illegally shooting in the general direction of a ranger decoy while driving drunk with a suspended license...
when a man drove up in a pickup truck, stopped in the middle of the road, and shot at the ranger’s decoy white-tail deer from inside the vehicle. He was charged with illegal hunting, driving on a suspended license, and open beers. He had a 075% blood alcohol level. Oh, and he missed
The politicians advertised a "1-800" toll free number when it should have been "1-888," Ward said. "It is a common mistake that is made," Ahearn said. "We just hope no one was inconvenienced."
An effort to provide constituents with a hotline number that helps track the location of sexual predators backfired for a group of Long Island politicians when they mistakenly listed a telephone number that connects callers to a sex chat line.
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"Apparently there was an error in the phone number," Ed Ward, a spokesman for the lawmakers acknowledged.
The politicians advertised a "1-800" toll free number when it should have been "1-888," Ward said.
"The intent was to alert homeowners and parents to join the Parents for Megan's Law e-mail alert program," Ward said. "They could go on the computer and get an alert if a sex offender lives on their block or in their neighborhood."
Laura Ahearn, the executive director of the Megan's Law group, was not upset.
"It is a common mistake that is made," Ahearn said. "We just hope no one was inconvenienced."
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