Punjab Police solve one-day-old bank robbery, one heldOctober 4th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Acting swiftly, the Punjab Police have solved a day-old bank robbery in Batala district with the arrest of a state government employee, officials said Sunday. District police chief Sukhchain Singh Gill told IANS: "We have arrested Hem Raj, who is an assistant lineman in PSEB (Punjab State Electricity Board).
Ohio robbery suspect arrested after returning to home to ask victim for a date, police saySeptember 8th, 2009 Police: Ohio robbery suspect asked victim for dateCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. Police say 20-year-old Stephfon Bennett of Columbus was among three men who robbed a couple late Sunday.
Policemen suspended for doing nothing to stop train robberySeptember 7th, 2009 PATNA - Five armed policemen who failed to act when robbers looted handicapped passengers on a train have been suspended, authorities said here Monday. Armed robbers Saturday looted nearly a dozen handicapped passengers, and shot and injured one of them on the Danapur-Howrah express train in Bihar.
British police arrest 90 people following racially charged clashes in BirminghamSeptember 6th, 2009 British police arrest 90 after Birmingham clashesLONDON — Authorities arrested 90 people after racially charged violence erupted between a group protesting Islamic extremism and counter-demonstrators in the central English city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. The clashes erupted Saturday when a rally by the English Defense League ran into counter-demonstrators including anti-fascists and youths of South Asian descent, West Midlands Police said.
British police charge man arrested over London jewel heist with attempted murderSeptember 5th, 2009 Attempted murder charge for UK jewel heist suspectLONDON — British police charged a man with attempted murder Saturday in connection with a $65 million jewelry robbery in London last month. Aman Kassaye, 24, faces the most serious charge so far in the Aug.
British police arrest 3 men in $66-million jewel heist; unclear if loot recoveredAugust 20th, 2009 3 arrested over $66-million British jewel heistLONDON — Three men are in custody in connection with one of Britain's biggest jewel heists, police said Thursday. Two men were arrested Wednesday by an anti-robbery unit, London police said.
Fifteen injured in acid attack in OrissaAugust 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A love affair is suspected to be behind an acid attack that left 15 people injured in an Orissa village, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred in Dangapal village of Dhenkanal district Tuesday night.
Police say man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay his bond for outstanding warrantJuly 22nd, 2009 Police: Iowa man used stolen cash to pay bondIOWA CITY, Iowa — Police said a 19-year-old man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay a bond for an outstanding warrant. Police charged the man with first-degree bank robbery after the Monday morning robbery of American Bank and Trust.
Denied entry to circus, youths kill policemanJuly 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - After being denied admission to a circus show for not having tickets, unidentified youths shot dead a police inspector in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district, police said Saturday. Jitendra Singh, 52, was killed at the GIC ground in Lakhimpur, about 100 km from here, late Friday.
Five Chandigarh youths arrested in Uttar PradeshJuly 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Five youths from Chandigarh involved with an inter-state auto lifting racket were arrested after a brief shootout in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, police said Friday. "The five, who are in the 18-20 age group, were arrested Thursday night from a hideout in the Saklapuri town in Saharanpur," police inspector Hukum Singh told IANS over the telephone.
Dalit youths paraded naked in Uttar PradeshJune 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two Dalit youths were beaten and paraded naked after their faces were painted black for having collected wood from a mango orchard without permission in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said Monday. Putan and Nanku, both aged around 24 years, were caught stealing wood from Vinod Singh's mango orchard in Kotar village of Sitapur district, about 80 km from here, Sunday.
First a hero, then a victim: NY pizzeria worker who subdued would-be robber shot in 2nd heistJune 14th, 2009 NY pizzeria worker shot in 2nd robbery attemptTROY, N.Y. — A month after he fought off a knife-wielding man attempting robbery, a Troy pizza parlor worker has been shot in another apparent robbery attempt at the same restaurant.
Two Chandigarh traders injured in clash over parkingJune 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Two traders were seriously injured in a clash with a group youths here Friday over a parking dispute, police said. The dispute arose when two youths parked their car in front of a shop in industrial area phase-2 here despite the disapproval of the shop owner, police said.
Man beaten to death by youths at marriageMay 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 70-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of youths after he objected to their indecent behaviour with a troupe of female dancers at a wedding in an Uttar Pradesh village, the police said Saturday. "Baburam was killed late Friday by seven youths during a wedding function in Jafrabad village of Sitapur district," police inspector Dhirendra Kumar told IANS on phone.
Austrian police arrest 3 suspects in incident at former concentration campMay 12th, 2009 Suspects arrested in concentration camp incidentVIENNA — Police have arrested three youths suspected of firing a pellet gun at a former concentration camp and leaving two people — one a Holocaust survivor — slightly hurt. Two French visitors to the Ebensee camp were hurt Saturday by pellets.
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