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Another woman in the trunk
Posted on September 05, 2008This one, over in Columbia, was dead. | Sara Shepherd
The cockatoo who cried wolf
Posted on September 05, 2008What sounded like a woman crying "Help me! Help me!" could be heard from inside the house as police moved in. Nobody answered the front door, and with seconds ticking away, and a dog barking inside the house, a sergeant...
DNA catches up to another rapist
Posted on September 05, 2008This guy was just convicted for a rape that happened back in 1994. | Sara Shepherd
When Teletubbies attack
Posted on September 05, 2008The tourist, who said he was attacked in a Welsh nightclub, told police it was Po -- the red one. Hat tip: Goes to You're A Mean Drunk R2D2! | Sara Shepherd
Robber gets himself shot in Belton
Posted on September 05, 2008We're still not sure who shot him, though. | Sara Shepherd
Freak alert: 'Manimals' on display in London
Posted on September 05, 2008Meet Eric, who has undergone extreme measures to make himself "less man, more lizard" | Sara Shepherd
Pop star stabbed to death in Dubai...
Posted on September 05, 2008...and it shocked everyone over there in the Mideast because the man who paid to have her killed (her former lover, and a huge Egyptian business tycoon) was actually arrested instead of being let off because of his political connections....
Neo-Nazis not giving up
Posted on September 05, 2008No parade permit, no problem. They say they'll still march and picket Nov. 8 in Columbia, the day of the Mizzou/K-State game. | Sara Shepherd
Man attacks prostitute's husband after being denied refund
Posted on September 05, 2008Apparently he wasn't satisfied. Hat tip: Thanks, TND! | Sara Shepherd
Still looking for Whitey Bulger
Posted on September 05, 2008As fugitive gangster James "Whitey" Bulger marked his 79th birthday yesterday, the FBI announced that it is offering a multimillion-dollar gift to anyone who turns him in. He allegedly killed 19 people and may also have molested some children before....
Seat-belt enforcement coming up
Posted on September 05, 2008From KCPD: Buckle up to avoid a ticket and arrive alive. Nearly one in four Missourians still fail to regularly wear their safety belts when driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Among those least likely to buckle up are...
'Big house' needs TV converters, too
Posted on September 05, 2008From the AP: The big switch to digital TV has prison officials scrambling to keep one of the most important peacekeeping tools in prisons across the nation ? broadcast television. "They won't give us the switches, we called them," said...
Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson vs. porn queen and thugs
Posted on September 05, 2008This story is home to CSKC's rambling quote of the day. Here's part of it: In a statement issued to TMZ.com, Jackson says, "Listen, this video was made by my best friend. (It's) between me and a casual sex partner,...
Man still shaken after learning he was target of 'disturbing fantasy' (which involved having his heart cut out)
Posted on September 05, 2008Good victim story from Minnesota. No wonder he can't sleep at night: Jim Fratto was the randomly chosen victim of a young man's disturbing fantasy: to kill a stranger and cut out his heart and eyelids. | Sara Shepherd
From the police scanner: August
Posted on September 05, 2008For those of you who don't spend eight hours a day listening to the police scanner, here are some of the random snips I heard last month: Aug. 1: "...four males with a turtle and a bucket, setting it on...
Teens' mission: 'Beat up some bums'
Posted on September 05, 2008From Fort Lauderdale: Two men charged with beating a homeless man to death and viciously attacking two others intended to kill because they repeatedly hit the victims in the head with baseball bats, a prosecutor said Thursday. An attorney for...
Nude hiker promises: 'I won't stop'
Posted on September 05, 2008A naked German hiker has vowed to carry on rambling in the nude despite spending 10 days in jail for breaking public nudity laws. | Sara Shepherd
Slain couple leaves most bitter will. Maybe ever.
Posted on September 05, 2008Not to speak badly of the dead, but these people kinda sound like jerks (with major forgiveness issues). The part about dressing up in scuba gear is just weird... Hat tip: Thanks, Nemesis! (This is from a little while back,...
Open Thread ... Thursday
Posted on September 04, 2008Hello, and welcome to Crime Scene KC. Thanks for spending some time with us today on the Open Thread, this blog's place for chatting about pretty much whatever you want. Just remember to sign your posts, avoid profanity and avoid...
'Super Sloth' strikes again!
Posted on September 04, 2008Officials in Colorado are trying to catch a serial bank robber they've dubbed the "Super Sloth Bandit." FBI folks started calling him that "because the word 'super' appears on some of his clothing and because his physical appearance is similar...
John U case: Murder or medical malpractice?
Posted on September 04, 2008The case is being heard by the Kansas Supreme Court this week. David Klepper reports: The man convicted of killing a Johnson County Good Samaritan wants a new trial on the grounds that the victim could have survived had he...
The latest on Caylee Anthony: Chloroform?
Posted on September 04, 2008Preliminary FBI lab results indicate there were traces of it in the trunk of her mother's car, which also had evidence of human decomposition. Caylee, age 3, went missing in early June. | Sara Shepherd
September's first homicide in KC
Posted on September 04, 2008UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Benjamin Moreno of Kansas City. There are no suspects in custody, and detectives ask anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. It happened early this morning in the Northeast...
Detectives rescue starving dog, four puppies
Posted on September 04, 2008A couple of KCPD detectives saved the day for a starving dog and litter of puppies they found under an abandoned house on Prospect. Kate Quigley, outreach coordinator for Spay & Neuter Kansas City, said the mother dog "gave everything...
Stuff you're not allowed to have in your trunk
Posted on September 04, 2008Police in Ohio rolled up on a car to find a partly-clothed 18-year-old -- surrounded by women's clothing -- in the backseat. He tried making up a few explanations, but sure enough, there was an underage naked girl in the...
Reward goes up for Jeffrey Barr murder
Posted on September 04, 2008This came in today from Crime Stoppers: Exactly one year ago today 45 year-old Jeffrey Barr died of gunshot wounds. At about 10:20 a.m. on September 4, 2007, Independence police were called to the 2200 block of South Greenwood on...
May I please have my leg back?
Posted on September 04, 2008A little something from the wire: ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) ? After being shot five times, a western Nebraska man had to go to court to get his prosthetic leg back from prosecutors. The Box Butte County Attorney's office gave Val...
Morgue worker guilty of sexually abusing corpse
Posted on September 04, 2008The crime happened 26 years ago. Another interesting twist: The corpse was that of a woman who was raped and murdered, but DNA testing revealed semen found on her body belonged not to the rapist but to the morgue worker....
Probably worth snitching
Posted on September 04, 2008Los Angeles officials think the same person is responsible for 11 killings in South L.A. and Inglewood since the 1980s -- and the city council just approved a $500,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. They've dubbed this killer...
Shot in the head -- over a hamburger
Posted on September 04, 2008Apparently it's the latest trend in the 'Lou: For the second time in a month, police say a fight over fast food has led to the killing of a St. Louis resident. | Sara Shepherd
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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...
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In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
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