Police fire rubber bullets to scatter protesters as violence flares in South African townsOctober 13th, 2009 SAfrica police fire rubber bullets at protestersJOHANNESBURG — Police say they fired rubber bullets to scatter violent residents protesting their poor living conditions in several eastern South African towns. Police spokesman Captain Leonard Hlathi said Tuesday protesters torched a municipal office in the eastern town of Belfast.
South African police bust international drug smuggling syndicate; 3 Britons face chargesSeptember 16th, 2009 SAfrica police bust drug smuggling syndicateJOHANNESBURG — South African police say they've busted an international drug smuggling syndicate housed in a warehouse with African souvenirs. South Africa's prosecuting authority says three Britons face drug smuggling charges.
Neb. police arrest 12-year-old boy on suspicion of drunken driving and car theftSeptember 2nd, 2009 Neb. police arrest boy for DUI, hit-and-run crashLINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln police said a 12-year-old boy was drunk when he stole a car, hit three objects and tried to flee.
South African police fire rubber bullets, tear gas in clashes with protesting soldiersAugust 26th, 2009 SAfrican police clash with protesting soldiersJOHANNESBURG — Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as violence flared during a wage protest by South African soldiers in the streets of Pretoria, the capital. A policeman and several soldiers were injured.
Obama says racism still 'haunts' US, says police acted 'stupidly' in arrest of Harvard scholarJuly 23rd, 2009 Obama says police acted 'stupidly' in arrestWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that police acted "stupidly" in the arrest of prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and that despite racial progress blacks and Hispanics are still singled out unfairly for arrest.
Top black scholar Gates arrested at home in Mass. and accuses police of racismJuly 20th, 2009 Top scholar Gates arrested in Mass., claims racismBOSTON — Henry Louis Gates Jr., the nation's pre-eminent black scholar, is accusing Cambridge police of racism after he was arrested while trying to force open the locked front door of his home near Harvard University. Cambridge police were called to the home Thursday afternoon after a woman reported seeing a man "wedging his shoulder into the front door as to pry the door open," according to a police report.
Police in Puerto Rico arrest man accused of snatching 88 pieces of underwear from neighborJune 17th, 2009 Man accused of stealing 88 panties from neighborSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico police said they have arrested a man accused of snatching 88 pieces of underwear from a neighbor's clothesline. The man was charged with theft and illegal appropriation.
Orissa opposition demands arrest of minister over gang rapeJune 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa Friday demanded arrest of state minister Bijaya Ranjan Singh Beriha for his alleged links with a man accused of raping a Dalit woman last month. The 24-year-old victim was allegedly raped by four people including Mahesh Agarwal - a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and a local block chairman at Paikmal in the district of Bargarh, about 350 km from here - on May 10.
Police say 61 illegal miners found dead in abandoned South African shaftJune 2nd, 2009 Police say 61 miners found dead in South AfricaJOHANNESBURG — Police say the bodies of another 25 illegal miners have been brought up from an abandoned shaft where 36 others had been found dead over the weekend in central South Africa. Police are calling on relatives to help identify the 61 victims who died searching for gold.
South African mining co. says 36 illegal miners killed, apparently in shaft fireJune 1st, 2009 South African mining co.: 36 illegal miners killedJOHANNESBURG — An underground fire in an abandoned shaft has apparently killed 36 illegal miners, South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited said Monday. In a statement, the company said the bodies were brought to the surface by other illegal miners over the weekend.
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.
2 killed, 6 injured in clashes between Madagascar police and ousted president's supportersApril 24th, 2009 2 killed, 6 injured in Madagascar unrestANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar police and supporters of the African country's ousted president clashed in running street battles Friday, leaving two people dead and six injured, officials said. One of the dead — a woman — was hit by a stray bullet fired as police tried to break up a demonstration by supporters of Marc Ravalomanana, hospital officials said.
Top SEC prosecutor in Stanford fraud case accused of hitting Texas police during arrestApril 22nd, 2009 Texas SEC official accused of hitting policeFORT WORTH, Texas — Police in Fort Worth say a top SEC official prosecuting Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's fraud case has been accused of assaulting an officer.
Officials in South Africa say Lesotho Prime Minister survives assassination bidApril 22nd, 2009 Lesotho prime minister survives assassination bidJOHANNESBURG — Lesotho's prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Wednesday at his home in the capital, but the attack sparked a gunfight with police that left three would-be assassins dead, South Africa's president and media reports said. Some of the attackers in the city of Maseru managed to escape, but a South African and a Mozambican were arrested and a number of weapons were seized, the South African Press Association reported.
Rhino, lion carcasses found in South Africa's diplomatic quarterApril 1st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South African police have arrested a man after discovering the carcasses of lions and rhinoceroses strewn around a house in the capital, Pretoria, a media report said Wednesday. Police were tipped off by the Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals after an inspector stumbled across the bones at the residence in the upmarket Waterkloof suburb, the South African Press Association reported.
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