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Fact: Hit a policeman with ANYTHING and it's assault

Posted on October 13, 2008
Even if it's just a sock.

KC landlord guilty of killing tenant

Posted on October 13, 2008
Missed this from last week: Webber Gilmer, a landlord who called 911 BEFORE he shot and killed his tenant over a rent dispute, was found guilty of first-degree murder.

William C. Shimp Jr.

Posted on October 13, 2008
Missed this from last week. Shimp was convicted of hitting and killing another motorist while Shimp was running from police. He's getting 13 years. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Rizzo!

The high cost of anthrax hoaxes

Posted on October 13, 2008
Authorities have been called to more than 30K cases of suspicious powders and chemicals since the anthrax murders back in 2001, USA Today reports. The vast majority of these calls are harmless, though some are from people who deliberately want...

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"Sixteen Treads"

Posted on October 13, 2008
A post from blogger Jaded Heaven about running away from home at age 8 ... and what happened when she was "saved." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Midtown Miscreant

Safe Streets KC

Posted on October 13, 2008
Kevin Hoffmann has a profile of the Osborn family, the people behind the Safe Streets KC initiative. They started it after their brother, Robert Osborn, was shot and killed in 2005 while riding a bicycle home from work. They make...

Weeding out

Posted on October 13, 2008
A Des Moines woman had been working in her garden when she found a burglar crawling through her living-room window -- his torso was inside, but his legs were dangling outside. Her weapon of choice? A hoe, which she used...

Cesar Laurean is fighting extradition to the U.S.

Posted on October 13, 2008
Laurean is the Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague, Maria Lauterbach, near Camp Lejeune, N.C., where they both served. Laurean fled to Mexico, where he wasn't discovered for months. Mexican authorities have agreed to return him, but Laurean is...

Several car break-ins near KC haunted houses

Posted on October 13, 2008
And the customers are blaming the haunted houses' security for not noticing.

Arrest in fatal KCK stabbing

Posted on October 13, 2008
From Meredith Rodriguez: A man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday afternoon was arrested at a restaurant in the Northland. Police were looking for the man in connection with the 40-year-old woman?s death in...

Elderly MO couple killed near Carthage

Posted on October 13, 2008
Jasper County authorities are calling them both homicides. Robert Sheldon, 70, was a reserve officer and owned a gun shop. His wife, Ellen, was 71. So far, there are no suspects.

Aussie assaulted cop with [MARITAL AID], police say

Posted on October 13, 2008
He allegedly used the [BATTERY-POWERED MARITAL AID] to hit the officer on the top of his head during a racing event. At the same event, police also arrested a man who was wheeling around a TV set that was playing...

"Hot kielbasa" was a euphemism, but not for what you think

Posted on October 13, 2008
Story is from New York ...

KCK police identify weekend homicide victim

Posted on October 13, 2008
From KCK PD: The victim from the homicide which occurred on October 11, 2008, in the 7900 block of Cleveland Avenue has been identified. Rozeta Marks, black female, DOB 02/04/1961, was a resident of Kansas City, Missouri. The victim's family...

Moron accidentally sets pet rat on fire, rat sets house on fire

Posted on October 13, 2008
Not a crime, I guess, but it should be. Best Part: It's not even his house ... "This is my parent's house. My dad's not here right now. He's in Africa on a mission trip and my mom works most...

TN men accused of stealing Bible at knifepoint

Posted on October 13, 2008
They thought there was money hidden inside it, police say.

Chicago man kills himself after accidentally shooting brother in the head

Posted on October 13, 2008
What a sad story. The brother, the one who was accidentally shot, was in critical condition at last report. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

What's the matter with Kansas City?

Posted on October 13, 2008
Local blogger Toellner Tells It All explains why Kansas City is broken ...

3 injured in shooting on SW Boulevard

Posted on October 12, 2008
From Rick Alm: Two women and a man were shot early Saturday in an altercation that had spilled outside the Barcelona Banquet Hall at 3053 Southwest Blvd. Police reports indicated the male victim suffered life-threatening injuries. His condition was unknown...

1 woman dead in KCK stabbing

Posted on October 12, 2008
From The Star: A woman who was stabbed (Saturday) afternoon in Kansas City, Kan., has died of her injuries. Police said they were called to the 7900 block of Cleveland Avenue after a report of a cutting. The found the...

Matthew Shepard, 10 years later

Posted on October 11, 2008
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since he was murdered. The AP has a retrospective here -- focusing mainly on attempts (failed, so far) to get a hate-crime law covering gays, lesbians and transgendered people.

SF to put "suicide nets" on Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on October 11, 2008
What's fascinating is that officials have been debating this for DECADES even though the bridge is a very popular spot for suicides. The nets basically make it impossible to jump off the bridge. Opponents of the idea say, basically, this...

"I'm stuck in Folsom Prison ..."

Posted on October 11, 2008
Because it's Saturday, and I'm in a Cash mood ...

Ice-cream man shot during KC robbery

Posted on October 11, 2008
Thankfully, he'll live. He had his wife and kid with him, too -- she got grazed and kiddo was unharmed. What a world. Snip from Sara's report: A group of men opened fire on an ice-cream truck driver, his wife...

C-store robbers arrested after stopping to ask cop for directions

Posted on October 11, 2008
They were trying to get to the hospital for their brain transplants.

NJ man, age 88, kills wife in her hospital bed, then attempts suicide

Posted on October 11, 2008
He was in critical condition, at last report. Authorities aren't sure yet if this was some kind of a "mercy killing." Who knows what the whole story is. But you can't help imagining what led them to that point ...

Open Thread ... Caturday

Posted on October 11, 2008
Thanks for visiting the OT on a Saturday. We're still open! This is our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, and if you want to post a link to a story, feel free to do so. Please sign your...

Murder suspect wants to take back guilty plea

Posted on October 10, 2008
Tiffany Hall's case is a fairly notorious one, to boot. She was accused of killing her pregnant friend and stealing her unborn fetus. Police also say she murdered the friend's three children and stuffed their bodies in a washer and...

The trap door

Posted on October 10, 2008
Creeeeepy story from Colorado, where a couple was cleaning up their backyard. Their property was once owned by a family whose son was considered a suspect in his girlfriend's disappearance. That woman -- Danice Day, 19 -- hasn't been seen...

UPDATE: Girls' bodies found in Maryland freezer

Posted on October 10, 2008
These are the girls who, police suspect, were killed by their adoptive mother. Their names were released Thursday. Montgomery County police say they have tentatively identified the girls as Jasmine Nicole Bowman, who would be 9, and Minnet Cecila Bowman,...

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