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By James Hart
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Is Missouri's War on Margarine nearing an end?
Posted on December 16, 2008Yes, we can. From the Columbia Tribune: A state statute from the late 1800s still on the books today makes fake butter a crime if it is yellow or if the container doesn?t clearly state "substitute for butter" in lettering...
Criminal mastermind, 4, breaks into store so he can play with toys
Posted on December 16, 2008This is pretty adorable. I think he can beat the rap since the store LEFT THE DOOR UNLOCKED. And he is, you know, 4. Hat Tip: Thanks to everybody who sent this one in!
Elderly man takes Viagra, wife gets so scared that she calls the cops
Posted on December 15, 2008Any commentary on my part really would be superfluous. Story is from Italy. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Daddy, is Santa on our roof?
Posted on December 15, 2008No, sweetie, it's an intoxicated lady who won't leave unless we give her more beer. Get Daddy's cellphone.
Fred Goldman might finally get OJ's Hall of Fame ring
Posted on December 15, 2008A judge has ordered a memorabilia dealer -- the one that O.J. quasi-robbed in Las Vegas -- to cough up the ring, which is worth about $120K. Goldman is trying to squeeze as much of $33.5 million judgment as possible...
Atlanta courthouse shooter gets life without parole
Posted on December 15, 2008I'm pretty surprised that he didn't get death. The guy killed four people -- all law enforcement or court officials -- and there's not a single thread of doubt about this. And that's not getting into the way he terrorized...
Fact: Life is not like the movie "Waiting To Exhale"
Posted on December 15, 2008Ladies, if you light all of your ex-boyfriend's stuff on fire, there is always the possibility that OTHER STUFF might catch flame, too, leading to what experts call "an arson rap." It didn't work for Left Eye, it probably won't...
FETCH ME THE WORLD'S TINIEST VIOLIN
Posted on December 15, 2008An Australian who lost over $900 million gambling is now suing the casino because they let him play even though he was banned and had a gambling addiction. He says he even tape-recorded the casino management trying to coax him...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on December 15, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our space for off-topic comments and links. Special thanks to Meredith Rodriguez, Friend of Crime Scene, for minding the store while I took off a few days. An extra-special thanks to the regulars who...
Bicyclist shot, injured 3 in KC driveby
Posted on December 14, 2008From Meredith Rodriguez: Three people were critically injured in Kansas City early today when a bicyclist rode by and shot them. One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, according to Kansas City police dispatchers. The victims were in a parked...
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on December 13, 2008Thanks for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to post a link in the space below. As always, please follow our...
2 lawmen killed, 1 badly injured when bomb explodes at Oregon bank
Posted on December 13, 2008It's so rare that you have a bomb scare where there is actually a bomb. Sad story. Apparently, the responders took the device into the building to examine it, and that's where it detonated. The charge was apparently very powerful....
"Grand Chief Thunderbird IV" gets five years
Posted on December 13, 2008From The AP: The leader of a group that claims to be an American Indian tribe was sentenced Friday to five years in prison in an immigration fraud case that ensnared about 12,000 people who believed his false claims that...
Prop knife switched for real knife
Posted on December 12, 2008Leads to an actor that slits his own throat. It was only when he did not get up to take a bow that anyone realised something had gone wrong. |Meredith Rodriguez
If you cuff your wife to the bed
Posted on December 12, 2008... don't lose the key like this Dearborn man. |Meredith Rodriguez
For the few still having business holiday parties
Posted on December 12, 2008A new study warns that alcohol could fuel bad behavior. From the Reading Eagle story: "Such behavior could involve hurtful or embarrassing words, endangerment of self and others (drunk driving), acts of violence and sexual antics at the workplace and...
Cat's face reattached after fan-belt accident
Posted on December 12, 2008The AP story shines for its winner puns: Cat-Astrophe and Me-ouch | Meredith Rodriguez
Why did the aligator cross the road?
Posted on December 12, 2008I don't know but Orlando's WFTV has an article plus video and photo strip. Hat Tip: Thanks "Keith G in PV" for the story and headline. |Meredith Rodriguez
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on December 12, 2008Welcome to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links here, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is off this week, and Meredith Rodriguez is filling in. Please send...
Never TP this guy's house
Posted on December 12, 2008There?s a good chance that you?ll end up on his night vision lens and squirted with fox urine. Hat Tip: Thanks "You're a Mean Drunk R2D2." |Meredith Rodriguez
Man from Lebanon, MO stuffs wife in toolbox
Posted on December 12, 2008He shot her, stuffed her in a toolbox and encased her in concerete, according to a probable cause statement from the Missouri Highway Patrol. Hunters found the container in the woods of southern Missouri. |Meredith Rodriguez
Two St. Louis police officers arrested for conspiracy, theft and drug charges
Posted on December 12, 2008The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: "Crime Suppression Unit officers Vincent Carr and Bobby Lee Garrett were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday. Carr was arrested at headquarters this morning and Garrett turned himself in to the FBI, officials said...
KC smoking ban under scrutiny in court
Posted on December 12, 2008Lynn Horsley reports: A judge is determining whether banning smoking in bars and restaurants is unconstitutional and goes against state law. | Meredith Rodriguez
Report blames top Bush officials for Guantanamo Bay abuses
Posted on December 12, 2008The Washington Post Reports: "In the most comprehensive critique by Congress of the military's interrogation practices, the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a report yesterday that accuses Rumsfeld and his deputies of being the authors and chief promoters of harsh...
Maybe the tear gas wasn't such a good idea
Posted on December 12, 2008Police in Greece are running out of tear gas while masses persist toward parliament. Rioters are saying that the tear-gas cans are from the 80s and therefore are causing people to collapse. The riots began 15 days ago when an...
The truth hurts
Posted on December 12, 2008A teacher is fired when she tells a class of seven-year olds that Santa doesn't exist. Suppose she'd be promoted to Superintendent if she had told them he delivers every Christmas Eve. Hat Tip: Thanks Keith G in PV! |Meredith...
Pomeranian drowned during lovers' spat
Posted on December 12, 2008The pup was discovered in a pan with spices all around it. "They had been having problems," Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Sr. said. |Meredith Rodriguez
Jury forbidden to come back with a verdict of unlawful killing
Posted on December 12, 2008Even though witnesses led the jury to reject the police's version of the shooting. A London police anti-terrorism squad blew Jean Charles de Mendez' brains out before they realized he wasn't the man they were searching for. The officer in...
Swift justice?
Posted on December 12, 2008Suspect pedophile was stabbed to death, mutilated (yes, there) by vigilante mob. Police source said, "He was loathed by a large number of people, so we have a lot of potential suspects." | Meredith Rodriguez
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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
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