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Sirens & Gavels archive for Dec. 3, 2010

FRIDAY, DEC. 3, 2010

Bogus 911 caller blames lack of cigs

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a man accused of making three bogus calls to 911 told them he was bored and anxious because he had not smoked a cigarette in two days.Twenty-year-old Alex Lee Baker of Clarksville was charged with making the…

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Drunk-to-keep-warm defense nixes DUI

JACKSON, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri man has been acquitted of drunk driving after claiming that he consumed alcohol to keep warm after — but not before — he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road.Thomas Drummond of Jackson told a court…

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Florida boy voted out of class gets $350k

MIAMI (AP) — The mother of a Florida child who was kicked out of his kindergarten class after the teacher held a vote among fellow students about his disruptive behavior has reached a $350,000 settlement with St. Lucie County education officials.Federal court documents show the…

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