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Ohio man handcuffed wife, forced her to watch religious programs
Posted on January 07, 2009But he's not going away because he's been found not guilty due to insanity, The Repository of Canton reports. Authorities were also concerned about his stockpile of guns and bomb materials. Hat Tip: Many thanks to our anonymous submitter!
SD man accused of sending animal feces through the mail
Posted on January 07, 2009Or what the federal court likes to call "injurious articles."
4-month-old homicide victim was killed by starvation
Posted on January 07, 2009From Christine Vendel: A four-month-old baby whose death was recently ruled a homicide died from starvation, Kansas City police announced today. Someone took Jeremiah Candler to a hospital about 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18, where he was pronounced dead. Police on...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on January 07, 2009Larry Flynt, "Girls Gone Wild" seek government bailout. Your comments, please. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Lola and JUNGLE JIM!
"Your worst @#$%ing nightmare"
Posted on January 07, 2009Lovely story from Scranton, where a man ran a chainsaw through his neighbor's front door. The crime? One of the neighbor's friends had parked in front of Chain Saw Dude's house. Snip from the Times-Tribune: The incident occurred March 5...
"Biggest Loser" contestant accused of throwing flour in tenant's face
Posted on January 07, 2009After he allegedly refused to turn his TV down. He might have yelled something about her needing to go eat a pizza, Michigan police report. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
KC man pleads guilty to cyberstalking
Posted on January 07, 2009What a nightmare. A guy named Shawn D. Memarian, 29, of Kansas City has pleaded guilty in federal court to cyberstalking an ex-girlfriend, U.S. Attorney John Wood's office reports. "Cyberstalking" is too small a word, though, to cover everything he...
The end of Richard Sharpe
Posted on January 06, 2009Sharpe was a dermatologist and millionaire who was convicted in 2001 of shooting his wife as several guests watched. (Sharpe became especially well-known in the press for his cross-dressing habit.) He apparently hanged himself in his prison cell yesterday, authorities...
MO Highway Patrol releases stats from December saturation patrols
Posted on January 06, 2009From the patrol: On December 6, 2008, four officers focused their attention on all major routes in Jackson County. As a result of the eight-hour operation, one person was arrested for felony driving while intoxicated, one person was arrested for...
Boy, 6, misses school bus ... decides to drive himself
Posted on January 06, 2009The good news -- he got about 10 miles. The bad new is that he lives 11.5 miles from school.
Human remains found near Eldon, MO
Posted on January 06, 2009Not many details yet, but the News Tribune of Jeff City has a report here.
Aussie judge threatens teen ne'er-do-well with jailhouse sodomy
Posted on January 06, 2009Snip: "You'll find big, ugly, hairy strong men (in jail) who've got faces only a mother could love that will pay a lot of attention to you -- and your anatomy," said Magistrate Brian Maloney. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're...
On the run
Posted on January 06, 2009From The AP: Robert Sylvester brandishes a gun as he moves across an interstate highway near Normal, Ill. Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Sylvester, suspected of robbing four banks, led police on a high-speed chase before leaping from his vehicle and...
Teen died after drinking, posing with gun, police say
Posted on January 06, 2009What a waste. From Christine Vendel: A 16-year-old boy shot in the head last week in Kansas City by a friend in an apparent accident has died, police said today. Police gave this account: Freddy H. Medina and three friends...
Authorities find dead infant in 60 tons of garbage
Posted on January 06, 2009Story is from the Tacoma, Wash., paper, where authorities have arrested a 16-year-old girl for allegedly drowning her newborn in a toilet and setting his body out with the trash. Her dad is also facing charges now. Hat Tip: Many...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on January 06, 2009Thanks for spending some time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please...
FBI plans to hire 850 new agents, plus 2,100 support staffers
Posted on January 06, 2009It's one of their biggest hiring efforts in years -- since 2001, to be exact. It's not because they're getting a lot of new money, though. Actually, the FBI is trying to fill spots after a surge in retirements.
Boy, 9, stops pit bull with jiu-jitsu hold until authorities arrive
Posted on January 06, 2009Story is from California. The little guy was able to save a female friend and her little dog from more serious injuries.
Officer Of The Year faked his disappearance, ran off to Vegas, police say
Posted on January 06, 2009In Decatur, Ala., police were sure that something bad had happened to Sgt. Faron White, who led their organized crime unit. His office was a mess -- it looked like there had been a struggle, and his family reported that...
The last time anybody saw Adam Herrman ...
Posted on January 06, 2009"the 11-year-old (was) chained to a bathtub faucet at his Towanda mobile home," the Eagle reports. The paper has more about that weird missing-perons case from Butler County, Kan., where it took about 10 years for anybody to report the...
Olathe PD investigate purse-snatching
Posted on January 06, 2009Olathe police are looking for two, maybe three suspects in a mugging about 10:20 p.m. last night in the 11600 block of S. Shannan St. The victim -- a woman, age 32 -- was walking from a parking lot to...
KCPD investigates driveby shooting
Posted on January 06, 2009Happened about 11:40 last night in the 7800 block of East 48th, KSHB reports. Victim got hit in the hand and should be OK.
Second time's the charm
Posted on January 06, 2009Christine has a great story about a KCPD officer who tracks down a Johnson County driver who allegedly tried to run him over.
Aussie woman killed hubby by setting his penis on fire, authorities say
Posted on January 06, 2009As it turns out, there's a perfectly logical explanation: "I just wanted to burn his penis so it belongs to me and no one else, I didn't mean this to happen," Ms Boord quoted Mrs Narayan as saying. See? She...
Man beaten to death after playing "Margaritaville" on bar's jukebox
Posted on January 06, 2009Story is from Steamboat Springs, Colo., where an Army sergeant got into a fatal fight after he played the Buffett standard on the jukebox. UPDATED: The Rocky has more details here. Apparently, the sergeant slipped on ice before he got...
Where is Renee Pernice?
Posted on January 06, 2009Glenn Rice has more information about the missing Kansas City woman, who disappeared last week.
How to make a bad situation worse
Posted on January 06, 2009A Springfield teen -- after he was pulled over, arrested and handcuffed -- managed to get his hands in front of himself and take off in a police vehicle. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Golfer!
Homicides were up in KCK
Posted on January 06, 2009From Mark Wiebe: Kansas City, Kan., recorded 32 homicides in 2008 ? six more than the year before but still well below previous years? numbers. ... In 2007, the city recorded 26 homicides, a low for this decade. Before that,...
McFadden-Weaver appeals old mortgage-fraud conviction
Posted on January 06, 2009Which the former Kansas City councilwoman has already served the time on. The deadline for filing notice of an appeal has also passed -- about a year ago -- but she's hoping the judge might cut her a break. More...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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