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Nebraska man dared boys to inhale chlorine, police say
Posted on October 02, 2008Snip from the Omaha World-Herald: Witnesses to the incident told Nelson the boys sniffed the chemical and immediately threw up. The older boy also got a bloody nose. Another 7-year-old boy told Nelson that Andrade-Escobar tried to force him to...
UPDATE on shooting victim from Gillham and Linwood
Posted on October 02, 2008From Christine: A 37-year-old man remains in critical condition today after he was shot in the chest Wednesday night at Linwood Boulevard and Gillham Road. Police said the victim?s injuries were considered life-threatening. An employee of a nearby restaurant found...
Do you know this man?
Posted on October 02, 2008The FBI has released surveillance footage of a man who held up the Platte Valley Bank on Barry Road earlier today.
NYPD cop kills himself after Taser death
Posted on October 02, 2008We had a story about this a few days ago: A naked, suicidal man was standing on a ledge about 10 feet above the pavement when a NYPD officer Tasered him, without putting a cushion under him first. The man...
Jonathan Lee Riches v. Hurricane Ike
Posted on October 02, 2008Some of his best work. He also seeks a restraining order against Hurricanes K-Z. Be sure to check out Page 4, which includes an "exhibit."
Things could be worse ...
Posted on October 02, 2008Tijuana has recorded 30 murders THIS WEEK tied to drug violence. Nine of them were found just today.
AP: Bad economy means less illegal immigration
Posted on October 02, 2008The Pew Hispanic Center also suggests that stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws is helping, too. More here from Pew.
Robber steals homeless man's wheelchair
Posted on October 02, 2008And beats him up for good measure. Story is from Florida.
UPDATE on Gloria Squitiro and the airport parking ticket
Posted on October 02, 2008We've got the PDF of the airport police chief's report. (Tony weighs in here.) City Hall's response? Mayoral spokesman Kendrick Blackwood said the couple was running late for Funkhouser?s flight. They parked at the curb and then Squitiro noticed the....
Casey Anthony -- officially a suspect
Posted on October 02, 2008It's not because the police have new information. It just sounds like they're sick of playing games with her. At one point, the authorities were willing to cut her a deal if she acknowledge the girl's death was an accident...
FL man shoots himself in the arm after GF says no to sex, police say
Posted on October 02, 2008Story is WFTV, via Fort Myers. The happy couple had apparently been at a bar: The girlfriend told deputies that Guabello had wanted to get intimate, but she wanted to go to sleep. When Guabello became irate, authorities say the...
Crime Prevention Month
Posted on October 02, 2008... started yesterday, the Missouri Highway Patrol reports.
Robber holds up Platte Valley Bank
Posted on October 02, 2008Happened about 9:30 today at the Platte Valley Bank at 6324 N.W. Barry Road. Police are looking for a black male, about 6 feet tall, 170 to 180 pounds, medium build. He wore a green hardhat, tan coveralls and safety...
MI man secretly taped coworker using breast pump, police say
Posted on October 02, 2008I think this might be the most pathetic crime I've ever heard of.
AZ cops ignore drunk driver because they were barbecuing
Posted on October 01, 2008Yep, all of the patrol officers -- all on duty -- were grilling on the department's deck in Apache Junction when a call came in on a drunk driver. One of them told dispatch just to consider it cleared, even...
A modest proposal: No GED, no parole
Posted on October 01, 2008Michigan has a new rule for inmates seeking parole: If you didn't graduate high school, you have to earn a GED, or we won't parole you. They've got tutors, classes and other supports, but unless the prisoner gets a GED,...
The case against Harrell Johnson
Posted on October 01, 2008Part of it, at least. It's the original probable cause filed against Johnson, the stepfather of Erica Green, aka Precious Doe. His trial is scheduled to start next week. The death penalty has been dropped as a possible penalty in...
DOJ, FBI to investigate Hurricane Katrina shootings
Posted on October 01, 2008This is the case where seven New Orleans officers were accused of shooting and killing two men who were crossing a bridge. The officers say they had been fired upon before they started shooting. Charges were filed, but recently dropped...
You know who really frowns on office theft?
Posted on October 01, 2008The U.S. military, especially when a servicemember decides to steal a missile-launch-control device. Even if you think it would be "a cool thing to have."
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on October 01, 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 for linking to interesting stories you've seen somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please...
Meanwhile, at the airport ...
Posted on October 01, 2008From Deann Smith and Glenn Rice: Mayor Mark Funkhouser?s wife confronted an officer who ticketed the couple?s car after it was left unattended at Kansas City International Airport, an airport official said Wednesday. Gloria Squitiro had gone into the terminal...
OH man accused of killing 8 kids, mom during kids' sleepover
Posted on October 01, 2008By burning the house down, authorities allege. The killings, which happened in 2005, are known as the worst mass murder in Cleveland's history.
The Joe Cool Murders
Posted on October 01, 2008They've never actually found the victims of the Joe Cool case -- named after the Miami Beach fishing boat on which they were killed. The bodies of the boat's captain, his wife and two crew members were allegedly dumped overboard,...
UK man made victim sing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" at knifepoint
Posted on October 01, 2008And he ordered the guy to lick his feet, too, while it was filmed via cellphone. The man with the knife thought -- falsely, as it turns out -- the victim had been laughing at him earlier in the evening.
Anthony Hislar, you're accused of a crime spree that includes 25 offenses! What are you going to do now?
Posted on October 01, 2008I'm going to Disneyland! Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Former CIA director admits to defrauding U.S.
Posted on October 01, 2008From the DOJ release: Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Executive Director Kyle ?Dusty? Foggo pled guilty this morning to count one of an indictment charging that he defrauded the United States and its citizens of their right to his honest...
UPDATE: Where is Amy Sierks?
Posted on October 01, 2008From Olathe PD: The Olathe Police Department is no longer investigating the disappearance of Amy Sierks (Waltrip) as a kidnapping. Amy has had phone contact with members of her family and friends since the initial reported incident and advised that...
Do you know these people?
Posted on October 01, 2008From Joe Lambe: Lenexa police and others in the metro area want help identifying people who have been cashing stolen checks. The checks were stolen from cars, mailboxes and other places over the last few months, police said, and those...
Inner-Tube Bandit might be a criminal genius
Posted on October 01, 2008We had a story this morning about a guy in Washington who robbed an armored truck and then escaped via inner tube. Pretty clever, right? We didn't know HOW clever this guy was. The police now think he used Craigslist...
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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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