Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate has voted to toughen the penalty for attacking and wounding police dogs. Under the bill clearing the Senate on Friday, anyone attacking a police service animal with a gun or knife would be guilty of a felony, regardless of whether the animal returns to duty. Offenders would […]
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Drone-mounted handgun, flamethrower reignite lawmaker debate
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — The quiet whirring of the drone's propellers gives way to the sound of gunshots — pop, pop, pop, pop — in the 14-second video titled "Flying Gun." The YouTube video of a drone-mounted handgun firing rounds into the Connecticut woods — and a companion video of a flying flamethrower lighting […]
Homemade, cardboard license plate lands NY woman in jail
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard New York state license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail. The Erie County sheriff's office says a deputy pulled over a car Wednesday after noticing it didn't have a front license plate. Police say the vehicle's rear plate was actually […]