Saturday, December 17, 2011

What's in The News Today

A teenager is home from school when robbers break into her house. Chloe Symington heard someone go through her house and when she looked out she saw two men downstairs. She ran under her bed and called 911. They came into the room that she was in and she was under the bed. The 911 operator stayed on the phone and told her that the police were outside, but stay under her bed. When the robbers went outside the police arrested them and they had attempted to steal Christmas presents, electronics and jewelry. One of the thieves was an acquaintance that had been to her home.

Detroit Free Press. (December 17, 2011). 13-year-old's quick thinking credited for keeping her safe during a break in. Retrieved December 17, 2011, from http://www.freep.com/article/20111217/NEWS04/112170432/13-year-old-s-quick-thinking-credited-for-keeping-her-safe-during-break-in?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

Chicago Bears Sam Hurd is facing 40 years in prison.  He tried to set up a drug distribution network and agreed to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an under cover agent. Hurd was arrested Wednesday night when he met with agents and told the agents that he was interested in buying 10 kilo's of cocaine and 1, 000 pounds of marijuana. Hurd is 26 years old and is facing 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine. He is worth $5.15 million.

USA Today. (December 16, 2011). Sam Hurd cut by Bears, out of  jail on 100K bond. Retrieved December 17, 2011, from http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/bears/story/2011-12-16/sam-hurd-nfl-connections/52012498/1

Barry Bonds gets only probation and a fine. Barry Bonds was accused of taking steroids and lying about it. He was  sentenced to confinement for 30 days in his mansion, 250 hours of community service and $4,000 fine.

Passan, J. (December 16, 2011). After sentencing, Bonds free to tell the truth. Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2011, from  http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-passan_barry_bonds_truth_return_baseball_121611

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