurs.

He also allegedly donned a brown cowboy hat that he stumbled across on a coat rack that belonged to a member of staff.

As Mr Kuhn left, he also allegedly stole an artwork, and failed to return the hat.

Thankfully, no historical artefacts were damaged during the ordeal.

NSW Police Release CCTV Footage in Bid to Find Museum Intruder

Following the incident, NSW Police were forced to release the CCTV footage in an effort to identify the man.

NSW Detective Chief Inspector Sean Heaney told reporters of the student’s clowning around after breaking in to the museum.

“He’s wandered through some of the internal areas to check some lockers and doors,” Chief Inspector Heaney said.

“He’s taken some selfies with some of the displays. He’s also stolen a hat and a picture from the wall and eventually left.

“And yeah, he certainly enjoyed his night at the museum.”

Chief Inspector Heaney also issue Mr Kuhn a public warning to “get in contact with us before we get in contact with you.”

Indeed, it appeared Mr Kuhn followed the advice as he turned himself into Surry Hills police station not long after where he was charged with break and enter.

He was refused bail and given a date to appear at Central Local Court.

German Student Faces Court Over Stolen Cowboy Hat and Artwork

On 18 May, Mr Kuhn appeared in court where he faced charges of breaking and entering into the Australian Museum, as well as stealing a cowboy hat and a piece of artwork.

His lawyer verified the student had no criminal history and during the alleged incident, had not been trying to hide his face.

The 25-year-old student was granted bail on the conditions that he hands over his passport and adheres to a curfew.

It is believed the German student is a self-confessed “hustler” and poker player.

He also refers to himself as a “property entrepreneur”, however, he simultaneously boasts that “he doesn’t have to work”, while his social media profiles showcase a lifestyle characteristic of a playboy as well as a series of short-lived jobs.

Mr Kuhn also claims to have played poker professionally back in the town of Hessen in Germany, saying it helped him learn “a lot about life and business”.

Nevertheless, he ended up quitting poker, which he played seven days a week for up to 20 hours at a time, because he “felt like a thief” and wanted to “make people’s lives better”.

Mr Kuhn came to Sydney on a student visa two years ago.

He lasted two months working as a door-to-door sales representative, before deciding there was “no opportunity for growth”.

Now, it appears he is making the most of what he calls “living the Australian dream”.

In NSW, if you carry out a ‘serious indictable offence’ inside a building or home after breaking into it, you will find yourself charged with the crime of breaking and entering and committing a serious indictable offence pursuant to section 112 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).

The maximum penalty for this offence is 14-years jail.

A serious indictable offence is any offence that carries a penalty of more than five years in jail – which include crimes such as larceny, assault occasioning bodily harm and sexual assault.

Local traffic police have commented on reports that a prominent soccer player was arrested on charges of reckless driving and breaking lockdown regulations.

On Sunday, Gauteng traffic tweeted that a 32-year-old prominent player was arrested on the N1 in Johannesburg Sunday morning, after clocking a speed of 213/kmh in a 120 zone.

It has been widely reported in local media that the player in question is SuperSport United striker Thamsanqa Gabuza.

The former Orlando Pirates striker as well as his passengers, who are believed to be in the entertainment industry, were detained at the Sandton Police station where they spent the night.

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Gabuza along with his passengers were released on bail being charged with breaking lockdown regulations with reckless and negligent driving.

Chief provincial inspector Obed Sibasa who is the spokesperson for Gauteng Traffic Police confirmed to the Siya crew that an arrest was made.

“On behalf of the Gauteng Traffic Police Community Safety, one can confirm that our high speed unit arrested a prominent soccer player on the N1 in Sandton on Sunday May 24 at about 7am.

“The player was charged with negligent and reckless driving alternative for exceeding the prescribed speed limit. He was released on R1000 bail at Police station B,” Sibasa said

He would not confirm or deny if Gabuza was the player in question.

“In terms of the department’s communication protocols one cannot divulge anyone’s name before appearing in court and not at liberty to disclose the name of any suspect up until he/ she appears in court, but we can confirm a prominent soccer player was arrested by our high speed unit,” Sibasa added.

The player will appear for the first time in the Randburg Magistrate’s court in July 2020, Sibasa told the Siya crew.

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“They stated that they heard a voice acknowledge them and once inside, at some point, Mr. Brown came from upstairs with a rifle and detained them,” a police officer told the Associated Press. ”Shortly thereafter he let them go and they stated he fired his rifle towards them as they were leaving.”

