A person could know South Korea for a long time without knowing Wanju, an obscure county 112 miles south of Seoul. And, at least until recently, a person could know a lot about Wanju without ever hearing of Cha Sa-soon, a 69-year-old woman who lives alone in the mountain-ringed village of Sinchon. Now, however,...
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Police say a man held an intruder at bay with a grilling fork and steak knife until police arrived. But the suspect fled, only to be arrested after he was zapped with a Taser. Unified police Lt. Don Hutson says the White City resident grabbed the barbecue implements when he found the intruder had...
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The 28 year-old suffered severe burns after attacking the arachnid with an aerosol can at his home in Clacton in Essex. The man was summoned by his wife to deal with a spider she had seen scuttling behind the lavatory on Bank Holiday Monday. Not being able to reach it, the man decided to...
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A 54-year-old Port St. Lucie woman is out on $25,000 bail after being charged with conspiring to kill her ex-husband and getting her ex-boyfriend to do “the job,” a police warrant application shows. Port St. Lucie Police on Wednesday charged Mary F. Pedreira, of the 600 block of Southwest Ewing Avenue, with solicitation to...
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A Kiwi man who was caught riding his motorbike along the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne with a barbecue strapped to his body was fined A$800 (NZ$1007) today and lost his licence for one month. Michael Wiles spotted the cast-off cooker on the nature strip where it had been left for rubbish collection and, not...
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Authorities said a western New York man whose license expired 33 years ago has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he drove a van 11 miles without one of its tires. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said another motorist reported seeing a tire falling off a van weaving on a road...
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A speedy getaway is usually critical for bank robbers, but perhaps not for an elderly B.C. man who this week held up a bank — and while using a black walker. While no weapon was produced, the 75-year-old told staff at a Prince George Bank of Nova Scotia that he was armed. Staff surrendered...
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New York police said a geriatric robber with a cane and an oxygen tank fired three shots at a clothing store before fleeing empty handed. The man also fired off two rounds at the manager, but none of the bullets hit anyone, the sources said. They said one of the bullets tore through eight...
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Bears beware: If you don’t keep your guard up, Henry Ostrander will lay you out. If he were alive, that’s what a 300- pound black bear in Rayado might have said after 66-year-old Ostrander unloaded a left hook to his snout early Wednesday. taosnews.com
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