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    In Mass. sector, many are unruffled  Nov 19, 2008
    Giant auto factories once dotted the Bay State, with a General Motors assembly plant in Framingham employing as many as 5,000 workers in the post-World War II era, building Buick Century and Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera models before shutting its doors in 1989. Today, auto-related jobs represent a tiny fraction of the state's 3. (Boston Globe)

    With local dirt-track racing done, TV provides weekend fix  Oct 31, 2008
    Larson s barn includes a mix of the various funny cars he drove throughout his career, including his 1989 world championship-winning Sentry Gauges-backed Oldsmobile Cutlass. A quick trivia question-Who was the crew chief. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Camden man gets life sentence in slayings  Oct 30, 2008
    The Wards had been shot multiple times, and their 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra was stolen. The car later was found abandoned in a field in Madison County. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Movie mayhem invades K-College  Oct 23, 2008
    KALAMAZOO -- Inside the cramped interior of a 1980s Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser station wagon -- crammed with cords, microphones and other hardware -- the film slate's digital numbers tumbled downward until the assistant director called out the one word that perhaps most personifies moviemaking. Action. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)

    Phish Reunion: The Rebirth Of (Un)Cool, In Bigger Than The Sound  Oct 8, 2008
    Nostalgia leads our resident music snob to admit his excitement for band's reunion (VHI.com -- Music News)

    "Highway Pirates" Targeting Broken Down Cars  Jul 30, 2008
    Kinnett, who is 18, had his Oldsmobile Cutlass trashed. All of the locks were broken, his stereo speakers were stolen and the back window was shattered. (WKRC.com, OH)

    Report: 2 Honda models popular with thieves in '07  Jul 13, 2008
    In Ohio, where Honda has the bulk of its North American manufacturing operations, the most-stolen vehicle in 2007 was the 1994 Dodge Caravan, followed by the 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The most-stolen Honda vehicle in the state was the 1998 Civic, which last year was Ohio's ninth-most-stolen vehicle. (Columbus Business First, OH)

    Low Mexican gas prices draw Americans  Jun 25, 2008
    On his visit Saturday, Terrazas saved about $20 filling his 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera. He said that when he returned to El Paso, he would monitor the bridge traffic from his house, and that once it waned, he would come back to fill his other vehicle, an SUV, for an even bigger saving. (International Herald Tribune)

    TV Actress Rosemary Radcliffe  Jun 22, 2008
    "I can still remember driving to the U.S. in John Candy's Oldsmobile Cutlass with Gilda and Eugene for an exchange with the Chicago Second City actors. They were great people and a lot of fun," says Rosemary Radcliffe, reminiscing about her time with the Toronto Second City production. What a trip that must have been. (Suite101.com)

    Troy Man Faces Harassment Charge  Jun 20, 2008
    The 13-year-old girl ran into the fire station on 115 and 5th avenue and told firefighters than a man driving a light blue 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass was slowly following her. She says this was the second day the same car and man did this. (FOX23 News, NY)

    Belfast car fire sends 2 to hospital  Jun 13, 2008
    Belden said the men had hoped to sell parts from the junk car to a junkyard, and had towed the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera in on a flatbed trailer. Several gas cans were stored by trash cans next to the house and Belden was glad she had asked someone to move them before the two men began working on the car. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Bethlehem Police Looking for Check Thief  Jun 5, 2008
    He may be traveling with a second black male, possibly driving a blue, Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra. The suspects have been trying to cash stolen checks over the past few days at Hannaford and Wal-Mart stores in the area. (FOX23 News, NY)

    Brandon RCMP seeking public assistance in Break, Enter and Theft ...  May 16, 2008
    They had been driving a red 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass with Saskatchewan plates which has since been recovered by the RCMP.. Brandon RCMP Detachment is requesting the public's help in locating these two individuals. (mySteinbach.ca)

    Arts Council proposes Winston-Salem multi-use theater  Apr 2, 2008
    1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme S, Price: $5,995. 00. (The Daily Reflector)

    General Motors Class Action Settlement Could Drive Big Attorney Fees  Mar 26, 2008
    Lawyers in California and Missouri first filed suit against GM about five years ago, claiming the auto manufacturer used an engine coolant in factories that created performance problems in more than 30 models of GM cars, including the Oldsmobile Cutlass and Chevy Impala. All of the cases targeted Dex-Cool, a coolant GM started using with the 1995 model year. (Law.com)

