January 15, 2011
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- New Jersey State Police said a couple delivered their own baby at the side of the road when they were unable to make it to the hospital in time for the birth.
Troopers said the father called 911 at 6:31 a.m. Monday to report his wife was in labor at the side of the Garden State Parkway in Elmwood Park in the couple's Honda Pilot, The (Bergen, N.J.) Pilot reported Monday.
The state police said troopers arrived about seven minutes later to find the baby had just been born.
"It happened as we were pulling up," Trooper Kris Towman said. "The father had wrapped the baby in his coat. They were just sitting there waiting for further assistance."
The troopers said Trooper Chris McComb, who is certified as an EMT, checked the baby boy's vital signs before mother and baby were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
"Our main concern was the health and welfare for the mother and the baby, so once we got over that, we were astonished to say the least," Towman said.
Source: UPI
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January 14, 2011
WASHINGTON, IN (AP) - Police say an Ohio man accused of having sex with a corpse told investigators he didn't at first realize the woman was dead. Richard Elwood Sanden, 55 of Geneva, OH, was being held on $500,000 bond Wednesday in the Daviess County Jail in Washington, IN, on charges including abuse of a corpse and possession of marijuana. The Washington Times-Herald reports police arrested Sanden on Saturday night after they were called to the dead woman's apartment. The newspaper reports San... Continue reading...
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January 11, 2011
School police officers in Texas are doling out more tickets to children as young as 6, who under past disciplinary practices would have been sent to the principal's office instead, according to a report by a Texas nonprofit. "Disrupting class, using profanity, misbehaving on a school bus, student fights, and truancy once meant a trip to the principal's office. Today, such misbehavior results in a Class C misdemeanor ticket and a trip to court for thousands of Texas students and their families ... Continue reading...
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January 10, 2011
Two men accused of sexually assaulting a 32-year-old woman with a live snake have pleaded not guilty. John D. Bullock, 24, of Altoona, and Damonta D. Jones, 25, of Eau Claire, entered the pleas Monday in Eau Claire County Court. Each is charged with a felony count of first-degree sexual assault. A two-day jury trial starting March 31 was scheduled. They remain in the Eau Claire County Jail on $30,000 cash bails. According to the criminal complaint: The woman told police she was at Jones' residenc... Continue reading...
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September 17, 2010
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian plant fed via Facebook has given proof to the adage "killing with kindness", with its fans on the site literally loving it to death, researchers said. A real plant called "Meet Eater" is watered when Facebook users become fans and post on its wall, in an interactive project at Queensland state library that aims to explore the emotions involved in using social media. Creator Bashkim Isai said he had wanted to see whether people could care enough about a plant seen ... Continue reading...
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September 15, 2010
WINONA, Minn., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A Minnesota librarian said a book more than 35 years overdue was returned in "Amnesty Week," during which late returns can be made with no fees. Winona Public Library reference librarian Robin DeVries said "Small Voices: A Grownup's Treasury of Selections from the Diaries, Journals and Notebooks of Young Children" was found in the drop box last week, the Winona Daily News reported Monday. "We appreciate it," DeVries said. "We really do. We really are thrilled to... Continue reading...
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September 12, 2010
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive. The town's name is real. But when Josh Moore tried to tell Seattle-based Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Live, they wouldn't take his word for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Posta... Continue reading...
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September 8, 2010
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said a man pulled over for speeding told an officer he was trying to dry off his car after getting it washed. Naperville police said Lucas Wright, 24, was pulled over at about 7 p.m. Wednesday after an officer clocked him driving about 100 mph in a 50 mph zone, the Naperville Sun reported. Police Sgt. Lee Martin said Wright offered an excuse for his speeding that no one in the department heard before. "He said he'd just gotten his car washed ... Continue reading...
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September 7, 2010
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a report summary provided to the homeowner, Brian Duncan. "The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot," the Aug. 25 letter from State Farm Insurance Co. said. Or, in layman's terms, sponta... Continue reading...
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September 4, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill tried to commit suicide by jumping from the high-rise at West 63rd Street on Tuesday. He landed in the backseat area of a Dodge Charger after crashing through the windshield. Magill suffered broken legs. Police say he's in critical condition. The car's owner, Guy McCormack, of Old Bridge, N.J., told th... Continue reading...
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