News 8/28/2011: Yemen violence kills soldiers, militants in south
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at 7:28pm: Our Violent Crime News blog features the latest stories reported throughout the News networks, every hour. It tracks news containing specific violence-related key words, which we update from time to time. This way, you can use this single feed to stay up-to-date with current news events on this subject.
Police Use Pepper Spray on Diesel Truck Enthusiasts
by MyWabashValley
Terre Haute Police use pepper spray to get a huge crowd from the Schied Diesel Extravaganza to leave a parking lot. It all started about 11 Saturday night at the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot. Police say the crowd was 2500 strong and included ...
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Cops: Uptown man held after attacking cop
by Chicago Sun-Times
About 12:20 am, a police officer answered a call for a car burglary in the 4200 block of N. Ravenswood. When she'd finished putting one handcuff on the suspect, he began pulling her hair, biting and punching her and pulling on the gun in her holster, ...
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In Spain, police violence against press sparks concern
by CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)
By Borja Bergareche/CPJ European consultant Spanish press associations have expressed concern about recent episodes of police violence against journalists covering demonstrations against Pope Benedict's four-day visit to Madrid and protests staged as ...
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Gang violence forces YPD to beef up patrols
by KNDO/KNDU
In the past week, Yakima has seen a sudden rush of violence, 7 shootings over 3 days. In one case a 6 year-old girl injured by a flying bullet. "There's clearly something going on within the gangs here in Yakima," said Sgt. Hildebrand. ...
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Yemen violence kills soldiers, militants in south
by Reuters
Five soldiers, one army officer and 20 militants were killed in the violence between Yemen's military and militants close to the city of Zinjibar, he said. The local official told Reuters army forces were able to regain control of an area west of ...
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