Officer Delivers Baby in Siberian Train

Transport police officers helped deliver a baby on a Russian train on Wednesday night, officials from the Siberian Federal District Interior Ministry said. The conductor on the train, travelling from Abakan in Eastern Siberia to Moscow, announced that a pregnant passenger had gone into labor. Sergei Zapletnyak, an Interior Ministry warrant officer who had worked as a medical assistant, responded to the call for help. “I have never delivered a baby, only assisted,” he said. “When I learned that a ...

Submited at Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 9:59 am by admin

Kazakhstan Police Search for Street Strippers

Police from the Kazakhstan city of Kostanai are searching for two young women who walked naked around the city’s streets, the Newsru.com web portal stated on Tuesday. The girls, wearing only high-heel pumps and holding mini-dresses in their hands, were captured on video by an amateur who uploaded it on Youtube last week. About 15,000 have already watched the video and the majority of viewers have approved it. Several local residents identified the girls as dancers from a local strip ...

Submited at Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 12:01 pm by madison

Congo Police Investigate Former PM for Corruption

KINSHASA – Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo stated they are investigating allegations that former prime minister Adolphe Muzito enriched himself from public funds.   An inspector-general of Congo’s judicial police, Christophe Ndongo Nzita, stated the investigation of Muzito has been going on for several weeks and a report is expected in the near future. Ndongo stated he could confirm that the investigation was launched almost a month ago following allegations made by a former member of parliament, Gecoco ...

Submited at Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 7:00 pm by sofia

Police arrest man for allegedly racist tweet about Muamba

A man has been arrested after allegedly making racist remarks on Twitter relating to critically ill Bolton player Fabrice Muamba. Police state a 21-year-old man from south Wales was held earlier Sunday. Muamba is fighting for his life in hospital after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing during an FA Cup match at Tottenham on Saturday. South Wales Police state the man who allegedly wrote racially offensive comments is being held in custody in Swansea Central. Former footballer turned TV ...

Submited at Sunday, March 18th, 2012 at 6:00 pm by robert

Universities Criticize NYC Police for Monitoring Muslim Students

This Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 pic shows Jawad Rasul near the City College of New York where he is a student. Rasul’s name ended up in a New York Police Department report after an undercover officer accompanied him and other Muslim students on a whitewater rafting trip in upstate New York.

Submited at Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 4:00 pm by chuck

Greek police state schoolboys behind hacking

The boy is believe to be connected to the hacking group Anonymous. Picture: AFP Source: Supplied GREEK police state they have arrested an Athens schoolboy and identified two more suspected of a computer hacking attack on the Justice Ministry website this month. A police statement states the three claim to be part of the international “Anonymous” activist collective, which has attacked computers in several countries. Hackers posted a video and messages on the Justice Ministry website on February 3 protesting ...

Submited at Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 12:00 am by madison

Drunk, naked driver smashes 17 vehicles in Moscow

A drunk and naked driver lost control during driving in Moscow and smashed a total of 17 cars, including four police vehicles, the Moscow police stated on Sunday. “On Sunday, an unknown man who was drunk and driving a Renault Megan automobile lost control during driving and damaged several cars. He did not respond to a police demand to stop, after which the police started to chase him,” a police spokesman said. During the chase, the offender damaged 17 vehicles, ...

Submited at Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 at 9:00 pm by hilman

Urals student commandeers tram, drives for 40 minutes

A student from Chelyabinsk region stole a tram and drove it along its regularly scheduled route for 40 minutes, a police spokesman in the region stated on Friday. The 15-year-old tram fanatic had mastered a classroom course in tram operation and repeatedly visited the tram depot, the spokesman said. He commandeered the tram during a lunch break, providing flawless, on-time service to passengers, who rode for free since the conductor was absent. Depot employees eventually shunted the tram onto a ...

Submited at Friday, October 21st, 2011 at 9:00 pm by madison

Former NBA player Crittenton wanted for murder

The Associated PressPosted:Aug 26, 2011 8:52 PM ETLast Updated: Aug 26, 2011 8:57 PM ET  Javaris Crittenton most recently played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards and was involved in a gun altercation with Gilbert Arenas. (Chuck Burton/Associated Press) Police state former NBA player Javaris Crittenton has been charged with murder after a woman was shot on an Atlanta street.

Submited at Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at 1:00 am by chuck

2 shot in parking lot after 49ers-Raiders game

The Associated PressPosted:Aug 21, 2011 1:32 AM ETLast Updated: Aug 21, 2011 1:58 AM ET  Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason NFL game Saturday night between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, police said. The shootings occurred around 8 p.m., shortly after the 49ers’ 17-3 victory, police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said. The victims are a 24-year-old man who was in a hospital with life-threatening injuries and a 20-year-old ...

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