Identification Card News
- OPP officer's uniform stolen Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:59AMAn Ontario Provincial Police officer returned to his personal vehicle Thursday morning to find pieces of his uniform stolen, an OPP press release said.
- Tantalizing wartime fragments of three Canadian lives Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:53AMAn old wallet hidden for decades under the floor boards of a dilapidated English hotel contains the tantalizing fragments of three Canadian lives caught up in the drama of the Second World War.
- Officials point out workers won't ask for personal info Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:39AMAs the 2010 census gets set to begin, state police are advising Virginians to be on the alert for scams. Census questionnaires are due to arrive at residents' homes next week, according to a news release from the Charlotte Regional Census Center.
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:28AMYour IT system had better know before allowing that person access. While medium and larger businesses have the need and the assets to support sophisticated security measures, such as smart cards and biometric identification, most small businesses rely on passwords for system security.
- Lincoln-Way area celebrates its youth Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:03AMThe Lincoln-Way community cares about its youth in many ways and this weekend it will demonstrate and celebrate that with two days of fun and entertainment for teens and families. Area schools, churches, parks and businesses have been promoting "assets" for at least a decade - building blocks or character traits to help kids grow into responsible, caring, happy adults. There are messages on ...
- Library calendar Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:02AMFriday, March 12 Day at the Circus: Come to the Library's Big Top for a spectacular event. Step right up for stories, music, games and lots of fun. You'll even bring home a souvenir craft from your "Day at the Circus." For children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver. No registration required. Community Room, Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave., 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13 Volunteer Tax Assistance ...
- Crooks Producing High Quality Credit and Identification Cards: RNC Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:51AMThe RNC says crooks are producing high quality fake credit and identification cards, and they have seen an increase in the fraud since last July. Constable Shawn O'Reilly says credit card and identity fraud is on the rise and warns that some of the cards can only be detected by a trained eye.
- Hispanic surname has differing impact in Texas primaries Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:41AMDespite outspending his opponent by huge amount, incumbent Victor Carrillo loses in GOP primary.
- Law & Order Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:38AMRED BAY Fire likely started by child playing A fire that authorities say was likely started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter destroyed two apartments Thursday afternoon. Red Bay Police Chief Jana Jackson said the fire occurred about 2:30 p.m. at Elliott Village Apartments on Sixth Avenue North.
- Hurry! Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:27AMSpace is limited to participate in the Textile Conservation Workshop at the Commemorative Airpower Museum. The two-day workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 19-20 at the CAF. Mary Frederickson, professional art and object conservator...
- Real I.D Real Popular Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:15PMNevada’s new Real I.D are a little less than two months old. By the end of the week these new IDS will be available statewide. Already the DMV is seeing trends, as just who is getting the ID and who isn’t. They say these IDS have proven more popular than first expected.
- Hancock Fabrics customer info possibly stolen Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:08PMThe account and personal identification numbers of Hancock Fabrics customers in eight states may have been stolen during August and September, the company recently disclosed.
- HOLOGRAM. INDUSTRIES: 2009 REVENUE: 28.3 MILLION Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:35PMHologram. Industries (Paris:HOL): Group revenue grew 6.2% compared to 2008. This expansion was in large part driven by new contracts (€4 million in 2009), notably in the national ID card segment.
- Man attempts home invasion robbery not knowing he went to the police chief’s house Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:17PMMIDDLETOWN – A Middletown man is under arrest after he went to a house in the City of Middletown and told the woman who answered the door that he was with the FBI.
- Reviewing Illinois gun laws Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:11PMA national group has reviewed guns laws across the country and has given Illinois a low score. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released its 2009 state scorecards last month for all 50 states and gave Illinois just 28 points out of a possible 100 points.
- Should marijuana be legalized for medical use? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:25PMEDITOR’S NOTE: Young Voices is an e-mail forum for students college-age and younger. To participate, e-mail associate editor Fannie Flono at fflono@charlotteobserver.com for more information. Responses are published here and in the print paper twice a month on Tuesdays.
