Archive for December, 2008

Police looking for Jeep in connection with Jefferson hit and run (The Charleston Gazette)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Normal 0 ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- Kanawha County sheriffs deputies are looking for a light-colored Jeep Wrangler that may have been involved in a fatal hit and run accident last night in Jefferson. ...

Jeep Wrangler supplier to lay off 140 by Jan. 18 (The Toledo Blade)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Magna TEAM Systems, which produces front-end assemblies for the Toledo-made Jeep Wrangler, has notified the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services that it intends to lay off 140 employees as early as Monday. The Toledo plant is at 1800 Nathan St. The firm said the layoffs are to occur no later than Jan. 18. “While we hope that a significant number of employees will eventually be recalled, ...

Girl killed after BMX bike ride throws her into Jeep on Christmas Eve (Daily Mail: World News)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
The family of a 16-year-old girl who was killed when she was knocked off a bicycle on Christmas Eve today told how the tragedy has left them devastated.

Girl killed after BMX bike ride throws her into Jeep (Evening Standard)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
THE family of a 16-year-old girl who was killed when she was knocked off a bicycle on Christmas Eve today told how the tragedy has left them devastated.

Jeep crashes at Wheaton (The Sun Chronicle)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
NORTON - A fire official says a local woman was lucky to escape serious injury Tuesday when her Jeep plowed through a cast iron fence and rolled on its side in front of Wheaton College.

Pedestrian fatally struck by Jeep late Monday (Tucson Citizen)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
A man from the Navajo Nation who was visiting relatives in Tucson was killed Monday night when he walked in front of an oncoming Jeep, a Pima County sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Kuwait Crime News (Arab Times)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Kuwait : Police are looking for two youths riding in a Jeep for ‘punishing’ two female students of the Business Institute in Hawalli for not wearing hijab, reports Al-Qabas daily.

Driver, passenger injured following chase through Buffalo Co. (Lincoln Journal Star)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
A Jeep being chased by police crashed in Buffalo County on Tuesday afternoon, injuring the driver and a woman in the vehicle, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

Indiantown man charged with burglary, aggravated assault (Stuart News)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
An Indiantown resident who took his Jeep on an early-morning joyride through a Palm City property and then assaulted a man who shot his tire out was arrested Sunday, according to a report released by the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

48 Straight sues Jeep (Idaho Mountain Express and Guide)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
     48 Straight, a Wood River Valley-based organizer and promoter of ski, snowboard and entertainment events, is suing auto manufacturer Jeep for breach of contract.