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By James Hart
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FBI investigates bank robbery in Independence
Posted on November 17, 2008Happened about 12:15 p.m. at the UMB at 16900 Gudgell Rd. in Independence, near 23rd Street and 291. The suspect went up to a teller, announced the robbery and demanded money. The FBI says he referred to a weapon, but...
String of burglaries in south KC?
Posted on November 16, 2008Primarily around the 87th and Blue Ridge area, KSHB reports. KCPD and Raytown are trying to track down whoever's breaking into houses there. The bad guys seem to favor flat-screen TVs.
1 woman shot dead at 4300 block of Bellefontaine
Posted on November 16, 2008From Karen Dillon: Kansas City homicide detectives are on the scene of a fatal shooting today in the 4300 block of Bellefontaine Avenue. Police are releasing few details this morning. Dispatcher said a man called about 4:30 a.m. and said,...
2 dead after hostage situation at MO medical center
Posted on November 15, 2008Story is from O'Fallon, where a man reportedly took his ex-girlfriend hostage at a medical center. He was able to kill her before the arrival of police, who then killed him, the P-D reports.
Train miraculously misses man lying on tracks
Posted on November 15, 2008Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren?t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Story is from Alabama. Poem is from Dorothy Parker. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patt...
"Hard 50" sentence in Lenexa man's murder
Posted on November 15, 2008From Mark Wiebe: A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced to nearly 70 years in prison today for the murder of a Lenexa man and the attempted murder of another person. Katreal Harris, 19, received a ?hard 50? sentence in...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on November 15, 2008Thanks for visiting the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as...
5 DUI arrests during Independence checkpoint, saturation patrol
Posted on November 15, 2008From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along eastbound US40 Highway at Blue Ridge Cut Off while simultaneously conducting a DWI saturation patrol in the southwest portion of Independence. The operation began on Friday...
OK, you CAN mention the suicide
Posted on November 15, 2008In California, the judge overseeing the Lori Drew trial will allow lawyers to mention the suicide of Megan Meier. Drew is accused of harassing Meier, a girl who lived in her neighborhood, via MySpace. Meier later committed suicide. The judge...
Cold front sweeps over Hell, reports of light snow
Posted on November 14, 2008Alabama sex offender turns himself in for failing to register.
Boy, age 12, saves the day, but loses his own life
Posted on November 14, 2008His mother already dead, his younger sisters suffering from stab wounds, the boy grabbed the knife from his father and fought back, Minnesota police say. He lived long enough for the little girls, ages 8 and 6, to run to...
Why you should never let your Mom be your wheelman
Posted on November 14, 2008This is hilarious. Utah police say an 18-year-old guy broke into a series of cars -- then had his Mom drive him away from the train station. Unfortunately, Mom didn't realize she was a getaway driver. So the first place...
WWHD*
Posted on November 14, 2008*What Would Houdini Do? (I'm surprised he didn't just turn invisible -- it sounds like that would've been easier than what he pulled off!)
Cynthia Charlotte Lynch
Posted on November 14, 2008The Daily Oklahoman has a good profile here of Lynch, the woman who was allegedly killed during a KKK initiation ceremony in Louisiana. (Lynch was originally from the Tulsa area, so that's why the Oklahoman is covering this one.) More...
Baltimore man kills friend over Monopoly game, gets 4 years
Posted on November 14, 2008They were both in jail at the time. The charge against the survivor was involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum of 10 years. The judge knocked it down to four.
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on November 14, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion! This is also a great place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James will be here part of the...
Where is Melissa Green?
Posted on November 14, 2008The Examiner has a story on a Blue Springs woman who's been missing since Sunday night. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!
Obama drawing record number of threats?
Posted on November 14, 2008From The AP: Threats against a new president historically spike right after an election, but from Maine to Idaho law enforcement officials are seeing more against Barack Obama than ever before. The Secret Service would not comment or provide the...
Maine man uses BB gun to shoot boy who rode pogo stick too close to his mobile home, police say
Posted on November 14, 2008Best Part: It happened on Sesame Street. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
Prosecutors file charges in fatal hit-and-run
Posted on November 14, 2008From JaCo prosecutor's office: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar today announced that Orlando L. Gentry (06/15/87) has been charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Operating a Motor Vehicle While Suspended in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash...
"Ultimately she did the right thing"
Posted on November 14, 2008From Mark Morris: A Jackson County judge sentenced an 18-year-old Atchison, Kan., woman to probation today for her role in an unsuccessful plot to steal a woman?s unborn baby. The sentence came after the victim of the aborted kidnapping and...
Suspect knocked man out for two days -- was angry over getting kicked out of gym, prosecutors allege
Posted on November 14, 2008From the JaCo prosecutor's office: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar today announced that Abdi S. Abdirahman (07/12/91) has been charged with First Degree Assault and Armed Criminal Action in connection with the assault on a man outside a gym that...
Fact: You cannot pay bills with drawings of spiders
Posted on November 14, 2008Not remotely crime-related, just hilarious ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Boy, 11, hits Mom with saw -- offers her $5 to not call police
Posted on November 14, 2008She did anyway. This was all occurred because she was trying to get him to take his meds.
Man pleads guilty to murder of unborn child in KCK
Posted on November 14, 2008UPDATE: Mark Wiebe filed this story with more information. PREVIOUSLY: Remember the man who was charged with murdering his pregnant ex-wife and her 8-month-old daughter Feb. 3 in Kansas City, Kan., then abducted his young son and fled to Texas?...
Everybody TALKS about fighting crime ...
Posted on November 14, 2008... but the former mayor of Washington DC actually did something about it. Hat Tip: Many thanks, goshel!
Sex and age discrimination at Channel 9?
Posted on November 14, 2008Are Kelly Eckerman, Peggy Breit and Maria Antonia -- three of the station's most senior female personalities -- being subjected to unfair treatment? The women filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging a ?pattern and practice? of discrimination at Channel 9, calling...
From the police scanner
Posted on November 14, 2008I saved these dispatches from last month, all from nightside. (After two weeks of working daytime hours, I can already tell that my weird scanner tidbits will be tapering off -- apparently most folks do wait until it gets dark...
Woman files for divorce after catching hubby's avatar sleeping with another avatar
Posted on November 14, 2008Oh. Dear. Amy Taylor, 28, said her three-year marriage to David Pollard, 40, came to an end when she twice walked in on him watching his online character, Dave Barmy, having sex with other virtual women in the online fantasy...
Police kill 'chair-wielding maniac'
Posted on November 14, 2008Police said the man made it to within a foot of the officer who shot and killed him in a Brooklyn church parking lot. The cops in both English and Spanish repeatedly ordered him to drop the chair, but he...
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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
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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