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Suspect in KU gun case surrenders
Posted on May 03, 2010From Brad Cooper: The man wanted in connection to a report of an armed suspect in a University of Kansas residence hall surrendered to police this afternoon. Samuel Lennell Moore, 20, of Kansas City, Kan., turned himself in to university...
Police wiretaps up 26 percent
Posted on May 03, 2010Police wiretaps increased by 26 percent in 2009, and most of them were tied to drug investigations, Wired's Threat Level blog reports. The government report looked strictly at criminal cases, not terror investigations, which go through a secret court...
Grandma arrested for slapping teen
Posted on May 03, 2010In Largo, Fla., a 73-year-old was arrested after she allegedly slapped her granddaughter, who'd been using the F-word, the woman tells a local TV station. The grandmother says the 18-year-old had gotten kicked out of Catholic school for telling a...
14 DUI arrests during KC checkpoint
Posted on May 03, 2010From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department, assisted by Jackson County Deputies conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on April 30, 2010 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 70th & Troost. South and northbound traffic was checked with a total...
Your hiding place stinks, buddy
Posted on May 03, 2010After he allegedly stabbed someone, a man tried to hide himself inside a Port-A-Potty -- literally inside it, authorities in Snohomish County, Wash., said. You really need to see the photo from the scene. It's basically his head sticking out...
19-year-old killed at Grain Valley bonfire
Posted on May 03, 2010Chason A. Pennington, a 19-year-old from Lee's Summit, was fatally stabbed about 2 a.m. Saturday in the 29800 block of East AA Highway in Grain Valley. It happened at a party of some sort involving a bonfire. Authorities have arrested...
Peanut butter is a good source of protein, dog saliva
Posted on May 03, 2010In Fort Lauderdale, the police have reassigned three employees after they allegedly let a dog eat straight from a jar of peanut butter -- which they put back on the shelf so unsuspecting coworkers would eat from it. Police told...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on May 03, 2010Welcome back to 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 post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Driver almost ran over deputy, authorities allege
Posted on May 03, 2010From Jim Sullinger: A 38-year-old Windsor, Mo., woman has been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer prior to a high-speed chase through parts of rural Johnson County shortly after 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Micah L. Richardson was also charged with...
Was UK preacher arrested for denouncing homosexuality?
Posted on May 03, 2010The Telegraph has a report about a street preacher who was arrested for causing "harassment, alarm or distress" after he allegedly denounced homosexuality during a sermon. The preacher denies that. (The officer who arrested the man is gay.)
Conn. AG subpoenas Craigslist
Posted on May 03, 2010In 2008, Craigslist agreed to try and stop advertisements that allegedly facilitated prostitution, after several attorneys general started to make noises about the site. Now? Connecticut's attorney general has issued a subpoena for Craigslist, to see if they're keeping that...
911 called after pet pig chokes on marshmallow
Posted on May 03, 2010When dispatchers get a medical call involving a "4-year-old male," they tend to think a little boy might be hurt, and not, say, a potbellied pig. (The prosecutor is considering whether to file charges against the caller.)
Psst, buddy, wanna buy some Facebook?
Posted on May 03, 2010Verisign, an Internet security company, says that cyberthieves are starting to sell large bundles of Facebook accounts. A bundle of 1,000 accounts costs about $25 if the accounts have 10 friends or less, $45 if they have more.
Suspect rode around with corpse for hours, police allege
Posted on May 03, 2010In Rialto, Calif., a woman allegedly shot her sister-in-law to death, then drove around for several hours with the corpse riding in the passenger seat, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Hutaree members freed on bond
Posted on May 03, 2010In Detroit, a federal judge has ordered authorities to release the nine suspects in the Hutaree case on bond, the Detroit Free Press reports. Prosecutors strongly resisted the move, but they shot themselves in the foot when the FBI agent...
Suspect hid gold, jewelry in wig, police allege
Posted on May 03, 2010Story is from Panama City, Fla., where the suspect reportedly kept fidgeting with the wig as police questioned her, nwfdailynews.com reports.
Spider-Man stops shoplifter
Posted on May 03, 2010Story is from Australia, where a comic-book shop invited customers to dress up like superheroes for one day. The owner was dressed up like Spidey and reportedly caught a guy trying to steal an X-Men hardcover. (Those things are pricey!)...
Photos released in Indy bank robbery
Posted on May 03, 2010The FBI just sent out an alert saying that Hawthorne Bank, 17430 East 39th in Independence, was robbed a short time ago. Luckily, nobody was hurt. They're going to send more details as they become available. UPDATED: The suspect is...
Roman Polanski breaks silence
Posted on May 03, 2010Over the weekend, Roman Polanski -- the movie director who fled to Europe over a sex crime dating back to the 1970s -- released a statement, responding to U.S. efforts to have him extradited. It is true: 33 years ago...
Is a prosthetic leg a dangerous weapon?
Posted on May 03, 2010Texas wants to levy a $5,500 fine against Jorge De Leon, a veteran who uses a prosthetic leg, because he allegedly wore the leg during a cage fight, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The leg was padded, but the law specifically...
KC woman was getaway driver in fatal holdup, prosecutors allege
Posted on May 03, 2010Marilyn R. Davis, 37, is accused of driving the getaway vehicle during a 2009 robbery where a clerk, 24-year-old Khamis Saed, was shot and killed. Jackson County prosecutors have charged Davis with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of...
Plaza suspect's family says he's innocent
Posted on May 03, 2010At his MySpace blog, Alonzo Washington has a post about Steffon Rainey, who was charged last week with assaulting a teenager during the big Plaza mob incident from a few weeks ago. Washington says he's talked to Rainey's family, who...
Report: Man groped boys in P.V. park
Posted on May 03, 2010Prairie Village police are searching for a man who allegedly groped two boys Saturday morning at Harmon Park, KMBC reports.
Arizona revises immigration law
Posted on May 03, 2010Arizona's governor has signed a bill that slightly changes the big immigration law passed there recently. The new language says police will check the immigration status of anyone they "stop, detain or arrest." Supporters say they hope this will mollify...
Doctor group plans to punish members who help with executions
Posted on May 03, 2010The American Board of Anesthesiologists says it will revoke the certification of any member who helps with an execution, the Washington Post reports. Several states require a doctor, often an anesthesiologist, to help with an execution, and some often recruit...
NY police look for Times Square suspect
Posted on May 03, 2010After this weekend's car-bomb scare, New York police are looking for a man recorded by surveillance cameras near Times Square. The bomb itself included a type of nonexplosive fertilizer, not enough to collapse a building, but it would caused a...
Would you ever buy a 'murder house'?
Posted on May 03, 2010In Columbia, Ill., the former home of Christopher and Sheri Coleman is set to be auctioned, the Post-Dispatch says. He's accused of killing her and their two young sons there about a year ago, so there's some question who would...
P.V. releases sketch of suspect
Posted on May 03, 2010Prairie Village has released a sketch of a man who allegedly groped two boys over the weekend in Harmon Park. Police say the man's name might be "Andy." He's about 25 to 35 years old, has hazel eyes and is...
2 accused of kiling 4-month-old
Posted on May 02, 2010From Scott Canon: Two young men are in jail on $1 million bond each after being charged in the shaking death last month of a 4-month-old Peculiar, Mo., girl. One of the men is the girl?s father. The Cass County...
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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?
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