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Deep Throat is dead
Posted on December 19, 2008Mark Felt -- the man who was The Washington Post's secret source during the Watergate scandal -- has died at age 95. Lest we forget ... Felt, who retired from the FBI in 1973, had his own legal problems. He...
What are you going to do, arrest me?
Posted on December 19, 2008Always, always assume the answer will be yes.
You want to smell WHAT?
Posted on December 18, 2008Story is from Florida, via TCpalm.com: Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a man accused of hitting his wife after she asked to smell his penis to determine whether he was cheating with another woman, according to a police...
3 hurt in Midtown apartment arson
Posted on December 18, 2008From The Star: Fire was reported about 2:20 p.m. in a nine-story building at 525 East Armour Blvd., Kansas City Fire Battalion Chief Joe Vitale said. When firefighters arrived, they found flames in a second-story unit with a woman inside....
Should John Walker Lindh be set free?
Posted on December 18, 2008His family is pushing the president to commute Lindh's sentence before he leaves office. Lindh has served seven years and was sentenced to 20.
Group pays $300 to drug addicts who get vasectomies or accept long-term birth control
Posted on December 18, 2008They've just set up shop in Tucson. No word on how soon we can get one here. If they're a chain, maybe they can set up shop in Power Light. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Shooting suspect was 14 at time of driveby
Posted on December 18, 2008From Christine Vendel: A judge on Monday certified Mark A. Looney, who was 14 at the time, to stand trial as an adult in connection with the Oct. 17 drive-by shooting in the 3800 block of Bellefontaine Avenue. Prosecutors on...
Parents fined $60K for raising a teenage rapist
Posted on December 18, 2008Story is from South Korea -- this sounds like the best idea ever, actually holding parents accountable for raising evil little monsters. Snip: The teenager is serving a 10-year sentence for the rape, but a court in Seoul ruled that...
Man steals hearse DURING funeral service, FL police say
Posted on December 18, 2008The good news -- the casket had already been unloaded. Sounds like a free spirit. Snip: After the casket was moved from the hearse and into the church, the man got into the hearse and headed to his home in...
Fact: The Salvation Army does NOT go door-to-door to collection donations
Posted on December 18, 2008From the Salvation Army: The Salvation Army in Kansas City is warning residents about a potential holiday scam. A Kansas City, Kansas man filed a police report over the weekend, after two men knocked on his door and said they...
Body of missing teen found in Garden City trash bin
Posted on December 18, 2008Her name was Julia Quintana. The Telegram has more here.
Man said his brother begged to be shot in the head
Posted on December 18, 2008So he did, police report. Story is from Rifle, Colo. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on December 18, 2008Thanks for spending time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to share links if you see an interesting story somewhere else. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments, and please...
When police ask for your ID ...
Posted on December 18, 2008... make sure you don't accidentally hand them your bag of weed.
Like a lost episode of I Love Lucy
Posted on December 18, 2008A Harrisonville woman is accused of calling a bomb threat into a local bank so her husband wouldn't be able to check their account balance, police allege. (They say she was afraid he'd see that she was overdrawn.) Hat Tip:...
Report: St. Louis PD kept millions in seized money
Posted on December 18, 2008Money that should have been returned, or given to schools and child-support programs, the Post-Dispatch reports. The paper says the department used the interest for a handful of miscellaneous expenses, but after an auditor found out, is now trying to...
Army majors save wreck victim from icy ravine
Posted on December 18, 2008Great story from Leavenworth. Excellent work, Dave Noble and Fred Philipp! Photo Courtesy of Sunah Park
Do we really want local control of KCPD?
Posted on December 18, 2008That's one of the recommendations from a consulting firm that studied ways for Kansas City to save money. If you didn't know, KCPD -- and St. Louis police -- aren't run by their respective city councils. The state appoints a...
KC man gets life for quadruple homicide
Posted on December 18, 2008From Mark Morris: A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City man to eight consecutive life sentences Thursday for murdering four people in a 2006 shooting spree. A jury in October convicted Terrance Robinson, 24, of four counts each of...
MN man admits to punching friend's pregnant GF in the belly
Posted on December 18, 2008So she'd miscarry. The baby was delivered, but ended up dying. The defendant did it for $200. Dad thought Mom was cheating and, frankly, didn't want another kid in the first place.
It only takes one to make an accident
Posted on December 18, 2008Dan at Gone Mild has a really good post about the need to pay attention while driving during the holidays: Driving is always dangerous - holiday driving is even more dangerous. Many of us don't often drive the interstates, but...
That is a VERY unfortunate slogan ...
Posted on December 18, 2008A man is suing a California sheriff's department for excessive force -- and he's arguing that violence is part of their culture because they put the slogan We'll kick your ass on some patrol cars. (And We'll bite your ass...
SF man accused of keying millionaire's electric car
Posted on December 18, 2008What a hoot. This is a case that's gone on three years and run several thousands of dollars, and nobody sees it coming to an end in the near future. Snip: Herships is set to be sentenced Jan. 7 for...
Have they finally killed the lawsuit that wouldn't die?
Posted on December 18, 2008Roy Pearson -- the former judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over some missing pants -- has apparently exhausted his final appeal. (Me? I still think it could be a trick, and he'll file again when nobody's...
New Hampshire issues first death sentence in 50 years
Posted on December 18, 2008The recipient? A man who shot and killed a police officer two years ago.
25 years for raping girl, 14 -- attacker grabbed her off the street
Posted on December 18, 2008From Mark Morris: A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City man Wednesday to 25 years in prison for raping a 14-year-old in May 2000. Prosecutors accused Robert A. Johnson, 46, of snatching the girl off the street in the...
Sheboygan woman accused of burning down house, trying to pin it on her BF
Posted on December 18, 2008Because she was angry and, you know, drunk, police allege. Snip: The boyfriend said he did not start the fire, but fled the home after realizing it was on fire and because he said he could hear fire trucks coming...
PV cops seek suspect in attempted car theft
Posted on December 18, 2008From PV Police: On 12/18/08 at approximately 7:47 A.M. officers from the Prairie Village Police Department were dispatched to the 5600 blk of State Line Rd. on a possible auto theft. Officers were notified by the female victim that he...
UK man tries to pay fine with check written on toilet paper
Posted on December 18, 2008And somehow he ends up in jail ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
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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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