A William & Mary football player is facing serious allegations which landed him in jail over the weekend.

George Eberle, 19, is charged with felony breaking and entering and misdemeanor sexual battery, Williamsburg Police said.

Police said officers were called to the 200 block of Matoaka Court to investigate a breaking and entering call at 2:45 a.m. Saturday.

Police spokesman John Heilman said their initial investigation indicated Eberle went inside a woman’s home without the woman’s permission and allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Heilman said the two did not know each other and police reports show they are both students at William & Mary.

Heilman said there was no damage to the home and no injuries were reported.

Eberle was arrested later that morning and was taken to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail. He was released Monday on a $10,000 bond.

Heilman said Eberle did not undergo a Breathalyzer test at the time of his arrest.

Eberle, who is from Califon, New Jersey, is a freshman at William & Mary. He’s a kicker on the college’s football team.

Suzanne Clavet, spokeswoman for William & Mary, issued this statement:

“The university is aware of the student arrest and we have been cooperating with the appropriate authorities. In accordance with federal privacy laws and university policy, we do not comment on student disciplinary matters. Williamsburg Police is the investigating agency so any questions related to the case should go to them.”

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Former Fresno State men’s basketball star forward Nate Paul Grimes was arrested Monday.

Police charged him with corporal injury to spouse/cohabitant, a felony, according to the Fresno County sheriff’s office. 

Grimes, 23, was arrested at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 16 by the Fresno Police Department. 

Bail was set at $25,000. Grimes was released hours later.

On his Instagram story, Grimes posted a statement around 3 p.m. with a photo of a door with bars.

“This is what happens when you mess with girls who would lie on ya name! Athletes watch out for these scandalous ass females! They don’t really care for you they just want the bag after college smh.”

A Fresno State Athletics public information officer says they are aware of the arrest made.

Through his five-year career as a Fresno State Bulldog, Grimes averaged 8.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. In his final year, Grimes averaged 11.5 ppg and 10.2 rpg. He was an All-Mountain West third team (2018-19) and voted by coaches as the All-MW honorable mention (2018-19)

Grimes ranks fourth in Mountain West history in rebounds with 731 and is currently fifth in rebounds in Fresno State. 

Grimes is majoring in Africana Studies at Fresno State. He is from Las Vegas, Nev., and was born on May 1, 1996.

This story will be updated. 

Brazilian tennis player Joao Souza has been slapped with a lifetime ban by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).  He has been charged with multiple match-fixing and corruption offences.

In addition to the ban, a ban of $200,000 has also been imposed upon the Brazilian player.

What Has Joao Souza Been Charged For?

TIU conducted an investigation on the match-fixing allegations against Souza from the time period between 2015 and 2019. The said investigation established conclusively that Souza indulged in numerous breaches of the Tennis anti-corruption programme (TACP).

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These included repeated incidents of match-fixing at ATP challenger and ITF Futures tournaments which were held in Brazil, Mexico, The United States and the Czech Republic.

What Were The Other Charges On Souza?

However, this wasn’t all that Souza has been charged for. There are other serious allegations on the player.

TIU investigation has convicted him for three more offences. Firstly, he’s accused of failing to report his corrupt approaches.

Secondarily, he has failed to cooperate in the investigation conducted by TIU. This includes the extremely serious charge of destroying evidence. Thirdly, he has also been charged with motivating other players to underperform.

The case against Souza was heard by an anti-corruption hearing officer of the TIU named Prof Richard H. Mclaren. The disciplinary hearing against him was heard in London on 14 January 2020.

For those interested in understanding the implications of the ban, Joao Souza will be prevented from any sanctioned organized by any governing body in tennis.

Joao Souza hasn’t had much success as a tennis player. The Brazilian has reached as high as No 69 in the ATP men’s singles rankings. While in the doubles category, he has reached as high as no 70.

Currently, the player was ranked No 742 in ATP singles rankings.

What Is The Tennis Integrity Unit?

The Tennis Integrity Unit is the anti-corruption body responsible for enforcing zero tolerance to betting-related corruption. It is operationally independent and based in London.

However, it is jointly funded by the seven biggest stakeholders in tennis- International Tennis Federation, ATP, WTA, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

The action by the TIU is commendable for the purpose of a sanitized sport in the future.

When they take the court Monday night against the Kings, Orlando will be looking to move on from the heartbreaking loss they incurred Friday in Phoenix.

