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 Posted: 16-05-2004 18:43 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The man admitted he was a part-time prostitute after fellow police chased him through the Bois de Boulogne, a wooded area on the outskirts of Paris reputed as a nighttime hangout of transsexual prostitutes, in the early hours of Thursday. |
o/t - it's a weird place. Basically the main road runs through woods. I've driven that way a few times on the way into Paris. It's seems strange to find hookers in the countryside. It doesn't seem like their natural habitat somehow.
Actually - I didn't realise immediately that they were hookers. It being the countryside and me being sometimes rather slow. |
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drjbrennan Collector Joined: 14 Aug 2001 Total posts: 316 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 16-05-2004 23:36 Post subject: |
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| I once worked with an ex CID chap and he assured me that the police forces like to have a few “nice but dim” types on the force. They get used for the ‘standing in front of the murder scene house for six days’ type of duties that would unhinge the minds of the normal bobbies. |
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| TheQuixote Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Total posts: 4085 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 30-06-2004 13:47 Post subject: |
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Cops ditch caps to save hair-dos
Wed 30 June, 2004 13:02
BERLIN (Reuters) - Female police officers in Berlin have won the right to patrol without uniform caps after complaining their hairstyles were getting ruined.
A new law coming into force in September will allow all women traffic police officers in Germany's capital to ditch the small blue flat cap that was giving them bad hair days.
"The women complained that the caps were hard to fasten and caused considerable problems with their hair-dos," Heinz Buschkowsky, the mayor of the Berlin district of Neukoelln, told Reuters on Wednesday. "We were sympathetic to their wish to get rid of it."
The woman can hang up their caps in exchange for baseball caps or choose to wear no headgear, he said, without commenting on whether the same rules would apply for men worried about their hair.
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| Mighty_Emperor Divine Wind
Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Total posts: 19943 Location: Mongo Age: 42 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 08-07-2004 14:41 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Jul 7, 7:34 AM EDT
Police Mistake Sculptures for Dead Bodies
JOSEPH, Ore. (AP) -- Dannie Eaves got busted for hauling some busts. Eaves, an employee at Joseph Bronze in Joseph, Ore., had six busts in his pickup truck Wednesday when several motorists mistook the Nebraska-bound sculptures for dead bodies and called the police.
"I was going down the freeway and a sheriff pulled up behind me," Eaves said of last Wednesday's incident.
Eaves was asked to step to the back of the truck.
The officers found a life-sized sculpture of a firefighter in the truck bed. Three shoulder-sized busts of former governors were in the truck's cab, a fourth was placed on the floor boards and a fifth was with the firefighter sculpture.
"I explained to him they were statues," Eaves said. "We all had a good laugh. I bet they were really relieved."
The rest of the trip to Evanston, Wyo., about 650 miles from Joseph, Ore., was uneventful, Eaves said. The sculptures were relayed by another person with a canopied truck the rest of the way to Nebraska. |
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSTED_FOR_SCULPTURES?SITE=VTBUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |
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| TheQuixote Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Total posts: 4085 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 09-07-2004 11:28 Post subject: |
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Calif. pol calls child 'stupid dirty girl'
July 9, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- State Education Secretary Richard Riordan jokingly told a child her name, Isis, meant ''stupid dirty girl,'' prompting the head of the California NAACP on Thursday to call for his resignation.
Riordan, the former Los Angeles mayor, startled even friends last week with the comments at a promotional event for reading.
Alice Huffman, president of the California chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Thursday that Riordan ''is not suitable to lead education in our state'' and should be removed.
The girl, 6-year-old Isis D'Luciano, asked Riordan if he knew her name meant ''Egyptian goddess.''
Riordan replied, ''It means stupid dirty girl.''
A day later, Riordan issued a statement apologizing. AP
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| Mighty_Emperor Divine Wind
Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Total posts: 19943 Location: Mongo Age: 42 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 09-07-2004 19:28 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Published on Thursday, July 8, 2004
Inmates Not Thrilled with Harrowing Chase
By CHRIS BRISTOL
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
It's not every day a van full of jail inmates chases down an escapee in a getaway car, especially when the van is towing a portable toilet at speeds few portable toilets have gone before.
But that's just what happened in Yakima last week, although the official version of the escape attempt — and the way it was foiled — failed to mention those details.
"It was quite the sight," said Alan Brittin, a Yakima County Jail inmate on contract from Auburn who was involved in the chase. "Imagine a honey bucket doing 90 miles an hour."
