Ever since 9-11 our Country has lost it's sense of humor. New Haven, Conn., is a classic example of people who've "lost it." It's funny, yet sad. New Haven ophthalmologist Daniel Salchow, 36, and his sister, Dorothee, 31, who was visiting from Hamburg, Germany, set off a massive scare while organizing a run for a local chapter of the Hash House Harriers, a worldwide group that bills itself as a “drinking club with a running problem.” “Hares” are given the task of marking a trail to direct runners, throwing in some dead ends and forks as challenges. The Salchows decided to route runners through the massive IKEA parking lot. Soon police were fielding calls that people had sprinkled powder on the ground. The store was evacuated and remained closed the rest of the night. The incident prompted a massive response from police in New Haven and surrounding towns. Daniel Salchow, hearing about the commotion, biked back to IKEA to tell police the powder was just harmless flour, which he and his sister have sprinkled everywhere from New York to California without incident. Both were then charged with first-degree breach of peace, a felony. Mayoral spokeswoman Jessica Mayorga said the city plans to seek restitution from the Salchows, who are due in court Sept. 14. “You see powder connected by arrows and chalk, you never know,” she said. “It could be a terrorist, it could be something more serious. We’re thankful it wasn’t, but there were a lot of resources that went into figuring that out.”






