Suburban Chicago police say a man allegedly posed as a police officer to fill his Jaguar with free gas at least 10 times.
Police said Michael Wurm, 26, claimed to be a police officer and promised gas station employees he would return to pay later on at least 10 occasions in May and June in the Chicago suburbs of Lincolnshire, Buffalo Grove, Naperville and Deerfield.
He was arrested July 24 after Illinois State Police stopped him for speeding on Interstate 55. Wurm told police he was a struggling record promoter.
"He basically said he was down on his luck," Lincolnshire police Detective John-Erik Anderson said. "His promotions were not bringing in a lot of dough. He was hard up on cash."
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Woman arrested with her wallet in purse
A woman who left her wallet in a purse she allegedly tried to steal was arrested.
Police say Kimberly Jo Kirby, 44, stole a purse and hid other merchandise inside it Thursday while she was in the JC Penney in Richmond Mall.
When a store employee confronted Kirby outside the store, she dropped the purse and tried to punch the employee with keys in her fist, police say. She then sped away in a vehicle.
The employee discovered that Kirby left her wallet, which included her identification, inside the purse, and turned over the items to police.
Kirby later contacted JC Penney to see whether her wallet had been found. She then went to the Richmond Police Department to retrieve it after an employee told her it was turned over to them.
Kirby was arrested and charged with second degree robbery and third degree possession of a controlled substance for Xanax and Ambien pills found on her at the time of the arrest.
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Saudi accused of having six wives
A member of the Saudi religious police has been accused of having six wives at the same time - two more than allowed under religious laws, reports say.
The 56-year-old was detained in south-western Jizan province, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Watan.
Three of the women involved were Saudis and the other three were from Yemen, just over the border.
A member of the Saudi religious police has been accused of having six wives at the same time - two more than allowed under religious laws, reports say.
The 56-year-old was detained in south-western Jizan province, according to the Saudi newspaper al-Watan.
Three of the women involved were Saudis and the other three were from Yemen, just over the border.
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Baby Factory Opens for Business in Poland
A controversial "baby factory" producing infants for £ 11,000.00 = $21,693.1 U.S. dollars for childless couples.
The Warsaw center is home to 37 young surrogate mothers ready to give birth to children for couples unable to have their own.
The surrogate moms have been medically examined, given support and checked for any history of genetic disease.
The women undertake not to drink alcohol or smoke during pregnancy and sign a waiver giving up all rights to their children when they are born.
Addresses for the surrogate mothers and couples paying for children are cross-checked to ensure they don't live in the same area.
A controversial "baby factory" producing infants for £ 11,000.00 = $21,693.1 U.S. dollars for childless couples.
The Warsaw center is home to 37 young surrogate mothers ready to give birth to children for couples unable to have their own.
The surrogate moms have been medically examined, given support and checked for any history of genetic disease.
The women undertake not to drink alcohol or smoke during pregnancy and sign a waiver giving up all rights to their children when they are born.
Addresses for the surrogate mothers and couples paying for children are cross-checked to ensure they don't live in the same area.
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New York Girl Falls 14 Stories, Saved by Soft Landing
A 12-year-old girl who fell into a chimney on her Manhattan rooftop and plummeted down the flue for 14 stories survived almost unscathed when she landed in a pile of furnace soot — a moment of amazing grace that matches her name.
Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, was recovering at a New York hospital on Saturday with an injured hip. But after the harrowing urban drama, she should soon be back to banging out a beat and walking around her West Village neighborhood.
A two-foot-deep pile of ash and dust may have saved Grace's life, cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, fire officials said.
"I broke my leg! I broke my leg!" she yelled out after rescuers spotted her soot-caked hand reaching out for help.
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A 12-year-old girl who fell into a chimney on her Manhattan rooftop and plummeted down the flue for 14 stories survived almost unscathed when she landed in a pile of furnace soot — a moment of amazing grace that matches her name.
Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, was recovering at a New York hospital on Saturday with an injured hip. But after the harrowing urban drama, she should soon be back to banging out a beat and walking around her West Village neighborhood.
A two-foot-deep pile of ash and dust may have saved Grace's life, cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, fire officials said.
"I broke my leg! I broke my leg!" she yelled out after rescuers spotted her soot-caked hand reaching out for help.
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Boy, 12, Shot and Killed Mom After Argument
Police say a 12-year-old Arizona boy shot and killed his mother with a handgun after an argument.
Cochise County sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas says deputies were called to a home Friday near Douglas on the Mexican border. They found 34-year-old Sara Madrid shot multiple times, and she died at a hospital.
The boy was booked into the county juvenile detention center on a charge of first-degree murder.
Capas says the boy was at home with his mother, stepfather and a sibling when an argument broke out. The parents left, and when they returned the boy opened fire on his mom. No one else was hurt. Capas says she does not know what the argument was about.
Police say a 12-year-old Arizona boy shot and killed his mother with a handgun after an argument.
Cochise County sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas says deputies were called to a home Friday near Douglas on the Mexican border. They found 34-year-old Sara Madrid shot multiple times, and she died at a hospital.
The boy was booked into the county juvenile detention center on a charge of first-degree murder.
Capas says the boy was at home with his mother, stepfather and a sibling when an argument broke out. The parents left, and when they returned the boy opened fire on his mom. No one else was hurt. Capas says she does not know what the argument was about.
