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UK man banned from GF's home because of loud sex, court says
Posted on August 14, 2008Uh, yeah, when they had relations, they were so loud that it ruined the neighbor's lives, the authorities say. The housing IS publicly owned, so the government does have some say.
No charges for Batman
Posted on August 14, 2008Christian Bale was accused of roughing up his sister and Mom in London, but the authorities are dropping the case because of a lack of evidence.
UPDATE: MO woman shot ex-husband during argument, police say
Posted on August 14, 2008This is the story from Republic where a woman allegedly shot her ex-husband, Jason Morris, while they were arguing over custody of their kids -- who were nearby when their dad was killed. Now? Rachelle Morris isn't mentally fit to...
Where is Aalim Lankford?
Posted on August 14, 2008Alonzo Washington's got a clip on YouTube, asking people to help locate the missing KCK teen. Hat Tip: Saw this via Tony's Kansas City!
Report: More states release dying or frail inmates
Posted on August 14, 2008About 36 states have some kind of medical furlough or compassionate release programs for inmates with terminal illnesses or incapacitating disability. (North Carolina and Alabama have just jumped aboard this particular bandwagon, USA Today reports.) Why? The big reason is...
Gangsta won't say who put a cap in his @#$
Posted on August 14, 2008From Christine Vendel: A 19-year-old gang member was shot in the buttocks early today but told Kansas City police he didn?t want to cooperate in the investigation. The victim showed up at a hospital about 1:20 a.m. He told police...
The Danziger 7
Posted on August 14, 2008Charges have been dropped against seven New Orleans police officers, past and present, after two civilians were shot and killed on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Survivors say the police opened fire on them, even though they were unarmed...
Kansas authorities find more meth labs
Posted on August 14, 2008By the end of July, they had uncovered as many as they'd found during the entire year of 2007, the Eagle reports. One bright spot? Kansas is trying out a new electronic registry of people who buy medications that could...
2 victims dead after Des Moines hostage situation
Posted on August 14, 2008And the gunman reportedly killed himself when police stormed the house. Good news is that none of the three kids being held were critically hurt. The Register has more details.
Olathe police investigate shooting near K-7 and Virginia Lane
Posted on August 14, 2008From Joe Lambe: Olathe police are investigating after a man went to the Olathe Medical Center late Wednesday with a gunshot wound in his abdomen. The 21-year-old man said he was hit by a single bullet about a day before,...
Home invader brings knife to sword fight
Posted on August 14, 2008Story is from Florida. A man armed with a knife broke into a residence -- only the occupant grabbed his SWORD. Snip: Police said they found the suspect under stairs at the complex. He was taken to Holmes Regional Hospital...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on August 14, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, to share links. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...
UPDATE: Mom shot girl, 8, with BB gun to win $1 bet, police allege
Posted on August 14, 2008Mom beat the rap. Kiddo apparently changed her story. (After talking with Mom.) Story is from the Sheboygan area ...
How St. Paul is getting ready for the Republican convention
Posted on August 14, 2008The Pioneer Press has a piece here about the St. Paul police and how they've invested in a series of surveillance cameras and a high-tech observation room, just in time for the Republican National Convention.
UPDATE: Suspect Tasered 9 times -- later dies
Posted on August 14, 2008This is the case from Louisiana where a police officer used a Taser on a suspect nine times, even after he was handcuffed. The (now former) officer has now been indicted on a manslaughter charge.
Oh, I'm so glad he got that transplant
Posted on August 14, 2008A Minnesota teen -- who became a local hero when he survived a heart transplant a few years ago -- is now facing charges that he planned to cut out his neighbor's heart. (Or cut off his eyelids. Whichever.)
Why did he do it?
Posted on August 14, 2008This man is Timothy Dale Johnson. Yesterday, after he'd been fired from his job at Target, Johnson drove 30 miles to Little Rock and fatally shot Bill Gwatney, the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party -- a man that he'd...
The crime? Using the F-word at Wal-Mart
Posted on August 14, 2008The story is from Texas, where a woman getting ready for a storm saw that Wal-Mart was out of batteries. She got caught by a fire department official, who arrested her -- he says she was causing a giant scene,...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on August 13, 2008The Open Thread -- our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion -- is up and running on a lovely Wednesday. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting article somewhere else. Please sign...
PA cop pulled over woman to give her his number
Posted on August 13, 2008It probably would've been a great story to tell their theoretical grandchildren at the 50th wedding anniversary. Instead, he's doing 30 days in jail and has lost his job. Her first clue something wasn't right: "The woman became suspicious when...
UPDATE: "Sir, I am a pornography inspector!"
Posted on August 13, 2008They've caught a suspect. And the Smoking Gun has his mugshot. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
KC man accused of sexual assault from 2000
Posted on August 13, 2008Mandingo Sanders, 29, is facing charges of first-degree robbery, forcible rape and two counts of attempted forcible sodomy against a 49-year-old woman. The attack allegedly happened near Linwood and Denver back in 2000, the Jackson County prosecutor's office reports...
Dead body, pound of cyanide found in Denver hotel room
Posted on August 13, 2008The dead guy is Canadian national with Somali roots, it appears. No word if this is in any way connected to the Democratic National Convention coming to town ...
KC wants to punish people who violate protection orders
Posted on August 13, 2008From Lynn Horsley: An ordinance that got preliminary approval Wednesday would strengthen Kansas City?s ability to prosecute people who violate orders of protection in domestic violence situations. The measure goes to the full council for a vote on Aug...
Joplin officers cleared in fatal shooting
Posted on August 13, 2008The dead man, a former sheriff's lieutenant, was a reportedly suicidal party who pointed a gun at them first, the authorities say.
$30 oral sex ends up costing $62K, MA police say
Posted on August 13, 2008Lovely story about a gentleman who allegedly drew $62K from a series of credit cards, put the green in a duffel bag and then went off to buy some oral sex. From the Boston Herald: The man had been drinking...
Judge of the Year?
Posted on August 13, 2008From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Sex in a judge's chambers, trysts at local hotels during business hours, obscene phone calls to female workers and a desire to see lesbian sex are among the many accounts of what was going on with...
"Renegade llama" blamed for crash
Posted on August 13, 2008Story is from Pratt, Kan. Police THINK it's a llama, but they've never found the animal -- they just keep getting "sightings." (They have seen hoofprints near various scenes, and they DID not come from cattle.) File Photo: A law-abiding...
Topeka man gets 32 months for killing teen hunter
Posted on August 13, 2008Story is from Emporia. Theron Thomas Kent was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing Beau Arndt, 18, who was in a duck blind. Kent was firing from a nearby road -- at a coyote, he said. Arndt's family...
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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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