Samaritan

The tough times for banks continue: A man who was shot and wounded after stopping a bank robbery suspect at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Long Beach is now suing the bank, reports KTLA. "The bank sent [Richard] Camp some flowers and offered to take him and his wife to lunch, according to the court documents.... by la.curbed.com | related posts

The mother of the Brooklyn Technical High School student slashed on his way to choir practice said today her 14-year-old son is recovering well – thanks in great part to two local men who quickly came to his aid. The boy, whose name in being withheld by The Local,  was attacked from behind Friday at about by fort-greene.blogs.nytimes.com | related posts

Omar Yussef just can’t help himself. His strong belief that evildoers should pay for their crimes has, much to the delight of his 13-year-old granddaughter, turned this aging Palestinian into a reluctant detective. At 57 years of age, and seemingly in poorer shape than most men that age, our U.N. school teacher... by bookchase.blogspot.com | related posts

Filed under: Good News , Gut Reactions , Movie News Actress Renee Zellweger was saved from a possible parking ticket when a stranger slipped some coins into her expiring meter outside Starbucks. Her reply? Zellweger gave him a $100 Starbucks gift card -- with a sweet message. "Wow," the note read. ... Read more  ... by popeater.com | related posts

• In Central Athens, protests over the Greek government’s proposals to introduce austerity measures to reign in spiraling debt have escalated into violence. [AP] • John Patrick Bedell, the 36-year-old man who fired at Pentagon officers yesterday before being mortally wounded when police shot back, was well... by vanityfair.com/online/daily | related posts

After neglecting similar proposals for years, both houses of the Washington State Legislature have passed a bill intended to save the lives of people overdosing on drugs. The so-called "Good Samaritan" bill would grant some legal immunity to people who call 911 for someone who is overdosing. The... by slog.thestranger.com/blogs/slog | related posts

Rosa Bobbio said she’d fight the city of Anaheim rather than pay a graffiti-related fine. Now city officials say she won’t have to. After taggers scraped into the windows of her upholstery shop in late 2009, Bobbio was told by Anaheim to get her windows fixed. Bobbio, who takes a bucket and brush to cover the... by latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow | related posts

leg wound. Errol Jones later was identified as the good Samaritan who pulled the animal away from the child. Cobb County Sgt. Dana Pierce says the unidentified girl was walking alone Tuesday shortly after 3 p.m. in the Valley View mobile home park near Marietta when the dog approached her. Pierce... by rescue.501pets.com | related posts