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Amber Alert: 3-Year-Old Abducted at Gunpoint

May 11, 11:38AM by Caroline Black Topics Missing

Brian Kenney (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

NEW CASTLE, Del. (CBS/AP) New Castle County Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old boy who was reportedly abducted from his father's Delaware home at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.

Police were called to the Murray Manor Trailer Park on 6th Avenue around 2:20 a.m. after receiving a report that Brian Kenney had been abducted by three unidentified gunmen.

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LPGA Pro Golfer Erica Blasberg Dies

May 11, 7:47AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Erica Blasberg (AP, file)

LAS VEGAS (CBS/AP) Police are investigating the sudden death of 25-year-old professional golfer Erica Blasberg, who died on Sunday in a Las Vegas suburb.

PICTURES: Erica Blasberg Death

Henderson police spokesman Keith Paul said Monday that it was not immediately clear whether foul play was involved.Continue »

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Alexis Neiers Pleads to Robbing Star's Home

May 11, 7:00AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Alexis Neier (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS/WCBS/AP) Reality TV starlet Alexis Neiers, accused of burglarizing actor Orlando Bloom's house, has pleaded no contest to felony burglary.

Neiers entered the plea Monday in Los Angeles shortly before her trial was slated to begin.Continue »

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Babysitter Smokes Pot, Baby Walks Away, Say Cops

May 11, 6:50AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Chelsea Walkingeagle

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (CBS/AP) A teen accused of being too busy smoking marijuana to realize the 3-year-old she was babysitting had wandered onto a highway near Devils Lake, is charged with felony child abuse/neglect.
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Rasta Inmate Won't Cut Hair, Lives in Isolation

May 11, 6:35AM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Kendall Ray Gibson (Virginia Dept. of Corrections)

JARRATT, Va. (CBS/AP) For more than ten years, Kendall Gibson has spent 23 hours a day locked in a cell no bigger than a gas station bathroom. He is allowed to come out three times a week for a 20 minute shower, and five times a week he gets an hour of recreation.  Still, the inmate chooses to remain isolated, because he believes cutting his hair would be a sin against his Rastafarian god, Jah. Continue »
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Guilty Verdict in U. of Memphis Athlete's Murder

May 11, 6:15AM by Carlin DeGuerin Miller Topics Daily Blotter

Taylor Bradford (AP)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS/AP) The man prosecutors say orchestrated the robbery plan that ended in the 2007 fatal shooting of University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford was convicted of murder Sunday after jurors deliberated through the weekend.Continue »
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92-Year-Old Mom, Daughter Murdered During Visit

May 10, 4:57PM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Nancy Burgess (CBS affiliate WRAL)

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (CBS/AP) Tragedy struck over Mother's Day weekend when a 65-year-old woman and her 92-year-old mother were allegedly murdered by the older woman's neighbor.Continue »
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Teacher Pleads Guilty to Murder of 8-Year-Old

May 10, 4:38PM by Carlin DeGuerin Miller Topics Daily Blotter

Melissa Huckaby

Melissa Huckaby April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) Melissa Huckaby, the California Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Sandra Cantu, an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter, then stuffing the body in a suitcase, pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the first degree.

PHOTOS: Slain Girl Mourned

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13-Year-Old Missing, May Be in Mexico

May 10, 4:31PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Karen Anastacio, left, Angel Rojas, right (Personal Photo/ KEYE)

AUSTIN, TX (CBS) A 13-year-old girl, Karen Anastacio, who's been missing since Thursday, was last seen getting into an SUV with a man who has a dangerous history, say Austin police.Continue »
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Taser Used to Remove Fan...at Golf Tournament!

May 10, 3:17PM by Barry Leibowitz Topics Daily Blotter

Travis Parmelee (WTEV)

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (CBS/AP) Hello sports fans, and welcome to this week's taser highlights (we know, it's still early in the week).

Phillies fans take heart - this time police used a taser to subdue an unruly fan...at a golf tournament! So what exactly do you have to do to deserve a jolt of electricity while attending a pro golf event?

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