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UPDATED: KC Police search for missing man.
Posted on September 02, 2008UPDATE: KC Police now say that Rader's body has been found. Someone walking on a trail near 140th Street and Holmes Road found the body about 11 a.m. today. Authorities believe the cause of death was an accidental fall. Kansas...
"If I can't have all this, nobody will."
Posted on September 02, 2008Nasty piece of work out of England, where a millionaire killed his wife, daughter, three horses and four dogs before finally turning the gun on himself. Investigators found the bodies strewn around Christopher Foster's badly burned sprawling estate -- which...
Off-duty police officer. Marijuana Smoking. Long footchase. One of these things does not belong.
Posted on September 02, 2008Okay, where to start with this one. The Washington Post reports that an off-duty cop allegedly got caught smoking weed in a D.C.-area park. While officers were talking with him, he bolted. Ran a bit. Got in his car and...
Beer kegs now come with GPS.
Posted on September 02, 2008No, it's not so you can find it after a particularly long, hazy night. Turns out America's hottest new fad -- scrap metal theft -- is hitting the beer distribution business. At least in Cincinnati. Business owners there have started...
Tattooed thief knocks over tomato stand. Figuratively.
Posted on September 02, 2008Apparently, it happened about an hour after he bought some tomatoes from the same stand. The thief got away with about $200. Finn Bullers has the details on the Overland Park hold-up over the holiday weekend. Posted by John Shultz
KCK police identify fatal wreck victim
Posted on September 02, 2008Motorcyclist Sean Williams died Saturday at North 91st Street and Georgia Avenue. The Star's Bob Cronkleton has a bit more here. Posted by John Shultz
Attn: Run-of-the-mill scandal-wracked American politicians...
Posted on September 02, 2008You guys are amateurs. Consider: Fox News reports Egyptian lawmaker Hisham Talaat was arrested today for allegedly shelling out $2 million to have a pop singer -- basically the winner of an American Idol-style show in Lebanon -- beheaded. Media...
Missouri roads less deadly this labor day weekend.
Posted on September 02, 2008The Missouri Highway Patrol says six motorists died over the long holiday weekend this year, versus 14 in 2007. One fatality happened in the St. Louis area, two near Macon and one near Jeff City. The last two were in...
Police fall for the ol' realistic-doll-wrapped-in-a-sleeping-bag trick. Believe someone was funning with them.
Posted on September 02, 2008Story is from Japan. The AP reports that police found the life-sized "victim" at a seaside resort after an anonymous caller phoned in a tip. A snip: Investigators never actually looked inside the sleeping bag and brought it back to...
Seriously, who would shoot a 100-year-old?
Posted on September 02, 2008The victim lived on Long Island, where crimes are often far more scandalous than in NYC. Jessie Burke was found in her recliner, the New York Post reports. She had been shot once in the head. Police are unsurprisingly looking...
StL-area man has murder conviction tossed after 20-plus years
Posted on September 02, 2008Apparently, one of two key witnesses in Darryl Burton's 1985 trial fibbed a bit, according to the AP: No physical evidence or suggested motive had ever tied Burton to the June 1984 shooting death of Donald Ball at an Amoco...
For those of us who never bothered to figure out our automated coffeemakers...
Posted on September 02, 2008Man breaks into house, makes coffee. You know, I think this guy could fill a nice little niche for anyone who despises that five to seven minute coffee-less gap in the morning. Story's from the Tampa Trib. In his defense,...
Another NFL player gets shot.
Posted on September 02, 2008Several times, while waiting in a car outside a Jacksonville apartment building, according the Associated Press. Back-up Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was the victim. He was with former teammate Kenneth Pettway at the time. Pettway, who didn't make the...
"All my wives are with children." All 86 of 'em.
Posted on September 02, 2008Oh, those wacky rogue religious leaders with their taste for multiple marriages. Today's entry comes from Nigeria, and may be of ...questionable relevance to the world of crime. But hey, 84-year-old Mohammadu Bello Abubakar did at one point face the....
