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Possible rape in Overland Park?
Posted on October 20, 2008This is the creepiest thing I've read today. From Grace Hobson: Overland Park police are investigating a report that a woman left a restaurant and woke up hours later 10 blocks away lying next to her car, her clothes askew....
KCPD names Northland homicide victim
Posted on October 20, 2008From Glenn Rice: Authorities have identified a 25-year-old man who was shot and killed Saturday night at a Northland residence as MacKenzie Laurent of Kansas City.
Midtown Miscreant v. the Hereford House Explosion
Posted on October 20, 2008Live, late-breaking, smart-alecky ...
Are police too hamstrung by chase policies?
Posted on October 20, 2008I saw this piece from Charlotte about the police chief there wanting to give his officers more freedom to chase suspects. Right now, they can only chase in felony cases or situations where they think someone's life is in danger....
This could put a hitch in the wedding plans ...
Posted on October 20, 2008An Illinois woman has been ordered to avoid her husband-to-be after she allegedly ran over his foot and bit his hand when he tried to take her car keys. This presents a big problem because they're supposed to get married...
Report: FBI is struggling to fight white-collar crime
Posted on October 20, 2008That's according to a story in The New York Times. After 9/11, the bureau shifted a large part of its resources to counterterrorism. (Obviously.) But that's left fewer agents available to dig into financial crimes. To get back on course,...
Iowa man accused of killing neighbor over chess game
Posted on October 20, 2008Story is from Iowa City. Snip from The Gazette: According to the criminal complaint, Steward slapped Christian during the chess match. Christian responded by reportedly putting Steward?s head between his legs and applying pressure to Steward?s neck while holding his...
UK chef gets 30 years for killing, eating lover
Posted on October 20, 2008Here's the defense that Anthony Morley offered in the killing of Damien Oldfield: Stewart rejected Morley's claim that he had been provoked when Oldfield unexpectedly initiated sexual contact after the pair watched "Brokeback Mountain," a film about two cowboys who...
Canadian inmate gets $2,500 because guard laughed at him
Posted on October 20, 2008The inmate -- who, by the way, raped a teenager, smothered her and then set her corpse on fire -- cut up his thumb pretty badly while working in the prison shop. And the guard, well, laughed his head off....
Nebraska considers changing "safe haven" law
Posted on October 20, 2008Because so many parents have been dropping off OLDER kids at Nebraska hospitals, when the law was designed to be used for unwanted newborns. (A few of the kids aren't even from Nebraska.) The governor says they'll try to do...
Have you seen this man?
Posted on October 20, 2008KCK police are trying to find Craig McKinnis Jr., 22, for questioning in the Ryndell E. Frederick murder case. (Frederick was killed Oct. 17 in the 1500 block of North 63rd Terrace.) McKinnis is 5 feet 10, 155 pounds, goes...
KCK names homicide victim from 1600 block of Birch
Posted on October 20, 2008From KCK PD: The victim from the homicide that occurred on October 18, 2008, in the 1600 block of Birch Street has been identified as Keith Haskell Jr., black male, DOB 10/06/1970. The victim was a resident of Shawnee, Kansas....
Copper thefts could cost KCMO up to $1 million
Posted on October 20, 2008That's according to a story this morning from Lynn Horsley. There's a real concern whether the city will be able to afford all the replacements -- nobody really budgeted for thefts on this level. Police are worried because streetlights have...
New MO crime lab should be done next month
Posted on October 20, 2008It'll be based in Springfield and, starting in January, will process forensic evidence from that city and other communities in southwest Missouri. Which actually benefits the whole state -- it frees up resources at Jeff City's crime lab.
More MO defenders start refusing some cases
Posted on October 20, 2008This time, it's Boone County, and they're refusing cases with suspended execution of sentences.
1 dead, 3 injured in Detroit school shooting
Posted on October 20, 2008Missed this from last week. Police have charged three teens in the case, two 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old.
Question and answer
Posted on October 20, 2008As part of a settlement, Virginia Tech officials sat down with survivors of the school's mass shooting last year and answered questions about how they handled the case. (A similar meeting is planned for families of people who were killed.)...
German newborn left in washing machine
Posted on October 20, 2008The little girl died. Germany, for some reason, has had a series of high-profile infanticide cases, the story notes. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Simone!
Hidden camera records theft of political sign in Olathe
Posted on October 20, 2008From Jim Sullinger: People might want to think twice before jumping out of a car and stealing the sign of a politician or a cause they oppose. After all, someone might be nearby with a camera. Someone recently was caught...
More trouble for Larry Johnson?
Posted on October 20, 2008From Kent Babb: He reportedly was involved in a late-night altercation with a woman during the team?s bye weekend. Charges have not been filed. Chiefs president Carl Peterson acknowledged Johnson?s latest brush with trouble, an altercation separate from the February...
1 man apparently shot dead near 1600 block of Birch
Posted on October 20, 2008From Dawn Bormann: KCK detectives found the body of a man who appeared to have been shot to death early Saturday. Authorities discovered the man in the 1600 block of Birch Street. A caller alerted them to a problem in...
Man accused of sticking bags of shrimp down his pants
Posted on October 20, 2008It's only a crime when you're shoplifting the shrimp. As a recreational activity in the confines of your home, it's a perfectly legal practice ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM and You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
KC bank robbers sentenced to prison
Posted on October 20, 2008From U.S. Attorney John Wood's office: Herman Hampton, 39, and Zaric D. Brown, 32, both of Kansas City, were sentenced in separate appearances before U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith this morning. Hampton was sentenced to 78 months in federal...
Arkansas TV news anchor critically injured in home invasion
Posted on October 20, 2008Story is from Little Rock. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Colorado wife shoots husband because he asked, police say
Posted on October 18, 2008A Colorado woman will NOT be charged with shooting her husband in the leg because he allegedly asked her to do it. Actually, the only one being charged is the husband, who's accused of putting a gun to his wife's...
KMBC: Exonerated man wants Lee's Summit officer fired
Posted on October 18, 2008Channel 9 has more about Ted White, who's asking Lee's Summit to fire the officer who headed up his investigation. White went before the city council earlier this week.
As heard on the police scanner II
Posted on October 18, 2008Here are a few more dispatches from September. (Turtles apparently laid low last month -- didn't pick up any calls on them this time!) Sept. 13: "A white male who pulled his pants down and showed his penis to the...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on October 18, 2008Hello, and welcome to Crime Scene KC Weekend Edition. Thanks for joining us on the Open Thread today! Chat away, and feel free to post your own links here, too. As always, please remember to sign your comments and avoid...
If you're going to rob somebody ...
Posted on October 18, 2008... maybe you shouldn't pick on a guy who trains Ultimate Fighters for a living.
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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?
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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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