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Elderly Sisters Arrested For Selling Heroin In Pennsylvania

Two elderly sisters from Monroe County, Pennsylvania were arrested for allegedly distributing drugs after being arrested on April 14.

Elizabeth Marie Grube, 70, and her 65-year-old sister, Elaine Volkert, are facing drug charges after investigators seized 400 bags of heroin worth more than $8,000 and more than $2,000 in cash from Grube's home.

Microsoft Offers $250,000 Reward For Info On Worm Virus Source

Microsoft Corp. is going after the maker and launcher of a computer worm infecting millions of PCs worldwide by offering a $250,000 reward to anyone who can give information that will lead to the culprits' arrest.

The software giant announced the bounty money Thursday as it teamed up with computer security specialists and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to track down whoever unleashed Conficker or Downadup to commandeer or crash systems.

Mingo County W.VA Drug Raid Yields 47 Arrests, Numerous Drugs

A half-foot of snow on the ground meant it was difficult to drive or fly and may have helped ensure that 47 of the 60 suspects were home that law enforcement officials were looking for in a Mingo County, W.VA drug raid, state police said.

Authorities say that during the two-day raid they also seized 137 Alprazolam tablets, 264 Oxycodone tablets, 336 Hydrocodone tablets, 38 MDMA (Ecstacy) tablets, 125 Diazepam tablets, 1.5 grams of crack cocaine, 73.3 grams of cocaine, 1,019 Marijuana Plants, $13,208.00 in cash and three vehicles.

President Obama Not Amused By VP Biden's Joke About Chief Justice Robert's Oath Flub

Vice President Joe Biden formally apologized for his inauguration gaffe about Justice Roberts' flubbing the oath of office, a joke which did not seem to amuse President Obama.A Biden press aide confirmed that the VP did make a call to the chief justice, although details were not disclosed.

"It was a private conversation. I do not know the content of it and cannot characterize it," Biden Press Secretary Elizabeth Alexander said, adding later that they spoke and "had a good conversation." The joke-gone-bad is nothing new for Vice President Biden, whose outspoken ways have earned him the respect of colleagues, but also have gotten him into hot water.

Landlord Advertises Sex And Drugs For Sale To Combat Criminal Activity In Neighborhood

"Drugs and Sex For Sale, 24/7." That's what the large orange sign says in bold black letters that hangs outside one angry landlord's building. The small print underneath says, "Please help us, call Cincinnati City Council."

Fed up with blatant drug dealing and prostitution in his neighborhood, apartment building owner John Wallen put up the $400 sign in an effort to get authorities to crack down on the criminal activity on Churchill Street in Cincinnati, where his building of six units is down to one tenant. He told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the heavy crime at night is driving his tenants away.