Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 13, 2004 at 12:38:00 PM CEST
Man To Face Kidnap Charges After Radio Hoax
A 23-year-old South Philadelphia man has been ordered held for trial on charges he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenager after hijacking the phone lines of radio station Q102 back in January.
At a hearing on Friday, a 17-year-old woman testified she called the station and was told she had won $1,000 and tickets to see Brittany Spears.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 12, 2004 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Post entdeckt fünf mumifizierte Schädel in Paket
Offenbar sind peruanische Postbeamte Grabräubern auf die Schliche gekommen. Laut der Post hätten sich in einem Päckchen insgesamt fünf mumifizierte Schädel befunden, welche rund 2.700 Jahre alt sein dürften und aus der Paracas-Epoche stammen würden.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 6:44:00 PM CEST
'Diebes-Schule' von Polizei geschlossen
In Delhi wurde von zwei 'Schuldirektoren' eine 'Diebes-Schule' unterhalten. Etwa 50 elf bis 15 Jahre alte Jungen ging hier zu einem geregelten Unterricht. Sie wurden im Taschen- und Handydiebstahl unterrichtet.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 6:37:00 PM CEST
School food fight escalates into 'riot '- teachers
A girl dumped a fruit cup over a boy's head during lunch at Waterbury, Connecticut's West Side Middle School on June 9. It all went downhill from there, with the two getting into a fight that inspired some kids to stand on tables and throw food.
Two teachers and a detective were injured in the food-fight/riot. They were trying to break up the fight.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 4:31:00 PM CEST
Slow drunk driver caught by policeman on bike
A drunken motorist was driving so slowly a policeman on a bicycle was able to keep up with him, Levin District Court was told.
Sione Fatuimoana Vai, 42, unemployed, of Levin, pleaded guilty to two charges of driving with excess breath-alcohol. He had five previous convictions.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Amokfahrt mit Kettenbagger auf Autobahn
Ein 16-jähriger Jugendlicher ist am Donnerstagabend mit einem 22 Tonnen schweren Kettenbagger Amok gefahren. Ein kurzes Stück legte der alkoholkranke Schüler auch auf der Autobahn zurück.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 2:47:00 PM CEST
Ex-cable guy accused of 10,000 hookup thefts
Des Moines police say a former cable television installer is responsible for more than 10,000 illegal hookups in the city over the past 15 years.
Luqman Abdul-Aziz, 58, allegedly charged $80 to $100 per hookup. The initial fee covered customers for six months, sometimes longer, police said. Many were then asked to pay more.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 2:40:00 PM CEST
Vandals Hit 33 Cars In Police Station Parking Lot
Authorities are baffled after vandals damaged 33 police vehicles in a locked, fenced-in Miami-Dade County police station parking lot that is monitored by surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras don't record what they see.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 12:08:00 PM CEST
Soros spends $13-million to oust Bush
George Soros' dream is President Bush losing in November — and so far, the-billionaire philanthropist has donated nearly $13-million to independent groups that also want to turn that vision into reality. “I'm merely putting my money where my mouth is,” Mr. Soros told The Associated Press.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 12:02:00 PM CEST
This is how you pick a pocket, or two
New Delhi police busted a gang of thieves last week and unwittingly unearthed a "school" which taught young boys the art of picking pockets and snatching cellphones, a report said on Friday.
Located in south Delhi, the school was run by two Sri Lankans who had arrived in the Indian capital 20 years ago, the Hindustan Times reported.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 10:12:00 AM CEST
Chinese waiters use customer's card to buy cellphones while he waits
They can probably forget about a tip.
A pair of Shanghai waiters were arrested after taking off with a customer's credit card and using it to buy mobile phones while he sat in their restaurant, the Shanghai Daily reported Friday. The diner, identified only by his surname, Zhu, had paid for lunch and was waiting for a receipt when the credit card company called. Had he just spent 25,000 yuan ($4,100 Cdn) on new cell phones? Waiters Ling Hong and Wang Luole were arrested soon afterward and charged with theft, the paper said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 10, 2004 at 10:07:00 PM CEST
Druids chant to help vandal hunt
Druids have held chanting ceremonies in a bid to catch vandals who defaced an ancient stone circle.
They are confident their efforts will help reveal the identity of the culprits who painted the Rollright Stones on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border.
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