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Posted on December 22, 2008I know, it's a video of a water-skiing squirrel. Sorry, all. Mentally, I'm already on holiday. I'm curious what they've given that squirrel, though. Every squirrel that I've ever seen won't let a human being so much as LOOK at...
A kinder, gentler way to settle a warrant
Posted on December 22, 2008There's a small, but growing trend of safe surrender programs -- days where people with outstanding warrants can turn surrender themselves at a nonthreatening place like, say, a church or community center. Judges are on scene, along with public defenders...
Gerald Ford Day just won't be the same this year
Posted on December 22, 2008Lovely story from Malverne, N.Y., where the police got 11 normal holidays, plus 22 others that most people have never heard about: Gerald Ford Day, National Day of Katrina Remembrance and, my personal favorite, Second Mother's Day. Most townspeople didn't...
St. Louis cops love their bling
Posted on December 22, 2008Their new chief's badge is golden and costs just under $2K, which is a bargain compared to the $5,900 badge worn by the old chief -- who also had another $5,900 badge as a backup, the Post-Dispatch reports. (To be...
Hail to the bus driver man ... or else!
Posted on December 22, 2008In Texas, a school bus driver is accused of waving a knife at some kids who left Oreo crumbs in one of his seats. Police say the 66-year-old threatened to slit their wrists unless they fessed up. Hat Tip: Many...
Drunk, surly hitchhiker arrested for throwing snowballs at passing vehicles, police say
Posted on December 22, 2008Because they wouldn't stop and give him a ride. Story is from Oregon, via The Oregonian.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on December 22, 2008Welcome to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links to interesting stories you see on other sites. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as...
Scam using fake chips costs local casino $100K
Posted on December 22, 2008It was the Argosy in Riverside, and the Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating, Rick Alm reports at his Lucky Numbers blog. One person was arrested in connection with the case. Sounds like whoever was behind it knew what they were...
Cabbie tried to rape drunk passenger -- gets 4 years
Posted on December 22, 2008From Sara Shepherd: A cabbie who allegedly drove an inebriated passenger to a hotel room and tried to have sex with her while she was unconscious has been sentenced to four years behind bars. Abdi Qamaan, 48, of Kansas City,...
WHY, GOD?! WHY DID THEY TAKE THE DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER OFF THE VALUE MENU?!
Posted on December 22, 2008A Wichita man is accused of yelling at McDonald's staff and punching the drive-through window after he learned the double-cheeseburger is no longer offered on the value menu. There was, at some point, a police chase.
Probably seemed like a smarter idea back in the stands
Posted on December 22, 2008From The AP: New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau falls after a spectator ran onto the field and tackled him during the Patriots' game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, in Foxborough, Mass. The man, later identified as...
That is a lovely haircut ...
Posted on December 22, 2008An Ohio couple is arrested after she gives him a haircut during an argument. Barber's Rule No. 1 -- never cut hair while angry. Your client could end up looking like this.
5 guilty of planning Fort Dix terror attack
Posted on December 22, 2008More here from the NY Daily News.
Dena Riley pleads guilty
Posted on December 22, 2008From Russ Pulley: Dena D. Riley pleaded guilty this morning in an Independence courtroom in the sexual assault, torture and murder case that already sent her former boyfriend to prison on a death-sentence conviction. Jackson County prosecutors agreed to drop...
Shocking, I know
Posted on December 22, 2008If you try to board an airplane while dressed as a frigging clown, there is a chance, however slender, that security might want to speak with you. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2 and Nemesis!
The most sordid thing you're going to read today
Posted on December 22, 2008A California woman is getting 15-to-life because she lured her secret lovah to a park ... where he was executed on the orders of the woman's gang-leader husband, who was in prison but organized the hit regardless. More here from...
Report: Sex-slave industry does $9.5 billion per year
Posted on December 22, 2008That's according to an estimate from ICE, though experts say it could be bigger. A lot of the victims are illegal immigrants who don't speak English and don't have easy access to help. Almost 80 percent of the victims are...
Does a poor economy mean more crime?
Posted on December 22, 2008USA Today tries to tackle the story, but frankly, we really won't be able to say for another year, when the FBI is able to release its full, national report. In the meantime, the paper did find a few signs,...
FL teen accused of stealing Christmas gifts from his mom
Posted on December 21, 2008We used to get smacked just for shaking the gifts, much less thieving them. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Where is James Pozin?
Posted on December 21, 2008From Malcolm Garcia: A patient at a Kansas City, Kan., mental health facility was reported missing on Sunday. James H. Pozin, 24, was reported missing from Rainbow Mental Health Facility at 9:30 a.m. Kansas City, Kan., police described him as...
Blue Xmas: KCPD officers help single mom, 5 kids
Posted on December 20, 2008Great, great story from Christine Vendel about a group of KCPD officers helping a family that was recently victimized by burglars: After two weeks of behind-the-scenes work, a group of officers showed up at Sims? house Friday ? their day...
Blagojevich strikes back
Posted on December 20, 2008Uh, yeah, he's not going anywhere -- not without a fight, at least. And his attorney says they'll be able to beat those wiretapped conversations, which is a trick I would love to see them pull off.
Life sentence in the Everett Suits murder
Posted on December 20, 2008From The Star: A man convicted of first-degree murder was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Perry Parks of Edwardsville was accused in the May 7 shooting death of Everett Suits, 38. The shooting occurred outside an apartment complex in...
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on December 20, 2008Via icanhascheezburger.com. Welcome to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links to interesting stories you see on other sites. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments, and please avoid...
Wichita man says he accidentally choked woman to death during sex
Posted on December 20, 2008Buddy Jones said he was afraid nobody would believe him, so that's why he cut up and hid Michelle Rawls' body. He's going to be eligible for 10 years under a plea deal -- he's getting involuntary manslaughter when he...
Shooting victim catches a taxi after getting hit
Posted on December 20, 2008From Mark Davis: Kansas City police said they?re investigating an overnight shooting in which the victim had been picked up by a taxi cab in Kansas City, Kan. Police said the victim has undergone surgery but doesn?t speak English, so...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on December 19, 2008From Joe Lambe: Police have released a composite sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a 30-year-old woman last Friday in her garage in the Old Town area of the city. The man is described as white, possibly in his...
Porn-store thief showed his ID to clerk during robbery, Columbia police say
Posted on December 19, 2008I guess he stopped short of actually writing out directions to his house, but the damage was already done. More here from the Tribune.
Guilty plea expected from man accused of throwing wife off Plaza balcony
Posted on December 19, 2008From the prosecutor's office: A plea hearing for Stanley Reimer is scheduled for Friday, December 19th, at 10:00 in Division 15 on the 4th Floor of the downtown Jackson County Courthouse. Reimer is accused of throwing his wife, Criste, off...
Clement C. Moore reincarnated as Pennsylvania police sergeant
Posted on December 19, 2008Anybody can write a police report about busting a college student for stealing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. But writing one that rhymes? Now that's something else ... (Via the Sun Gazette of Williamsport.)
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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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