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Kidnappings spike in Mexico
Posted on August 13, 2008The public is getting madder, but most of the affected people refuse to get help from police -- because many believe that officers are involved in a lot of these cases.
Quote of the day
Posted on August 13, 2008"Our gang is not just about shooting people. We got morals - no mothers, no children. But you do what you got to do." -- "Scoop," a gang member interviewed by the Post-Intelligencer for its series on gangs. It's a...
More police use GPS to catch criminals
Posted on August 13, 2008As GPS units become cheaper, more police departments are using them to build cases against suspects, the Washington Post reports. For example, Virginia police had a suspect in a series of assaults against women. So they stuck a GPS device...
OK sheriff accused of demanding sex from inmates
Posted on August 13, 2008Story is from Custer County, where former sheriff Mike Burgess is facing 35 felony charges, including 14 counts of second-degree rape. A former deputy says he stuck his hand down her pants on the first day of the job. And...
Midtown Miscreant v. Mexican chewing gum
Posted on August 13, 2008Snip: Canel's gum comes in four flavors per package: grape, cherry, apple, and banana. It is without a doubt the most vile thing I have ever put in my pie hole. Seriously, this stuff is as f***ed up as the...
Nothing solves a problem like razor wire
Posted on August 13, 2008One KCK property manager, sick of having his A/C units stolen, has surrounded them with razor wire, KCTV reports. (I suspect we'll have a followup post, "Nothing solves a problem like wire cutters.") Saw this via Tony's ...
Pet my stolen bear for $1!
Posted on August 13, 2008This is hilarious. The guy stole the bear cub from an animal park only after his original target -- a monkey -- attacked him. Once he acquired the bear cub, he went to a truck stop and charged the gentry...
Unabomber stands up for his victims -- no, really
Posted on August 13, 2008Ted Kaczynski is upset about the FBI letting the Newseum display his old cabin as part of an exhibit on the bureau and how it interacts with journalists. Ted says he wants to follow the wishes of his victims, who...
Hookers reveal all!
Posted on August 13, 2008The NYT's Freakonomics blog has a great Q-and-A with a couple of prostitutes, who talk frankly about the business end of hooking. Snip: Q: If men pay by the hour, they would want to consume as many acts per hour...
KSHB: Bicyclist shot, wounded early Wednesday
Posted on August 13, 2008About 12:30 a.m. Which seems like an odd time to take a bike ride near 35th and Michigan.
Mission, JoCo Sheriff plan DUI checkpoint
Posted on August 13, 2008From JoCo Sheriff: A program to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted this month by the Mission Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff?s Office. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the city of Mission in the late evening...
Man accused of attempted rape in Weston
Posted on August 13, 2008From the Platte County prosecutor: A man has been accused of trying to rape a woman in her Weston home the morning of August 12. Keith L. Robinson, 48, allegedly entered the house through the unlocked front door and pushed...
The Cat (Burglar) Who Blew The Whistle*
Posted on August 13, 2008Lovely story from Los Angeles, where an accomplished cat burglar did something surprising: He made an instructional video for police, showing them how he committed his crimes. (In exchange, he got six months off his sentence.) He also made a...
The next generation of fingerprinting?
Posted on August 12, 2008The New York Times had an interesting story last week about a new fingerprinting technique. Just by analyzing the fingerprint itself, scientists can tell what its owner has touched -- including drugs, accelerants, etc.
Alaska cop uses Google Earth to find suspect
Posted on August 12, 2008Cool story from Alaska, where a police officer was posing as a kid online to draw out a suspected predator from New York. At some point, the suspect sent a video of himself masturbating. In the background, though, was an...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on August 12, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day 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 share the link in the space below. Please sign your...
Cass County investigates gas-station holdup
Posted on August 12, 2008From Cass County Sheriff: Around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday a man entered the Spirit Gas Station at 291 Hwy and 58 Hwy armed with a handgun. The suspect pointed his weapon at a clerk and demanded money from the stores...
UPDATE: Who is "Clark Rockefeller"?
Posted on August 12, 2008Big news: Clark Rockefeller acknowledges that he used the name "Christopher Chichester" when he lived in California with a couple that's been missing for years. He's now a person of interest in their case, the Boston Globe reports. And L.A....
If you're missing a Picasso, maybe the FBI can help
Posted on August 12, 2008Really interesting case from New York where a huge collection of art -- some of it stolen -- has been discovered in the apartment of an eccentric. As the Times reports ... a few months after he died (at the...
UK man accused of sex with a horse
Posted on August 12, 2008The suspect is in his 60s. No word on the horse's age. Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
Chicago diocese agrees to pay $12.6 million settlement
Posted on August 12, 2008To clear away lawsuits from 16 people who said they were abused by priests.
Teen hunter mistook middle-aged woman for a bear, police say
Posted on August 12, 2008So he shot and killed her. The hunter, age 14, is now facing manslaughter charges. Story is from Washington state.
Good dog
Posted on August 12, 2008After his owner apparently committed suicide in a deserted area, a German shepherd named Cash stayed by the body for nearly six weeks, Colorado police say. It looks like Cash ate mice and rabbits, and kept coyotes away from his...
Fetch me the world's tiniest violin!
Posted on August 12, 2008Mark David Chapman -- the man who killed John Lennon -- is denied parole for the fifth time. He'll spend another two years in Attica before he can try again.
What could possibly go wrong?
Posted on August 12, 2008A group of Utah boys wraps one of their friends completely in toilet paper, then starts playing with matches ...
Was Des Moines homicide part of a game?
Posted on August 12, 2008That's one theory that police are investigating in the murder of Dean Jay Davis, 46, who was fatally stabbed while riding his bike back in July. Police have arrested four young men who may have been playing a game --...
Who was Larry Oates?
Posted on August 12, 2008From KCPD: On Monday, August 11, 2008 at about 9:30pm, KCMO Police Officers were in the area of 25th and Chestnut on an unrelated incident when they heard gunshots, on further investigation they observed the listed victim laying in the...
CA man threatens c-store with homemade sword, police say
Posted on August 12, 2008Wow, you really need to look at this gentleman's mugshot. He took THREE TASERINGS and still wouldn't go down! This isn't his first brush with the law -- in July, he allegedly threatened people at a gas station with 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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