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Three Connected to Bombing Suspect Questioned in New Bedford

Taylor Cormier — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:02:04 +0000

The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening with the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. After local and state police and FBI agents allegedly searched Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s UMass Dartmouth dorm room, authorities swarmed to the Rockdale West apartment complex in New Bedford’s West End. Three [...]

Alligator Vandalizes Florida Cop Car

brad.bruner — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:58:31 +0000

Law enforcement officials are trained to deal with most scenarios. But an alligator attacking a police car? That's a different story.

According to reports, a rascally 10-foot alligator took a bite out of an Alachua County sheriff deputy's vehicle in Florida. The creature was reportedly spotted attacking the patrol car near a country club in Gainesville. The deputy watched the carnage as he waited for an alligator trapper to show up. Naturally, the car's front bumper was heavily damaged.

Police Pepper Spray Angry Second Grader [VIDEO]

brad.bruner — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:06:55 +0000

Though most children can get a bit unruly, a second grade boy threw such a temper tantrum at school that police had to blast him not once -- but twice -- with pepper spray.

8-year-old Stevie Davis of Colorado caused trouble on the morning bus, but his anger escalated once he arrived at school when he threatened to kill his teacher and another staff member.

Price of Taco Bell Burrito Sparks Shootout

brad.bruner — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:11:21 +0000

Ricardo Jones was angry that the price of a Taco Bell Beefy Crunch Burrito had gone from 99 cents to a $1.49. How angry? Well, it took tear gas and a SWAT team to finally calm him down.

In Jones's defense, he had ordered seven Beefy Crunch Burritos from a Taco Bell drive-through window in San Antonio, Texas. So whe

Man Arrested After Complaining To Police He Was Cheated in Coke Deal

brad.bruner — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:14:52 +0000

The 40-dollar bag of cocaine Antonio Recinos bought from his friendly neighborhood drug dealer seemed to him to be a bit short. So the East Hartford, Connecticut man dialed 911 to report that he had been ripped off. However, before getting into the details of how he’d been wronged, the 35-year-old aborted the call. Was [...]

Police Officer Escorts Ten Lost Ducklings Across Busy Road [VIDEO]

brad.bruner — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:05:29 +0000

Ten confused ducklings in Fort Myers, Florida found themselves caught in the middle of a busy intersection. Luckily, police officer Glenn Eppler spotted the tiny tykes.

With the help of an animal-loving passerby, Eppler was able to round the ducklings up and escort them to their mother, who was in a grassy area close to the road.

The rescue was captured on Eppler's dashboard camera. Read on to check it out.