Topic: - on October 9, 2002 at 10:05:08 PM CEST
400-pound pumpkin stolen from driveway
The following information was obtained from Huntington Police Department records:
LARCENY: A Huntington man reported that someone stole a 400-pound pumpkin from his Parkway Drive driveway Monday night. The pumpkin is approximately three feet by five feet, is light orange and has the words "Paul" and "422" written on it. The police department issued a lookout to all patrols. The value of the pumpkin is estimated to be $105.
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Topic: - on October 8, 2002 at 8:51:50 PM CEST
Female Serial Killer wants to die
In about 24 hours, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos is scheduled to be executed, but one group is determined to stop it. In about 24 hours, convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos is scheduled to be executed, but one group is determined to stop it.
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Topic: - on October 8, 2002 at 8:08:59 PM CEST
Math Used in Hunt for Md. Sniper
Investigators are trying to zero in on the Washington-area sniper with a computerized technique known as geographic profiling.
Geographic profiling, pioneered more than a decade ago by former Vancouver Police detective Kim Rossmo, works on the theory that except for a small buffer zone around their homes, criminals tend to hunt victims in areas they are familiar with.
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Topic: - on October 7, 2002 at 10:48:31 PM CEST
Man lives after he is shot 25 times
Police seek suspect in weekend assault A 20-year-old New Orleans man has survived being shot 25 times last weekend by an assailant who is still on the loose, New Orleans police said.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 5:51:03 PM CEST
Violence claims 1.6m a year
More than 1.6 million people are killed by violence around the world each year, a major report reveals. The World Health Organization said that millions of others are left injured as a result of attacks. Violence is now the leading cause of death among people aged between 15 and 44.
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 9:33:00 PM CEST
300 kilos of dynamite stolen
Thieves made off with 300 kilos of dynamite from an approved storehouse in Risor. The hinges of the storage container had been chipped off and police learned of the missing explosives on Monday morning.
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Topic: - on October 1, 2002 at 6:34:57 PM CEST
Police are sabotaging video cameras
Mechanics working for the Eugene Police Department found themselves repairing video cameras on patrol cars over and over again - and believed the officers were sabotaging the equipment to avoid oversight of their work, internal e-mails show. The e-mail and other internal documents indicate that several city employees most familiar with the video systems assumed that the $90,000 program to put a camera in about two dozen cars failed, at least in part, because of tampering by officers.
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Topic: - on September 25, 2002 at 1:06:40 PM CEST
Geplanten Bankraub verschlafen
Kurioser Einsatz der Gendarmerie-Sondereinheit Cobra gestern in Graz: Die Beamten nahmen einen betrunkenen "fast"-Bankräuber fest. Auffälliger Pkw Einem Passanten war aufgefallen, dass ein in Graz geparktes Auto vorne und hinten unterschiedliche Kennzeichen hatte, und verständigte die Polizei.
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Topic: - on September 22, 2002 at 7:58:49 PM CEST
Goat Rapist Arrested
The report said police had initially been uncertain what to charge Sakadi with, as sexually assaulting animals is not covered in the Criminal Code. Sakadi, whose wife reportedly died two years ago, said he had raped goats every night since early September because he could not afford to pay prostitutes.
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Topic: - on September 10, 2002 at 8:12:40 PM CEST
Moon dust stolen from Swedish museum
Four grains of moon dust brought to Earth by the first manned lunar mission were stolen from a space exhibit in Sweden, a museum official said Saturday. The dust was collected by astronauts during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and presented to Sweden as a gift by President Nixon a year later.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 28, 2002 at 12:25:51 AM CEST
Man killed when 2000lb tomato paste exploded
A 42-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon during an industrial accident at Rio Bravo Tomato Co. on Highway 58, west of Interstate 5. The employee, Jesus Gabriel Meza of Wasco, was cleaning up a tomato-paste spill when a crate containing a sealed bag with 3,000 pounds of tomato paste exploded, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Department coroner's division.
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