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I thought smoking pot made you mellow ...
Posted on December 02, 2008An Iowa man is accused of beating a pot-smoking buddy with a fireplace poker, then dousing him in gasoline and threatening to ignite him. The suspect thought his buddy had stolen Mom's ring.
Cops shoot dog -- owner files civil-rights lawsuit
Posted on December 02, 2008Claiming that her right to unreasonable seizure was violated when the dog was killed. (The animal had already been injured.)
And it was the best Thanksgiving ever
Posted on December 02, 2008North Carolina police arrested a mom for beating her teenage daughter who was in trouble for beating her little brother.
China executes conman -- had promised to make love potions out of ants
Posted on December 02, 2008I think the Chinese might be onto something here. (With the executions, not the love potions made from ants.)
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on December 02, 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...
KMBC: Dead body found outside VA Med Center
Posted on December 02, 2008Was reportedly found inside a car in the parking lot this morning. No other details, such as cause of death, were immediately available.
Man dies while trying to steal a flat-screen TV
Posted on December 02, 2008Story is from Rhode Island. Not sure how wide the TV was, but it weighed about 75 pounds. The burglar got it to his car, but he died from natural causes and was found dead behind the wheel. Hat Tip:...
Ladies: Just because someone asks to photograph you topless, you are NOT required to comply
Posted on December 02, 2008An Aussie teen is warning the public after a stranger, claiming to be a fashion photographer, paid her $500 so he could take photos of her in a motel room, some of them topless, which he shot with a small...
Teen escapes after a year in captivity, CA police say
Posted on December 02, 2008Awful story from California, where a teenage boy -- who ran away from the foster home -- was allegedly picked up by a couple who apparently kept him prisoner for a year. Snip: When he wandered into the In-Shape City...
Arrest in Hudson family murders?
Posted on December 02, 2008This is the case involving Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, who were killed a few weeks ago. Hudson's brother-in-law has reportedly confessed to the killings and could be charged soon. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
KCPD investigates life-threatening shooting
Posted on December 02, 2008From KCPD: This evening at approximately 6:30pm, KCMO police were called to 56th Ter. and Swope Pkwy in regard to a black male in the parking lot suffering from an unknown injury. Residents say he was outside for approximately one...
3 DUI arrests during OP saturation patrol
Posted on December 02, 2008From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol on Friday, November 28, 2008, in regards to the Thanksgiving Mobilization S.T.E.P. Campaign. The task was conducted with the intent to focus on seatbelt violations, reduce...
God listed as accessory after motorist rams other vehicle
Posted on December 02, 2008Story is from San Antonio, where a man reportedly rammed another vehicle while going 100 mph, police say. The man's motive? The Lord told him to do it because the other driver "wasn't driving right, and she needed to be...
Say, what's doing with Boy George?
Posted on December 02, 2008Still fighting that whole "chained a male escort to his bedroom wall and beat him with a chain" thing. (Which, BTW, he denies.)
Boy, 9, drives for dad during beer run, FL police say
Posted on December 02, 2008Hard to say who would've been a worse driver: a sober 9-year-old or a soused adult. And it was the best Thanksgiving ever ... right up to the point where police pulled their car over. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're...
Westboro Baptist really doesn't want to pay $5 million judgment
Posted on December 02, 2008From The AP: A lawyer for Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church on Tuesday urged the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to overturn a Maryland jury?s $5 million award to the family of Matthew Snyder, a Marine who was...
Do they call him "Lumpy"?
Posted on December 02, 2008Remember Joshua Adam Bush? He's a teenager who has a bullet lodged in his forehead -- which, theoretically, ended up there during an alleged shootout between Bush and a used-car dealer. Prosecutors wanted the bullet removed via surgery, so they...
$11K reward in Cara Roberts homicide
Posted on December 02, 2008From Crime Stoppers: This afternoon a Mr. Chris Lang, Chief Executive Officer of the Cass Regional Medical Center, donated $10,000 on behalf of the hospital to the reward fund for information leading to an arrest in the November 5, 2008...
The ugly face of bicyclist-on-bicyclist violence
Posted on December 02, 2008A guy in Wisconsin got beat up because he told two other bicyclists to put lights on their rides -- which is officially the lamest reason to assault someone.
Bus rider grazed by bullet in KC
Posted on December 02, 2008From The Star: A bullet smashed through an ATA bus window this afternoon and grazed a rider, Kansas City police said. Police were called about 1:50 p.m. about the shooting near 41st Street and Prospect Avenue. Officers reported finding shell...
Chicago, the clogged, greasy drain of American law enforcement
Posted on December 02, 2008Lovely story from the Windy City, where the FBI has accused 15 area LEOs -- 10 Cook County jail guards, four Harvey cops and one Chicago PDer -- of agreeing to be lookouts and serve as security for drug dealers....
KCPD names victim of homicide at 56th and Swope
Posted on December 02, 2008His name was Amir A. Muhammad, and he was 21 years old.
The Kansas Speedway Robbery
Posted on December 02, 2008Wow, we've got all kinds of trials popping up this week. The latest is tied to the Speedway holdup where an off-duty KCK detective, Susan Brown, was shot and badly injured in a gunfight with robbers. Mark Wiebe has more...
Grandma catches man sodomizing her Yorkie, police say
Posted on December 02, 2008The good news is the dog recovered. Story is from Florida. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Surprisingly, things could have gone worse for Lori Drew
Posted on December 02, 2008From The AP: The jury leader in the trial of a Missouri woman accused of an Internet hoax that ended in a teenage neighbor's suicide said most panelists favored convicting the defendant of felony conspiracy. But the jurors convicted Lori...
Former Columbia cop's retrial starting
Posted on December 02, 2008This is the case of Steven Rios, a Columbia cop who was accused of murdering a Mizzou student, Jesse Valencia, who was allegedly having an affair with the married Rios. Rios was originally convicted, but then got a new trial....
Retired trooper sues Springfield over stoplight cams
Posted on December 02, 2008He got the ticket because it was his car that was filmed by the cameras, but he argues that nobody has proved that it was him behind the wheel.
Wachovia Bank robbed on West 95th in OP
Posted on December 02, 2008From OP Police: At 9:28 a.m., Overland Park Officers responded to the Wachovia Bank in the 5300 block of W. 95th Street regarding an armed robbery that had just occurred. When the Officers arrived they were told that a B/M...
I bet he's sorry that she got away
Posted on December 02, 2008MO woman accused of torching her car inside her ex-boyfriend's garage, while he was inside the house sleeping with another woman.
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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...
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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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