Gang members attack old man on bus - End up running for their lives

Seattle WA - The man at the back of the Metro bus was older, wore glasses and apparently drew the attention of a group of alleged gang members who reportedly began harassing him.
But when one of them tried to take the man's glasses, he pulled a knife and fought back, Seattle police said.
"He began swinging at his attackers in self-defense," spokeswoman Renee Witt said.
When the melee was over, four of the teens had cuts, including some with superficial cuts to their buttocks, and one had a dislocated shoulder. The man was not hurt. Full Story - Vacations Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - David's Cookies

Pumpkin Tosser Knocked Out By His Own Launcher

GREENFIELD, N.H. - The first weekend of pumpkin flinging season ended abruptly Sunday in Greenfield when one of the operators of a catapault-like device was knocked out in a freak accident. Chuck Willard of Hancock was hit in the chin by the boom on the Yankee Seige, a remake of a medieval weapon called a trebuchet. It can toss pumpkins 300 yards and it knocked Willard for a loop. Full Story - Games Magazine - Doral Cigarettes - Casual Male XL

Woman Chases Kids With Samurai Sword Because They Were Playing In The Parking Lot

EAGLE, Colo. -- An Eagle woman accused of chasing a group of Hispanic children with a sword faces a number of charges, including ethnic intimidation, after allegedly calling them "illegal spics," according to police.
Amanda Jane Darling Harris, 21, allegedly chased the children, aged 9 to 15, with an 18-inch samurai sword because they were playing in a parking lot of the Villa apartments, according to a police report. Full Story - Seventeen Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - International Wine Accessories

Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules - Thought Everyone Knew That

Austria - He's now got a human name — Matthew Hiasl Pan — but he's having trouble getting his day in court. Animal rights activists campaigning to get Pan, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, legally declared a person vowed to take their challenge to Austria's Supreme Court after a lower court threw out their latest appeal.
A provincial judge in the city of Wiener Neustadt dismissed the case earlier this week, ruling that the Vienna-based Association Against Animal Factories had no legal standing to argue on the chimp's behalf. Full Story - Zoo Books Magazine - More Cigarettes - Popcorn Factory

China Bans TV, Radio Ads for Sexy Bras, Underwear

BEIJING - China has banned TV and radio ads for push-up bras and figure-enhancing underwear in the communist government's latest move to purge the nation's airwaves of what it calls social pollution.
No examples were given, but Chinese television channels have increasingly broadcast late-night infomercials featuring scantily clad women, as well as ads for products that claim to boost sexual performance.
Regulators have already targeted ads using crude or suggestive language, behavior, and images, tightening their grip on television and radio a few weeks ahead of a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress at which some new senior leaders will be appointed. Full Story - Nylon Magazine - Eve Cigarettes - Lane Bryant

Nutty Principal Forces Teens to Apologize on Hands And Knees

WATERFORD, Calif. — A mother says she is furious after a high school principal allegedly made her son and another boy apologize to each other on their hands and knees.
The freshmen at Waterford High School outside Modesto were being disciplined for fighting.
One boy said the principal made them get on their hands and knees, look at each other through a chair and promise to stop their behavior. Full Story - Education Week Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - Moto Sport

Man, 24, weds 82-year-old bride

Argentina - A 24-year-old Argentine man has married a woman 58 years his senior.
The groom, Reinaldo Waveqche, told reporters after the ceremony in Santa Fe, northern Argentina: "I've always liked mature ladies."
Mr Waveqche added: "I don't care what other people say." He and bride Adelfa Volpes, 82, are planning to travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon. Full Story - Modern Bride Magazine - Misty Cigarettes - Last Minute Travel

