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  • Columbus police HQ evacuated after emergency call

    09/24/2013 6:36:47 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 18 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Sep 24, 2013 9:23 PM EDT
    A Columbus Fire Department official says firefighters and police have not found any visual evidence of an explosion at the city’s police headquarters. Battalion Chief Patrick Ferguson says emergency responders are still at the scene in downtown Columbus. …
  • Mother arrested after reporting son’s diaper rash as sexual assault by boyfriend

    09/23/2013 9:22:14 PM PDT · by expat1000 · 27 replies
    Your Jewish News. ^ | undated | David Ross
    A woman called police to report that her boyfriend had raped her son. However, she was arrested and charged with child neglect. Zara Crank, 22, of Redding, California, called police after discovering that her son had redness on his genital area.
  • Drunken Dialing: Cellphone Co. keeps Users From Making Regrettable Calls

    12/05/2004 1:06:06 PM PST · by buccaneer81 · 12 replies · 628+ views
    The Boston Herald ^ | 5 december 2004 | Brian Caruso
    Drunken dialing: Cellphone co. keeps users from making regrettable calls By Brian Caruso Sunday, December 5, 2004 A new cellphone service can help callers who've had a few too many cocktails avoid making humiliating ``drunk dials'' to significant others, exes and even the boss by blocking their numbers ahead of time. Virgin Mobile Australia recently began offering the service, called Dialing Under the Influence. Subscribers who intend to imbibe can dial 333 followed by the phone number to temporarily block the number (until 6 a.m. the next morning) for 25 cents. Not surprisingly, the idea for the service was hatched...
  • Castro crank callers paying in pennies

    04/29/2004 2:36:55 AM PDT · by Bon mots · 18 replies · 211+ views
    CNN ^ | Wednesday, April 28, 2004 Posted: 8:21 AM EDT (1221 GMT)
    MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) -- Two Miami radio hosts who duped Cuban President Fidel Castro with a prank call are soliciting pennies from their fans to pay a $4,000 fine proposed by U.S. regulators because of the on-air stunt. We're asking people to just go through their drawers and cars for any old pennies and drop them off.
  • MSNBC Fires Host Savage for Wishing AIDS on Caller

    07/07/2003 7:47:45 PM PDT · by El Conservador · 116 replies · 516+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | July 7, 2003 | Ben Berkowitz
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable news channel MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage after the controversial talk show host wished AIDS (news - web sites) on a caller whom he dismissed as "one of the sodomites." Savage had been under fire from gay rights groups since February when the network announced it had hired the conservative commentator to host a TV version of his popular talk radio show. Saturday's episode of "The Savage Nation," his 15th since the program's debut in March, featured Savage discussing air travel with callers. One caller began discussing his experiences, and after an unintelligible part...