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Should teenage offenders ever be sentenced to life-without-parole?

Posted on May 17, 2010
The United States is one of the few countries that will sentence juvenile criminals to life sentences without parole. According to a new Supreme Court ruling, though, it's an unconstitutional practice, unless the crime was murder. Reuters reports that approximately...

Forum to address unsolved murders

Posted on May 17, 2010
The Ad Hoc Group Against Crime will hold a public forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday to ask police, prosecutors and other officials why some Kansas City homicides are going unsolved. The meeting will be at the group's headquarters, 3116 Prospect...

Boy, 8, saves little sis from abductor

Posted on May 17, 2010
Last week, an 8-year-old boy saved his younger sister from a man who tried to pull the 4-year-old into his vehicle, authorities in Myrtle Beach, S.C., said. ?[Nathan] said, 'Mommy, I just kicked and I punched and I hit, and...

Bernard Jackson's girlfriend speaks

Posted on May 17, 2010
Over the weekend, there were two big stories about the Waldo rape case. Christine Vendel interviewed the girlfriend of Bernard Jackson, who's now charged in rapes from the 1980s. Jackson has not been charged in the Waldo rapes. The woman,...

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No sign of teen who jumped in river

Posted on May 17, 2010
In Jefferson City, police still haven't found Robert Nichols, a 16-year-old who reportedly jumped into the Missouri River on Friday while he was shackled. Nichols was being transported to a juvenile detention facility by state employees when he attacked them...

10 DUI arrests at KC checkpoint

Posted on May 15, 2010
From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on May 14, 2010 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at NE 46th Street & N. Oak Trafficway. North and southbound traffic was checked with a total of...

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on May 15, 2010
From ABC News:FBI Hopes Leaky Breast Implant Points Way to Most Wanted Fugitive 'Whitey' Bulger I'm not sure if that's from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the other FBI. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

KCK dad accused of killing boy, 2

Posted on May 15, 2010
From Jim Sullinger: A 34-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man was charged today with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his son, 2-year-old Juan Luevano on May 8. Juan?s father, Luis Enrique Luevano, was arrested Wednesday after being...

Handcuffed teen jumps into Mo. River

Posted on May 15, 2010
It happened about noon in Jeff City, the News Tribune reports. The teen was being transported by the state Department of Social Services to a juvenile center, though it's not clear exactly why the 16-year-old was in their custody. He...

53 arrests for unlicensed driving during KC checkpoint

Posted on May 15, 2010
The checkpoint was Thursday night at 57th and Prospect, Chief Corwin's blog reports, and the 53 number doesn't include arrests for DUI, drugs or outstanding warrants. Of the license arrests, 28 people had no license, period. The other 23 were...

A not-so-good Samaritan?

Posted on May 15, 2010
Near Philly, a woman was arrested after she allegedly found a cellphone at a crash scene and then said she wanted a reward for returning it, the Inquirer reports. The police got involved, and the woman was charged with theft...

Open Thread ... Weekend Edition

Posted on May 15, 2010
Welcome back to 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. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...

Two year sentence, after 33 years on the run

Posted on May 14, 2010
A Clay County man who ran from the law for 33 years was sentenced today to a two year prison sentence. That is what jurors recommended for Berney V. Ferguson Jr. after he was convicted of incest in 1977. From...

Female escort assaults valet attendant

Posted on May 14, 2010
With what else than her high heel? The Arizona woman became enraged at a valet attendant upon exiting a hotel. She refused a cab he ordered and called for a town car. When the car arrived, she took off her...

Perils faced by census workers

Posted on May 14, 2010
Tallying the Amercan public is turning out to be a high-risk job across the country. A Texas attorney shot at one census worker shortly after she arrived on the woman's doorstep. In Alabama, a census worker discovered a dead body....

Man killed another man with pipe, prosecutors allege

Posted on May 14, 2010
The victim and the suspect had finished a fistfight before the March 30th attack at 30th and Cleveland. From The Star's Christine Vendel: Court records said Payne owed Lewis money so the two fought and Payne won. Afterward, Payne allegedly...

New Pampers product redefines diaper rash

Posted on May 14, 2010
A Cincinnati woman has sued Procter & Gamble, claiming that their new Pampers with Dry Max technology chemically burned her toddler. "It can't be described as a rash," Blank said. "It actually looks like burns on his bottom. It was...

Girl ends ruse with a kidnapping hoax

Posted on May 14, 2010
A girl in the Los Angeles area came up with a kidnapping hoax to avoid telling her family that she was not going to graduate from UCLA. Her family had planned a party and everything. When police heard she was...

Love of lawn turns fatal

Posted on May 14, 2010
A Chicago man who is used to winning awards for his well-manicured lawn shoots and kills another man after his dog peed on the grass. |MRodriguez

Next time he'll mind the details

Posted on May 14, 2010
An otherwise clever plot to conceal the smell of 563 kilograms of marijuana with herbicides was foiled when inspectors at a Kearney weigh station noticed numerous vehicle violations. The truck's cargo doors did not have a seal, and the Los...

Video shows teacher beating student

Posted on May 14, 2010
In Houston, a woman has sued her son's charter school and a teacher who reportedly got caught beating her son in class. (Another student recorded the incident on a cellphone, the Houston Chronicle reports.) ?I thought she was playing at...

Man acquitted of branding his kids

Posted on May 14, 2010
In Washington state, a man accused of branding his kids has beaten the criminal case against him. He reportedly branded his teenage sons and daughter -- with their consent -- as a way to build family spirit during his divorce.

Lawsuit filed in St. Louis Taser death

Posted on May 14, 2010
The family of a mentally ill man has sued St. Louis County over his death in 2008. The dead man, Samuel K. De Boise, had reportedly assaulted his mother and held her prisoner when police were called. Authorities say he...

Help, police, someone's trying to steal my pot

Posted on May 14, 2010
N.Y. man calls police after teens try to steal the 51 marijuana plants growing in his garage.

Who killed Gerry Grovenburg?

Posted on May 14, 2010
Grovenburg, 61, of Spring Hill, was found dead behind the counter of his liquor store in the 7600 block of Quivira on Wednesday night. The Metro Squad is investigating the case, which has been rule a homicide. Investigators are asking...

A dark day for nude entertainment

Posted on May 14, 2010
Missouri legislators have passed new restrictions on adult businesses. From the AP: Legislation sent to the governor tonight would ban nudity, alcohol and anyone under age 18 at strip clubs, adult video stores and other sexual businesses. It also would...

Should this man have been charged?

Posted on May 14, 2010
In Lancaster County, Neb., a woman decided to hide $53,000 worth of jewelry in a drawer in her dryer. When the machine stopped working, the store hauled it off -- along with the jewelry. The machine was sold to another...

Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot

Posted on May 14, 2010
Woman, 87, accused of selling crack

U.S. missionary faces trial in Haiti

Posted on May 14, 2010
A group of U.S. missionaries was arrested in Haiti after the earthquake for allegedly trying to take a group of children out of the country. The kids weren't orphans, and after a stay in jail, most of the missionaries were...

Pa. cops arrested people for swearing, ACLU claims

Posted on May 12, 2010
In Philadelphia, the ACLU has filed lawsuits for two people who were arrested for disorderly conduct after they reportedly used curse words. The civil liberties group says that it found hundreds of similar cases. Not all cases involve profanities tossed...

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