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Woman, 8 months pregnant, chases down and Maces car thief
Posted on August 23, 2008And then calls him fat when the TV reporter interviews her. Moral: Don't screw around with pregnant women. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
Man critically wounded in south KC shooting
Posted on August 23, 2008From Meredith Rodriguez: A man was shot in the chest late Friday night in southeast Kansas City, according to police dispatchers. Police found the body at 79th Street and Sycamore Avenue, near the Kansas City/Raytown border, at 11:30 p.m. Minutes...
37 DUI arrests at KCPD sobriety checkpoint
Posted on August 23, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department along with the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on August 22, 2008 from 2100 hours to 0400 hours at 169 Highway and Lou Holland Drive. Northbound traffic was checked...
UPDATE: 1 killed in TN school shooting
Posted on August 22, 2008Still no word on a motive. Though it's not like anybody ever has a good reason for something like this.
It's occasionally sunny in Philadelphia
Posted on August 22, 2008Homicides are down there by 20 percent so far this year -- down 35 percent in the worst neighborhoods, ABC News reports. Police have put more officers back on the beat, and they're installing a network of surveillance cameras. (Critics...
Open Friday ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on August 22, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is up and running on a lovely Friday morning. As always, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your...
Federal judge stops TX execution
Posted on August 22, 2008The inmate here didn't actually fire the murder weapon -- he was the getaway driver. Obviously, he got convicted of felony murder, but Texas is trying to execute for this, something that most states don't do. And it sounds like...
MO woman gets life for hit on prospective mother-in-law
Posted on August 22, 2008Prosecutors say she and her fiance were upset because his mother was going to kick them out of her house.
JaCo Sheriff will watch I-35 over Labor Day
Posted on August 22, 2008The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says it'll be part of a special enforcement effort on Aug. 28 along I-35, looking for everything from seatbelt violations to drunk drivers. It's part of larger enforcement including law enforcement from Missouri, Kansas and...
UPDATE: TX couple blame police officer for dog's death
Posted on August 22, 2008This is the one where the officer pulled over the couple while they were going 95 mph on their way to the vet, then held them for 20 minutes -- long enough for their dog to die. The officer will...
Does this guy have a Bigfoot to stand on?
Posted on August 22, 2008Someone has officially filed a criminal complaint against the Bigfoot hoaxers who, as you now must know, did not actually possess Bigfoot's frozen corpse. The duo is accused of theft because, well, somebody was stupid enough to pay them $50K...
Shaquille O'Neal accused of stalking
Posted on August 22, 2008A former girlfriend has gotten a restraining order against him. She says that he threatened to ruin her career and made "heavy breathing" calls, the AJC reports.
UPDATE: MO mom put wine in baby's bottle, police say
Posted on August 22, 2008We've got a mugshot, and it turns out Mom is from Peculiar. Hat Tip: Many thanks, riskybzns!
IL man stole friend's identity to pay for bypass surgery, police say
Posted on August 22, 2008The friend is mentally disabled, so he didn't notice. But his caretaker sure did when bills totaling $350K started arriving, the Tribune reports. The suspect apparently lacked the money for surgery. As police note, it's a very unusual case: "Unlike...
UPDATE: KU b-baller accused of shooting woman with BB gun
Posted on August 22, 2008Markieff Morris was pleaded not guilty, the Journal-World reports.
Westport rapist gets 12 life sentences
Posted on August 22, 2008Plus 120 years to grow on. Adios, Shy Bland!
Cass County sheriff forms apprehension unit
Posted on August 22, 2008From Cass County Sheriff: The Criminal Apprehension Unit (CAU) was formed to enhance the Sheriff?s Office capabilities by providing specialized or directed patrol assignments, surveillance, fugitive apprehension, and conducting other special law enforcement functions as needed...
Frenchman arrested for driving drunk, blind
Posted on August 22, 2008He had a buddy (also drunk) sitting next to him with one hand on the steering wheel. "I really wanted to do it (drive the car)," the blind man told the court. "I expressed this wish. He (the owner of...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on August 22, 2008That Fort Hays debate coach, the one whose mooning escapade ended up on YouTube? He's been fired. And the debate program has been suspended.
MO man accused of "cannon fraud"
Posted on August 22, 2008Story is from Warsaw, where a man is accused of selling replicas of Civil War cannons online, but then never delivering the goods. (He required payment upfront.) What stinks is that his dad, who also sells cannons online, is being...
Suspect in bank robberies eludes MO authorities
Posted on August 22, 2008The News-Leader has an update about Joseph Paul Young, a Rogersville man suspected in 20 bank robberies across several states.
Samurai assassin = undercover policeman
Posted on August 22, 2008A New York man tried to hire a hit on his wife -- specifically, he wanted someone to kill her and cut off her hand with a samurai sword, so he could recover a $27K ring. (He thought she was...
KU identifies "mystery patient"
Posted on August 22, 2008From The Star: A ?John Doe? patient at the University of Kansas Hospital has been identified as 53-year-old Gregory Robinson of Olathe. The hospital on Thursday released photos and asked for the public?s in identifying the man, whose ability to...
Prosecutors offer deal to Detroit mayor
Posted on August 22, 2008If Kwame Kilpatrick resigns, they'll drop one of two assaults charges they've filed against him. Since he's also facing a perjury case, that offer sounds less than generous.
Monstrous
Posted on August 22, 2008A man named named "Booger Red" has been sentenced to life after he trained five kids -- three of them siblings -- to have sex with each other. It was part of the entertainment at a swingers club in Texas....
TX sheriff can't get half-ton suspect to court
Posted on August 22, 2008The defendant, who's accused of killing her 2-year-old nephew, weighs 1,000 pounds and can't fit through the door to her house. Even if she could, the local jail doesn't have the medical resources to keep her alive. "She would die,"...
Deputies intervene in scuffle at JaCo Democratic Committee
Posted on August 22, 2008Nobody filed charges, but Tony's Kansas City has the official incident report here. And he explains what might have motivated the two parties, Steve LeVota and Marty Kerr. Prime Buzz weighs in here with a statement from the two men,...
SHOCKER: Self-deportation program for illegal immigrants doesn't work
Posted on August 22, 2008Uh, yeah ... the feds have decided to cancel a program where illegal immigrants basically deported themselves. About eight people in five cities decided to take part. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Charges in homicide at 41st and Prospect
Posted on August 22, 2008Jackson County prosecutors have filed second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against Broderick D. Flowers, 21, who's accused of killing LeRoy Cunningham, 40. The two men fought after Flowers was accused of beating up Cunningham's girlfriend's daughter.
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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...
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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