Splash out without drowning in debt (Independent)
Filling your wallet with all those grown-up-looking plastic cards is one of the joys of starting university. Matriculation card, bank card, drinking society card: you name it, there's a card for it. But students could be carrying significantly lighter wallets when the Boomerang card swings into action this September.
Wednesday August 27, 2008 - 17:20 EST (Rolling Good Times)
When I first arrived in Barcelona 5 years ago I was mesmerized. I made the decision to go based on a flip of a Japanese coin and I feel like I hit the jackpot. It isn't hard to see why people talk highly of Barcelona from it's architecture, art, cuisine, beaches and it's lifestyle.
TWO OF THREE FEMALE VICTIMS OF SNATCH THEFT INJURED (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUANTAN, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Two of three female victims of snatch thefts were injured in separate incidents here yesterday.
police reports (Farragut Press)
• Aug. 16: Knox County Sheriff’s officers were called to Wild Wing Café to investigate a vehicle burglary. Upon arrival, KCSO officer Angela Parris was advised by complainant his vehicle was burglarized.
KPD arrest 13 people within four-day period (Observer)
Thirteen unlucky persons were arrested on a variety of charges between Monday, Aug. 18 and Thursday, Aug. 21, according to police reports. Lt. Anthony Gouveia charged and arrested Kim Metz, a 41-year-old man from Newark, for disorderly conduct and an outstanding Newark warrant.
Cab driver missing for weeks (The Sudbury Star)
It was an eerie sight that greeted the brother of a missing Sudbury cab driver when Greater Sudbury Police let him into his elder sibling's apartment. Claude Couture had reported Gilles, 57, missing a week after he failed to show up for a golf date with brother Lionel. [...]
Main Street (Coeur d'Alene Press)
I enjoyed about four days of the North Idaho Fair, even the storms and chilly weather of Thursday. During the Friends of the Fair dinner held outside, the reward came when the clouds parted and incredible rainbows appeared overhead.
Identity theft fraud uncovered (Enterprise Mountaineer)
More than a dozen grand jury indictments have been returned against two individuals accused of credit card fraud and identity theft.
Local news (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)
A Woodstock man convicted of a violent carjacking four years ago was declared a long-term offender Tuesday. Justice Peter Isaacs made the ruling after an application by the Crown to have Edward Houghton declared a dangerous offender.
Friendswood Police Action (Friendswood Journal)
Friendswood Police Activity August 8 through 14, 2008