Archive for September, 2009

Police: Woman fried, ate goldfish after fight (USA Today)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Pasadena police say it's a civil matter and no charges will be filed. The seven goldfish were purchased together by the couple during happier times.

Honduran police evict Zelaya supporters in crackdown (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Honduran police on Wednesday began evicting supporters of toppled President Manuel Zelaya from government office buildings where they had holed up for three months to protest his ouster in a military coup.

Urine tamper police officer fined (BBC News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A police officer convicted of diluting his urine sample during a suspected drink-drive probe avoids a jail sentence.

Police in Kenya seize Bangkok-bound ivory (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Kenya police are looking for the people behind a shipment of 684 kilogrammes of ivory seized at Nairobi's main airport and destined to Bangkok, a police official said Wednesday.

Rugby club complains about police (BBC News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A rugby club complains about police after players were arrested following an incident where a woman was injured by a lawn roller.

Samoa police say 63 dead in tsunami, toll may rise (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A police official says 63 people are confirmed dead in Samoa following a tsunami that smashed the southern shore of the South Pacific nation.

Police: Church collapse in Nepal kills 24 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A church dormitory collapsed Wednesday in eastern Nepal after attendees at a Christian conference went to sleep on its roof, killing at least 24 people and injuring an additional 62, police and church officials said.

Police investigating suspicious activity at home of Patriots’ Wilhite (USA Today)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Police in Massachusetts are investigating an incident at the home of New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite that resulted in him suffering a minor injury. North Attleboro police said Tuesday that officers responded to a call from Wilhite Sunday morning concerning suspicious activity. Wilhite told police that two people were in the parking lot of his residence when he arrived home, and ...

Pr. George’s Police Shoot, Wound Suspect Near FedEx Field (Washington Post)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Prince George's County police officers apparently wounded a suspect Tuesday night when they fired at a car that was trying to ram their cruiser about one mile from FedEx Field, police said.

Church collapses in Nepal, kills at least 23: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A church has collapsed in eastern Nepal, killing at least 23 people and injuring many more, police said Wednesday.