Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 1, 2004 at 10:08:00 AM CEST
Determined, but not talented, bank robber asks directions to bank
Paul Michael Callahan was a bank robber in search of a bank, according to police. First thing Monday morning, he allegedly tried to rob a copy shop at Boston University thinking it was a bank. Boston police said he walked into the shop on Commonwealth Avenue and passed a note to a store employee asking for money. When he was told the shop wasn't a bank, Callahan asked for directions to the nearest Fleet bank branch, police said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 1, 2004 at 10:05:00 AM CEST
Swedish teen shoplifts winning lottery ticket
A Swedish teenager who shoplifted a winning lottery ticket that could be worth as much as $1 million has discovered the truth in that old adage 'crime doesn't pay.'
The 15-year-old boy stole the scrape-off lottery ticket from a grocery store outside the northeastern Swedish town of Oernskoeldsvik last week, local media reported Tuesday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 31, 2004 at 11:58:00 AM CEST
Police foil another armed robbery as porn crew's cameras roll
Shots rang out at Oslo's trendy Aker Brygge waterfront complex during the night, when armed robbers were caught red-handed after another money courier ambush. Police said "several" people were in custody Monday morning. No one was hurt, the money was recovered and a local porn movie crew even caught some of the action on film.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 27, 2004 at 1:02:00 PM CEST
Entire 13-metre bridge stolen in southern Bosnia, police say
In what could qualify for Ripley's Believe It or Not, seven thieves stole an entire 13-metre bridge near the southern Bosnian town of Mostar, police said Friday.
Over several days, the group dismantled the metal bridge built during the Austro-Hungarian empire 150 years ago, transported the parts to a local junk yard and sold them, a police statement said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 27, 2004 at 12:01:00 PM CEST
Cops aim to cut down tree that draws crime
Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies think they have found a solution for getting rid of drug dealers and prostitutes who congregate under a giant oak tree: chop it down.
The sheriff's office is seeking permission to have the tree removed from a county right of way on Cypress Street.
"We're not attacking the tree," Deputy Don Hess said. "The tree hasn't hurt anybody."
But Hess said it provides cover for drug dealers and prostitutes and their customers. He said 30 to 40 arrests per month stem from criminal activity at the oak.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 27, 2004 at 11:55:00 AM CEST
Man Stabs 6-Foot Gator to Free His Dog
A man stabbed a 6-foot alligator with a pocketknife after the reptile grabbed his dog by the head, and managed to scare off the reptile.
Matthew Goff, 29, said he was walking his dog Sugar, a tan-colored bloodhound/Shar-Pei mix, Wednesday evening at Kanapaha Park when the attack occurred.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 26, 2004 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
GPS Nabs 'Porno Man'
State police used Global Positioning System technology embedded in a cell phone to track down and arrest a man suspected of making 1-800 obscene phone calls to 911 operators over the past two months.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 24, 2004 at 10:12:00 PM CEST
Police Say Dead Snake Used As Assault Weapon
In this case, police say the dead snake was more dangerous than the live one. A Cumberland County, N.J., man, who police say reacted with drunken rage when his 6-foot black snake was stepped on and killed, used the dead reptile to whip its killer.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 24, 2004 at 7:21:00 PM CEST
Jeep-Fahrerin macht Radarfalle platt
Eine frisch geblitzte Autofahrerin hat kurzerhand ihren Geländewagen gewendet und den Radarkasten samt Beweismittel überfahren. Doch so einfach ließ sich das Problem nicht aus dem Weg räumen. Die Radarfalle stand auf einer Bundesstraße im Taunus-Ort Kelkheim und blitzte den Wagen der 53-Jährigen, wie die Polizei in Hofheim am Dienstag berichtete. Daraufhin wendete die Frau ihren Jeep, überfuhr den Radarkasten, um anschließend zu flüchten.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 24, 2004 at 1:06:00 PM CEST
Deputy Resigns Over Naked Day in the Park
A sheriff's deputy under investigation for allegedly sitting naked in public has resigned. Prosecutors have declined to file charges in his case, citing lack of evidence.
Sheriff Aaron Kennard received Deputy Darrell Magee's resignation letter, which stated "he was basically rethinking his career," said sheriff's Sgt. Rosie Rivera. Magee has worked for the sheriff's office since 1996.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 24, 2004 at 1:05:00 PM CEST
Alleged Dutch burglars arrested riding police bikes
A pair of Dutch burglars' bad luck shifted into high gear when they were caught fleeing the scene of an attempted break-in on bicycles belonging to the very policeman who arrested them.
Police in a suburb of the eastern Dutch city of Nijmegen said the hapless burglars were trying to break into a house Sunday when neighbors alerted the police.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 23, 2004 at 9:20:00 AM CEST
Man fights with officers, strips in church
A man overturned pews, threw artificial trees and then removed his clothes before officers arrested him in Parks Chapel on Wednesday.
Police say the man, Sammy Lee Smith, went into the church at 2503 Murchison Road looking for a place to sleep.
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