Archive for February, 2009

Fla. men charged with throwing beer can at police (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Authorities said two men were arrested after they threw an unopened 16-ounce can of Bud Light at an unmarked police vehicle. Tampa police Cpl. Richard Blasioli was on duty early Thursday morning, driving an unmarked 2001 Ford Expedition, when he saw a 1999 Toyota Solara cruising the wrong way down a road.

US, British rail police to jointly patrol stations (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
US and British rail police are to jointly patrol train stations in the Northeastern United States for their first major security and counterterrorism tactics exchange, Amtrak announced Friday.

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

Friday, February 27th, 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.

Police say drunk woman picked up kids from school (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
Police said they have arrested a woman who picked up her children from school drunk. Police responded to an elementary School Wednesday afternoon after being called about a possible drunk driver. When they arrived, the officers noticed a vehicle matching the description stop and pick up two children and drive off.

Two dead in Madagascar protest: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
Two people were killed Friday and 13 were injured as security forces broke up an opposition protest in southern Madagascar, police and organisers said.

UK police hunt for ‘dangerously radioactive’ teacher (CNN)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
A "dangerously radioactive" teacher facing charges of child pornography is being hunted by UK police, media reported Friday.

Flying metal chunk just a machine part, police say (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
Police say a 6-pound chunk of metal that crashed through the roof of a Dallas home was part of a machine that was grinding up an unwanted tree nearby.

Suspect Turns Himself in to Montgomery County Police (Washington Post)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
A 33-year-old man who Montgomery County police say tried to run over one of their officers last night -- prompting the officer to shoot at him -- turned himself in at an area hospital this morning.

Suspect Turns Himself in to Montgomery County Police (Washington Post)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
A 33-year-old man who Montgomery County police say tried to run over one of their officers last night -- prompting the officer to shoot at him -- turned himself in at an area hospital this morning.

UK police investigate report of man in flames (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 27th, 2009
British police say they are investigating a report that a man was engulfed in flames outside Parliament.