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"Bring it, @#$!^"
Posted on December 03, 2008That's what a Sheboygan man -- Andrew S. Dubra -- allegedly told a police officer who approached him. This is a pretty stupid thing to do. It is profoundly stupid when you happen to have (A) cocaine in your wallet...
Trouble at the Hy-Vee
Posted on December 03, 2008In Iowa City, a 5-foot-4 woman is accused of biting a Hy-Vee clerk's arm and punching another employee in the face after she allegedly grabbed some cash from the register. She was arrested, which is why we have this totally-intense...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on December 03, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your...
The only thing more awkward than a strip search?
Posted on December 03, 2008Drugs falling out of your underwear ...
Charges filed in Amir Muhammad homicide
Posted on December 03, 2008From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police arrested a murder suspect Tuesday night who allegedly was carrying the murder weapon in his pocket. The crime lab linked the Colt .32 caliber handgun taken from Johnathan L. Bradford, 26, of Kansas City,...
UK grandpa uses bottle of sherry to fight off thugs armed with samurai sword
Posted on December 03, 2008Bring it, you @#$%ing whippersnappers ...
Selling helicopters with dubious safety records -- honestly, where's the crime?
Posted on December 03, 2008From the U.S. Attorney's Office: John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owner of a Lee's Summit, Mo., company that purchases damaged helicopters and repairs them for resale was sentenced in federal...
If this story doesn't break your heart ...
Posted on December 03, 2008A German woman abandons her baby in a church nativity's manger, hoping that somebody else would take care of him.
Man shoots wife in chest during sex ... story manages to become even stranger
Posted on December 03, 2008Turns out, they were estranged, and there was actually a protection order against him. Story is from Ohio.
PA burglar gets life after scaring elderly woman to death
Posted on December 03, 2008She was 89 years old. Her husband, luckily, survived.
Unbelievable
Posted on December 03, 2008From The AP: An Abilene child care center has been closed after video footage showed toddlers tied to chairs, one child flung against a wall and another child stuck under a sink for not being quiet during nap time. (Police...
Motive for Wichita infant's death?
Posted on December 03, 2008Police say Mom's boyfriend -- who's facing criminal charges -- got upset because Mom was going back to her husband. Mom's boyfriend reportedly slammed the 10-month-old hard against the floor.
TX couple kills baby while trying to "beat the demons out," police allege
Posted on December 03, 2008They'd been to a pawn store, hocking tools so they could afford an exorcist, police allege. ?I guess they decided to take care of the demons themselves,? Richardson said. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2
UPDATE: Wal-Mart worker killed by stampeding crowd
Posted on December 03, 2008I wonder why his family hasn't filed a ... here we go.
Burglar found hiding inside Rubbermaid container
Posted on December 03, 2008They caught him, it's true, but he was still fresh.
KCPD officer hurt while stopping shoplifter
Posted on December 03, 2008From Christine Vendel: A Kansas City police officer was injured during a scuffle this morning with an alleged shoplifter at a Wal-Mart store. According to police: Store personnel had called police to arrest a shoplifting suspect who was using a...
Why John Forte might produce the next Orrin Hatch record
Posted on December 03, 2008The senator -- who's something of a musician -- was a mighty help to Forte, the Fugees producer who's getting a presidential commutation. (He got busted for carrying liquid cocaine.) Hatch describes Forte as a "genius."
Arizona's new "speed cameras" issue 40K tickets in two months
Posted on December 03, 2008The cameras can be posted anywhere, not just at stoplights, and some of them are mobile. They only issue tickets, though, if a driver is going 10 mph over the limit. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
MO couple watched porn, smoked pot with son, police say
Posted on December 03, 2008Ewww. Who wants to watch porn with their mom and dad?
Drunk driver manages to climb on high horse, police say
Posted on December 03, 2008Lovely story from Wisconsin, where a woman with .22 BAC was driving along when she spotted a man pulled off the road. Naturally, she assumed he was a drug dealer and punched him in the face, police allege. In truth,...
If it's true ...
Posted on December 03, 2008... these young women are monsters. The Smoking Gun has the details about a group of young nursing-home workers accused of abusing the residents: Broitzman allegedly poked one resident's breasts, spit into the mouth of another elderly person, and "put...
Will O.J. get life in prison?
Posted on December 03, 2008Sentencing is Friday for the memorabilia robbery incident -- he could, theoretically, get life in prison. His lawyers, though, say they'll appeal and might even get him freed while the appeal is ongoing. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean...
Night of group sex with strangers ends badly, police say
Posted on December 03, 2008OK, last one from Florida, I promise, at least for a while. I'll go pick on Arkansas or Colorado. Ooh, or Wisconsin.
Woman says her ex stole her wig, rode away on bike
Posted on December 03, 2008From TCPalm.com ... you know, in Florida ... A 20-year-old woman told police the wig she was wearing got snatched by an ex-boyfriend, who pedaled away on a bicycle, according to a report released Monday ... Investigators found the victim's...
Should Roman Polanski's case be dismissed?
Posted on December 03, 2008Polanski -- who directed "Chinatown" and "Rosemary's Baby" -- pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but he fled to France before his sentencing. He's been living there since the late 1970s, but now he's filed a motion...
The KC Guy
Posted on December 03, 2008... shares his favorite methods of sneaking alcohol into Arrowhead Stadium. My personal favorite: My favorite method employs a bit of distraction technique. I use a decoy bottle I slip my flask into a reasonable hiding place somewhere on my...
Secrets to a successful marriage
Posted on December 02, 20081. Get hitched to a guy who's locked away for 25 years.
I'd rather they just spit in my food
Posted on December 02, 2008In Arizona, a Cheesecake Factory employee is filing a sexual harassment lawsuit, claiming he was repeatedly "dry raped" by the kitchen staff. Snip: "All of a sudden the light turned out and it startled me," Wilson said. "I turned around,...
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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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