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UT man cheated 300+ victims of $23 million
Posted on August 20, 2008He's getting five days in jail.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on August 20, 2008Thanks for spending part of your Wednesday on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your comments, and please...
The Metrolink Killer
Posted on August 20, 2008A California man has been sentenced to 11 life terms after he parked his car on the tracks of a Los Angeles commuter line, causing a crash that killed 11 people. Prosecutors say he was trying to get his wife's...
Nacole Winter
Posted on August 20, 2008The Cap-Journal has a story on the murder of Winter, a 15-year-old who was stomped to death back in 2006. The defendant, Christopher Dwayne Hall, is going through a preliminary hearing.
KU basketball player accused of shooting woman with BB gun
Posted on August 20, 2008His name is Markieff Morris. The Journal-World has more here. He's supposed to appear in court next month. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Greg P!
More charges in brutal KC beating
Posted on August 20, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today charged the alleged ringleader of a June attack against a 20-year-old woman that lasted several hours and left her face ?unrecognizable,? according to court records. Prosecutors charged Dustin J...
Dear Criminals: You earned your money this time
Posted on August 20, 2008In Oregon, two crooks dressed up as security guards and hung a "Broken" sign on a bank's deposit slot. Whenever a customer showed up with a deposit, they offered to take the money off their hands and deposit it in...
Thieves steal nearly $20K in gas from WI c-store
Posted on August 20, 2008Sadly, the article doesn't say how you might go about doing this yourself ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim!
No time for privates
Posted on August 20, 2008A Texas doctor says he couldn't be guilty of showing his privates to an undercover policeman because, well, his penis is 2.8 inches long and he avoids showing it to anybody but his wife. The court has turned down his...
New hope for the West Memphis Three?
Posted on August 20, 2008In 1993, the bodies of three second-graders were found in a ditch in West Memphis, Ark. Three teenagers were convicted of the crime, but there have long been doubts about whether they were really guilty. (Some folks thought the defendants...
Grandma left kids in car while she gambled, police say
Posted on August 20, 2008She looks so sour in the mugshot. Story is from Florida.
Did medication change lead to Megan Meier's suicide?
Posted on August 20, 2008That's one theory being pursued by Lori Drew's attorney.
Blue Alert
Posted on August 20, 2008Texas is launching something called "Blue Alert" -- it's similar to an Amber Alert, only it notifies everyone whenever an officer has been killed or seriously injured. Florida has a similar system.
UPDATE: KS mom accused of sex with baby sitter
Posted on August 20, 2008She got probation in Kansas, and charges were dropped in Missouri. The boy's mom is angry because it looks like the woman essentially got away with a crime. (Probably didn't help that Junior refused to testify, though.)
Cali man brought BB gun to water-balloon fight
Posted on August 20, 2008The victims were three 13-year-old boys. I really like the guy's excuse, though: At some point, Reindel pulled out a BB gun and opened fire on the boys, hitting all three numerous times, Wagstaffe said. They suffered red welts but...
Mark David Chapman to continue rotting away
Posted on August 20, 2008The parole board has turned him down. For his part, Chapman says he feels ashamed about murdering John Lennon. Snip: "I recognized that that 25-year-old man, I don't think he really appreciated the life that he was taking, that this...
PA man accused of assault with garden gnome
Posted on August 20, 2008Against his stepdaughter, who said he threw the statue into a glass window. The glass then cut her. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
"Do you want to trade them girls for a good fattening hog?"
Posted on August 20, 2008In Kentucky, a two-time candidate for governor, Otis "Bullman" Hensley Jr., is accused of trying to entice two girls, ages 13 and 11, into sexual activity, the Herald-Leader reports. (They call him "Bullman" because he campaigned on a giant replica...
Mom spent her birthday as son's wheel man, police say
Posted on August 20, 2008Story is from Wisconsin, where Ma drove the getaway vehicle while her 17-year-old son held up two gas stations, police allege. It really was a family affair -- her three other kids were in the car, too.
I have some sad news to report
Posted on August 20, 2008Bigfoot is not real. I know, I know -- I was shocked, too. As it turns out, the Georgia men who claimed they'd found Bigfoot's corpse really only had a rubber costume that was frozen in a block of ice....
2 men admit to stealing 16K pounds of copper
Posted on August 20, 2008The two of them worked at Lake City Army Ammunition in Independence, which makes ammo for the Army. Charles Dale Osborn, 46, of Odessa and Timothy Duane Langevin, 36, of Independence say they sold the metal for scrap instead. They...
Where is the Postville plant going to find new workers?
Posted on August 20, 2008I'm glad you asked. A recruiter is seeking workers in the tiny island nation of Palau in the south Pacific. Fun Fact: Any Palau natives who come to the U.S. won't need green cards because their country signed a compact...
Man threatens suicide with grenade
Posted on August 20, 2008A smoke grenade. Story is from Wisconsin ...
The creepiest thing you're going to see today
Posted on August 20, 2008In Puerto Rico, a man had asked that his corpse be kept upright and standing during his three-day wake. They did it. And there are pictures ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, No Sobriquet!
If I don't punch this policeman, I could go to jail
Posted on August 20, 2008Story is from Colorado Springs, where a man was under court orders to attend a MADD meeting. Unfortunately, he got there a half-hour late, and the officer working security wouldn't let him in. The man tried to punch the officer...
NYPD agrees to pay $2 million to war protesters
Posted on August 20, 2008For arresting the 52 protesters, who were picketing outside the Carlyle Group, a military contractor. The protesters say they were arrested without warning and weren't given an opportunity to disperse.
MO Highway Patrol's Labor Day plans
Posted on August 19, 2008Snip: ?To help ensure everyone's safety, offer assistance, and enforce Missouri's traffic laws, the Highway Patrol will schedule every available officer to patrol the roadways. In addition, troopers will be assigned to 15-mile increments along Interstates 29, 44, 55, and...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on August 19, 2008Thanks for spending part of your Tuesday 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,...
Group accused of stealing woman's computer
Posted on August 19, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors have charged four persons for allegedly breaking into a woman?s house, beating her and stealing her computer. The crime occurred about 4 p.m. Sunday in the 4300 block of Indiana Avenue. The 30-year-old victim...
Quote of the day
Posted on August 19, 2008"I don?t think we?re ever going to put the suspicions to bed. There?s always going to be a spore on a grassy knoll." -- Vahid Majidi, head of the F.B.I.?s weapons of mass destruction division. The New York Times has...
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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...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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