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AG: No prosecutions in U.S. attorney hiring scandal
Posted on August 12, 2008From The AP: Former Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday...
St. Louis cabbie gets carjacked, loses pants
Posted on August 12, 2008As though losing his vehicle wasn't enough embarrassment ...
Get ready for extra DUI enforcement
Posted on August 12, 2008Now through Sept. 1, law enforcement officers across Missouri and Kansas are going to be doing increased enforcement against drunk drivers. (Though, according to the statement I just got, it isn't clear if they mean more checkpoints, more saturation patrols...
The health department is not amused
Posted on August 12, 2008Lovely story from Xenia, Ohio, where a Burger King employee reportedly TOOK A BATH IN THE RESTAURANT SINK and thoughtfully uploaded a video to the Internets. (Though, as an employee on the tape notes, "It's not like you can see...
Ohio man wrongly imprisoned for 18 years
Posted on August 12, 2008Robert McClendon, 52, was convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl in 1991 and ended up serving 18 years before a DNA test showed that his profile didn't match evidence from the scene. The Columbus Dispatch helped push to get new...
Killer of 3 says he's sorry ...
Posted on August 12, 2008... that he ran out of bullets. I guess that's sort of like remorse.
FL police recorded hitting, kicking handcuffed suspect
Posted on August 12, 2008Story is from West Palm Beach. One of the officers has already quit, two others are on leave. I think the part where he gets kicked in the face twice is probably the most damning part.
UPDATE: Crime ring stole millions of credit-card numbers
Posted on August 12, 2008The New York Times has a follow-up to news that hackers stole millions of credit-card numbers of TJ Maxx, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble and other stores. As it turns out, the key government informant in that case ... was still...
Toddler was starved because he didn't say "amen," police say
Posted on August 12, 2008Philly police found what was left of Javon Thompson in a suitcase, hidden away in a shed this spring. Investigators now believe the child was starved to death by his mother and members of an alleged cult -- "1 Mind...
Catholic school demands kids speak English only
Posted on August 12, 2008And that's led to a federal lawsuit. Three Hispanic families say it's a form of racial discrimination, which is why they've brought suit, the Eagle says. School officials say they set up the rule "as a legitimate response to inappropriate...
KMBC: Man pulls machete on KCPD officer
Posted on August 12, 2008And, amazingly enough, will live to tell the tale. (A second officer got the guy with a beanbag round.) This happened during the canvass of the Blue Valley Park neighborhood, where police are seeking leads in the homicide of Dwight...
CT police arrest Allah on drug charges
Posted on August 11, 2008I never knew his middle name was "Supremebeing."
How jailbirds decide what to watch on TV
Posted on August 11, 2008In Salina, an inmate broke his leg in two places while fighting over what to watch on the prisoners' TV set. It was bad enough that he needed surgery.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on August 11, 2008Welcome back to 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, and please avoid profanity, as...
Waterfights? Awesome!
Posted on August 11, 2008Waterfights between adults and a 14-year-old girl in her underwear? Less so. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Louisiana's cockfighting ban starts Friday
Posted on August 11, 2008It's the last state to enforce a ban against the competition. Though devotees are pretty sure they'll find a way to keep going ... "They're still going to fight, they're still going to fight for years to come," said Elizabeth...
Olathe police search for suspect in stabbing
Posted on August 11, 2008From Joe Lambe: Olathe police today asked for help in finding a homeless man charged with a stabbing last month. Robert Camara, 51, has a warrant out charging him with aggravated battery in a July 29 stabbing in the 100...
Seattle cop accused of shooting Hells Angel at Sturgis
Posted on August 11, 2008The Angel lived, and it sounds like the officer will probably be cleared because of self-defense. Seattle police, though, are a little worried about the Angels wanting to get theirs back. The officer was off-duty, traveling with a group of...
Today in stripper-related crime news
Posted on August 11, 2008An exotic dancer from Arizona is accused of stabbing her boyfriend twice in his lower back. She told police that BF had actually stabbed himself.
Is the U.S. government liable in anthrax attacks?
Posted on August 11, 2008The feds have done a pretty good job characterizing Bruce Ivins as a nutjob -- which begs the question, "Why the hell was he allowed access to anthrax?" As we noted last week, one victim's family is already suing the...
UPDATE: Westboro Baptist plans to picket beheading victim's funeral
Posted on August 11, 2008Only they didn't. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Where is Aalim K. Lankford?
Posted on August 11, 2008From KCK PD: The Kansas City Kansas Police Department is requesting public assistance in locating a runaway juvenile. Aalim was last seen at his residence, 2629 Delavan, Wednesday, 7-23-08, at 0730 hours. He was supposed to be baby-sitting his 9-year-old...
Drug dealers hid pot farms in WA vineyards, police say
Posted on August 11, 2008Because it's apparently getting hard to ship weed across the border, the drug cartels are starting to buy and lease farmland in the U.S. One hot spot is the Yakima Valley in Washington state, which is known for its wine...
UPDATE: The REAL War on Drugs
Posted on August 11, 2008McClatchy has another piece on Mexico's war against the drug cartels. (There's no other word for it -- the federal government has committed several thousand troops to go after the drug lords.) The latest development? More and more, the cartels...
UPDATE: Who is "Clark Rockefeller"?
Posted on August 11, 2008Neatorama has a good roundup on the case so far. I've got my fingers crossed, hoping that he's actually D.B. Cooper ...
Billboards publicize Branson Perry case in St. Joe
Posted on August 11, 2008Perry is a young man who disappeared several years ago from Skidmore, Mo. Lamar Advertising has donated a couple of billboards in St. Joseph to help publicize his story. For more information, there's an entire site here devoted to the...
Report: MO traffic deaths down 7 percent
Posted on August 11, 2008One interesting factoid from the highway patrol's release: Southwest Missouri has seen a huge drop in fatalities in recent years. Traffic deaths in that zone dropped 33 percent from 2006 to 2007.
Woman arrested, shackled after dog urinates in trooper's yard
Posted on August 11, 2008It's amazing how tiny disagreements turn into long-running vendettas. This story from the Washington Post is a good example of how it happens. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
The Texas 7
Posted on August 11, 2008The Texas 7 were a group of inmates who escaped from prison in December 2000 and killed a policeman, Aubrey Hawkins, during the Christmas Eve robbery of a sporting-goods store. Authorities eventually tracked them to Colorado, where the group was...
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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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