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Dentist accused of giving "breast exams"
Posted on November 03, 2008Story is from California. The funny thing is, this isn't the first case I've heard of a dentist doing this.
Your honor, my client beheaded that man in self-defense ...
Posted on November 03, 2008Snip from Law.com ... After a confrontation, Waldron allegedly hit the man with a metal pipe, placed him in the bathtub, cut off his head and limbs and bagged them in plastic, acts his attorney referred to as "not something...
Utah is the new hotspot for drug cartels' pot farms?
Posted on November 03, 2008That's what the feds say. The climate is good, there's plenty of out-of-the-way spaces and they're being chased out of states like California and Washington, which are known for pot production.
Houston teens killed classmate for dating one of their sisters, police say
Posted on November 03, 2008More here from the Chronicle ...
Clyde Wilson
Posted on November 03, 2008Interesting obituary here from the Houston Chronicle about Wilson, a well-known private investigator there. Among his more interesting cases? He once negotiated the release of hostages in Ethiopia, and his work led to Donald Trump's divorce from his first wife,...
Seriously, what's the point?
Posted on November 03, 2008You remember Joseph Edward Duncan, the worst person to ever live, right? Duncan killed an Idaho woman, her fiance and her oldest son, then kidnapped her two youngest kiddos. He sexually assaulted both and killed the boy as his sister...
2 more teenagers abandoned in Nebraska
Posted on November 03, 2008One of them was actually flown from Arizona ... That special session can't happen soon enough. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
New book on KSU professor's murder scheme
Posted on November 03, 2008Remember Tom Murray? He was a linguistics professor at Kansas State University who killed his ex-wife at her home in Douglas County back in 2003 -- he received a life sentence as a result. Now? A writer has a new...
Do foreign-exchange students need more protection?
Posted on November 03, 2008Interesting story from the Hutch News, which recently reported on a teacher convicted of molesting a foreign-exchange student. The paper interviews a California woman who started a group to act as a watchdog over agencies that place international students...
OP plans seatbelt, DUI crackdown over Thanksgiving
Posted on November 03, 2008From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department will be conducting a Thanksgiving Mobilization S.T.E.P. Campaign from November 24, 2008 to November 30, 2008. This task is being conducted with the goal to focus on seatbelt violations, reduce alcohol...
Places that should NOT be burglarized: Police Stations
Posted on November 03, 2008Even if you are drunk and, therefore, invulnerable.
Columbia boys mugged for their Halloween candy
Posted on November 03, 2008The two victims got roughed up by a group of other boys, but did NOT give up the candy.
The Rowan Ford Murder
Posted on November 03, 2008Rowan Ford, 9, was kidnapped from her home in Stella, Mo., then raped and killed by her stepdad and one of his buddies, who left her body in a sinkhole, authorities allege. Happened almost a year ago, and now the...
MO woman kills rapist who came back to attack her again
Posted on November 01, 2008Story is from Cape. I can't imagine what this woman's life is like. A few days, she was the victim of a rape. Snip: She was home alone again Friday about 2:15 a.m. when Preyer broke the same basement window....
"I think the Zamboni driver is drunk"
Posted on November 01, 2008Something goes horribly, horribly wrong at the hockey rink, something involving alcohol.
Asian-American man beaten, forced to say "I love America"
Posted on November 01, 2008From the Denver Post: The Asian-American victim told investigators that he was walking in the area of 10th and Marine streets with friends about 1 a.m., singing a song from the movie "Team America." He said they were confronted by...
Westboro Baptist wins a battle over funeral protests
Posted on November 01, 2008From The AP: A federal appeals court panel said Friday that Missouri should be barred from enforcing a state law limiting protests near funerals until it can be determined if the law is constitutional. The same three-judge panel of the...
Richard Davis wants to represent himself
Posted on November 01, 2008From Glenn Rice: Convicted murderer Richard D. Davis told a Clay County judge today that he wants to represent himself in an upcoming, capital-murder trial. Davis, 44, who in August was convicted in Jackson County of the kidnapping, torture and...
Judge OKs use of roadblocks in DC neighborhoods
Posted on November 01, 2008Not sure if you remember this story, but earlier this year, Washington DC police instituted a series of roadblocks around a series of violent neighborhoods. People couldn't get into those areas unless they had a good excuse to be there....
Report: White House won't pay for more agents to investigate financial crisis
Posted on November 01, 2008The FBI is asking for more money in next year's budget to hire agents who can investigate financial fraud. The White House is asking for more money for them, but wants those new hires directed to handle national security.
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on November 01, 2008Weekends be damned, the Open Thread -- our blog's space for off-topic tomfoolery -- is open for business. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign your comments,...
An almost-unbelievable crime
Posted on November 01, 2008Near St. Louis, a woman has been convicted of sexually assaulting another lady -- at the direction of her husband, who was behind bars at the time and listening via telephone as the attack happened. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith...
Dropping the F-bomb on the Supreme Court
Posted on November 01, 2008This coming week, the Supremes will hear a case between the big four networks and the Federal Communications Commission over the use of "fleeting expletives" on broadcast television. The networks, sick of getting socked with major fines, say the FCC's...
KMBC: Bystanders stop Northland carjacking
Posted on October 31, 2008Good work to everyone involved!
More on Michael Vick's guilty plea in Virginia
Posted on October 31, 2008He's decided to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges in Virginia because it'd let him get into a halfway house quicker. He'd hope to enter the plea via videoconference, but the judge wants him to travel to Virginia and do...
German Shepherd saves MO woman from rapist
Posted on October 31, 2008Good dog! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Golfer!
There is a special place in Hell ...
Posted on October 31, 2008... for anybody who'd steal a dream car -- in this case, a restored 1968 Dodge Charger -- from a man in a wheelchair. It's taken him about 15 years and $250K to get it fixed the way he likes...
Fact: Getting drunk inhibits your thinking skills
Posted on October 31, 2008You might think, hey, burying our friend alive sounds really funny. Nothing makes a hangover worse than an involuntary manslaughter rap.
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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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