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Jun 6, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Hit-and-Run Sparks Soul-Searching

Police chief blasts city amid violent incidents

(Newser) - A video of a 78-year-old hit-and-run victim lying paralyzed in the street has residents of Hartford, Conn., wondering what's wrong with their city, their society—and themselves. The police chief blasted Hartford this week after a wave of appalling, headline-grabbing incidents, including the savage beating of the deputy mayor and...

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

May 13, 2008 1:32 PM CDT

Barrymore Rebounds From Hit-and-Run

Quick-thinking actress gets plate number of the car that hit her

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore was on the receiving end of a hit-and-run accident in West Hollywood yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actress was unharmed, and even managed to tail her assailant and snag his license-plate number. Police are looking for the driver.

Paris Runs Over Paparazzo, Keeps Going

Apr 25, 2008 11:33 AM CDT

Paris Runs Over Paparazzo, Keeps Going

Photog goes to police after Hilton's car rolls over foot

(Newser) - Paris Hilton and her latest boyfriend, Benji Madden, ran over a photographer’s foot last night as paparazzi mobbed their vehicle, TMZ reports. Madden must have heard the man’s scream, because he peered out the window at the scene before driving off. The photographer has since filed a hit...

'Black Widows' Guilty of Murder

Apr 17, 2008 3:27 AM CDT

'Black Widows' Guilty of Murder

Pair killed homeless men after buying them life insurance policies

(Newser) - Two elderly women known as the "Black Widows" have been convicted in a murder plot to obtain life insurance benefits from two homeless men they put up in apartments before killing them. Helen Golay, 77, and Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, took out a total of $2.8 million in life...

Britney Dodges Hit-Run Charge With Payoff

Oct 26, 2007 4:06 AM CDT

Britney Dodges Hit-Run Charge With Payoff

She still faces probation for invalid license

(Newser) - Things might be looking up a bit for beleaguered pop tart Britney Spears. A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against her was tossed out yesterday when a Los Angeles court commissioner learned that she had paid a $1,000 cash settlement to the motorist whose car she dinged in a parking lot...

Britney Charged in Hit and Run

Sep 22, 2007 6:10 AM CDT

Britney Charged in Hit and Run

Spears to serve time for LA parking lot crash?

(Newser) - Britney Spears could be the next Paris Hilton: yesterday the troubled actress was slapped with charges of hit-and-run and driving without a license that could earn her as much as a year in jail. The misdemeanor counts stem from an Aug. 6 incident in which Spears drove into another vehicle...