By Calvin Palmer
A seven months pregnant 17-year-old allegedly paid a man to beat her up and cause a miscarriage because she feared losing her boyfriend if she did not get rid of the baby.
The girl, from Naples, Utah, appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal solicitation to commit murder and was ordered to remain in [...]
May 28, 2009
Pregnant teen ‘paid man $150 for beating to get rid of baby’
May 28, 2009
Man calls 911 to complain about McDonald’s drive-thru order
By Calvin Palmer
When McDonald’s left out a box of orange juice from a drive-thru order, an Oregon man called 911 to complain.
Raibin Raof Osman, 20, of Aloha, spent a night in Washington County Jail and was booked for improper use of 911. He was freed on bail on Tuesday.
Osman told dispatchers that the drive-thru attendant [...]
May 28, 2009
Loaded gun in accidental shooting tragedy lay hidden under mattress
By Calvin Palmer
The gun used in the accidental killing of a two-year-old boy by his three-year-old sister was intended for self defense by their parents and ready to fire, police said today.
Bakersfield police Sgt Greg Terry said the gun was not lying on the floor under the parents’ bed but in a holster between the [...]
May 28, 2009
Woman accused of stabbing her father over dinner roll argument
By Calvin Palmer
A woman from a Detroit suburb appeared in court this morning charged with second-degree murder in the death of her father after an argument over a dinner roll.
Ava Maria Gordon, 42, of Melvindale, Michigan, was formally charged at the 24th District Cout in Allen Park.
She is accused of killing 62-year-old Greg Gordon shortly [...]
May 28, 2009
Boyle’s voice not quite so sweet in hotel outburst
By Calvin Palmer
She says she has never been kissed but Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle may not be quite so prim and proper as the TV hype suggests.
Last night police were called to London hotel after Boyle allegedly swore at a newspaper reporter in front of guests.
The 48-year-old Scot, who is strongly tipped [...]
May 28, 2009
Abu Ghraib photographs show ‘torture, abuse, rape and every indecency’
By Calvin Palmer
Maj Gen Antonio Taguba, the former U.S. Army officer who conducted an inquiry into the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq, supports President Obama’s decision to block publication of photographs that show graphic images of rape and sexual abuse.
“These pictures show torture, abuse, rape and every indecency” Taguba said.
“I am not sure what purpose [...]