Woman Dies After Airport Arrest For Going Nuts After Missing A Plane

PHOENIX - A woman late to her plane became irate, was put in handcuffs and was later found dead in a holding cell, police said. Authorities were investigating Saturday if the woman choked herself while trying to get free from the handcuffs.
Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, of New York, was arrested Friday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after a conflict with gate crews who refused to allow her to board a plane, said Sgt. Andy Hill, a Phoenix police spokesman. She was on the way to an alcohol rehabilitation center in Tucson.
The airline said the plane was already preparing to depart. She was rebooked on the next flight, but "she became extremely irate, apparently running up and down the gate area," US Airways spokesman Derek Hanna said Saturday. Full Story - Airways Magazine - Misty Cigarettes - NASCAR Superstore

Number of Old Timer Inmates Rising

HARDWICK, Ga — Razor wire topping the fences seems almost a joke at the Men's State Prison, where many inmates are slumped in wheelchairs, or leaning on walkers or canes.
It's becoming an increasingly common sight: geriatric inmates spending their waning days behind bars. The soaring number of aging inmates is now outpacing the prison growth as a whole.
Tough sentencing laws passed in the crime-busting 1980s and 1990s are largely to blame. It's all fueling an explosion in inmate health costs for cash-strapped states. Full Story - Brew Your Own Magazine - True Cigarettes - Old Pueblo Traders

Chicago Suburb Uses Nutty Humor For New Stop Signs

OAK LAWN, Ill — A big red sign that says "Stop" sometimes isn't enough to get everyone to stop. Maybe a laugh will get their attention.
This Chicago suburb has installed second stop signs beneath the regular ones at 50 intersections with messages, including "WHOAAA" or "Stop ... and smell the roses." Full Story - Armchair General Magazine - Native Cigarettes - Rosetta Stone- Learn A Language

Cops Nab Grandpa Accused of Using Granddaughter to Steal Purse

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - Police in Connecticut have arrested a man they say was videotaped using his 4-year-old granddaughter to steal a purse from an arcade in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
Seaside Heights police say 52-year-old Daniel Twomey was arrested at 10:15 a.m. this morning in a McDonald's parking lot in the Connecticut town of Riverside.
He's now being held in nearby Greenwich, and will likely be extradited back to New Jersey after the weekend. Full Story - Grand Magazine - Doral Cigarettes - Family Christian Stores

Bite from children's pet rat kills dad

HAYWARDS HEATH, UK - An English businessman died of an infection about two weeks after he was bitten by his children's pet rat. An inquest in West Sussex determined this week that the bite was almost certainly the cause of Matthew Wareing's death, although the bacterium involved has not been identified, The Telegraph reported. Coroner Roger Stone said Wareing apparently postponed seeing a doctor when serious symptoms developed about 10 days after the bite, because he had a business meeting. He died July 20, a day after he was admitted to the intensive care unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. Full Story - I Love Cats Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - Fig Leaves

Woman Left in CT Scanner for Hours After Clinic Closes

TUCSON, Ariz. — A cancer patient who was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her finally crawled out of the device, only to find herself locked in the closed clinic.
Elvira Tellez of Tucson said she called her son in a panic, and he told her to call 911.
Pima County sheriff's deputies arriving at the oncology office had her unlock the office door to let them in, said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a department spokeswoman. The deputies contacted the office manager, who was not aware of the situation. Full Story - Health Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - Frederick's of Hollywood

Penn State vs. Conway Elementary School - Penn State Wins

Conway Elementary School's cougar mascot recently faced off with the "fiercest beast of them all"--Penn State's Nittany Lion.
The cougars didn't stand a chance.
The uncanny resemblance between the cougar and one of the Nittany Lion logos prompted the Collegiate Licensing Co. to contact the Stafford County elementary school with a polite request: Stop using the image on T-shirts, business cards and letterhead.
The Nittany Lion at issue is not commonly pictured on Penn State merchandise, but is a trademark of the school. Full Story - Rugby Magazine - Viceroy Cigarettes - Bare Necessities