Despite establishing a multiple possession lead in the game’s final moments they were unable to seal the deal, ultimately falling in the first game of an extended road trip. Forget about it and move on, right?

Well … maybe not so fast.

The game’s closing stages featured a series of moments from an Orlando team that just refused to put themselves in a winning position. Nothing was so bad that it can be pointed to as the sole reason for the loss, but taken collectively they paint a picture of a team navigating unfamiliarity, indecisiveness, and a handful of brain implosions.

Orlando have to learn from these moments. If they don’t, the team can expect to remain locked in familiar grooves and humming a played-out tune. For a side already with a thin margin for error, decision-making and execution is paramount.

Let’s dive in and unpack the horrors experienced in the desert. Goggles on.

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58.1 seconds remain: The one where Booker gets free for a three-pointer

Up four with less than a minute to play against one of the league’s worst teams is certainly a position you would like to think Orlando could win from. However, this defensive sequence is where things first go awry. Starting on the low post, Devin Booker uses a pair of screens to receive the ball at the top of the arc. Evan Fournier slightly overplays the second but is able to recover, and the sequence settles with 22 remaining on the shot clock. Only four clicks later Magic fans will be filled with the recognizable dread of an imminent collapse.

Fournier chooses not to ice Booker, positioning his feet in such a way that gives the opposing guard a choice of the right sideline or the center of the floor. He takes the more dangerous option, angling back to the middle with the plans of using a Deandre Ayton screen. At this point Nikola Vucevic decides against either a hard or soft hedge, instead staying under and effectively zoning the pick in the free-throw circle. If Ricky Rubio were the ball handler in this situation it would have been a smart decision; instead, Booker is able to take advantage of the space created when Fournier gets momentarily hung up on the Ayton bump, drilling a triple that no Magic player is able to legitimately contest.

None of the mistakes made by Orlando here are particularly egregious — players misnavigate screens all the time! — although they do coalesce in an obviously damaging manner. If they had their time again, Fournier probably chooses to push the right-handed Booker towards the sideline, denying him his preferred dribble-and-gather motion into a jumper. Vooch probably plays the pick more aggressively, aiming to shrink the shooter’s space and trusting in the defensive rotations behind him should Ayton slip to the rim. Fournier probably hopes he gets his right leg over the screen cleanly, allowing him to challenge the shot.

That’s a lot of ‘probably.’ That they didn’t do any of these, however, speaks to the current limitations of the team. For a rotation stretched exceedingly thin, execution matters. Every decision matters. Come the end of the game, this sequence mattered.

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52.1 seconds remain: The one where Fultz turns it over

This play is the one that most will be thinking of when pouring one out for the win-that-got-away, and the one that Markelle Fultz himself has already spent plenty of time pondering. It featured obviously bad decision-making and signaled the end of Orlando’s lead. In retrospect, it’s effectively Phoenix’s game-winner.

Fultz brings the ball over halfcourt, quickly switching directions and going back to his right. A pair of staggered screens, first from Wes Iwundu and then from Vucevic, provides him with space and a step on a switching Ayton. Fultz accelerates and drives hard to the basket, looking for all money like he’s about to either attack the rim or push through the lane and force the defense to rotate.

Instead, neither happens. He just stops.

That moment of indecision is where the play fails, even if it takes another few heartbeats for the turnover to manifest. The pause allows the 6-11 Ayton to recover and crowd Orlando’s point guard. Fultz looks first for the arriving roll by Vucevic, but bypasses this in favor of a kickout to the top of the key where Fournier will be recovering to. Booker puts himself in a good position by maintaining his defensive triangle, and when the pass is lobbed up with the left hand a little too delicately he pounces, stealing the ball and pushing out in transition.

It’s commonly said about basketball that ‘hesitation is death.’ For Fultz and the Magic, this sequence proved the absolute veracity of that statement. His indecisiveness and deference to senior teammates, while somewhat admirable in sentiment, ultimately doomed the side in this contest. It’s another sequence Orlando would desperately like to do-over.

However, we also shouldn’t lose sight of the bigger picture. For all intents and purposes this may as well be Fultz’s rookie season, with the progress he’s shown to date everything and more that the Magic would have been hoping for. It was also just one bad play in a game filled with plenty of positive moments, one that he’s already vowed to use as a learning experience. It’s a shame that it happened in such a high-profile and costly moment.

