Octogenarian mistakes fireman for thief, shoots him dead

September 8th, 2009 Ohio judge orders shoplifters to wear T-shirtsWAUSEON, Ohio — A northwest Ohio judge has added neon green T-shirts to his sentencing repertoire. Western District Court Judge Jeff Robinson in Fulton County is requiring some defendants to wear shirts announcing "I'm a thief" while they perform court-ordered community service.

July 17th, 2009 ND thief leaves note, advises car owner to lock upFARGO, N.D. — A man said it's a tough way to learn a lesson but he's a lot wiser.

June 11th, 2009 Thief in northern Wis. has taste for finer thingsWASHBURN, Wis.

May 1st, 2009 Thief steals 2 wheels from California AG's carOAKLAND, Calif. — Even California's top law enforcement official isn't immune to petty crime.

April 30th, 2009 Alabama man sleeps with gun and shoots himselfNORTHPORT, Ala. — A 24-year-old man likely will rethink his habit of sleeping with a gun after police said his 40-caliber pistol discharged and hit him in the shoulder on Wednesday.

April 25th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is taking flying lessons while girlfriend Angelina Jolie shoots her new movie in New York. The couple and their six children have set up home in the outskirts of the city while Jolie shoots for 'Salt', reports contactmusic.com.

April 24th, 2009 A red carpet report from Oregon: It's been swipedSALEM, Ore. — Salem Cinema rolled out a rented red carpet to celebrate its new location.

April 24th, 2009 MADRID - A Spanish judge has ordered an illiterate young thief to learn to read and write as punishment for his crimes, Spanish media reported Friday. The 17-year-old, who lived in a village in the southern province of Granada, was convicted of stealing a dog, but returned it on request.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Deteriorating law and order situation is one of the campaign issues the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been vociferous about in Goa. And one leader at least has a genuine reason to complain.

March 18th, 2009 MOSCOW - A 70-year-old woman in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don helped police to catch a man who had stolen a cell phone from a boy, a police spokesman said. The incident occurred Tuesday in the centre of the city when the old woman saw the mugger threatening two boys with a knife and taking a phone from one of them.

March 4th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A thief who stole a wallet at a Waterworld complex near Hamilton on New Zealand's North Island knocked himself out when he slipped running away down some wet stairs, the police said Wednesday. The 28-year-old thief was given first aid by staff and came round in time to answer questions from police officers called to the scene, Sergeant Jeff Penno said.

March 2nd, 2009 CANCUN - Four people, including two policemen, were arrested after a police patrol car was stolen in the Mexican city of Cancun, EFE reported Monday. Two police officers on patrol in the resort city Saturday morning noticed three people having a heated argument inside a car.

February 16th, 2009 Rostov-on-DON - The police in southern Russia have detained an 80-year-old woman who decided to maintain public order in her village after finding a pistol, an official said Tuesday. The woman, who chanced upon her husband's pistol in a shed, patrolled the village for several months and shot in the air when she thought public order was violated.

February 4th, 2009 RAIPUR - A Chhattisgarh policeman shot himself dead with his service rifle Thursday when he was in an official bus here, a police officer said. Bhupesh Das Vaishnav, 40, head constable of police's ninth battalion, opened fire at himself with his AK-47 when the bus was near state's New Circuit House.

January 14th, 2009 LONDON - A senior economic aide to British Premier Gordon Brown has been criticised after saying she sees 'green shoots' of recovery amid the current economic downturn. 'It's a very uncertain world right now globally but I wouldn't want to be the one predicting it.