Boy with nut allergy barred from school as a health hazard

UK - A boy who suffers from a severe nut allergy has been excluded from school because he is considered to be a health and safety hazard.
Four days into his first term at his new school, George Hall-Lambert was sent home after teachers at Howden School near Goole in North Humberside discovered his allergy. He is being taught at home in the nearby village of Eastrington until the matter is resolved.
His mother Judith Hall-Lambert, 37, said: “I am absolutely appalled. It is a shambles. The school should be able to deal with children like George. He is being discriminated against because he has a nut allergy. Full Story - Boys Life Magazine - Salem Cigarettes - Boca Java

Feds Bust Pot-Laced Snack Factory

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal agents said Thursday that they shut down a factory that made marijuana-laced barbecue sauce, chocolate-covered pretzels and other "enhanced" snacks intended for medical users of the drug.
The Drug Enforcement Agency said it arrested three people Wednesday and is looking for a fourth who operated Oakland-based Tainted Inc.
Agents also seized 460 marijuana plants and other laced products including candy bars, cookies, marshmallow pies, ice cream, peanut butter, jelly, energy drinks and "Rice Krispy treats." Full Story - National Geographic Traveler Magazine - Quest Cigarettes - Designer Linens Outlet

Russian Woman's 12th Baby Weighs a Massive 17 Pounds

MOSCOW - A small Russian city just got a really big addition: its resident has delivered her 12th baby at 17.05 pounds — the biggest on the nation's record.
Tatiana Khalina, 42, delivered the girl by Caesarean section at a maternity clinic in Aleisk, a town of 30,000 in the Altai region in southern Siberia, Svetlana Gildeyeva, a nurse at the clinic, said Thursday.
Gildeyeva said the birth on Sept. 17 went smoothly and both the mother and the child were fine. She said the baby, Nadezhda, was transferred from the small Aleisk clinic to a maternity hospital in the bigger city of Barnaul which had better conditions. Full Story - Parent and Child Magazine - Misty Cigarettes - Just My Size

Man uses backhoe to steal ATM in Florida

HOMESTEAD, Fla - Police in Homestead, Fla., are looking for a thief who stole a backhoe and used it to haul away an ATM from a Bank of America. The ATM, which was stolen Tuesday, was believed to contain about $100,000 cash, police said. "I've seen some crazy stuff with ATMs and all, but I haven't seen this before," police Capt. Ed Bowe told the Miami Herald. Full Story - Farmers Hotline Magazine - Calon Cigarettes - Discount Office Supplies

Adult uses child to steal a purse in New Jersey

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - An adult is being sought in Seaside Heights, N.J., after using a young girl to steal a purse at a boardwalk arcade. The theft was caught by a surveillance camera and has been called “heinous’ by investigators, the east Brunswick Home News Tribune reported Thursday. The video shows either a man or woman with a young boy and girl talking to an attendant before pushing the girl under a short, swinging door to have her steal the purse of a woman who works at Lucky Leo’s boardwalk arcade. Full Story - True Romance Magazine - Opal Cigarettes - Half Price Costumes

Man coughs out car window - Cop charging him with assault on a government official

MORRISVILLE - When Morrisville police officer Chris Gill handed him a ticket, Kent Kauffman coughed. Next thing Kauffman knew, Gill was charging him with assault on a government official.
Gill contends Kauffman intentionally coughed on him three times. According to Gill's report, Kauffman looked into the officer's eyes before "hacking" in his face, Morrisville spokeswoman Stacie Galloway said Wednesday.
Kauffman acknowledges that he coughed two or three times from the window of his Dodge minivan Tuesday but said it was toward Gill's waist.
"He says I coughed in his face," Kauffman said. "But that would only work if he had a 4-foot-long face."
Kauffman said that Gill cuffed him and threw him into the side of the patrol car, and that he ended up on the ground. Full Story - Flex Magazine - Merit Cigarettes - Champs Sports

