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Report: Calif. man calls 911 over 100 times in one month

(CBS) SACRAMENTO - Jimmy Shao, a California man who called 911 more than 100 times in one month, claims he isn't wasting the time of emergency responders.

That's because he truly believes he's being watched by shadowy government authorities and claims his body is controlled by satellites, CBS Sacramento reports.

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Woman stops for coffee, dog stolen from locked car

Pittsburgh woman is looking for "Sasha," her Chihuahua-terrier stolen from her locked car while she had a cup of coffee.

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(CBS) PITTSBURGH - When a Pittsburgh woman stopped for 15 minutes to get a cup of coffee Tuesday, someone stole her one-year-old Chihuahua-terrier mix, Sasha, out of her car, said CBS Pittsburgh..

"Someone took my dog," 22-year-old Dominique Bellisario said.  "She's everything, my baby."

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13-yr.-old girls targeted in Minn. abduction attempts

Since early May, there have been five different reports of attempts to lure 13-year-old girls in the Linden Hills area of Minneapolis, police say.

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(CBS) MINNEAPOLIS - A police detective in Minneapolis says there have been a string of calls about someone - or several people - trying to lure 13-year-old girls in southwest Minneapolis, CBS Minnesota reports.Continue »

Report: Fla. man stops to steal beer during police chase

Andrew Fatzinger

/ Florida Dept. of Corrections
(CBS) LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. - Andrew Fatzinger, a 21-year-old Florida man, was arrested after a dramatic police chase that involved K-9 officers, a helicopter - and a quick beer stop, CBS Tampa Bay reports.
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Army: Soldier charged with videotaping women at West Point

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(AP) WASHINGTON - An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom, according to Army officials.

The case is the latest in a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct across the military, and comes on the heels of a Pentagon report that estimated that as many as 26,000 service members may have been sexually assaulted last year.

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Ronald Poppo, victim of "cannibal attack," thanks doctors

Ronald Poppo, right, was the victim of a "cannibalistic attack" in Miami during Memorial Day weekend, 2012.

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(CBS) MIAMI - On Tuesday, the doctors responsible for the care and recovery of Ronald Poppo, the South Florida man who fell victim to a cannibalistic attack almost one year ago, spoke publicly about his progress, CBS MIami reported.

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

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Police recover backpacks of 2 kidnapped Iowa girls

Kathlynn Shepard, 15, seen exiting a school bus shortly before her abduction on Monday, May 20, 2013.

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(CBS/AP) DES MOINES, Iowa - Investigators searching for Kathlynn Shepard, a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted this week, have recovered her backpack along with one belonging to a 12-year-old who escaped from the kidnapper.Continue »

Death of infant son of religious couple ruled homicide

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(CBS/AP) PHILADELPHIA - The death of an 8-month-old child whose parents believe in healing by prayer has been ruled a homicide by the Philadelphia medical examiner, according to CBS Philly.
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Jodi Arias jury: We can't decide sentence

(CBS/AP) -- After launching deliberations Tuesday afternoon, a jury weighing whether or not Jodi Arias will be sentenced to death has announced they are unable to reach a unanimous decision.

After briefly entering the courtroom just before noon on Wednesday, a judge ordered them to continue deliberating.

READ: Jodi Arias: A timeline of a sensational murder case
PICTURES: Jodi Arias pleads with jurors for life sentence

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Officials: Man shot dead during FBI questioning attacked first

Ibragim Todashev

/ CBS Orlando

(AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - The Chechen immigrant who was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday had lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.

PICTURES: Boston bombing suspect found hiding in boat

Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his Orlando home during a meeting with the agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said.

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