    Talking cars: Emission canisters and alternator replacement  Feb 21, 2008
    Q: I own a 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass 330 cid V/8. At my last tune-up, the mechanic said he would set the timing so I could use regular gasoline. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Goats, politics and GM products  Feb 12, 2008
    In particular, I brought up my daughter's 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera ... What has been left out of the above narrative, and it needs to be told in order that the reader have a full appreciation of the issue, is that whoever was in charge of the battery on 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera was a lunatic, perhaps even a dangerous one. (SunOnline)

    Electrical fire damages vehicle  Feb 5, 2008
    Upon arrival they found a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass on fire. The car was quickly extinguished, according to Fire Chief Mike McKinnies. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)

    Primary colors  Jan 30, 2008
    Harrison has come to Obama's field office on El Camino Real to tidy up a few times -- arriving in a nearly spotless 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass with "Impeach the son of a Bush!" bumper stickers on front and back -- and methodically spreads the word to everyone she encounters. These volunteer efforts form a massive push to garner votes for the Feb. 5 primary and ultimately the November presidential election. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Warm car stolen by cold-hearted thief  Jan 18, 2008
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    Accused Robbers Of Anaheim Bank Apprehended on 91 Freeway  Jan 10, 2008
    They left in an older blue Oldsmobile Cutlass, Martinez said. Officers went to the branch and others spread out looking for the vehicle, but it was spotted by an undercover officer driving west on the Artesia (91) Freeway and called for backup units. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Going snow-where: The car that will never get towed’  Dec 27, 2007
    An Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra parked at the corner of King and Wilson Streets in Winona Wednesday is disappearing into the snow ... It s a white, early 1990s model Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera half-buried in snow with a red bow tied to the driver s side rearview mirror. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Blackfoot amnesiac sought  Dec 15, 2007
    She has taken her car which is a blue 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass with Idaho license plate 4B77786. Anyone with information about Carla or her vehicle should contact the Blackfoot Police Department at (208)785-1234. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Kittens abandoned in near-freezing temps at shelter in NE Portland  Dec 12, 2007
    Someone parked a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass and then got out to leave 15 kittens and four adult cats that were in two red plastic storage containers. OHS officials said they were next to a sign warning the public that animal abandonment is a crime. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Family seeks missing man  Dec 11, 2007
    The family believes Pitts is driving a white 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with the license number 699-SNK.. County emergency officials received a report on Pitts disappearance. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Incidents injure pedestrians  Dec 9, 2007
    Haas was struck by a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass at approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday along Duke Street near Moss Lane about 400 yards from the Granite Falls/Rhodhiss line. GFPD Sgt. Chris Jenkins said Haas was walking with traffic when the incident occurred. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)

    Pontiac is going commercial, TV style  Dec 5, 2007
    Accepted bids for disposal of a 1972 Chevrolet flatbed, 527; a 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 325; a 1994 Ford Crown Victoria, 210; and a 1985 Dodge pickup truck, 325. Heard from two residents, about their concerns including "drag racing" out of Chautauqua Park and littering by high school students there, bicyclists' not observing rules of the road, and "some crazy drivers" going 50 to 60 mph on Water Street. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)

    DeWitt Police Report  Nov 29, 2007
    He said that a black female in a red 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass ram-med his vehicle in the right side. Both vehicles had been moved. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)

    Metro Briefs  Nov 13, 2007
    2 S. Dubuque St., in his 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera on Gilbert and Benton Streets. Police said his car was missing a brake light and Steffens was weaving and following a taxi too closely. (Daily Iowan, IA)

    Authorities looking for missing elderly man  Nov 10, 2007
    On Oct. 25, Elwyn R. Caldwell, 83, of Auburn, left his home on Hamilton Avenue in his Oldsmobile Cutlass, withdrew some money at a local First Niagara Bank branch and has not been seen since, according to the Auburn Police Department ... His vehicle is a 1994, blue, four-door Oldsmobile Cutlass with New York plates reading DVZ1879. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Classified 11/8/07  Nov 9, 2007
    AUTOS FOR SALE 95 Cadillac Deville white Diamond X-TRA Clean 4,495 95 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4 door Bright Red, Sunroof ... 5,495 96 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, 4 door. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)

    Public help sought in locating missing family  Nov 7, 2007
    -1968 primer gray Oldsmobile Cutlass with no hood, unknown plates. -1990s white four-door Buick with black luggage rack on the trunk. (FOX 11, AZ)

