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You know you've had a successful heist if ...

Posted on September 30, 2008
... you can't fit all the money into your getaway car.

8th-grader pulls knife at school, Lenexa police say

Posted on September 30, 2008
It happened at Holy Trinity School, and nobody got hurt. Apparently, it was all prompted because the kid came back to the room wearing some sort of "costume."

Does the First Amendment protect cursing at the police?

Posted on September 30, 2008
The South Dakota Supremes are going to be pondering this very question. The case involves a man who was arrested for yelling profanities at police cruisers as they drove by. (This all happened after the bars closed.) The authorities hauled...

UPDATE: Nebraska teacher gets 6 years for fling with 12-year-old

Posted on September 30, 2008
The two of them ran off to Mexico before their eventual capture. The boy describes how he was seduced: In the letter, he stated that Peterson told him ?that there was something special? about him. He said that she would...

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NM mom gave sippy cup full of beer to kiddo, age 1, police say

Posted on September 30, 2008
To be fair, there's no way someone with hands that little could hold a longneck.

Olathe PD will start putting boots on cars

Posted on September 30, 2008
Cars that belong to folks with $100 or more of outstanding tickets, Finn Bullers reports at Prime Buzz.

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on September 30, 2008
I think we've reached unprecedented levels of wrongness with this one.

Hello, Kitty

Posted on September 30, 2008
Wyoming cop gets sent to a house to deal with a cat. Dispatcher described it as a "house cat." The caller, however, said "BIG CAT" as in a mountain lion. Hilarity ensues. (And I'm guessing there was probably a beatdown...

Criminal charges for boy accused of pulling knife at school

Posted on September 30, 2008
From Joe Lambe: A 12-year-old boy accused of threatening people at Holy Trinity School is charged as a juvenile with three counts of aggravated assault, authorities said. The eighth-grade student displayed a large the knife Monday in a way that...

Guilty plea in bicyclist's murder

Posted on September 30, 2008
From Kevin Hoffmann: A Kansas City man today pleaded guilty to killing a bicyclist as he rode through an east Kansas City neighborhood. Fabian D. Brown Jr., 23, is the second codefendant to plead to the killing of 43-year-old Robert...

Mayra Lizbeth Rosales

Posted on September 30, 2008
From The AP: This file photo originally released by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office shows Mayra Lizbeth Rosales who is facing a murder charge in the death of her 2-year-old nephew. Her trial will have to be held in a...

Were the P&L and Westport shootings underplayed?

Posted on September 30, 2008
That's what Capt. Spaulding, another local blogger, argues. Snip: First- the 2:20am Sunday morning shooting in a 13th Street & Grand parking garage near the city's blessed "Power & Light" entertainment district. No news accounts anywhere in this town told...

Oh, H.R. isn't going to like this at all ...

Posted on September 30, 2008
Dear Employers: If you do catch an employee stealing from you, it would probably be very tempting to wrestle him to the ground and then force him to march down a busy street while wearing an "I AM A THIEF"...

Portrait of a criminal mastermind

Posted on September 30, 2008
From the Lincoln Journal Star: Mary E. McDaniel danced near a safe she allegedly helped target and steal, saying she was going to be rich, according to court documents. She?d allegedly told accomplices before last spring?s theft it could contain...

Precious Doe trial soon to start

Posted on September 30, 2008
From The AP: Jury selection is set to begin Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of Harrell Johnson. Testimony is expected to start Monday. The case gained national attention after the 2001 discovery of the girl?s remains and again in...

Stabbed in the head!

Posted on September 30, 2008
From The AP: In this undated Metropolitan Police handout, x-ray images show how a teenage boy cheated death when a five inch knife was plunged into his head. The 16-year-old and two other young men were injured when they tried...

REMINDER: Ride To Remember

Posted on September 30, 2008
The local chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children will host their annual "Ride To Remember" motorcycle run on Saturday at Knuckleheads Saloon. Registration starts at noon, the last bike is out by 1 and the last bike is in by...

Prosecution rests in O.J. Simpson case

Posted on September 30, 2008
The AP thinks we could have closing statements by Thursday.

Fishing for underwear

Posted on September 30, 2008
That's what Japanese police allegedly caught one man doing -- using a fishing pole to steal women's nderwear off a balcony. He must be a pretty successful "fisherman." Police reportedly found 500 pair at his house.

Independence woman slain -- baby later recovered

Posted on September 29, 2008
From John Shultz: Independence police safely recovered the baby boy of a woman slain in her home overnight. According to investigators, the woman was found dead in her home some time about 1 a.m. Her boyfriend was seen leaving the...

Heather Locklear, Woman In Chains

Posted on September 29, 2008
Actress Heather Locklear is shown in this photograph released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the...

4 hurt in Power & Light, Westport shootings

Posted on September 29, 2008
From John Shultz: Kansas City police are investigating overnight shooting incidents in both the Power & Light and Westport areas this morning. According to police, four persons were hurt in the shootings, though none of their injuries was considered to...

OH family says ex-owner chased them from their house

Posted on September 29, 2008
Weird story from Ohio, where a young family bought a house after it was foreclosed. Only the old owner didn't accept that, they say, and allegedly started stalking them. Charges were filed, but dropped because he was ruled incompetent --...

You MIGHT have the right to an attorney ...

Posted on September 29, 2008
Starting Wednesday, public defenders in Springfield, Columbia, Jeff City and Ava will start turning away some clients. That's because they've become so overloaded with cases. In Springfield, the News-Leader reporters, many local attorneys will do some cases pro bono...

Some photos were meant to be shared

Posted on September 29, 2008
O.J. Simpson reacts as he gets out of his chair during his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in Las Vegas. Simpson faces 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy. (AP Photo/Steve...

6 DUI arrests at Independence DUI checkpoint

Posted on September 29, 2008
From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along northbound Noland Road at Lynn Court. The operation began on Friday 09/26/08 at 11:00 PM and ended on Saturday 09/27/07 at 3:30 AM. The checkpoint was...

Egyptian prisons let inmates order food from restaurants

Posted on September 29, 2008
Wow, that's pretty cool of the Egyptian authorities. It's like W.C. Fields said -- a regime that oppresses its citizens can't be ALL bad.

Arizona drug dealers bring baby to work, police allege

Posted on September 29, 2008
Oy, you should see their mugshots. There needs to be a prayer circle for their kid so he doesn't turn out looking like Eddie Munster. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on September 29, 2008
The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Monday. If you have an off-topic comment, or if you have a link to an interesting story published elsewhere, you're in the right place. Is anybody else surprised that September...

Who was Agrene Doyle?

Posted on September 29, 2008
From KCPD: Police are seeking family members of a man who was killed just after midnight today while walking on the north side of the Downtown Loop. Agrene S. Doyle, a black male born Sept. 26, 1955, was hit by...

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