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ANTIOCH -- A man at home with his young son disarmed and shot to death an apparent home invader Monday night, police said. The resident was in his home in the 4800 block of Wexler Peak about 8:20 p.m. when he heard the doorbell ring but did not answer right away, police said. Moments later, he heard what sounded like someone kicking in his front door. He went to the commotion and got into a fight with a man armed with a gun, police said. In the struggle, the resident took the gun from the male intruder and shot him...

TULSA, Oklahoma - A Tulsa teenager used a sword he'd bought at Mayfest to defend himself during a home invasion Friday night. Police say the 17-year-old was home alone at a residence in the 5200 block of South 36th West Avenue. Just before 11 p.m., officers say suspect Jeremy Wayne Olson kicked in part of the front door, reached in and unlocked it. The victim ran into a back bedroom and grabbed a sword he purchased at Mayfest. As Olson entered the bedroom, the teen struck him in the head with the blade, according to police. The 18-year-old Olson ran...

NEW YORK — Five years after she went missing from her Colorado home, Willow the cat has been reunited with her owners in New York City. How the calico cat ended up on a Manhattan street remains a mystery. But three children and their parents are certainly glad that she'll be headed home with them. ...Willow disappeared when a contractor left the front door ajar during a home renovation project five years ago. The family sent out frantic online messages and put up posters around their home in Broomfield. But when Willow didn't return, they assumed the petite 2-year-old had...

A gun-toting robber who stuck up a south area convenience store was shot early this evening by one of the employees, a Sacramento sheriff's spokesman said. The unidentified gunman had entered Hite's Market on Fruitridge Road near Mendocino Boulevard just before 6 p.m., according to Deputy Jason Ramos. After the robber left the store with an unknown amount of cash, the two employees in the store chased him outside and exchanged gunfire, Ramos said. About 20 minutes later, a man with a gunshot wound showed up at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center . . .

PATERSON -- The fate of five baby goats changed dramatically when police captured them wandering near the Great Falls. A woman was driving along Wayne Avenue at 2:30 a.m. when she almost hit the small herd, which she thought was a pack of dogs. She called 911, which likely saved their lives, said the city's Chief Animal Control Officer John DeCando. "It's a happy ending," he said. Police officers rounded up the cute animals and took them to the animal shelter where they will be kept until they are sent to a farm to live out their days, DeCando said....

MOBILE, Ala. -- Mobile police say a man who was burglarizing a home off Dauphin Island Parkway was shot and killed Thursday night. A resident of the home on the 1300 block of Driftwood Drive North shot and killed 19-year-old Marcus Steele as he was trying to enter the home, said Mobile Police Officer Chris Levy. Police arrived to the scene around 9:48 p.m. and found Steele lying in a driveway. Steel was taken to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, and he died later from his injuries. Burglary is a crime that occurs when someone either breaks into...

Montreal police Const. Anie Lemieux said the initial investigation suggests the youths may have been spray-painting graffiti. It's believed they had parked their cars near the scene before heading to the tracks. Lemieux said they were in an area where it would have been difficult to hear trains approaching.

Per the Smoking Gun: It is unclear why, two years later, she approached Portland police and sought to memorialize her allegations against Gore, who she portrayed as a tipsy, handsy predator who forced her to drink Grand Marnier, pinned her to a bed, and forcibly French kissed her. The woman's statement--which could be mistaken for R-rated Vice Presidential fan fiction--describes Gore as a man with a "violent temper as well as extremely dictatorial commanding attitude besides his Mr. Smiley Global Warming concern persona." After fleeing Gore's suite, the woman returned home to discover, a la Lewinsky, "stains on the front...

A Portland massage therapist gave local police a detailed statement last year alleging that former Vice President Al Gore groped her, kissed her and made unwanted sexual advances during a late-night massage session in October 2006 in a suite at the upscale Hotel Lucia. The woman told investigators that she informed two friends and kept the clothes she wore that night, including her black pants with stains on them. But Portland police didn't contact any of the woman's friends, obtain the potential evidence or interview anyone at the hotel, records show. "The case was not investigated any further because detectives...

