Archive for December, 2009

Al-Sheikh recounts horror in Niger (Arab News)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
JEDDAH: Ziyad Al-Sheikh, one of the two survivors of Monday’s attack on six Saudi nationals in Niger on Monday, told the Arabic daily Al-Eqtisadiah in a report published on Thursday that three armed men driving a black Jeep attacked while the men were performing Fajr prayer.

Six injured in two-car crash in Oakland (Contra Costa Times)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
In the second major vehicle collision of the day, six people were injured — one of them critically — when a Jeep Wrangler carrying three men crashed head on into an Acura sedan this afternoon in the San Antonio district.

Man hit by SUV; driver sought (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
CORPUS CHRISTI —A man suffered a broken leg after being hit by a sport utility vehicle in the Flour Bluff area about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, officials said.A 37-year-old man told authorities he was confronted by a man driving a gray or brown Jeep Cherokee. The man later drove up onto the grassy median and sidewalk in the 3100 block of Baybrook Drive to hit him, the man told police. Officers ...

Wayward Jeep rams gift store in historic Coupeville building (seattlepi.com)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Aqua owner Cindy Olson got an unwanted Christmas present just before the holiday the headlight of a Jeep Cherokee that crashed into her historic Front Street storefront in Coupeville.

Polk deputy found passed out in Jeep charged with DUI (The Tampa Tribune)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Polk County deputies arrested one of their own this morning after finding the officer passed out behind the steering wheel of his Jeep.

Thieves too weak to steal ATM (Chicago Sun-Times)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Bungling gunmen who tied up staff at a North Side scrap-metal plant were too puny to escape with their loot Wednesday morning.The pair of weak-armed robbers tried to steal an ATM from Sims Metal Management in the 1500 block of West Cortland but gave up because it was too heavy.After using duct tape to tie up staff in a bathroom, they made off in a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee, Chicago Police said ...

RealWheels Responds With More Jeep Accessories (PRWeb)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
RealWheels meets the demands of Jeep owners and retailers with additions to the Wrangler JK line of accessories (http://www.realwheels.com/wrangler) (PRWeb Dec 31, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3397674.htm

RealWheels Responds With More Jeep Accessories (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
RealWheels meets the demands of Jeep owners and retailers with additions to the Wrangler JK line of accessories

Maserati, Ferrari to share Chrysler spot at auto show (Detroit News)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Ferrari and Maserati are moving into a new neighborhood at the North American International Auto Show -- the Chrysler Group LLC stand, where they'll be nestled between the Dodge and Jeep brands.

Burglar Yanks Doors off Snowboard Shop with Jeep, Lifts Merchandise (FOX 13 Utah)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Police are searching for a man who took his Jeep and ripped open the doors to a Millcreek snowboard shop early Wednesday morning. Security cameras recorded the suspect taking a chain to the doors of Milosport, attaching the other end of the chain to his Jeep and driving forward, allowing him to break the door lock. The owner of the store says that at least 40 pieces of outerwear were then stolen ...