Chicago Video Surveillance Gets Smarter

CHICAGO - A car circles a high-rise three times. Someone leaves a backpack in a park. Such things go unnoticed in big cities every day. But that could change in Chicago with a new video surveillance system that would recognize such anomalies and alert authorities to take a closer look.
On Thursday, the city and IBM Corp. are announcing the initial phase of what officials say could be the most advanced video security network in any U.S. city. The City of Broad Shoulders is getting eyes in the back of its head.
"Chicago is really light years ahead of any metropolitan area in the U.S. now," said Sam Docknevich, who heads video-surveillance consulting for IBM.
Chicago already has thousands of security cameras in use by businesses and police—including some equipped with devices that recognize the sound of a gunshot, turn the cameras toward the source and place a 911 call. But the new system would let cameras analyze images in real time 24 hours a day.
"You're talking about creating (something) that knows no fatigue, no boredom and is absolutely focused," said Kevin Smith, spokesman for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Full Story - Digital Video Magazine - Newport Cigarettes - Amazon Books

Catholic Group Urges Boycott of Miller Brewing Co. Over San Fran Sicko Fair Sponsorship

The nation’s largest Catholic civil rights group urged a national boycott of Miller Brewing Co. Thursday for its sponsorship of a San Francisco street fair.
The Catholic League is upset over Miller's ties to a fair promoted in an ad that shows semi-nude men and women in bondage at a table with sex toys portraying Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" painting.
"Miller is sponsoring an incredibly outrageous and palpably anti-Christian event," said Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League.
The 2007 Folsom Street Fair, which organizers promote as "fairgrounds filled with people in their most outrageous leather/rubber/fetish attire" is planned for Sunday on Folsom Street in San Francisco. Full Story - MagazineLane.com - Opal Cigarettes - Fujitsu Computer Systems

Side Business: Guns and Drugs Found in Los Angeles Day Care Center

LOS ANGELES CA - Police found a stash of guns, cocaine and cash hidden alongside toys in a day care center, authorities said.
Maria Castellon, 47, the center's owner, was booked on suspicion of possessing cocaine for resale and held on more than $2 million bail, police said Wednesday.
The haul included 14 kilograms of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, several guns and $300,000 cash, police Lt. Paul Vernon said. He said the woman's drug operation catered to Skid Row, an area known for its homeless and drug-addicted population. Full Story - Los Angeles Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - Netflix

Smuggler: This is not a horse - It is a big dog

ATLANTA GA - Customs agents in Atlanta said nay to a person trying to smuggle a small horse inside a dog crate from Germany to Guatemala. Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport said the passenger who bright the small show horse onto a plane apparently was trying to pass the horse off as a dog, Atlanta television station WGCL reported Wednesday. Customs agents said the owner did not have the proper permits, and the horse's crate was too small. Full Story - Equus Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - PetsMart

Fire Damages Fire Station - Took 10 minutes for firemen to get to the fire

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. - Firefighter Brian Eargle is accustomed to waking up to fight fires. But Tuesday night, Eargle said he was jerked from sleep by coughing and quickly ended up having to fight a blaze at his own fire station.
Eargle managed to escape the fire, call for help and drive two trucks away from the burning building. He then pulled a hose from a fire truck parked outside to fight the blaze for about 10 minutes until his fellow firefighters could arrive and get their equipment on. Full Story - Firehouse Magazine - L&M Cigarettes

Newborn Found with Pacifier Taped in Mouth - Nursery Shutdown

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - A 4-month-old boy was found in a darkened room at a day care center with a pacifier taped into his mouth, the Tennessee Department of Human Services announced Wednesday.
The department responded Tuesday to an anonymous complaint that a caregiver at Noah's Ark Nursery and Preschool in Jefferson City was taping babies' mouths shut.
Upon arrival, an investigator heard muffled whining from the bathroom and found the boy's mouth covered with two pieces of two-inch-wide clear packing tape over a pacifier, department spokeswoman Michelle Mowery Johnson said. Full Story - American Baby Magazine - Kool Cigarettes - Babies R Us - Nation's Largest Baby Store

