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Chicago church vandalized by graffiti, broken glass

May 22, 9:29AM by Barry Leibowitz Topics Daily Blotter

A church organ was smashed during vandals' rampage at the International Harbor of Grace Church in Chicago.

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(CBS) Chicago's International Harbor of Grace church was discovered vandalized Saturday by a deacon preparing for morning service, with damage including gang symbols and graffiti on the walls, floors and pews, several of which were pulled from their mounts, a church spokesman told the Chicago Sun Times Media Wire.

He said an antique organ was also smashed and keys pulled from the instrument at the southeast side house of worship.

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Cops: NC woman tried to poison family members' cheese

May 22, 9:13AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Tiara Drake

/ Nash County Sheriff's Office
(CBS/AP) BATTLEBORO, N.C. - Tiara Drake, a 24-year-old North Carolina woman, is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her.Continue »
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N.J. Court: Wiretaps of married couple not admissible

May 22, 8:52AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

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(CBS/AP) TRENTON, N.J. - The phrase "pillow talk" was never mentioned, but a New Jersey state appellate court has ruled that prosecutors will not be allowed to use phone conversations and text messages caught by wiretaps in the case of a husband and wife accused of running a drug distribution network.
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Goat escapes during metro NY rush hour, snarls traffic

May 22, 8:31AM by Barry Leibowitz Topics Daily Blotter

Pulaski Skyway, Jan. 10, 2013

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(CBS/AP) JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. Continue »
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Jury deliberates possible death sentence for Jodi Arias

May 21, 6:35PM by Erin Donaghue Topics Daily Blotter

Jodi Arias asks the jury for life in prison in a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday.

/ AP/Pool/The Arizona Republic

(CBS/AP) -- The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder began deliberating Tuesday afternoon whether the 32-year-old former waitress should be sentenced to death.

TIMELINE: Jodi Arias murder case

PICTURES: Relatives of Travis Alexander speak at Arias trial

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Mom of Hailey Dunn, missing teen found dead, speaks out

May 21, 6:01PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Hailey Dunn

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(CBS/AP) LUBBOCK, Texas - The mother of Hailey Dunn, a 13-year-old West Texas cheerleader found dead in March, said Tuesday that since her daughter went missing more than two years ago she had feared the worst, including that the girl was chained and tortured or had fallen victim to human traffickers.

PICTURES: Hailey Dunn's body found in West Texas, atty says

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Lawyer: Feds continue to investigate Susan Powell case

May 21, 5:21PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter , Missing

Susan Powell

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(CBS/AP) SEATTLE - The lawyer for the family of Susan Powell, a missing Utah woman, said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into her disappearance.Continue »
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Cops: Rapper Chief Keef charged with disorderly conduct

May 21, 4:55PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Rapper Chief Keef's "Finally Rich" 2012 album cover.

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(AP) DUNWOODY, Ga. - Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.Continue »
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Official: No alcohol, drugs in Conn. school shooter's body

May 21, 4:37PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

12/15: Conn. school massacre: New details, new horror

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the day after the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting there that killed 20 children and six educators.

(AP) HARTFORD, Conn. - Newtown elementary school shooter Adam Lanza had no sign of alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications in his body, according to toxicology tests, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday.

PICTURES: Victims of Conn. school shooting

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Arias to jury: Alexander's death "the worst mistake of my life"

May 21, 4:04PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

(CBS/AP) As she pleaded for her life to the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder this month, Jodi Arias described her lover Travis Alexander's death as "the worst mistake of my life."

TIMELINE: Jodi Arias murder case
PICTURES: Relatives of Travis Alexander speak at Arias trial

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