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"LAMBERTVILLE: Restaurant owner jailed on attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other charges" 14 May 2009 | Uncategorized LAMBERTVILLE — SNIPPET: "Khalid Altawarh, 36, who also goes by the name David Shookby, took the woman’s Jeep Wrangler and fled the scene when she escaped into the arms of a friend who had stopped by to see if she was all right. She had failed to show up for work that morning, May 8, police said. Plumstead Township, Pa., police Chief Duane E. Hasenauer said Mr. Altawarh has been charged with attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other related...

In what might be called political correctness v. menu tradition, round 2, the Blue Parrot restaurant in Louisville has decided not to rename the 88-year-old item it has always called a wopburger. "We've had so many people coming in and calling us, telling us 'I can't believe you're changing the name. Please don't change the name,'" said Joan Riggins, who owns the restaurant with her father, Joseph Colacci and her brother Richard Colacci. Riggins says her family knows that "when certain words are used a certain way, they can be derogatory in context." "But that was never meant to be...

Flying Meatballs: Feuding Families Have Food Fight At Olive Garden Families Had Been Feuding For Some Time, Police Say UPDATED: 8:37 am PDT September 9, 2005 Talk about your tossed salad and flying meatballs. A night out at a Colorado Olive Garden Restaurant landed six people in jail after two families who've had a long-standing beef with one another brawled inside the restaurant. Valerie Baca, Lawerence Bettale Jr., Rene Bettale, Lawrence Bettale Sr. and two teens were arrested after an off-duty police officer used a stun gun to control the fight. Westminster, Colo., police said two families who have been...

Gossip About: Julia Roberts Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Restaurant: Glen Oaks Restaurant I was fortunate enough to receive a whopping $12.00 tip from Julia,Danny Moder, and the film crew when they dined in my place of employment last year sometime, they were in Glen Ellyn filming "OLD FRIENDS" There had to be 12 of them in all. My boss picked up the check, why, God only knows, the bitch makes millions a flick! Whatever, anyways, the check was around $125.00. I would have thrown more down on the table, thats alright, next time I'll let someone else wait on her,...