Jul. 10, 2009 (United Press International) -- NYPD battle 'Superman' in Times Square NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Police in New York said they arrested a man dressed as Superman and handcuffed a Batman in the city's Times Square.
Officers said Superman, secret identity Maksim Katsnelson, 23, of New York, became violent after police approached the Man of Steel and Batman, who by day uses the name Frank Frisoli of Maine, and asked them if they had licenses to perform on the street in costume, the New York Post reported Friday.
Frisoli was handcuffed by police after they discovered the men were not carrying any identification in their utility belts and Katsnelson allegedly punched a female officer in the face when she tried to stop him.
Witness Ryan McCormick said the Last Son of Krypton went down fighting.
"The Man of Steel didn't go down with just two officers, it took seven officers!" he said. "He was putting up a good fight. Little kids were like, 'Mommy, it's Superman!'"
Frisoli said the police let him go because he didn't cause any problems. Katsnelson was charged with assault and resisting arrest.
City cracks down on Amtrak mooning LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., July 10 (UPI) -- The city of Laguna Niguel, Calif., says it is "saying 'NO' to crack" by discouraging participation in an event known as "Moon Over Amtrak."
The Saturday event, which local legend says began in 1979 when a patron at the Mugs Away Saloon offered to buy a drink for anyone who would moon a train from the Camino Capistrano road, brought between 8,000 to 10,000 people to the city's streets last year to drink alcohol and expose their rear ends to Amtrak trains, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The city described its Amtrak mooning stance on its official Twitter feed by saying authorities are "saying 'NO' to crack."
To help discourage people from participating in the tradition, the City Council passed resolutions in March banning on-street parking in the area near the railroad tracks between Thursday and Sunday this week as well as public drinking and public urination.