<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson police say four gang members were involved in a deadly shootout with a business owner during an attempted robbery that left one suspect dead, two wounded and another in custody.</p> <p>Police say 18-year-old Noah Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene of Tuesday night's shooting inside M&M Customs, a store that sells auto alarms and stereos. They say 19-year-old Anthony Peyron and 26-year-old Toney Stith remained hospitalized Wednesday with non life-threatening injuries while 20-year-old Carlos Peyron was jailed on multiple charges.</p>

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- A man turned the tables on his would-be robber while he was pulling out cash at an ATM, police said. Winter Garden Police said the victim was at the Wachovia ATM at 801 S. Dillard St. early Friday morning when he was approached by a man with a gun. The victim, who has a concealed weapons permit, pulled out a gun of his own and opened fire at the robber, identified as Tommie R. Ward, while he was being shot at himself, according to police. Ward, 18, was shot three times and fled the scene with...

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There is always a part of the story that tugs at your heartstrings. This is a story that tells “the what” that happens after the beginning and before the end. You know, the part of the story you don’t always hear. Those are not my words. They are Graham Murdock’s. I asked him to tell me his crazy cat story, and he sent it to me, already written. Does that mean I get the day off? This is a weird one and involves a cat, two Springfield women, a South Carolinian and begins with Graham. On Dec. 13, 2008, his...

A man was shot dead by a motorist he tried to carjack in the Lower 9th Ward late Wednesday, police said. Joshua McElveen, 24, approached a man in a pickup truck in the 1800 block of Lamanche Street about 9:30 p.m., according to authorities. He pointed a handgun at the man and told him to open the door, NOPD spokeswoman Hilal Williams said. The unidentified truck driver refused. Williams said the truck driver pulled out his own handgun and fired several bullets at McElveen. McElveen, wounded, dropped his gun and fell to the ground. The would-be victim called 911, but...

At 12:30 Donna Jackson woke up to her dog barking like someone was in her backyard. She went to to her backdoor and sure enough she was face to face with a man trying to break in. “Oh he’s getting ready to break the window,” said Jackson to the dispatcher. Jackson immediately went and got her shotgun, hoping an officer would get there so she didn’t have to use it. But the man trying to break in had other plans, he then grabbed some patio furniture and broke the back door. “Dear god hurry. I haven’t shot yet. Hurry,” said...

COPENHAGEN – Delegates converged Sunday for the grand finale of two years of tough, sometimes bitter negotiations on a climate change treaty, as U.N. officials calculated that pledges offered in the last few weeks to reduce greenhouse gases put the world within reach of keeping global warming under control. Yvo de Boer, the U.N.'s top climate official, said on the eve of the 192-nation conference that despite unprecedented unity and concessions, industrial countries and emerging nations need to dig deeper. Finance — billions of dollars immediately and hundreds of billions of dollars annually within a decade — was emerging as...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County man caught two burglars breaking into his house, so he pulled out his gun and shot them both Tuesday night. One of the burglars was killed and the other is in critical condition. The deceased burglar was identified as 17-year-old Brandon Martinez. Deputies say the owner of the house on Rubens Court (see map) won't be arrested. They say he did nothing wrong. The homeowner, along with his brother and son, had just gotten home from work when he confronted the burglars Tuesday night. They had already ransacked his house and even tried...

BREWTON -- An 81-year-old man shot and killed a masked gunman during a home invasion early this morning at a residence north of Brewton, Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith said. The sheriff said the robber had been released from a Nebraska jail just two days before he was killed. Smith declined to identify the homeowner, but said the man and his wife were in bed in their home along U.S. 31 north of town about 3 a.m. when the intruder kicked in the door to the home and entered their bedroom, demanding money. Smith said the homeowner managed to retrieve...

An 18-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday when he tried to rob another man at a midtown carwash and was shot by the victim, Tucson police said. The incident occurred at a self-service carwash on East 22nd Street near South Beverly Avenue just before 4:30 p.m., said Sgt. Diana Lopez, a police spokeswoman. A 50-year-old man was washing his car when he was approached by the 18-year-old man, Lopez said. The younger man pulled out a gun and attempted to rob the older man, she said. The older man pulled out his own gun and shot the 18-year-old. The younger...

VALLEY FALLS -- The young man was given three choices: get turned over to the police, go one-on-one in a fight with a seasoned war veteran, or be duct-taped to a flagpole for six hours with a sign around his neck identifying his alleged crime: flag burning. It was the third option that would still have the small town buzzing a week after a 21-year-old was hunted down and forced to endure a public humiliation with its roots dating to the Middle Ages. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1938 were incensed enough to tie up the man...

