An alleged carjacker who tried to rob a couple off their car ended up being shot himself. Harold Levar Jeffcoat, 29, was shot as the woman sitting in the passenger seat of the car fired five unfocused shots at him in self-defense. But only one could finally make it to the target - right at the buttocks of Jeffcoat. According to authorities handling the case, the incident happened Saturday night as the couple was getting into the car at a Wal-Mart in suburban northeast Richland County. Just then, Jeffcoat stuck a gun into the stomach of the man and asked him to hand over the car keys.

More than lifting and support, a woman was saved by her bra from a falling bullet during New Year's celebrations. The bra strap on her left shoulder had slowed down the bullet and prevented serious injury. In town to visit family, Debbie Bingham, 46, had gone outside with her daughter and son to celebrate New Year and watch the local fireworks display. At 11:40 p. m. she reported feeling a sharp pain in her left shoulder.

A lawmaker has filed a bill for the 2007 legislative session that would allow legally blind persons to use laser sights, or lighted pointing instruments for hunting live animals. "This opens up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that's great," said the bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Edmund Kuempel.

The police in Lancashire, England plan to introduce pink lighting in several towns in the county in an effort to stop juveniles from committing crimes. The plan was introduced after it was found that aside from creating a calming atmosphere, pink lights also show up spots on the skin.

One Canadian city is sick of public displays of rudeness so officials decided to ban it. An ordinance passed Monday in Calgary, Alberta bans behavior such as, public fighting, spitting, defecation and urination, loitering and putting your feet up on public benches.