Jail officials said Wednesday they would investigate complaints by Brittin and another inmate about the chase, which the inmates described as reckless and unnecessary.
The corrections officers conceded the official version of the escape attempt may have been somewhat incomplete, omitting as it did the detail that the guard in charge of the work crew ordered the rest of the group back into the van and took off after the escapee, Porta-Potty in tow.
Claims that the van hit speeds of nearly 100 mph while trying to catch up to the getaway car may not be verifiable.
"If we have an inmate that makes that claim," jail spokesman Cpl. Ken Rink said, "we have to look into it and see what the issues are."
To Brittin and the other inmate, who asked that his name not be used, the issue is that their lives were unnecessarily placed at risk during the chase. They said the van even forced the getaway car off the road, which contradicts the official version that deputies made the stop.
"I feel the department is covering this up because they were in the wrong," the second inmate said. "They could have really hurt somebody, you know."
According to the inmates, they were on a work crew pulling weeds last Thursday and were taking a break at the city's Public Works shop on Fruitvale Boulevard when one of the inmates apparently sneaked off and jumped into a getaway car.
They said a city employee alerted their "boss," who they identified as Corrections Officer Pete Williams. They said Williams had been using the restroom inside the shop and, once told of the escape, immediately ordered the rest of the work crew, seven in all, back into the van.
The getaway car had a good head start, the inmates said, but the operators of a streetsweeper and a city dump truck saw what was happening and radioed a description of the car — a green Ford Focus heading west on Fruitvale to the highway interchange on 40th Avenue. Inmates said the dump truck driver even tried to follow the car, which by then was heading toward Selah on Highway 12.
The inmates said the van, which was towing a trailer with tools and the portable toilet, hit speeds of 90-95 mph as the guard tried to catch up. At least some of the inmates weren't wearing seat belts.
The van driver seemed single-minded in the pursuit, inmates said.
"He (Williams) didn't even acknowledge us," the second inmate said. "It's like he was just going off on his own."
When the van finally caught up to the fleeing car, which was traveling at a normal rate of speed, the driver ignored the guard's command to pull over, the inmates said.
"He told them to pull over, whatnot," Brittin said, "They were just ignoring him."
Brittin and the second inmate said the guard then forced the car off the road, using a disabled motorhome on the shoulder of the highway to "pinch" the car.
Both inmates insisted that sheriff's deputies did not make the car stop, although they also said deputies converged on the scene within seconds and arrested the escapee, 33-year-old Parmesh Uperti, and his alleged accomplice at gunpoint.
Like the rest of the work crew, Uperti was serving time as a contract inmate from King County for traffic offenses. He and his alleged accomplice, David Bernard Parker, 67, of Redmond, face gross misdemeanor charges in District Court.
After fully reviewing reports in the matter, Rink conceded that much of the inmates' story jibed with details that were not previously released to reporters.
In particular, he said the van did pursue the getaway car. Although the guard did not say anything about speeding, by his own account the car had a sizable head start.
The inmates have not been interviewed about the escape, Rink said. Sgt. Gordon Costello said the complaints would be pursued as part of an ongoing review of the incident.
Rink refused to say whether the chase violated department policy.
"If we have an escape in progress, it's prudent to relay information to the proper authorities," he said. "That was done in this case. That was a good thing. But as far as coming to any other conclusions, I wouldn't want to go there."
He also refused to say what department policy is, saying a deputy prosecutor advised him not to.
"If you disclose everything we do, it could help the other side," he explained. "It would be kind of like giving a rival football team your playbook." |
http://www.yakima-herald.com/homefront.php?storyid=284002986615315 |
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| Mighty_Emperor Divine Wind
Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Total posts: 19943 Location: Mongo Age: 42 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 19-07-2004 16:01 Post subject: |
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Not sure where this might go - possibly in corpse mishandling but this seems to fit better:
| Quote: | Mich. Authorities Misidentify 2 in Crash
Parents Stunned After Authorities Misidentify Two Teens in Michigan Car Crash
The Associated Press
BELLAIRE, Mich. July 14, 2004 — Authorities misidentified two teens in an auto crash that killed one and left the other in critical condition, stunning parents who realized their son was alive after seeing the wrong body in the casket.
For days, one family kept a bedside vigil for a bandaged-up boy whom they believed was their badly injured 16-year-old relative. Meanwhile, the other family prepared to bury the boy they thought was their dead 17-year-old relative.
But the moment Patrick Bement's parents saw the face of the boy in the casket at the funeral home, they feared a terrible mistake had been made.
