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Drunk tries to put jet fuel in his car, police say

Posted on July 29, 2008
A feat he accomplished by allegedly breaking into a small airport. Story is from California.

FL man tries to recycle a streetlight pole, police say

Posted on July 29, 2008
He argues that it was fair game since it had been lying on the ground. Bonus: While police were arresting him, a guy showed up and tried to recycle a manhole cover.

Roofing company prez admits to hiring illegal immigrants

Posted on July 29, 2008
From Tony Rizzo: Tony Evans, 49, of Stilwell in Johnson County, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City where co-defendant Luis Hernandez-Bautista pleaded guilty last week. ?Employers are an important line of defense to preserve the integrity of...

You might be a bad parent if ...

Posted on July 29, 2008
you put your baby in a fish tank to stop him from crying.

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UPDATE: Courthouse guard used security cam to spy on naked women across the street

Posted on July 29, 2008
Story is from Spokane, where a security guard at the federal courthouse used a security camera to spy into apartments across the street. That's how he was able to spy on two women who unwittingly got nude for the camera....

More on Ted Stevens's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on July 29, 2008
The Anchorage paper has some of the best coverage. Here's the specifics on what the Tedster is accused of. The seven-count indictment charges Stevens with making false statements by failing to disclose "things of value" he received from Veco Corp.,...

Meanwhile, at the Richard Davis trial

Posted on July 29, 2008
Kevin Hoffmann has an update here: Richard D. Davis told police he was an addict who couldn?t stop thinking about sex and wanted to kill himself, a detective testified this morning in Davis? capital-murder case. As the trial moved into...

"Open City"

Posted on July 29, 2008
A retired FBI agent has written a new book, "Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family," a history of local organized crime from 1900 to 1950. Bill Ouseley spent 21 years investigating organized crime in the bureau's Kansas...

Excellence In Parenting

Posted on July 29, 2008
In New York, a teenage girl died after she climbed onto the roof of an elementary school and fell through a skylight. So naturally, her parents are suing the school. It's the school's fault because it left milk cartons stacked...

Canadian man gets stepson drunk -- then alerts the authorities, police say

Posted on July 29, 2008
What a jerk -- he knows the kid, age 16, is on probation and isn't supposed to have booze.

Sen. Ted Stevens indicted

Posted on July 29, 2008
for allegedly making false statements. More to come later. (You might remember Stevens as the gentleman who described the Internet as a "series of tubes" in an effort to do away with net neutrality ...)

Newlywed killed during honeymoon on Antigua

Posted on July 29, 2008
Her husband, who was shot in the head, is still in a coma. Police believe it might have been a robbery that went out of control. Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy! (AP Photo/South Wales Police)

NBA ref in gambling scandal gets 15 months in prison

Posted on July 29, 2008
Donaghy could have gotten upwards of 30, but he received a lower sentence because he cooperated with government investigators.

Friday Night Smackdown: NYPD vs. Critical Mass

Posted on July 29, 2008
An NYPD officer has been put on desk duty after he apparently smacked down a Critical Mass rider during a protest in Times Square. The department is conducting its own investigation. Tony's Kansas City weighs in here: Certainly, we all...

This girl will never go on another date again

Posted on July 29, 2008
A UK man is going away after he allegedly kidnapped and stabbed a teenage boy in the face -- because the man thought the kid had sent threatening text messages to his teenage daughter. Only the teenager had not.

Boy, 9, set kitten on fire, faces felony rap, police say

Posted on July 29, 2008
Story is from Delaware. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

The hunter becomes the hunted

Posted on July 29, 2008
Last year, a California woman was charged with kidnapping after she tried to take her 95-year-old mom, a Carthage resident, to stay in the Golden State. (Mom, by then, was a ward of the county administrator.) Now? The daughter has...

MI man threw pregnant chihuahua at GF, police say

Posted on July 29, 2008
The dog was injured, but we don't know to what extent. Saw this via Fark!

Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

Posted on July 29, 2008
We had a link the other day, but not the mug. These undated booking mugs released by the Three Rivers Police Department show Spencer Taylor, 20, of Three Rivers, Mich. Police arrested Taylor who they say tried to steal posters...

"Drug Dealers, Come On In"

Posted on July 29, 2008
There are probably better ways to resolve a dispute with one's neighbors ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Granny, get your gun

Posted on July 29, 2008
Sweet story here about a Texas grandmother of four who has become a reserve deputy for the local sheriff's department. She's 70. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

WyCo Sheriff "weeds and seeds" in NE KCK

Posted on July 29, 2008
From the WyCo Sheriff: On 07-26-08 the Wyandotte County Sheriff?s Office conducted a ?Weed and Seed? saturation patrol operation in the Northeast section of Kansas City, Kansas. This initiative was an effort to prevent, control and reduces violent crime, drug...

Shawnee to host DUI checkpoint on Friday-Saturday

Posted on July 29, 2008
From Shawnee: A program to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted in August by the Shawnee Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff?s Department. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the City of Shawnee in the late evening and...

Pregnant worker scares off robbers in Shawnee

Posted on July 29, 2008
She was going to make a deposit Sunday night for the pizza shop where she works when her car was surrounded by punks, KMBC reports. She was able to scare them away by blowing her horn.

The good news is the fox is dead

Posted on July 28, 2008
When a Florida couple checked out a strange animal in their yard, a fox bit down on the wife's leg and wouldn't let go. Get the gun, she told her husband. He did -- in fact, he shot and killed...

"I had a pretty good idea I could die"

Posted on July 28, 2008
The Eagle has a really good story about a Wichita policeman who nearly died after being shot and injured on duty.

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on July 28, 2008
The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is up and running on a lovely Monday. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments,...

13-year-old homicide suspect to stay in custody

Posted on July 28, 2008
From Bob Cronkleton: A 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a teenage boy during an attempted carjacking will remain in custody, a juvenile judge ruled this afternoon. Wyandotte County District Judge Dan Cahill ruled that it would be safer for the...

KY man shoot brother with bow and arrow, TWICE, police say

Posted on July 28, 2008
They were apparently feuding over a property dispute. Snip from the Lexington paper: Deputies said Ronnie Jervis allegedly pulled a knife and threatened his brother, at which point Derek Jervis picked up his bow and arrow and shot Ronnie once...

The rich are different from you and me

Posted on July 28, 2008
NY authorities believe a dad has abducted his little girl during a supervised visit and escaped via yacht. Their last name? Rockefeller.

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