Police News Roundup
The Daily News reports that the 911 system was down for two hours early yesterday evening. The mishap was blamed on Verizon's failure to back up call hubs while doing work. Two cops were hit by a hit-and-run driver while chasing a suspect on foot in Brooklyn. Some good news: Sgt. Burrell, the member of the service injured in the car crash in Queens, is conscious and doing better. WNBC reports that Queens cops smashed a large scale CD counterfeiting ring. In the "whose been sleeping in my bed" department, an Oklahoma couple was startled when a drunk burglar collapsed in their bed with them. According to police, he was so drunk that it took several minutes to rouse him before his arrest.

UPDATE: NY1 reports that NYPD has made one of the largest marihuana siezures in city history. City, State and Federal Agents siezed over two tons of marihuana and 300 pounds of cocaine. Police estimate the value of this siezure at over $30 million.
- posted by Base10 @ 10:40 AM