Man using BB gun to keep cats away from his birds leads to Pa. school lockdownSeptember 22nd, 2009 Gun-wielding bird owner causes Pa. school lockdownYORK, Pa.
Man using BB gun to keep birds away from his cats leads to Pa. school lockdownSeptember 22nd, 2009 Gun-wielding cat owner causes Pa. school lockdownYORK, Pa.
Police chief dons stocking mask for mock robbery at Mich. high school, prompting lockdownSeptember 20th, 2009 Masked police chief sparks brief school lockdownMONTROSE, Mich. — A masked police chief planning to surprise Michigan high school students in a forensic science class ended up sparking a brief lockdown after being spotted by a cafeteria worker.
Authorities: Student fatally stabbed at South Florida high school, another in custodySeptember 15th, 2009 Student stabbed at Fla. school; 1 in custodyCORAL GABLES, Fla.
Former Florida inmate injured trying to climb over barbed wire fence to sneak back into jailSeptember 2nd, 2009 Ex-inmate injured trying to sneak back into jailSHARPES, Fla. — A former inmate in Florida was injured while trying to sneak back into jail.
Obama continues vacation mode with golf at Army Navy Country ClubAugust 31st, 2009 Obama, still on vacation, hits the linksWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, still in vacation mode, hit the links Monday for a round of golf. Wearing a navy polo shirt and khaki trousers, Obama arrived shortly after 1 p.m.
Frontier justice: Mexico arrests 6 in theft of chunks of border fence to sell for scrapAugust 27th, 2009 Mexico nabs 6 in theft of border-fence steelTIJUANA, Mexico — Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.
Two Calif. schools locked down after teacher with replica rifles mistaken for gunmanAugust 15th, 2009 Teacher with gun replicas prompts school lockdownSAN DIEGO — A teacher who brought plastic replica rifles to his class prompted a lockdown of two San Diego schools when a staff member thought he was a gunman. Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz says officers responded to a report Friday from Marston Middle School that a man had two rifles on campus.
White House: Iran confirms 3 missing American hikers are in custody; crossed border with IraqAugust 9th, 2009 White House: Iran confirms 3 US hikers in custodyWASHINGTON —The White House says Iran has confirmed it has three American hikers in custody. The Americans strayed into Iran while hiking in the mountains of Kurdish territory in neighboring Iraq.
NY school on lockdown after report of shots fired; police say adult in custody.June 9th, 2009 Shots reported at NY school; adult in custodyORANGETOWN, N.Y. — Emergency responders are converging on a suburban New York City school where shots were reportedly fired.
White House temporarily locked down after woman jumps fence and is taken into custodyJune 9th, 2009 White House locked down after woman jumps fenceWASHINGTON — A woman jumped a fence onto White House property Tuesday and was immediately taken into custody, the Secret Service said. The White House went into a security lockdown and members of the news media were not permitted to leave the building for more than an hour.
Police say teen playing with toy gun led to Princeton lockdown; no decision on chargesJune 3rd, 2009 Police: Toy gun led to lockdown at PrincetonPRINCETON, N.J. — Police say a gun scare at Princeton University began when four teen boys found a toy gun on campus.
Police arrest 91 protesters outside White House calling for better care for disabled peopleApril 27th, 2009 91 protesters arrested at White HouseWASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police say they have arrested 91 protesters in front of the White House, including some in wheelchairs who chained themselves to a fence.
Capitol briefly evacuated, White House temporarily locked down for errant airplaneApril 24th, 2009 Capitol briefly evacuated, White House locked downWASHINGTON — The White House was placed in temporary lockdown Friday and steps taken to evacuate the U.S. Capitol after a plane entered restricted airspace.
Winehouse tries to climb over neighbour's fenceMarch 24th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse embarrassed herself recently when she tried to climb over a neighbour's fence with the help of another neighbour. Dalymail.co.uk reports that Winehouse might have been trying to avoid the hordes of photographers outside her house.