Monthly Archives: March 2009
Second Florida priest handed prison sentence for theft from congregation
By Calvin Palmer A second Florida priest was sentenced to four years in prison today for stealing money from his congregation. Father Francis Guinan, 66, had been charged with stealing $488,000 from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, but … Continue reading
Marine pilot ‘screamed in horror’ as crippled jet crashed into home
By Calvin Palmer A Marine Corps pilot who ejected from a crippled fighter over a San Diego neighborhood “screamed in horror” when he saw the jet crash into a home, according to documents released yesterday. In a statement to investigators, … Continue reading
Filed under News
Homeless man loses his life helping woman being attacked
By Calvin Palmer Two homeless men did the noble thing when they saw a woman being attacked under a southwest Houston overpass and rushed to her assistance. But one of them paid for his gallantry with his life, police said … Continue reading
New Jersey fishing boat sinks leaving two dead and four missing
By Calvin Palmer A fishing boat sank off the coast of New Jersey this morning, killing at least two people. Four other crew members are missing. When rescuers reached the Lady Mary, a 71-foot scallop boat based at Cape May in … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News
Former sheriff gets 79 years in prison for sexual abuse of female inmates
By Calvin Palmer A former Oklahoma sheriff was today sentenced to 79 years in prison for sexually abusing female inmates and drug court defendants. Mike Burgess, 56, the former Custer County Sheriff, was convicted in January on 13 counts, including … Continue reading
Police find baby girl taken from mother by bogus immigration official
By Calvin Palmer Police in Florida have found a two-month-old girl who was taken from her mother at a baby clinic yesterday. Authorities were today interviewing a woman who brought the child, Sandra Cruz-Francisco, to the sheriff’s office in Manatee … Continue reading
Oakland police officer taken off life support
By Calvin Palmer Oakland police officer John Hege who was gunned down after a routine traffic stop on Saturday has been taken off life support. Hege, 41, of Concord, was pronounced brain dead on Sunday but was kept on life support … Continue reading
Crocodile stalks woman and daughter at Darwin beach
By Calvin Palmer A seven-foot crocodile followed a 22-year-old woman and her daughter after a failed attempt to attack their dog at a beach in Darwin today. The woman had thrown a ball into shallow water at Casuarina Beach and … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News
Two Komodo dragons maul Indonesian fruit-picker to death
By Calvin Palmer Two Komodo dragons attacked an Indonesian fruit-picker and mauled him to death, police said today. Muhamad Anwar, 31, was attacked by two of the giant lizards after he fell out of a sugar-apple tree yesterday on the … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News
British man ‘beaten to death by pirates’
By Calvin Palmer A British man was allegedly beaten to death and thrown overboard by men trying to steal a dinghy off the coast of southern Thailand, police said today. Malcolm Robertson, 64, and his wife, Linda, were attacked yesterday on … Continue reading
