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"Catwoman" Julie Newmar Helps Catch Cat Burglar Who Allegedly Snatched $25,000 in Jewels

Dec 11, 5:15AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
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(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
NEW YORK (CBS/KCAL) Every villain knows you don't mess with Catwoman. A burglar who allegedly stole $25,000 worth of jewelry from famed "Catwoman" actress Julie Newmar found out the hard way.

Photo: Actress Julie Newmar as Catwoman.

Robert Ouriel, 48, of West Los Angeles, was charged with grand theft and scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. Police say Ouriel, an aquaintance of Newmar's, tried to sell the stolen gems on the online auction site, eBay.

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Latest on Tiger Woods Scandal: Alleged Mistress, Porn Star Joslyn James, Wanted for Child Support

Dec 10, 6:33PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter
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NEW YORK (CBS) Crimesider can't say for certain if Veronica Siwik-Daniels, who performs under the name Joslyn James, is romantically linked to golf great Tiger Woods as has been reported on Deadspin.com and the British tabloid The Daily Mirror. What we do know for sure is she is wanted in Washington State for being a deadbeat mom.

Photo: Undated profile image of Joslyn James, AKA Veronica Siwik-Daniels from Washington State Child Support Most Wanted List.

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Times Square Shooting Update: Suspect Fired Machine Gun Before Police Killed Him (Pictures)

Dec 10, 5:06PM by Ryan Smith Topics Daily Blotter
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
PICTURES: Times Square Shooting

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) It was a scene straight out of a movie.

Photo: Officers inspect the Mac 10 machine gun and nearby magazine.

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Times Square Shooting: Police Kill Scam Artist Who Opened Fire

Dec 10, 1:44PM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
PICTURES: Times Square Shooting

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) A scam artist opened fire on police in busy Times Square on Thursday afternoon and was shot and killed by an officer near the famed Marriott Marquis hotel, police said.

Photo: A bullet hole in a shattered souvenir shop window in the garage of the Marriot Marquis Hotel in Times Square.

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Michael Lane, British Motivational Speaker, Arrested in Las Vegas for Ginger Candela's Murder

Dec 10, 11:42AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
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VENTURA, Calif.(CBS/AP) British motivational speaker Michael Lane was arrested by FBI agents and police officers who suspect he murdered Las Vegas resident Ginger Candela, ransacked her home and fled to California.

Photo: Michael Lane in a mug shot.

Las Vegas police said Tuesday that they tracked the British citizen, who also goes by the name "Chae Saville," to a motel in Ventura, Calif., and arrested him Thursday, December 3.

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What the Duck! Joshua Linhares Intentionally Runs Over Mother Duck, Jury Runs Over Linhares

Dec 10, 11:00AM by Ryan Smith Topics Daily Blotter
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (CBS/AP) A duck walking her ducklings from pond to pond; it's one of nature's reminders of a mother's love for her young.

But Massachusetts resident Joshua Linhares probably doesn't watch much nature channel. Police say he deliberately drove at the animals, killing the mother duck and narrowly missing her 12 ducklings in a Dartmouth mall parking lot last June.

It took jurors in New Bedford District court all of 15 minutes to decide how they felt about it. They convicted Linhares of animal cruelty.

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Allison Musacchio, Cindy Mauro, and Alini Brito Caught Up in High School Teacher Sex Investigations

Dec 10, 10:32AM by Carlin DeGuerin Miller Topics Daily Blotter
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NEW YORK (CBS) Cindy Mauro and Alini Brito, two New York high school teachers who have been pulled from their classrooms for an alleged nude on-campus romp, have now been joined in the controversy by a third teacher, Allison Musacchio, who is under investigation for being involved with a male student, according to the New York Daily News.

Photo: Alini Brito, left, and Cindy Mauro in undated photos

On Thursday, Crimesider asked Marge Feinberg, a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Education, to confirm the investigations of all three teachers.

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Grave Offers No Protection for Wrong-Way Crash Mom Diane Schuler, Victims Sue Estate

Dec 10, 10:00AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBS/AP) Two victims of the wrong-way crash that killed eight people on a New York highway suffered terror and pain before they died, a lawsuit claims.

Photo: Diane Schuler, husband Daniel Schuler and children, Erin, 2, who was killed in the crash, and Brian, 5, who survived.

The lawsuit by the family of victims Michael and Guy Bastardi targets the estate of Diane Schuler, the 36-year-old Long Island mother who was blamed for the July 26 crash. It will be filed Thursday in White Plains, Michael Bastardi Jr., son and brother of the victims, said Wednesday night.

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Jason Michael Hamilton's Rifle Jammed After 2 Shots in Northern Virginia College Shooting, Say Cops

Dec 10, 9:45AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. (CBS/AP) The Tuesday shooting at Northern Virginia Community College could have been a lot worse, if it wasn't for Jason Michael Hamilton's crappy rifle, according to police accounts.

Hamilton, 20, fired two shots at mathematics professor Tatyana Kravchuk, but was unable to continue after his gun jammed, Prince William County police Maj. Ray Colgan said. The professor was able to duck behind a desk and was not hit. No one was injured.

"Probably what prevented a further tragedy was that the gun jammed," Colgan said.

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Tahaya Buchanan, Wanted Fugitive, Worked for Homeland Security for 2 Years While on the Run

Dec 10, 8:30AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter
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NEWARK, N.J. (CBS/AP) Homeland Security, the agency responsible for keeping America safe, is now trying to determine how Tahaya Buchanan, a wanted fugitive in New Jersey, worked for the agency in Georgia for two years despite a nationwide alert for her arrest.

Buchanan was sought on a 2007 indictment on charges of staging the theft of her Range Rover in order to collect the insurance. She pleaded guilty to one charge of insurance fraud on Monday and faces three months probation.

Paul Loriquet of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office told The Newark Star-Ledger that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Atlanta was unaware of the 39-year-old's status even after Buchanan was arrested in July during a traffic stop in which police noticed the warrant.

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