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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: pepper spray

pepper spray stories: 4 news summaries

Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating

Benson says he was sober, and cops maced him unnecessarily

May 5, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was booked in Austin, Texas on Saturday night for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Texas Longhorn denies all charges and alleges that police acted improperly in macing him without provocation. Bears coach Lovie Smith said he was... More »

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NFL • Texas • Austin • Chicago Bears • arrest • pepper spray • Cedric Benson • boating while intoxicated • resisting arrest

Border Strife Escalating
in Tijuana

Neighborhood residents complain about US agents' tactics

Dec 14, 07 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Areas of Tijuana that abut the American border have turned into battlegrounds, as Mexican smugglers lob rocks from rooftops at US Border Patrol agents, who have begun retaliating by firing pepper spray and tear gas into densely populated neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tactics have caused evacuations and... More »

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Mexico • Border Patrol • Tijuana • border security • border fence • pepper spray • border dispute

Beauty Probed as Pepper Spray Claims Prove False

Police say pepper spray claims in pageant may be false

Dec 3, 07 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In the latest twist in a Miss Universe pageant scandal, police investigating claims that someone put pepper spray on the clothing and cosmetics of the new Miss Puerto Rico found no trace of the chemicals. The 24-year-old beauty said she broke out in hives and had to ice down her... More »

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Puerto Rico • pepper spray • Ingrid Marie Rivera • Miss Universe pageant • Forensic Sciences Institute • Police Superintendent Pedro Toledo

Beauty
Pageant
Turns Ugly

Would-be Miss Universe overcomes pepper spray sabotage

Nov 26, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Ingrid Marie Rivera looked hot at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant—but not in the good way. Pageant officials are investigating who doused the eventual winner's gowns and makeup with pepper spray, the AP reports. Rivera kept her composure before the judges, but once backstage she ripped off her... More »

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Miss Universe • beauty pageant • beauty queen • sabotage • Puerto Rico • pepper spray • Ingrid Marie Rivera • allergic reaction

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