Road To Remember
Posted on September 02, 2008The St. Joe Channel has a report on the Cue Center's Road To Remember visit in northwest Missouri, where volunteers publicized the cases of Branson Perry, a missing Skidmore man, as well two area homicide victims: Chris Bartholomew, a Kansas...
Caylee Anthony is probably dead, police say
Posted on September 02, 2008Based on the physical evidence found inside her mom's car trunk, police believe the little girl is probably dead, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Snip: Meanwhile, Caylee's grandmother, Cindy Anthony, spoke out against general negativity in the case during a vigil...
Dear sir, please stop urinating on our glass roof
Posted on September 02, 2008Lovely story from New York about an anonymous apartment-dweller who, every night, urinates on the glass roof of a nightclub that shares his building. He -- and his neighbors -- are upset because the club is too noisy. (I like...
Who was Angel Cameron?
Posted on September 02, 2008From The Star: Police have identified the man killed on the Heart of America Bridge on Sunday morning in an apparent hit-and-run accident. Angel M. Cameron, 41, of Kansas City, appeared to have been walking south when he was hit,...
Argument over parking space ends in frying-pan assault, police say
Posted on September 02, 2008From the Des Moines Register: When police arrived on scene, Castillo was chasing Hernandez with the frying pan in a ?drunken rage,? according to the report.
Meanwhile, in St. Paul
Posted on September 02, 2008We've got an update on the RNC protests -- the Star-Trib says 280 people were arrested. (Not sure how that compares with Denver -- I know they had their share of run-ins, too.) Police say they were throwing bottles, slashing...
Lawyers Behaving Badly
Posted on September 01, 2008I know, I know -- it's an out-of-state bar brawl. But it involved public urination, and I have a weak spot for those kinds of stories. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Open Thread ... Labor Day
Posted on September 01, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's forum for off-topic comments, links and whatnot. I know -- it's sort of tacky to be doing work on Labor Day. If it's any comfort, I wrote this post on Saturday. Please...
Man killed in hit-and-run on Heart of America Bridge
Posted on September 01, 2008From Scott Canon: A Kansas City man was killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident on the Heart of America Bridge early today. Kansas City police said the 41-year-old man appeared to have been walking south and was found dead in...
Unbelievable
Posted on September 01, 2008The Post-Dispatch has a story here about a defendant who's spent two years in jail after his attorney has done, apparently, almost nothing to help him. Snip: Kelly has not filed a single document on behalf of Shepard in all...
How are the Guardian Angels doing in KCK?
Posted on September 01, 2008Bob Cronkleton has an update here about the Guardian Angel's KCK operation. The group is close to graduating its first crop of recruits, and while they're starting to operate in the community, they don't have enough people yet for weekly...
How New Orleans police are handling this storm differently
Posted on September 01, 2008During Hurricane Katrina, some police officers abandoned their posts -- and some ended up getting fired. This time, the police department gave all of its officers time off to get their families to safety first. And they've gotten gear, such...
Father of The Year
Posted on September 01, 2008I know we've still got another four months to go, but I'm tempted to close nominations for Father Of The Year. I think this guy -- who made his 7-year-old girl stab the family cat to death -- probably has...
Cali man tries to cut off his arm with a butter knife, police say
Posted on September 01, 2008Police say the man had been shooting drugs when he believed an air bubble got into his veins, which can kill. He apparently ran to a nearby Denny's and tried to cut off his arm, first with a butter knife,...
Funkhouser, Corwin to address rising number of homicides
Posted on August 30, 2008From a press release sent out Friday afternoon by police: Tomorrow, Saturday, August 30, Chief of Police Jim Corwin and Mayor Mark Funkhouser will hold a joint press conference at 11 a.m. to address the record breaking number of homicides...
The Boonie Hat Bandit
Posted on August 30, 2008The FBI says he's pulled off 11 bank robberies so far in the St. Louis area, and he's back in business ...
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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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