Officials OK agreement for county jail officers in Arizona to have federal immigration powersOctober 7th, 2009 Arizona sheriff's immigration deal clears hurdlePHOENIX — County officials in Arizona have approved an agreement that would let 60 county jail officers continue to check on the immigration status of jail inmates. Wednesday's 3-2 vote by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors moves Sheriff Joe Arpaio a step closer to renewing a deal that grants special federal immigration powers to jail officers.
Woman, 72, who was Tasered by constable, accepts Texas county's $40,000 settlement offerOctober 6th, 2009 Tasered woman takes Texas county's settlement bidAUSTIN, Texas — A 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide has accepted a $40,000 settlement offer from a Texas county. Kathryn Winkfein was shocked with a stun gun after she dared the constable to do so during a May traffic stop.
LA transit agency tentatively agrees to award $300 million to Italian light rail manufacturerSeptember 24th, 2009 LA transit officials tentatively OK rail car dealLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has tentatively agreed to award a contract to an Italian firm to make 100 light-rail cars. The members voted 8-3 on Thursday to enter into a $300 million deal with AnsaldoBreda (ahn-SAL'-doh-BREH'-dah) if the company meets several conditions in 30 days.
Probe ordered into death of four in Delhi sewerSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A probe has been ordered into the death of four labourers while they were cleaning a sewer at a treatment plant in northwest Delhi, officials said Friday. The incident took place last (Thursday) evening when four labourers got into a sewer at the Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Lawrence road.
Texas innocence group derides use of dogs to sniff out criminals in lineups as junk scienceSeptember 18th, 2009 Texas group derides scent IDs as junk scienceDALLAS — A group that tries to free wrongly convicted people says scent identifications using trained dogs are based on junk science and should be scrapped. The Innocence Project of Texas says it will release a report next week outlining its reasons why scent identifications should be inadmissible in court.
Suspect, 17, arrested for San Mateo school explosion that forced evacuation but no injuriesAugust 24th, 2009 Ex-student arrested in San Mateo school explosionSAN MATEO, Calif. — A 17-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he detonated an explosive at a California high school.
6-foot-7-inch, 250-pound man accused of ringing Calif. doorbells in buff pleads not guiltyAugust 13th, 2009 Accused nude doorbell ringer pleads not guiltyREDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A 6-foot-7-inch, 250-pound man who allegedly appeared nude at people's homes and rang their doorbells is being held on $60,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a series of misdemeanor and felony charges.
Obese Texas inmate admits hiding gun in his flabs of fat after searches failed to find itAugust 8th, 2009 Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fatHOUSTON —An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.
Obese TX inmate admits hiding gun in his flabs of fat after searches failed to find itAugust 8th, 2009 Obese TX inmate hides gun in his flabs of fatHOUSTON —An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.
Mo. jail to host 'bed and breakfast' event to pay for new mattressesJuly 14th, 2009 Mo. jail to host 'bed and breakfast' eventHILLSBORO, Mo. — Want to spend a night in jail? And how about paying for the privilege? The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in eastern Missouri has come up with a novel way to pay for mattresses at a new jail addition.
Inmates accused of breaking sprinkler system, forcing evacuation of Massachusetts county jailJuly 5th, 2009 Sprinkler flooding forces evacuation of Mass. jailCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
3 workers trying to clean New York City sewer are trapped, killed in manholeJune 29th, 2009 3 sewer workers trapped, killed in NYC manholeNEW YORK — New York City police say three workers trying to clean a sewer got trapped down a manhole and died. Firefighters had been attempting to rescue the workers, but authorities believe they were already dead when they arrived.
Effort under way to preserve crumbling 19th century jail building in Hays County, TexasJune 22nd, 2009 Preservation effort under way for old Texas jailSAN MARCOS, Texas — There hasn't been a desperado behind bars in more than 70 years at the old Hays County Jail in Central Texas, and now the building is crumbling and needs some help. The county commission has agreed to chip in funds and has hired an architect to produce a restoration plan.
FTC: Sears agrees to settle claims over personal data company collected by tracking Web useJune 4th, 2009 Sears, FTC to settle personal data allegationsHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Federal Trade Commission is announcing a preliminary settlement with retailer Sears Holdings.
Two sweepers die after falling into open sewerJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two sweepers Wednesday were killed after they fell into a open sewer near Delhi University campus here. According to police, Rajan, 43, was cleaning the sewer near the university in Maurice Nagar when he fell into it.
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