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Where is Terry C. Anklam?
Posted on November 05, 2008KSHB has a report about a 60-year-old man who went missing Monday in Independence.
Victim reportedly drives sleeping rapist to police HQ
Posted on November 05, 2008He apparently met her at a bar, then allegedly raped her in his car -- and fell asleep. He was so out of it that she was able to deliver him to police. Story is from New Zealand.
The end of "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"
Posted on November 05, 2008For those arriving late ... It's been almost seven years since Joseph Frederick, then a high-school student, was suspended for holding up a sign that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" while the Olympic torch was carried through Juneau. It turned...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on November 05, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comment and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and...
A new low
Posted on November 05, 2008Florida man uses his own grandfather, age 72, as a human shield when police come to arrest him, officers say.
SI swimsuit model arrested for tax evasion in Argentina
Posted on November 05, 2008No mugshot yet, though we do have some photos ...
CT cop drove homeless man to neighboring town
Posted on November 05, 2008To be specific, he drove a mentally ill homeless man, who needed to go to the hospital, to the next town over. The officer has been, yes, suspended. The neighboring town's police were less than amused.
A funny thing happened at the strip club ...
Posted on November 05, 2008North Pole police have arrested a man who thought he was driving his own car, when -- in point of fact -- he had taken someone else's from the strip-club parking lot. He believed this even though he owns a...
Midtown Miscreant for president
Posted on November 05, 2008Double-M reminds everybody not to get carried away just yet ...
Chewing tobacco helps catch Inner-Tube Bandit
Posted on November 05, 2008You remember ITB, right? He's the criminal genius who escaped a bank robbery by floating away on an innertube and, to cover his tracks, used a Craigslist ad to lure a bunch of job applicants to the crime scene --...
Trash truck's compactor almost kills teen runaway
Posted on November 05, 2008It's Wisconsin, so of course, he lived ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Great news about that severed human tongue!
Posted on November 05, 2008It's not a tongue! Or human! In fact, Ohio police are pretty sure that it's rodent stomach tissue. Awesome! They don't have many other details, though: "You don't waste time and money trying to figure out exactly what animal it...
Why it pays to invest in surveillance
Posted on November 05, 2008Embedded video from CNN Video You could help catch a burglar ... or accidentally make some amateur pornography. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Eddie B!
OK mom charged after puppy mauls infant to death
Posted on November 05, 2008Awful story. This is the case where a Tulsa woman, now 18, left her 2-month-old, Zane, in his swing while she took a nap for an hour. Nobody apparently heard or noticed the mauling until another family member found the...
Robber tried to force victim to drink bleach
Posted on November 05, 2008I think I'd rather be shot in a limb or something. The bad guy here is getting 13 years. Story is from Bloomington, Ill.
As it happens, San Francisco does NOT want to "party"
Posted on November 05, 2008Proposition K, which would have decriminalized prostitution in SF, goes dow ... uh, was defeated. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Cali mom gets 15 years for driving son to fatal gang fight
Posted on November 05, 2008The victim was 13 years old, but was still old enough to have a gang grudge that got him killed.
The choice
Posted on November 05, 2008The Omaha World-Herald has a powerful interview with a Nebraska man who surrendered a troubled 15-year-old girl that he'd been raising. They're not even remotely related by blood, but he's done his best to be a father to her --...
Detroit mom wants $30 mil after boy starves to death in foster care, suit alleges
Posted on November 04, 2008In a nutshell: The plaintiff put her son in foster care because she couldn't care for him. He's 10 and quadriplegic, and though he was a temporary ward of the state, Mom didn't lose her custody of him. After eight...
Oh, how sweeeet
Posted on November 04, 2008A Washington couple is accused of, well, racing each other at speeds exceeding 120 mph on a local interstate. She was driving a coupe, he was on a motorcycle.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on November 04, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Feel free to share links here, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. And if you're registered to vote, THEN PLEASE VOTE! Please sign your...
IL police arrest "aggressive rooster"
Posted on November 04, 2008When you're living on the farm, sometimes you have to make your own fun ...
Airline passenger arrested for slapping crew member's behind, pulling blind woman's hair
Posted on November 04, 2008There was a lot of assorted bad behavior, the police said. Alcohol might have been a factor. The flight crew was eventually reduced to taping her down with duct tape.
Suspect in St. Louis copkilling caught in KC area
Posted on November 04, 2008Details here from the Post-Dispatch ...
UPDATE: OH mom convicted of microwaving baby
Posted on November 04, 2008She wants a new trial. And her cellmate -- who testified that Mom told her what happened regarding the microwave -- is now saying she was on meds and was afraid of the prosecutors.
Girl dies while parents try to pray away her diabetes ...
Posted on November 04, 2008... and the judge isn't sure if he should dismiss the charges.
SC man killed GF's ex to "make her happy," police say
Posted on November 04, 2008Prosecutors are also going after the girlfriend for, essentially, "dropping hints."
Report: Drug field tests aren't always accurate
Posted on November 04, 2008As it happens, these tests often mistake chocolate for hash and rosemary for weed, USA Today reports. Usually, laboratory tests will show when the original results are wrong -- but that doesn't stop some poor soul from getting arrested and...
Son of murdered pastor asks churchgoers to forgive killer
Posted on November 04, 2008And he was able to do this one day after his father was killed. Story is from Kentucky.
Brothels struggle in failing economy
Posted on November 04, 2008If only there were a stimulus package available ...
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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?
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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