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911 call: Ohio boy says dad stabbed, killed mom

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(CBS/AP) GROVE CITY, Ohio - A 13-year-old boy called an emergency dispatcher on Sunday to report the stabbing death of his mother outside an apartment in central Ohio, police said. Jeremy Roberts, 38, allegedly killed his ex-wife Candice Roberts, 36, when she arrived to pick up their two children.

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5-year-old calls 911, says daddy won't wake up

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(CBS) UPPER DARBY, Penn. - A Pennsylvania man was charged with child endangerment after his 5-year-old daughter called 911 on Wednesday night and said her "daddy" had fallen off a chair and she couldn't wake him up.

When police arrived, they found Jason Feranti, 31, passed out from an alleged heroin overdose, reports the Philadelphia Daily News.

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Woman calls 911 for pet emergency, gets fined

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(CBS/AP) O'FALLON, Mo. - A Missouri woman has paid a $100 fine for calling 911 to report her dog had collapsed.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Rose Lakey of O'Fallon referred to the Great Dane as her "daughter" when she made the emergency call back on Easter Sunday. She said Wednesday - the day she paid the fine - that the word "daughter" came out accidentally.

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Callers saw naked man before face-chewing attack

Ronald Poppo, victim of 'Face-chewing' naked man Rudy Eugene, is a 65-year-old homeless man

Rudy Eugene and Ronald Poppo

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(CBS/AP) MIAMI - Several people called 911 after seeing events related to the face-chewing attack on homeless victim Ronald Poppo along a Miami causeway, according to recordings made public last week.

Pictures: Fla. police identify "face-eating" naked man

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More evidence revealed in Trayvon Martin death

Feb. 27, 2012 photo release of George Zimmerman showed with laceration and abrasions on his head after a fight that led to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

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(CBS/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Prosecutors released new evidence on Thursday that sheds light into the fight between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin that preceded Martin's shooting death.

Pictures: George Zimmerman's injuries
Pictures: George Zimmerman charged with murder

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Tape: Neighbors didn't help kids before shooting

Law enforcement at the scene of a multiple shooting in Port St. John, Fla., Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

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(CBS/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - A 911 call released on Wednesday reveals that neighbors of a Florida mother refused to let her children in their house before the mother called for them to come home, where she fatally shot all four before killing herself.

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OKC man accused of talking dirty to 911 operators

Clyde Dorain Hobbs

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(CBS) OKLAHOMA CITY -Police in Oklahoma City say they arrested a 72-year-old man after he allegedly called 911 operators to talk about sex.

In a report, police accuse Clyde Dorain Hobbs of calling 911 at least 17 times on Saturday, reports CBS affiliate KWTV. The report says Hobbs made sexual comments to the emergency operators each time he called.

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Steve Powell voyeurism trial begins this week

Steve Powell appears in a Pierce County Superior Court hearing, Monday, April 23, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash.

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(CBS/AP) SEATTLE - Jury selection in the trial of Steve Powell, father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, is set to begin Monday in Tacoma, Wash.

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Judge releases Jennifer Hudson's sister's 911 call

William Balfour is accused of killing three members of singer Jennifer Hudson's family

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(CBS/WBBM/AP) CHICAGO - A Chicago judge on Monday agreed to release a 911 tape played for jurors last week in the trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

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Fla. man allegedly stabs grandmother to death

Christopher Chase Whaley, 23

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(CBS/AP/WTSP) LAKE WALES, Fla. - Christopher Chase Whaley, a 23-year-old Florida man,  has been charged with first degree murder for allegedly stabbing his grandmother to death in her bathtub.Continue »

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