12 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004
A new day dawning
The sun rises behind a silhouetted Fraser Hall yesterday morning. Temperatures in Lawrence are expected to remain in the 80s through the end of the week.
Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan
NATION
Men charged with violating dog fight promotion law
BELLE VERNON, Pa. — Two men were charged with illegally promoting dog fighting by publishing a magazine
that decreed "champions" in fights.
James Jay Fricchione of Westtown, N.Y., and John Kelly of Jefferson, Ga., were charged with two counts of cruelty to animals and one count each of conspiracy to commit cruelty to animals.
In Pennsylvania, cruelty includes promotion of animal fighting.The charges
are felonies that carry penalties of up to $15,000 and seven years in prison.
The magazine bestowed champion status on dogs that enabled participants to raise the stakes for wagers and puppy and stud fees, Pappert said.
Dog fights are illegal in all 50 states.
—The Associated Press
STATE
Early morning traffic violation leads police to cocaine bust
SALINA - A speeding violation stop west of Salina during the weekend led to the seizure of 240 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $4.4 million, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.
The size of the seizure ranks it among the top 10 or 15 in patrol history, said Lt. Kirk Simone, who is based at the patrol's headquarters in Topeka.
Trooper Craig Davis, of Salina, made the stop on Interstate 70 about 6:25 a.m. Sunday. He said he became suspicious, asked to search the vehicle and was given permission. He said he found the cocaine in two duffel bags in the extended cab portion of the pickup truck. The bags, he said, were in plain view and not concealed.
Davis took custody of the two occupants, a 53-year-old woman and 21-year-old man from Albuquerque, N.M. The Saline County prosecutor's office said it was in the process of preparing charges, which it expected to file later on Monday.
—The Associated Press
Simone said the patrol's largest cocaine seizure was one of 472 pounds in 1994, and the following year there was a 441-pound seizure and another of 367 pounds.