| Speeding ticket sold in online auction
It started as a speeding fine on a lonely road, but by the end Bob Grieve was a Trade Me star, $NZ51 ($A45.60) richer and fielding amorous advances from complete strangers. Grieve, a TV3 news cameraman in Christchurch, was peeved when a slightly heavy foot while driving back from Geraldine resulted in a policeman handing him a $NZ130 ($A116) fine. So he did what anyone does these days - he put the ticket up for sale on online auction site Trade Me. "I thought it would be a bit of fun. I didn't really know how it would go, but I figured quite a few people would notice it," he said. Ten days later, his auction had been viewed nearly 30,000 times, questions were being posted faster than he could answer them, and then his ticket was being sold to an insurance assessor from near Pukekohe who vowed to pay for the privilege of having someone else's speeding fine.
Six injured in crash
SIX people, including two women and three children, all Indian nationals, were injured last night when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with another car, reports MANDEEP SINGH. The accident took place on Salmaniya Avenue, at the traffic lights near Manama Auctions, at around 9.30pm. Police said a speeding Saudi-registered car reportedly jumped a red light and rammed into the other car. The man driving the Saudi-registered car was not identified but he was reportedly in custody late last night. He was not injured. The injured have been identified as Lessone Lazanees, 23, who was driving; Siji, 35; Molly Yesudas, 31; her daughters, Amrita, 11 and Sneha, 7; and Krishnapriya Pradeep, 9. They were returning home from the Salmaniya Medical Complex after visiting Mr Lazanees' sister, who is in hospital after delivering a baby.
Two launch bids for sheriff
By Dennis PelhamDaily Telegram Staff WriterADRIAN — The race is on to replace Lenawee County Sheriff Larry Richardson in next year's election.Two candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination announced their decisions to run during a party meeting Thursday night. Malcolm Wynn, a former police officer and current automobile dealer consultant, said he believes he needed an early start to gain the recognition to win the August 2008 primary election. Retired Michigan State Police trooper Al Navarro said he felt he needed to put his campaign in gear early to stay ahead of the competition.There may be more than Navarro and Wynn seeking the Democratic nomination before the deadline to file rolls around in May 2008. .
Inland Real Estate Auctions to Auction Model Home and 14 Home ...
OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. announced today that it will be auctioning 14 one-acre home sites and a brand-new, luxurious model home located in Oak Ridge development in Oakland County, Mich. At least five of the home sites, originally priced as high as $95,000, will be auctioned without reserve and sold regardless of price. The model home, originally priced at $479,900, will sold subject to a minimum bid of $295,000. "This is one of the finest subdivisions we have been involved with in the greater Detroit marketplace," said Paul Rogers Senior Vice, president of Inland Real Estate Auctions. "There is a surplus of available inventory on the market, and developers are finding the auction process is the answer for accelerating sales and gaining a competitive marketing advantage." Inland Real Estate Auctions will coordinate third party financing with Fifth Third Bank as the approved lender for the auction, offering buyers a convenient, streamlined process not only to acquire the property in one day but also to swiftly obtain financing.
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