Road-kill to go? Chinese restaurant shut down after officials find dead deer in kitchen

Environmental health inspector Paul Lawson said that the restaurant may not be closed for good. It can reopen if it passes a health inspection proving that it completely cleaned and sanitized the property.

A Chinese restaurant in Kentucky is closed for business after officials found road-kill in its kitchen.
Health inspectors shuttered the Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg after customers saw two employees wheel in a dead deer stuffed in a trash can, WYMT-TV reported.
"It was really disturbing. There was actually a blood trail that they were mopping up behind the garbage can," customer Katie Hopkins told the local television station.

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‘It was very disturbing,’ Katie Hopkins said. ‘There was actually a blood trail that they were mopping up behind the garbage can.’

"There was like a tail, and like a foot and leg sticking out of the garbage can and they wheeled it straight back into the kitchen."
The owner claims that the deer, which his son reportedly picked up along Interstate 75, was never going to be served to customers.
Instead, the owner said he intended to take the carcass home.

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Customers say they saw two employees wheel in a dead deer stuffed in a trash can into the restaurant last week.

Environmental health inspector Paul Lawson told Lex18.com that the deer “had already been gutted” by the time he arrived at the restaurant, raising “many health and illness” issues.
"They said they didn't know that they weren't allowed to," Lawson told WYMT, adding that he's concerned that the owner may have committed a similar health violation before.
Officials immediately shut down the restaurant and cited the owner's son for possession of a "white-tailed deer without a tag," Lex18.com reported.

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The restaurant’s owner said that he was not going to serve the deer to customers. He was going to bring the carcass home, instead.

The eatery, however, won't be forced to close its doors for good.
Lawson said that it can reopen if they pass an inspection proving that they completely cleaned and disinfected the facilities, WYMT reported.
But customers say it doesn't matter what the restaurant does to clean up its act.
"I don't think I'll ever eat Chinese food ever again," Hopkins told WYMT.

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Health officials immediately shut down the restaurant after they learned of the violation

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Joseph Gotti's burial in father's lover's family crypt, instead of Gotti crypt, sparks fight at funeral

The burial of Joseph Gotti (left) by dad Richard V. Gotti (right) in a non-Gotti family crypt was dealt with violently by Joseph's mom, Mary.

It was mob mayhem at its most macabre.
The Queens funeral of John Gotti’s favorite nephew devolved into a shocking scene of family dysfunction as the dead man’s mom chased her ex with a tree branch — furious her son was being buried with strangers, the Daily News has learned.
Joseph Gotti, who beat brain cancer and always served as an upbeat inspiration to the Dapper Don, shot himself in the stomach Aug. 19 in an apparent suicide, sources said. The 42-year-old son of reputed Gambino captain Richard V. Gotti was found by the landlord of his Long Island home, sources said. He did not leave a note.
His burial at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside (below) was marred by a nasty fight between his divorced parents.

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Joseph’s dad had decided to lay his son to rest in a family plot owned by a woman believed to be his current wife — not in the Gotti crypt at St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.
Joseph’s mother Mary was at first unaware that her boy was being buried with the woman’s relatives because the tombstone was obscured by a floral arrangement.
But when the flowers were moved — and she saw another family name, not Gotti — Mary went ballistic.
Former mob prince John (Junior) Gotti had to restrain her as she chased Richard with a broken tree branch, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
“Some people were so upset that he was being buried there they wanted to have everything moved to St. John’s right away,” the source said. “The family is in total shock.”
The suicide was apparently tied to Joseph’s declining health, sources said. Joseph Gotti had suffered from seizures with increasing frequency after undergoing surgery as a teenager to remove a brain tumor.

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John Gotti.

Although his father and brother, Richard G. Gotti, are made members of the Gambino family, Joseph was not affiliated with organized crime, law enforcement officials said. Still, the Dapper Don held a special place in his heart for Joseph.
“(John Sr.) thought (Joseph) had gotten over so many hurdles,” said a source. “He (John Gotti) would say, ‘Look at that kid, what he’s been through, and he’s always got a smile.’ ”
Sources said Joseph Gotti also suffered from depression, which may have been exacerbated by the medications he was prescribed. On the day he died, he reportedly suffered a seizure while talking to his jailed brother Richard on the phone.
Richard G. Gotti is serving an 87-month sentence for the shooting of the owner of a Howard Beach bagel shop. He was so concerned about his brother’s condition that day, he called another relative to check on Joseph, sources said.
It’s unclear why Richard V. Gotti chose to bury his son in a plot already occupied by his new love’s parents, but he does have a reputation for being tight with cash. The late John Gotti’s so-called adopted son, Lewis Kasman, claimed Richard V. Gotti had even tried to grab $4,900 designated to pay for limousines at the crime boss’ funeral.
Last week, Richard V. Gotti was arrested for assaulting the woman who owned the burial plot, according to law enforcement sources. He could not be reached Monday and his lawyer did not return a call for comment.
John Gotti is buried in a crypt at the Middle Village cemetery along with his 12-year-old son Frankie.
jmarzulli@nydailynews.com

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Yankees see Boston Red Sox not putting up fight as opportunity to win AL East, avoid dreaded one-game wild-card playoff

As it turned out, Sunday’s show of grit in Toronto probably won the AL East for the Yankees. All they needed to do was get back home clinging to a piece of first place, and the pitiful Red Sox would give them a free ride to the finish line.

It sure looks that way right now, anyway. You knew the Orioles would have a fight on their hands in St. Petersburg with the Rays still barely alive for a wild-card berth, and the Yankees took advantage of the O’s losing Monday night by beating up on Bobby Valentine’s dead team walking.

