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A year after being accused of stealing a laptop computer Andrew Cummings of the Southwest City, MO. police department brought the same laptop computer into the station for a software update.

A woman pulled over by Officer Cummings watched the Officer remove her laptop computer from her car and when she asked for it back he refused to return it. She filed a theft complaint two weeks later.

The Missouri Highway Patrol investigated the allegations in 2007. Cummings was charged with a felony and released on $7500 bond. He continues to be certified as a law enforcement officer.

More story: Police Officer Arrested for Stealing Laptop.

Arizona: Cygnus Systems has filed lawsuits against Google, Microsoft, and Apple for allegedly infringing patent #7346850, a “system and method for iconic software environment management”.

The patent application was submitted back in 2001 but approval wasn’t granted until early this year. Cygnus Systems claims that the ability to preview documents without opening them violates this patent.

Products which allegedly violate the patent include Safari, iPhone, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8, OSX, and Vista. The company is asking the court for “reasonable royalties” and is investigating other potentially infringing products.

More story: Small Company Sues Apple, Google, and Microsoft for Patent Infringement.

81 year old Eartha, was one of the worlds most famous singers, nominated for Tony, Grammy and Emmy awards she was famed throughout the Manhattan cabaret scene.

Her fame did not come easy, her Mother was only 14 when she gave birth and at that time worked in cotton fields, Kitt was then given to her aunt who then brought her to New York where her life began as an entertainer.

In the 60’s she was disliked for condemning the Vietnam War and created a storm standing against racism. In the 80s she emerged in several films ”Where Is My Man” earned her even more fame. She lived the rest of her life in Connecticut.

More story: Singer and Actress Eartha Kitt Died On Christmas Day.

Spanish police in Madrid arrested 24 Nigerians. They belong to an international organization to obtain credit card numbers through internet hacking. With those credit card nunbers they buy mainly expensive electronic items, plane and train tickets.

Those items then will be sold on through internet. For example one of them built up a veritable travel agency who was spcialized in buying plane and train tickets.

More story: 24 Nigerians Arrested Over Credit Card Fraud.