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13-year-old girl charged with KCK teen's murder
Posted on July 25, 2008Authorities think the girl may have tried to carjack Scott Sappington Jr., 16, as he left his grandmother's house for work at McDonald's Wednesday afternoon. She's charged with murder and aggravated attempted robbery. | Sara Shepherd
'Smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car'
Posted on July 25, 2008Nancy Grace takes on the case of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony -- with recordings of 911 calls placed by the girl's grandmother after her daughter finally admitted the little girl had been missing for a month. | Sara Shepherd
More sex crimes against children
Posted on July 25, 2008In other local sex crimes against children news (For whatever reason, unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of it today.): Jackson County prosecutors today accused an Independence retiree of molesting two boys, and they said they fear there may...
Worst/sickest. Grandma. Ever.
Posted on July 25, 2008She made a child porn video -- starring her own grandchildren. | Sara Shepherd
Dwarf burglar defends life of crime
Posted on July 25, 2008Lee Kildare, 22, who is 3ft 11in tall, admitted this week to burgling a house for scrap metal but said it was his only option because he struggled to get a normal job in a "tall man's world". Just as...
Child star flees justice...
Posted on July 25, 2008...and becomes significantly less cute with age, lip-piercings. | Sara Shepherd Hat Tip: Thanks, goshel!
KRAZY KAT GOT ME KOMMITTED
Posted on July 25, 2008Authorities sent this guy to the loony bin after his frantic attempt to find a cat in his walls, during which he destroyed most of his apartment, and others. "'What the hell are you doing? The owner's going to flip...
Evil 10-year-olds of the day
Posted on July 25, 2008They slashed her arm nearly to the bone -- with some kind of modified razor blade -- after trying to steal the lit cigarette she had in her mouth. The quotes in this story are funny (and really British-ish), including:...
A stakeout, an interrupted robbery, hostages!
Posted on July 25, 2008Sure enough, this happened this morning in Lee's Summit. If you haven't seen it already, here's Bob's story. | Sara Shepherd
If you thought getting a same-sex marriage was tricky...
Posted on July 25, 2008Try what comes next for many couples -- getting a same-sex divorce. From an interesting story in the L.A. Times: "They've given us no choice but to be married forever," one spouse says. "Their worst nightmare." | Sara Shepherd
Crane collapse kills elderly churchgoer
Posted on July 25, 2008This is terrible. From the AP: Church members watching the steeple being raised on their new building looked on in horror Thursday as a crane holding the structure toppled, crushing a car and killing a 79-year-old man who had been...
Police positively ID man who shot firefighter, self
Posted on July 25, 2008They've also pieced together a little more about what led up to the ambush, during which Mark J. Knobbe, 52, killed a 22-year-old firefighter before blasting himself in the head with a shotgun. Several witnesses told police they saw Knobbe...
Getting naked? Don't forget the deadbolt
Posted on July 25, 2008Police thought it was going to be just another naked man. It turns out the fellow exposing himself was probably one of the unfortunate guys who complied when some women (who, by the way, they met in a park) had...
Bunny...smoke detector...same difference
Posted on July 25, 2008This rabbit woke his owners when he sensed their house was on fire. The firefighter who rescued the pet said: "This is the first time that I've ever heard of a rabbit bringing a fire to someone's attention." | Sara...
Tough job: Policing Wichita lately
Posted on July 25, 2008This officer just got out of the hospital, though, after recovering from being shot twice by a suspect who then turned his gun on himself. (In case you missed yesterday's CSKC post, this one got attacked by a pit bull...
5-year-old being investigated for sex crimes
Posted on July 25, 2008Police say he sexually assaulted two 4-year-old friends in Chillicothe. The story, from Fox4 news, doesn't give details about the alleged acts -- only saying they were "extreme" -- so we don't really know what the assaults entailed. Still, I'm...
Police Scanner: July Highlights
Posted on July 25, 2008It's the end of the month, and thus time for a few bizarre calls from the police scanner. These bits are all from the evening shift: July 3: "Suspicious party armed with a spear, 2300 Vine...black male, light skin, wearing...
Cash for Condi
Posted on July 25, 2008Some New Zealand students, in an attempt to protest the U.S. Secretary of State's visit to their country today, are offering a cash reward for a citizen's arrest. Police are calling it a disturbing stunt and promise to "ensure the...
The last days of the Spam King
Posted on July 25, 2008A few days ago, we had a story about a convicted "Spam King" who walked away from a federal prison camp in Colorado. Authorities have found him -- he, his wife and 3-year-old daughter were dead in their vehicle. They...
Open Thread ... Friday
Posted on July 25, 2008Hello, and happy Friday! It's Sara Shepherd, subbing for James while he takes a day off. If you need to contact me today, I'm available at sshepherd@kcstar.com. I'll also be keeping an eye on the Open Thread. For everyone chatting...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on July 24, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on 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! Please sign your comments, and please...
Who was Scott Sappington Jr.?
Posted on July 24, 2008Kate Cerve has more here about the 16-year-old from KCK who was shot and killed Wednesday. Several of his classmates at Sumner had a vigil in his honor today. From KMBC: Relatives said the teen was shot less than a...
Boy bites dog
Posted on July 24, 2008A pit bull, no less. You don't know how happy I am to pass this along. This is the journalism equivalent of finding a four-leaf clover.
Oops
Posted on July 24, 2008Columbia police are apologizing for not warning people about a SWAT training exercise beforehand. Neighbors were a little concerned when they saw police converge on the local Planned Parenthood like there was an emergency afoot ...
How to get rich slowly
Posted on July 24, 2008By poaching turtles. (Savor the pun like you would a well-cooked steak ...)
Local teen accused of murdering Mom's boyfriend
Posted on July 24, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today accused a 19-year-old man of fatally shooting his mother?s boyfriend in 2005 as the boyfriend slept. Corey W. Montgomery was 16 at the time of the crime and had to be certified to...
The Green Mile keeps getting longer
Posted on July 24, 2008USA Today has a story showing the average wait for a Death Row inmate has almost doubled in the last 20 years -- which means greater cost to taxpayers, since it usually costs more to take care of these inmates...
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The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
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