Birthday siege girl reunited with riot police party pals
LITTLE Phoebe Piltz thought she’d never smile again, after her sixth birthday was ruined when her family were thrust into the middle of a nine-hour rooftop siege in Cheadle. »
Thursday, Jul. 13, 2006
Stolen rare baseball returned to kids’ club
Just one day after a shocking robbery members of the boys and girls club in Camas are enjoying the return of one of their most prized possessions. »
Friday, May. 26, 2006
Saliva Sniffing Dog To Help Find Missing Kids
Police, lawmakers, and dentists from Massachusetts will get together at the State House Thursday to unveil 2 new tools to track missing children. »
Wednesday, May. 24, 2006
31 children rescued from embroidery unit
Labour department officials today rescued 31 children from Bihar, from the clutches of two owners of an embroidery unit here. »
Dog sniffs out hidden $274,000
A Department of Public Safety trooper said a driver’s and passenger’s stories didn’t add up during a traffic stop, and a Clay County canine soon sniffed out more - what appeared to be hundreds of thousands of dollars - in the vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office reported. »
Thursday, May. 18, 2006
Thank police this week
Have you thanked your local law enforcement officers lately? This week is National Police Week, and in recognition, I wanted to remind residents about the important role that your local police, sheriff’s and highway patrolmen and women play in keeping you safe. »
Thursday, May. 11, 2006
Rape and other sexual violence in the U.S. are declining
Rapes and attempted rapes have declined in the United States, and sharply, over the past 30 years, according to the government’s most painstaking crime survey. A second big government tally finds the same trend but a gentler decline. »
Friday, Apr. 21, 2006
London crime at lowest level for five years
Crime in the capital is at its lowest level for five years, according to new police figures published today. »
Thursday, Apr. 20, 2006
Proceeds Of Illegal Bingo Operation To Go To Charity
Twenty-eight local programs that help children and the disabled will be the beneficiaries of an illegal bingo operation. »
Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2006
Rightful lottery winner cashes in
When Bob Sehested went to scan a lottery ticket he bought on Valentine’s Day - his 50th birthday - a liquor store clerk told him he’d won only “a few bucks.” »
Monday, Apr. 3, 2006
Sheriff’s prayer calms church
When there is dissension among the flock, sometimes a sheriff’s got to pray. »
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2006
Cat bells to help collar bag thieves
MARKET traders and shopkeepers in Nuneaton are launching a new blitz on purse-snatchers plaguing the town centre. »
Saturday, Mar. 25, 2006
Thief stuck in bank’s chimney rescued
A man found stuck in a Washington bank chimney didn’t try to cover up his intent. »
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2006
Women rescued in trafficking op
More than 50 people have been arrested in a UK-wide police operation against sex trafficking. »
Sunday, Mar. 19, 2006
Chatting drivers could lose mobiles
MOTORISTS in Australia caught using hand-held mobile phones while driving could have their handsets confiscated by police. »
Saturday, Mar. 18, 2006
Stolen Puggle Returned Safely
The stolen puggle puppy taken from a Hollywood puppy store last week has been safely recovered, all while the Miami woman that had him says she didn’t even know the puppy had been stolen. »
Women Rescue Robbery Victims
A mother and daughter attacked in a parking lot say two young women came to their rescue and pursued their attacker. William Mills is in jail with a broken leg. It’s an injury police say Mills received when he was hit by a car driven by woman who gave chase in her car. »
Friday, Mar. 17, 2006
Stolen Van Gogh returned after 7 years
A Dutch bank got a bonus on Thursday when police turned up with its stolen Van Gogh painting during an earnings news conference. »
Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2006
Stolen Puppy Returned by Thief
It’s a happy ending for a little guy that weighs less than two pounds. »
Teen crime rate is lowest in decades
Americans are experiencing the sharpest decline in teen crime in modern history. »
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006
Poodunnit: UK uses DNA testing to fine dog mess owners
A NEW weapon has been unveiled in the war against dog mess - DNA testing. »
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006
Crime won’t pay
BACKROOM teams of financial wizards are hitting criminals in West Yorkshire where it really hurts – in their pockets. »
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006
Boys held captive by father in Mexico returned to mother
Two brothers that were kidnapped by their father from a Palmview elementary school a week ago were reunited with their mother Sunday, said La Joya school district Police Chief Raul Gonzalez. »
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006
Police rescue kidnapped boy
A 10-year-old boy has been rescued by police after he was kidnapped from his family home and held hostage for nearly 36 hours. »
Friday, Feb. 17, 2006
Kidnapped Girl Rescued After Dropping Notes
German police said Thursday they rescued a 13-year-old girl and arrested an ex-convict accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing her after they followed up on a note the child managed to drop begging for help. »
Children, Mother Reunited After Hostage Standoff
Four children have been reunited with their mother after being taken away by a SWAT team during a weekend standoff with inmates who escaped from the Cook County Jail. »
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006
Deputized cat helps collar phony-vet
Meet undercover detective Fred - the purr-fect cop. »
Justice for Janet: 27-year-old murder mystery solved
A 66-year-old Three Oaks man is now charged with the murder of a 23-year-old Hope College student. »
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006
Police make dramatic rescue of woman being attacked
A Syracuse man faces assault charges after he was arrested by police officers who broke through the window of an apartment where he was allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend with a knife.
Authorities say officers responding to a report of a woman being attacked yesterday afternoon were prevented from entering the woman’s home because Terrance Stewart had barricaded the doors. »
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006
Kidnapped girls found, returned to dad
Two girls abducted more than six years ago were reunited with their father this week after they were found during a traffic stop, the FBI said Friday.
Authorities have said the girls, ages 6 and 8 at the time of the abduction, were picked up by their mother, Joyce Linda Murray Steyne, and her brother, Stephen Kirk Murray, on Dec. 17, 1999, from their father’s home. »