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Good news for wrongly accused man?

Posted on August 27, 2008
Remember Armand Villasana? He was convicted of rape in Springfield -- even though the accuser lied about the whole thing because she didn't want her husband to discover her affair. (Which was not with Villasana.) He's asked for $11,250, or...

"The coolest woman alive"

Posted on August 27, 2008
Lovely story from the Washington Post, which writes about an English teacher who's accused of giving cocaine to two students. What's great is all the people in the story who say she's awesome, great, cool, etc. Moral of The Story:...

UPDATE: Woman charged after registering dog to vote

Posted on August 27, 2008
They've dropped the criminal charges against the woman, who's both a grandmother and an Army veteran. She said she registered her dog, Duncan, as a way to show just how lax voting laws are. She paid a $240 fine and...

Do you recognize this man ... or his hat?

Posted on August 26, 2008
From the authorities: Bank Liberty, 4315 South Noland Road, Independence, Missouri was the victim of a robbery at approximately 2:45 p.m. on 8/26/08. A note was passed to the victim teller without incident. The subject is described as a white...

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Guilty verdict in shooting of Shawnee cop

Posted on August 26, 2008
From the JoCo DA: Alexander Ayers was found guilty by a Johnson County jury today in connection with a February 17, 2008 of shooting Shawnee County Police Officer Wade Willson, who was not harmed because the bullet struck him in...

UPDATE: "Do you want to trade them girls for a good fattening hog?"

Posted on August 26, 2008
Kentucky politico Otis ?Bullman? Hensley Jr. -- who jokingly offered to trade a hog for two girls -- spent three days in jail, but charges were finally dropped. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

MO bans large trucks from traveling in left lane

Posted on August 26, 2008
From The AP: There are some big changes for big trucks on Missouri interstates. Starting Thursday, trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds can no longer travel in the far left lane on highways in urban areas throughout the state. This...

IL sheriff fights crime with urinals

Posted on August 26, 2008
The St. Clair County Sheriff has started putting wanted posters above the urinals in the men's room in his station. It's actually led to about 10 arrests because deputies are better able to recognize people with warrants, the Post-Dispatch reports.

IL c-store robber is foiled by cliches

Posted on August 26, 2008
First, he shoots himself in the foot. Then he gets stabbed in the back. The good news: He didn't lose his head.

"I'm beating you in the head with a hammer because I love you"

Posted on August 26, 2008
Weird story about a California man who clocked his elderly father in the head with a hammer -- not once, but twice. The man thought he could only get his dad into a nursing home in the old man was...

Do you know this man?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Gladstone police are trying to find the suspect in a rape from July. Snip: The suspect is wanted for questioning in regards to a forcible rape on 07-17-2008 in the 600 block of NE 67th Place, Gladstone, Missouri. The suspect...

Dr. Phil helps woman, 75, battle young pervert

Posted on August 26, 2008
Phil was with her in spirit -- the woman says she was able to kick the skeevy guy's butt using methods she saw on the doctor's show. Story is from Oklahoma. File photo: Dr. Phil practices his battle stance.

What passes for terrorism in North Dakota

Posted on August 26, 2008
In the town of Sawyer, someone stuffed a decomposing deer's head in the dropbox of the local post office.

KY woman is first female to be accused of bigamy there

Posted on August 26, 2008
She just has so much love to give ...

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on August 26, 2008
Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments,...

MN woman accused of biting off woman's fingertip

Posted on August 26, 2008
It all went down at the Double D Club in Willmar. Snip: The woman told officers she was at the club with a friend, who was concerned that Aquino-Ruiz was making moves on her husband on the dance floor. An...

How crime inspired the creation of Superman

Posted on August 26, 2008
A little offbeat, but USA Today has a feature about Jerry Siegel, the writer who created Superman with artist Joe Shuster. Siegel's dad died during a robbery at his store -- it was a heart attack that killed him, not...

Say, how are the protesters getting along?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Not so well. (AP Photo/Marion County Sheriff's Office)

KS murder convicts get new trial in Emporia

Posted on August 26, 2008
They were accused of robbing a disabled woman and beating her to death, the Gazette reports. The Kansas Supremes, though, say that an expert witness for the prosecution was prejudicial to two of the four defendants. Hence, a new trial.

12 arrested for cockfighting in Sedgwick County

Posted on August 26, 2008
When cockfighting is outlawed, only outlaws will have cockfights ...

Woman tried to kidnap online BF, Delaware police say

Posted on August 26, 2008
I have a new favorite press release. From the New Castle County Police, based in Delaware: New Castle County Detectives have arrest warrants on file for Kimberly Jernigan, a 33 year old female who resides in the 800 block of...

Seriously, how soon can we have the execution?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Remember Joseph Edward Duncan III? He's the guy who killed an Idaho woman, her fiance and her son, then kidnapped the family's two youngest kids -- one of whom he sexually tortured and killed while the other watched. I've already...

Who was Vaughn DeVoile?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Earlier this year, police investigated a homicide at a homeless camp near the Trolley Track Trail, not far from 83rd Street. The victim was a man named Vaughn DeVoile. We knew he was 57, we knew he was a Vietnam...

Beauty queen accused of slugging ex's new girl

Posted on August 26, 2008
Story is from Maryland, where police had to haul Miss Washington County away from her ex-boyfriend's house, authorities say. Only she allegedly went back later, broke in and punched her former lovah's new squeeze. BEST PART: When she was competing,...

Knife-wielding man demanded butter from churchgoers, police say

Posted on August 26, 2008
Story is from Florida, where the man was going through a morning buffet line at a church in Ocala. When he didn't get any butter, the man allegedly pulled a knife. They say he eventually put it in his pocket...

Raytown mom accused of slapping kid's bus driver

Posted on August 26, 2008
Thank God for parents who get involved in their children's education. KCTV has more details ...

Have CO police stopped an Obama assassination attempt?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Story is from Aurora, where police pulled over a man -- Tharin Gartrell -- who was reportedly driving erratically. Snip from CBS4 in Denver: Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing,...

Springfield copes with wave of peephole thefts

Posted on August 25, 2008
Police have received approximately 130 reports of peepholes being stolen from apartments and hotel rooms there. They've got two theories: Some of the peepholes are made of brass, so maybe they're being to recyclers. Or somebody is trying to spy...

Mass. cops arrest actors filming "robbery" for movie

Posted on August 25, 2008
Probably didn't help things having the store be open to customers during the filming. Officers put two of the actors in handcuffs before the director and store manager could explain what was happening.

Lizard-stabber ordered to pick up roadkill

Posted on August 25, 2008
Sara Tinsley, an Illinois woman who stabbed her ex-husband's lizards, has been sentenced to pick up roadkill. (The lizards were named Fred and Ethel. Ethel died, but Fred survived, thanks to surgery.)

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