May 25, 2013

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Burglars Butt-Dial 911 While Breaking Into Car: Cops

Posted 05.20.2013 | Weird News

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Two alleged thieves might have gotten away with a stolen car, BUTT one of their cellphones helped cops CRACK the case. Two burglary suspects in Fre...

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Gunmen Shoot Into Home, Kill 10-Year-Old Girl: Cops

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.20.2013 | Crime

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NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. — A devastated father said Monday he had no idea why gunmen targeted his house, firing a barrage of bullets that killed ...

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WATCH: 78-Year-Old Accused Bank Robber Blurts Out: 'I Rob Banks -- It's My Hobby'

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.17.2013 | Weird News

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An elderly man accused of robbing a San Diego bank wasn't interested in remaining silent about his alleged crimes. During his arrest, he blurted ou...

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Teacher's Aide Caught On Tape Molesting Special Needs Student: Police

Posted 05.14.2013 | Crime

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A teacher's aide in Lawndale, California was allegedly caught on surveillance video molesting a female special education student. Juan Carlos Gutie...

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Older Brother Arrested In Stabbing Of 8-Year-Old Girl

AP | TRACIE CONE and HAVEN DALEY | Posted 05.14.2013 | Crime

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VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. — The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said Monday he will believe his son i...

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Woman Allegedly Slaps Deputy To Help Herself Quit Smoking

Posted 05.10.2013 | Weird News

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Just another danger of smoking. A deputy in Sacramento, Calif. was allegedly slapped by a woman trying to kick her nicotine addiction, WPTV reporte...

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Sisters Plead Not Guilty To Wrapping Babies 'Like Boa Constrictors'

AP | Posted 04.30.2013 | Crime

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PLEASANTON, Calif. — Two sisters in Northern California facing charges that they endangered infants' lives by binding them too tightly in swaddl...

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Teen Posed As Girl To Trick Classmates Into Sending Nude Pics: Cops

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.25.2013 | Crime

Read More: La Mesa Teen Child Porn, Video, Facebook Sex Scandal, Teen Poses as Girl to Get Boys to Send Naked Pictures, Teen Child Porn Charges, California Crime, Crime News

A teenage boy in La Mesa, Calif., could be facing child porn charges after allegedly posing as a girl on Facebook in order to get other boys to send h...

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'I Will Never Have A Sex Life Again': Man Testifies That Wife Cut Penis Off

AP | Posted 04.18.2013 | Los Angeles

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SANTA ANA, California -- The estranged husband of a woman charged with severing his penis said it was as though his life ended the evening of the atta...

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5 Teens Charged With Shooting, Killing Off-Duty Paramedic

AP | Posted 04.17.2013 | Crime

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police have arrested five California teens – all 16-years-old or younger – in the killing of an off-duty paramedic who ...

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Both Sides Rest In Rockefeller Imposter LA Trial

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 04.03.2013 | Crime

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LOS ANGELES -- The defense and prosecution rested their cases in the murder trial of a notorious Rockefeller impostor Wednesday after his ex-wife call...

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Mom In Stolen Minivan Takes Kids On Police Chase: Cops

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.03.2013 | Weird News

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You might not want this minivan mom in your carpool. Erica Braswell is facing felony charges for leading San Diego police on a pursuit early Wedne...

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California Pharmacist Gets Prison For Funding Terrorism

AP | Posted 03.29.2013 | Crime

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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A California woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for wiring money to Pakistan to help fund terrorist attacks again...

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Lawyer Says Missing Wife Is Real Killer In Con Artist's Murder Trial

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.19.2013 | Crime

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LOS ANGELES — Testimony in the murder trial of a notorious Rockefeller impostor opened Tuesday with a witness telling how his excavation for a p...

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Man Who Allegedly Killed Son With Hatchet Investigated By Social Workers Before Murder

AP | Posted 05.14.2013 | Crime

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Child welfare workers investigated claims of violence and drug use at a Sacramento home three weeks before authorities said...

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Woman Raped Romantic Rival With Golf Club

Posted 03.07.2013 | Crime

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A San Diego woman was convicted Wednesday of raping a younger woman with a golf club. Catherine McCoy, 49, had been convicted in November of kidna...

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Mom Accidentally Texts Pic Of 8-Year-Old To Child Porn Collector: Cops

Posted 03.03.2013 | Crime

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Everyone occasionally dials the wrong number, but rarely does that misdial lead to a child pornography bust. A mother in Citrus Heights, Calif, wa...

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Alleged California Rampage Shooter Left Suicide Note, Police Say

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.01.2013 | Crime

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TUSTIN, Calif. — A Southern California college student who fatally shot three people last month before turning the gun on himself wrote a suicid...

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Officers 'Had Absolutely No Chance' In Surprise Shooting

AP | MARTHA MENDOZA | Posted 03.01.2013 | Crime

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- In this tolerant beach town where a mayor once hosted a medical marijuana giveaway and cars sport "Keep Santa Cruz Weird" bumper...

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Oakland Mayor Under Fire For Putting Lock-picking Class In Newsletter

AP | Posted 02.28.2013 | Weird News

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The mayor of a California city struggling with a spike in burglaries and other crimes is apologizing for promoting a class about ho...

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News Anchor Vanishes

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 02.28.2013 | Crime

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UPDATE: Lopez returned home around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, according to KEYT. A news anchor in Santa Barbara, Calif., was reported missing th...

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Woman Allegedly Stabs Elderly Woman, Dog During Home Invasions

Posted 02.26.2013 | Crime

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A woman who allegedly broke into three Riverside, Calif. homes, stabbing an 80-year-old woman and a dog, has been arrested. Shannon Lynn Jones, 25,...

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WATCH: Burglars Steal Hooters Jukebox, Thinking It's ATM: Cops

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 02.22.2013 | Weird News

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Police in San Diego are currently on the hunt for two burglars who broke into a Hooters restaurant and stole a jukebox that they may have confused for...

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Search For Victims Of 'Speed Freak Killers' At An End

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 02.22.2013 | Crime

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The abandoned well painstakingly excavated over the past six weeks in remote Northern California turned up no human remains, and the ...

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