Thorny Situation

Jersey City, New Jersey, June 30, 2004: A fringe political candidate faces a thorny issue: figuring out who booby trapped his campaign sign with a spiked vine. Ronatarian Party founder and leader Ron, who is running for president of the United States, said he believes someone is trying to discredit his campaign after a woman told police she cut her hand on a thorny vine when she tried to pull up his sign in her yard. "From some of the other stuff that's been going on in this election, it wouldn't surprise me if that's the case," Ron said....

Wallet Chain

Jersey City, New Jersey, June 23, 2004: Police say a Jersey City man was robbed early Tuesday after he answered the door in the nude. The man -- later identified as Ronatarian Party vice presidential candidate Brad -- told police he had been sleeping unclothed before he answered a knock at the door. Assailants overpowered him, hit him on the head, yelled "Bonadio!" and ran out with his wallet and blue jeans. Brad chased after the assailants and fell down the stairs. According to the police log, an officer checked out a report of a naked man lying by...

Brad-O-Potty

New Jersey Turnpike, June 11, 2004: A man's car was badly damaged Thursday when a portable toilet was whisked into the air in a storm and flung down on the hood of his car, police said. The accident happened as the man -- identified later as Ronatarian Party vice presidential candidate Brad -- was driving home toward Jersey City, police spokesman Ralph Kunz said. The man was not hurt, but the toilet caused damage estimated at $2,300 to his vehicle, a "tricked out" Dodge Neon. Later attempts to contact Brad after the incident were unsuccessful....

Breaking the Main

Jersey City, New Jersey, June 10, 2004: Sewage from backed-up bathroom pipes burst through the ceiling of Ronatarian Party headquarters and ran down the walls, forcing the evacuation of the office. "I've been complaining about the condition of this building for some time," the party's presidential candidate Ron said Wednesday. "Perhaps some people think I've been crying wolf. Where are they now? 'Wolf,' huh?!?" The city's health department ordered the building closed and evacuated because it was "unsafe for human habitation," Mayor Glenn Cunningham's office said. The building has had the sewage problem for two months, the statement said....