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Friday, 30 December 2011

Christmas massacre

It's only natural that throughout our lives certain encounters, experiences automatically trigger certain memories. Looking around at all that's presently going on in Chattanooga brings back certain memories, personal experiences, conversations with family members etc., many unpleasant ones. I'm reminded of another quote by Maya Angelou who once said, "People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did (to them), but (good or bad) people will never forget how you made them feel." There are problems in Chattanooga, perhaps with its youth. The question, however, should be who, what...

Salford Murder: Family Of Anuj Bidve Learn Of His Murder On Facebook

 Police have admitted that the family of an Indian student murdered in Salford on Boxing Day found out about his death on Facebook. Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at point-blank range as he walked with friends near their hotel in the Ordsall district of Salford early on December 26. His murder is being treated by detectives as a hate crime which may have been racially motivated. Anuj's father Subhash has complained that he heard about his son's death via Facebook rather than an official channel. He told Sky News: "It has been very, very difficult to understand why no authorities -...

Murder squad detectives today offered a £50,000 reward for information as they investigated the "horrific" murder of an Indian student blasted to death on Boxing Day.

 Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at point-blank range as he walked with friends near their hotel in the inner-city Ordsall district of the city, in the early hours of December 26.The murder of the Indian student is being treated by detectives at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as a "hate crime" which may have been racially motivated.Today senior officers from the force announced the cash reward and said they hoped it would help get the killer gunman caught as soon as possible.Det Chief Supt Mary Doyle, leading the murder inquiry, said: "It is an extremely unusual, savage and motiveless...

Thursday, 29 December 2011

Two alleged associates of the Hells Angels have been charged after a police officer was put in a headlock and punched several times

Two alleged associates of the Hells Angels have been charged after a police officer was put in a headlock and punched several times in front of a Kelowna nightclub Tuesday.Shortly after 2 a.m. two uniformed Kelowna RCMP members were on patrol when they saw a fight break out between several men on Leon Avenue. When they moved in to arrest the main aggressor, one of the officers was jumped from behind and attacked.The officer who was punched ended up with swelling and bruising.Kelowna RCMP spokeswoman Sgt. Ann Morrison was unable to say what caused the fight.“I can confirm we are having difficulty...

Suspect in Juárez consulate killings extradited

 An alleged prison gang member wanted in connection with the killing of a U.S. consulate employee, her husband and another employee's spouse has been extradited to the United States, Mexican authorities have announced. Joel Abraham Caudillo was handed over to FBI agents Dec. 20 in Veracruz at the same time that Julian “El Piolin” Zapata Espinoza, wanted in the February killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata, was extradited. Mexican authorities announced Caudillo's extradition this week. He's one of 35 people charged in a drug conspiracy case that...

all is quiet on Calgary’s gang front.

 With no killings between FOB and FK in nearly three years and the biggest case of them all — the 2009 triple murder at Bolsa Restaurant — resulting in at least two convictions, it would be tempting to assume all is quiet on Calgary’s gang front. That assumption would be wrong. As detailed in a recent article, no small amount of effort goes into monitoring the gang members who aren’t either dead or in jail to prevent any further violence. However, we live in a society that values quantifiable results: while it’s easy to tally the number of bad guys who have been arrested, the amount of drugs...

3 people wounded in drive-by shooting on Hudson

 Three people are being treated at local hospitals after a drive-by shooting on Hudson Avenue this afternoon. According to Rochester police Capt. Peter Leach, officers responded to Hudson Avenue near Weeger Street at 4:20 p.m. for a report of people shot. Upon arrival, they found three people shot outside of a grocery store. Leach said the shots were fired by people driving by in a gray minivan. After the shootings, the minivan drove away on Weeger Street and struck another vehicle, at which point the van’s occupants got out and ran away. Leach said the victims were a 28-year-old Greece...

Snakes on a plane (almost) in Argentina

 Snakes on a plane (almost) in Argentina Authorities in Argentina caught a man trying to board a plane with almost 250 poisonous snakes and endangered reptil...

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

San Jose police say a man who allegedly shot a fellow Hells Angel at an October funeral for the club's president has recently resurfaced after weeks of hiding

San Jose police say a man who allegedly shot a fellow Hells Angel at an October funeral for the club's president has recently resurfaced after weeks of hiding and are asking for the public's help in locating him.Police have been searching for Steve Ruiz, 38, since the Oct. 15, when authorities said he got into a fight with Steve Tausun, 52, at the Oak Hill Cemetery during a funeral for Jeff Pettigrew, president of the San Jose Hells Angels chapter. Police said Pettigrew was shot and killed Sept. 23 by Ernesto Manuel Gonzalez, an alleged member of the rival Vagos motorcycle gang, at John Ascuaga's...

Friday, 23 December 2011

Sarah Haley told ABC15 she left for California over the weekend. She received a call on December 17 that her home had been burglarized.

Sarah Haley told ABC15 she left for California over the weekend. She received a call on December 17 that her home had been burglarized. When she returned, she said the crooks had taken her motorcycle, clothes, electronics and even food from her refrigerator."Every cupboard was opened, every drawer was opened and overturned," Haley said. The burglars apparently broke in through the front door of her home, near 35th and Southern avenues. "They had a great time cleaning out my house," Haley said. While she is out an estimated $22,000 in stolen items, it's what the burglars left for her that's left...

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Police in Jamaica say three people including a woman eight months pregnant have been shot to death in the Caribbean island’s southern region.

Senior Police Superintendent Anthony Castell says unidentified gunmen broke into a house in Spanish Town before dawn Thursday and opened fire. It is unclear if the three victims were related.No motive has been given, although some legislators speculate the killings were politically motivated.On Sunday, two buses carrying supporters of the governing Jamaica Labor Party were shot up in the Spanish town area. One man was seriously wound...

Monday, 12 December 2011

China has executed a South African woman for drug smuggling

China has executed a South African woman for drug smuggling, after rejecting appeals by the South African government to spare her life.Janice Linden was convicted in 2009 of attempting to smuggle three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in luggage through an airport in the southern city of Guangzhou. She later argued her innocence, saying the drugs had been planted in her suitcase.South African news reports say several government appeals had been lodged with Beijing to have Linden's death sentence commuted to life in prison. Those reports say Linden, 35, only learned a few hours before her execution...

Saturday, 10 December 2011

Gunman walking down the middle of Vine Street near Sunset Boulevard, firing at least nine shots into the air and at passing cars

A 26-year-old man walked down the middle of a street in Hollywood, firing on passing cars with no clear target until police shot and killed him, authorities said. A passing driver was injured.Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the attack, which some people thought was part of a movie. "This is Hollywood, and they do film stuff all the time," Greg Watkins, who was walking along the street yesterday when the shooting began, told the Los Angeles Times. "I honestly thought they were filming something." There were amateur cameras on the man, who in video clips had short hair and wore...

United States Air Force secretly used a landfill site to dispose of the incinerated remains of hundreds of troops killed in action during the War on Terror

United States Air Force secretly used a landfill site to dispose of the incinerated remains of hundreds of troops killed in action during the War on Terror, it has been revealed.Figures made public yesterday show that partial remains of 274 fallen men and women were sent to a site in King George county, Virginia, between 2004 and 2008. Their families, who had given permission for the remains to be disposed of in a "dignified" manner, were never told of the practice.The scale of the scandal, in The Washington Post a month ago, is far larger than previously thought. In addition to 976 identified...

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