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MO man killed wife with painkiller patches

Posted on August 05, 2008
Story is from St. Charles County. He's getting 30 years, but will be eligible for parole in 12.

A terrific mugshot

Posted on August 05, 2008
is waiting for you after the link.

UPDATE: RI man had .491 BAC, police say

Posted on August 04, 2008
Surprise! He's pleading not guilty!

Posted on August 04, 2008
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Germany issues bulletproof bras to female cops

Posted on August 04, 2008
They're made to be worn under body armor, and they don't have any plastic or metal inside, USA Today reports. That way, nothing shatter or splinters into the body during an impact.

Mayor Funkhouser to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Posted on August 04, 2008
It's a national coalition of mayors who want to stop illegally owned guns from ending up on the streets and in the hands of criminals. Funkhouser has scheduled a press conference for 11:45 Tuesday on the steps of KCPD headquarters.

KSHB: Man poses as technician to get into strangers' homes

Posted on August 04, 2008
Apparently, there have been a couple of reports, presumably about the same gentlemen, in Independence over the past couple of weeks.

KC man accused of beating, raping prostitute

Posted on August 04, 2008
From Christine: Jackson County prosecutors today accused Richard I. Jenkins of beating, sodomizing and robbing a prostitute near 18th Street and Prospect Avenue on Sunday. ... The victim said a man began following her about 11:40 a.m. He slammed her....

Alleged pickup thief gets carjacked

Posted on August 04, 2008
In my best Nelson Muntz voice: Ha-HAW. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Death Row inmate says he's too fat to die

Posted on August 04, 2008
Story is from Ohio. Richard Cooey, who raped and killed two college students back in the 1980s, says he's so fat that it would be nearly impossible for the executioner to find his veins. That, and he's on another type...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on August 04, 2008
Contains a couple of swears, if that's an issue for you.

More on the Pacific Northwest's "mystery feet"

Posted on August 04, 2008

Report: Mary Winkler gets custody of her kids

Posted on August 04, 2008
Sorry to report that. I hope none of you were eating when you read the headline. Don't want you ralphing up lunch all over your keyboards ...

You should probably call the police if ...

Posted on August 04, 2008
your wife starts stabbing the walls because she says she's "practicing to cut your arteries."

It pays to advertise!

Posted on August 04, 2008
A Cincinnati landlord posted this sign because drug dealers and prostitutes have chased away most of his tenants. He's trying to get the local authorities to do something about the situation. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cliff Radel)

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on August 04, 2008
"Man grabs women, then self, police say" -- courtesy of The Capital Times in Madison, Wis.

Morgan Freeman badly injured in wreck

Posted on August 04, 2008
More here from CNN.

Man's best friend

Posted on August 04, 2008
After a 6-year-old stepped into a pile of ants, the kiddo started screaming --- which, naturally, led the family's pit bull to bite him, too. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

No more Pell grants for sex offenders

Posted on August 04, 2008
Here's some good news: Sex offenders in treatment programs will no longer be able to apply for Pell grants to pay for correspondence classes. Which is great because a lot of them would drop the class, then use the money...

Man sics dog on GF -- dog bites him first, police say

Posted on August 04, 2008
It's true, police say, the German shepherd eventually bit the girlfriend, but I like how the dog took time out to give his master a nosh. Story is from Joplin.

Best Lede Ever

Posted on August 04, 2008
From the Chicago Sun-Times: It's getting tougher for the dishonest, the mentally unstable and the overweight to get hired as Cook County jail guards these days. As a result, fewer guards are getting hired.

Gary L. Jackman

Posted on August 04, 2008
If you missed it, Christine Vendel had a really good article this weekend about Gary L. Jackman, who's serving time for five rapes in Jackson County. When he agreed to a plea deal, he agreed to acknowledge his other, undiscovered...

FL man calls 911 to complain about his Subway sandwich, police say

Posted on August 04, 2008
They apparently forgot to put the sauce on his Spicy Italian. The police had a special instructional talk with him to explain that that does not traditionally rise to the level of a "911-worthy" event.

KCPD identifies homicide victims from last week

Posted on August 04, 2008
Vincent McCollum, 32, was shot and killed late Friday in the 2900 block of Highland. He was KCMO's 63rd homicide victim of the year. Darnell Cooper, 44, died early Saturday after a shooting in the 2600 block of Prospect. He...

KS woman pleads not guilty to stabbing hubby in chest with steak knife

Posted on August 04, 2008
Story is from Lansing. Probably should be noted that Husband admits to smacking his wife after she called him worthless, and that he, well, dared her to stab him. Snip from the Leavenworth Times: Zachary said he told his wife...

Italy deploys troops to help fight street crime

Posted on August 04, 2008
About 3,000 of them. (Though it should be noted they've done this in the past with more soldiers -- including 20K in 1992 for an outbreak of Mafia violence.) Critics say it's a political ploy by the government. And they...

KCK names homicide victim from 2700 block of N. 32nd

Posted on August 04, 2008
His name was Lafayette Morris, he lived in KCK and he was 19 years old.

Prosecutor wants death for Sedale Fox

Posted on August 04, 2008
Fox is accused of shooting and killing Olivia Jackson back in January in Lansing. (He's also accused of trying -- and failing -- to kill her with an explosion at a Leavenworth home.) Jackson was pregnant -- possibly with Fox's...

KCK teen shot, killed in 2700 block of N. 32nd

Posted on August 03, 2008
From KCK PD: The Kansas City Kansas Police Department responded to 2748 N. 32nd at about 1315 hours on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim, which EMS (emergency medical services) advised was dead on...

1 man found fatally shot at Armour and Main

Posted on August 03, 2008
From KCPD: Sunday morning at approximately 3am, KCMO police were called to Armour Blvd and Main Street in regard to the sound of shots. Upon arrival a shooting victim (black male in his 30's) was located in the street next...

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