Colorado sheriff says parents’ report that boy was in runaway balloon was publicity stuntFORT COLLINS, Colo. — The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday. Statement from family of soldier captured in AfghanistanText of statement released Monday by family of Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan: Parents of captured soldier say they are overwhelmed by support from neighbors, othersHAILEY, Idaho — The parents of U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan said Monday they have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support during what they called an extremely difficult situation. Republican candidate for NJ governor, Chris Christie, picks sheriff as running mateTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie has picked a fellow lawyer for his running mate. Cemetery investigation boosts Ill. sheriff known for halting foreclosures and suing CraigslistCHICAGO — Sick of kicking innocent renters out of foreclosed homes, Tom Dart announced he was through carrying out evictions until lenders cleaned up their act. The Cook County sheriff then went after Craigslist for running what he said was little more than an online brothel. 1 body, nothing abnormal, found in exhumed grave in Illinois despite report of stacked bodiesALSIP, Ill. — Only one body, and nothing abnormal, was found Saturday in an exhumed grave at a historic black cemetery in suburban Chicago after authorities had been told they would discover two bodies stacked on top of each other. Ohio had starring role in Dillinger’s string of robberies and escapes but not in new movieTOLEDO, Ohio — Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town. 4 workers accused of digging up bodies, reselling plots at historic Chicago-area cemetaryALSIP, Ill. — Four cemetary workers have been charged with dismembering bodies after police found what they called “startling and revolting” conditions at a historic cemetary near Chicago. SC serial killing suspect slain in NC had lengthy criminal record, was paroled in AprilGAFFNEY, S.C. — The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. What prompts saints to turn sinners?WASHINGTON - Why does a hard core reformer like the former New York governor Eliot Spitzer - previously known as the Sheriff of Wall Street - virtually turn from ’saint’ into ’sinner’ overnight? Sheriff: 3 members of Va. family found shot to death in burning home; 1 son escapes fatherAXTON, Va. — A Virginia man fatally shot his wife and adult son and wounded another son before killing himself, authorities said Sunday. Their bodies were discovered in the basement of their burning home. Ammonia leak at North Carolina poultry processing plant kills 1, sends 4 to hospitalsLUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. — An ammonia leak Saturday at a poultry processing plant in North Carolina killed one worker and injured four others, authorities said. NM shelter cancels plan to euthanize 50 strays to make room for court-held pit bullsLAS CRUCES, N.M. — Officials of a New Mexico animal shelter say they have canceled plans to euthanize more than 50 dogs to make room for court-held pit bulls. Man accused in Arizona slayings charged in 1997 Washington stabbing death of Hispanic manWENATCHEE, Wash. — One of the three people arrested in an Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead has been charged with the 1997 slaying of a Hispanic man in Washington state. 2 of 3 suspects in Arizona home invasion connected to anti-illegal immigrant groupPHOENIX — Two of three people arrested in a southern Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona. Friends and collegues can’t explain embezzlement by integrity-touting Florida sheriffSHALIMAR, Fla. — Sheriff Charlie Morris preached integrity. The word hung in large letters in his headquarters. His peers elected him head of Florida’s sheriffs association and gave him a seat on the state board that disciplines law officers who stray. Arizona sheriff under civil rights investigation requests probe of investigatorsPHOENIX — A lawyer for an Arizona sheriff who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration has asked for a probe of federal officials who are investigating the sheriff’s office for alleged discrimination and unconstitutional searches. Queen’s ex guardsman arrested for child porn possessionLONDON - A former guardsman of Queen Elizabeth has been taken into custody after being caught having more than thousand child sex photos. Fire continues overnight at chemical plant in Wisconsin, about 140 residents evacuatedCOLUMBUS, Wis. — A fire at a chemical plant that triggered explosions and forced the evacuation of about 140 homes was burning itself out Tuesday and residents were allowed to go home. Florida police: Teen son who escaped father’s family shooting spree helps reconstruct eventsLAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old boy who watched his father kill his stepmother and two younger brothers before aiming the rifle at him is helping investigators reconstruct what happened in their Florida home. The Pontiac, once celebrated in movies and song, goes out with a whimper, not a car crashLOS ANGELES — It could crash through burning buildings, make a fool of any number of small-town Southern sheriffs, help save the world from giant robots, even take criminals off to jail while engaging in witty repartee with its driver. Police: Olympic champion Usain Bolt not seriously injured in car crash in JamaicaKINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt was in a car crash Wednesday in Jamaica, but police and his manager said he was not seriously injured. Grandfather says Arkansas mom was helping 3 sons when car plunged into lake on foggy nightPLUMERVILLE, Ark. — The mother of three young boys who died when their car plunged into a lake on a foggy night was trying to tend to her children just before the accident, the boys’ grandfather said Tuesday. Stun guns account for 6-fold increase in sudden deathsWASHINGTON - Sudden deaths caused by the use of stun guns increased six-fold in the very first year that they were deployed in California. |
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