Archive for July 17th, 2010
Man in standoff thanks law enforcement for saving his life, pleads not guilty to charges
Jason Payton thanked law enforcement for possibly saving his life Tuesday. Payton told Judge C. Fenning Pierce that he had locked himself in the basement to get away from his wife and had taken several prescription drugs. Payton kept law enforcement at bay for more than three hours outside his house.
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Drugs rank as Western Pennsylvania’s top killer
Drug overdoses killed about 650 people in Allegheny County from 2006 to 2008 — more than murders and car crashes combined, records show. That does not include 70 drug-related suicides during that time.
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These three guys got together one day and were talking about how drunk they got at a party the night before.
The first guy said, ”Man I was so drunk last night I went home and blew chunks.”
The second guy said, ”Man that was nothing I was so drunk last night I was driving home and I got a DWI.”
The third guy says, “Man that was nothing. I was so drunk last night I was driving home and I picked up a prostitute and my wife caught us in bed.”
Then the first guy said, ”No — you guys don’t understand! Chunks is my dog!”