California prosecutor won’t charge officer who accidentally shot man with machine gun

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 48-year-old Delhi Police head constable allegedly shot himself inside the police station where he was posted, an official said Monday. Rohtash shot himself in the head with his service revolver inside the Barakhamba police station around 11.10 p.m.

September 23rd, 2009 2-year-old Calif. girl dies in accidental shootingVACAVILLE, Calif.

August 31st, 2009 No charges for missing boy's foster motherOAKLAND, Calif. — Prosecutors say the foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy won't face charges because there isn't enough evidence against her.

August 25th, 2009 Candidate Christie won't end loan to ex-colleagueRINGWOOD, N.J. — The Republican challenger in the New Jersey governor's race says he won't ask a federal prosecutor to end the mortgage loan he took out for her even if he is elected governor.

August 25th, 2009 No charges in Taser use on Wyoming tractor driverCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Prosecutors say they won't file any charges after police used a Taser to try to subdue a 76-year-old man driving an antique tractor during a parade in Glenrock.

August 24th, 2009 Wis. girl faces new charge in milk-dispute killingMILWAUKEE — A prosecutor plans to upgrade the charge against a 14-year-old Milwaukee girl accused of fatally stabbing her step-grandfather in the neck after he poured her milk down the drain. Assistant district attorney Kevin Shomin said Monday he plans to change the charge against Labrina T.

July 22nd, 2009 Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girlOTTAWA — An Afghan girl has been killed in an accidental shooting by Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province, military officials said. Soldiers had dismounted from a convoy Tuesday in the volatile Panjwaii district when a motorcycle came speeding towards them, military officials said.

July 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 30-year-old man from Haryana was Tuesday shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants here, police said. Satpal was shot dead around 11.20 a.m.

July 10th, 2009 Woman sitting on toilet accidentally shot in legTAMPA, Fla. — Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall.

June 22nd, 2009 MANILA - A 6-year-old boy accidentally shot dead his father and injured his mother in a Father's Day tragedy in the Philippines, police said Monday. Police officer Hermogenes Capili said the victim, Apolonio Pacioles, 45, was a soldier who had just come home after fighting Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines.

June 4th, 2009 Colleague: Charged transit cop thought man had gunOAKLAND, Calif. — A Bay Area transit police officer said right after fatally shooting a man on an Oakland train platform that he thought the man "was going for a gun," a fellow officer testified Wednesday.

June 1st, 2009 Chicago officer killed while investigating gunfireCHICAGO — Chicago police say a plainclothes officer died after being shot in the head while he was investigating reports of gunfire on the South Side. Police Superintendent Jody Weis said Monday evening that several leads were being investigated but would not say if a suspect was in custody.

May 13th, 2009 No charges for police in death of Mich. teenBAY CITY, Mich.

April 30th, 2009 Conn. Senate OKs machine gun ban for childrenHARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would ban children under 16 years old from handling or shooting machine guns.

April 29th, 2009 Neglect charge alleges mom breast-feed while drunkBISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota mother has pleaded not guilty to child neglect after prosecutors alleged she was drunk while breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby.