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The good news? He wasn't playing Solitaire
Posted on July 31, 2008Temp worker accused of running prostitution ring from his desk.
The preacher and the farmer
Posted on July 30, 2008The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting story about a preacher accused of deliberately wrecking his truck to kill a farmer who was riding shotgun. The farmer, who was older and had money, wanted to build a museum for farming,...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on July 30, 2008Thanks for spending part of your Wednesday on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments or, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, shared links. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and...
Winnie The -- POW!
Posted on July 30, 2008Bear gets its head stuck in a jar -- just like Winnie The Pooh, except for the part where the wildlife agents cap him. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV and Shultz! A wild black bear whose head...
Police: Jerry Lewis tried to bring gun on plane
Posted on July 30, 2008His spokesman says it's a prop, something he uses in his stage show. The police say they couldn't have cited him if it weren't real.
Drunk driver dragged cow behind his vehicle
Posted on July 30, 2008Story is from Utah. Words fail me.
Charges filed in Noble Park homicide
Posted on July 30, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today accused a 23-year-old man of shooting ?one of his best friends? in the head several times in a park Sunday night. Prosecutors charged Birmingham R. White of Kansas City with second-degree murder and...
Meanwhile, at the Richard Davis trial
Posted on July 30, 2008From Kevin Hoffmann: After a short break this afternoon in the capital murder case against Richard D. Davis, attorneys prepared for closing arguments. Earlier today, jurors viewed graphic videos that showed him assaulting two victims during forced, violent sex...
NJ man sets himself on fire at Rent-A-Center
Posted on July 30, 2008He was supposed to talk with the store manager about late payments, but that person wasn't ready. So the 62-year-old reportedly set himself on fire with a cigarette lighter and some lighter fluid. He's in critical condition.
Suspect arrested in KCK bank robbery
Posted on July 30, 2008From Bob Cronkleton: Police arrested a woman after she allegedly robbed a Kansas City, Kan., bank this morning. The woman entered the Bank Midwest at 78th Street and State Avenue about 10 a.m. today, said FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton. The...
Who killed Tammy Cochran?
Posted on July 30, 2008Tammy Cochran, whose burned body was found March 5 in Olathe, would have turned 38 tomorrow. So far, nobody has been charged with her murder, so her family is reminding the public about an $18K reward for information in the...
Have you seen this man?
Posted on July 30, 2008The Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force through the Platte County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in finding David D. Liberty 49 years old, 6'1", 150 lbs. He is from Parkville, Missouri. He is wanted for First...
Revival preacher killed wife, froze corpse, police say
Posted on July 30, 2008In Alabama, police have accused a revival preacher of killing his wife, the mother of eight, and hiding her body in a freezer. (They actually arrested him at a revival.) One sad thing? The woman's been gone for three years,...
Unspeakable
Posted on July 30, 2008Girl, age 2, beaten to death over potty-training, police say. Story is from Memphis.
Bad and Worse steal a car
Posted on July 30, 2008Bad: Taking your dad's car. Worse: Your dad is a sheriff's deputy, the car is an unmarked, and you decided to pull over other cars for kicks. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
Joe Fritzl's wife decides to divorce him
Posted on July 30, 2008Fritzl is the Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter prisoner in their basement for several years and fathering a handful of children with her. As far as the divorce goes, I'm just wondering why NOW? And not, say, after...
Was this an unfit home?
Posted on July 30, 2008Story is from Sugar Creek. Russ has more here. It all got started when one of the kiddos reportedly called 911 to say her dad hit her mom -- something that Dad doesn't remember, he told KSHB. Police were alarmed...
The Ballad of the Busted Bus Driver
Posted on July 30, 2008Meet James Harris, a Miami-area man who loves, loves, LOVES public transit. So much that the 18-year-old allegedly got a real bus driver's uniform, "borrowed" a city bus and spent a whole day driving a route. He picked up passengers,...
CA boy, 11, leads cops on 100 mph chase
Posted on July 30, 2008He had to stand up to reach the peddle, police say. In other news, a Mercury Sable can go 100 mph ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Hogzilla Rides Again!
Posted on July 30, 2008Well, I guess that's a misnomer since Hogzilla -- a 1,000-pound "monster pig" killed by an 11-year-old boy in Alabama -- is still dead. But that hasn't stopped a group of animal activists from demanding criminal prosecution for the creature's...
UPDATE: KS woman stuck on toilet
Posted on July 30, 2008Her boyfriend, who faced a criminal charge, is getting six months of probation and has to take a mental evaluation. It sounds like the woman really helped his case -- she wrote a letter and called the judge to ask...
After you've stolen a disabled man's wheelchair, how much lower can you sink?
Posted on July 30, 2008How about stealing from the dead? That's pretty low, right? Bonus Points: When the police came to arrest him at his mom's house, he hid under a bed, they say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
"Blaming it on the dog" applied in new, startling way
Posted on July 30, 2008A Seattle woman blamed her puppy for causing a wreck where her car struck a police officer who was directing traffic. Snip from the woman's boyfriend: "I told her to get rid of that dog," said Dutton's boyfriend, Don Wallace,...
Independence man charged in fatal stabbing
Posted on July 30, 2008From Russ Pulley: Jackson County prosecutors charged Marion E. Green Jr., 29, in the death of James Kerr, 24, alleging the men had fought early Monday. Kerr?s body was found by officers called Monday morning to Green?s residence at 216...
Seriously, stay off his lawn
Posted on July 30, 2008Prosecutors have accused a Kansas City man, age 70, of using a scoped rifle to fire upon an ice-cream truck that pulled onto his yard. Great work by Christine Vendel and Tony Rizzo for catching this one!
Dear Perverts: 14-year-olds don't want your body, or your truck
Posted on July 29, 2008If sending naked pictures of yourself doesn't win the heart of your 14-year-old love interest, it probably won't help to send pictures of your truck either. Even if you promise "it would someday be hers."
IRS staffer guilty of looking at Kevin Bacon's records
Posted on July 29, 2008And those of several other celebrities, including Alec Baldwin, Sally Field and about 200 other famous people. (Apparently, he was just curious.) He's pleaded to a misdemeanor count, which could land him in prison for a year.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on July 29, 2008Thanks for spending part of your Tuesday on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. This is also a great space to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please...
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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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