Berlin police: 3 pipe bombs found on May Day
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By JUERGEN BAETZ
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) - Berlin police announced Tuesday they had found three improvised pipe bombs near a huge May 1 protest march in what a prominent German lawmaker called an act of terrorism.
The aluminum pipe devices - about 40 centimeters (16 inches) each - were filled with an explosive but were not detonated, police spokesman Stefan Redlich said. If any had exploded, they could have caused serious or deadly injuries up to 15 meters (50 feet) away, he added.
Experts are still investigating the explosive substance and do not yet know whether it could have burst the pipes into pieces, creating a shrapnel bomb, Redlich added.
The bombs were found on sidewalks in Berlin's western Kreuzberg neighborhood as 10,000 leftists rallied on May Day, but police officers thought they were just large fireworks and picked them up to check them later.
Source: NBC 29 News
Shots Fired in Valley Junction; Suspect in Custody
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Jacob William Nielsen, 18, of Des Moines has been charged with first-degree robbery in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday afternoon at Fortune Gifts , a locally owned Valley Junction shop selling glass pipes and other smoking accessories, West Des Moines Police said.
First-degree robbery is a Class B felony.
Authorities alleged that Nielsen entered the store at 515 Maple St. armed with a handgun, demanded cash and some merchandise and then fled. Two employees of the business followed Nielsen out of the store and then tackled him, holding him to the ground until police arrived. During the prolonged physical altercation, the suspect’s gun discharged, according to police.
Source: Patch.com
Man caught stealing copper
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Man caught stealing copper
Police caught a man stealing copper pipe in a Hazleton home Monday.
Hazleton police said when they got to 469 W. Mine St., at about 1:30 p.m. after someone alerted them that a man broke into the home, they could hear someone in the basement breaking pipes.
Thomas Joseph Paris, 47, was eventually found by officers in the basement cutting copper pipes. Police also found various pieces of pipe from the basement in a travel bag he had with him.
Paris was charged by police with burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, all felonies. He was also charged with criminal mischief. Unable to post $25,000 bail during his arraignment Monday, he was remanded to prison and awaits a preliminary hearing.
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