Pa. woman tackles burglar who broke into her home and holds him for policeSeptember 30th, 2009 Pa. woman tackles burglar who broke into her homeYORK, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman dove on a burglar who broke into her home and hung onto him until police arrived.
Three workers die in Vietnam fish sauce vatSeptember 21st, 2009 HANOI - Three workers at a fish sauce factory suffocated when they entered a fermenting vat and inhaled a toxic gas, Vietnamese press reported Monday. The newspaper Nong Nghiep (Agriculture) reported that Bui Dinh Tuan, 36, had climbed into a fish sauce vat to repair a pipe Saturday morning at the factory where he worked in the coastal town of Cam Ranh.
Police: Woman claimed to be governor's wife as she stole chips, gasSeptember 16th, 2009 Cops: Woman who stole gas claimed to be gov's wifePOOLER, Ga. — Police say a woman who stole fuel and a bag of Cheetos from a Pooler convenience store claimed to be Gov.
Michigan police say man stole an SUV, then was arrested after trying to return itSeptember 10th, 2009 Police: Man steals SUV, then tries to return itWEST OLIVE, Mich. — Police said a west Michigan man stole an SUV, then was arrested after he returned it later in the night.
Police: Charges expected after autopsy on 4-year-old boy found in Pennsylvania septic tankSeptember 6th, 2009 Autopsy set for boy, 4, found in Pa. septic tankHOOKSTOWN, Pa.
Coroner: More tests needed to determine cause of death for Pa. boy, 4, found in septic tankSeptember 6th, 2009 Autopsy inconclusive on boy found in septic tankHOOKSTOWN, Pa. — An autopsy was performed Sunday on the body of a 4-year-old boy found stuffed in a septic tank, but a coroner said more tests are needed to determine how he died.
Police say Mass. man stole skull, other bones from 19th-century burial vaults at 2 cemeteriesAugust 29th, 2009 Police: Mass. man stole bones from burial vaultsSUDBURY, Mass.
Three men fall into septic tank, dieJuly 31st, 2009 SHIMLA - Three people were killed in a Himachal Pradesh town while cleaning a septic tank, police said Friday. "Three labourers were killed on the spot Thursday night while cleaning a septic tank at McLeodganj," Kangra Superintendent of Police Atul Kumar Fulzele told IANS on phone.
Army joins Bhiwandi gas leak probe, 3,500 evacuatedJuly 24th, 2009 BHIWANDI - Military experts arrived in this town Friday to assist the civil administration probing a chlorine gas leak that left 59 people ill and forced the evacuation of 3,500 residents. According to Sudesh Punyarthi, chief of Bhiwandi Disaster Management department, a discarded cylinder containing 900 kg of chlorine gas and belonging to the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation's sewerage department, leaked after an explosion in a civic dumping ground.
Reports: Body of shark left in middle of Miami street after men failed to sell to fish marketsJuly 22nd, 2009 Dead shark left in Miami street after failed saleMIAMI — The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. The men apparently carried the five or six-foot-long fish around on the city's Metromover downtown train, prompting calls to police.
Dallas police arrest woman who reported 9-month-old daughter abducted from her homeJune 16th, 2009 Police arrest Texas mom who reported baby missingDALLAS — The mother of a 9-month-old girl who was reported abducted from her home told investigators the baby's father dumped the infant's dead body into a lake, according to court documents released Monday. Authorities have been searching for Daisja Weaver since Tuesday, when her 19-year-old mother reported that a man broke into her apartment, tried to sexually assault her, then took the baby.
Police say intoxicated Nebraska man broke into house, thinking he was homeMay 11th, 2009 Police: Drunk Neb. man went home to wrong houseLINCOLN, Neb.
6 San Antonio firefighters hospitalized after exposure to chlorine gas during cemetery blazeMay 10th, 2009 6 San Antonio firefighters treated for chlorineSAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Texas say six firefighters in San Antonio have been hospitalized after being exposed to chlorine gas while battling a blaze at a cemetery. Assistant fire chief David Coatney told the San Antonio Express-News that the firefighters experienced burning skin and some had trouble breathing after dealing with the blaze early Sunday.
Police: Pa. man stole box with baby's ashes during burglary, may not have known what it wasMay 6th, 2009 Police: Pa. man stole baby's ashes during break-inJOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he stole a wooden box containing a baby's cremated remains during a home burglary.
Police find 11 bodies thrown off bridge, ravine in southwestern MexicoMay 4th, 2009 Police find 11 bodies dumped in southern MexicoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police say they found 11 bodies dumped around a southern Mexican state, including seven wrapped in plastic bags and thrown off a bridge. Guerrero state police say the bodies of five men and two women were found in a river between the Pacific resort town of Acapulco and the city of Cuernavaca.