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Joe Jackson: Dr. Murray is "Just a Fall Guy," My Son was Murdered

Sep 23, 4:28PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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NEW YORK (CBS) Joe Jackson, father of the King of Pop, told CNN's Larry King Monday night he believes Dr. Conrad Murray is "just a fall guy," and that there are other people involved in Michael Jackson's death.

Photo: Joe Jackson at the 2009 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

PICTURES: Michael Jackson: A Final Farewell Photos

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Pregnant Teen Shot Dead, Boyfriend Charged

May 25, 6:15AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Courtney Delano (Personal Photo)

PORTAGE, Mich. (CBS/AP)  Courtney Marie Delano, a 19-year-old who was six months pregnant, was killed in a shooting at a Portage apartment complex Saturday, and investigators believe her boyfriend, who had been ordered to stay away from Delano, is the killer.Continue »
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Jamaica Violence Over Alleged Drug Lord US Wants

May 24, 2:27PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

A demonstrator in support of Christopher "Dudus" Coke during a march in Kingston. (AP Photo/The Jamaica Gleaner, Ian Allen)

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CBS/AP) The government of Jamaica has declared a state of emergency in the capital of Kingston, as gangsters battle with police and security to defend alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who is wanted in the United States. 

PICTURES: Kingston, Jamaica State of Emergency

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L.A. Kings Asst. Charged With Fondling Woman

May 24, 11:53AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

LA Kings Logo

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Mark Hardy, assistant coach with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, was arrested Friday and charged with sexual abuse after a female relative claimed she awoke to Hardy fondling her.Continue »
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Naked Man Explains: God Said Go Naked

May 24, 7:00AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Shafig Mohamed (Thibodaux Police Department)

THIBODAUX, La. (CBS/AP) A man is walking naked through the streets of Thibodaux.

(Stop me if you've heard this one)

Police in the Louisiana city say they responded to an obscenity complaint around 2 a.m. Thursday and found a man walking nude in the street.Continue »

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Liberty Bell Evacuated; White Powder Just Flour?

May 21, 4:14PM by Barry Leibowitz, Kealan Oliver, Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Liberty Bell (iStock photo)

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) Police are investigating the source of a powder-filled balloon that forced the evacuation of the Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia for a few hours Thursday.
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Cops: Bullies Tattoo Vile Image, Words on Teen

May 21, 12:51PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Donald Wyman, 20, Ryan Fisk, 19, Travis Johnston, 18, and Blake VanNest, 18 (The Smoking Gun)


NEW YORK (CBS) Four ruthless young men promised a 14-year-old boy they would stop picking on him if he let them tattoo his buttocks with an image of a penis and the words "poop d**k" -- and then they proceeded to do exactly that, say police. Continue »
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Julianna Farrait Arrested for Trying to Sell Cocaine

May 21, 10:02AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Julianna Farrait, 70, is escorted by DEA agents to the Federal Court building in San Juan, Thursday, May 20, 2010. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Dia, Xavier Araujo)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS/AP) Julianna Farrait, wife of the infamous Harlem heroin dealer Frank Lucus, was arrested after police say she tried to sell 2 kilograms of cocaine at a hotel in Puerto Rico.

The 70-year-old whose husband inspired the movie "American Gangster" appeared in court Thursday and didn't say anything except requesting the judge to speak in Spanish.

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Man Jailed for Wearing Guinea Pig as Hat

May 21, 6:35AM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Guinea Pig (CBS/AP)

FRONT ROYAL, Va. (CBS/AP) Is wearing a guinea pig hat any more inhumane than wearing leather shoes?Continue »
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Lindsay Lohan Arrest Warrant for Missing Court

May 20, 6:10PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Lindsay Lohan (AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, California (CBS/AP) Lindsay Lohan has done it again!

She missed another court appearance - only this time a judge issued a warrant for her arrest. The 23-year-old actress was due in court Thursday for a progress report on her probation, stemming from two prior arrests in 2007 on drug and driving offenses. Authorities say when Lohan returns from the Cannes Film Festival she could be arrested at the airport.

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