    Two cars believed involved in freeway shooting  Oct 26, 2007
    Police described the cars as a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme or similar model with the lower chrome trim missing from the right side, and late 1970s or early 1980s Chevy Malibu wagon. Investigators want to talk to the owners, drivers or occupants of the cars. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Police seek shoplifter who also showed gun  Oct 20, 2007
    The man dumped the groceries when he pulled out the gun and took off in an 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass with the license plate 252UVS, police said. He was seen headed north on Queen Street, police said. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    Drivers continue jumping to Nextel Cup  Oct 11, 2007
    Lakeside's Tom Drake Jr. defeated La Mesa's Jimmy Benjamin (1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass) in the High-Roller Gambler championship race with Lakeside's Paul Wagner (1972 Plymouth Duster third). Wagner was also the runner-up in the Sportsman finale. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    New data Says Ohio car Thieves Like American-Made Cars  Oct 10, 2007
    The two most stolen vehicles in Ohio last year are both 1994 models -- the Oldsmobile Cutlass and the Dodge Caravan. Also, the new statistics show that whilethe top stolen car nationwide was the 1995 Honda Civic, Ohio thieves prefer American-made automobiles. (WKRC.com, OH)

    Continue reading  Sep 11, 2007
    "We call it Hawaiian Punch," because my wife is originally from Hawaii," said James, about the car, which was painted candy-apple red, and included holographic Tiki heads and Hawaiian patterns.James, a civilian jet mechanic at Travis Air Force Base, said he did all the body work himself on his low-rider, which among other things, included a molded trunk and hood, custom paint and interior and a 20,000 custom hydraulic set-up in the trunk.Jose Garcia of Visalia had his 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Dragway driver doubling military duties with racing  Sep 10, 2007
    Barclay Schmidt came with a Super Pro entry, a 74 Oldsmobile Cutlass that he began racing in 1994 at the age of 16, and a Pro model for the 1,500 to win for cars without delay boxes, an electronic device used to make reaction times better. Schmidt, a carpenter from Imperial, Mo. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Easy and cost-effective do-it-yourself bathroom fixes  Sep 6, 2007
    Thursday: I fired up my Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera and drove through a fierce rainstorm to The Home Depot in Secaucus, N.J., to begin scouting out vanities. This task can be a little daunting without a clear vision of what you're looking for, so don't rumble your rickety orange shopping cart into the vanity aisle without a sense of direction. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Hutto's wheels get spot in history  Sep 3, 2007
    The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme will be headed to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Mich ... Earl Hutto's old car a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is making one last trip ... The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme model lasted from 1966 to 1997. (Pensacola News Journal)

    Ask the Auto Doctor  Aug 25, 2007
    Dear Doctor: I own a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass with only 46,000 miles. When I take my foot off the gas pedal the car seems to keep moving along. (Helena Independent Record)

    Only On KFOX: Shooting At Fort Bliss Reported  Jul 31, 2007
    El Paso police were asked to be on the lookout for an African-American male possibly driving a white or beige older model Oldsmobile Cutlass. The man allegedly used a 9 mm handgun in the incident. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Three Enter Pleas In County Court  Jul 27, 2007
    State Police, McConnellsburg barracks, Martz s southbound 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass crossed Waterfall Road and collided head-on with an oncoming 1998 Nissan operated by Cooper. Cooper was extricated from his vehicle and transported to Fulton County Medical Center. (Fulton County News, PA)

    Man tries to swim from accident, police  Jul 27, 2007
    His 1994 Dodge Dakota collided with a 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass being driven by 19-year-old Jenna Lee Volkman, of Winona. With Hock s Dakota rendered undriveable, he fled the scene on foot. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Tsawwassen approve first urban treaty  Jul 26, 2007
    Then she pointed to her tired Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser, adding: "And one of the doors on my station wagon is broken."Adams sees a positive future of economic self-sufficiency for her band, free from the ties of the federal Indian Act. "Now we are free to make our own choices for prosperity. We're open for business and want to participate like anyone else. We're going from welfare to work."I want our children to be proud of this treaty. (Vancouver Sun)

