Minor shot in the face for stealing Rs.10,000October 7th, 2009 PANAJI - A 16-year-old boy was shot in the face and his thigh with an air-gun several times in Canacona, Goa, for allegedly stealing Rs.10,000, police said Wednesday. The police late Tuesday evening arrested three people - Jasani (28), Richard Rodrigues (35) and Sarvesh Dhuri (28), all residents of South Goa - in connection with the incident.
Pittsburgh passes ordinance on human waste in public, citing reluctance to enforce other lawsSeptember 16th, 2009 Pittsburgh OKs ordinance on human waste in publicPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council has passed an ordinance specifically banning public urination and defecation because they said other laws used to cite offenders sometimes don't hold up in court. The measure approved Tuesday carries a $500 fine for anyone who relieves themselves on public streets, private property or city parks.
Woman allegedly threatens to kill postal worker in Alaska over late packageAugust 25th, 2009 Irate woman allegedly threatens postal workerANCHORAGE, Alaska — An off-duty Anchorage police officer arrested a woman accused of threatening to kill a postal worker because a package was late. Anchorage Police Lt.
La. mom accused of beating school bus driver because she thought she was mean to her daughterAugust 20th, 2009 Mom allegedly beats daughter's school bus driverRICHWOOD, La. — Police booked a woman with beating her daughter's school bus driver.
General Motors releases details on plan to assemble Volt battery packs in southeast MichiganAugust 13th, 2009 GM releases details on Volt battery plant in Mich.BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — General Motors Co.
SC woman ticketed for disorderly conduct for riding a stolen horse down main streetJuly 28th, 2009 SC woman ticketed for riding stolen horseGREENVILLE, S.C. — A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina.
Cambridge police to release 911 call, police radio dispatches in Harvard scholar's arrestJuly 27th, 2009 Mass. police to release 911 call in Gates arrestCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Cambridge police are preparing to release a copy of the 911 call and radio dispatches made during the controversial arrest last week of black Harvard scholar Henry Louise Gates Jr.
911 call: Woman who reported break-in at home of arrested Harvard scholar doesn't mention raceJuly 27th, 2009 911 call in Gates case does not mention raceCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A woman who called 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Denver cop accused of pulling out gun after getting tired of waiting for his food at McDonald'sJuly 22nd, 2009 Cop accused of pulling gun while waiting for foodAURORA, Colo. — A Denver police officer has been charged with felony menacing for allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant after getting tired of waiting for his food.
Judge to hear arguments over whether couple accused of spying for Cuba should stay in jailJune 10th, 2009 Couple accused of spying to appear in courtWASHINGTON — A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of spying for Cuba for three decades, are having a day in court to find out whether they will stay in jail. Retired State Department official Walter Kendall Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn, have been behind bars since they were arrested Thursday.
AP NewsBreak: US Airways employee, passenger charged after gun found aboard plane in PhillyJune 4th, 2009 AP NewsBreak: 2 charged after gun found on planePHILADELPHIA — The FBI has charged a US Airways employee and a passenger with getting a concealed semiautomatic handgun onto a plane departing Philadelphia early Thursday. The FBI says customer service agent Roshid Milledge switched black carry-on bags with passenger Damien Young at the gate so Young could board the flight to Phoenix with the weapon.
NH man arrested for the 153rd time, this time after he was accused of punching someone in faceJune 3rd, 2009 NH man arrested for the 153rd time to plead guiltyPORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A man has been arrested for the 153rd time, this time after he was accused of punching someone in the face over the weekend.
Pitt LB Gunn suspended following nightclub run-inMay 14th, 2009 Pitt LB Gunn indefinitely suspendedPITTSBURGH — Pitt senior middle linebacker Adam Gunn has been suspended indefinitely from the football team after being charged with public drunkenness and several other offenses resulting from a dispute outside a Pittsburgh nightclub. Gunn was charged with two misdemeanors, resisting arrest and failure to disperse, and two summary offenses, including disorderly conduct, after he and former Pitt player Austin Ransom were involved in a disturbance on the city's South Side on Sunday night.
Suspect in killings of 8 people in Illinois, Missouri, indicted in jail attackMay 13th, 2009 Suspect in 8 deaths indicted in Ill. jail fightGALESBURG, Ill.
Furnace repairman accused of poking holes in bathroom wall to peep at showering womanMay 1st, 2009 Repairman accused of peeping at woman in showerEAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A furnace repairman was accused of poking holes in a bathroom wall where he was working in order to invade a woman's privacy.