Hong Kong's bustling central business district is falling victim to a rat infestation. Between January and June, the area's rat population soared from 0 to 17 percent, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait. Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, blames poor maintenance at area restaurants , buildings, and dank, dark alleyways.

Hong Kong's bustling central business district has fallen victim to a rat infestation. Between January and June, the area's rat population soared from 0 to 17 percent, based on the number of rats attracted to every 100 pieces of bait. Ho Yuk-yin, a consultant with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, blames poor maintenance at area restaurants , buildings, and dank, dark alleyways.

A high school chemistry teacher is charged with insurance fraud and arson, after giving two failing students passing grades if they agreed to steal and burn her car so she could collect insurance money. Aldine Senior High School's Tramesha Lashon Fox was $20,000 behind on car payments.

Clifford Mattson, 27, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after driving an electric-powered shopping cart under the influence, endangering other customers. On Monday afternoon, police were called to the local Leevers grocery store, after receiving reports of a drunken man trying to mow down shoppers.

A 20-year old violinist is breathing much easier now that the 18th century violin she lost has been returned. Lindsay Deutsch says the instrument was stolen from her car last weekend while she was grocery shopping. Deutsch says, "I've been waiting my whole life to get an instrument of this quality, and for it to be gone like this, I didn't think I'd ever get this one back. " It was found Thursday in an alley by a man who was walking his dog. He took it police who kept to dust for fingerprints. The violin, made in 1742, was on loan from collector Peter Mandell, who says his insurance covered almost every possible contingency -- except theft from a vehicle. The instrument is one of only 30 still in existence that was handcrafted in Venice, Italy by the top violin maker of his time, Sanctus Seraphin. Though a fine violin, it is considered to be several notches below those made by Antonio Stradivari. Deutsch says, had the violin not been recovered, she was ready to work off the debt to pay Mandell for the instrument Her parents offered a $10,000 reward. If an investigation confirms his story, her father says he will give the money to the finder.