Friday, July 18, 2008

Man falsely accused of delivering drug-laced cookies says his character was assassinated

July 12, 2008 - The Dallas Morning News

Christian Phillips endured derisive comments and cruel jokes from around the globe about his intelligence, spent 54 hours in jail and had his arrest "mug shot" plastered across newspapers and television – all for an alleged crime that police now acknowledge he did not commit.

The 18-year-old Watauga man was cleared Thursday of allegations that he delivered drug-tainted chocolate-chip cookies to the Lake Worth police station.

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As gas prices increase, so do crowds at park-and-ride lots

July 12, 2008 - The Dallas Morning News

Along the DART Red Line north of Dallas, commuters are parking at big box stores or along curbs up to a half-mile from the station.

In Tarrant County, Trinity Railway Express riders are bicycling to train stations to avoid parking headaches, and transit officials are paving over landscaping to squeeze in extra parking spots.

“If you’re not here early, you’ll have trouble,” said Rob Roselle of Murphy, who catches the Red Line at the Bush Turnpike station in Richardson.

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