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Homeless man hospitalized after trying to keep his beagle
Posted on October 31, 2008Freddy is the dog's name, and the story is from St. Charles, near St. Louis. The Post-Dispatch reports that two other homeless people, possibly under the influence of vodka, tried to take the dog, and a fight ensued.
A warning to sign thieves ...
Posted on October 31, 2008Some of your targets have electrical-engineering degrees and a lot of free time. If you'd like to "see how the sign was put together," just ask.
Life for man who stabbed wife to death, then laughed over her corpse
Posted on October 31, 2008No death sentence, even though he wanted it and gigged the DA about not doing so, the Mercury News reports. Snip: Jihad said the July 8, 2007, murder occurred, in part, because his wife's sister had threatened him with a...
NY campus cop accused of stealing pastries
Posted on October 31, 2008The authorities say they got him on camera, doing this on 17 different occasions, at least.
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on October 31, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to post links, if you want to share a story you saw somewhere else. Please...
VIDEO: Kid touches electrified yard sign
Posted on October 31, 2008A little disappointing, really. His hair doesn't frizz out, light doesn't shoot out of his eyes. Maybe if they'd upped the voltage.
TX mom threw girl, 4, into traffic, police say
Posted on October 31, 2008Luckily, the oncoming driver hit the brakes in time. Snip: A witness at the bus stop told police he saw Gallardo lift her daughter by the arm so forcefully that he thought the girl's arm "was going to dislocate out...
Depends on what you mean by "convicted"
Posted on October 31, 2008The latest from Ted Stevens, via the New York Times: By Thursday night, at a debate with his Democratic rival, Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage, Mr. Stevens said that not only would he be vindicated but that he had been...
Is the Amber Alert being overused?
Posted on October 31, 2008Kevin Hoffmann had an interesting story this morning about the Amber Alert and how, locally, it's been issued even though it didn't meet the official standards. Local LEOs are getting together today for an annual review of the system. On...
Diarrhea is no excuse for speeding, Swedish court rules
Posted on October 31, 2008I beg to differ ...
Guilty plea in Diane Garner homicide
Posted on October 31, 2008From the Jackson County prosecutor's office: Derek A. Vaughn (04/26/90) entered a guilty plea today to charges of Second Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Use of a Weapon for a May 31 drive-by shooting in Independence that left...
Dance Party Friday ... Halloween Edition
Posted on October 31, 2008Now for something truly terrifying ... a Bollywood version of "Thriller." You're welcome.
Quote of the day
Posted on October 31, 2008"I grew up in New York City, I've seen a lot of things in my life. I'm not going to let anyone take my money. I tell him one of us isn't leaving here alive." Kostas Kolitsidas, 61, a pizzeria...
Death By Pornography!
Posted on October 31, 2008It is precisely what you think ... Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
Midtown Miscreant v. Velma from Scooby-Doo
Posted on October 31, 2008Double-M does fine pattern analysis ...
Chiropractor asked patients to kill his wife, police say
Posted on October 31, 2008Story is from Philly. I just really love this lede. Snip: After a nearly 30-year marriage, chiropractor Alan Kushner grew to hate his wife so much during their divorce that he hung a Halloween mask resembling her in his office...
Colorado man admits to shooting wife's cat
Posted on October 31, 2008As a way to get even with her. While the police were investigating the dead cat, they also found his weed stash, all four pounds of it.
?Operation Bad Candy?
Posted on October 31, 2008The Clay County Drug Task Force rounded up 32 people with outstanding drug warrants this morning, Glenn Rice reports.
Judge still can't decide if he'll dismiss MySpace suicide case
Posted on October 31, 2008You know, Lori Drew -- the Missouri woman accused of harassing teenager Megan Meier over the Internet, which reportedly led to the girl's suicide -- might beat this after all. She's accused of committing a federal cybercrime in California, and...
Molestation suspect: 8-year-old took advantage of me
Posted on October 31, 2008Story is from Utah. I figure if he has a hard time avoiding the sexual advances of an 8-year-old girl, he's probably not going to like prison much.
Chronic shoplifter-prison inmate wins $200K in charity raffle
Posted on October 31, 2008Story is from Wisconsin. It kind of sounds like a real "My Name Is Earl" situation ... Many trees were felled to create Delvalle's court files. His shoplifting cases and drug offenses began at 16, and the arrests just kept...
KS teen gets 15 years for raping girl, age 8
Posted on October 31, 2008Story is from Brookville. The defendant here is 17.
KC man accused of sex trafficking, feds allege
Posted on October 31, 2008From Mark Morris: Federal prosecutors Thursday charged a 35-year-old Kansas City man with commercial sex trafficking violations and attempting to produce child pornography. Prosecutors said that while operating his prostitution business, Michael L. Buck allegedly beat, choked, burned, bound and...
Girls, ages 3 and 11, brought to IN party so they could be abused, police say
Posted on October 31, 2008Here's how the planning went, police say. Snip: On Aug. 7, Milligan allegedly emailed Robinson driving directions from Midlothian to Terre Haute, according to the complaint. The subject line read: "map to the party lol" using an abbreviation of "laugh...
2 accused of downtown KC robbery
Posted on October 31, 2008From Sara Shepherd: Prosecutors on Thursday accused Tiffany C. Roberts, 18, of helping rob a downtown resident at gunpoint Wednesday. Her alleged accomplice, a 16-year-old girl, was turned over to juvenile authorities. According to court documents, the victim told police...
Should cities be able to set their own immigration laws?
Posted on October 31, 2008That's what a town in Pennsylvania, Hazleton, wants to do. Officials there passed an ordinance that, basically, prohibited illegal immigrants from renting or working in their town. (There would be fines for landlords, and businesses could lose their licenses...
UPDATE on Texas FLDS case
Posted on October 31, 2008Originally, 439 kids were removed from the Yearning For Zion ranch in Texas. Only 37 of those kids remain under some kind of court supervision -- the rest have all been cleared of any abuse or wrongdoing. Most of the...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on October 31, 2008UK vicar goes to the emergency room after a potato becomes wedged in his nether regions. He says he was hanging curtains while naked when he fell backward onto his kitchen table. Riiiiiight ...
KMBC: 1 shot and injured in Olathe parking lot
Posted on October 31, 2008Happened early this morning in the 800 block of Old 56, KMBC reports. The victim, who ran to 7-Eleven for help, should live.
Toplikar says he wasn't stealing yard signs
Posted on October 30, 2008He was moving them. Because his opponent's were in the way, he tells KMBC.
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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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