Hit-and-run suspect faked his own abduction

MIAMI FL - Miami police say a hit-and-run suspect attempted to fake a kidnapping in order to avoid prosecution. Police said they theorize Glenn Ruiz fled from his Honda Accord on foot after ramming another driver, and then sneaked back into the car just before it was towed, taping his ankles to make it appear as if he had been kidnapped, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday. Full Story - Honda Tuning Magazine - Pall Mall Cigarettes - Dale and Thomas Popcorn

Search organized for missing boy - Found him under his bed

UK - A search for a missing 5-year-old boy in Britain ended when it was discovered that the child had fallen asleep under his bed. The search, which included a police helicopter, search dogs and dozens of concerned neighbors, began after a 11 different people searched Alex Olver's room and failed to spot him wrapped in a blanket under his bed, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday. Full Story - Ranger Rick Magazine - Carlton Cigarettes - Her Room

Handcuffed Mexican kids steal U.S. border agent car and drive it back to Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico - Three Mexican minors detained in California on suspicion of smuggling drugs stole a U.S. Border Patrol car while still wearing handcuffs and drove it back across the border to Mexico.
Police in the Mexican border city of Mexicali said on Tuesday the three boys had been driving a pick-up truck on a remote Californian highway when a Border Patrol agent stopped them.
Suspicious they were carrying marijuana, he handcuffed them and put them in his patrol car while he searched their truck. Full Story - Maxim En Espanol Magazine - Lark Cigarettes - Giga Golf

Man sues over stolen bone from a corpse implanted in his neck

FORT WORTH TX - A man who found out the bone implanted in his neck to relieve back pain was stolen from a corpse is suing a medical technology company and several tissue processing businesses.
James Livingston, 44, of Weatherford, does not seek a specific monetary amount in his suit filed in New York last month against Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc. for fraud and negligence.
"How can you sell parts out of a body, just like parts from a stolen car?" Livingston said. Full Story - Diabetic Cooking Magazine - Roger Cigarettes - Go To Meeting

Lawyer sentenced for helping her client communicate with terrorists to teach at N.Y. University Ethics Conference

HEMPSTEAD NY -A disbarred lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists will be teaching at an upcoming law school ethics conference. Lynne Stewart, who was found guilty of conspiring with terrorist Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, will be speaking October 16 at Hofstra Law School's "Legal Ethics: Lawyering on the Edge," in Hempstead, New York. The speaking engagement comes only a year after Stewart was sentenced to twenty-eight months in prison on charges of conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists. Full Story - Forbes Magazine - Yours Cigarettes - Montgomery Ward

Spray Attack at Restaurant - Pranksters could face felony charges

CLEVELAND OH - Three employees went to the hospital, $1,000 worth of food was thrown out and two men could face felony charges after a "fart spray" attack at a local restaurant. According to Brook Park police, a couple of pranksters could face felony charges after spraying "Fart Spray" into a local restaurant. Two men pulled up to the drive-thru window at the Rally's on Snow Road in Cleveland and sprayed a bottle of the offensive product. Full Story - Vacations Magazine - Doral Cigarettes - Cyberguys!

Different kind of panty raid - Woman was still wearing them

Australia - Detectives are baffled by a brazen daylight attack at Newmarket, in Brisbane's inner north on Monday, in which a woman had her underpants ripped off and bag stolen.
"It's pretty strange. I haven't heard anything like it before," Det-Sen-Sgt Brad Rix said.
He said the 23-year-old was grabbed from behind as she walked home from Newmarket train station about 4.30pm (AEST).
The offender then lifted her dress up, and pulled off her underpants before grabbing her bag and taking off. Full Story - Islands Magazine - Virginia Slims Cigarettes

12-Foot, 550-Pound Shark Caught From Shore Near Swimming Area

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. -- With a rod and a reel, a local man landed a huge shark off the Central Florida coast. The 12-foot hammerhead was pulled ashore in Flagler Beach, just blocks away from a popular swimming spot. Danny Ficocello pulled the shark in along Flagler Beach. He told Eyewitness News that just outside the waves there's a deep spot, with big fish. In fact, it is the same spot where a shark last week bit right through a woman's surfboard. Full Story - Fishing & Hunting News Magazine - Salem Cigarettes - Sports Authority

