Archive for October, 2009

Police arrest four over shooting (BBC News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Four people are arrested in connection with a shooting on Merseyside in which a 23-year-old man was left 'critically' ill, say police.

Police stationed outside house on Imperial Avenue where bodies discovered (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The mood is quiet this morning outside the Imperial Avenue home of suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell where sources say police have found the bodies of six people.

Police ‘wanted men’ were actors (BBC News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Police apologise after film actors are mistaken for genuine football hooligans in an appeal following violence at a West Ham match.

Police try to monitor sex offenders at Halloween (CNN)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
During the week before Halloween each year, Lt. Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia knocks on the doors of every registered sex offender in his jurisdiction.

Safety means listening to what police have to say (Barrie Examiner)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
It's worth asking who Barrie residents want deciding their future policing needs -the politicians, or the police. Because they would seem to be at odds about police facilities in the city.[...]

Police investigate double homicide in Gary (Chicago Tribune)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Lake County Sheriff's Police are investigating an apparent double homicide of a daughter and mother Friday night in Gary . The homicide occured in the 700 block of Tyler Street in Gary . Donessa Miller, 52, of Gary , was pronounced dead at 9:34 p.m. at Methodist Hospital Northlake, officials said. Her mother, 79-year-old Lillie Miller of Gary was pronounced dead at 10 p.m. at the scene. No ...

Police investigate body discovery (BBC News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Police investigate the early-morning discovery of a man's body in the County Down seaside town of Bangor.

Police: Muslim woman attacks abusive husband (Denver Post)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
A devout Muslim woman told police she slashed her husband's neck with a kitchen knife as he slept because he forced her to eat pork, wear short skirts and drink alcohol in violation of her religious beliefs.

Aurora police put up reward in fatal shooting (Denver Post)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Aurora police are offering a $2,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of a man early Friday.

Extradited banker detained in Thailand: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
A fugitive banker arrived in Thailand after his extradition from Canada and was remanded in custody Saturday on charges of embezzling millions of dollars, a police spokesman said.