Police say a 17 year old and 22 year old were shot and killed during an attempted home invasion. It happened in Indianola last night. Officers say two men, armed with a shotgun, entered the home. They were dropped off by a third person. Police say the two men attacked the homeowner who is a retired police officer. He suffered cuts. Police say the homeowner's wife showed the men were the safe was. That's when police say the retired officer grabbed a gun and shot and killed the 17 and 22 year old. Both were killed. A third person was...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in Charlotte are unraveling a home invasion and burglary that ended with a 15-year-old suspect shot to death on a nearby street. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that police have not charged 76-year-old C.L. McClure in Marcus Fluker's death. Police say four teens entered McClure's home Saturday. McClure was bound with duct tape and his wife held at gunpoint. The robbers left with some jewelry and a wallet.

WASHINGTON — Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed last week in a CIA drone attack while getting a leg massage on the roof of his father-in-law's house, CNN said Monday, citing an unnamed US official. A US counterterrorism official told AFP, meanwhile, that "there are strong indications (Mehsud) is dead" following a drone attack. "No one is expecting him home for dinner tonight," the official said. US President Barack Obama is being told Mehsud was killed after a "dramatic escalation" of nine unmanned drones specifically targeting the Taliban leader in recent weeks, the US official told CNN television. On Wednesday...

Police have converged on home in northwest Houston where a teenager reportedly shot and killed a burglar. Police were called to that home on Kerrwood Lane near Peppermill around 7:30am. When they got there, they found the suspect dead. He is only a teenager and investigators say he did what he had do to protect himself. "He is doing alright right now," said HPD Sgt. Bobby Roberts. "I'm sure within a few hours, in a day or two, he's going to start reliving this." It was just before 7am when officers say the suspect in the case kicked in the...

PHOENIX - A man is dead after trying to break into a woman's home and she opened fire on him. According to police the woman had a restraining order against the man although their exact relationship is unclear. “The victim basically armed herself and when the suspect broke into the house the victim fired several rounds.” Police said the woman will most likely not face any charges.

A mistaken man apparently tried to break into the wrong home - the apartment of a University of Georgia police officer and his wife, according to Athens-Clarke County police. The suspect, a UGA student, told police he was playing volleyball at the apartment complex earlier that evening, had returned to look for his cell phone and perhaps stumbled into the officer's bedroom window. The UGA police officer was asleep when he heard someone remove the window screen about 3 a.m. He confronted the burglar on the front porch, and the man dropped a glass he was carrying when he saw...

A 19-year-old Sacramento man was shot and killed early this morning as he tried to break into a North Sacramento home, police said. The resident inside fired a shotgun through a door, striking the invader, police said. Sacramento Police Lt. James Beezley said the resident called 911 at 12:18 a.m. to report that two men were trying to break into his house in the 800 block of Carmelita Avenue off Rio Linda Boulevard. One of the men was carrying a rifle and trying to jam it through the door, which was slightly ajar, the resident reported to authorities. Beezley said...

Point Marion, Pa. (AP) -- An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said.

Dutch police say a man who pushed his exposed buttocks against a restaurant window as a joke was injured when the glass broke and lacerated his behind. Authorities say a man, 21, and two others had run down a street Sunday morning with their pants pulled down. The man pushed his behind against the window of a restaurant when it broke and cut him. The injured man was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital. The cafe owner decided not to press charges after the men agreed to pay for the broken window.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A 52-year-old man jumped to his death from a Southern California courthouse balcony hours after being convicted of child molestation, authorities said. Carlos Edward Tello was facing more than 20 years in prison when he jumped from a ninth-floor balcony of the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana Tuesday afternoon. A suicide note was tucked into his clothing, authorities said. A jury in a Fullerton courtroom earlier Tuesday convicted Tello of repeatedly molesting a young girl between 1989 and 1994. Deputy District Attorney Heather Brown tried to have Tello's bail revoked and have him taken...

A Brighton man shot and killed a 44-year-old registered sex offender who attacked two women in their home early this morning, officials said. According to Dist. Atty. Gen. Mike Dunavant, David Fleming charged into the home of two women at about 3 a.m. Fleming bound the women but one escaped and ran to a nearby home. Dunavant said Fleming, who lived in Munford, intended to rape the women. The woman who escaped went to the nearby home of Keith Ingram for help, Dunavant said. Ingram, carrying a .40-caliber handgun, ran to the house and found Fleming attacking the other woman,...