Man Discovers Severed Leg in Smoker Bought at an Auction - Man driving to reclaim his leg

MAIDEN NC - A man who bought a smoker at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.
Maiden police said Tuesday the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) above the knee.
The smoker had been sold at an auction of items left behind at a storage facility, so investigators contacted the mother and son who had rented the space where the smoker was found. Full Story - Cookbook Digest Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - Camping World

We don't have homosexuals in Iran, like in your country

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's seemingly ridiculous claim that "we don't have homosexuals, like in your country" masks the cruel reality that his government does far worse than ignore gays, human rights groups charge.
"There are criminal laws on the books in Iran that allows for people to be killed for being homosexual," said Paula Ettelbrick, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Full Story - Advocate Magazine - SkyDancer Cigarettes - PetCareRx

Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain

CHICAGO IL - Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found.
The theory of acupuncture holds that stimulating specific points on the body can release blocked qi, or vital energy.
Almost half the patients treated with acupuncture needles felt relief that lasted months. In contrast, only about a quarter of the patients receiving medications and other Western medical treatments felt better.
Even fake acupuncture worked better than conventional care, leading researchers to wonder whether pain relief came from the body's reactions to any thin needle pricks or, possibly, the placebo effect. Full Story - Alternative Medicine Magazine - True Cigarettes - Health Center for Better Living

Man Saws House In Half In Title Dispute

CINCINNATI -- A man who became fed up with friends who had agreed to build him a house was arrested in connection with threats made against the homebuilders and destruction of property, police said.
Rodney Rogers, 66, had made an agreement with his friends, the Bowers, to buy a house the Bowers were building after it was completed.
Rogers was living in the home while the final renovations were being made, and he said he agreed to pay the Bowers with cash. After the house was completed, however, the Bowers wouldn’t give him the title and would not tell him for how much they were going to sell it, police said. Full Story - Woodworkers Journal Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - eBooks

Chinese women want faces shaped like Goose Eggs

Chinese women, who are having cosmetic surgery in ever larger numbers, are especially keen to get faces shaped like "goose eggs," state media said Tuesday.
Thirty-three percent of Chinese women who go under the knife do it to improve the contours of their faces, and among these, a large number are going for the "egg look," the China Daily reported, citing a recent survey.
An oval face similar in shape to that of a goose egg has long been considered attractive in Chinese society. Full Story - Nylon Magazine - Virginia Slims Cigarettes - Bachelorette

Giant ads set for world's busiest runways

LONDON - Advertisers aiming to reach high-flyers with no alternative distraction will soon have a new method: adverts the size of three football pitches seen by plane passengers coming in to land.
UK-based Ad-Air launched its new service in London on Tuesday, offering brands the chance to place huge adverts near the runways of some of the world's busiest runways.
Ad-Air, backed by 5 million pounds of private equity finance, said it had spent five years securing sites around the world's busiest airports including Heathrow, Paris, Geneva, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Abu Dhabi. Full Story - Airways Magazine - Marloro Cigarettes

Germs Taken to Space Come Back Stronger

WASHINGTON — It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened.
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride. The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth. Full Story - Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine - Salem Cigarettes - Books-A-Million

"Iron Mike" Tyson Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession, DUI - Faces up to four years and three months in prison

MESA AZ - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.
Tyson quietly acknowledged to a judge that he had cocaine and was impaired when he was stopped for driving erratically in Scottsdale on Dec. 29.
He pleaded guilty to a single felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count and faces up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 19. Full Story - Sporting News Magazine - Winston Cigarettes - Enterprise Rent A Car

Pot-Smoking Teens Made Up Invasion Story After One Accidently Shoots The Other

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A report of a violent home invasion in Orange County that included a teen being shot was fabricated to cover up the accidental shooting, according to investigators.
Orange County sheriff's deputies responded to a home invasion on Wood Violet Drive Saturday night and found Brandon Vazquez, 15, shot.
The teens told deputies that a man broke into the house and tried to rob them. Full Story - On Sat Magazine - GT One Cigarettes - Fog Dog Sports

