NewsChannel5 reported that five people were hurt during an accident involving fireworks. Berea police said the residents on North Rocky River Drive tried to bundle 50 to 200 sparklers together. The sparklers were then put in a brass cylinder and lit. They exploded.
A Des Moines man was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated Saturday after allegedly crashing into six parked cars, running over his dog and hitting his own house.
KPRC Local 2 broke the story in 2004 when members of the Cypress Creek EMS Tactical Medics Unit were accused of setting off SWAT team grenades just for fun.
The people of the various provinces are strictly forbidden to have in their possession any swords, bows, spears, firearms or other types of arms. The possession of these elements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues, and tends to permit uprising.
– Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese Shogun, August 29, 1558