"We told them, 'It's not our son. It's not Patrick,'" said Michele Bement, the boy's stepmother.
The Antrim County Sheriff's Office confirmed the error Wednesday and said it was conducting an investigation to determine what happened. Sheriff Terry L. Johnson offered condolences and apologies to the families of both teens.
Deputies said they were in the process of using dental records and fingerprints to positively identify the person killed in Saturday's accident on U.S. 131 north of Alba, about 35 miles from Traverse City.
Relatives said the victim was Nathaniel Smith, 16.
"You can't even put to words the emotions, other than what an immense, gross tragedy a double tragedy," said Smith's uncle, Steve Bohatch.
The crash happened as Bement, Smith and their 17-year-old male driver were headed home after spending several days at a cottage in northern Michigan. Their Saturn crossed the center-line and struck a camper being hauled by a pickup truck, deputies said.
The Saturn driver was the only person in the car wearing a seat belt and escaped with minor injuries.
Deputies said they found Bement's identification near the body, which was ejected from the car, and believed the body to be his. Smith's wallet and identification were in the trunk, and the officers at the scene believed Smith was in the back seat with major head and facial injuries.
On Monday, Bement's parents gathered at a Grand Rapids funeral home to prepare for visitation services and to view their son's body.
What they saw shocked them: The boy, who had straight hair, did not look at all like their curly haired son. Instead, the boy looked like Smith.
"They had told us to be prepared for a shock because it didn't look like him," Michele Bement said. "They kept saying it was because he had a lot of facial damage, a lot of muscle damage. They thought we were in denial."
Smith's mother, Oksana Bohatch, had even called her from the hospital to express her condolences and to say she could not attend the funeral, Bement said.
"It's a terrible situation," said prosecutor Charles Koop. "I don't know what words you can say to comfort family members when this type of error is made." |
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Insurance/ap20040714_2160.html |
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| Mighty_Emperor Divine Wind
Joined: 18 Aug 2002 Total posts: 19943 Location: Mongo Age: 42 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 21-07-2004 03:49 Post subject: Road safety? |
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| Quote: | One Way of Promoting Traffic Safety...
Tue Jul 20,12:08 PM ET
Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech police officer took a police campaign to cut traffic accidents a little too far when he shot at a pedestrian who crossed a road on a red light.
The policeman in the western city of Pilsen first fired a warning shot in the air. But when the man refused to return to the pavement, the officer shot at him twice but missed, the online edition of the Czech daily Pravo said.
No one was injured. The police officer faces a criminal investigation. |
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| TheQuixote Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Total posts: 4085 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 29-07-2004 19:00 Post subject: |
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Candy Bar Gets Scientist Arrested in Metro Station
Updated: Thursday, Jul. 29, 2004 - 12:07 PM
WASHINGTON - Did Metro Transit officers overreact when they locked up a woman for a candy bar violation?
Metro Police Chief Polly Hanson doesn't think so.
Hansen says Stephanie Willett, 45, of Bowie, Md., had been warned several times not to eat in the Metro.
The scientist from the Environmental Protection Agency was finishing up the PayDay candy before entering the station when she was arrested.
"She would not stop to allow the policewoman to issue a citation. And, this could have all been averted if the woman had first of all, not violated the law. It is against the law to eat, drink, smoke in the Metro system," Hanson says. "Transit police officers do have the uncomfortable task of enforcing those minor violations."
Willett made fun of the officer during the incident, asking the officer "Why don't you go and take care of some real crime?"
Willett was searched, handcuffed and arrested. She spent several hours in lockup before paying a fine.
She was outraged by the whole matter. She plans to meet with an attorney on Friday.
"Is this America? I said to myself, 'I bet this happens all the time and people don't know how to complain or won't complain or maybe there could be people who get arrested and don't have the to get out of jail,'" Willet told WTOP.
But Hanson defended the actions of the officers.
"Everybody who is locked up is searched. That's for the person's safety and the officer's safety. It's to look for contraband and weapons. That's standard policy and procedure all over the United States," Hanson says.
"I can't say that anybody I ever met has been happy when they've been locked up. This could have all been averted if the woman had followed the warning, not just once but several times or had complied and stopped for the issuance of a ticket."
Hanson says Willett has filed a complaint that will be investigated.
Willett is only the second person this year locked up for an eating violation, Hansen says.
Police have issued 58 tickets and given more than 300 written warnings for the violation.
Hansen says Metro riders have complained during public hearings about people eating and drinking on the subway.