- Port St. Lucie man allegedly runs up $5,000 in charges at Marriott on other guest's account Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:37PMMARTIN COUNTY — A Port St. Lucie man spent more than two weeks in a Hutchinson Island Marriott hotel room and used another man’s account there to rack up about $5,000 worth of expenses, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.Christopher Anthony Parish, 27, formerly of the 16400 block of Shephard Lane, Port St. Lucie, was charged with grand theft and was being held at the Martin County ...
- Drugs found in underwear lead to additional charges Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:26PMBy Jackie Alexander Correspondent An Ocala man arrested Sunday for driving without a license racked up additional charges after deputies allegedly found drugs in his underwear during the booking process at the jail.
- Banking Notes Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:24PMTaurus MF launches Taurus Fixed Maturity Plan Taurus Mutual Fund has announced the launch of their close- ended debt scheme...
- • Remembering snow cream and war Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:05AMBy Mack Williams for the Salisbury Post The other day, I tried to remember the recipe for snow cream. As far as I can recall, to the freshly fallen snow you just add milk, sugar, a few drops of vanilla extract and an egg, I think.The very thing whi ...
- ikaSystems Technology Helps UPMC Health Plan Implement Quote-to-Card Sales Strategy for Small-Group Employers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:02AMSOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.----UPMC Health Plan, the second-largest health insurer in Western Pennsylvania, has gone live with ikaPortals, a comprehensive and integrated series of Web-based solutions from ikaSystems that open the plan’s Web sites to direct small-group sales.
- Tuscaloosa crime reports for March 5-7, 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:38AMHere are the crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for March 5-7, 2010.
- Time for 2010 count Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:53AMMOREHEAD CITY —Starting Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin mailing out the 2010 census form to every house in the county. Most residents here should receive the form by the end of the week.
- Asia Pacific shoppers protect themselves from payment fraud Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:36AMSavvy shoppers in Asia Pacific keep clear of payment fraud with safe payment practices, according to the Visa Asia Pacific Payment Card Security Study .
- 514 pass Medical Technologist exams Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:24AMA total of 514 out of the 873 had passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examinations given last March 2 and 3 in the cities of Baguio, Manila and Cebu, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday.
- Maritime Academy to offer field training on use of small arms Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:15AMCalifornia Maritime Academy's Department of Extended Learning is a three-day practical field training course on appropriate use of small arms on government-chartered and commercial vessels worldwide. The certified small arms training course will be held March 22-24 and
- Man pleads guilty to dozen criminal charges Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:50PMA Sudbury driver who has more than $37,000 in unpaid fines will be spending some time in jail for his latest driving conviction. Philip Heikkila, 23, was given a 35-day intermittent jail term when he pleaded guilty in Sudbury court Friday to driving without a licence and driving without insurance.[...]
- The Up-or-Down Vote on Obama’s Presidency Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:10PMWe face the alarming prospect that Barack Obama’s presidency could be toast if he doesn’t make good on a year’s worth of false starts.
- Sushi Restaurant Helps Catch Suspected Identity Thief Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:06PMExpensive sushi orders, paid for by credit card, lead police to suspected identity thief.
- Indiana, Texas researchers work on injury prevention Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:14PMThree members of the University of Evansville's physical therapy faculty will work with a team of researchers from a U.S. Army-Baylor University program in Texas on injury prevention.
- Please don't leave your litter on the ice Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:10PMWith the removal of fish houses on area lakes we are now destined to either use portables, fish in the open or settle for waiting for open water. As is usually the norm the walleye bite on almost all Minnesota lakes was good on early ice and tapered off as the season progressed.
- Home Invasion Suspects Pose as Census Workers Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:32PMPolice are warning people to call for help if they spot a suspicious person claiming to be a Census worker.
- Mallards Team With Illinois Army National Guards, Reynolds Ford For Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:35PMMOLINE, Ill. (March 6, 2010) - The Quad City Mallards, proud International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have partnered with Reynolds Ford and the Illinois Army National Guard to host Military Appreciation Day on Sunday, March 14, when the Mallards take on the Dayton Gems at 4:05 p.m.