JAFFA, Israel – The deputy commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, responsible for infamous deadly attacks against the U.S. and Israel, including involvement in the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon, was killed in a car bomb blast in Syria today. Imad Mughniyah was Israel's No. 1 most-wanted terrorist, even ahead of Hezbollah chieftain Hassan Nasrallah. Mughniyah was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world by Western intelligence agencies. He led Hezbollah's "international terror branch," directly orchestrating attacks against foreign targets, according to Israeli security officials. He was widely considered Nasrallah's successor. Mughniyah was...

A "guardian angel" has paid off a disputed claim stemming from an unpaid $1.63 property tax bill, allowing a Louisiana couple to regain ownership of their home. Kermit and Dolores Atwood Kermit and Dolores Atwood of Slidell, La., have been given their home back, after a "guardian angel" paid off a disputed claim over an unpaid $1.63 property tax bill (Courtesy New Orleans Times-Picayune) "I don't even know who to thank," Dolores Atwood told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "But I'm relieved and happy that this is finally over." The couple's attorney, Gary Duplechain, told the newspaper Dolores and her husband,...

Little Rock police are investigating a home invasion in which 1 of the suspects was shot dead by 1 of the victims. Police say the incident began early this morning when someone banged on the apartment door of 27-year-old Julian Armstrong and demanded to see someone named "Steve." Armstrong told the person he had the wrong apartment. A while later, the man returned with a second person. Armstrong told police the men kicked in his door and that he exchanged gunfire with the second suspect. Police say Armstrong sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and that the suspect was...

The Prowers County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man who was shot by a homeowner during an alleged home invasion early Thursday. At approximately 1:15 a.m. Thursday, authorities were notified of an alleged burglary west of town where Raul Munoz, 27, of Lamar had been shot. Authorities would not release the name of the shooter nor the address where the shooting took place. "I will not be releasing his name because there have been some threats made against him by some of the family members of the victim," said Sheriff Jim Faull. Faull would only say that...

SAN ANTONIO -- A homeowner opened fire on three individuals who attempted to break into his home Sunday morning, police said. One of the individuals was injured in the chest by the gunfire, police said. The other two people escaped and are still at large, police said. The injured suspect was taken to a hospital. Police said a surveillance camera mounted on the homeowner's garage door recorded the incident. Police said they were able to get a good description of their van. Police said they're looking for a Ford minivan -- light-colored on top and two-toned on the bottom. The...

MANILA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A key leader of the Philippine terrorist group Abu Sayyaf wanted by the United States government had been killed by elite government forces following a fierce clash in the jungles of Talipao town in the southern island province of Sulu on Tuesday, said Philippine military Wednesday. Philipine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said the military now expects the terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf to "go down considerably" because of the death of Jaenal Antel Sali, popularly known as Abu Solaiman. An engineer by profession, Solaiman had a 5 million U.S....

3 home intruders shot dead in Albuquerque 'Hopefully this is going to send a message,' says police spokeswoman Posted: December 28, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern Three men who broke into homes in the Albuquerque, N.M., area in the last month were shot dead by homeowners, and police say they hope would-be robbers take the hint. The latest incident involved Raymond Gabaldon, 40, a repeat offender, who, police say, stole a car and then tried to break into a home in southwest Albuquerque. "Hopefully this is going to send a message to people who are breaking into homes," Albuquerque police spokeswoman...

NATCHEZ — An attempted armed robbery left one of the alleged robbers dead from a gunshot wound to the head Monday morning. Clifton Lashon Jackson, 19, 1427 Watkins St., died at Natchez Regional at 12:10 p.m., about two hours after the incident. Jackson and two other men allegedly entered Old South Pawn Shop on St. Catherine St., just before 10:30 a.m. Two of the men had their faces covered. Jackson approached the store with a handgun in each hand, Police Chief Mike Mullins said. “They told them to get down and give them money,” Mullins said. “Witnesses advise (Jackson) fired...