    • Man charged with reckless homicide in death of man pinned under parked cars  Jul 26, 2007
    The van kept going, with no evidence its driver was trying to stop, and struck a Jeep Cherokee and an Oldsmobile Cutlass. Kintzler became trapped between the van and the Cutlass, the complaint said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Driver charged in couple's death  Jul 21, 2007
    On July 6 at 7:15 p.m., Smith's Pontiac Grand Am was speeding better than 84 miles per hour on Route 611 near the Willow Grove Naval Air Station when the vehicle smashed into the rear end of John and Maryann Kupetz's Oldsmobile Cutlass, according to an affidavit of probable cause. The collision caused the Kupetz's vehicle to catch fire, trapping them inside. (Springfield Sun, PA)

    Harry L. Barrett Jr., at 86; was a professor and executive  Jul 21, 2007
    His favorite car was a black Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible with red leather interior. "The car was the love of his life," said Mr. Barrett's son, Harry III of Northampton. (Boston Globe)

    9 die as jet skids off Mexico runway  Jul 6, 2007
    The jet, carrying three people, struck a Hummer carrying two Mexican soldiers and an Oldsmobile Cutlass with a family of four, and burst into flames, Diaz said. All nine died in the blaze, said Oscar Rivera Inzunza, a state government spokesman. (Los Angeles Times)

    Grandmother Caught in the Gunfire  Jul 5, 2007
    Police are looking for two men who fled the scene of the shooting in a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass. If you have any information, call crimestoppers at 528-CASH.. (WREG.com, TN)

    Berserk spree ends in shooting, wreck  Jul 5, 2007
    A Benton man drove his 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass through the front of the restaurant after an altercation with police around 1:30 a.m. Monday ... DeWitt Police received a call around 1:25 a.m. Monday regarding a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass that was behaving oddly in the parking lot between Kroger and Alco ... When Chapman arrived at the scene, he found McClendon driving his 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass wildly in the parking lot. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)

    Keep 'em sick  Jul 1, 2007
    It means corporations need poor people who will be so desperate they will work minimum wage jobs with no medical benefits and sleep in their 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supremes because they can't afford rent. Remember, a sick populace ensures a healthy insurance industry. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Two Women Arrested After Robbery, Chase, Crash  Jun 27, 2007
    The suspects reportedly left the scene in a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass. Two victims followed in a red Nissan Pathfinder. (7 KETV Omaha)

    Three local teens escape serious injury when car hits tree and rolls over  Jun 26, 2007
    Amber L. Nelson, 27, 217 W. Cherry St., Carmi, backing a 2003 Ford Taurus, and Christina R. Hunt, 16, 311 Fifth St., Carmi, backing a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass, backed into each other on the Wal-Mart parking lot in Carmi around 6:45 p.m. Friday, causing more than 500 damage, according to a police department accident report. Marjorie E. Kell, 90, 119 Sixth St., Carmi, drove a 1998 Ford Contour into a pole on the Wal-Mart parking lot around 2:55 p.m. Friday. (Carmi Times, IL)

    On the fast track Virginia Motorsports Park brings maximum velocity and entertainment to the Tri-Cities  Jun 25, 2007
    Farley, who owned a 1969 Camaro back in the day, spends some of his spare time fixing up a 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It has a 442 motor and it s probably worth $20,000 today. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)

    Vintage car thefts land 2 men in jail  Jun 19, 2007
    A spokesman for the Covington County Sheriff's Office said John McDuffie, 28, of Andalusia and Shelton Thomas, 26, of East Brewton traveled to a residence on Plywood Mill Road where they stole a 1986 Chevrolet Caprice and a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442. From there, the two traveled to a local metal place where the cars were sold and crushed for cash, the spokesman said. (Andalusia Star News, AL)

    Clay Officers Search For Bank Robber  Jun 16, 2007
    The getaway car is described as a white four-door vehicle, possibly an Oldsmobile Cutlass. Anyone who knows anything about the robbery is asked to call Crimestoppers 866-845-TIPS. Copyright 2007 by News4Jax. (News4Jax.com, FL)

    Upper Providence crash sends seven Spring City American Legion players to hospitals  Jun 8, 2007
    " Enright said the first vehicle involved in the accident, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, was driven by a male driver from Royersford, with three male passengers. The second vehicle, a Ford Escape, was driven by a male driver from Mont Clare, with two male passengers. The third vehicle, a tan Toyota Corolla, was driven by a male driver from Spring City, with four male passengers. The striking vehicle, an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, according to Enright, was driven by a male from Royersford, with three... (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)

