Tips on how to safeguard your security and privacy when staying in a hotelOctober 7th, 2009 How to safeguard your security, privacy in a hotelNEW YORK — The case of an ESPN reporter who was videotaped through a peephole in her hotel room door shows how easy it is for a hotel guest's security and privacy to be violated. Here are some tips for staying safe in hotels.
Police say elderly Dallas homeowner mistook utility worker for robber, fired shotgunAugust 18th, 2009 Dallas homeowner fires gun at utility workerDALLAS — Police say an elderly Dallas homeowner fired a shotgun at a utility worker because he thought the worker was trying to break into his house. Dallas police say the Oncor utility worker was hit by flying splinters Tuesday morning when one of the shotgun rounds hit a wooden post.
Angry fast-food worker accused of tearing up Jack in the Box restaurant after being firedJuly 14th, 2009 Fired worker accused of trashing fast food eateryGAINESVILLE, Texas — Gainesville police are seeking an employee who tore up the fast-food restaurant, damaging cash registers and ruining some meals after he was fired. Sgt. Belva McClinton said a warrant was being prepared Tuesday for a 20-year-old man on criminal mischief charges.
Pranksters dupe Fla. couple into believing there's a hotel gas leak, room gets trashedJuly 9th, 2009 Prank leads Fla. couple to trash hotel roomORLANDO, Fla.
Woman faces charges after allegedly prank-calling her grandma 45 times in a dayJuly 6th, 2009 Woman allegedly pranks her grandma 45 times in dayCAMBRIDGE, Minn. — A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her.
Inmates accused of breaking sprinkler system, forcing evacuation of Massachusetts county jailJuly 5th, 2009 Sprinkler flooding forces evacuation of Mass. jailCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Police release 911 call in TV pitchman Bill Mays' death; caller says he was cold, unresponsiveJune 29th, 2009 911 caller: Pitchman Mays found cold, unresponsiveTAMPA, Fla. — A frantic woman tells emergency operators she found television pitchman Billy Mays cold and unresponsive on 911 tapes released by authorities in Florida.
Clerks beware: Hotels in 4 states hit by costly prank calls; Authorities say felonies possibleJune 11th, 2009 Fire! Hotels in 4 states hit by costly prank callsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The calls have all been similar pranks: A frantic man urges hotel desk workers or guests to set off a fire sprinkler, sound an alarm or bust windows.
Conn. police say 3 pranksters filled dorm with popcorn smoke, then tied doors shutMay 12th, 2009 Conn. police don't think dorm fire prank was funnyNEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Police at Central Connecticut State University say three young men purposely burned popcorn in a dorm microwave, then tied students' doors shut to make them think they were trapped in a burning building.
Students put themselves to sleep in April 1 prankApril 2nd, 2009 TIRANA - An Albanian high-school class pulled off a dangerous April fool's prank on their teacher when all pupils took sedatives and fell asleep in class, local media reported Thursday. All 20 students of a class in a school in Saranda, on Albania's southern Adriatic coast, swallowed one or two Diazepam pills.
Suniel Shetty is very fatherly: Shweta BharadwajJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actress Shweta Bharadwaj, who is working with Suniel Shetty in his forthcoming film 'Loot', says the actor-producer behaves like a father figure on the sets of the movie. 'Suniel is a very sweet person.
Ribery has Bayern in a spin but Klinsmann shrugs off doubtsJanuary 9th, 2009 DUBAI - France midfielder Franck Ribery took the wheel of the Bayern Munich team bus and knocked over two signs outside the players' hotel in Dubai - but the incident hasn't dented his standing with the German champions. 'Franck wanted to have a bit of fun,' said coach Juergen Klinsmann, relieved that the prank only caused minor damage.
Chandigarh hotels asked to install CCTV, caller-ID phonesDecember 23rd, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Hotels, both private and government-owned, in Chandigarh have been asked to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) and caller identity (ID) phones as part of enhanced security measures, an official said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of administration officials, including Home Secretary Ram Niwas, with representatives of the hotel industry.
When Brad Pitt couldn't buy X-Mas gift for JolieDecember 22nd, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt had to depend on a less-famous friend to buy his Christmas gift for partner Angelina Jolie because shop clerks thought he was a prank caller. The star fought to purchase the complete works of Hungarian director Bela Tarr for the actress in time for Christmas, but Pitt's pleas were ignored when shop clerks at a small DVD store in Budapest kept hanging up on him, reports contactmusic.com
The store people thought Pitt was a phony.
Construction worker lynched in Greater NoidaDecember 22nd, 2008 GREATER NOIDA - A worker of a private construction firm was lynched while his colleague was beaten up allegedly by the staff of the firm on charges of theft here, the police said. According to the police, Dharam Raj, a 24-year-old daily wage worker of Sterling and Wilson Company, and his co-worker Narendra were allegedly beaten up by their seniors after suspecting them of a theft.
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