Archive for February, 2009

Police cite breast-feeding driver for endangering (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Police in Ohio say a woman has been charged with child endangering after another motorist reported she was both breast-feeding a youngster and talking on a phone while driving.

Family to sue Maine police for fatal shooting (Boston Globe)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
The family of a 29-year-old Maine man who was fatally shot in a police standoff last August has given notice it intends to file a lawsuit.

Irish Police Arrest Seven After Country’s Biggest Bank Raid (Bloomberg)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Irish police arrested seven people and discovered a “substantial” amount of cash as part of an investigation into what has been described as the country’s biggest bank robbery.

Police unit licenced to use guns (BBC News)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Gloucestershire police officers are awarded new licences to carry and use guns.

Mob attacks Bahraini police patrol (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
A mob hurling Molotov cocktails and stones set a police car on fire in a Bahraini village, but the occupants of the vehicle escape unharmed, BNA news agency reported.

Wentzville police officers approve vote to unionize (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Wentzville — Police officers in Wentzville have voted to unionize. A 20-14 vote Wednesday makes Laborers' Local 1032 the bargaining unit for the department's patrol officers. Sergeants and command staff were not eligible to vote.

Police Shoot Tibetan Monk Who Set Self on Fire (Washington Post)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
BEIJING, Feb. 27 -- A young Tibetan monk was shot by Chinese police after he set himself on fire Friday, the third day of the Tibetan New Year, at a market in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture, Tibetan activist groups said, citing eyewitnesses.

Police Shoot Tibetan Monk Who Set Self on Fire (Washington Post)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
BEIJING, Feb. 27 -- A young Tibetan monk was shot by Chinese police after he set himself on fire Friday, the third day of the Tibetan New Year, at a market in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture, Tibetan activist groups said, citing eyewitnesses.

Police investigate death on S. Side porch (Chicago Tribune)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Police were investigating the apparent shooting death of a 23-year-old man on the porch of his South Side home this morning, although preliminary information indicated no foul play was involved, authorities said. Officers from the Grand Crossing District responding to a call of a person shot about 7 a.m. found Jonathan Campbell unresponsive on the porch of his home in the 7100 block of South ...

Police: Man uses fake money to buy fake drugs (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
A man was been arrested after police said he used counterfeit money to purchase fake OxyContin pills from an undercover officer. Unicoi County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 21-year-old man on Tuesday and charged him with criminal conspiracy with schedule II drugs, forgery and criminal simulation.