Archive for February, 2009

Police dog tracks liquor store robbery suspects

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Three men were arrested on charges they robbed a Government Hill liquor store Wednesday night, taking $59.98 worth of liquor and beating the clerk. William Pete, 22, Andrew Standifer, 20, and Jack Tazruk, 25, were charged with robbery, assault and theft, Anchorage police said. The three men entered the Hollywood Liquor Store ...

POLICE dog catches knife-wielding car thief who raced through Huyton in stolen Mitsubishi

Friday, February 27th, 2009

A KNIFE- WIELDING car thief has been locked up after being tackled by a police dog. Officers pursued James Lee as he raced at double the speed limit through Huyton in a stolen car. The 19-year-old, who has a record of stealing cars, eventually dumped the people carrier after going down a ...

Salem police dog Granit dies of a stomach condition

Friday, February 27th, 2009

A Salem police dog died earlier this month from natural causes, police officials said. Police dog Granit, a 7-year-old German shepherd, died Feb. 4. The department said Granit died of a canine stomach condition called gastric dilation volvulus, or whats more commonly known as bloat. Gastric dilation volvulus happens when the stomach becomes ...

Magic Johnson

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

by Denise I Smithson Magic "Earvin" Johnson, Jr. was born on August 14, 1959 in Landing, Michigan. His career began at Everett High School in Lansing and he went on to Michigan State before being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. Magic had nine brothers and sisters and his ...

Family donates K9 vest in memory of Carly Batz

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

A bullet- and stab-proof vest was given to Chicco, a 6-year-old German Shepherd who is part of the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department's K-9 unit, and Carly Batz would have been happy to see it happen, the girl's mother said Friday. "My daughter would have loved this," Stacey Batz said of ...

Police dog Swaney dies at age 12

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

The Davidson Police Department is sad to report that Swaney, the department’s canine for 11 years, has died. K9 Swaney was recruited in winter 1998 and was named in honor of Davidson Police Officer Mark Swaney, who died in the line of duty on Dec. 25, 1997. K9 Swaney partnered with ...

Police Dog finds 300lbs of Wacky Weed

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Jackie Spencer and Jennifer Robinson are each jailed on one-million-dollar bonds. They were arrested Friday after a police officer spotted their RV following another vehicle too closely on Interstate 40 west of downtown. While they were stopped, police dog Mario alerted the officer to the presence of a drug odor coming ...

Police dog finds $3,000 worth of methamphetamine in parked car

Friday, February 20th, 2009

A police dog sniffed out $3,000 worth of methamphetamine Tuesday when the dog searched a car parked outside a suspected drug dealers apartment, according to investigators. The drug was allegedly hidden in the trunk of a car owned by the mans girlfriend, who officers arrested at the complex in the 2100 ...

Fishing From the Fort Desoto Piers

Friday, February 20th, 2009

by David Spates If you are in the Saint Petersburg Florida area then you have probably heard about Fort Desoto park. It is one of the best parks there are in Florida, and maybe even the entire United States. There are many activities that can be done at the park but ...

Why Steroids in Sports are prohibited?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

by Ashton Taylor The sporting industry is a million dollar industry, and many athletes go even beyond levels to improve their performance thereby giving their best on the field. This is one rationale behind the increase in the use of steroid in recent times, and explains why the testing prior to ...