CA man sought in death of son in Vegas; police allege he shot son after dispute over ride home

October 12th, 2009 Ex-city planner gets 4-12 years in boxer's slayingLAS VEGAS — A 55-year-old former Las Vegas city planner and longtime political activist has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for stabbing a Nigerian-born boxer to death in 2005. Court officials say Michael Chambliss was sentenced Monday by Clark County District Court Judge David Barker after pleading guilty in June to voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon.

October 8th, 2009 SUV hits 9-year-old on Las Vegas Strip sidewalkLAS VEGAS — An SUV that ran up on a sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip hit a 9-year-old California boy, causing life-threatening injuries. Las Vegas police say the vehicle apparently went onto the sidewalk and crashed into a fire hydrant Thursday morning across the street from the Mandalay Bay resort on the south end of the Strip.

October 5th, 2009 Cops: Mass. man shoots neighbor in leaf-dump fightBOSTON — A man pleaded not guilty to armed assault with intent to murder after police said he shot his neighbor over a leaf-dumping dispute. Christopher Leonard was released Monday on $20,000 bail following his arraignment in Quincy District Court.

September 23rd, 2009 Police look for clues in death of elderly CA womanTIBURON, Calif. — Police are searching for clues after a 75-year-old woman was found shot to death outside her home in the quiet community of Tiburon, north of San Francisco.

September 14th, 2009 APNewsBreak: Punishment led to NM dad's shootingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A police report made public Monday says a 10-year-old New Mexico boy accused of fatally shooting his father says he did so because his father was punishing him.

September 3rd, 2009 Man allegedly calls 911 twice to say he's hungryDELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Authorities said a man was arrested after calling 911 twice for a ride and saying he was hungry.

September 3rd, 2009 Man allegedly calls 911 twice to say he was hungryDELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Authorities said a man was arrested after calling 911 twice for a ride and saying he was hungry.

September 2nd, 2009 Woman arrested in Las Vegas scalding deathLAS VEGAS — A 49-year-old woman was being held without bail Wednesday on accusations that she killed another woman by boiling a pot of water and pouring it onto her body at a Las Vegas apartment. Jackie Wilridge was expected to make a court appearance Thursday after being arrested Tuesday on charges of killing Patricia James by scalding her with water July 3.

August 17th, 2009 Las Vegas tourism to hire a terrorist analystLAS VEGAS — Tourism officials in Las Vegas plan to hire a terrorist intelligence analyst in part to assure conventioneers that they will be safer in Las Vegas than if they meet in other cities. The board of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved about $480,000 in funding for the next three years for the position.

August 13th, 2009 Jackson case pharmacy search was about anestheticLAS VEGAS — Police and federal agents sought records showing Michael Jackson's doctor or his employees bought the potent anesthetic propofol when they searched a Las Vegas pharmacy two days ago. A search warrant made public Thursday shows Los Angeles police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents removed only copies of miscellaneous paperwork during a search Tuesday of Applied Pharmacy Services LLC.

July 31st, 2009 Tiger escapes magic act, ends up on Vegas streetsLAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas say a tamed tiger that escaped from a magic act has been captured. Police say the residents in the city's northwest section reported seeing the tiger wandering their streets Thursday night.

July 29th, 2009 Official: Jackson doctor could face foreclosureLAS VEGAS — A title company official says Michael Jackson's personal physician could face foreclosure on the luxury Las Vegas home that authorities searched in a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death. Stewart Title foreclosure official Mary Hunt said Wednesday that Dr.

July 24th, 2009 Police: Vegas toddler shot by 4-year-old brotherLAS VEGAS — Police say a 2-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot by her 4-year-old brother at a Las Vegas home. Police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan says officers were called about 8:30 p.m.

June 15th, 2009 Wash. murder charges for suspect in Ariz. deathsWENATCHEE, Wash.

June 8th, 2009 2 Pa. state troopers shot, wounded; suspect deadTOBYHANNA, Pa. — A man who kidnapped a boy in northeastern Pennsylvania was killed and two state police troopers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire after a Sunday night chase that ended in the Pocono Mountains, police said.