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40.3 seconds remain: The one where Orlando loses Booker in transition

If the previous mistake was the result of a player trying to do a little too much, this one is instead an example of sloppiness and poor communication. With Booker surging after the steal, both Fournier and Terrence Ross are within a step of the dangerous scorer, with the pair even in a position to seal and soft-trap him at the halfway line while the defense recovers. Instead, both drift back into a help position, a moment of miscommunication that sees the Suns cutters — Kelly Oubre and Mikal Bridges — effectively covered, but that also inadvertently grants Booker a healthy dose of daylight. Fournier recovers too late, Fultz can’t get into the play, and Phoenix’s young star doesn’t hesitate in pulling up and drilling another huge three. Suns by two in a game the Magic won’t again score in.

This is a messy sequence. In isolation, it’s one in which the mistakes can be pretty easily explained and even forgiven. Players are scrambling, making split-second decisions as they look to put out fires all over the court. However, in the context of this contest the failure of both Fournier and Ross to jam the transition ball-handler and slow the play — particularly when it’s the opposition’s most deadly pull-up shooter with his hands on the rock! — was a backbreaker. Again, for a team down on troops and talent these are the decisions they simply have to get right.

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35.4 seconds remain: The one where Vucevic turns it over

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Coming out of a timeout the Magic had a chance to reclaim the ascendancy. Fultz begins the sequence by inbounding to Vucevic, who quickly reverses the ball before it’s funneled along to Fournier’s hands. He probes right before pulling back out and waiting on a pick from his center. With the Phoenix defenders already out of place, Fournier finds himself doubled by Booker and Rubio. Vooch slips to the rim, and with Ayton effectively out of the play, Booker is forced to recover to the big guy in the post. Orlando now have the mismatch they want, and Vucevic begins to make his move with the shorter defender posted up and nine seconds still on the shot clock.

You’d be forgiven for liking Vooch’s chances in this situation. You’d also be forgiven for thinking that the referees missed a foul call that would have put him on the line (apparently the league’s two-minute report admits as much). Instead, Orlando coughed it up. As Vucevic begins to back down Booker the smaller guard hacks at the ball, clearly contacting an arm and causing a slight misstep from the Montenegrin big man. Rubio uses this moment to leave Fournier and double down, poking the ball loose and coming away with it despite Vooch’s pleas.

It’s probably still fair to have expected Vucevic to score on this possession. He probably could have initially established deeper post position. Fournier probably could have done a better job of squeezing the angle of the entry pass to help with this. Vooch probably could have moved on an outmatched opponent more decisively. He probably could have swiveled left to take advantage of the empty space, instead of relying on his pet right hand and allowing Rubio to interject. Probably, probably, probably.

Once again, it’s a lot of ‘probably’. The fact remains that none of these things happened. Instead, Orlando’s execution faltered and the team surrendered their best chance of securing this much-needed road win.

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15.3 seconds remain: The one where Fournier forces it

Lest you think the Magic might not subject you to yet more trauma, the team had one last chance to extend the game after Rubio split a pair of free-throws. Iwundu was the player charged with kicking-starting the possession, and things almost came undone as early as the inbounds pass (classic Magic). Fortunately Oubre only got fingertips to the ball, and Fournier was able to gather at the top of the arc. A pair of screens from Vucevic means that he’s being directly guarded by Ayton, a fact that immediately has Orlando’s swingman salivating. He takes two hard dribbles right, flashes a lacking-in-energy pump-fake that Ayton rightly stays down on, and then leans hard into an off-balance three-point attempt that gets nothing but air (because of the breeze in the arena, right?). The refs swallow their whistles and that’s all she wrote.

Fournier had a handful of better options, but nothing that screams total malpractice. Vucevic was noticeably open rolling to the hoop, but even then the Magic still would have been playing from behind and hoping for missed free-throws. Hunting the three-point attempt was likely the right call, but why he forced it when he did instead of resetting with over 10 seconds remaining and the shot clock turned off is a mystery. Perhaps the non-shooters in Fultz and Iwundu, who were pretty much unguarded on the entire sequence, would have made any such play too difficult. Either way, now we’ll never know.

It was yet another dispiriting possession in a sequence of them for Orlando, another play defined by misguided decisions and poor execution. As the final nail in the coffin, this one irrefutably resigned the team to the loss column.

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The final 60 seconds in Phoenix were a bitter pill to swallow for both the Magic and fans of the team. Already hurting from injuries and the absence of key players the team self-sabotaged, repeatedly misplaying sequences down the stretch as they watched the lead slip through their fingers. At this point in time the margin for error is evidently slim, so it’s of absolute importance that the side treat every possession as an opportunity to play smart basketball.