    Canyon County crash injures six  Jun 4, 2007
    Investigators said that after she went through the stop sign, her minivan hit the front driver s side of an Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Neida Perez-Noh, 41, of Nampa ... Officers said all occupants of the Oldsmobile Cutlass were wearing their seat belts but it was unknown whether Setser was wearing hers. (Idaho Press-Tribune)

    Amenia driver killed in LaGrange crash  Jun 2, 2007
    Deputies found the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass, driven by Malloy, was heading eastbound on Route 55 when police believe it went off the south side of the road, struck a curb and then hit a utility pole before coming to rest in the parking lot of the plaza. "There was light traffic at the time of the accident," said Lt. John Watterson of the Sheriff's Department. (MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY)

    L.A. homicide rates down 24 percent  Jun 1, 2007
    The car was a tan or brown 1994 to 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass 88, with tinted windows and chrome rims. A 50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who fatally shot 23-year-old Ashley Cheval on Aug. 25, 2006. (North County Times)

    Fatal accident kills SUNY grad  May 28, 2007
    Kevin T. Malloy, 22, was killed after the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass he was driving left State Route 55 near Bishop Drive in the town of LaGrange, struck a curb and then a utility pole before coming to rest in the parking lot of Subway in the Apple Valley Shopping Center. To get the rest of the story every day, subscribe to the Register Star. (Hudson Register Star, NY)

    Local mechanic enjoys spinning wrenches on his three drag cars  May 22, 2007
    Two of the three cars he owns once belonged to his drag racing heroes: a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass raced by Buddy Ingersoll (a Zeigler native) and a 1969 Ford Mustang campaigned on the national circuit that year by Jerry Harvey. The Mustang was photographed that year leaving the line at a national event by the famous photographer Ray Mann, and the photo appears on the internet at quartermilestones. (Carmi Times, IL)

    Akron teen killed in collision  May 21, 2007
    Tyler Edward Dawdy, 18, was driving west on County Road C-38 and crested the hill approaching Fir Avenue when his Oldsmobile Cutlass was struck on the left side by the arms of the tractor, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office reported. Gerald Bernard Dieterman, 83, was driving the tractor east on C-38. (Sioux City Journal)

    Riding in style: Classics come to life at car show in Stamford  May 6, 2007
    Bill Black, 59, an accountant from Guilford, was proudly displaying the 1970 white Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible he spent six years restoring. To prove it was restored to its original condition, he showed spectactors the "build sheet" from the factory that listed all the features it had when it was delivered in 1970 to the Allen Brothers dealership in Greenwich. (Stamford Advocate)

    New policy set up for off-duty officers  May 6, 2007
    Mansker, 24, said he followed Foley from near Balboa Park in San Diego to Poway after seeing a 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass being driven erratically on state Route 163 shortly after 3 a.m. The officer was wearing civilian clothes and driving his own black Mazda. Officials have said that Mansker made more than one call to dispatchers to report the incident. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Foley pleads guilty to misdemeanor DUI charge  May 4, 2007
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    Foley pleads guilty to alcohol-related driving  May 4, 2007
    The 31-year-old Foley was shot early on Sept. 3 near his Poway home by officer Aaron Mansker, who had tailed the players 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for nearly 30 miles on a freeway on suspicion the driver was drunk. Foley, who had been partying in downtown San Diego, was taken to a hospital, where tests showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Misdemeanor:  May 4, 2007
    After Foley stopped on his street, Gaut got behind the wheel of his customized Oldsmobile Cutlass and drove toward the Coronado officer, Aaron Mansker. Gaut claimed she was trying to come to Foley's aid. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Stony Brook man killed in crash  Apr 29, 2007
    Joseph Tricarico, 90, was driving his 1991 Buick LeSabre east on Route 347 and was making a left turn into the Nesconset Plaza Shopping Center when he struck a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass about 3 p.m., police said. The driver, Brittney Littler, 19, of Rocky Point, veered into a 2006 Toyota Corolla that was exiting the shopping center's parking lot, police said. (Newsday -- Long Island)

    Foley friend found guilty of assault  Apr 27, 2007
    Gaut was a passenger in Foley's 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass until the final moments of the confrontation. When Foley got out of his car and walked up the street to confront Mansker, Gaut jumped behind the wheel of Foley's car and followed closely behind him. (North County Times)

