Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Posts

• Update: Elderly Woman Stabbed in Face with Fork, Man Arrested

  (Booking Photo: Marvin L. Sturdivant) MEMPHIS, TN – Police say a man has been arrested in the case of an elderly woman who was stabbed in the face with a fork, during a robbery. According to investigators, it happened at St. Peters Manor Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:31 PM by smyers | 14 Comments

• Woman Hit by Stray Bullet While Watching TV

  Booking Photo: Shanta McKinney (Covingtion Police)   COVINGTON, TN – Police say a 60 year-old Tennessee woman was hit in the leg by a stray bullet while she was watching TV. According to Covington Police, the shooting happened around 7:30 Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:15 PM by smyers | 3 Comments

• Teen Crashes Stolen Jeep Into Shelby County Squad Car

  Memphis, TN -- A 17 year-old boy led Shelby County deputies on a chase through Hickory Hill and Germantown neighborhoods. In the end, officers say the teenager rammed his stolen Jeep into a deputy's squad car three different times. Investigators Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:13 PM by smyers | 1 Comments

• Golf Course Worker's Body Found under Vehicle

  JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - State workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a golf course worker in Jackson. On Tuesday, the body of 62 year-old Vincent DeGaetano was found under a cart at Jones Creek Golf Course. Police said it appeared the Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:10 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• TBI Most Wanted: Memphis Man added to List, Reward Offered

  (Booking Photo: Earnest Haleem Smith) MEMPHIS, TN – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added a Memphis man to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. Investigators say 32 year-old Ernest Haleem Smith is wanted by the Memphis Police Department for Criminal Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:08 PM by smyers | 1 Comments

• Pittsburgh Cancer Center Warns of Cell Phone Risks

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.  The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director Read More posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:06 PM by smyers | 0 Comments