Couple mugged after man proposes marriage - Hid ring from robber

NEW YORK - A New York couple said they were able to save an engagement ring from a mugger who appeared shortly after they agreed to marry. Luke Jacunski said he asked his girlfriend of six months, Mami Nagase, to marry him in a gazebo off Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park, the New York Post reported Monday. Nagase accepted the proposal, but the joyous moment was cut short when an armed man appeared and started making demands. "He shouted, 'Give me your money and get down on the ground! Give me your jewelry!'" Jacunski said. Full Story - Reminisce Magazine - Tareyton Cigarettes - Hotels.com

Alcoholic Beverage Control Official Charged With DUI

LOUISVILLE KY - The executive director of the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control faces a drunken driving charge after he was arrested during a traffic stop.
Chris Lilly was pulled over Saturday on U.S. 27 outside Nicholasville because his Ford Explorer was missing a headlight, and because he was weaving and driving slowly, police said.
Police said Lilly smelled of alcohol, lost his balance during a sobriety test and recorded a Breathalyzer reading of 0.181. The legal limit is 0.08. Full Story - Autoweek Magazine - Skoal Tobacco - Lane Bryant

Man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery

SYDNEY - An Australian man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery in what doctors are claiming as a world-first procedure with cutting-edge technology.
John James said it was a strange experience to hear the doctors and nurses talking to each other as he lay on the operating table with a 1.5-centimetre (half-an-inch) hole in his head.
But he said he was confident throughout the April surgery to remove an aneurysm from his brain, which threatened to burst and kill him. Full Story - Men's Fitness Magazine - Opal Cigarettes - Country Inns & Suites

A woman handcuffed to a bed was cut loose by 20 firemen - after her nutty lover lost the key

UK - Zoe Comaish, 32, was trapped for two hours as boyfriend Stuart Fisher tried in vain to free her.
Eventually he rang 999, but the three cops who came round only managed to cut the chain — and could not get the cuffs off her wrists.
Sound engineer Stuart, 34, said: “They told us we’d have to go down to the fire station. Zoe was mortified.
“They were all laughing and wished us luck.” Full Story - Horoscope Magazine - Lark Cigarettes - Neckties

Drunk driver tries to outrun police ... in a tractor, pulling a plow

UK - A farmer's son who was being chased by police tried to outrun the officers' car – in a tractor.
Drunken Thomas Kirkham refused to stop the tractor, which was pulling a plough, despite police pursuing him with flashing blue lights and twice pulling alongside him ordering him to stop, a court heard.

The pursuit, along roads in Tyldesley, ended with Kirkham driving the tractor off-road by smashing through a fence and into a field. Police eventually had to spray CS gas in his face to get him out of the tractor and, during the struggle, one of the police officers suffered a broken hand. Full Story - Acreage Magazine - Roger Cigarettes - Sirius Satellite Radio

Apes Blamed For Crime Spree - A series of bold break-ins

South Africa's crime problem has taken a new twist.
A gang of baboons is being blamed for a series of break-ins.
The chacma baboons, which live wild in the Cape peninsula, have been raiding people's homes for food and causing thousands of pounds in damage.
"People here are getting very angry," Dr Peter Kirsh said, as a baboon strutted along the street beneath his balcony. Full Story - Zootles Magazine - Niagara Cigarettes - Gorilla Mobile

Dennis Rodman Accused of Spanking Woman Hard On The Behind In A Bar

DANA POINT CA - Former basketball star Dennis Rodman is in trouble with the law again.

Rodman is accused of swatting a woman on the behind at Hennessy's Tavern in Dana Point, according to the celebrity justice Web site TMZ.com.

One source said he spanked her so hard that it left a "major mark," TMZ reported. Full Story - Sporting News Magazine - Capri Cigarettes - Champs Sports