ROSELLE, Ill. -- A shooting inside a DuPage County comic book store has left the owner of the store injured and an alleged intruder dead. In a news conference Friday, police said the intruder may have been looking for collectable coins. Police described the incident as a real shoot out, as the two men emptied their weapons into each other. Both men are in their 40s. The owner of the store was taken to Alexian Brothers Hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm. The alleged robber, who is reportedly from Hanover Park, was pronouned dead. More details from WBBM:...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rev. Ted Haggard admitted Friday he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the former head of the National Association of Evangelicals. "I bought it for myself but never used it," Haggard told reporters gathered outside his home. "I was tempted, but I never used it." Haggard, 50, said he never had sex with Mike Jones, a 49-year-old Denver man who raised the allegations this week. Haggard said he received a massage from Jones after being referred to him by a Denver hotel.

Evangelist admits meth, massage, no sex By CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent. Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and step down as leader of his Colorado megachurch while the two groups investigate the allegations. He denied the sex allegations but told reporters outside his home that he did buy the meth because he was curious, but he said...

Pakistani helicopter gunships have destroyed an Islamic school allegedly used as an Al-Qaeda-linked training camp near the Afghan border, killing up to 80 suspected militants. Local leaders however insisted that most of the dead were teenage students, many of whom were "reduced to bits and pieces", and protests erupted against the Pakistani government and its ally the United States.The airstrike that targeted a madrassa in the troubled Bajaur tribal agency was one of the biggest ever in Pakistan's frontier region, where many Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents have sought sanctuary since 2001."Information we have received from certain local sources and intelligence...

A Frayser woman shot and killed an intruder who kicked in her apartment door and tried to rob her around midnight Sunday. Tameca Drummer, a resident at Carriage House apartments at 1115 Frayser Blvd., told police the man, along with two others, forced their way into her home demanding money. The people in her apartment, including her two children, were forced into the living room, while one of the intruders forced her into the bedroom looking for money, police spokesman Sgt. Vince Higgins said. When that man struck her on the head with his handgun, she wrestled the gun away...

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed a man who broke into his family's home Monday and threatened to kill him and his mother, Police Chief Bryan Smith said. Smith said the man, whose name was not immediately known, confronted a woman as she was carrying groceries into her home shortly before 1 p.m. The man forced her inside and tied her and her son up. Smith said the woman was able to loosen the binding and free her son, who got his father's revolver from a security box beneath a bed. As the man tried to break into the room...

An investigation into the death of a shooting victim, 22, who staggered into a gas station determined the man was mortally wounded by a store clerk during an armed robbery attempt, police reported Thursday. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, Lonnell Davison went to the U Save Variety Store in the 5100 block of South Western Avenue and posed as a customer. Davison picked up merchandise and took it to the counter, then allegedly pulled out a handgun and demanded money. After taking the cash from the clerk, he allegedly fired at the employee as...

Police say a gun-toting member of a Little Rock church choir shot and killed a man as he attempted to rob a woman. Police spokesman Lieutenant Terry Hastings said a man and woman were walking about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday when they were confronted by a would-be robber carrying a pistol. The man fled in one direction and the woman in another. The woman ran into the parking lot of the Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church and jumped into a pickup truck belonging to a choir member. Hastings says the robber tried to steal the truck, but its owner was sitting inside...

BEAUMONT, TEXAS – Beaumont Police officers responded to the 6000 block of Major Dr. Sept. 15 at approximately 8:37 p.m. on reports of a home invasion. Once officers arrived at the scene, the alleged perpetrators had already been apprehended … by the victim. According to the victim, he was in his residence when he heard a knock at the door. When the door was opened, two Hispanic men allegedly forced their way into the home, brandishing knives. The victim stated that, at that time, the two suspects demanded money. The victim went to the bedroom, followed by one of the...

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee convenience store owner shot and killed a man who broke into his store early Monday morning. The shooting happened at the S&D food mart at 31st and Glendale. Four suspects broke into the store, setting off the alarm. The store owner lives upstairs and heard the noise. He armed himself before heading downstairs and confronting the robbers. According to police, when he saw the intruders, he started shooting. One man was killed and another was wounded. Neither burglar had a gun. The district attorney's office is reviewing the case to determine whether the store owner should...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A man has shot to death a would-be robber, police in Myrtle Beach say. Officers responding to a call early Monday morning said the victim told them two men robbed him, shooting him in the thigh and toe. The victim told police he then pulled out his own handgun and shot at the men, striking one of the robbers. John Graham Jr., 19, of Myrtle Beach, died at the scene, Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said. The victim was taken to the hospital, but his injuries did not appear life-threatening, authorities said. Police continue to...