- Medical marijuana advocates protest crackdown Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:23PMCOSTA MESA – Advocates for safer access to medical marijuana rallied outside Costa Mesa City Hall on Saturday to protest the city's recent crackdown on dispensaries. "They have to listen to what people want," said Jordan Wallick, general manager of...
- 4 accused of ID theft plot with 125 victims Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:08PMBy ERICA BLAKE BLADE STAFF WRITER As part of their employment with various Toledo-area businesses, Robert L. Taylor, Adam R. Shank, and Dominique L. Lawson had access to clients' names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. But instead of keeping the information confidential, the three allegedly sold the identities - more than 125 of them - to another man ...
- New BMV rules can make voter ID hard to get, court told Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:12AMBackers of a challenge to Indiana's voter identification law in the state Supreme Court say forcing voters to flash a photo ID at the polls is only half the problem.
- Cops have image of Goshen ATM suspect Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:10AMGOSHEN — A bank surveillance camera captured the image of a suspected thief attaching an electronic "skimming" device to a Bank of America automatic teller machine at 54 West Main St., village police said Friday.
- Five charged with killing B.C. man Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:57AMFive people are facing murder charges in the robbery and slaying of William (Bill) Dobbs, a Tsawwassen businessman whose body was found in November 2007 on the side of the road near a small town in the California desert.
- True identity tough to decide after arrest Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:00AMMICHIGAN CITY — Police arrested a man early Wednesday who was carrying two different forms of identification, one saying he was born on March 25, 1972, which would make him 38, the other May 18, 1959, which would make him 50.
- Press Releases: Secretarys Office for the Global Partnership Initiative to host Summit on the Summit Reception and ... Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:17PMSecretary's Office for the Global Partnership Initiative to host Summit on the Summit Reception and Photo Exhibition Washington, DC March 5, 2010 Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, Special Representative for Global Partnerships will host a reception at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State. The event will showcase the global clean ...
- Authorities: 2 NYC officers, retired cop held up Carlstadt warehouse Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:08PMThey were among eight alleged stickup-men who carried out the brazen heist at the In Style USA facility on Gotham Parkway on the evening of February 9.
- I’m Ready To Serve Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:04PMCUTHBERT DUBE, a high-flying Harare business executive, has finally emerged from the background to tell the nation that he is ready to lead the domestic football family with the same passion and commitment that has helped him write a beautiful success story in his official line of duty.
- Sheriff's Log Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:51PMFeb. 22 • Probation violation, 500 block of Meadow Lane, Big Bear City. Subject arrested.
- Authorities: 2 NYC officers, retired cop held up Carlstadt warehouse Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:28PMThe armed holdup crew that burst into a Carlstadt warehouse last month and made off with several truckloads of perfume included two New York City police officers and a retired cop, authorities charged today.
- Visitors Now Pay For Pali Lookout Parking Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:25PMBeginning Friday, non-Hawaii residents are charged a $3 parking fee at the Nuuanu Pali State Wayside, also known as the Pali lookout.
- Business Briefs: Alien secures $10.9 million in funding Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:09PMAlien Technology announced that it has secured an aggregate of $10.9 million in new financing, led by existing investors Advanced Equities, New Enterprise Associates and Sunbridge Partners. Despite challenging economic conditions in the first half of 2009, sales in the RFID industry are suggesting a healthy path to recovery. Alien is pleased to report an all-time record volume quarter for RFID ...
- 8 prison employees disciplined after inmate mistakenly released Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:04PMOne worker fired, another to retire; others reprimanded or suspended without pay Eight state prison employees have been disciplined -- including one who was fired -- in connection with the erroneous release last week of a violent inmate serving a life sentence for attempted murder.
- Qualcomm Launches Analytics Manager Service Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:43PMLAS VEGAS - Qualcomm Incorporated, a provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, has added the Analytics Manager service to the Qualcomm Transportation Services suite, which reports driving performance to help carriers run their businesses more efficiently and safely.
- Jury recommends death for Roanoke Rapids woman in fortuneteller killings Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:45AMSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury recommended the death penalty Tuesday for a Roanoke Rapids woman convicted of murdering a Vietnamese fortuneteller and her 23-year-old daughter.
- OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST Community Calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:36AMOak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.