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Leavenworth man helped steal furniture, antiques from soldiers
Posted on September 12, 2008From U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren's Office: Christopher Wilson, 33, Leavenworth, pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of a felony. In his plea, he admitted he knew that a fellow employee of Century Van Lines in Leavenworth was sorting out...
SC woman hits BF with crockpot of spaghetti
Posted on September 12, 2008Her explanation: She wasn't TRYING to hit him when she threw the crockpot, he just "got in the way." (At some point, the boyfriend says, she went outside and punched the windshield of his Thunderbird.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE...
FL dad chases naked boy from daughter's bedroom
Posted on September 12, 2008With a metal @#$%ing pipe! Snip: When he heard noises coming from his daughter's bedroom Thursday morning and saw a stranger standing naked on the girl's bed, he swung a metal pipe. He then chased the teen out the front...
Before and After
Posted on September 11, 2008Arizona police recovered a particularly creepy piece of evidence in the murder of a motivational speaker: a digital camera with pictures of him posing nude in a shower and then, minutes later, his bloody corpse lying on a bathroom floor....
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on September 11, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments, is up and running on a lovely Thursday. This is also a good spot, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, to post links. Please sign your comments, and please...
Third-grader accused of making death threat
Posted on September 11, 2008From Don Bradley: A third-grade girl at Spring Valley Elementary School in Raytown will be isolated from other students for five days after allegedly making a death threat to a classmate. Raytown School District officials learned of the situation from...
KSHB: 2 charged in Blue Valley lockerroom thefts
Posted on September 11, 2008Remember these two jokers? OP police say they've got them charged.
Who was Charles M. Davis?
Posted on September 11, 2008KCPD has released the name of the city's 88th homicide victim this year: Charles M. Davis, 20, who was shot on Sunday, but didn't die until today. The attack happened a little after midnight in the 1200 block of East...
UPDATE on KC taxi-cab murder
Posted on September 11, 2008UPDATE ... From KCPD: The KCMO Police Department Homicide Unit has positively identified Terrence Timmons, black male, 04/28/1964 of KCMO as the victim of the homicide that occurred this morning at 3211 east 60th street. No suspect(s) are in custody....
The washing machine ate my baby!
Posted on September 11, 2008Kiddo, 7, gets trapped inside an operational washing machine at the local laundry until Mom and some bystanders rescue him. Child Services is investigating, Mom is contemplating a lawsuit. Everybody wins!
Fact: Commenting on another man's genitals in a bar bathroom will never end well
Posted on September 11, 2008In this case, three people died. Story is from South Africa. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
WOW ...
Posted on September 11, 2008Story is from Kentucky, where a couple pulls into a Bed Bath & Beyond parking lot and sees a little kid left alone in a car. They get concerned when the kid doesn't respond to their knocks on the window,...
A different kind of "beat down"
Posted on September 11, 2008Tennessee woman uses musical instrument to chase two burglars away from her home. Police weren't sure what kind, only that it was brass.
ND cops made man stand in cold without coat, hat, police say
Posted on September 11, 2008Allegedly happened during a traffic stop back in February. The officers -- one of whom has resigned -- face charges of reckless endangerment. The man says he suffered frostbite to his ears after he had to stand in the cold...
I am a camera
Posted on September 11, 2008Seattle police are starting to wear a tiny, 3.5-ounce camera when they go on patrol and recording some calls -- sort of like a dashcam for their belts.
Neil Havens Rodreick II
Posted on September 11, 2008He's the registered sex offender, age 30, who pretended to be a 12-year-old boy so he attend school with actual children. The good news is nobody got molested while he was there, though he did grab a girl's behind. He's...
Kanye West accused of vandalizing photographer's camera
Posted on September 11, 2008Welcome to Celebrity Offender Day on CSKC ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tam!
The creepiest thing I've heard in a while
Posted on September 11, 2008Wisconsin police secretly videotaped a man having sex with his wife, who was unconscious, in her room at a Madison nursing home. (Actually, "comatose" might be more accurate, prosecutors contend -- she had suffered a stroke and couldn't sit up...
No joy for the West Memphis Three
Posted on September 11, 2008A judge has shot down their request for a new trial, despite new DNA evidence. The judge isn't buying it, though: In his appeal, Echols argued that newly analyzed DNA found no trace of the defendants at the crime scene....
Midtown Miscreant v. Uncle Ed
Posted on September 11, 2008Journey with us now, to the days of yesteryear ...
They call him Tater Salad
Posted on September 11, 2008Comedian Ron White -- one fourth of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour -- has been arrested and accused of pot possession in Florida. (Here's his booking info.) He was late to a sold-out show later that day, the Orlando Sentinel...
There's a black market for cigarettes? Really?
Posted on September 11, 2008I can't imagine -- you'd think that people would be eager to pay the onerous taxes that so many states have levied on their smokes and chew. Anyway, the House has passed a measure that would theoretically crack down on...
Stephen Bryant
Posted on September 11, 2008What a creepy guy. Bryant has pleaded guilty to three murders in South Carolina, and the authorities are trying to choose between execution and life. In one case, he put candles around the corpse and used its blood to write...
Man on bicycle runs into bear
Posted on September 11, 2008However, the original headline -- "Teacher OK after crashing into bear on bicycle" -- creates a much more interesting mental image. (Where did the bear learn to ride the bike?) Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Seven Years Later
Posted on September 11, 2008From The AP: Kelly Talty, 7, daughter of New York City Police officer Paul Talty who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers, atends the seventh anniversary commemoration cereonies of the event in New York,...
Cali cop wrecks his cruiser to save a man's life
Posted on September 11, 2008The other driver was having a seizure, so the officer put his cruiser in the other guy's path -- causing a wreck, but preventing the man's car from heading into heavy traffic. Story is from Sacramento ...
Claim: Women servicemembers more likely to be raped than killed
Posted on September 11, 2008That's according to U.S. Rep Jane Harman, who's pushing a bill to more thoroughly investigate sexual assault in the military. More here from ABC News.
Report: Woman selling her virginity to pay for school
Posted on September 11, 2008Through a Nevada brothel, so it's legal. (I'm still a little skeptical, however, this isn't a put-on by the brothel.) They say she's trying to pay for her master's degree in women's studies ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Lenexa, JoCo plan DUI checkpoint for Friday
Posted on September 11, 2008From the JoCo Sheriff: A program to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted this month by the Lenexa Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff?s Office. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the city of Lenexa in the late...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on September 10, 2008Thanks again for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post the link below. Please sign your comments, and please...
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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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