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Written by O’Ryan Johnson
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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Moments after an alleged gang member unloaded a .380-caliber handgun in Roxbury on Friday night, one of the city’s newest paw soldiers against gun violence found the hidden firearm, cops say. Police said officers raced to St. James Street about 7:14 p.m. after callers reported hearing four shots fired. When cops arrived, they found a group of men leaving the woods and a white Lexus parked in a private lot. Boston police officer George Boggs and K-9 Peggy, a Labrador retriever trained by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, hunted the area, honing in on the parking lot. Peggy, trained to sniff out explosives, hit on the left front wheel of a Chevrolet Tahoe parked next to the suspects’ Lexus. Inside the truck’s wheel well, cops spotted the grip of the .380 pistol. Police said the gun was dry, though it was raining throughout the day. Three ATF dogs are a new addition to the city’s K-9 force and focus on hunting explosives, which include gunpowder. The additional dogs let police hunt for traces of explosives and firearms sometimes hours after the items have been removed from an area. In this case, police said, the retriever managed to get a gun off the street before the shooter was able to retrieve it, undoubtedly preventing more gun violence.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 04 February 2008 )
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Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
*Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ*
HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.
Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum,...
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'Sadistic' parents jailed for torture
*'Sadistic' parents jailed for torture*
A sadist who enjoyed devising new methods of torture to inflict pain on his children has been locked up for nine years.
A judge told the fanatical Christian preacher that his campaign of long-term, calculated cruelty was "almost beyond belief".
The...
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Son tried to fight off killer mum, jury told
*Son tried to fight off killer mum, jury told*
MUM struggled with her young son as she tried to suffocate him - stopping only to put the family's dog outside before returning to kill him, a jury has heard.
In a letter to a psychologist the day sons Thomas, 11, and Matthew, 9, died, Donna...
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Human cadavers used in auto crash tests
*Human cadavers used in auto crash tests*
Human cadavers were used in automobile crash tests conducted in the last year by General Motors, the US-based parent company of Swedish car manufacturer Saab.
Claes Tingvall, a car safety specialist with the Swedish Road Administration, told the...
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Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
*Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy*
BURGAW, N.C. (AP) - Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.
The Star-News of Wilmington reported that students at Malpass Corner Elementary...
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Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash
*Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash*
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Authorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a
stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police
said the boy sneaked out of his house Wednesday night and found an
empty and running car...
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Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout
*Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout*
EASTON, Pa. (AP) - A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.
Sally Ann Gombocz, 51, told a Northampton County judge she wanted...
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Coast Guard PS Unit @Cape Cod looking for info
I am looking for any current members in this unit for info in regards to the reserves ????
My background is 20 years in DOC (Cpt.), former 972 MP (reserves) for six years, I have my BS/MS in CJ and also have taken numerous specialized LE training classes.
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Alligator Chomps on Florida Deputy
DELTONA, Fla. --
A sheriff's deputy was hospitalized after he was attacked and bitten by an aggressive 8-foot alligator that was menacing a Central Florida (http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=41427#) apartment complex.
Deputy Keith Baughman, 39, responded to calls of a...
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EMT refresher courses in the metrowest area?
Anyone have information on EMT refresher courses in the Metrowest area? Thanks everyone-
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