NJ cops forced to use pepper spray on an aggressive groundhog that chased man

October 7th, 2009 Ex-astronaut's attorneys get to depose accuserORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront.

September 25th, 2009 Pittsburgh braces for more clashes at G-20 summitPITTSBURGH — Authorities braced for scattered protests at dozens of businesses and organizations Friday, one day after riot police turned back hundreds of demonstrators on the first day of the Group of 20 summit, arresting nearly 70 people. Police, in an overwhelming show of force, declared a Thursday afternoon march illegal almost as soon as it began, firing rubber bullets and canisters of pepper spray and smoke after small bands of anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling huge metal trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows.

September 25th, 2009 Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted at G-20PITTSBURGH — Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting device meant to push back crowds. It was all a bit much for civil liberties groups and protesters.

September 24th, 2009 G-20 march turns chaotic on streets of PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Protesters and police are clashing on the streets of Pittsburgh after police tried to break up a march opposing the Group of 20 summit. Protesters rolled trash bins toward police and a man in a black hooded sweat shirt threw rocks at a police car, breaking the front windshield.

September 7th, 2009 Vermont group tries to take Chili's pepper signBENNINGTON, Vt. — A giant chili pepper on the roof of a Chili's restaurant in southern Vermont was a hot property — police say four people have been caught trying to steal it.

August 28th, 2009 Police kill knife-wielding man in downtown ChicagoCHICAGO — Police have shot and killed a knife-wielding man who threatened an elderly bystander in Chicago's downtown theater district. Police say an officer also was hit by a shot fired by his own partner, but wasn't seriously injured.

August 13th, 2009 Dr. Pepper Snapple raises 2009 adj. profit outlookPLANO, Texas — Dr.

July 28th, 2009 Ala. police use Taser on deaf and disabled manMOBILE, Ala. — Police in Mobile, Ala., used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf, mentally disabled man who they said wouldn't leave a store's bathroom.

July 28th, 2009 Ala. police: Taser use on disabled man justifiedMOBILE, Ala. — Officers who used pepper spray and a Taser to remove a man from a store bathroom found out only later he was deaf and mentally disabled and didn't understand they wanted him to open the door, police said Tuesday.

July 2nd, 2009 Taser, pepper spray used as Texas pastor arrestedWEBSTER, Texas — Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot. Congregants say they were in the Iglesia Profetica Peniel church for an early morning prayer when pastor Jose Elias Moran went to assist the stopped driver, a church member, by asking the police what had happened.

July 2nd, 2009 Cops zap pastor protesting traffic stop at churchWEBSTER, Texas — Police used a Taser on a pastor and pepper spray to disperse his congregants Wednesday after the pastor allegedly interfered with a traffic stop in the church parking lot. Congregants say they were in the Iglesia Profetica Peniel church for an early morning prayer when pastor Jose Elias Moran went to assist the stopped driver, a church member, by asking the police what had happened.

May 14th, 2009 No buyer for book filled with 'Dr Pepper' recipesDALLAS — A tattered old ledger book from the Texas drugstore where Dr Pepper was invented has failed to sell at auction. Heritage Auction Galleries said Wednesday that the bidding for the book containing a recipe titled "D Peppers Pepsin Bitters" failed to meet the $25,000 minimum reserve.

May 4th, 2009 Brawl breaks out during karaoke at Ore. restaurantPORTLAND, Ore.

April 25th, 2009 Geithner pushes for more money for IMF lendingWASHINGTON — As protesters clashed with police on Washington's streets, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged world finance officials meeting near the White House on Saturday to ante up more to help countries wrung by the recession. Geithner said major progress toward bolstering the International Monetary Fund "must be an important outcome of these meetings.

April 25th, 2009 Protesters, police clash near IMF meetings in DCWASHINGTON — More than 100 protesters upset with the way world leaders have handled the economic crisis clashed with police Saturday outside the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings. Authorities used batons and pepper spray when activists tried to march onto a prohibited street, and several people were pushed to the ground by police.