Warning issued over thefts from gardens (Redditch Standard)

REDDITCH shed owners are being urged to be on their guard after one was broken into at the town's Tile House allotments in Plymouth Road. A garden spade, fork and tools worth around £50 were taken in the incident between 1am last Wednesday (July 16) and 12midday last Friday (July 18).

Police reports from local municipalities (Miami Herald)

REDLAND Thieves stole two leaf blowers, two weed eaters, two edgers and two chain saws after breaking a lock on a shed at Model Lawn and Landscape, 19155 SW 208th St., between 6 p.m. July 3 and 9 a.m. July 6. The stolen items were valued at $3,825. Damage was estimated at $25.

West Side Neighborhood Watch (West Side Leader)

AKRON: Police are seeking a black male who was wearing a red shirt the evening of July 15 when he reportedly shot a man in the leg as the victim sat outside an apartment building in the 200 block of Rhodes Avenue.

Higher Airfares, More Restrictions Offset Slowing Corp. Travel, Carriers Claim (Business Travel News)

JULY 23, 2008 -- The top brass at major domestic airlines during second-quarter earnings calls in the past week acknowledged a slight slowdown in business travel traffic, but many noted that growing yield, declining capacity and new fences built around business fares are lifting revenue to offset any traffic deterioration.

Police Blotter: Shot Cat and Hungry Bear on Hilltop Road (Flathead Beacon)

10:02 a.m. Someone shot a cat on North Hilltop Road in Columbia Falls. The cat survived and is at the vet. 12:07 a.m. A black bear was reportedly chasing livestock on Hilltop Road.