About $11,000 in cash was recovered along with the drugs; no weapons were found. Police are consulting with federal authorities to determine the next steps in the investigation.
Officials said the largest cocaine seizure previously made by city police was 60 pounds in 2006. Yesterday’s take was not a record for drugs found in Baltimore, however; federal agents seized more than a ton of cocaine, worth $25 million, from an East Baltimore warehouse Read the rest of this entry »

Japan emperor turns 75, pledges to care for family
TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 75 on Tuesday, pledging to work for the betterment of the imperial family as his worries about the state of the world’s oldest monarchy inflict a toll on his own health.
Akihito, who next year marks 20 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne, cancelled a customary annual news conference and part of the ceremonies for his birthday.
The son of wartime Read the rest of this entry »

Guadalupe Reyna said his daughters’ participation in the Valero Go!Kids Challenge to encourage physical fitness rubbed off on the whole family.
“They actually encouraged me, and it helped my wife and I to be even more healthy,” he said of daughters Mariah and Alexis, who attend schools in the Northeast Independent School District. “They wanted to do more things outside, put down the Nintendo, put down the Game Boy, and walk to Read the rest of this entry »

TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 75 on Tuesday, pledging to work for the betterment of the imperial family as his worries about the state of the world’s oldest monarchy inflict a toll on his own health.
Akihito, recovering from illness, was seen in public for the first time in about two weeks as he greeted some 18,000 well-wishers in three appearances at the Imperial Palace.
“I have caused you all to worry since my health declined Read the rest of this entry »

A shootout in Ashgabat could signal the rise of drug gangs in Turkmenistan and a growing threat to the region.
A surprise gunfight in Turkmenistan’s capital that the government insists was an effort to neutralize a drug gang could indicate that narcotics traffickers have gained a stronger footing in the country, according to several independent analysts.
The government of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is guarding many details behind the Read the rest of this entry »

STOCKTON, Calif.—A plastic surgeon accused of sexually assaulting multiple patients at his Tracy clinic has turned in his medical license while his case proceeds in court.
Police say a total of 32 women have accused Dr. Peter Chi of misconduct, although the 46-year-old only has been formally charged in eight cases. He’s been arraigned on counts of sexual battery and rape by a foreign object.
On Friday, Chi turned over his pocket medical Read the rest of this entry »

Police agencies often perform undercover stings at stores that sell alcohol, sending in underage buyers to see if clerks will sell them beer or liquor without asking for identification.
At one such sting in southwest Atlanta last month, police also stumbled across a veritable scavenger hunt of illegal narcotics: bags of crack and powder cocaine and marijuana scattered throughout the store, according to a police report.
Because police couldn’t Read the rest of this entry »

A Claverack man is under arrest after State Police made somewhat of a bizarre discovery during a traffic stop in Greenport.
They say 33-year-old James Rippy was stopped for an equipment violation.
Inside the car, State Police found a 24-inch cane sword.
Rippy was allegedly impaired by drugs and cops also found three grams of crack cocaine on him.
Rippy was arraigned and is in the Columbia County Jail on $50,000 bail.

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Wednesday, Symmetry Medical Inc. (SMA:
), a provider of implants and related instruments to the orthopaedic device industry, reported a profit for the third quarter compared to a loss in the prior-year quarter. Further, the company raised its revenue guidance, but cut the earnings forecast for the full year.
Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $2.53 million or $0.07 per share compared with Read the rest of this entry »

ON JAN. 14, Betty Jean Johnson, 61, of Philadelphia, was hit by a car while trying to cross busy Concord Pike near Naamans Road, north of Wilmington.
She was cited by state police for failing to cross at a crosswalk, and was admitted to Christiana Hospital in serious condition with head and leg injuries.
On Saturday, Johnson’s boyfriend and mother were driving to the hospital to visit her when their car was smashed by an out-of-control SUV on Read the rest of this entry »