American teen attacks mother after car loan refusal

Rachel Anne Hachero

A gifted Florida student has been charged with attacking her mother after she refused to help her buy a car!

American Police said 17-year-old Rachel Anne Hachero 'pistol-whipped' her mother at their home when she refused to co-sign a loan for a black 2004 Nissan 350Z.

After the attack, police said the teenager then pointed a gun at her mother's head and stomach and told her she was going with her to the Nissan dealership in Fort Myers, Florida, to sign for the car.

Hachero's mother told investigators her daughter ordered her into a vehicle and demanded she drive to the dealership or she would shoot her.
The pair then completed the purchase at Sutherlin Nissan, Florida, and Hachero left the dealership in the Nissan 350Z.
Linda Hachero, told police she went through her daughter's purse while she was at school and found the gun, drugs, and drug paraphernalia.
Mrs Hachero said she did not want to press charges against her daughter, who had recently been accepted to several prestigious Ivy League colleges.
Officers from Lee County Sheriff's office have charged her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and battery.

Convertible cars soar in value as summer approaches

According to data from Glass's - the UK's car valuation experts - the price of 'convertibles' are beginning to soar as the weather gets warmer.

Last year, the average auction price for a general market convertible was £6,900, but by April 2010, the average price had increased to £8,000, representing a 16 percent rise for the quarter. Experts a predicting a similar rise in 2011.

Adrian Rushmore, managing editor at Glass’s said “from March 2011 we would expect to see the higher trade prices being reflected in higher forecourt prices as dealers attempt to protect, or increase, their trading margins."

Glass's also says that, on average, convertibles retain more of their original value than other market segments. After a period of three years, an average convertible can retain 42 percent of their value. Meanwhile, an MPV will keep only a third of its purchasing price when you want to sell it on.
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Police hunt for soccer ace's car

Police are still trying to track down a car stolen from the family home of Arsenal football player Theo Walcott.

The car valuation of the white VW Golf R32 with tinted windows, is estimated to be around £20,000.

The vehicle was snatched from outside the property in Felden where the premiership player’s parents and brother live, while Walcott was starring for Arsenal in his side’s 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Jewellery and laptops, valued at around £30,000, were also taken.

A 25 year old woman from Rickmansworth, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been bailed by police until Wednesday, March 23.

Crazed Brazilian ploughs into cyclists. How was no one killed?

This is the horrifying moment when over 40 people were injured after a motorist ploughed into a group of cyclists in Brazil.

Miraculously, no-one was killed in the incident in Porto Alegre, but many of the cyclists suffered broken bones and severe cuts and bruises.

Miraculously, no-one was killed in the incident in Porto Alegre, but many of the cyclists suffered broken bones and severe cuts and bruises.Up to 130 cyclists were taking part in the 'Critical Mass' event, which blocks roads in a protest against motorists, and around 40 were struck by the car, which had followed the group for a period before ramming them in his black Volkswagen Golf.The driver of the car fled from the scene but police have a suspect in custody after they found the car abandoned at the weekend. Police say the man claimed riders surrounded his vehicle and began beating on it, so he panicked and - in fear for his life - ran away. However, the lead investigator in the case called that version of events 'fanciful'.

Critical Mass is a cycling event that is held around the world, usually on the last Friday of every month, and its aim is to take back the streets from motorists.

The events usually occur in a flashmob-style, without warning, and block roads.

However, critics claim the event is dangerous, causing public disruption in major cities without warning and it has even been attacked by some cycling advocacy groups because it causes confrontation with motorists and weakens public support for cyclists.

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