Archive for April, 2009

TV show reported to Swedish police (UPI)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 30 (UPI) -- A Swedish prosecutor said he reported a popular hidden camera prank TV show to police for crimes including disorderly conduct and sexual harassment.

Police call man LA’s ‘most prolific serial killer’ (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police believe a 72-year-old insurance claims adjuster arrested earlier this month is the most prolific serial killer in the city's history, having raped and strangled as many as 30 older women over two decades. The break in the cold case came in October when John Floyd Thomas Jr., who had twice been convicted of sexual assault, had a DNA sample taken as part of an effort to build an offender ...

Police: Burglar Took Jellybeans, But Nothing Else (CBS News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police in northwestern Pennsylvania say a burglar took some jellybeans from a home _ but nothing else. Police said Thursday that they are stumped by the burglary in North East Township.

Police: Burglar took jellybeans, but nothing else (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police in northwestern Pennsylvania say a burglar took some jellybeans from a home — but nothing else. Police said Thursday that they are stumped by the burglary in North East Township. Sgt. Mark Zaleski said it remains unclear whether the suspect wanted only jellybeans. Or maybe that's all the thief had time to grab.

Police in Pa. looking for jellybean burglar (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police in northwestern Pennsylvania say a burglar took some jellybeans from a home — but nothing else.

Police shoot two in strike at Mozambique stadium (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
A construction strike at Mozambique's unfinished national stadium erupted in violence when a police officer shot and wounded two striking workers, a police spokesman said Thursday.

Police: Texas girl, 12, shot dad in back of head (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police say a 12-year-old suburban Houston girl fatally shot her father in the back of the head, possibly while he was sleeping.

Police say man, 72, tied to SoCal serial killings (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Los Angeles police believe a 72-year-old man charged with two cold-case killings is tied to two waves of Southern California serial killings involving as many as 25 victims.

NH police: Standoff leads to fire at house (Boston Globe)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Police in Hooksett, N.H., say a lengthy standoff with a man who barricaded himself in a house has led to a fire at the residence and his removal to a hospital.

Toronto police arrest 15 Tamil protesters (UPI)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
TORONTO, April 30 (UPI) -- Toronto police arrested 15 Tamil demonstrators outside the U.S. consulate in their fourth day of rallying for international help in Sri Lanka.