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In the US state of Arizona a woman was arrested by police following an incident in which she ran over a restaurant worker. The woman ran over the waitress after attempting to flee without paying for her pancakes. Given that she was also guilty of a number of other crimes she will have to get used to prison food instead for a period.
June 24, 2013 Read time: 1 min
In the US state of Arizona a woman was arrested by police following an incident in which she ran over a restaurant worker. The woman ran over the waitress after attempting to flee without paying for her pancakes. Given that she was also guilty of a number of other crimes she will have to get used to prison food instead for a period. Meanwhile in California a man smashed his car into two vehicles in a parking area and drove into a shop where it came to a halt after colliding with some crates of beer. The man then began attacking people in the shop with a metal bar. Other shoppers came to the rescue and pushed the man to the ground, restraining him until police arrived. He was assumed to be under the influence of drugs by witnesses.

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