Pete Rose takes casino approach to book signing - 2004-01-24
Pete Rose's gambling problems will perhaps keep him out of the Hall of Fame, but they won't keep him away from a casino.

Rose - baseball's all-time hit king who is on the sport's lifetime banned list - was at the Foxwoods Resort Casino on Saturday night, signing his book, "My Prison Without Bars," and schmoozing with about 300 of the casino's "preferred players."

The invitation-only event was held in the resort's grand ballroom, and the few media members who showed up were kept outside. Rose's public relations team also turned down a request to be interviewed.
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Aggravated assault - 2004-01-24
Called to an apartment in the 300 block of W. 24th Avenue for a domestic dispute early this morning, city police encountered a woman who relayed a long story of conflict with her boyfriend.

According to reports, the woman and boyfriend began feuding at a casino and the man continued to assault her when the pair made their way to a Barbeau Street address. During the dispute, the woman told officers the man pushed her face into the snow, kicked her car door and slashed a tire in a discussion of house keys.

When the woman set out on foot to her 24th Avenue apartment, the man reportedly showed up there to punch her, grab her throat and threaten her at knife point.
Read the full story at Sault Ste. Marie Evening News