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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2012
Page
9
Roger Pion of Newport is held on 50 000 bail after authorities say he used a farm tractor as a monster truck to crush seven police vehicles and then attempted to run over two officers. He faces 14 charges including felony aggravated assault on a police officer carrying up to 16 years.
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly says street stops in the second quarter fell about 25 percent from the prior year, citing improved training and supervision. Civil rights groups call the practice illegal and biased, while police defend it as a key crime-fighting tool. Separately in New Mexico, Pegasus Global Holding pulls out of plans for a $1 billion ghost town project, fueling skepticism about private development of a regional science center.
The U N General Assembly backed a resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on dissent. It urged action while noting Russia and China vetoes in the Security Council and calling for accountability for abuses in Aleppo and beyond.
In Chester, If tikhar Ahmed and Farzana Ahmed were found guilty of murdering 17 year old Shafilea Ahmed in 2003. The sister Alesha testified that the parents suffocated her with a plastic bag after an argument over Western dress. They face life imprisonment with a minimum 25 years.
Police recovered 1.2 million dollars worth of Givenchy perfume stolen from a Beauvais warehouse near Paris. The bottles were found unused with stoppers in, and several robbers reportedly overpowered a night guard before fleeing.
Yemen security officials report two separate blasts. in Taiz a motorcycle bomb at a vegetable market left five dead and seven injured, while in Sanaa an Internet cafe blast in a gat market killed one person. Authorities pursue attackers amid anonymity.
Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles disputes electoral authorities over wearing a campaign cap in the national flag colors yellow blue and red. Officials of the National Electoral Council say the cap violates rules barring flag colors in propaganda.
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