The Red Sox have lost six straight games and nine out of 10, and at this point it would be shocking if they muster up the effort to beat the Yankees in either of these final two games.

So Monday night’s 10-2 victory was quite the feel-good affair for the home team. Its best hitter, the scorching-hot Robinson Cano, continues to play his own game of slow-pitch softball, now 18-for-his-last-29, while its best pitcher, CC Sabathia continues to prove his arm is just fine, thank you.

The only issue was Joe Girardi’s decision not to pull Sabathia early with such a huge lead, in case the Yankees somehow do stumble and wind up as the wild-card team, playing a one-game playoff Friday for which they would surely have their ace start on three days’ rest.

On this day Girardi had already flexed his managerial muscle, deciding to bump Ivan Nova from the starting rotation in favor of rookie David Phelps for Tuesday night’s start. And because he always plans for every possible situation, you thought he might try to save some bullets for Sabathia.

Instead he let the big lefty go eight innings, throwing 103 pitches, and while they weren’t the most stressful of pitches, they still amounted to a full night’s work for Sabathia. The eight innings brought Sabathia’s total to 200 for the season, a benchmark for starting pitchers that he has now reached for six straight seasons.

Both manager and player claimed not to be aware of the innings total, but Sabathia did admit to being proud of it as proof of his durability. In any case, Girardi said he hasn’t considered the Sabathia-on-three-days’-rest scenario, either.

"I'm not worried about Friday," he said. "I’m worried about today and now that today is over, I'm worried about tomorrow. You start looking too far ahead, you can get yourself in trouble."

Fair enough. But it could be that Girardi couldn’t bring himself to take even the smallest chance of blowing a huge lead (9-1 after six innings) with the back end of his bullpen. The first thing he said, after all, when asked if he’d considered pulling Sabathia early was, “The one guy I was trying to stay away from was (David) Robertson."

Robertson? This was a game that seemed more suited for Freddy Garcia, who did pitch the ninth inning.

The way it’s looking, it shouldn’t be an issue - but you never know. Certainly it’s far more significant that Sabathia has come back from that stretch of ordinary starts after his disabled-list stint to deliver three straight dominant outings.

Sabathia said he wanted to go deep to give the overworked bullpen a rest, and smiled when asked if he could make a start on short rest if necessary.

"Of course," he said. "I’ll take it any time they want me to."

Whatever the ramifications of Sabathia’s start, chances are Girardi’s decision to start Phelps on Tuesday will be more significant.

There’s no doubt he’s right on this one. If there was a dilemma for Girardi, that was it. Nova is always capable of dominating, so it had to be at least somewhat tempting to give him another shot, hoping he would have command of his high-voltage arsenal of pitches.

However, Nova has mostly been a tease this season, and the numbers were making it more and more obvious just what a gamble starting him in such a high-stakes game would have been.

Nova’s ERA has risen to 5.02 to go with his 12-8 record, and he has given up 28 home runs in 28 starts.

Phelps, on the other hand, has filled in nicely either as a starter or reliever. In 10 starts this season he has a 3.38 ERA, and while he doesn’t have electric stuff, he has earned Girardi’s trust as much for his poise as his command.

The Yankees don’t need a gem to beat the Dead Sox. Just a solid start and they’ll be another step closer to avoiding that dreaded wild-card game - and with it any need for Girardi to regret not getting his ace out early on Monday night.
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If Mark Sanchez doesn't turn season around in the next four games, NY Jets should replace him with Tim Tebow

Rex Ryan needs to start the countdown on Mark Sanchez: Give him the next four games to stop being one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL or it’s Tebow Time.
The Jets are 2-2 and tied for first place in the AFC East, but it doesn’t feel that way. If feels like this is a 2-2 team on the way to a 4-12 or 5-11 season.
Is it all Sanchez’s fault? Ryan and GM Mike Tannenbaum surrounded him with such a poor collection of skill players it almost seems like they were setting him him up to fail. It’s inconceivable the brain trust thought there was enough firepower on this team, even before the injuries to Santonio Holmes, Stephen Hill and Dustin Keller, none of whom put any kind of scare into a defense anyhow.
At the same time, after what appeared to be a breakout game for Sanchez in the season opener against Buffalo, he has reverted to making the same dumb mistakes he made in his first three years and has played three awful games in a row. Sanchez needs to go to rehab for ball protection. He’s completing a league-low 49.2% of his passes and his quarterback rating is above only rookies Ryan Tannehill and Brandon Weeden and erratic Bears veteran Jay Cutler.

   Tebow's game is ugly, but he provides intangibles like enthusiasm, leadership and motivational skills.

As the Jets begin to lose a grip on their season and with a game against the Texans, the most complete team in the league, up next on Monday night, I asked Ryan what it will take for him to bench Sanchez and start Tebow.
“I don’t want to get into the what-ifs of this, that or whatever,” he said. “I just know that in my heart, right now, that this is not the time. I think Tim is an outstanding player. I think Mark is. Right now, I think Mark gives us our best opportunity to win.”
Sanchez may be a stand-up guy but he sings the same sorry song after every game: It’s on me, it starts with me, I can’t do that, I’ve got to be smarter with the ball.
Exactly when does that start? 2016?
Ryan has to be careful because as soon as he benches Sanchez, he risks losing him mentally, even if he finds out Tebow can’t get it done. Financially, the Jets have an issue with Sanchez being due $8.25 million guaranteed in 2013.
The one reason you cling to the idea that Sanchez eventually will get it figured out this year: On the Sunday after Thanksgiving in his fourth season, Eli Manning threw four interceptions against the Vikings and had three returned for touchdowns. Two months later, he won the Super Bowl.

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