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Man shot multiple times while sitting in car (Chicago Tribune)

newsbot — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:29:00 -0600

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in his car in the 4100 block of West Congress Parkway, authorities said Sunday.

Police: Suspect tries to hit Lauderhill officer with car (Miami Herald)

newsbot — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:09:00 -0600

Authorities in Broward say an undercover sheriff's detective fired on a suspect they say tried to run him over with a car. The Broward County Sheriff's Office says the detective sold Adrien Moore drugs on Friday night in Lauderhill, about 30 miles north of Miami.

Police: Suspect tries to hit Lauderhill officer with car (Miami Herald)

newsbot — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:07:00 -0600

Car Bursts Into Flames After Hitting Two Homes (Central Florida News 13)

newsbot — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:30:00 -0600

A car slams into two homes in the Avalon Park area early Friday morning and bursts into flames, but now authorities want to know who was driving.

Police Cruiser Collides With Car, Crashes Into Northeast Shoe Shop (Washington Post)

newsbot — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:34:00 -0600

Two D.C. police officers and a female driver were injured last night when their cars collided in Northeast Washington, hurling the police patrol car into the front of a shoe store, authorities said.

Former car dealer booked with fraud (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

newsbot — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:08:00 -0600

A former Monroe car dealer was arrested for allegedly defrauding a Metairie lending company of more than $686,000, authorities said.

Car thief foiled in jail parking lot (UPI)

newsbot — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:55:00 -0600

Palm Beach, Fla., authorities say a man who tried to steal a car from a jail parking lot after his release was foiled by a stick shift and a gun-toting priest.

Authorities ID woman hit by car; rule death accidental (Houston Chronicle)

newsbot — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:24:00 -0600

Authorities have released the identity of a woman who was hit and killed by a car in northwest Harris County, also ruling her death as accidental.

2 youths arrested in Inglewood after car chase (Los Angeles Times)

newsbot — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:43:00 -0600

Inglewood police arrested two youths who attempted to flee a traffic stop in a stolen Mustang this morning, eventually flipping the car, authorities said.

Woman, 88, drives her car into post office, injuring 2 (Los Angeles Daily News)

newsbot — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:21:00 -0600

BURBANK - An 88-year-old woman who said her sandal got stuck on the accelerator drove her car into a local post office Monday, injuring two people, authorities said.