Mass. man, woman accused of throwing coins, cones at McDonald's cashiers over wrong size friesOctober 8th, 2009 Pair toss coins, cones over wrong size friesQUINCY, Mass. — Police said a Boston man and woman, upset with getting an order of small french fries instead of large, were charged for throwing money and cones at McDonald's cashiers.
Lincoln, Neb., police say woman will not face charges for throwing dog at officerOctober 6th, 2009 Neb. woman accused of throwing dog at officerLINCOLN, Neb. — Police said a woman will not face charges for throwing a dog at an officer during a domestic violence investigation.
2nd mistrial in case of Calif dad accused of throwing 4-year-old daughter off cliff into oceanOctober 5th, 2009 Mistrial in case of dad accused of girl's deathLOS ANGELES — A second mistrial has been declared in the case of a man accused of murdering his 4-year-old daughter by throwing her off a cliff. Jurors in Los Angeles announced Monday they were deadlocked in the case against Cameron Brown, with six jurors favoring a second-degree murder convinction and the others supporting an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Police say Mass. couple beat man at KFC after complaining of slow orderOctober 2nd, 2009 Cops: Mass. couple beat man at KFC over slow orderNORWELL, Mass. — Authorities say a couple, upset over the slowness of their Kentucky Fried Chicken order, assaulted a man who asked them to stop yelling profanities for the sake of children in line.
Court is told UK teens accused of Columbine-inspired plot were filmed detonating explosivesSeptember 4th, 2009 UK teens accused of school plot filmed with bombsLONDON — Prosecutors say two British teens accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired attack on their school have been filmed making and detonating explosives. Jurors at Manchester Crown Court were played mobile phone footage that appeared to show 18-year-old Matthew Swift and his 16-year-old friend Ross McKnight exploding a homemade pipe bomb.
Three held with ancient silver coins in Uttar PradeshAugust 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Nearly 68 kg of ancient silver coins dating back to 1861 and 1892 were recovered from three men who were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, police said Thursday. Rajesh Singh, Aditya Sharan and Mukesh Mishra were nabbed Wednesday night from Chetganj locality of Varanasi, about 250 km from here.
Pa. family wins right to forfeiture hearing over rare, valuable 1933 'double eagle' coinsJuly 31st, 2009 US Mint must seek court OK to keep rare coinsPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge says a dispute between the U.S. government and a Philadelphia jeweler's family over a set of rare "double eagle" coins must be settled in a forfeiture hearing.
Denver cop accused of pulling out gun after getting tired of waiting for his food at McDonald'sJuly 22nd, 2009 Cop accused of pulling gun while waiting for foodAURORA, Colo. — A Denver police officer has been charged with felony menacing for allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant after getting tired of waiting for his food.
Prosecutors will seek death penalty for man accused of throwing baby from car on Fla. highwayJune 18th, 2009 Death penalty sought for throwing baby from carTAMPA, Fla. — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man accused of throwing his ex-girlfriend's baby out of a car on a Florida highway, killing the infant.
Boston woman accused of throwing a handful of change at bus driver's face arrestedJune 16th, 2009 Woman accused of assaulting bus driver with changeBOSTON — A Boston woman accused of throwing a handful of change in the face of a Boston bus driver faces an assault charge. According to a police report, 23-year-old Chantal Williams boarded an MBTA bus Sunday and told the driver, "I only have this change and you're gonna let me ride this bus."
The driver, according to the report, called dispatch to have Williams removed for refusing to pay the fare.
Unilever to close plant in Hagerstown, Md. that employs 460June 9th, 2009 Unilever will close Maryland plantNEW YORK — Unilever is closing a manufacturing plant in Hagerstown, Md., with 460 employees. The Dutch maker of consumer products such as Dove soaps and Ben & Jerry's ice cream says the plant's production will be shifted to other plants.
Illinois authorities arrest father and daughter after a dispute over a pair of shoesJune 3rd, 2009 Ill. dad, daughter arrested after fight over shoesGRANITE CITY, Ill. — Authorities said an argument over a pair of shoes led to criminal charges against a southwestern Illinois woman and her dad.
Misspelling on fake cashier's check, shipment of stolen phones to FBI doom alleged scamMay 9th, 2009 Oops, wrong address: Stolen phones sent to FBIMONROE, La. — If you're going to buy something with a forged cashier's check, don't misspell "cashier's" or use an FBI office as your shipping address.
Police arrest suspected pot dealers after the pair allegedly tailgated an unmarked squad carMay 1st, 2009 Suspected pot dealers nabbed after tailgating copsFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Two suspected pot dealers were arrested after police said the pair tailgated an unmarked police car.
Authorities: No sign of tampering in bottled water S. Calif. school kids say made them sickApril 24th, 2009 No tampering seen in S. Calif. bottled water scareLOS ANGELES — A dozen students complained of feeling sick after drinking bottled water from a junior high school vending machine, but the FBI said Friday that no sign of tampering was found and initial tests detected no contamination.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:08 am
They should get hazardous duty pay in any fast food place in Mass. They not only get abused by the customers, the managers are constantly verbally abusing them. You have to really be desperate for a job to work in fast food.