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September 2, 2008
An Ohio mother was convicted Friday of killing her baby by burning it to death in a microwave oven. She now may face the death penalty. China Arnold reportedly showed little emotion upon hearing the verdict, but put her head down and looked at the defense table.
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August 31, 2008
The mastermind of a stolen body parts operation plead guilty to hundreds of counts of abusing corpses, committing forgery, theft and other allegations in Philadelphia Friday after being sentenced in New York for the same crimes. Michael Mastromarino, 44, of Fort Lee, N. J. , a former oral surgeon was caught trafficking body parts and tissue for transplants and donations with out the consent of the families of the deceased, and with out screening the tissues for disease.
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August 20, 2008
A New Jersey man is facing hot water after police charged him with making a false report after he dialed 911 to detail an alleged robbery when a gas station clerk refused to refund his money for an unopened box of condoms. Officers were dispatched Sunday and found an employee of the gas station who exactly fit the description of the supposed robber given to them by the caller.
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July 30, 2008
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has found an Internet phone call center at fault for misdirecting an ambulance in a 911 call that caused a baby's death. With the CRTC investigation of Melvin and Khadija Luck's complaint finding that Comwave's 911 call center agent failed to confirm the new address of the family's home in Calgary, the couple plans to sue the company for damages.
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July 23, 2008
The skinny prisoner who escaped his jail cell through an air-conditioning vent last weekend has been caught. The Houston Chronicle reported that Darryl Layne Norris, 26, was arrested Tuesday night after police tracked him to a Houston hotel. He was found swimming in the pool.
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