| Sharp Noses Spur Lincoln Hotel Pot Bust
Hotel employees following the strong odor of marijuana coming from one of their rooms led police to arrest three Florida residents carrying $100,000 worth of pot, Lincoln police officials said.
Lincoln Police officers responded to the Holiday Inn Express on Ferrari Ranch Road just before 7:40 p.m. Saturday after employees smelled marijuana inside a guest's room and called authorities, Lincoln Police Lt. Paul Shelgren said.
Inside, officers found approximately 20 pounds of processed and bagged marijuana as well as $20,000 in cash, Shelgren said. Shelgren said the pot had an estimated street value of nearly $100,000. Police arrested Christopher Hutchins, 29, Abraham Saftchick, 30, and Maria Saftchick, 59, on charges of possessing marijuana for sale.
All three suspects, identified as Florida residents, were booked into the Placer County Jail and each posted $7,500 bail Sunday.
SEXY SWEDE: Volvo's C30 creates luxury in a compact
Like many countries, Sweden has contributed to making the world a better place. The Swedes' hard work, ingenuity and long winter nights have led to a smorgasbord of accomplishments: the milking machine, the propeller, dynamite, Nicklas Lidstrom and lutefisk. All hail from Sweden -- though, honestly, lutefisk can stay there. Now, there is the Volvo C30 -- a luxurious sporty compact that can get you from Gothenburg to Stockholm faster than you can read "The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking." The C30 is a peek at the future of compacts -- small, powerful and speeding up to pretty darn expensive compared with typical small vehicles. But this is no pickled herring. .
Weak consumer spending hurts Nordstrom
Designer products across all categories, accessories and women's shoes posted better-than-average sales in the latest quarter, Nordstrom said. It's too early to tell if Nordstrom is being overly optimistic projecting sales will strengthen later this year, said Dan Geiman, an analyst with McAdams Wright Ragen. Nordstrom plans to open eight full-line department stores in 2008, including its first in Hawaii next month, and said it has been picky about choosing regions where it expects solid growth. A 144,000-square-foot Nordstrom store to replace a smaller facility is scheduled to open at the Tacoma Mall this fall. The News Tribune contributed to this report. .
Startsida / In English / History
The Swedish team reaches the final, Brazil winning 5-2. The 1958 World Cup tournament was a great success for the host nation both on and off the field. Guided by their British manager George Raynor, Sweden reached the final. 1959: Astounding Swedish victory over England, 3-2 at Wembley. Agne Simonsson awarded Svenska Dagbladets gold medal for his winning effort. 1964: Sweden reach the quarter-finals of the European Nations Cup, where they lose to the Soviet Union. 1969: Striker Ove Kindvall shoots Sweden to the World Cup with two goals in a qualifier against France. Kindvall is awarded Svenska Dagbladets gold medal. 1970: Swedish participation in the World Cup in Mexico. Team ousted in the group matches. 1973: The first womens international match sees Finland meet Sweden.
Fox Sues Warner Bros. Over Watchmen
20th Century Fox has initiated a legal battle against Warner Bros. over the rights to develop, produce and distribute a film based on the graphic novel Watchmen, says The Hollywood Reporter. On Friday, the studio sued Warner Bros., claiming it holds the exclusive copyrights and contract rights to Watchmen. Warner Bros. plans to release on March 6, 2009 a big-screen version of the popular graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The film is directed by Zack Snyder (300) and stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Stephen McHattie and Matt Frewer. The trade says Fox seeks to enjoin Warner Bros. from going forward with the project, saying in the lawsuit that it seeks to "restrain (Warner Bros.
Industrialist’s son in police net
The SSP, however, said the police was not under any pressure and no one could point a finger at his officers. He said the last nights meeting observed that the youth had to be arrested in the case as there was enough hint of some untoward incident in the house. After discussing all aspects of the case, we noted that the maid had come for days work in the house, situated at Sarabha Nagar. She committed suicide between 1 pm and 2 pm in the bathroom. It meant that something had happened after she reached the house that morning. He said so far there was no evidence to suggest the girl was killed. But if there was some evidence to support this allegation, the police would book the youth for murder. Pappu Kumar, a relative of the victim girl, alleged that the girl was murdered. He claimed when they were called at the house, the girls body had scratch and beating marks which suggested she was raped and murdered.
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