Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 13, 2004 at 8:59:00 AM CEST
Woman Killed By Her Pet Viper
Zookeepers helped police search for venomous and exotic pets in a house where a woman was fatally bitten by a viper.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 12, 2004 at 10:30:00 AM CEST
Man Escapes Jail, Returned Wrapped in Duct Tape And Beaten
An Omaha man who jumped bail in Iowa was delivered to the Harrison County Jail - beaten and wrapped in duct tape - by the woman who originally posted his bail, authorities said.
The woman and another man now sit in the jail, accused in the beating, and the woman might not get her money back.
The 40-year-old Omaha woman forfeited $5,000 after the man failed to appear at a court hearing on an attempted burglary charge, Sheriff Terry Baxter said Thursday. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
But authorities said someone else got to him first.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 12, 2004 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Cops hitch ride to catch alleged robbers
It was the talk of the town on Friday: two policemen trying to catch two bank robbers hopped on a streetcar because they lacked a car. The scene could have been taken from a funny movie ridiculing police: two pursuing cops riding a streetcar in downtown Sarajevo, as the two fleeing robbers with $9,800 turn into a side street. The two helpless officers could only watch as the robbers disappeared in a crowd. Neither the money nor the robbers have been found.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:51:00 PM CEST
Man charged after woman attacked with chainsaw outside library
A 32-year-old man was charged Thursday after a woman was attacked with a chainsaw outside a public library the previous day. Halton regional police charged Jon McCartney of Guelph, Ont., with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:50:00 PM CEST
Moscow Police Beat Up Cosmonaut in Racist Attack
Two Moscow policemen beat up a Russian cosmonaut who had a “Chechen” surname, the Moskovsky Komsomolets daily reported on Friday.
The incident took place near the Vykhino metro station in south-east Moscow on Thursday night. Colonel Magomed Tolboyev was stopped by two police sergeants for a routine document check. After the law enforcers saw the colonel’s name, which suggests he is of Caucasian Muslim descent, they started beating him up. The beating stopped only after passers-by called the police station. Before leaving the attackers said: “Get away from here, you black, and tell your kinsmen we will strangle all of you, whatever the cost.”
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Man Gets 6 Months for Swinging Alligator
A man who swung an alligator at his girlfriend during an argument was sentenced to six months in jail.
David Havenner, 41, of Port Orange, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and possession of an alligator, said Linda Pruitt, spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office. He changed his earlier plea of not guilty, she said Wednesday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:27:00 PM CEST
Man charged with trying to sell 200-year-old skull
A California man was charged Wednesday with breaking a federal law that protects archaeological finds by trying to sell the skull of a Hawaiian native born 200 years ago, authorities said.
Jerry David Hasson, 55, of Huntington Beach is accused of violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, according to the criminal complaint.
Authorities contend he put the skeletal remains on sale on eBay in February, claiming the warrior died on Maui in the 1790s.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 10, 2004 at 2:49:00 PM CEST
Behinderter fährt ohne Führerschein und mit Besenstiel Auto
Ein Behinderter ist im Osten Frankreichs ohne einen Führerschein und mit Hilfe eines Besenstiels Auto gefahren und muss deshalb für die nächsten sechs Monate ins Gefängnis.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 10, 2004 at 9:35:00 AM CEST
Man unhurt after being run over by train
A man who police say was intoxicated was unhurt after a train drove over him. Shawn M. Polley, 44, of Bowling Green, Ky., was passed out between the rails of the train tracks last week, police said.
The train's engineer hit the emergency break and notified authorities that the northbound train may have hit a pedestrian. Two of the train's engines passed over Polley's body without hitting him, Officer Jay King said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 9, 2004 at 8:36:00 PM CEST
Man Trying To Kill Puppies Is Shot By One
Because Jerry Allen Bradford couldn't find another home for seven 3-month-old puppies, he decided to shoot the dogs in the head. One of the dogs made the .38-caliber revolver discharge, causing Bradford to be shot in the wrist.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 8, 2004 at 11:50:00 PM CEST
Pitchfork Welding Bandit Robs Bank
Armed with a rusty pitchfork, sunglasses and a mask, a bandit entered the Security Federal Bank Tuesday morning. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash after threatening employees.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 8, 2004 at 10:46:00 AM CEST
Thief returns Laptop... on his own
After being chased by a store clerk, a thief in the town of Koblenz in Germany returned a laptop he absconded with. The store clerk fell and injured himself, breaking his arm during the chase.
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