Feb 16
The identity of the youngest of eight people accused of a violent kidnapping near Arrowtown can now be revealed.
Brooke Sylvia Carpenter, 17, of Kawarau Falls, is charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault over an alleged attack on a couple last November.
The charges relate to an incident in which Cromwell man Jason Maynard, 28, and his girlfriend, 23, were allegedly lured to the intersection of the Crown Range Rd and State Highway 6. There, the victim was apparently attacked by masked men armed with a meat cleaver and a machete. The victim was allegedly bundled into a car and driven to Arrowtown, where he was dumped on the side of a road.
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Feb 14
MONTEBELLO — A petty theft of some beer turned into a robbery Tuesday when the suspect wrestled a phone away from a convenience store clerk as she dialed 9-1-1, police said.Jesus Naranjo, 25, of Montebello was arrested following the 3:25 p.m. incident at 7-Eleven, 1106 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello police Lt. Andy Vuncanon said.He and another man entered the store and both grabbed a three-pack of 24-ounce of beer, the lieutenant said.One of the men paid for his beer, while the other concealed his and walked out of the store without paying, Vuncanon said.The store clerk, with a cordless phone in hand, confronted the suspect outside the store and demanded he return the beer, police said. Read all post…
Feb 10
Shoots him down after alleged affair with wife
Capt. Peter Hains Jr.and Thornton Hains descend courthouse steps in New York City.
Aug. 15, 1908, was a beautiful day for a boat race.
At least 100 men, women and children, dressed for a regatta, were milling around the grounds of the Bayside Yacht Club on Little Neck Bay in Queens.
They watched a sloop with white sails approach the dock, and a man in a bathing suit prepared to disembark.
As he sat in the bow of the boat, two men — U.S. Army Capt. Peter C. H
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Feb 08
JACKSON, Miss. — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.
State Rep. Steve Holland, a populist Democrat known for over-the-top gestures, said he was tickled that his provocation had rocketed across the Internet.
Holland says the measure is meant to mock other bills that would crack down on illegal immigration. At least six such bills have already been assigned for committee consideration in the state’s current legislative session, and more could be on the way.
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Feb 08
One governor. Three members of Congress. Thirty state lawmakers.
And counting.
That’s how many North Carolina elected officials have announced they’re not running for re-election. Before candidate filing ends Feb. 29, there are certain to be more in what’s shaping up to be a year of historic change.
Democratic Rep. Mel Watt said Wednesday that he’s considering retiring after 20 years in the 12th District – a day after Republican U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick said she won’t run again after 18 years representing the 9th District.
“We have high levels of turnover on top of three previous election cycles that also had high levels,” said Eric Heberlig, a UNC Charlotte political scientist.
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