Mexico drug hitmen snatch friend's body from morgue
Twenty heavily armed drug hitmen snatched the body of a fellow trafficker from a morgue in northern Mexico after he died in a dramatic helicopter crash, police said on Thursday.
The gunmen killed two policemen as they took the corpse from the morgue in the town of Ensenada, about 65 miles (110 km) south of the U.S. border near San Diego, California."This is unprecedented ... and shows us how far these (drug) organizations can go," said a police spokesman in the border city of Tijuana.
The dead man was thought by police to be a member of the Arellano Felix drug cartel. His fellow traffickers were believed to have wanted his body to take it away for burial without having to identify themselves when claiming the corpse.
Anger management expert admits assault
A Scottish anger management counsellor and anti-domestic violence campaign veteran has been demoted for assaulting his partner.
Vince Hogg, 45, attacked Beverley Burns during a row about the fact a shower was leaking and caused a carpet to get wet at their Fife home.
The former psychiatric nurse tore the 42-year-old's hair out and slammed her against a wall. Yesterday Hogg, who admitted assault, was put on probation for 12 months. His lawyer, Joanne Smith, told a court he was to receive treatment for mental health difficulties.
Landlord Threatens To Release Sex Tape If Rent Isn't Paid
A Panama City Beach condominium owner is accused of using the threat of a sex tape in a failed attempt to collect past-due rent from a tenant.
Panama City Beach Police Department officials said Thursday that Jill Marita Munger, 31, of Lynn Haven, tracked down her tenant shortly after the victim moved out.
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