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Woman killed in brawl
A pregnant woman who had just returned from her grandfather's funeral was killed when another woman deliberately rammed her car into a crowd during a street brawl involving nearly three dozen women, authorities said. Shontae Treniece Blanche of Los Angeles, was killed and two other women were injured in a fight over a "lovers' quarrel," Officer Matthew Gares saidon Tuesday. The driver of the car, Unique Bishop, 21, fled after Monday afternoon's fight but later turned herself in and was booked for investigation of murder, police said. Witnesses reported two groups of women shouting at each other and fighting at a discount store parking lot.
■ UNITED STATES
Sex line called from church
Isn't the 11th Commandment thou shalt not use the church's telephone to call a sex hot line? A homeless man in Clarkstown, New York has been charged with breaking into a Valley Cottage church by picking a lock so he could dial up some sex chat. The man, James Macnair, 35, was arraigned on Monday night before Justice Scott Ugell on charges of burglary and petty larceny. He admitted he had sinned before, breaking into the Elim Alliance Church days earlier for the same reason, the judge said. A church treasurer found Macnair on the phone both times, police said.
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Pet pig sitter charged
A pet pig whose weight tripled while it was in the care of a sitter has been placed on a diet -- and an animal cruelty charge has been filed against the caretaker. The five-year-old animal, Alaina Templeton, has lost 10 percent of her 68kg and is recovering from surgery to remove a collar that had become embedded in her overly fat neck, owner Michelle Schmitz said. Schmitz had left Alaina with the sitter, a co-worker, while she was on medical leave to recover from ankle surgery. A misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty has been filed against Mary Beesecker, 52, of Houston, Minnesota, Winona County Sheriff David Brand said.
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