In March of 2008, Deputy James Council fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line, and struck three bicyclists, killing two and badly injuring the third.  Matt Peterson, 29, and Kristy Gough, 30, had both won their divisions at a road-racing event eight days before they were killed.  Rip Gough and Karen Clarkson, Kristy’s parents, as well as Matt’s parents, John and Betty Peterson, sued the county...

While trying to reholster his .40-caliber Glock after a peace officer training in Niagara Falls, Chief Gregory Colangelo accidently shot himself and was treated for a superficial gunshot wound at the Erie County Medical Center.  Chief Colangelo had been giving a peace officer training at the North Forest Road and Gun Club.  Part of the training involved firing three magazines of five rounds each, and apparently,...

Thomas Young, 71, and a self-professed cat lover, could not stand to listen to the howls of a feral cat caught in a trap under his neighbor’s house after two days.  On July 14 and 15 of this year, Young, a former Nielsen Media executive, heard howls of a cat trapped in a raccoon trap under his neighbor’s Westhampton Beach house.  Concerned about the well-being of the animal, Young crawled under the house...

Paul Lauritson  of Hudson, was driving Stephanie Dripps, of Dysart, on October 8 of this year.  They were involved in a collision resulting in both of their deaths.  The Benton County medical examiner’s office has now ruled that Ms. Dripps’ death was a homicide. Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Mark Dearden says the homicide was caused by “multi-system trauma caused by a motor vehicle accident.”  No more...

Thursday morning, October 15, sometime between 7:00 am and 10:30 am, Stanley Wisniewski lost control of his 1958 Mercedes-Benz along Highway 41, just north of Yosemite Place.  According to California Highway Patrol, Wisniewski appeared to allow the right side tire to leave the paved portion of the roadway when trying to navigate a sharp left-hand turn.  In trying to correct this error, he apparently steered...

Police in Wahpeton, North Dakota say that 52-year old Cathleen Dean ran a red light in her beet truck and killed an 18-yr old girl.  Ms. Dean has a criminal history, and is now facing years in jail and a fine following this latest incident.  Antoinette Gjesdal was the third car to go through the light, according to witnesses, before Ms. Dean ran the red light and hit her car, killing her.  Ms. Dean says she...

According to Ossian, Iowa authorities, Patrick O’Shaughnessy was working on a bulldozer when it apparently slipped off the jacks and pinned him.  Although his co-workers used a crane to lift the bulldozer, O’Shaughnessy was pronounced dead at the scene.  O’Shaughnessy had been working on a small bulldozer at Reilly construction in northeast Iowa.

Police in Warren Michigan found the body of 50 year old Sindi Lee Baker in a home after a tip from a Waterford Township substance abuse center.  Apparently, Sindi, her sister, and their male friend, Joseph Loehnis were partying and doing heroin in a local home.  The two surviving members of the party originally thought that Sindi had passed out from a heroin overdose.  By the time they realized she was dead,...

In Fort Smith Arkansas, a former deputy at the Crawford County Detention Center confessed to offering one and a half pounds of coffee to any inmate who assaulted inmate Rex Ritchie.  Michael David Hickey, 21, apparently had been taunted by Ritchie on a previous occasion, in which Ritchie allegedly threw feces at the former deputy.  Rex Ritchie instigated the investigation by writing a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s...

According to Sgt. Joey Collins of the Brookings police department, a 22-year old woman called them to the 400 block of Main Avenue near 1:30 am Monday morning.  The woman reported that she had been jumped from behind by two men that tried to sexually assault her.  At the time of the incident, she was walking home, from where has not been reported.  After the police investigated further, they realized the...