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Parents sue school over daughter's naked pic
Posted on November 26, 2008In Washington, a high school cheerleader's parents are suing her school over a nude photo of her. They don't like the way the school handled the situation after the picture got texted to the entire football team. | Sara Shepherd
Long, cold standoff at 43rd and Bales
Posted on November 26, 2008I didn't cover this last night because I went to a homicide scene instead (and no one got hurt here), but for you standoff junkies, here are the police press releases about one last night in Kansas City: 1 a.m....
Police Tase naked preacher
Posted on November 26, 2008The man started out praying fully clothed -- but by the time police arrived, he had made his way to the pulpit. "We found a black male, large, naked, preaching at the altar," Washington City Police Sgt. David Bradley said....
'I did not choose to sleep with the devil'
Posted on November 26, 2008Sad snip and quote from Mark Morris' story about the man sentenced to 45 years in prison for knowingly infecting one woman, and exposing another, with HIV: Weeping on the stand, the woman said she had lived a modest, risk-free...
Sea-pirates in the news: Was attack on 'mothership' a mistake?
Posted on November 26, 2008Last week, India's navy reported that the frigate INS Tabar had battled a pirate "mother vessel" in the gulf November 18, leaving the ship ablaze and likely sunk. But Wicharn Sirichaiekawat says that vessel was actually HIS ship, which was...
Heroes at the Tool Shed
Posted on November 25, 2008KCPD is handing out some awards today -- including certificates of commendation for a bouncer and a customer/former bouncer who subdued a crazed gunman outside a Kansas City tavern. The gunman was mad about getting kicked out of the bar....
Will Kansas close its two minimum-security prisons in El Dorado?
Posted on November 25, 2008No final word, but authorities are considering it because of the state budget crunch. The maximum-security unit, however, is not on the list.
More homicides ...
Posted on November 25, 2008While you sleep, people get shot and killed in KCMO. One inside an apartment near 63rd and Blue Parkway, and another (who died) in a house by Raytown and Bannister roads. | Sara Shepherd
Hot coffee blamed for tractor-trailer's wreck
Posted on November 25, 2008Story is from the Salina area, where the rig's driver apparently spilled coffee on himself and drove into the median, where the truck fell over.
Report: More people serving as their own lawyer
Posted on November 25, 2008The AP has a story saying that more people, especially middle-class people, are representing themselves in their divorces, child-custody cases and other legal proceedings. Mostly because lawyers have become so expensive. Experts say there are two problems, though...
Woman's body was set in concrete, hidden in toolbox
Posted on November 25, 2008Story is from Lebanon, Mo., where authorities are asking the public to call with any leads ...
"The boy is mine, @#$^%!"
Posted on November 25, 2008A teenage Iowa girl is accused of slashing another young woman's face with a knife after they argued over a boy at a dance.
Des Moines police won't replace officer's wedding ring
Posted on November 25, 2008He lost it while fighting a suspect, and even a metal detector couldn't find it. The PD says it replaces eyeglasses and watches, up to $200 in value, but won't do the same for jewelry. Instead, officers are being told...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on November 25, 2008Thanks for spending some time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links if you've seen interesting stories somewhere else. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is here this morning, Sara will be minding the store...
Lawrence moves up on safest city list
Posted on November 25, 2008The Journal-World reports it's now 114th-safest, up from 166th in 2006. The story notes the ranking is based on homicide-free 2007 -- Lawrence has seen four homicides so far in 2008, so things may change next year... | Sara Shepherd
Charges in one of August's many homicides
Posted on November 25, 2008Possible gang affiliation may be to blame in the death of 19-year-old Jarod D. Sesley, who was gunned down this August in the 6700 block of the Paseo. Murder charges were announced today against 23-year-old Dustin P. Hency, who allegedly...
Cadaver dogs searching KC homeless camp
Posted on November 25, 2008UPDATE NO. 2: Police have stopped digging. UPDATE: The dogs didn't hit on anything, but the spot looks fishy enough that they're going to start digging, police say. At first it was reported that two bodies had been found, but...
No more Pilgrim and Indian costumes
Posted on November 25, 2008One California mother has complained, comparing a school tradition of having kindergartners dress up like Pilgrims and Indians for Thanksgiving to encouraging them to dress up as slaves, Jews or other persecuted groups from the past. Others say that woman...
Smarmy strip-club owner of the day
Posted on November 25, 2008Larry Kladek owns an Inver Grove Heights home valued at nearly $6 million. Yet he once sued a former employee over $44.31. He sued a one-time housemate for, among other things, not returning some pillows and a coat rack. Authorities...
A stadium bathroom affair
Posted on November 25, 2008Handicap stall at the Metrodome. Two sets of feet. Two sets of underwear dropped to the ground. A group of 15 onlookers were gawking at the scene by the time officers broke the couple up...the woman, 38, was turned over...
Spiderpig, Spiderpig
Posted on November 25, 2008Very funny on the Simpsons. Less funny for man who sang it to police officers while they arrested him after a fight. | Sara Shepherd Hat tip: Thanks to You're a Mean Drunk, R2D2!
Deep Fry Your Turkey Safely
Posted on November 25, 2008It's time for the annual turkey-safety PSA! For all those who choose to fry your turkeys, here's a friendly reminder just in from the fire department: Deep Fry Your Turkey Safely The latest trend in preparing a turkey is deep...
I hereby sentence you to...death by Manilow
Posted on November 25, 2008One Colorado town is quieter after a judge got serious about punishing noise ordinance violaters: He started sentencing them to a hard hour in a room with Barry Manilow, Barney the Dinosaur or other music of HIS choice. The judge...
HWI - Hunting While Intoxicated
Posted on November 25, 2008You would think hitting something would be hard enough as it is, much less with a BAC more than two and a half times the legal limit. | Sara Shepherd
600+ pets in one home would be illegal here...
Posted on November 25, 2008...but not in Chile, where iReport has video of more than 500 dogs and 100 cats crammed into a residence. The citizen-reporter ends with this shameless plug: If Obama were to adopt the next White House puppy from this place,...
Revenge, Facebook style
Posted on November 25, 2008When this guy's ex-girlfriend snubbed him in the street, his next move was to set up a Facebook page in her name with a bunch of naked photos of her (which he apparently kept after they broke up). She heard...
Excuse me, sir, but this is a 'No-Pilates Zone'
Posted on November 25, 2008In Santa Monica, they've started cracking down on an ordinance banning exercisers from a popular grassy median flanked by an ocean view and beautiful, multi-million dollar homes. Apparently the people who live in those beautiful, multi-million dollar homes aren't wildly...
Michelle Johnson tries to explain the unexplainable
Posted on November 25, 2008Dana Wright at KCTV interviews the mother of Erica Green, aka Precious Doe, here.
No jail for sex-on-the-beach couple
Posted on November 25, 2008This is the story of a UK couple convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai. Their sentence was three months in jail, but a judge has decided to suspend it.
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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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