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Fake Cop Gets Real Conviction

David Word (Credit: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)

PHOENIX (CBS/AP) When impersonating a police officer, who is the last person you'd want to pull over? That would be an actual, genuine police officer.

A Surprise, Ariz. resident was - not so surprisingly - found guilty on Tuesday on one of two charges of impersonating a peace officer.Continue »

Man Covered in Blood Walks into Miami Police Station, Confesses To Stabbing Woman

Suspect's Car in Police Parking Lot (Credit: CBS/WFOR)

MIAMI (CBS/WFOR) A bizarre scene unfolded at the Miami-Dade Police Department headquarters on Wednesday morning when a man walked into the building covered in blood and made a startling confession.

According to CBS affiliate WFOR, police said the man drove his white pickup truck into the police department parking lot, walked into the station and told police he had just stabbed his female neighbor.Continue »

Caught on Tape: 16-Year-Old Steals SEPTA Bus, Crashes into 18 Vehicles, Say Police

(Credit: CBS/KYW)

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (CBS/KYW) A 16-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly stealing a suburban Philadelphia commuter bus Wednesday morning, and leading police on a brief pursuit that still left approximately 18 vehicles damaged, not including the bus.

Authorities said a teen they described as mentally challenged teen stole a SEPTA bus from a terminal just before noon, and drove roughly three blocks before officers caught up with him.Continue »

"Attention Wal-Mart Customers: All Black People Leave the Store Now"

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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS/AP) Black shoppers in a Wal-Mart in southern New Jersey were asked a favor from a male voice on an intercom Sunday night.

"Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now," the voice calmly announced to the entire store.

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Ron Washington Cocaine Confession: Texas Rangers Manager Regrets "Stupid" Error, Offered to Resign

Ron Washington (Credit: AP Photo)

SURPRISE, Ariz. (CBS/AP) Ron Washington, manager of the Texas Rangers, failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season... is filled with remorse... and will reportedly keep his job.

"I had a very weak moment," Washington said at a news conference on Wednesday. "I did wrong and I take responsibility for that and I'm sorry."

The 57-year-old manager met with his players earlier in the day and told them he tested positive in July.Continue »

Shantina Smiley (PICTURES): Search of Woods, Water for Wash. Mom and Son Ends... for Now

Shantina Smiley (Credit: Personal Photo)

SEATTLE (CBS/AP) Police have called off ground and water searches for Shantina Smiley who abandoned a van on a remote Puget Sound beach over the weekend and disappeared with her 8-year-old son, Azriel Carver.

PICTURES: Shantina Smiley and Son Missing

They're still working on the case, but have given up the search and rescue operation for now, said Lt. Chris Mealy of the Thurston County Sheriff's office.Continue »

Jonny Dorey Missing: Virginia Commonwealth Exchange Student Disappeared 2 Weeks Ago

Jonny Dorey (Personal Photo)

RICHMOND, Va. (CBS/AP) Jonny Dorey was last seen walking away from his dorm at Virginia Commonwealth University with his mountain bike - that was two weeks ago, March 3, and no one has heard from him since.

Dorey is an experienced mountain biker and geography student from Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, and is on a year exchange at VCU. Police have released a CCTV video that shows Dorey leaving the Gladding Residence Centre at the university on his mountain bike at around 11 a.m two weeks ago Wednesday.

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Sweat Lodge Autopsies: Two Died from Heat Stroke, One from Organ Failure at Tragic Arizona Retreat

Sweat lodge near Sedona, Ariz. (AP/Tom Tingle, Arizona Republic)

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (CBS/AP) According to autopsy results released Tuesday, of the three people who died after an Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony led by James Arthur Ray last October, two succumbed to heat stroke, and the other fell victim to multi-system organ failure.

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Rielle Hunter Photoshoot, GQ Responds: She Knew What She Was Doing

Rielle Hunter

Rielle Hunter

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NEW YORK (CBS) In response to Rielle Hunter's allegations that she was misled by a GQ photographer during a photo shoot for the magazine, editor-in-chief Jim Nelson tells Crimesider to go to the tape.

"We're not surprised that both our interview with Rielle Hunter and the photographs that accompany it would elicit strong reactions," Nelson said Wednesday. "I have no idea how she feels about the photos, but I think you can see how comfortable she was at the shoot by watching the video posted at GQ.com."

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Encyclopedia Dramatica Drama: Website Targeted by Australian Government

Encyclopedia Dramatica Logo

NEW YORK (CBS) The website Encyclopedia Dramatica has been targeted by the Australian Human Rights Commission, a government agency, for containing racist content.

In January, at the government's request, Google Australia pulled down links to an article on Australian Aborigines contained on the site, and now the commission may file charges against the site's American owner.

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