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Posted on August 19, 2008Avril Lavigne is too sexy for the nation of Malaysia. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jane!
He killed at 14 -- should he be free at 26?
Posted on August 19, 2008Story is from Ohio, where a man named Clifford Stoup is coming due for parole in October. When Stoup was 14 years old, he slit the throat of a 67-year-old neighbor. (It was her birthday. He used her money --...
KCK man charged in crash that hurt police officer
Posted on August 19, 2008From the WyCo DA's Office: Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman this afternoon charged Deon Jones, Black Male, Kansas City, Kansas, DOB: 07-12-90, with Aggravated Battery in connection with the injury of a Kansas City Kansas police officer in...
Suspect confesses to MO college student's murder
Posted on August 19, 2008Tiffany Marie Souers, a Ladue, Mo., native attending Clemson, was strangled to death with her bikini top back in 2006. Now Jerry Buck Inman, the suspect in the case, has confessed to the murder. Inman, 37, had already served 18...
Judge puts El Jeffe's child bride into foster care
Posted on August 19, 2008In Texas, a judge has put a 14-year-old girl into foster care because there's "uncontroverted" proof that she married FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs.
Fact: Mickey Mouse is not a dog
Posted on August 19, 2008Michigan police say they found University of Michigan football player Kevin Grady asleep at the wheel, though thankfully, his foot was on the break. Police reportedly gave him a pop quiz to see if he was drunk: The officer also...
Poplar Bluff copes with "wino" problem
Posted on August 19, 2008I like how officials have classified these ne'er-do-wells as winos and not run-of-the-mill homeless people.
68 arrested in St. Louis-area meth crackdown
Posted on August 19, 2008Many of those are accused of buying pseudoephedrine for meth cooks. More here from the P-D.
"Process of elimination"
Posted on August 19, 2008This is the first time I've seen something like this. Longtime readers will remember that we posted a story recently about two Oklahoma girls, Taylor Paschal-Placker, 13, and Skyla Whitaker, 11, who were shot and killed while taking a walk....
Lori Drew strikes back
Posted on August 19, 2008Another update here on the Megan Meiere-MySpace suicide case. After the prosecution argued last week that federal law DID support charges here, the defense has filed a reply saying, neener-neener, nuh-uh, it doesn't. "Cyber bullying is not, under any definition,...
FL murder suspect might be in KC
Posted on August 19, 2008From Crime Stoppers: Police in Orange County, Florida are seeking 49 year-old Ricardo S. Castro on a warrant in regard to an August 14th murder there. Castro is about 5 feet three inches tall with a slim build. Authorities in...
NZ court lets topless porn stars throw a parade
Posted on August 19, 2008The Auckland City Council wanted an injunction stopping the parade, but a judge disagreed. Snip from Reuters: But Judge Nicola Mathers said while opponents may find the parade offensive or tasteless, the fact that 80,000 people had gathered for a...
This is why I always bring my lunch
Posted on August 19, 2008Man sues restaurant for giving him a 9-foot tapeworm. The Chicago-based eatery denies it's responsible.
MO nursing-home employee accused of abusing patient
Posted on August 19, 2008Story is from Carthage, and if true, just sounds abominable. The Joplin Globe says the patient, who is elderly and suffers from a brain injury, was hit in the groin and face. Snip: The affidavit states: ?The defendant then took...
UPDATE: KS mom accused of sex with baby sitter
Posted on August 19, 2008Story is from the Columbus, Kan., area. The woman was charged in Kansas and Missouri, but her Missouri charges have been dropped because the baby sitter, now 16, doesn't want to testify against her, the Joplin Globe reports. (The Kansas...
Pot laws WILL be enforced during Democratic convention
Posted on August 19, 2008This cracks me up. The Denver police are reminding everyone visiting town that they will enforce state laws prohibiting marijuana possession, though a city law officially makes pot arrests the lowest possible priority for police. I just think it's funny...
UPDATE: 1 dead in shooting near 63rd and Troost
Posted on August 19, 2008UPDATED: KCPD has identified the victim from the shooting: Brandon J. Garner, black/male, 7/30/1984, of Raytown, MO. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477. From KCPD: On Monday, August 18, 2008 at about 9:15pm KCMO...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on August 19, 2008Court grants injunction to stop woman cutting off man's penis Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
Meanwhile, in Hutch
Posted on August 19, 2008There's a lovely story here about a two-year-old feud involving a stolen hot tub, the 2006 Kansas State Fair, a beer bottle to the back of the head and somebody firing a gun into the air.
TX couple blame police officer for dog's death
Posted on August 19, 2008A Texas couple was caught going 95 mph on I-35 near San Marcos -- they were trying to get their dog to an all-night vet because the animal was dying. The couple is upset because the officer kept them for...
Karma hates guys who rob little old ladies
Posted on August 19, 2008Terrific story from New York about a guy who allegedly stole an elderly widow's purse in a grocery store. When store managers tried to grab him, he "just threw himself into oncoming traffic." He was still able to run, but...
UPDATE on the Texas FLDS case
Posted on August 18, 2008The state's Child Protective Services says that 34 of those kids it removed from the Yearning For Zion ranch don't need to be under court supervision anymore. Generally, that means that CPS didn't find any signs of abuse.
Dear Criminals: Thank you for botching the getaway
Posted on August 18, 2008So try not to lock your keys in the getaway vehicle. Story is from Texas. BONUS: His "weapon" was a caulking gun. Police thought he had a real one, though, so they shot him in the shoulder.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on August 18, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments, is up and running on a lovely Monday. Thanks for spending part of your day with us! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually...
3 charged in brutal beating
Posted on August 18, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors have charged three suspects in connection with a June attack against a 20-year-old woman that lasted several hours and left her face ?unrecognizable,? according to court records. The June 17 attack occurred at the...
Independence names new police chief
Posted on August 18, 2008From Brian Burnes: Thomas J. Dailey, a 27-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department, has been named police chief in Independence. Dailey, currently a major with the Kansas City police, has worked in several of that department?s bureaus, gaining...
College presidents recommend lower drinking age
Posted on August 18, 2008From 21 to 18. They say it should be lowered because so many students ignore the law anyway and tend to binge as a result. MADD is already, well, mad.
Swordsman attacks man, accuses him of selling fake Oxycontin, police say
Posted on August 18, 2008From Christine Vendel: A man suffered cuts to his hands Sunday night after a sword attack, Kansas City police said. The 28-year-old victim told police he was walking at the corner of 12th Terrace and Fremont Avenue about 5:15 p.m....
Midtown Miscreant v. Bounty Hunters
Posted on August 18, 2008Snip: Bounty hunters, bail recovery agents, whatever you want to call them, are by and large bigger scumbags than the criminals they hunt. I'll tell you why in a minute, but first lets talk about the douche nozzle of a...
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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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