PORTLAND, Ore., May 12 (UPI) -- A little league baseball field in Portland, Ore., was shut down after neighboring residents complained their homes were being bombarded with foul balls.

The Hollywood Little League was forced to close its newly renovated field after neighbors complained the foul balls were causing a safety hazard, KPTV, Portland, Ore. reported Monday.

"Many of these are hitting our homes with a lot of force. It's only a matter of time before there's a personal injury or a broken window," resident Chris Altenhofen said.

Hollywood Little League organizers said they worked closely with the city to ensure the field was up to snuff and did not intend to exclude neighbors' considerations from the upgrade plans.

Organizers said they will install additional safety equipment as long as they are allowed to reopen the field.

Commander probed in nude shooting case

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 12 (UPI) -- A former Swedish military commander is being investigated for allegedly trying to hide video footage of naked soldiers shooting shoulder-fired cannons.

Lars-Olof Corneliusson, past commander of the Swedish amphibious military unit stationed outside Stockholm, allegedly ordered the person leading the 2004 nude shooting exercise to demolish footage of the incident, the Swedish News Agency TT reported Monday.

The footage was scrutinized after being aired, against Corneliusson's wishes, by the Uppdrag Granskning television news program in 2006.

Cmdr. Christer Olofsson, who led a military investigation of the incident, criticized the unit for failing to act right away.

Corneliusson is also being investigated for crimes related to a boating accident that left two soldiers dead, the news agency said.

'Sorry rocks' returned to sacred site

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia, May 12 (UPI) -- Hundreds of superstitious tourists said they are returning stones to Australia's sacred Ayers Rock because they bring bad luck.

Visitors have been anxiously mailing the "sorry rocks" back to the sacred sandstone formation in central Australia, along with letters that blame the objects for causing bad luck, illness, divorce or death in their lives, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

It is reported that members of the Anangu tribe residing near the landmark have asked tourists not to remove objects from the area.

"There's quite a deep-seated uncertainty about Aboriginal spirituality and culture and often we err on the side of caution when we don't know something well," said Jasmine Foxlee, a Ph.D student researching the rocks.

Skeptics have said the rocks are perfectly safe and the whole phenomenon is ridiculous.

"I've had my little piece of Ayers Rock for 14 years and I'm the most contented bugger on Earth," one said.

Florida man, 77, tackles female intruder

SEMINOLE, Fla., May 12 (UPI) -- A 77-year-old retired Florida construction worker said he was just protecting his home when he tackled a petite woman who allegedly tried to rob him.

Nicole Mason-Suares, 22, was charged with armed burglary, aggravated battery on a person 65 or over and possession of burglary tools after Walter Funk caught her walking through his Seminole, Fla., home Saturday, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported.

Funk said he had answered a knock on the front door and found no one there. He said he then saw the 5-foot-2, 100-pound Mason-Suares inside and heading for the back door and tackled her.

Funk had to swat a knife out of Mason-Suares' hands during their encounter, authorities said.

After Funk's wife called police, Mason-Suares received hospital treatment for minor wounds and was detained at Pinellas County Jail on $25,000 bail.