MINNEAPOLIS -- A woman who gave what she said were flu shots to more than two dozen people, then fled when asked for information about her credentials, was arrested Friday, police said. State health officials said they didn't know what was in the shots given to at least 28 people, but no one had reported any ill effects as of Friday. The shots were given Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
"It is possible that it was flu vaccine, and it's also possible that it was saline. But we don't know," said Doug Schultz, a spokesman for the state Health Department.
Officers arrested the 33-year-old woman ion suspicion of theft and drug possession, Minneapolis police spokesman Ron Reier said in a news release. Evidence was recovered, though police didn't provide details.
The college said in a statement that the woman claimed to be with the American Heart Association and was wearing green scrubs and a white lab coat. She left campus when asked for more information about her credentials, the school said.
The American Heart Association told the school the woman was not affiliated with the organization. The college has asked anyone who received a shot from the woman to contact campus security and their own physician. Security workers sent e-mails to students, teachers and others on campus and posted signs on the doors of campus buildings after learning about the suspicious shots.......
Insurgents Attack Pipeline in Northern Iraq (12/6/04)
By Associated Press, 12/6/2004 02:08 SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) Insurgents blew up part of a domestic oil pipeline in northern Iraq early Monday, sending flames and black smoke billowing into the sky, police said.
Col. Mahmoud Ahmed said a bomb struck a section of a pipeline some 10 miles south of Samarra, which is 60 miles north of Baghdad.........
Man Arrested With Goods Allegedly Bought With Stolen Credit Cards (Brooklyn, NY - 12/5/04)
Suspect Arrested At Brooklyn Warehouse UPDATED: 8:00 AM EST December 5, 2004 NEW YORK -- Police have arrested a 54-year-old Brooklyn man who allegedly purchased thousands of dollars of goods with stolen credit cards.
Authorities are saying Emeka Ukasoanya was at the center one of the most elaborate stolen-identity schemes they have ever seen, NewsChannel 4 reported.....
Nigeria Recovers Stolen Radioactive Materials (12/5/04)
Posted on Sunday, December 05 @ 08:41:06 PST by Daisy_Miller The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority have announced that stolen radioactive materials that can be used to make "dirty bombs" have been returned to Nigeria by US oil services company Halliburton...... Link to Full Article
The Plane with Russian Top Officials Performs Emergency Landing in India (12/4/04)
12/06/2004 12:04 A bird made members of the official Russian delegation miss the business lunch with Putin in India
The details of the accident, which occurred to the plane of President Putin's delegation, became known on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin finished the official pat of his visit to Delhi and left for Bangalore, India's technological center. Putin's program included a lunch with Russian and Indian businessmen. A half of the business delegation, however, failed to come to Bangalore......
Philadelphia — A Red Cross employee and two other people were accused Friday of stealing the identities of about 40 blood donors and using the information to obtain about $268,000 in cash and merchandise.
In 2002 and 2003, Red Cross data entry clerk Danielle Baker, 33, of Collingswood, N.J., filched names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and places of employment from the computer records of people who had participated in corporate blood drives in Philadelphia, U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said.
Harold J. McCoy III, 33, and Karynn R. Long, 36, of Dayton, Ohio, then used the information to obtain credit, cash counterfeit checks and get bank loans, Meehan said.
"The defendants zeroed in on people based on their employment with companies that paid well, knowing it was easier for people with high salaries to obtain credit," he said.
Meehan said many companies canceled their blood drives as word of the identity thefts spread, costing the Red Cross $455,000 and forcing it to purchase blood from other parts of the country.
The Red Cross said blood donor cards now show unique ID numbers, not Social Security numbers, and forms containing donor information are shredded once the records are entered into computers. Also, access to computer records is strictly limited and all Red Cross staff must sign confidentiality agreements.......
Can a BIRD do this kind of damage?
I got chills when I heard about the "fake nurse."
they believe Ukasoanya was intending to sell his items in Africa. They estimated that on the black market in Africa, he could have made a $50,000 profit.
And then...
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