Showing stories from 21 January 2010
Metro (United Kingdom) 21 Jan 14:08
A man angry about teenagers who had thrown a snowball at his car may have over-reacted slightly - and now faces charges after he pulled a knife and kidnapped one of them.
Metro (United Kingdom) 21 Jan 10:30
An American man is facing prostitution charges after he called police to complain that he'd paid a woman for sex - but then didn't get it.
Metro (United Kingdom) 21 Jan 08:46
More than a quarter of teenagers believe bacon comes from sheep, not pigs, according to a survey.
Boston.com (USA) 21 Jan 08:06
Police said a man and woman from New Hampshire are each facing prostitution charges after the man called police to say he'd paid for sex, but the woman then refused. WMUR-TV reported a 22-year-old woman and 32-year-old man were cited into court at a later date.
Boston.com (USA) 21 Jan 08:06
A Utah man has chosen to fight heroin addiction by spending more time in jail. Damon Conrow was sentenced Tuesday on a charge of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after asking to "plead up" to a first-degree folony. The charge had been a second-degree felony, but Conrow wanted a longer sentence.
Boston.com (USA) 21 Jan 08:06
It's a crime with high bale. Police in central Pennsylvania are trying to find out who took more than 200 bales of hay from a farm early this month. State Police said someone broke into a barn in Wellsville, York County on Jan. 3 and took about 245 bales of hay. The barn's owner does not live on the property.
Boston.com (USA) 21 Jan 08:06
Police said a prank turned potentially dangerous when a man angry about a snowball hitting his car allegedly pulled a knife on a group of youths and kidnapped one of them. No one was injured. Joshua Good, 25, was to be arraigned Monday in Superior Court on charges including first-degree kidnapping, threatening and reckless endangerment. The kidnapping charge carries 10 ...
SFGate (USA) 21 Jan 02:46
Police said a man and woman from New Hampshire are each facing prostitution charges after the man called police to say he'd paid for sex, but the woman then refused. WMUR-TV reported a 22-year-old woman and 32-year-old man were cited into court at a later...
SFGate (USA) 21 Jan 01:24

