Investigators probing old Calif. kidnappings say bones found on Garrido property likely animalOctober 1st, 2009 Police: Bones on Garrido property likely animalHAYWARD, Calif. — Northern California investigators probing two old kidnapping cases say some of the bone fragments found on the property of a man charged in a separate abduction are likely from animals.
Police end Garrido property search, find nothing related to 2 child abductions in late 1980sSeptember 22nd, 2009 Authorities end search on Garrido propertyANTIOCH, Calif. — Authorities investigating two child abductions are ending a weeklong search on the property where a Northern California couple allegedly held a girl captive for 18 years.
Crack felt 'round the Bay: Workers race to repair San Francisco span before long weekend endsSeptember 7th, 2009 Workers race to fix Bay Bridge crack before Tues.SAN FRANCISCO — Transit crews scrambled to repair an unexpected crack in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and finish a long-planned seismic upgrade with just a day to go before the crush of morning commuters. The 73-year-old structure that carries about 260,000 vehicles a day between the two sides of the bay remained closed for a fourth day on Monday, and authorities hoped to avoid a fifth on Tuesday.
Police say Mass. man stole skull, other bones from 19th-century burial vaults at 2 cemeteriesAugust 29th, 2009 Police: Mass. man stole bones from burial vaultsSUDBURY, Mass.
Mass. police arrest woman for hiding 19 bags of crack cocaine in her braAugust 19th, 2009 Police: Mass. woman hid 19 bags of crack in braQUINCY, Mass.
Sotomayor sidesteps question on whether court overstepped authority in property rights caseJuly 14th, 2009 Sotomayor cautious on stating property rights viewWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has sidestepped a question about whether the high court had overstepped its authority when it ruled in 2005 that governments may seize property for private development projects. Republican Sen.
Crack in Delhi Metro's pillar caused accident: construction workersJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A large crack in a pillar of the underconstruction bridge of the Delhi Metro in south Delhi could have caused its collapse early Sunday, killing five people, say workers engaged at the accident site. Five people, including a site engineer, were killed and 15 were injured in the accident that took place at around 5 a.m.
Attorney general calls for review of gap in sentencing laws for crack and powder cocaineJune 25th, 2009 Attorney general wants review of cocaine sentencesWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder sought support Wednesday for erasing the gap in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine crimes, a disparity that hits black defendants the hardest. The effort to change federal sentencing laws for cocaine has broad support but may still unravel amid disagreements about how equal the sentences should be, and whether the whole sentencing system needs to be changed.
Russian plane makes emergency landing after windscreen crackJune 11th, 2009 NOVOSIBIRSK - A Russian airbus with 122 people on board has made an emergency landing in the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk following a crack in its windscreen, a transport police spokeswoman said. The Aeroflot Airbus-320 jet, which was travelling from East Siberia's Irkutsk to Moscow, landed safely in the city and none of its passengers or crewmembers were hurt, Tatyana Sherstova said.
Over 600 people arrested in Delhi for poll violationsMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two days before polling in the national capital, the Delhi election commission Tuesday said 265 people have been arrested for defacement of property and 341 people under the Excise Act. Since the model code of conduct came into force, Delhi Police have registered 348 cases under the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act and arrested 265 people.
Obama administration asks Congress to change sentences for crack, powdered cocaineApril 29th, 2009 Administration seeks change in crack sentencesWASHINGTON — The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine. "Jails are loaded with people who look like me," U.S.
No need to remove images of national leaders: poll panelApril 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday clarified that it has not issued any instruction to remove from government offices photographs and images of national leaders, prominent historical personalities of the past, the president and the governors ahead of polls. 'The EC (Election Commission) wishes to clarify the misunderstanding about the instruction on March 28 about the display of photographs and images in the government offices,' Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Delhi Police in overdrive to ensure election codeMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A record 233 cases have been registered in the last 15 days in the capital against political parties over violation of the election conduct code. 'We have registered 233 election related offences in just 15 days.
Delhi enforces law against defacement of propertyMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government has enforced a law that would make defacement of any property by writing on walls or pasting posters and banners a punishable offence, a state government release said here Monday. 'The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act 2007 came into force in the whole of Delhi March 1, 2009.
Make strike callers pay for public property damaged: apex courtJanuary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday favoured a law making various political parties and trade unions directly responsible for the damage caused to public property during strikes or shutdowns called by them and making them pay for the loss. A bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice A.K.
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