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Bus driver killed by passenger who didn't pay fare, NY police say
Posted on December 02, 2008What's crazy is the bus driver let the guy on the bus anyway. He wouldn't give the guy a transfer ticket, though, and that's when the passenger became violent, police say.
UPDATE on shooting at 56th and Swope
Posted on December 02, 2008From The Star: A man found wounded in a Kansas City parking lot Monday night has died, police announced this morning. Detectives are investigating his death as a homicide but have no suspects in custody. Police were called to 56th...
Man used Christmas tree to attack dad, police say
Posted on December 02, 2008Story is from Florida ...
The body in the box
Posted on December 02, 2008A couple of weeks ago, hunters found the remains of a woman covered in concrete, inside a black plastic box in Laclede County. The Missouri Highway Patrol has joined the investigation, and they've released the following details about the woman,...
11 people die on MO roads over Thanksgiving
Posted on December 02, 2008Compared to 10 fatalities the year before. This year, none of them was in Troop A, which covers our area, though a Lee's Summit woman died in a Phelps County crash. Snip: Troopers investigated 488 traffic crashes including 143 injuries...
Legislator wants to ban JELL-O shots, beer bongs, joy on MO rivers
Posted on December 02, 2008He also wants to do away with kegs and Mardi Gras beads.
Wichita girl, 10 months old, was homicide victim
Posted on December 02, 2008Police have mom's boyfriend in custody. This is Homicide No. 33 for Wichita this year, and the ninth where a child was killed.
Report: KC won't get stoplight cameras until 2009
Posted on December 02, 2008Probably May. And it sounds like 39th and Southwest Trafficway is a prime spot for one.
Utah man killed guy who gave him a wedgie
Posted on December 01, 2008People do some crazy things while they're high on cocaine ...
Report: About 20 percent of those killed in KS police chases were innocent bystanders
Posted on December 01, 2008The Eagle had a story this weekend where they went back for 12 years and looked at police pursuits where someone died or was injured. They found 42 fatalities, and eight of those were bystanders hit by the fleeing vehicle....
Yet another cunning plan foiled by common sense
Posted on December 01, 2008Police say two guys from Omaha posed as security guards to get onto the sidelines of the Nebraska-Colorado game. The flaw in their plan? Guess where a lot of the real security guards tend to gather ...
NY mom goes undercover to free her convicted son
Posted on December 01, 2008This is probably the most amazing thing you'll read today. A woman named Doreen Giuliano reportedly took on a second identity, complete with a fake name and apartment, so she could get close to a man who was a juror...
All I want for Christmas is you ... and some weed
Posted on December 01, 2008A Salina man is getting prison time for trying to deliver weed to the county jail on Christmas Day 2007.
"Always low prices" might apply to human life, too
Posted on December 01, 2008Missed this while I was out last week: A Wal-Mart employee, Jdimytai Damour, was apparently trampled to death when he tried to unlock the store's doors on Friday morning. It apparently took several minutes before anybody could rescue him. Even...
Ohio man defends sister's honor with crossbow
Posted on December 01, 2008Oh, Fark, I missed you ...
Bystander uses candy cane to beat man wielding a knife
Posted on December 01, 2008You don't want to know what they did with the fruit cake.
Leavenworth PD plans a reorg
Posted on December 01, 2008They're going to go from eight-hour shifts to 12-hour ones, the Times reports. They're also eliminating the rank of corporal and adding more detectives and sergeants. Meanwhile, it'll be easier for officers to work off-duty security jobs. The changes should...
About that 8-year-old homicide suspect ...
Posted on December 01, 2008He's been offered a plea deal, though his attorney isn't sure if he's old enough to understand what's going on.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on December 01, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Thanks for being patient last week during our Thanksgiving-related outage. And thanks to the always excellent Sara Shepherd, Friend of Crime Scene, for minding the store...
121
Posted on December 01, 2008That's how many homicides that Kansas City has recorded so far this year. At the same point in 2007, the total stood at 90, KCPD reports. Tony's Kansas City has a post here about the increase in murders: Thankfully, odds...
New trial for John Street
Posted on December 01, 2008From Mark Morris: Jurors convicted John P. Street in December 2006 of murdering Douglas C. Weil. They acquitted him of a firearms charge and of murdering a federal witness. A previous jury had deadlocked on Street?s guilt. Weil, 38, was...
If loving you is wrong ...
Posted on December 01, 2008UK siblings fight for their right to get married, have genetically interesting children. Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
Mugger, victim battle with squeegees, police say
Posted on December 01, 2008Story is from Canada ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Carjackers killed when they crash into another stolen car, St. Louis police say
Posted on December 01, 2008Karma hates car thieves, I guess, is the takeaway here. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Terry!
Carjacker was armed with hairspray
Posted on December 01, 2008For all of our aspiring carjackers, please take note: The hairspray was NOT an effective weapon. Story is from Topeka. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
It's probably better than winning a microwave
Posted on December 01, 2008Ohio police shut down a raffle at a house party where guests bought $10 tickets to win a chance to spend the evening with a prostitute. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Try, try again ... even if it's probably illegal and you look like a jerk
Posted on December 01, 2008Lovely story from New York, where the mayor of a small town got a parking ticket for talking on her cellphone while driving. She went to court, explained the call was an emergency and said she didn't have a place...
Fact: U.S. drug users are keeping the cartels in business
Posted on December 01, 2008If the U.S. really wants to stop the drug cartels, a new Brookings Institution study says, then we need to focus more on reducing the demand for drugs in our country. (Fewer cokeheads = less demand for coke.) Most of...
FL man accused of attempted Bible-thumping
Posted on December 01, 2008Terror at the Turkey Trot 10K! Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
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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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