Drunk Driver Hits Mass. Police Chief; 5th DUI?
Donna Sclamo (CBS/WBZ)
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. (CBS/WBZ/AP) Driving drunk: bad.
Rear-ending the commander of the State Police while driving drunk: worse.
Police say Donna Sclamo, of Worcester, Mass., slammed into the back of Col. Marian McGovern's SUV while McGovern was waiting at a red light in nearby Shrewsbury.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. (CBS/AP) Two men, apparently drunk, knock on the door of the Uniontown, Pa. police station.
You probably haven't heard this one before.
Police in the southwestern Pennsylvania town say Peter Dominick and Alan Scritchfield, both 30, came to the police station about 9 p.m. Sunday.
Continue »7 Ft. Pot Plants in Front Yard Lead to Arrest
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ST. CLOUD, Fla. (CBS/AP) Most people growing marijuana illegally at least try to hide it from police.
Not Bryan Hartman, who investigators say was growing huge pot plants right in his own front yard.
Continue »"Serial Stabber" Suspect Indicted In Ohio
Elias Abuelazam (AP Photo)
TOLEDO, Ohio (CBS/AP) An Ohio grand jury has handed up an indictment on attempted murder charges for Elias Abuelazam, the man suspected in a series of at least 20 stabbings across three states last spring and summer.
The indictment of the Israeli native stems from a stabbing attack against a church janitor in Toledo.
Continue »Music Exec Arrested for Possessing Loaded Gun
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Leach, an RCA Music Group senior vice president, was pulled over for driving erratically in Manhattan shortly after midnight, prosecutors said. The .380-caliber, semiautomatic pistol gun was in the car's central console, the six bullets inside, according to a court complaint.
Continue »Judge Orders Mich. Mom To Undergo Testing
Carol Lynn Schnuphase in court Oct. 1, 2010 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Todd McInturf)
ROSEVILLE, Mich. (CBS/AP) A judge has ordered competency and psychological testing for Carol Lynn Schnuphase, a Detroit-area mother who allegedly drugged her healthy 12-year-old son and shaved his head in order to scam cancer-support groups out of thousands of dollars in donations for his care.
Paris Hilton's Guards Nab Second Intruder: Cops
Paris Hilton (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.)
Lil Wayne Blogging Behind Bars
Lil Wayne (KCAL)
NEW YORK (CBS) Lil Wayne may be behind bars, but the rapper still finds a way to connect with his fans - on his prison blog.
The rap artist launched WeezyThanxYou.com in April, complete with a countdown clock labeled "Until Lil Wayne's Home."
"During my prison stint, I want my fans to know I love you," Lil Wayne writes on his website. "I want all of you to know that I appreciate all the mail I get, and this is my way of saying thank you."
Continue »Jury Selection To Start In Deadly Home Invasion
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CONCORD, N.H. (CBS/AP) Jury selection begins Wednesday in the trial of 18-year-old Steven Spader, the alleged brains behind a disturbing plot to burglarize a random Mont Vernon home and kill its occupants.
Spader and co-defendant Christopher Gribble allegedly wielded a machete and knife in the pre-dawn attacks on Oct. 4, 2009, slashing 42-year-old Kimberly Cates to death and seriously injuring her 11-year-old daughter, Jaimie, who survived the attack.
Continue »Cops: Calif. Mother Killed Twin 3 Yr. Old Girls
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FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CBS/AP) Police say a Fairfield mother stabbed her twin 3-year-old daughters to death before attempting to take her own life, and set fire to her apartment.
Firefighters found the children's bodies around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the apartment in Solano County after responding to reports of a fire, and extinguishing the blaze.
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