Friday, November 7, 2008

NOVEMBER 7,2008

School bus driver fired for disciplining student
Boston Globe - United States
By Stephanie Ebbert A Shrewsbury school bus driver has been fired for disciplining a 9-year-old girl by ordering her off the bus at the wrong stop, ...
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Cities eager to get rolling on express bus line
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
With roughly half of Eagle Mountain residents commuting about 40 miles north to the Salt Lake City area, few folks questioned the bus-route proposal, ...
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Bus carrying inmates crashes in LA area; 16 hurt
The Associated Press
(AP) — Authorities say 16 people are slightly injured after a bus carrying prison inmates crashed on a freeway near Los Angeles. ...
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Police: Explosion at bus stop in Russia killed 12
International Herald Tribune - France
AP ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: Police say the death toll in a bomb blast at a bus stop in Russia's North Ossetia region has reached 12. The Interior Ministry in ...
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Tokyo public bus to be wrapped in Incredible India images
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): A public bus wrapped in Indian images will be plying in Tokyo streets to woo Japanese tourists as part the Incredible India campaign. ...
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Calgary Herald
Death threats made against accused in bus beheading: Crown
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
An Edmonton man accused of beheading a fellow passenger on board a Greyhound bus last July will not have to appear in court until "necessary" because he has ...
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Bus death: Cops await autopsy result
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Police are waiting for autopsy results to determine whether the bus driver who allegedly drove over a teenager in Kraaifontein as he tried to board the ...
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Hearings slated for school bus route cutbacks
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By KRISTINA TORRES DeKalb County school officials starting next week will hold four community meetings to get information out about cutbacks in student ...
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Police target drivers for school bus safety effort
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
It's a horror story Lansing school bus driver Martha Gonzales believes other veteran drivers could share. About five years ago while making an afternoon run ...
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$450000 tour bus taken from Indiana garage
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP ALBION, Ind. - Police are looking for a 45-foot tour bus stolen from a northern Indiana garage. The last known location of the $450000 American Heritage ...
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Bus fire likely caused by technical defect
A deadly tourist bus fire that killed 20 people this week near Hannover may have been caused by a technical defect and not a cigarette as police initially thought, investigators said on Friday.
The Local - Germany's news in English - http://www.thelocal.de/
Saw this on the news last night...took a minute to process...
By prin(prin)
Reporters with 16 WAPT News received several calls from upset parents that said a school bus driver told the children on a Pearl school bus that if they said Obama’s name, they would be written up and taken to the principal’s office for ...
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Blast at bus stop in Russia kills 12
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - Police say the death toll in a bomb blast at a bus stop in Russia's North Ossetia region has reached 12.
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Penn-Delco bus policy scrutinized
ASTON — With parents questioning why some students receive busing and others don’t, the Penn-Delco School Board recently agreed to begin a full-scale review of the district’s busing policy.
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Merseyside bus attacks: driver fury
Liverpool Echo - UK
Three violent incidents are reported to officials in the North West every week, with many of them happening in Merseyside. ...
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Bus driver attack boy facing custody
South Devon Herald Express - Torquay,England,UK
"Thankfully, incidents like these are isolated and we are working closely with police and local councils to made sure we find a permanent solution to ...
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Bookies raid robber had unusual getaway vehicle.. the No.62 bus
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Liam Ewing, defending, said Murray made "full admissions" to police when quizzed about both incidents. He added that a sum of cash - about £2200 - taken ...
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School Bus Driver Accused Of Sex Assault
WPBF - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Archie Hills, a bus driver with the St. Lucie County School District, was arrested this week for the alleged incidents that took place several years ago. ...
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Some Pearl Students Told Not To Say Obama's Name
WAPT - Jackson,MS,USA
"I did have two incidents and the principals did review the bus driver tapes. It appears that some persons, out of disappointment and disillusionment with ...
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Crosby Police hail Mischief Night ‘shame bus’ a big success
icSeftonandWestLancs - Southport,England,UK
Anti-social behaviour as a whole was reduced on the night although there were incidents of criminal damage. A free cinema night held at Plaza Community ...
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Police Incident Report: Oct. 22 to 28
By Shore Publishing
A 39-year-old Chester woman was issued a citation at 8:10 am for failure to maintain the proper lane of a multiple-lane highway after the 2003 Thomas school bus she was operating on Railroad Avenue struck a 1997 GMC school bus operated ...
