Delhi traffic cops to get flashers, blinkers for bikesOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With an aim to make Delhi Traffic Police motorcycles more visible on the city roads, the department has decided to fit them with flashers and blinkers, a police official said Wednesday. "We have 410 Bajaj-Pulsar motorbikes which chase and prosecute for violations of traffic rules and regulations.
Chhattisgarh police clueless in Raipur blast caseAugust 23rd, 2009 RAIPUR - A day after a little known group triggered a powerful blast right in front of state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in the heart of the city, the police are yet to ascertain who was behind it. The blast from a country-made bomb ripped through the front part of a passenger bus parked outside the BJP headquarters, Ekatm Parisar.
Police in Detroit chase stolen truck that crashes and explodes, killing 1 and injuring anotherAugust 13th, 2009 1 killed, 1 injured in Detroit police chaseDETROIT — Authorities say one person has died after a fiery crash in Detroit in which police were chasing a stolen pickup truck when it collided with a minivan, struck a utility pole and then burst into flames. Police said Thursday that the truck's driver died and the driver of the minivan had minor injuries.
Authorities in California investigating police pursuit that ended in crash that killed 8August 11th, 2009 Police investigate chase, crash that killed 8DINUBA, Calif. — Authorities in California's Central Valley have offered counseling to the officer involved in a weekend police chase that ended when a stolen car smashed into a pickup, killing five young children from the same family and three others, police said Monday.
Prince William lets slip plans for Oz tourJuly 7th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has let slip his plans to go to Australia next year. The 27-year-old heir to the throne is believed to be planning to go to Australia as an official representative of the Queen at the request of the Foreign Office next spring.
Is Rehman Malik trying to steal 'influential' Musharraf's Saudi thunder?July 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - While the former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf had said that he would use his 'influence' to ensure that the Pakistani family detained in Saudi Arabia on charges of drug trafficking is released soon, advisor on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, now, has also jumped into the issue claiming that he had written a letter to the Saudi government following which the family is being released. Talking to a private television channel, Malik said the family will be released soon as the real culprits have been arrested and have confessed their crime.
Several of NASCAR's Chase contenders involved in 13-car wreck at DaytonaJuly 5th, 2009 Several Chase contenders crash at DaytonaDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase contender David Reutimann was involved in a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway.
Musharraf contacts Saudi Arabia official regarding release of Pakistani familyJuly 5th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf has reportedly contacted the concerned authorities in the Saudi Arabia regarding the release of a Pakistani family, which has been detained there on charges of drug trafficking. According to sources, the Saudi authorities told Musharraf that justice would be done to the family and a substantial step in this regard would be taken within the next 48 hours.
'Influential' Musharraf gives assurance to detained Pak familyJuly 4th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf assured Pakistani family recently that he would use his influence with the Saudi Arabian government to get them released. According to the Daily Times, the family was detained after Saudi customs officials found heroin concealed in the slippers of their luggage.
Florida police say 22-year-old man led them on a high-speed chase for funJune 15th, 2009 Man leads Fla. police on high-speed chase for funBRONSON, Fla.
2 Pa. state troopers shot, seriously wounded; suspect dead following chase in PoconosJune 8th, 2009 2 Pa. state troopers shot, wounded; suspect deadTOBYHANNA, Pa. — A man who kidnapped a boy in northeastern Pennsylvania was killed and two state police troopers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire after a Sunday night chase that ended in the Pocono Mountains, police said.
Wounded Pa. state trooper dies at hospital following chase, shooting in Pocono MountainsJune 8th, 2009 Pa. state trooper dies after chase, shootoutTOBYHANNA, Pa. — A man who kidnapped his 9-year-old son in northeastern Pennsylvania led police on a 40-mile chase that ended in a crash followed by an exchange of gunfire that killed him and a state trooper, state police said Monday.
12-year-old paraded naked for stealing pair of slippersJune 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A group of shopkeepers in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district shaved a 12-year-old boy's head, blackened his face and paraded him naked through a village after accusing him of stealing a pair of slippers, police said Wednesday. Shopkeepers in the Sadar locality in Sitapur Tuesday evening beat Kundan suspecting him of having stolen a pair of slippers from a footwear shop.
Undertrial detainee gives Himachal policemen the slipMay 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Three Himachal Pradesh policemen were booked here Wednesday after an undertrial detainee gave them a slip on their return from a Delhi court. The undertrial, Sanjay, accused in a theft case, escaped from the custody of three policemen after he gave them poisonous substance to eat at a bus depot here, Anokh Singh, station house officer of Sector 36 police station, told IANS.
Ind. police say suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lot wanted 1 last burrito before jailMay 13th, 2009 Hungry suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lotFORT WAYNE, Ind. — Officials say a suspected drug dealer who led police on a 90 mph chase in Indiana was arrested after he stopped suddenly at a Taco Bell parking lot.