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Cops: "Murder weapon" was a prescription pain patch

A Minnesota woman has been charged with third-degree murder for allegedly giving a man at least half her prescription pain patch to chew on in exchange for marijuana. He died by overdosing on Fentanyl, a powerful narcotic in the patch said to be dozens of times as strong as morphine. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Mom leaves two kids alone while she works at strip club

Police went to her apartment at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday after a neighbor called and said one child -- a 5-year-old girl -- was on a balcony. The other child, a 4-year-old girl, was ill and lying on a couch. The mom said the babysitter didn't show up. (Orlando Sentinel)

Robbery suspect doesn't want to get out of bed for his trial

Actually, the guy hasn't wanted to leave his San Francisco jail medical-cell bed for four months. He doesn't go to court, doesn't want to bathe and refuses to talk to his attorney. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Man, 81, vanishes just weeks after marrying childhood sweetheart

Police have explored the possibility of the guy getting cold feet after the wedding. (Los Angeles Times)

Why are parents of a joy-riding little boy putting him on TV?

That kid who led police on the chase after he took a car out to avoid church was on the "Today" show today, which one critic finds that befuddling. "It seems a case of parental lunacy to treat the incident like a bizarre joke because he was lucky enough not to hurt himself or anyone else." (TampaBay.com)

Teen charged after texting "joke" suicide note to random people

A woman told police she had received a text message that read, "I'm committing suicide," on her cell phone from a number she didn't know. Cops tracked the kid down and charged him after he said it was a joke sent to random numbers. (Connecticut Post)

Mom to be sentenced today in drunken breastfeeding case

Police say the 26-year-old mother was “extremely intoxicated” while breast-feeding her 6-week-old. She'll be sentenced on a charge of child neglect.(Grand Forks Herald)

Man sues after his photo appears in ad for prostate device

Next the 58-year-old man's photo are the words, "Now I can go like I'm 19 again!" The man says he's never suffered from prostate problems and that the advertisement alarmed his mother when she saw it. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

"Curious" Catholic priest nabbed in girl-rental sting

James Patrick Grady, 57, pastor of St. Raphael The Archangel Church, showed up at a home Wednesday, offering to pay money to have sex with a 16-year-old girl. He told investigators he went to the place because he was "curious."(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Woman spends thousands in taxpayer money on a psychic

She was trying to contact someone in the afterlife. (Beaver County Times)