Posts Tagged ‘local-news’
Police Blotter of the Day: More proof cigarettes kill
“Jacklin wanted to turn around to get a package of cigarettes, but Michael refused. Jacklin then jumped from the moving vehicle. … The Morning Sun reports Jacklin has died at Blodgett Hospital from the head trauma.”
Full story (WEYI-TV/Clio, Mich.)
Police Blotter of the Day (Stiletto Division): High-heeled mob of women attacks two men
“The victims say when they walked into the parking lot they were surrounded and beaten by 20-to-30 women armed with high heel shoes. … Neither Montejo nor Mendez could explain why they were attacked.”
Full story (WPTV-TV of West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Dumb Crook News: Sleepy 18-year-old charged with Alabama burglary
“Veterinary assistant Leigh Anne Moody, who reported the break-in Tuesday morning, said the man, identified as Roman Angel Salinas of Haneyville, apparently had injected himself with Xylazine. The drug is used as a sedative for large animals. She said he’d also taken food from the refrigerator and watched TV.”
Full story (WVTM-TV of Birmingham, Ala.)
Why I Love Local News: Naked man spends four hours atop TX billboard
“The threat of severe weather finally forced the man back down to Earth where he was promptly taken in custody.”
Full story (NBC Local News)
Police Blotter of the Day (Ewwwwww Division): Deputies arrest man hiding in portable toilet tank
“Firefighters were called to help wash him off before he was taken to jail.”
Full story (KING-TV of Seattle)
Police Blotter of the Day: Police: Berry eating binge leads to beating
The 30-year-old victim told investigators the clash began as he munched wild berries in his bedroom. Blevins, the victim’s roommate and long-time friend, confronted him about nibbling on the berries, which Blevins contended belonged to his girlfriend.
Full story (WPTV-TV of West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Why I Love Local News: Gay Dogs Not Welcome
An Australian restaurant that refused a blind man entry because it thought his guide dog was “gay” has been ordered by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal to pay him $1,500.
Woodville North man Ian Jolly, 57, was barred from dining at Grange restaurant Thai Spice in May last year after a staff member mistook his guide dog Nudge for a “gay dog”, the tribunal heard this week.
Full story (Daily Mail of Adelaide)
Why I Love Local News: Teen charged with breaking *into* church to view porn
Police said they believed Pruitt may have entered the church three times to use the computers and telephone to access pornographic websites and toll 900 numbers.
Full story (WDAM-TV of Hattiesburg, Miss.)
Why I Love Local News: Smelly litter box mistaken for meth lab; neighborhood evacuated
“Not a meth lab. Just an unkempt house with a lot of cats. The cats’ urine turned to an ammonia smell,” said Michael Magda with Western Wayne County Hazmat team.
Full story (WDIV-TV of Detroit)
Why I Love Local News: Dog Poo Leads Cops to Suspect
“Thank God, criminality does not involve rocket science. He got caught because of dog-doo,” Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told the paper.
Full story (WCAU of Philadelphia)
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