Valley Courier - http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/valley_courier/default.aspx
Girl, 9, Left On Highway; Bus Driver Fired
By sara1981
The girl was later picked up by another student from the bus and their father, who drove her home. The bus driver, Donald P. Davison Jr. of North Grafton, was immediately fired from AA Transportation after the incident, Jim Pankonen, ...
AllDeaf.com - http://www.alldeaf.com/
Daily Crime Incidents for November 07, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 06/11/2008 at 1230 hrs in front of RTO at Mangalore one driver of KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-F-2021 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against one Jagadhisha Acharya (28) R/o Pragathinagara Madya ...
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Sales tax to rise to 8.75% for transit
Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA
Measure R, which required a two-thirds majority, will increase sales tax to 8.75 percent in Los Angeles County to pay for mass transit and road projects. ...
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DESPITE DRAMATIC DIP IN GAS PRICES, PUBLIC TRANSIT USERS SAVE ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
APTA’s monthly “Transit Savings Report” shows how much a person can save on a monthly or yearly basis by taking public transportation and living with one ...
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Transit agency sorry for Phillies parade problems
The Evening Sun - Hanover,PA,USA
AP PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia's main transit agency is apologizing to riders for massive problems on the day of the World Series victory parade. ...
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Mississauga Transit Free for Canadian Forces Veterans on ...
City of Mississauga (press release) - Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
Canadian Forces Veterans may ride with a companion for free on Mississauga Transit on Remembrance Day, November 11. "Veterans must wear their uniforms, ...
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New county commissioner could put sales tax in play
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A majority on the Washington County board could vote down transit tax, but most want to see financial projections first. By KEVIN GILES and ALLIE SHAH, ...
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Parks and Transit: Taxman won-eth
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Voters decided that we've waited too long for regional mass transit. And Seattle voters said yes to supporting the Pike Place Market and city parks. ...
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Transit tax passes in 7 NM counties
KVIA - El Paso,TX,USA
Separate transit tax initiatives passed in two transit districts yesterday. Voters in Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia counties approved the Rio Metro ...
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AC Transit Voters Approve Larger Parcel Tax
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Denis Cuff )
Voters in the area served by AC Transit passed a parcel-tax increase Tuesday to pay for operating costs and returned incumbent board members Chris Peeples and Greg Harper to four more years in office.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com/
Lorain transit agency can use $645K
After some fund maneuvering, Lorain County Transit can use the money from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency to fund the former's operating costs for the rest of...
Cleveland, OH News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/cleveland-oh
Three stabbed during two incidents – central Sydney
NSW Police Online (press release) - Australia
Meanwhile, about 3am today, a 21-year-old French National was waiting for a bus on Liverpool Street, near Elizabeth Street, when he was allegedly stabbed in ...
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The following incidents were reported by Athens-Clarke County Police:
Red and Black - Athens,GA,USA
Seidman did not realize the item was kicked off the bus until later. An entering auto incident occurred sometime between 5 pm and 6:10 pm Oct. 7 at Broad ...
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Three stabbed in central Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Three young men have been stabbed in two separate incidents in the same area of central Sydney, police say. At about 1.15am (AEDT) two groups were arguing ...
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Guardian Angels to patrol Milwaukee bus routes
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Milwaukee chapter's spokesman, Willie Brooks, says they are responding to two incidents Monday in which a bus driver and a passenger were assaulted. ...
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Posted -13 sec ago
Belleville Intelligencer - Belleville,Ontario,Canada
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact police at 613-966-0882 or Crime Stoppers at 613-969-8477. A woman was hauled off a bus and ...
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Policy forum sees support
Billerica Minuteman - Concord,MA,USA
He said that 450000 bus drivers drive 24 million children per day nationwide and the main purpose for the cameras is for incident and behavior control. ...
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Parents Angry After Bus Driver Leaves Student Following Seizure
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Greer's mother and stepfather want to know why the bus driver didn't call for help. "The incident shouldn't have happened," Greer's stepfather Mike Beeles ...
