A Hillsdale police officer is among six people charged in an FBI drug sting. The six are accused of trafficking in more than $2.4-Million of cocaine. According to U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway, alleged ringleader Bobby Wood arranged for couriers to drive through Hillsdale, where Police Sergeant Christopher Cornell would arrest the drivers. The couriers’ cars would then be towed by someone who was in on the plot, with the drugs then stolen from the towed vehicles. The indictments claim Cornell was paid between $200 and $1,000 each time he pulled over a drug courier and allowed his alleged cohorts to tow a car and steal the drugs.
Grave Found on Property of Lonedell Kidnapping Suspect
September 30, 2006 By
Authorities searching the property of the woman accused of kidnapping a Lonedell infant and slashing the throat of the baby’s mother have found a grave. Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke says the marked grave at Shannon Torrez’s home contained a fetus that apparently died in 2000. Torrez faces several charges in connection with the attack on 21-year-old Stephenie Ochsenbine and the kidnapping of baby Abigale Woods. Torrez had told investigators she had just suffered a miscarriage. The woman has pleaded not guilty but remains jailed on one-million dollars bond.
Computer Crash Makes St. Louis Police Data Disappear
September 30, 2006 By
A computer crash could mean a week’s worth of St. Louis Police Department data is lost. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Department’s computer system crashed this week, and authorities don’t know how much of the information on crime and accident reports is missing. A Department official says ten days of activity, or 6,000 records, could be gone. The Department expects to know on Monday which information will have to be restored from officers’ notes.
Kansas City Plays Spoiler, Defeats Detroit
September 30, 2006 By
While the Royals won’t make the playoffs this year, and may not for the next few generations, they are doing their best to play the role of spoiler. KC blasted three home runs in the top of the 11th inning to knock off the Tigers in Detroit 9-7.
The comeback win took awhile to materialize. Kansas City found themselves down 5-0 early, but with two runs in the fifth, and one in each of the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, they found themselves tied and headed for extra frames.
After Emil Brown and Paul Phillips both went deep, Jeff Keppinger capped the Royals’ scoring by adding a two-run shot of his own. Joel Peralta got the last two outs in the bottom half of the eleventh to earn his first save on the year.
Zack Greinke, recently recalled from Class Double-A Wichita, picked up his first victory of the season.
Related web sites:
Royals’ Official Website
Cards’ Magic Number Reduced to Two
September 30, 2006 By
Cards’ fans can breath a little easier today, thanks to last night’s 10-5 shallacking of the Brewers. With the Astros’ 4-1 loss to the Braves in Atlanta, St. Louis’s magic number is down to just two.
Preston Wilson’s two-run homer in the second allowed the Cards to jump out to an early 2-1 lead, and starting pitcher Jeff Weaver took it from there. The in-season trade acquisition gave up three runs in five and two-thirds innings, earning his fifth victory in a Cardinals’ uniform.
Albert Pujols added his 48th home run of the season in the fifth. Chris Capuano took the loss for Milwaukee.
Related web sites:
Cardinals’ Official Website
