The Star-Telegram
By Jason Buch
The 18-year-old woman was walking in the 3800 block of Maurice Avenue at about noon when a man in a car offered her a ride. After she refused repeatedly, the man got out, grabbed her by the hair and ordered her to get in, said Lt. Paul Henderson, a police spokesman.
When the woman fought back, the man threw her to the ground and kicked her in the ribs, Henderson said.
The Mercury News (San Jose)
By Bay City News Service
Bird paraphernalia found along with painkillers and steroids
Police broke up a suspected cock-fighting event this morning in unincorporated Santa Clara County that could have ended with up to 100 roosters dead, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 10:30 a.m. sheriff’s deputies responded to a neighbor’s report of loud bird noises at 3770 Quimby Road, Santa Clara County Sgt. Ed Wise said.
As soon as police arrived at the four-acre ranch, a group of men at the premises took off running, Wise said.
Approximately 70 to 100 roosters were located on the property, all being kept in separate cages, according to Wise.
Bonnie and Clyde opened in London 40 years ago, which is to say exactly at the halfway point between the present and the coming of talking pictures in 1927, and it now stands as a landmark in cinematic history in several ways, not least for its legacy of screen violence. The reception here was largely positive, and I’ve rarely sensed such excitement at a press show as that morning at the Warner Leicester Square (now the Vue).
By Steven Kreytak and Miguel Liscano
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Tariq Majeed gets rare prison term for illegal gambling promotion
The head of an Austin illegal gambling empire was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit close to $6 million in ill-gotten cash and real estate to the government.
Lawyers in the case said that the punishment of Tariq Majeed, 44, is among the most significant in recent years in Texas law enforcement’s fight against video gambling machines, many of them known as 8-liners, which are legal to own but not when winnings are paid in cash.
Orlando Sentinel
Willoughby Mariano
Ralph Gonzalez was found dead at his home at 2420 Hickory Oak Blvd., his father Rafael Gonzalez, 69, confirmed. Gonzalez is the former head of the Republican party in Georgia and the president of Strategum Group, an Orlando political consulting firm that represents Republican candidates, including many in Central Florida such as state Rep. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando.
Daily Mail (UK)
By Jaya Narain
Other chilling shots - available to anyone who logs on to the website YouTube - show how they terrorise the neighbourhood on quad-bikes, ride wheelies on motorbikes and perform handbrake turns on busy roads in their high-performance cars.
The Croxteth Crew and the Strand Crew of Norris Green both have a hard core of 15 members aged between 13 and their mid-20s but can call on reinforcements when required.
21 News Now
WFMJ.com
Associated Press
Thirty-6-year-old Linda Van Pool of Donora is in jail this morning on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minors and other crimes. In May, 37-year-old Kathleen Waggoner, also of Donora, was arrested on the same charges.
By Paul Duggan
Washington Post
Vick’s Case Puts Dogfighting Culture in the Spotlight
It’s a disturbing narrative, the 19-page indictment of football star Michael Vick and three of his friends. Perhaps the details shocked people unfamiliar with the secretive world of illegal dogfighting: the breeding and training of pit bulls for savage, high-stakes combat and the brutal executions of dogs that fail to measure up.
Dogs shot, hanged, drowned, beaten, electrocuted. An awful story.
Pioneer Press
BY MARA H. GOTTFRIED
Pioneer Press
As many as 10 people witnessed a man raping and beating a woman early Tuesday in the hallway of a St. Paul apartment building, police said Wednesday.
No one stopped it.
At one point, the 26-year-old victim knocked on a door, yelling for the occupants to call police. A man inside told police he didn’t open the door or look out, though he said he called police. Police found no record of the call, according to an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Ramsey County District Court.
The Boston Globe
Associated Press
Joseph Mollicone appeared in Superior Court yesterday because a judge wants to speed up his payments. He’s now paying $75 a month toward a $12 million restitution bill.
Mollicone was convicted of embezzling in 1993, sent to prison and ordered to make payments for his role in triggering a statewide banking crisis.
Yahoo News
Reuters
Asked if the man would make a full recovery, a police spokeswoman said it was “difficult to predict”.
The Indianapolis Star
By Vic Rychaert
Police critics also laud video’s release after beating near Black Expo
The Rev. Charles Harrison predicts a video showing an officer punch and kick a 17-year-old boy at Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration will outrage the community.
But Harrison also sees the release of the video and the arrest of Officer Adam Chappell as signs that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is taking a stand against brutality within its ranks.
“This will only validate (police brutality complaints) some say is going on all the time, especially with young black males,” said Harrison, pastor of Barnes United Methodist Church on the Near Northside and a longtime community activist. “You have to feel good and encouraged that someone from the department did shoot that video and that it wasn’t swept under the rug.”
The Enquirer
BY SHARON COOLIDGE