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Hotelier rescued from elevator after being stranded for four days
A hotelier in rural Austria was stuck in a lift for four days but skills acquired on a Swedish military survival course helped him pull through, police said Friday. A friend delivering bread eventually alerted rescue services on Friday after noticing post piled up outside the hotel in Bad Gastein…
Washington man tells police he shot adult daughter and son as wife slept
Police in Washington said Sunday night that a 69-year-old man was taken into custody after calling 911 early in the morning to report that he shot his adult son and daughter and was thinking about shooting himself too. Officers arrived on the scene only to discover the man was still…
Circus elephants survive fire on Serbian highway in freezing temperatures
Russian rescuers saved two circus elephants on a Siberian highway when their wooden van caught fire amid freezing temperatures, police said Friday. The elephants’ wooden truck caught fire on Thursday evening in Siberia’s Novosibirsk region. A petrol-powered heater in the van most likely set fire to their straw, police said,…
Mentally disabled man playing with Legos fired upon by Seattle cop
A police officer in King County, Washington opened fire on a mentally disabled man on Thursday, believing he was brandishing a gun, but later discovering the object was actually made out of Legos. The Seattle Times reported that the incident occurred in the morning hours, after several motorists reported a…
Microsoft store calls police during rapper’s performance: ‘F*ck these computers!’
Employees at a Microsoft store in Atlanta were reportedly forced to call police on Friday after a rapper hired to perform for The Source magazine’s Power 30 Issue jumped on tables with laptops and tablets, while telling the audience, “Fuck these computers!” In a video posted on YouTube, Machine Gun…
Police: Drunk driver accidentally called 911 on himself, twice
Police in Tacoma, Washington said that a drunk driver mistakenly called 911 on himself twice in less than 24 hours, according to a local news report. During the first call, placed Tuesday night, 911 dispatchers reportedly said they heard what sounded like two people arguing, and a woman begging a…
Woman refuses to stop for police because she was ‘topless’
A woman from Marion County, Florida refused to stop for police who tried to pull her over for speeding because she claimed she removed her top to impress her boyfriend. Mandy Ramsey was arrested Saturday by police who said she was going 71 miles per hour 55 mile-per-hour zone. Police…
‘Kindness of America’ author shot in random act of violence
A man hitchhiking across the country while working on a book called “The Kindness of America” was seriously wounded over the weekend in a “random” drive-by shooting, according to police. Ray Dolin, 39, was shot in the arm near Glasgow, Montana after a man offered him a ride on Saturday…
Are police moving in on Zuccotti ‘occupy’ protesters?
Numerous reports on Twitter indicate police are raiding Zuccotti Park tonight. Watch the livestream below: Streaming live video by Ustream…
50 arrested as Chile education protest turn violent
SANTIAGO — At least 50 people were arrested in the Chilean capital Thursday amid clashes with police during a student demonstration over the quality and cost of higher education. The demo involving some 5,000 protesters also saw three policemen hurt, one of them seriously, in the hours-long clashes, police said.…
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