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How to respond to an armed robbery

Posted on July 18, 2008
The entire staff of a Tennessee McDonald's ran away after learning an armed robber was in the building. Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy!

Chicagoan set baby raccoon on fire, police say

Posted on July 18, 2008
Just awful. The police say they actually caught him running after the poor beast, pouring gasoline on it. Bond was set at $250K.

VIDEO: Man in penis costume ruins special day

Posted on July 18, 2008
I know, I know ... it feels like we're beating this story to death. But thanks to QuizLaw, we've finally got VIDEO of the event.

TN man accused of popping 400-yard wheelie

Posted on July 18, 2008
That's, uh, that's sort of a lot, right?

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VIDEO: Wichita defendant swears at judge

Posted on July 18, 2008
This is the HIV-positive gentleman who got 13 years for spitting in police officers' faces. If you don't like cursing, I'm guessing the video isn't for you.

UPDATE: Mom waited 5 weeks to report missing kid

Posted on July 18, 2008
This story keeps getting worse and worse. The latest development? A neighbor says Mom asked to borrow a shovel about the time that Caylee Anthony, 2, vanished. This undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla....

Exhibit A: Why some people "stop snitching"

Posted on July 18, 2008
In Los Angeles, a homicide detective is in hot water because, back in 2003, he allegedly lied during a murder suspect's interrogation, making the bad guy think that a 16-year-old girl had already ID'd him as the shooter. She had...

Guilty plea in planned babysnatching

Posted on July 18, 2008
From Kevin Hoffmann: An Odessa woman pleaded guilty this morning to her role in a failed plot to take a baby from a pregnant teen. Lauren M. Gash, 20, pleaded guilty to kidnapping, assaulting and restraining the teen July 30...

WI cop tries to stop suicide by shooting man

Posted on July 18, 2008
Story is from Milwaukee, and the suicidal party was an off-duty policeman. When the officer put a gun to his head, a sergeant on the scene tried to stop him by shooting the man in the leg. Unfortunately, as he...

The Murder of Frank Morris

Posted on July 18, 2008
CNN has a story about DOJ investigators trying to dig up new leads in a brutal homicide from 1964, when Morris, a black Louisiana shoe repairman, was burned alive in his store. His case is one of several dozen that...

MO cop fired, accused of hitting prisoner

Posted on July 18, 2008
Story is from Springfield. The officer, who was fired last week, is charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault for the incident, which allegedly happened in May.

Quote of the day

Posted on July 18, 2008
?The word of God and the Lord?s power saved. He sent the bullet into the watermelon.? -- Charlotte Thompson, an Indiana great-grandmother who credits a watermelon -- and her Bible -- with slowing down bullets fired into her car during...

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on July 17, 2008
Thanks for spending part of your Thursday on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments,...

Dear ATM thieves: You should watch "Barbershop"

Posted on July 17, 2008
From Mark Morris: A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to trying to steal an automated teller machine. Steven A. White, 50, admitted that on May 11, 2008, he used a pickup and a backhoe ? both...

Man accused of NOT selling crack

Posted on July 17, 2008
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Some moron was selling soap and telling everybody it was crack. The law -- which knows about it being SOAP -- arrests and charges him and is now putting the dude on...

Car burglars have awesome weekend in south OP

Posted on July 17, 2008
From Joe Lambe: Overland Park police today warned citizens in the southeastern part of the city to watch for auto burglaries following a rash of them last weekend. Thieves, mostly working overnight, struck a large number of unlocked vehicles from...

World Court tells U.S. to stop Mexican executions

Posted on July 17, 2008
Until the defendants' cases can be thoroughly reviewed. Oddly enough, this is something the Bush administration WANTS to see happen, only the Texas justice system has declined. There are about 51 Death Row inmates that could be affected by this,...

AP: KCPD has Spanish immersion program for officers

Posted on July 17, 2008
Which could be very useful, considering how often they deal with witnesses and victims who only speak Spanish. The AP notes that it's a stark contrast to other parts of the country, such as Texas, where there's been an increased...

The most amazing suicide ever

Posted on July 17, 2008
I know, I know ... "amazing" isn't a term usually associated with suicide. But this guy was able to shoot himself in the back of the head using helium balloons and a gun. (Authorities think he might have gotten the...

Judge gives the go-ahead for war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo

Posted on July 17, 2008
Osama's former driver is scheduled to be the first who goes on trial next week. It'll be the United States' first war-crimes trial since World War II, Reuters reports.

Dwayne C. Johnson, who raped a 9-year-old girl

Posted on July 17, 2008
Sentencing is set for tomorrow in Jackson County, the prosecutor's office reports. Johnson was convicted of grabbing a 9-year-old girl off a Kansas City street and raping her. It happened in 1996, but crime-scene evidence was matched to his DNA...

Another "Funeral Day Burglar" goes away ... for 43 years

Posted on July 17, 2008
From Platte County Prosecutor: A man who burglarized five Platte County homes?one while the owner was at a funeral visitation for his wife?has been sentenced to 43 years in prison. Dane S. Johnson, 35, of Kansas City, was sentenced July...

Lenexa woman, 77, robbed in home invasion

Posted on July 17, 2008
From Joe Lambe: A man forced his way into a Lenexa home this morning and robbed a 77-year-old woman at gunpoint. The man ran away after the woman gave him money. Police responded to her 911 call and used a...

"Drive-by" shooters rode bicycles

Posted on July 17, 2008
Apparently, even the gangstas are hurting financially these days ... Hat Tip: Many thanks to The DB!

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on July 17, 2008
"Naked man torments guests at Hilton Head hotel"

2-year-old vanishes -- Mom waits 5 weeks to tell, police say

Posted on July 17, 2008
Snip: Detectives said Anthony said she was doing her own investigation into her daughter's disappearance over the past five weeks, Local 6 reported.The woman also said she saw movies and reports that if people in similar situations went to police,...

Not-guilty verdict in crash that killed KC women

Posted on July 17, 2008
From The AP: The jury found George Albright Jr., 63, of Clarksville, Tenn., not guilty of four counts of second-degree involuntary manslaughter. Beverly Garrett, 57, Beulah Hunter, 94, Elois Jeans, 81, and Anita Gibbs, 55, died in the June 1,...

KCPD names homicide victim from 4900 block of Euclid

Posted on July 17, 2008
From KCPD: The Homicide Unit has positively identified the victim as Stephone Strickland, black male, 09/13/87 of KCMO. No suspect(s) are in custody. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 474-TIPS (8477).

Hannibal considers testing its students for drugs

Posted on July 17, 2008
Still just a proposal at this point. It'd cover athletes, as usual, but also every kid that participates in an extracurricular activity overseen by Missouri's high-school activities association. Any student who wanted a parking pass would also have to agree...

FL cop demanded free Starbucks for doing his job, police say

Posted on July 17, 2008
So he's been fired. But only after he allegedly received two years' worth of free caffeine. Snip: Garvin is accused of saying, "If something happens, either we can respond really fast or we could respond really slow. I've been coming...

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