South Carolina (Harve Jacobs-WCSC-TV) – A Live 5 News investigation has uncovered alleged ambulance abuse in Dorchester County. The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Audrey Ferguson of the Dorchester community has called EMS at least 100 times in the last seven years. Investigators say Ferguson was faking illness, just to get a free ride […]
April 26, 2013
Louisiana (Ramon Antonio Vargas-NOLA.com) – A panel of state appellate court judges voted 2-1 Wednesday to reverse an earlier decision upholding the dismissal of a New Orleans Police Department officer who fired his service weapon numerous times into his personal car while on duty. The main reason is one that by now is familiar for […]
April 26, 2013
New Mexico (Crystal Gutierrez-KRQE-TV) – A tribal police officer found himself on the other side of the law Wednesday night after a concerned mother called saying he was with her runaway underage daughter. Byron Abeyta, 22, is now facing contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge. Valencia County sheriff’s deputies arrested Abeyta Wednesday after […]
April 26, 2013
The United States (Todd Shields-Bloomberg) – Congressional Republicans want to rein in a $2.2 billion U.S. mobile-phone subsidy for the poor, saying it’s riddled with fraud and benefits the world’s richest man, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Slim’s TracFone Wireless Inc. received about a quarter of the funds from the U.S. government’s Lifeline program, according to […]
April 26, 2013
Utah (KTVX-TV, ABC 4) – A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith’s store. Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon. Smith’s employee Dorothy Espinoza says, “He pulled it […]
April 25, 2013
You got to be kidding me; NOW they’re going to do this. Of all times to do this, they have to do this NOW???? Brilliant thinking on the part of our officials, it’s not like we just had a terrorist bombing a week and a half ago or anything. Thanks for the heads-up, freakin’ morons! […]
April 25, 2013
Oklahoma (Leighanne Manwarren-Newsok) – A 14-year-old mother being held on a murder complaint told police she lost her temper and threw her baby into his crib, according to a court document filed Tuesday. Jennifer Respicio is being held in the Oklahoma County jail without bail, jail officials said Wednesday. Her 7-month-old son, Jaidyn Respicio, died […]
April 25, 2013
New York (Heather Clark-Stand Up For Truth/Christian News) Credit to Gaslamp Post reader Monty for this submission (h/t Ty) – A recent anti-bullying presentation at a middle school in New York that focused on homosexuality and gender identity has angered parents after their daughters have come home to tell them they were forced to ask […]
April 24, 2013
Pennsylvania (WLWT-TV) – Erik Lowry, owner of Pittsburgh Tactical Firearms in McKeesport, said he’s losing thousands of dollars per day since Facebook shut down his business page. He told Channel 4 Action News that he believes his page was targeted because of misinformation in a recent article. Lowry found out Friday morning that his page […]
April 24, 2013
Pennsylvania (Ashlie Hardway-WTAE-TV) – A 17-year-old girl is facing charges in juvenile court after police say she set up a fake Craigslist advertisement that contained the cellphone number of another juvenile girl. Southwest Regional Police Chief John Hartman said the 17-year-old started receiving calls and text messages of a sexual nature, including one photo of […]
April 24, 2013
California (Dana Littlefield-UT San Diego) – A San Diego police detective who pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge was placed Monday on probation for five years and ordered to complete 25 days of public work service. Detective Jeffrey Blackford had faced possible jail time and other penalties as a result of his […]
April 24, 2013
California (Susan Shroder-UT San Diego) – A reserve Imperial County sheriff’s deputy faces federal charges that she smuggled three unauthorized immigrants in the trunk of her car as she drove through a Border Patrol checkpoint in uniform with her department-issued gun visible. Elizabeth Hernandez, 23, of El Centro, was charged Thursday with smuggling, the U.S. […]
April 27, 2013
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