Authorities in Northern California search the home of kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido for possible evidence in the unsolved murder of several prostitutes. Garrido, 58, is accused of kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard in 1991 and holding her captive in his backyard for 18 years. Dugard surfaced this week with the two children police say she was forced to bear her captor.

Two women face nearly three dozen felony charges for allegedly taking advantage of the power of attorney they held for an elderly relative. As Evelyn Roth, 83, lay close to death, police say, her niece and cousin spent her money, sold her house and got rid of all her belongings. But she recovered.

A Florida man who lost his right leg to cancer says the government has notified him that he will lose his benefits. Todd Cohen, 33, received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying his health had improved enough for him to work. "My leg didn't grow back," Cohen says.

A 12-year-old boy body-boarding off North Carolina's Outer Banks disappears in rough surf whipped up by Tropical Storm Danny. The storm is expected to build power as it heads toward the Carolinas, where a tropical storm watch is in effect.

Rex Rammell, a GOP candidate for governor in Idaho, makes a crack during a political rally when the talk turns buying hunting tags for a state wolf hunt. After someone shouts a question about "Obama tags," Rammell says, "We'd buy some of those." He insists he was joking, but a Democrat says the GOP needs to make it clear such remarks are "inappropriate."

The description of what a suspect is wearing can be crucial for police in solving a crime. Clothing -- or the lack of it -- is key to several of the cases in this week's review of stupidity in the first degree. Check out all of the stories, then vote for the dumbest and the funniest.