Texas County offers $40K settlement to woman, 72, Tasered by constable; she sought $135KOctober 1st, 2009 Texas County makes $40K offer to Tasered woman, 72AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas county has offered a $40,000 settlement to a 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide. Kathryn Winkfein, who was shocked with a stun gun after she dared the constable to do so during a May traffic stop, wants $135,000 for pain and suffering, medical expenses and humiliation.
Ore. deputy, trooper briefly stun bull elk to free it from barbed wire fenceSeptember 11th, 2009 Deputy, trooper stun elk to free it from fenceHARRISBURG, Ore. — Normally, if you're close enough to use a stun gun on a bull elk, you might be too close.
Oregon soldier killed in Iraq honored as air passenger terminal at US base named for himSeptember 4th, 2009 US base in Iraq honors killed Oregon soldierREDMOND, Ore. — An air passenger terminal at a base northeast of Baghdad has been named for a soldier from Oregon who died from injuries in the Iraq war.
Talk about tread wear: Dog makes meal out of NC deputy's 4 tires; owner billed for costSeptember 1st, 2009 Dog makes meal of NC deputy cruiser's 4 tiresHOPE MILLS, N.C. — Some dogs chase cars.
Sheriff's deputy in upstate NY defends decision to zap mom with stun gun during traffic stopAugust 30th, 2009 Officer in NY defends zapping mom with stun gunSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A sheriff's deputy in eastern New York has defended his decision to zap a woman with a stun gun during a traffic stop in a Syracuse suburb earlier this year.
NY mother Tasered in traffic stop with kids in car files notice to sue sheriff's departmentAugust 15th, 2009 NY mom Tasered at traffic stop files notice to sueSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A mother who was zapped with a stun gun in front of her children during a New York traffic stop has filed notice she'll sue the sheriff's department.
Mouse with a taste for $20 bills builds nest inside Oregon gas station's ATMAugust 8th, 2009 Mouse builds nest in Oregon ATM with $20 billsLA GRANDE, Ore. — A mouse found inside an automatic teller machine — along with a nest it had built with chewed-up $20 bills — gave an Oregon gas station employee the surprise of her life.
Portland, Ore., mayor seeks comments on proposal to ban carriages in city after horse deathAugust 7th, 2009 Oregon mayor seeks input on carriage ban proposalPORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Sam Adams has turned to Twitter to ask for feedback on a proposal to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city after a horse died over the weekend while pulling a carriage through downtown.
Washington deputy arrests suspect in Oregon triple slayingAugust 3rd, 2009 Oregon man arrested in triple slayingELGIN, Ore. — An Oregon house painter wanted for the murders of three acquaintances, including a woman whose severed hand was found by a child catching goldfish, has been captured in Washington state.
Deputy warns Mich. woman about begging for cigarette money, arrests her after she begs againAugust 2nd, 2009 Mich. woman's begging to get smokes ends in arrestDECATUR TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 49-year-old southwestern Michigan woman who asked a sheriff's deputy to lend her money for cigarettes after just being told to stop begging by the deputy ended up behind bars.
Off-duty Fla. deputy pulls over for fake police lights, later busts driver after running tagJuly 30th, 2009 Deputy duped by fake police lights, arrests driverMANATEE, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida motorist who used fake police lights to get through traffic was busted after an off-duty sheriff's deputy pulled over to get out of the way and became suspicious.
NC sheriff's deputy uses Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with top speed of 198 mph to stop speedersJuly 23rd, 2009 NC sheriff's deputy uses Corvette to stop speedersRALEIGH, N.C. — At least one sheriff's deputy in North Carolina won't have any trouble catching speeders.
Hackers post message supporting Iranian regime on Oregon University System home pageJune 24th, 2009 Pro-Iranian regime hackers invade Oregon computersPORTLAND, Ore. — Hackers defaced the home page of the Oregon University System, posting a caustic message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.
Arkansas police officer shot to death during traffic stop 2 weeks from retirementJune 20th, 2009 Ark. police officer killed 2 weeks from retirementPLUMERVILLE, Ark. — A rural Arkansas assistant police chief only two weeks from retirement was shot dead Friday during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Oregon police say they stopped man for drunken driving twice on same dayMay 4th, 2009 Oregon police stop man for DUI twice on same dayMCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Police said a man was stopped and cited with driving under the influence of intoxicants charges twice in one day.
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