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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007A police officer was shot in the wrist when the service weapon that she kept under her pillow went off. Albany police Sgt. Kinshishi Adams, 34, was lying in bed Sunday when a .40 caliber pistol she kept under her pillow discharged and struck her in her left wrist, Dougherty County Police Chief Don Cheek […]
Army poised for action against wild animals
Monday, June 11th, 2007Japan is preparing to mobilize troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Having debated since March on how to stop the animals from attacking crops and entering residential areas, a group of ruling party politicians has agreed to call on the military for help, the Asahi Shimbun daily reported Sunday.
Under the […]
Robber caught - by mum
Monday, June 11th, 2007A Czech armed robber who targeted McDonald’s restaurants was grabbed by the ear and marched to the police station by his mum.
Katka Zahradnikova, 44, from Prague, recognised her 20-year-old son Michal on CCTV footage screened on the local version of Crimewatch.
A police spokesman said: “He admitted he was responsible for robbing a number of the […]
Calif. Man Charged With Killing Wee Wee
Friday, June 8th, 2007A man accused of fatally shooting a beloved pet goose named Wee Wee faces three misdemeanor charges. The Yuba County District Attorney’s office charged David Gregory Davis, 48, of Marysville, with hunting without a license, waste of game and overlimit of geese for shooting the Canada goose out of season.
Wee Wee might have appeared no […]
Exes Fight Over Atlanta Braves Tickets
Thursday, June 7th, 2007A woman is crying “Foul Ball!” about the way her ex-husband is distributing their behind-home-plate tickets to Atlanta Braves games.
H. Elizabeth King, a psychologist, accuses her ex, Charles Center, a lawyer, of breaking their 2002 divorce agreement on how to divide the tickets.
Before their divorce, King and Center had four tickets to 27 home games […]
£2.3m bill for police back-up
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Clumsy police drivers have run up a £2.3million repair bill for accidents as they reversed their patrol cars.
Most of the mishaps were minor parking prangs as officers backed into bollards or clipped buildings and other cars.
But taxpayers’ cash is paying for the damage as insurance premiums and excesses are so high that the forces do […]
Woman Arrested for Making Faces at Dog
Thursday, June 7th, 2007A prosecutor has dropped charges against a woman who was arrested for staring at and making faces at a police dog.
“Prosecuting a woman for ’staring’ at a police dog is absurd,” said her lawyer. “People are allowed to make faces at police dogs and officers to express their disapproval. It’s constitutional expression,” said public defender […]
Teen Hits School During Driving Lesson
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007A 15-year-old girl crashed her SUV into Jasper High School during a driving lesson, causing $50,000 in damage, police said. Jordan M. Sander was practicing Sunday afternoon with her father, John C. Sander, in the school’s parking lot.
She was making a right turn when the sport utility vehicle went over a sidewalk and into the […]
Driver loses licence after drink with instructor
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007A driving student lost her licence three hours after passing her test after going for a drink with her instructor to celebrate.
Police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia pulled over Kristina Andreeva, 23, for erratic driving and a breath test found both she and instructor Ivan Filin, 48, were three times over the limit.
Andreeva said: “I […]
Man Makes Woman Fill His SUV With Gas
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007A woman was held up during a fill-up. The woman was pumping gasoline Sunday morning when a man stuck something in her back, told her it was a gun and ordered her to start filling up his sport utility vehicle instead of her own car, said Salt Lake City police Detective Jared Wihongi.
“This is definitely […]