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CHP patrol car taken for joy ride
Contra Costa Times ^ | 10/15/5 | Sophia Kazmi

Posted on 10/15/2005 8:57:55 PM PDT by SmithL

The California Highway Patrol arrested a 23-year-old man after he
allegedly stole one of its patrol cars from a Livermore hotel and took it
on 90-minute joy ride this morning.

The patrol car was parked with its engine running in front of the
Residence Inn on Airway Boulevard as the two patrol officers were
assisting with a DUI arrest about 12:30 a.m., said CHP spokesman
Wayne Ziese.

While one officer was dealing with a tow truck for the car driven by the
DUI suspect and the other officer was helping the passenger check
into the hotel, Shaheen Pouya jumped into the patrol car and took off,
Ziese said.

The man apparently kept in touch with officers by talking on the radio
and triggered the patrol car's lights and sirens as he headed toward
San Jose, Ziese said.

About 2 a.m., CHP cars spotted their purloined patrol car on
northbound Interstate 880 near Bascom Avenue in San Jose. The
driver exited Bascom and surrendered at a nearby intersection, where
he was arrested on suspicion of auto theft.

While being interviewed at the Dublin CHP office, Pouya went into
convulsions and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. From
there, officers took him to Santa Rita Jail for booking.

Hi there...

I did some research tonight for news stories along the lines of threats at schools. Here are some of the most recent news stories I found. I think I'll start keeping a daily list at my blog since I've got a news alert set for this topic, but I can post them here too if you'd like. I'll probably post some of the more interesting events in separate news posts here at FR as well...

Threat cancels homecoming
10/15/05
MADISON (ME) -- Madison Area High School canceled its homecoming festivities Friday, because of a bomb scare and weather concerns, officials said.

ENMU (Eastern New Mexico University) campus evacuated after receiving bomb threat
10/15/05
The Eastern New Mexico University campus was evacuated Friday morning after the Portales Police Department dispatcher received a bomb threat, according to school officials. After a three-hour search with nothing suspicious found, the campus was re-opened around 1 p.m.

High School Bomb Threat
Kelly Gillespie
10/13/2005 6:46:40 PM From threats in Sullivan to Vermillion county--more arrests are made in a rash of bomb threats.
The prank, not taken lightly, sends two South Vermillion High School students to the Vermillion County jail, a 14 year old girl and 16 year old boy.

Student arrested for terrorist threat
10/15/05 Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis reported the arrest of a 14-year-old female Boaz High School student Thursday afternoon for making a terrorist threat.
According to Davis, the student’s paper stated that during Killer Day every citizen would be allowed to kill two people. The purpose would be to relieve all the stress other humans put on her. The student also wrote she would enjoy killing President George Bush, but asked that she not be arrested.

Tribune-Star policy: Threats not credible won't be covered
Terre Haute, IN - 10/14/05
With this in mind, we will cease publication of stories related to school bomb threats or vague threatening messages scrawled on paper or bathroom walls. Only if police and school officials consider a threat credible will it be covered by the Tribune-Star.
We will report when an arrest is made related to threats, a violation for which young offenders are sure to lose the title ”student“ and find themselves before a judge

KC Police get threat against school
10/13
Kansas City police this morning alerted area schools about a vague threat they had received.

Also, this very interesting case. Note federal investigators dismissed this man's claims that he was tied to Al Qaeda...

Kenyan faces charges for Arch Bomb threat
Told police he was with al-Qaida
BY BETH HUNDSDORFER
News-Democrat (St. Louis, MO) 10/15/05
A Kenyan immigrant who claimed to be a member of the terrorist group Al Qaida faces federal charges after federal agents say he threatened to bomb the Gateway Arch.
Federal agents later dismissed in court any association between the man and the terrorist group. And the man, Micah A. Akumu, told agents after his arrest that he had made up the story.