Austrian authorities have approved the export of 30,000 handguns to Iran, local media reported Friday, days after a report surfaced that sophisticated Austrian rifles were finding their way into the hands of Iraqi insurgents.

The lack of identifiable fingerprints on two guns connected to a string of 2002 crimes including the robbery of Washington Mutual was examined Thursday in a trial in Madera Superior Court.

The South Williamsport Police Department made 424 criminal arrests and cleared 81.9 percent of the crimes reported in 2006, according to the departments annual activity report.

did anyone ever listen to Phil when he was on WTKG i got to thinking about it, there are many similarities between a character he did on the show, Lloyd Bonafide and our own Kennybear.

In the crossfire, as bullets that didn't know bad guy from good exploded at close range, a warning flashed in the minds of undercover narcotics detectives whose fingers pumped Glock pistol triggers.

East Grand Forks police learned last year they need bigger, better weapons, once in a great while. At Tuesday's East Grand Forks City Council work session, Police Chief Mike Lealos planned to ask council members to declare some of the department's older firearms surplus.

Prior to yesterday's court proceedings, prosecutors released a transcript of the first statements John Galtieri made to police after he was pulled over near Walterboro, S.C., at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 31 -- about 16 hours after his ex-wife, Jeanne Kane, was fatally shot in a Pleasant Plains parking lot.