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WI men drink $600 bottle of tequila during restaurant break-in, police say
Posted on September 22, 2008That's one bottle. The story says the suspects are of "no permanent address," which usually means homeless. Authorities say they were trying to escape with other bottles when the owner caught them.
KCK woman ordered hit on husband -- but got shot by killers
Posted on September 22, 2008Remember this case? Authorities say Alesia Warrior wanted her husband, Jeremy, dead so she hired some guys to kill him. When she led her husband to them, the killers opened fire on BOTH OF THEM -- killing Jeremy and paralyzing...
Dear Criminals: Don't come back to the crime scene
Posted on September 22, 2008Even if you left your cellphone there ...
How reliable is forensic evidence?
Posted on September 22, 2008The National Academy of Sciencesis preparing a study, due out in December, that examines the accuracy of commonly used evidence, such as fingerprints, bite marks and tire tracks, the New York Post reports. The newspaper says the report could be...
Will insanity defense fly in ATL courthouse shootings?
Posted on September 22, 2008This is the case of Brian Nichols, who shot a judge, a court reporter, a deputy and a federal agent as part of his escape from an Atlanta courthouse back in 2005. His lawyers acknowledge that he committed the slayings,...
Pregnant-teen murder trial starts in Wichita
Posted on September 22, 2008This is the case of Elgin Ray Robinson Jr., who's accused of arranging the death of pregnant 14-year-old Chelsea Brooks back in 2006. Snip from th Eagle: Robinson denies prosecutors' claims that he orchestrated Chelsea's killing because he was afraid...
Should Roberta Borden be a free woman?
Posted on September 22, 2008The News-Leader has a story about a case that we've written about before. Borden was convicted in the 1978 murder of her husband, Delbert. She was sentenced to a minimum of 50 years, but she's seeking early release because her...
UPDATE on the Sarah Palin email theft
Posted on September 22, 2008Wired's Threat Level blog says that FBI agents served a search warrant last night on the apartment of a University of Tennessee student allegedly linked to the case. And a grand jury in Chattanooga is reportedly set to start investigating...
1 man dead in Grandview shooting
Posted on September 21, 2008From Richard Espinoza: A Grandview man was killed Saturday when someone with a gun intervened in a fistfight between the victim and a woman. A witness told police that Juan M. Robinson, 20, was fighting with the woman in the...
UPDATE on Westport homicide
Posted on September 21, 2008From KCPD: The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office has charged Brandon R. Smith, black male, 05/10/1989 and Claude L. Sterling, III, black male, 09/30/1989 both of KCMO, with 2nd Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action and Attempted Robbery in this case. Both...
MO Amber Alert: The Riggs kids, ages 7 to 14
Posted on September 21, 2008Unfortunately, we've got no pictures yet, but here's a link to the Missouri Amber Alert site in case they're available later. From The Star: The Independence Police Department an Amber Alert tonight for four children taken by their mother after...
1 woman shot dead at 42nd and Broadway
Posted on September 20, 2008From KCPD: On Saturday September 20, 2008 at about 2:30am KCMO Police Officers were called to the area of 42nd and Broadway on shots fired. On arrival officers found a white female sitting in the driver?s seat of a vehicle...
1 woman fatally shot at 27th and Monroe
Posted on September 20, 2008From KCPD: On Friday, September 19, 2008 at about 10:30pm, KCMO Police Officers were dispatched to the area of 2728 Monroe on a shooting. On arrival officers found a black female suffering from at least one gunshot wound. MAST Ambulance...
Missing woman refused date, then was kidnapped, family says
Posted on September 20, 2008Story is from Washington, where a family of a 22-year-old woman says she and her child were kidnapped after she turned down a date from a young man.
KCPD officers honored for crisis intervention
Posted on September 20, 2008From Glenn Rice: A police supervisor and four officers from the North Patrol Division of the Kansas City Police Department were recently recognized for extraordinary work in crisis intervention. The recipients were Sgt. Larry White and officers William Baker, Ryan...
R. Kelly would like his life back, please
Posted on September 20, 2008As he notes in this interview, the jury didn't believe that he urinated on that girl, so the rest of us should be able to move on, too.
Wrongly convicted man freed after 25 years
Posted on September 20, 2008For a rape that he did not commit. Story is from Dallas, where he is the 20TH WRONGLY CONVICTED MAN CLEARED BY NEW DNA TESTS. He says he had to try six times to get the authorities to actually perform...
Swingers club poses as church to beat zoning, officials allege
Posted on September 20, 2008Story is from Pittsburgh. Adult businesses can't operate in residential neighborhoods, but churches usually can. Snip: An attorney representing John Ondrik told FOX News that members in the private church give a donation and aren't charged to get inside the...
Mary Winkler gets permanent custody of her kids
Posted on September 20, 2008And she says she's reconciled with the parents of her late husband, whom she shot in the back.
Bad News, Worse News
Posted on September 20, 2008Bad News: You're a broker under investigation by the FBI and various securities regulators. Worse News: Your basement looks like Scrooge McDuck's vault -- there are literally millions in gold and silver coins stacked next to the canned green beans....
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on September 20, 2008The Open Thread never surrenders -- not even to the weekend! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign your comments, please use only one nickname. I read...
KMBC: Thief steals charity auction's car in Raytown
Posted on September 19, 2008And it sounds like a really sweet ride: a 2008 SRT8 Dodge Challenger. It's supposed to be auctioned off to benefit Royals charities. The thief led police on a high-speed chase, but officers were able to track down a suspect,...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on September 19, 2008Today is a great day to spend a little time in the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Or if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to share the link. Please sign your comments,...
MO jury skips dinner because of prank
Posted on September 19, 2008Story is from a murder trial in Columbia, where testimony continued into the evening. The jurors were supposed to get delivery from a local restaurant -- only an employee there wrote messages like "he's not guilty" and "don't listen" on...
Goodhearted lawyer suspended for 15 months
Posted on September 19, 2008Poor man. He was going to let one of his clients work off her debt to him by working in his office. That client is a stripper.
Camera vs. camera
Posted on September 19, 2008Nice story here about a New York woman fighting back against a perv who took a photo up her skirt on the subway. She took his picture, which later helped police catch him.
2-year sentence for attack on 9-year-old girl
Posted on September 19, 2008From Joe Lambe: A Johnson County judge today sentenced a man to 25 months for a attack on a 9-year-old girl in Mission. Vincent Flores Garcia, 52, was originally charged with rape but pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated...
Old School Friday
Posted on September 19, 2008Could not find a suitable "Dance Party Friday" clip. However, I did discover this vintage Heavy D clip, "Don't Curse," guest-starring everybody from Big Daddy Kane to Q-Tip. If you feel like it, do the Ed Lover dance at your...
Big troubles in the Chicago PD
Posted on September 19, 2008The Windy City has more murders than last year, but fewer arrests overall and fewer self-initiated activity -- cases where officers pull over a suspicious vehicle or frisk gang members. Some department brass denies that, but the AP found several...
Bank robber says his baby needs a heart transplant
Posted on September 19, 2008That's what he told the teller, at least, though by "baby" he meant "living room." And "heart transplant" was probably "high-def TV."
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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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