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Juror Discharged for Smoking Cannabis at Court
A juror from Crewe has been discharged from a rape case after being caught smoking cannabis in crown court toilets.
In the incident the suspicion of visiting police in Chester Crown Court was aroused after they smelled cannabis smoke coming from the building’s public toilets.
The 46-year-old male juror was discovered inside smoking a cannabis ‘joint’ and was immediately arrested.
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Connecticut Driver Caught Speeding Blames an Oreo
SALISBURY, Conn. — Police say a man's excuse for speeding through a small Connecticut town takes the cake — or, at least, the cookie.
A state trooper who stopped the 1993 BMW says its driver, 28-year-old Justin Vonkummer of Millerton, N.Y., blamed the driving problems on an errant Oreo.
Police say Vonkummer told the trooper that an Oreo had just slipped from his fingers as he dunked it in a cup of milk, and that he was trying to fish it out.
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Man hit by police Taser: "That's all you got?"
Syracuse, NY.----Syracuse Officers said they went to a home after the resident, Lakiya Hall, 29, reported that her fiancé had punched her.
Police said three officers entered the housing looking for the fiancé, Benjamin Myers, 31, who also lives at the residence. But when one of the officers tried to grab his arm, Myers ran into the kitchen, police said. They ordered him to put his hands behind his back because he was under arrest, but he refused, saying "It's gonna take more than three of you to take me down," and then swung at one of the officers, police said.
Police Officer Michael Drury said he immediately fired his Taser at Myers. The Taser is a gun-like device that fires electric darts to temporarily disable a person. The device's probes hit Myers in the lower abdomen, but they had no effect on the 5-foot 9-inch Myers, Drury said. According to the officer, Myers pulled the probes out himself, laughed and said, "That's all you got?" Myers then pointed to another officer and told him "he was going to knock him out first," Drury said.
When several more officers arrived, Myers finally put his hands behind his back and was arrested, police said.
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Spring Breakers Arrested After Dynamite Explodes On Hotel Sundeck
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- Three spring breakers were arrested after an explosion rocked two hotel guests from their bed and shattered the windows of their Daytona Beach Shores hotel room around 2:30am Friday.
When officers first arrived, they found three safety windows had been shattered, along with a metal light pole that had been destroyed. They also noticed metal and glass debris scattered across a 100-foot area.
SLIDESHOW: Images Of Three Suspects In Police Custody
ARREST DETAILS: Police Release On Explosion, Arrests (PDF)
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Orlando Police Installs 60 Security Cameras In Downtown Area
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando police said they were going to show off a new high-tech crime fighting tool on Monday. The Orlando Police Department will place security cameras in high crime areas. "It's going to be like a cop standing on every street. Where there is a camera you are going to be watched," said Cpt. Jeffrey Goltz of the Orlando Police Department. Police said they will be installing 60 new cameras. The first batch will be installed in the Parramore area. Almost 10-percent of the city's crime happens there.