To do otherwise is a recipe for heartbreak.

By: Patti Weaver

(Stillwater, Okla.) — Former Oklahoma State University basketball player Luke Michael Major has been ordered to appear in court on Dec. 31 for arraignment on a felony charge accusing him of burglarizing the campus apartment of a student, who was named as a suspect in a sexual assault case, according to a police affidavit.

Major, 20, of Edmond, was arrested on Dec. 11 and released on $5,000 bond on a second-degree burglary charge, which carries a penalty of two to seven years in prison plus a fine of up to $10,000 on conviction, court records show.

OSU police were notified of a burglary/vandalism in Morsani Hall on the Stillwater campus on Oct. 21 that occurred between 9 pm and 11 pm, according to an affidavit by OSU Police Officer Leslie Grotheer.

“In addition to items missing from inside the bedroom of (the student), the screen of the TV in his room had been damaged. Inside the apartment, someone wrote the word, ‘RAPIST,’ on both (his) bedroom door and on the patio door of the apartment, using red-colored glass chalk paint.

“The words, ‘…IS A RAPIST,’ were written on a glass-covered bulletin board near the residence and the words ‘YOUR (sic) A RAPIST,’ were written on the front door of the apartment. Each was written using the same red-colored glass chalk paint,” the affidavit said.

The student “had previously been named as a suspect in a sexual assault case,” the affidavit said. The student has not been charged with any crime in connection with the alleged sexual assault, court records show.

Asked if he knew who might be responsible for breaking into his apartment, the student “told me he thought it could be one of the (alleged sexual assault) victim’s friends, and specifically, Luke Major,” the OSU officer wrote in his affidavit.

“Luke Major was a member of the 2018-2019 OSU men’s basketball team, but is not a current member. Luke is also close friends with and the ex-boyfriend of the victim,” of the alleged sexual assault, the affidavit said.

After learning that a device associated with Major was active on the Wi-Fi network on Oct. 21 at 9:18 p.m. in the area, the OSU police officer “told Luke his phone showed he was in the area at the time of the burglary/vandalism,” the affidavit said.

Major then admitted he went with his brother and his brother’s friend to the apartment to confront the resident about the alleged sexual assault because Major “was eaten up about the situation,” the affidavit alleged.

“I asked Luke if there was any reason we would find his fingerprints inside the residence. Luke told me yes and admitted he entered the residence. Once inside the residence, Luke knocked on (the student’s) bedroom door. No one was home at the time Luke entered the apartment,” the OSU police officer alleged in the affidavit.

“Luke asked me if the university was just wanting someone to pay for the damages. I explained there had been monetary loss due to the vandalism. Luke said he wasn’t the person who committed the vandalism, but asked ‘What if we just paid for it…what would happen?’ I asked Luke why he would pay for something he didn’t do. Luke said he knew it looked suspicious, since he had been in the area at the time the incident occurred,” the OSU police officer alleged in the affidavit.

“Because Luke admitted to making entry into (the student’s) unoccupied apartment without (the student’s) permission with the intent to ‘confront’ (him), and because items were taken from inside the apartment, I request Luke Major be charged with burglary in the second-degree,” the OSU police officer wrote in his affidavit for an arrest warrant for Major.

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Ex-NBA player J.J. Hickson was arrested and charged with armed robbery in Georgia on Friday, according to inmate records from the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department. Hickson was charged with using a knife in the robbery, and is being held without bond in Coweta County Jail.

According to a Sheriff’s spokesperson, two people were “involved” in the attempted robbery, though only Hickson faces charges. They say he stole $100,000 and other items from a home in Senoia after breaking a 17-year-old’s nose upon his entry to the house through a side door. The teenager is reportedly “expected to be okay” after receiving medical treatment.

Hickson, 29, was drafted in the first round by the Cavaliers in 2008. He played for the Kings, Blazers, Nuggets, and Wizards over his eight NBA seasons, and two months ago, he signed with Lebanese club Champville SC.

“My office has been retained to represent Jack Jones regarding the current allegations,” the statement said. “These past few weeks have been extremely challenging for Jack. However, with the support of his family, Jack will overcome this adversity and resume his education and collegiate playing career. Jack’s family, along with Kathy Ultreras, is presently in the process of posting his bond. Moreover, I will be corresponding with the District Attorney’s office in the next few days and look forward to working with them to resolve this situation.”