Tased repeatedly for excessive noise

Another case where a handicapped spatient thrown in jail and can't remember what she did. Pamela had an accident with injuries to her head 17 years ago and was in a coma. This has left her with short...

Newly released files show Julia Child was a spy

"By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and RANDY HERSCHAFT, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 51 minutes ago ...

Va. court grants first writ of actual innocence in Chesapeake case

" - A man convicted in Chesapeake of felony firearm possession has become the first person exonerated under a 2004 Virginia law allowing prisoners to present new, non-DNA evidence of their innocence. The Virginia Court of Appeals granted Darrell Andrew Copeland's writ of...

Heroin seized in Waterville

"A Connecticut man who showed up Wednesday at District Court to face an assault charge was arrested by police in connection with heroin found last month near the Head Start school in the South End.As an added bonus, police said, Darryl Copeland, 25, of Hartford, had 98 bags...

Jacksonville's Copeland To Be Recommended For Arp Assistant Principal Job

"Monday afternoon, KLTV 7 Sports learned Jacksonville Indians head football coach Randy Copeland will be recommended for the assistant high school prinicipal job with Arp. Copeland has served as head coach with Jacksonville since March 2003. He once...

237 dogs removed from Texas woman's home

Who let the dogs out? Animal control officers. It appears this woman saw 101 Dalmations and decided to put that number to shame.  "CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Animal control officers removed 237 dogs from the...

Police Drummer: We Suck

Stewart Copeland, drummer for rock legends The Police, slammed the band in a posting on his website on Thursday, after the group played in Vancouver.""This is unbelievably lame," Copeland wrote of Wednesday's show...

Border pot bust for Torontonian woman

This is a developing story; we'll keep our eyes on it and let you know more details as they progress. "TORONTO (CP) - A 27-year-old Toronto woman is facing prosecution in the United States following the seizure of...

Whole Hog Homophobia

"Whole Hog Homophobia Given the rampant homophobia motoring through Touchstone/Disney’s latest comedy, “Wild Hogs,” it seems fitting that screenwriter Brad Copeland’s credits include writing for TV’s...

Live to write

"EHIND THE SCREEN Live to write Brad Copeland's latest script, 'Wild Hogs,' is hitting the big screen. Roger Moore | Sentinel Movie Critic Posted March 5, 2007 PHOTOS Brad Copeland Brad Copeland (TOUCHSTONE PICTURES) Feb 22, 2007 Neighborhoods Your Altamonte Springs Talk...

Cops Hunt Robber... By Giving Him a MySpace Account

That is some outside-the-box police work, but it hinges on a) someone both recognizing the perp , and b) that someone being willing to turn the perp in. "A brazen bank robber with nothing but a baseball cap and dark sunglasses hiding his face is one of the latest members of...

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