Judge allows ex-astronaut's attorneys to depose romantic rival again over pepper spray issueOctober 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.
Miss. police officers use Taser and handcuffs to capture emu running loose on a roadwaySeptember 21st, 2009 Miss. police use Taser, handcuffs on wayward emuFOREST, Miss. — Officers had to use a stun gun and handcuffs to capture an emu running loose on Interstate 20 in central Mississippi on Sunday.
HSBC agrees to nationwide deal to help blind and deaf dispute credit card chargesSeptember 1st, 2009 Deal helps disabled dispute credit card chargesALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says HSBC bank's credit card division is agreeing to a new national standard to serve customers who are blind or deaf.
Prosecutor won't pursue charges in case of police Taser use on Wyoming tractor driverAugust 25th, 2009 No charges in Taser use on Wyoming tractor driverCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Prosecutors say they won't file any charges after police used a Taser to try to subdue a 76-year-old man driving an antique tractor during a parade in Glenrock.
Dr Pepper Snapple CEO Larry Young says Dr Pepper Cherry wooing new drinkersAugust 13th, 2009 On the Call: Dr Pepper Snapple CEO Larry YoungDr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.'s flagship Dr Pepper franchise saw 4 percent volume growth in the most recently finished quarter, much of that on new flavor Dr Pepper Cherry. Consumers are cutting back on their soft drink purchases, both to save money and to switch to healthier juices and teas.
Police defend using pepper spray, Taser on mentally disabled deaf man in Ala. store bathroomJuly 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.
NJ cops forced to use pepper spray on an aggressive groundhog that chased manJuly 24th, 2009 NJ cops use pepper spray on aggressive groundhogBOONTON, N.J. — Police in northern New Jersey needed pepper spray to thwart a groundhog on the attack.
Police use Taser on pastor, pepper spray on congregants after traffic stop at Texas churchJuly 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.
Texas police use Taser on pastor leading protest of traffic stop in church parking lotJuly 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.
Head of state agency that oversees Texas institutions for mentally disabled to retire Aug. 31June 25th, 2009 Boss for troubled Texas state schools to retireAUSTIN, Texas — The head of a Texas agency in charge of the troubled state-run institutions for the mentally disabled has announced she is retiring. Department of Aging and Disability Services Commissioner Adelaide "Addie" Horn said she will retire Aug.
269 employees fired or suspended for abusing mentally disabled residents at Texas group homesJune 12th, 2009 269 punished for abusing disabled in TexasDALLAS — State records show that 269 employees at Texas' 13 residential centers for the mentally and developmentally disabled were fired or suspended last year for abusing or mistreating residents. The revelations Friday come a day after Gov.
Missouri mother accused of using her 1-year-old child to shield man from police TaserMay 14th, 2009 Mo. mom accused of using child to block TaserHANNIBAL, Mo. — Police said a northeast Missouri mother used her 1-year-old child to shield a man from a Taser during a confrontation with officers.
Mich. prosecutor won't file charges against police in use of Taser on 15-year-old who diedMay 13th, 2009 No charges for police in death of Mich. teenBAY CITY, Mich.
Police arrest woman they say used Taser on Utah Highway Patrol officer during struggleApril 28th, 2009 Police arrest woman they say used Taser on officerSALT LAKE CITY — Police have arrested a woman they said used a Utah Highway Patrol trooper's Taser on him. Lisa Parker, 41, was booked into the Salt Lake County jail for investigation of aggravated assault, interference with an arresting officer and unauthorized control of a motor vehicle.
US border guards pepper-spray Canadian visitorMarch 6th, 2009 TORONTO - Though rude treatment of visitors at American airports and borders has become the norm since 9/11, it crossed all limits Monday when US border guards pepper-sprayed a Canadian man. Fifty-four-year-old Desiderio Fortunato from Coquitlam near Vancouver said Thursday he was subjected to pepper spray when he asked a US border guard to be polite when he (guard) asked him rudely to turn off his engine.
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