    Juror Discusses Case Of Charger's Passenger  Apr 27, 2007
    Mansker, a rookie officer with the Coronado Police Department, tailed Foley's plum-colored 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for about 30 miles on a freeway from downtown San Diego to the upscale suburb of Poway on suspicion that the driver was drunk. The officer, who was driving his own car, ended up cornered in a cul-de-sac in front of Foley's home. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Gaut convicted  Apr 27, 2007
    Mansker testified that he had spotted Foley's customized 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass driving erratically on north state Route 163 just after 3:15 a.m. Mansker was off-duty, wearing a T-shirt and jeans and was driving his own car, a black Mazda. He radioed for assistance several times and followed the car until it exited Interstate 15 at Pomerado Road. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Gaut trial verdict to be read Thursday  Apr 26, 2007
    Koerber said Mansker called dispatchers and kept waiting for help to arrive, but continued following Foley's 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the meantime. Both Foley and Gaut knew or reasonably should have known that Mansker was a police officer, but didn't want to believe it, Koerber told the jury. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Arresting imageAs concerns over player conduct rise, a review of crime reports shows arrest rates are consistent with general population, and DUIs dominate  Apr 23, 2007
    Right before he was shot by an off-duty police officer in September (and later charged with drunken driving), Chargers linebacker Steve Foley had been driving a customized Oldsmobile Cutlass. In 2004, Houston Texans defensive back Marcus Coleman crashed his new Mercedes near a bar and was charged with drunken driving. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    VICTIM OF REVOLVING-DOOR JUSTICE  Apr 21, 2007
    Garcia is the third person in San Francisco killed in less than a week by suspects with felony records who have been allowed to go free despite recent arrests for guns or other serious charges. Charles Westley Burns, known as "Fat Wes,'' had a criminal history that began when he was a teenager. As an adult, his first conviction came after a 2003 arrest for dealing marijuana. In early 2004, he admitted the allegation and was sentenced to three years probation and 49 days in jail, time he already... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Hit-Run Suspect Arrested  Apr 20, 2007
    SAN FRANCISCO / Police arrest suspect in man's hit-run death (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Issue: Did Gaut know Mansker was a cop?  Apr 19, 2007
    Mansker, 24, testified earlier that he was driving home from work shortly after 3 a.m. when he saw Foley's 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass driving erratically along state Route 163. He said he radioed a dispatcher to ask for assistance and was told a California Highway Patrol officer was responding. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Expert: Gaut probably blinded by headlights  Apr 18, 2007
    Gaut, 26, is accused of getting behind the wheel of Foley's customized Oldsmobile Cutlass the morning of Sept. 3 and trying to run down the officer. She faces felony and misdemeanor charges, including assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and drunken driving. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Foley companion testifies in own defense  Apr 17, 2007
    After Foley was shot, Gaut testified, she told the wounded football player that she was going to turn his 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass around to help him. "I couldn't get it into drive to go," Gaut testified. (North County Times)

    Was trying to help Foley,Gaut testifies  Apr 17, 2007
    I yelled at (Foley) 'I'm just going to turn the car around,' she told a San Diego Superior Court jury, adding that she had difficulty operating Foley's customized Oldsmobile Cutlass. Gaut testified she managed to maneuver the car into a three-point turn, finally coasting to a point alongside Foley, who was lying in the street. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Officer: Foley's actions surprising  Apr 13, 2007
    He said he pulled alongside Foley's Oldsmobile Cutlass when it stopped at an intersection and identified himself as a police officer. I said, 'I'm a police officer, and I need you to pull to the curb,' said Mansker, 24, adding that Foley looked around nervously in his car before driving away. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Foley shooting:  Apr 12, 2007
    Lisa Maree Gaut, the passenger in Foley's customized 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass that morning, is now on trial in San Diego Superior Court on charges that include assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and drunken driving. If convicted, she could be sent to prison for up to five years. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Felt 'cornered,' Mansker testifies  Apr 11, 2007
    Mansker said he followed Foley's 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass from Balboa Park to Poway around 3 a.m. in his personal vehicle because he thought the driver was drunk. Mansker said Foley and Gaut exited the vehicle multiple times as the officer followed Foley's car northbound toward Poway. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Camden man may face murder trial in May  Apr 10, 2007
    The Wards had been shot multiple times, and their 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra was stolen. The car was later found abandoned in a field in Madison County. (The Clarion-Ledger)

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