Lawyer: Calif. kidnap suspect's wife misses kids husband had with victim, saw them as a familySeptember 2nd, 2009 Lawyer: Calif. kidnapper's wife misses childrenNEW YORK — The lawyer for the wife of accused kidnapper and rapist Phillip Garrido says his client misses the children her husband allegedly fathered with his victim, and says she saw them all as a family.
Michigan woman cleaning out her garage finds live pipe bomb, turns device over to policeAugust 6th, 2009 Woman cleaning out her garage finds live pipe bombPORTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A woman made an explosive discovery while cleaning out her garage: a live pipe bomb.
Swiss officials say tourist taken hostage in North Africa is releasedJuly 12th, 2009 Officials: Swiss hostage is releasedBERN, Switzerland — Swiss officials say a tourist taken hostage in North Africa in January has been released. The Foreign Ministry says the Swiss man who was held in Mali is receiving medical treatment.
SWAT team in gear, gunshots fired at Conn. home where man holds ex-wife hostageJuly 8th, 2009 Gunshots fired in Conn. man-wife home standoffSOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.
Conn. suspect taken from burning home after hostage standoff arraigned in hospitalJuly 8th, 2009 Conn. suspect arraigned in standoff, house burningHARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut advertising executive taken from his burning home after police say he kidnapped his ex-wife and held her hostage during a 13-hour standoff has been arraigned in his hospital room.
Police: Man who didn't want divorce holds ex-wife hostage in Conn. home, bomb squad respondsJuly 8th, 2009 Police: Man holds ex-wife hostage in Conn. homeSOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.
SWAT team gears up, power cut to Conn. neighborhood where man holds ex-wife hostageJuly 8th, 2009 Conn. home standoff: Power cut, SWAT team in gearSOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — Power has been cut to a Connecticut neighborhood where an advertising executive has been holding his ex-wife hostage in their former home, and a SWAT team is putting on its gear.
Bomb squad searches house in Conn. day after standoff; man accused of taking ex-wife hostageJuly 8th, 2009 Bomb squad searches house in Conn. after standoffSOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.
Chance visit by bill collector leads to rescue of Calif. woman held hostage in home for 3 daysJune 25th, 2009 Bill collector saves woman held hostage in homeVICTORVILLE, Calif. — Investigators say a California woman held hostage in her home by an ex-boyfriend has been saved by a chance visit from a bill collector.
Bomb squad called to Ohio airport detonates suspicious item in luggage, finds pickled mangoesJune 24th, 2009 Suspicious item in Ohio luggage: Pickled mangoesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio airport summoned a bomb squad to detonate a suspicious item that turned out to be pickled mangoes. X-ray equipment used by federal security screeners in Columbus could not detect what was inside a sealed canister in luggage being inspected around 7 p.m.
Famed French-Colombian ex-hostage Betancourt in divorce proceedingJune 23rd, 2009 Famed ex-hostage Betancourt in divorceBOGOTA — An attorney for the husband of celebrated former hostage Ingrid Betancourt confirmed on Tuesday that the couple is getting a divorce and he said it should be complete in six to eight months. Neither Betancourt nor estranged husband Juan Carlos Lecompte are commenting on reports of acrimony published last week by the society magazine Caras.
Kansas bomb squad blasts suspicious package left at the post office, but find BibleJune 16th, 2009 Bomb squad blasts suspicious package, find BibleLEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A bomb squad used a disrupter gun to blast a suspicious package left on the counter of the Leavenworth post office, but only a Bible was found inside.
Conn. man losing home over $50 tax bill; city lawyer says learned of man's payments too lateJune 9th, 2009 Conn. man says city taking house over $50 tax billBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A man in Connecticut says he's losing his home because he owes $50 in back taxes.
Connecticut court rules that Credit Suisse CEO Dougan is trying to renege on divorce dealMay 14th, 2009 Conn. court rules against Credit Suisse CEOHARTFORD, Conn. — The chief executive of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse is haggling with his ex-wife over nearly $1 million she says he owes her for being 12 days late with a divorce-related payment in 2006.
Police say officers negotiating with armed man holding estranged wife at Ohio retirement homeApril 28th, 2009 Cops: Armed man holding wife at OH retirement homeOTTAWA HILLS, Ohio — Toledo police say a man is holding his estranged wife at gunpoint at a suburban retirement community. Tuesday's standoff comes about a month after the same held police at bay for three hours during a domestic violence call at his home.
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