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Man arrested for warning drivers about police checkpoint

Posted on October 15, 2008
Story is from Atlanta, where a man named Albert Rapes (what an unfortunate name) was standing in a driveway, just down the way from a traffic checkpoint, warning people not to drive down that street. Police arrested him -- for...

AZ burglar liked house so much that he decided to stay, police say

Posted on October 14, 2008
For an entire week! It's sort of a corollary to the "never return to the crime scene" rule: At some point, you really need to LEAVE the crime scene. There's a pretty skanked-out mugshot after the jump, too! Hat Tip:...

Because it's been a while since we've had good crash video ...

Posted on October 14, 2008
Story is from Phoenix. It's not clear why police tried to stop them initially, but the driver took off, which led to the chase, crash and foot chase. Some of the runners were caught, a few escaped. Hat Tip: Many...

Dirtbag pulls "The Grandma Scam" on the wrong Grandma

Posted on October 14, 2008
For those coming in late, the Grandma Scam works like this: Dirtbag calls up a random elderly person, pretends to be their grandkid and asks them to wire $5K to Canada or some other exotic locale because they're in trouble....

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If you've gotta go ...

Posted on October 14, 2008
In Florida, a 90-year-old woman died when she crashed her new sports car, which burst into flames. It's a tragedy for her family, but you've got to admit -- as spectacular exits go, it's going to be hard to top.

Report: DC, other cities see more youths teaming up to rob people

Posted on October 14, 2008
Neat, just like that book! From the Washington Post: The Police Executive Research Forum, which tracks statistics in 56 cities, has pinpointed an "explosive increase" of juveniles participating in robberies, Wexler said. In Minneapolis, police and government officials created a...

Sorry, you can't pay for your Big Mac with pot ...

Posted on October 14, 2008
I know, I know. You'd think McDonald's would be fine with something like that, but they're not. In fact, they will go so far as to alert the local constabulary. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Huge increase in kidnappings by terrorist, militant groups, U.S. says

Posted on October 14, 2008
The AP has a report, citing Defense Intelligence Agency data, that says kidnappings of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals by terrorist and militant groups has quintupled over the past few years.

Hula Hoop Lady arrested for noise, assault

Posted on October 14, 2008
Story is from Virginia. The Hula Hoop Lady is a woman with brain injuries who gets up early in the morning and dances with a hula hoop in a local median.

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on October 14, 2008
Thanks for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and...

IA man gets 30 years for stealing 2 cases of beer

Posted on October 14, 2008
He was a habitual offender, of course, which didn't help.

Do you recognize this car?

Posted on October 14, 2008
KCK police are trying to find a car that looks like this one. It's a four-door 1997 Ford Taurus, green, with Missouri handicap tag, A7EX. Police think it was used in a homicide Oct. 11 in the 7900 block of...

Couple decides to have sex in police parking lot, authorities say

Posted on October 14, 2008
In a handicapped spot, no less. Story is from Pennsylvania ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!

"Dungeon Dad" was sane when he locked daughter away, psychiatrist says

Posted on October 14, 2008
There goes the insanity defense. Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of locking his daughter away in a basement dungeon and fathering kids with her for 24 years, was sane when all of this was going on, a court-appointed psychiatrist...

WDAF: Some tipsters say they're not being paid

Posted on October 14, 2008
They're tipsters, so they're anonymous in Fox 4's story, too, which makes it harder to double-check their claims. Crime Stoppers defends itself, saying they DO pay for tips, but that informants have to follow the rules -- namely, the tip...

Stacy Peterson, 1 year later

Posted on October 14, 2008
It's been almost a year since Stacy Peterson, an Illinois woman, disappeared. Her husband, Drew, has been named as a suspect, but he maintains that Stacy is still alive and left him. (Which is something her loved ones contest --...

Midtown Miscreant v. Televangelists

Posted on October 14, 2008
H e recounts his grandmother's fondness of Oral Roberts ... and his grandfather's desperate efforts to keep her from giving all of their money to Oral Roberts. My grandfather, Delbert, would always try to beat her to the mailbox so...

Cass County, Raymore plan DUI checkpoint ... sometime

Posted on October 14, 2008
From the Cass County Sheriff's Office: In an effort to reduce alcohol-related traffic crashes, the Raymore Police Department, along with members of the Cass County Safety Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.), will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint during the last part...

Not too fat to be executed after all

Posted on October 14, 2008
Richard Cooey -- the Death Row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that he was too fat to be executed -- shuffled off the mortal coil about 9 this morning. (With some help.) How did he earn his death sentence? In 1986,...

Nebraska man steals from church, Grandma, police say

Posted on October 14, 2008
Somebody's going to hell on a rocket-powered train ...

Did a love triangle get a little boy killed?

Posted on October 14, 2008
Awful story from Denver. A married couple with a 2-year-old son split up, but Mom and Dad were talking about reconciling, police say. The only problem? Mom had another man living in her basement, and they'd gotten intimate at least...

Drunk man drives stolen combine across northern Iowa

Posted on October 14, 2008
It reportedly damaged several vehicles, a bridge, street signs, a handful of garages and removed a 30-foot fence. File Photo: A generic combine, NOT the one from this story!

Who was Alheli Alcantara?

Posted on October 14, 2008
The Cap-Journal has a piece on Alcantara, an 18-year-old Topeka resident who went to the store for milk but was later found dead outside a motel in Manhattan. The story says she died from blood loss and trauma, though there's...

Not getting on "The Price Is Right" is no reason to blow yourself up

Posted on October 14, 2008
You'd think that everybody would understand this, instinctively, but that is not the case. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM! File Photo: Drew Carey is laughing WITH you, not AT you.

$2,500 reward in Lawrence cat-mutilation case

Posted on October 14, 2008
The Humane Society is putting up the money, which doesn't include $1K available through CrimeStoppers, the Journal-World reports.

KS teen mom pleads no-contest to leaving baby in trash bin

Posted on October 14, 2008
Story is from McPherson, and Mom is 19. She won't be sentenced until December, but prosecutors have said they'll accept probation as part of the plea deal.

Hotel chains sued over Columbia clerk's murder

Posted on October 14, 2008
The children of Cynthia White have sued two hotel chains, Marriott and Choice Hotels, for not improving security at the hotel where she worked. White was shot and killed almost a year ago. Her murder came a few days after...

MO teen talked her boyfriend into shooting her parents

Posted on October 14, 2008
Story is from Summersville, Mo., back in early 2006. The daughter was 16 then and is 19 now -- she's getting two life terms. (Mom died, Dad was injured.) The young woman won't be eligible for parole until she's in...

Woman crashes car while breaking up cat fight

Posted on October 14, 2008
Involving two actual cats, who both wanted sole possession of her lap. She forced two other vehicles off the road, and despite not wearing her seat belt, she got through this without life-threatening injuries.

UPDATE: Elderly MO couple killed near Carthage

Posted on October 14, 2008
Not many new details, but the sheriff made this cryptic remark: But at a news conference, Dunn said the crime scene entailed certain "elements" not usually come across in local murders that he believed reflected a degree of "hatred" toward...

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