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KCMO's first homicide of the year
Posted on January 06, 2009It was reported about 7:30 last night in the 7400 block of College, KCPD says. The victim is a man named Rodney R. Kemp, 37. No word on what led up to the shooting -- we only know that it...
2 DUI arrests during OP's New Year saturation patrol
Posted on January 06, 2009From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol on December 31, 2008. The DUI Saturation Patrol was conducted with the intent to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving. The DUI Saturation...
CT mom arrested after breastfeeding at the bar, police say
Posted on January 06, 2009Did we mention that Mom herself was allegedly three sheets? Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Charges filed in late December homicide
Posted on January 06, 2009Kirk Fincher, 18, has been charged in Jackson County with first-degree murder Murder in the death of Ryan Onckelet, who was fatally shot on Dec. 30 in an apartment parking lot in the 100 block of North Belmont. Fincher, in...
UPDATE: Blackwater guards accused of manslaughter
Posted on January 06, 2009They've pleaded not guilty.
UPDATE: AZ boy, 9, accused of killing Dad, roommate
Posted on January 06, 2009As it happens, the prosecutors will NOT use that interview where the kid reportedly admitted that he shot his dad. (Sounds like that was pretty iffy evidence anyway, since he didn't have an attorney with him.)
KCK man charged in domestic violence case
Posted on January 05, 2009From the WyCo DA: Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman this afternoon charged Lucio A. Villa, Hispanic male, DOB: 08-17-71, OF Kansas City, Kansas, with Aggravated Endangering a Child, a felony, and Domestic Battery, a misdemeanor, in connection with...
Cass County to offer free gun locks, safety kits
Posted on January 05, 2009From the Cass Co Sheriff: The Cass County Sheriff?s Office will provide free firearms safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. The safety kits, which include gun lock, will be...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on January 05, 2009Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot The best part? She actually came back to the crime scene to get the wheelchair back.
The last of the Nazis?
Posted on January 05, 2009The Washington Post here has a piece about German investigators getting ready for what could be the last of the trials holding former Nazis accountable for their actions during World War II. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV
UPDATE: Police worry about foul play in Renee Pernice disappearance
Posted on January 05, 2009Glenn Rice has more here about the case. Snip: Renee Pernice was last seen by her husband on Friday morning, family members told police. Investigators said today that they now believe that foul play may have been a factor in...
Bikini baristas are again victims of robbers
Posted on January 05, 2009Yes, Virginia, there is a video. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're a Mean Drunk, R2D2, and JUNGLE JIM!
Where is Adam Herrman?
Posted on January 05, 2009Authorities in Butler County, Kan., are now launching a national search to find Herrman, who apparently disappeared when he was 11 back in 1999. And his adoptive parents are being considered "people of interest." ?We are working it as if...
13 die on MO roads over New Year's, patrol reports
Posted on January 05, 2009One of the victims was from Troop A, which is based in Lee's Summit and covers the Kansas City region. From the patrol: The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 13 people died during the New Year?s holiday counting period from...
"He shot my mommy"
Posted on January 05, 2009UPDATED: Police have arrested, partly because of the kiddo's good description of the killer. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards! PREVIOUSLY: Awful story from Ohio, where a 4-year-old was found wandering around an I-70 rest stop in Ohio. After some helpful...
Meanwhile, at the 7-Eleven
Posted on January 05, 2009That's right -- THAT 7-Eleven, the one at 89th and Wornall. The latest story involves a woman getting purse-snatched there over the weekend. Only this time, the robber gets chased down by the victim, her son and the clerk. More...
Former KC superintendent going to jail
Posted on January 05, 2009Henry P. Williams, who headed the Riverview Gardens school district near St. Louis and used to run the KCSD back in the 90s, is getting 30 days of shock time for stealing money from his school district. He has to...
The silver lining
Posted on January 05, 2009JOCO SOB explains the upside of the tanking economy: it means the end of dirty, filthy hipsters.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on January 05, 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...
Crusader? Or professional plaintiff?
Posted on January 05, 2009The Los Angeles Times has an interesting profile here of a man who's filed 150 ADA suits in 18 months -- experts estimate that he's made about $300K through settlements. He says he's just trying to make businesses follow the...
Maryland State PD spied on anti-war activists, death-penalty opponents
Posted on January 05, 2009Just unbelievable that anybody in law-enforcement would think this is acceptable. It's not the bit about them keeping track of these groups, but actually sending someone undercover, to take notes at their meetings? Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in...
How bad were bank robberies in Chicago last year?
Posted on January 05, 2009There were so many that FBI agents started running out of funny nicknames to give the robbers.
Best excuses for speeding
Posted on January 05, 2009And by "best," we mean unintentionally funniest. Lincoln's Journal-Star asked police about the best excuses they've gotten from speeders. "I once stopped a guy for going 11-16 (mph) over, and he told me he had just purchased some new steel...
Crimefighting is a recession-proof industry
Posted on January 05, 2009The LAPD is recruiting new hires by saying that police jobs are relatively recession-proof, the Daily News reports. (Which might be MOSTLY true, but I've seen a handful of cities that are laying off officers because of the bad economy.)...
Did $450 cable bill inspire bout of domestic violence?
Posted on January 05, 2009Florida police arrested a 58-year-old man for domestic violence after he reportedly got a $450 cable bill and took after his grandson. Snip from TCPalm.com ... The grandson alleges his grandfather "got in his face and was yelling at him...
Where is Renee Pernice?
Posted on January 05, 2009KMBC has a story about a woman missing from Old Northeast in KCMO. Video is from KSHB.
Leavenworth busts tailgate thief
Posted on January 05, 2009It DOESN'T always pay to advertise, especially if you're trying to move stolen goods on Craigslist.
KS legislator wants to ruin your day
Posted on January 05, 2009By letting the Kansas Turnpike base their tolls on how fast you drive. They'd calculate your speed using when you got on the turnpike versus when you exited. (I assume they have a way to factor in time lost for...
More child exploitation convictions in western MO
Posted on January 05, 2009From Mark Morris: Federal child exploitation convictions rose in western Missouri in 2008, and prosecutors said recently that they hope for even more in 2009. U.S. Attorney John Wood said his office won 49 convictions in cases covered by Project...
SD man was OK to curse at cops, state Supremes rule
Posted on January 05, 2009Story is from the First Amendment Center, via Fark. Marcus J. Suhn yelled a stream of profanities beginning with "F*cking cop" on the sidewalk at 2 a.m. after the bars closed on Sept. 2, 2007, as two police officers were...
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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?
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