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Guardian Angels will patrol some Milwaukee buses
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Willie Brooks, the spokesman for the Milwaukee chapter, said the patrols are in response to two incidents Monday in which a bus driver and a passenger were ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for October 10, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 09/10/2008 at 1030 hrs on NH 13 at Padavu Kulashekara Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-21-A-4460 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against one Shobha (34) R/o Neerumarga Mangalore a pedestrian ...
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Blueline bus crushes woman in Delhi’s BRT corridor
Fresh News - Delhi,Delhi,India
Poonam Sharma came under the wheels of a privately operated Blueline bus plying on route number 534 between Anand Vihar and Mehrauli near the Chirag Delhi ...
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28 die in Lodhran bus accident
The Nation, Pakistan - Karachi,Pakistan
Agencies add: “It was the bus driver’s negligence which caused the accident that killed several people and injured 45 others. Many of the dead were women ...
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21 die in tour bus plunge
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Bus driver Jaturong Muangkham, 40, was killed in the accident which occurred about 3.30am yesterday. There were 51 people on board the bus - 43 students, ...
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3 killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
The accident occurred when a Dhaka-bound bus from Chandpur and a Chandpur-bound covered van collided head-on and the bus fell into a roadside ditch. ...
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Safety Board Calls for Action to Help Prevent Fatigue Accidents
Safety.BLR.com - Old Saybrook,CT,USA
About a minute later, a chartered bus crashed into the overturned truck-the bus driver and four passengers were killed. According to NTSB, the driver of the ...
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Court orders judicial probe into Blueline bus accident
Fresh News - Delhi,Delhi,India
By Indo-Asian News Service on Friday, October 10, 2008 The Delhi High Court ordered a judicial inquiry into a Blueline bus accident after the police alleged ...
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2 buses involved in accidents
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
In the first accident at 8:13 am, a Utica school bus driven by Ruben Villegas, 53, of Utica, was traveling north on John Street en route to General Herkimer ...
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20 killed in road accident in Pak
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
Most road accidents in Pakistan occur due to ignorance of traffic laws, speeding and the poor condition of roads in rural areas. PTI.
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5 hurt in pile-up at Jelapang toll plaza
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
The toll plaza had seen 142 accidents in the last 10 years with the latest on Dec 11 last year when eight people died and 14 were injured as the bus they ...
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Road accidents claim 41 in Jigawa, Edo, Niger
The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
In one of the accidents, four people, comprising three males and a female died after a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number, XA 905 KLK, was involved ...
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Milwaukee Police: Be Careful on City Buses
WJFW-TV - Rhinelander,WI,USA
In the past few weeks, several people including drivers, have come under attack by passengers on the bus. Police have released videos of the incidents and ...
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4 killed, 6 hurt in separate incidents in three districts
The New Nation - Bangladesh
Minor boy Al Amin, 2, was killed and his mother Begum, 23, Fatema, 10, and Lutfa Begum, 8, were seriously injured when a Bhurungamari-bound bus from ...
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WROC-TV
Wyoming Co. Bus Driver Pleads Not Guilty to Abuse
WROC-TV - Rochester,NY,USA
A bus driver in Wyoming county has pleaded not guilty to sexual and physical abuse against children riding to school. Alan Hamann, 64, of Gainesville, ...
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IPD patrol responds to rise in alcohol and noise incidents
Ithaca College The Ithacan - NY, USA
These students were held on a TCAT bus parked at the end of the street until they posted $100 bail, which guaranteed they would come to court to plea to ...
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The sound of money
Lovely County Citizen - Eureka Springs,AR,USA
Years ago similar protests led to the decline of bus tours, dealing Eureka a financial black eye when people put signs in their windows saying "Buses go ...
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MoreTransit Bus Security Warranted
By Don Krueger(Don Krueger)
The woman endured harassment while still awaiting the bus and then once on the bus. One of the male thugs decided to punch the woman. All three then left the bus after threatening to shoot anyone who intervened. Both incidents were ...
Milwaukee Blogger - http://milwaukeebloggerdon.blogspot.com/
Police Incident Report: Sept. 25 to Oct. 1
By Shore Publishing
Juvenile incident, female passenger reportedly struck with a ruler by another student on school bus, student with the ruler then reportedly threatened the girl and others, reportedly also making a statement about getting a gun. ...
Guilford Courier - http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/guilford_courier/default.aspx

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