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Driver blames erratic driving on spilled beer
Posted on September 09, 2008Yeah, that excuse didn't fly with the police officer, either. He wasn't impressed with the four open bottles inside the car or how the driver was too drunk to do field tests. Story is from New Mexico ...
Life sentences for racially-inspired murder in KC
Posted on September 09, 2008From the U.S. Attorney: Steven Sandstrom, 23, and Gary L. Eye, 22, both of Kansas City, Mo., received multiple life sentences today for the racially-motivated murder of William McCay on March 9, 2005. The defendants were convicted on May 8,...
Defendant gets 3 life terms in Rios-Raya homicide
Posted on September 09, 2008From the U.S. Attorney: John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for the 2002 double homicide of Anthony Rios and Olivia Raya....
Junkie dials the wrong number, police say
Posted on September 09, 2008Specifically, he called police dispatch in Jamestown, Tenn. And asked to trade some of his drugs for morphine. Best Part: The dispatch officer said he went to Beaty's house--in uniform--and made the trade with Beaty, in the parking lot next...
KCPD responds to problems with crime data
Posted on September 09, 2008Snip from the department's statement: In his audit, City Auditor Gary White pointed out several areas in which KCPD can improve, including accuracy in case clearance data and more training for staff on how to report such data (the full...
Quote of the day
Posted on September 09, 2008?He laughed. I told him, I said, ?You?re not taking my kids away from me.? He said, ?I?ll take that gun and ram it up your (expletive).? I cocked the lever (on the rifle). I didn?t say anything. He said,...
France to put Church of Scientology on trial
Posted on September 09, 2008On fraud charges -- a woman says she put something like $28K into Scientology courses and vitamins, the AP reports. The Paris prosecutor, it should be noted, recommended dropping the charges. The church beat other fraud and false advertising charges....
Should we raise the driving age to 17 or 18?
Posted on September 09, 2008In a new report, an insurance industry group says that raising the driving age to 17 or 18 would help save lives. They point to New Jersey, which doesn't license teens until age 17. The Garden State has a lower...
Who was David Nevarez?
Posted on September 09, 2008KCPD has released the name of the homicide victim from this weekend near 10th and Spruce: David Nevarez, 40, of Kansas City.
Because everybody loves dashcam footage
Posted on September 09, 2008From The AP: Dash camera video from Idaho shows a sheriff's pickup pursuing an SUV with a man suspected of stealing liquor. The SUV runs off the road and the suspect starts firing at deputies. They fire back, killing the...
Have they found the remains of Michelle Rawls?
Posted on September 09, 2008Michelle Rawls disappeared from her Wichita home back in 2006, as she was getting ready for a big move to Texas. Based on blood and other evidence found in her home, police eventually charged a man with her murder, though...
Thief steals Minnesota hotel clerk's ponytail, she says
Posted on September 09, 2008Weeeeird story from the Twin Cities, where a man offered to buy the ponytail of a hotel clerk, who -- coincidentally enough -- had not cut her hair for 17 years. She says she declined, which led the man to,...
IA accuses Postville plant of 9K child-labor violations
Posted on September 09, 2008They're not throwing the book at these guys -- they're throwing an entire bookcase. In this case, the state says that 32 underage workers, 7 of them under age 16, worked in dangerous situations for more hours than allowed by...
KMBC: Shoplifter hits pedestrian
Posted on September 09, 2008Happened this morning at a Home Depot near 152 and I-35, the station reports. Apparently, the shoplifter was driving fast through the store's parking lot when it happened. The victim didn't have to go to the hospital. A suspect was...
Bomb scare in Olathe?
Posted on September 09, 2008From Joe Lambe: Olathe police have almost finished searching three Farmer?s Insurance buildings after a bomb threat and will soon allow workers to return, they said at about 11 a.m. A bomb threat call at about 9:30 a.m. triggered the...
Moonbat tries to solve Caylee Anthony case
Posted on September 09, 2008Lovely story from WFTV, which interviews a random woman who is taking Casey Anthony's garbage and, you know, investigating it. As part of her own personal investigation. Snip: Eyewitness News was there as she rummaged through the Anthony's trash bag....
IA college student mugged TWICE on walk home
Posted on September 09, 2008Story is from Drake University in Des Moines. It sounds like he got roughed up worse by the second band of bandits because he didn't have any money to give them.
Urge to text-message leads to botched kidnapping
Posted on September 09, 2008Three guys take a Florida man hostage and put him in the backseat of their car. The fatal flaw? One of the bad guys puts his gun down so HE CAN SEND A TEXT-MESSAGE. Which lets the victim grab the...
Morons kidnap boy, age 6, to make point, police say
Posted on September 09, 2008This is hilarious, if a little spooky. Two women from North Las Vegas decided that school security was too relaxed, so they kidnapped a small boy near his school and, well, drove him around for a few hours, police say....
Police: GA mom tried to trade baby for crack
Posted on September 09, 2008Dad was involved, too, authorities allege, but they haven't caught up with him yet.
MO Highway Patrol releases Labor Day stats
Posted on September 09, 2008From the patrol: Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the Labor Day Weekend traffic crash totals for the Troop A area, which consists of 13 counties in West Central Missouri. During the Labor Day weekend traffic...
IL mom lets boyfriend drown her kids -- serves 5 years
Posted on September 09, 2008Of a 10-year sentence. She was convicted of child endangerment. Boyfriend, who carried out the murders, is serving a life sentence.
Ric Flair's daughter accused of assaulting NC cop
Posted on September 09, 2008Ashley Fliehr was reportedly in a fight with her old man and another guy, but they didn't press charges. The cop was apparently responding to that call when she kicked him and subsequently got Tasered. Hat Tip: Many thanks, riskybzns!
You really can sue over anything, I guess
Posted on September 08, 2008The Border Patrol is being sued after one of its agents drove over a bush while racing across the desert. Turns out, an illegal immigrant and his daughter were hiding from him there. She died, he's crippled. Snip: According to...
UPDATE: Grand jury investigating OK girls' murders
Posted on September 08, 2008This is the case of Skyla Whitaker, 11, and Taylor Paschal-Placker, 13, who were shot and killed while simply taking a walk in rural Oklahoma. We've followed the case off and on -- largely because it was so shocking. The...
Teens stab 75-year-old man to death for $15, police say
Posted on September 08, 2008Story is from Texas. The $15 is all they could find after they searched his body and his car, the authorities allege. Police say one of the girl's moms actually talked her into it.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on September 08, 2008Thanks again for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion -- or if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. Thanks again to...
KSHB: Audit says KCPD crime data isn't complete
Posted on September 08, 2008Channel 41 points to an audit from the city auditor's office, saying that KCPD's tracking of offense and clearance data isn't accurate -- partly because the department switched to a new computer system, which might have complicated things. We should....
15-year-old charged in KCK homicide
Posted on September 08, 2008From the WyCo DA: The Wyandotte County District Attorney this afternoon charged Omar Hernandez, Hispanic Male, Kansas City, Kansas, age 15, in the Juvenile Department of the District Court with First Degree murder and Criminal Possession of a Firearm in...
KCK bank robbers wear Halloween costumes during heist
Posted on September 08, 2008From FBI: At approximately 1:40 pm on 9/8/08, two males entered the US Bank, located near 110th and Parallel, wearing Halloween costumes consisting of black robes, black gloves and masks made of a black screen material. The subjects were approximately...
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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?
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