Smiths NewsLocal news for Smiths, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Resistance was futile- March 17, 2008 "You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think" - Ric Keller Prior to 2001, there had been a number of attempts to make some sense of the growing number of newcomers to the southeast corner ... via Sin Cityhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/resistance-was-futile?fromrss=1 How A Routine Traffic Stop Put A Murder Suspect Behind Bars- March 15, 2008 "He was never disrespectful. He was never loud or boisterous. He was forthright with the information he was giving us" PHENIX CITY, Al For the first time today, WTVM hears from Phenix City police about the capture and interrogation of Auburn murder suspect Courtney Lockhart. via WSFA-TV Montgomeryhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/how-a-routine-traffic-stop-put-a-murder-suspec... Arrest In Burks Murder; Pictures Released In UNC Killing- March 13, 2008 "We've been getting a number of leads that we're trying to follow up on" Police charged a 23-year-old Alabama man Saturday with the murder of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk and there were major developments in the killing of UNC senior Eve Carson. via WSBTVhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/arrest-in-burks-murder-pictures-released-in-un... Killing prompts Auburn security changes; kidnap site not revealed- March 11, 2008 "I certainly think they would employ more caution but it has not impacted activity on campus." The director of campus security at Auburn University said Monday he has not been told where freshman Lauren Burk was abducted before she was shot to death, but new security measures have been put in place on ... via News Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/killing-prompts-auburn-security-changes-kidnap... Suspect's mom to Burks: 'I am sorry'- March 10, 2008 "I wouldn't call it a lucky break" The mother of Courtney Larrell Lockhart, the Alabama man charged in the slaying of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk, of Marietta, says she didn't think her son could commit such a crime. via Atlanta Journal-Constitutionhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/suspects-mom-to-burks-i-am-sorry?fromrss=1 Robbery Suspect Charged in Student Death- March 9, 2008 "I've seen girls running alone at night, listening to their iPods. That doesn't seem like a good idea." A man arrested after a car and foot chase by police who suspected him in a string of robberies was charged with capital murder in the abduction and shooting death of an Auburn University student, police said Saturday.Courtney Lockhart was arrested Friday in Phenix City, about 30 miles from the campus where 18-year-old Lauren Burk was a freshman. She was found shot on the side of an...http://www.topix.net/city/smiths-al/2008/03/robbery-suspect-charged-in-student-death?fromr... |