Denver firefighters battle flames, fleeing bedbugs; have to decontaminate some of their gear

Denver firefighters battle flames, fleeing bedbugs

DENVER – Denver firefighters ran into more than the normal hazards at a house fire.
Crews responding to the blaze Wednesday also had to battle bedbugs, the bloodsucking insects quickly becoming the scourge of households and businesses across the country.
Lt. Phil Champagne of the Denver Fire Department tells The Denver Post … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Denver firefighters battle flames, fleeing bedbugs; have to decontaminate some of their gear.

Calif. homeowner hears ‘rustling sounds’ and discovers nude man under bed

Calif. homeowner discovers nude man under bed

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – Authorities in Orange County are searching for a burglary suspect found nude under a bed by a homeowner. Westminster police said the suspect repeatedly apologized and put on his pants after he was discovered early Saturday. The man told the homeowner he was on drugs and … Read : Calif. homeowner hears ‘rustling sounds’ and discovers nude man under bed.

Montana judge orders man to report to jail for Christmas for next 5 years

Man to spend Christmas in jail for next 5 years

LIVINGSTON, Mont. – A judge running for the state Supreme Court has given a man accused of assaulting a woman a sentence with an unusual twist. District Court Judge Nels Swandal gave Daniel Martz a 10-year suspended sentence on Monday for a May 2009 attack in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Montana judge orders man to report to jail for Christmas for next 5 years.

19 arrested after men lead police on foot chase to Calif. marijuana processing operation

Fleeing men lead police straight to pot warehouse

UKIAH, Calif. – Three men may be wishing they’d thought of a better hiding place when they led police on a foot chase straight to their marijuana warehouse. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Capt. Kurt Smallcomb said officers seized 700 pounds of processed pot and arrested 19 people at the …. Read the original article  : 19 arrested after men lead police on foot chase to Calif. marijuana processing operation.

Financially troubled western Pa. city lays off 9 workers, including 3 police officers and dog

Troubled W. Pa. city lays off 9, plus police dog

JEANNETTE, Pa. – The financial situation is so bad in one western Pennsylvania city that even its police dog has been laid off. Jeannette City Council on Tuesday voted to lay off nine workers of the city’s 47 workers effective Oct. 5. They include three of … Original article on : Financially troubled western Pa. city lays off 9 workers, including 3 police officers and dog.

Shhhh! Montana library evacuated when suspect runs into restroom while fleeing police

Suspect runs into library while fleeing police

MISSOULA, Mont. – Shhhh! Arrest under way.
A man fleeing police after a traffic stop in Missoula, Mont., ran into the city library Wednesday and hid in a restroom, prompting an evacuation while police arrested him.
Police say the man refused to get out of his vehicle during a traffic stop. … Read more : Shhhh! Montana library evacuated when suspect runs into restroom while fleeing police.

Calif. pot farmer sues landlord over theft of his $35,000 indoor marijuana crop

Calif. pot farmer sues landlord over stolen crop

MURRIETA, Calif. – A Southern California pot farmer is suing his landlord because his $35,000 indoor marijuana crop was stolen during a break-in. Gary Hite, who rents the 1,892-square-foot unit in a Murrieta business park, filed the Riverside County lawsuit against Hunco Way LLC claiming negligence and breach [..] Read the original article: here.

Police say Pa. district judge hid condoms inside acorns, handed them out to women

Police: Judge hands out condoms hidden in acorns

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Police said a district judge from Intercourse, Pa., hid condoms inside acorns and handed them out to women in the state Capitol complex last week. A summary charge of disorderly conduct was filed Tuesday against Isaac H. Stoltzfus, who presides over low-level cases as a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Police say Pa. district judge hid condoms inside acorns, handed them out to women.

Authorities ponder what prompted someone to leave dead bear outside busy Calif. market

Dead bear dumped outside Northern Calif. market

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. – Black bears sightings are not uncommon in California’s backcountry or even around trash bins in Lake Tahoe. But in a strip mall along a busy San Francisco Bay area freeway?
That’s the strange situation the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after someone dumped a dead … Read more >>>.