"We don't differentiate between the items eaten," Hansen said.
(Copyright 2004 by WTOP and The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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| Timble2 Imaginary person Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Total posts: 7110 Location: Practically in Narnia Age: 58 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 29-07-2004 19:12 Post subject: |
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I saw a women cautioned by a Transit Cop on the Washington Metro for pushing a straw into one of those little cartons of juice.
We reckoned that if she'd actually dared to drink it the cop would have shot her on the spot. |
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| Leaferne Defrost indoors
Joined: 07 Feb 2004 Total posts: 4785 Location: Graceland, mama Age: 43 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 29-07-2004 19:55 Post subject: |
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American cops are scary. I can't imagine lipping off to one of them.
Are they really that concerned about keeping the metro clean? (what's another slice off a cut loaf?) And why can't we shoot people who bring messy food into the computer labs?
*wanders off to ask her boss if she can be issued a gun next time she's on lab-checks* |
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| TheQuixote Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Total posts: 4085 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 02-08-2004 08:44 Post subject: |
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Cop loses his pistol
By MELISSA RIDGEN, Sun Media
CALGARY -- Investigators are questioning two people in connection with the theft of a police service pistol from an off-duty cop's car. Police recovered a set of office keys belonging to acting Staff Sgt. Gerard Brand, whose vehicle was broken into last Sunday while he was at the Calgary Folk Festival, resulting in the theft of his notebook, badge and loaded 10-mm Glock pistol.
Insp. Brooke Bishop said police have interviewed dozens of people since the incident and were led to a home early yesterday morning where the stolen office keys were found.
"We have two people in custody who we're interviewing," Bishop said. "It's premature to say charges are pending."
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION
On Monday, the badge was found at an intersection and on Tuesday, the notebook was recovered at another city intersection.
The only item still missing is the most troubling, Bishop said -- the loaded Glock.
"We're optimistic with the assistance of the public we'll recover the stolen handgun," he said.
Police have begun an internal investigation to determine if the gun was improperly left in the vehicle.
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| Onix_Martinez Papá de Iñaki y Xhanté
Papá de Iñaki Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Total posts: 682 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Age: 45 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 09-08-2004 05:34 Post subject: |
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| I wanted so bad to mention this story. It just comes to show how inneficient are our authorities. Anybody has ever hear about a similar thing in their communities? I doubt it. This is so typical of Mexico that I am pretty sure it's almost imposible in other places. And people wonder why I always try to find a job in other countries. |
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| ramonmercado Psycho Punk
Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Total posts: 17657 Location: Dublin Gender: Male |
| Posted: 16-08-2004 10:10 Post subject: Policeman damages royal painting |
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Policeman damages royal painting
A valuable royal painting at St James's Palace has been accidentally damaged by a police officer who tripped and left a gaping hole in its canvas.
The News Of The World claimed the work, by a minor 19th century artist, was worth £1m before the incident.
The paper said the officer was standing on a chair closing a window when he fell and damaged the painting.
A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed the incident but said no action would be taken as it was "an accident".
He said: "At 20.30 on August 10 a police officer accidentally damaged a painting at St James's Palace while carrying out routine duties.
"There will be no action taken because it was an accident."
A spokeswoman from the Royal Collection later declined to reveal the value of the painting, and said the damage was not permanent.
"It is possible to reweave the canvass to produce invisible repairs," she said.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/3567680.stm
Published: 2004/08/15 18:59:48 GMT
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| Posted: 19-08-2004 16:29 Post subject: |
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http://www.courttv.com/people/2004/0819/car_ap.html
| Quote: | Suspect almost makes off with patrol car after officers leave keys in ignition
Aug. 19, 2004, 10:22 a.m. ET
ATHENS, Pa. (AP) — Two officers learned a valuable lesson this week: Always take the keys from your patrol car.
Athens Township police officers Thomas J. Vanfleet Jr. and Nathan Ross said they pulled over Jeremy Jacob Friedlander, 21, on Monday night because his Jeep had improperly installed lights and because the license plate was obstructed.
Friedlander told the officers he had a rifle between the front seats and the officers sat him at the rear of the police cruiser while they searched the Jeep. Friedlander then allegedly jumped through the passenger's door and into the driver's seat, where he started the car and pulled away.
Vanfleet managed to get partly into the vehicle and struggled with Friedlander as he drove off, eventually shifting the car into park and pulling the keys from the ignition.
Friedlander was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault, kidnapping, resisting arrest and possession of a prohibited weapon.
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