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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2009
Page
9
The NAACP unveiled a rapid response system at its New York convention allowing people to report police misconduct via cell phones. Users can upload photos or video through a Web browser or computer and submit a form for more information as the centennial celebration proceeds.
Ben Novack Jr., 53, son of Fontainebleau Hotel founder, was found beaten to death Sunday in a Hilton Rye Town hotel room outside New York City. Rye Brook Police Chief Gregory Austin said his wife discovered the body. authorities did not identify a suspect. Novack led Convention Concepts Unlimited and organized a weekend convention in Fort Lauderdale.
Sonia Sotomayor pledges to uphold impartial justice if confirmed to the Supreme Court. She cites her experiences and vows to put the law first, addressing Republican concerns over her impartiality and a past remark about a “wise Latina.”
Escambia County Sheriff says a group of up to eight masterminded a deadly home invasion in Pensacola killing Melanie and Byrd Billings as nine children were present. Three arrested, up to five more may be involved, with surveillance video showing front and back entry by suspects in ninja garb.
Chinese authorities report police fatally shot two Uighur men and wounded a third in Urumqi as ethnic violence persists amid a heavy-security crackdown. The incident marks the first public acknowledgment of police fire since rioting began July 5, with at least 184 dead and 1,680 wounded reported.
In Khartoum, 13 women were detained by public order police for wearing trousers with 10 flogged. Journalist Lubna Hussein says she will challenge charges that carry up to 40 lashes under strict Islamic law. A separate report notes masked Catholics in Belfast threw petrol bombs at police.
Masked Belfast Catholics hurled bombs and rocks at police as Irish nationalists in Ardoyne tried to block an Orange Order parade. Tens of thousands of Orangemen across Northern Ireland held hundreds of parades, with Ardoyne violence ending after an hourlong clash and police water cannons.
Gunmen opened fire on a patrol car in Tijuana killing one officer and wounding three others. The city now reports 18 police deaths this year as gangs target authorities amid Calderon’s crackdown on organized crime. Another attack wounded two bystanders the prior day.
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