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Independence plans DUI checkpoint for Friday
Posted on November 12, 2008From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday November 14, 2008. The purpose of this checkpoint is to identify and arrest drunk drivers before they injure someone or themselves. It is also...
Canadian inmate released early for being too fat
Posted on November 12, 2008He was doing time on a drug rap. He weighed 450 pounds. Snip from Reuters: Michel Lapointe -- known as Big Mike -- was arrested in September 2006 and received a five-year sentence in May this year. The paper said...
Dead body found near Paula Abdul's house
Posted on November 12, 2008Authorities say the dead woman is an apparent suicide, and was perhaps a troubled fan. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
FL man arrested for throwing brush, bruising GF's breast
Posted on November 12, 2008In fairness, the suspect says she threw soap at him first. Snip: ?I observed a bruise on (the victim?s) right breast consistent with an injury caused by the impact of a hair brush against her breast,? an officer wrote. Hat...
What not to wear
Posted on November 12, 2008From Brian Burnes: An eastern Jackson County resident who recognized her recently stolen clothing on sale in a Lee?s Summit second-hand store has helped police arrest a suspect in several residential burglaries. Bryce X. Hughes, 18, of Lee?s Summit has...
Drunk driver urinates on Wisconsin cop, police say
Posted on November 12, 2008Story is from Wisconsin. Not only does the suspect manage to wet the back of the squad car, police say, he also sprays "through the center divider, striking the officer in the back of the head." I kept reading the...
Has another severed foot washed ashore in British Columbia?
Posted on November 12, 2008Too early to be sure, but tests are under way. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Armless thief steals 24-inch TV from German shop
Posted on November 12, 2008It's like something from a Tony Robbins book ... People really can do ANYTHING. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mark D!
2 robberies in Raytown from Tuesday
Posted on November 12, 2008From Brian Burnes: The first occurred at Fox?s Drug Store, a familiar landmark at 63rd Street and Raytown Road, just after 9 a.m. A white male entered the store and handed a pharmacy technician a note demanding drugs and threatening...
Newborn left in McDonald's bathroom in North Carolina
Posted on November 12, 2008Baby was only a few hours old. The silver lining: Nobody tried to flush the poor kid.
John Walsh knows how to push all the right buttons
Posted on November 12, 2008Just got a press release from America's Most Wanted about this Saturday's episode -- it's basically Ladies Night at AMW, featuring only female fugitives. My favorite part: John Walsh will also tell viewers the story of Tina Loesch and Skye...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on November 12, 2008The Metro Squad, which is investigating the slaying of Cara Jo Roberts in Harrisonville, has released this composite image of a man who was reportedly seen near the crime scene. Anyone with information is asked to call the Metro Squad...
2 KCK schools on lockdown because of escapee
Posted on November 12, 2008From Mark Wiebe: Quindaro Elementary School and Holman Academy in Kansas City, Kan., are on lockdown while police search for an escaped inmate in the vicinity of 28th Street and Brown Ave. Officer Troy Rice, a spokesperson for the Kansas...
"Everyone's making it out to be some big sexual relationship that we had"
Posted on November 12, 2008I don't link to most of the stories I see about adults having sexual relationships with teenagers -- mostly because there are so damn many of them. But every so often, there's one that just makes your jaw drop. Like...
The good die young, and the drunk drivers survive
Posted on November 12, 2008Infuriating story from USA Today about Shannon Nicole Adkins, a North Carolina teenager who actively tried to stop drunk-driving crashes in her hometown. She's dead now, the victim of a head-on crash involving -- police believe -- a drunk driver....
$13,500 reward in Marco Lugo homicide
Posted on November 12, 2008From Crime Stoppers: On August 12th, 2007, just before 3:00 in the morning, Kansas City Police were called to 18th & Baltimore on a shooting. When they arrived they found 19 year-old Marco Lugo suffering from a gunshot wound in...
Kline, Morrison to testify during Tiller hearing
Posted on November 12, 2008It's like getting Laverne and Shirley back together again ...
MO stepdad beat up 13-year-old for lost video games, police allege
Posted on November 12, 2008Story is from Columbia. Mom is also facing criminal charges, police say, because she knew the abuse was happening but didn't intervene, police said.
Signs that you might have encountered a drunk driver ...
Posted on November 12, 2008They'll have bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, poor motor skills. Sometimes, too, they will have a chain-link fence wrapped around their vehicle ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Shoot my dog? Then I'll shoot you
Posted on November 12, 2008A Pennsylvania man is accused of shooting another hunter in the leg after the hunter accidentally killed the man's dog.
Things keep looking up for Larry Johnson
Posted on November 11, 2008From Mark Morris: Chiefs running back Larry Johnson became the target of more legal attention Monday when a Lawrence woman sued him in Jackson County for spitting a drink on her. Johnson currently is facing a simple-assault allegation for the...
1 dead in quadruple shooting in east KC
Posted on November 11, 2008From KCPD: On Monday (11/10) at approximately 9pm, KCMO police were called to an apartment in the 7000 block of Crabapple Ln. in regard to a shooting. Upon arrival 4 shooting victims were located inside the residence. One of the...
Something isn't adding up here
Posted on November 11, 2008Thief buys $11 hammer to steal $9 bottle of booze.
New Orleans mom gave son a gun, told him to kill, police allege
Posted on November 11, 2008And Junior did. He's been convicted of second-degree murder for killing another teenager. Snip from the Times-Picayune: Vanessa Johnson, 45, awaits her day in court on the same charge even though no one accused her of pulling the trigger. Instead,...
Tearjerkers welcome
Posted on November 11, 2008In California, two convicted killers facing the death penalty appealed their cases to the U.S. Supremes, saying their original trials were unfair because prosecutors played sad, emotional videos about the victims -- what some call "victim impact statements...
Cali man gets 9 months for hitting Dad's head with hammer
Posted on November 11, 2008Because he mistakenly thought Dad -- who is partly paralyzed and uses a wheelchair -- had to be seriously injured before a nursing home would take him.
Judge: Maybe we shouldn't mention the "suicide" during the MySpace suicide case
Posted on November 11, 2008Wow, didn't see this one coming. You might remember Lori Drew, the Missouri woman who's facing federal charges because she allegedly used MySpace to harass a teenage neighbor, who later ended up killing herself. Drew's lawyers have asked that the...
Hmm ... can't tell if they're complaining or making a suggestion
Posted on November 11, 2008A Florida landlord called police after an "obscene object" was left in her business' comment box. To wit: According to the incident report, someone placed the sex toy in her comments box between 4 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday....
MO deputy's son, age 2, killed in accidental shooting
Posted on November 11, 2008Story is from Galena. Not many details yet.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on November 11, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Feel free to post links below if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please avoid...
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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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