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As homicides spike, St. Louis plans crackdown

Posted on July 16, 2008
So far this year, 89 people have been killed in the Loo compared to 65 at the same time last year, the P-D reports. To stop things from getting worse, police are going to saturate a dozen neighborhoods where most...

MO continues to see a big drop in highway deaths

Posted on July 16, 2008
468: the number of fatalities recorded by the Missouri Highway Patrol so far this year. 517: the number of fatalities at the same time last year.

Who killed Chandra Levy?

Posted on July 15, 2008
The Washington Post spent a year looking back at the case and is now publishing a 12-part series about Levy's murder -- focusing on the mistakes and missed connections that have kept police from catching the killer.

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on July 15, 2008
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Police investigate Idaho mom for spanking kiddo

Posted on July 15, 2008
Here's the story. But you MUST watch the video of Mom explaining everything -- it is, in a word, bananas. (At some point, she drops an S-bomb, so steel yourself.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy!

Life without parole for women who killed homeless for profit

Posted on July 15, 2008
See you, ladies! I hope the door DOES hit you ... Also, thanks again for being stupid enough to discuss your scheme while you were both in a police interrogation room. Because it's not like the police would secretly record...

MO Supremes postpone execution

Posted on July 15, 2008
It's almost like we're never going to kill anybody again ...

KCPD names homicide victim from 2400 block of East 10th

Posted on July 15, 2008
From KCPD: The victim has been identified as 27yr old Larrie Latimore of KCMO. There are no suspects in custody and detectives ask that anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Un-frigging-believable

Posted on July 15, 2008
A Serbian citizen is able to leave the U.S. after he's accused of brutally beating another guy in a bar fight. Not only is he basically safe as houses now, he's just been signed to play basketball professionally in his...

Canada is surprisingly OK with drunken teenage sex

Posted on July 15, 2008
A Canadian man was accused of sexual assault because he allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 19. The judge partly cleared him because the girl drank so much that she might have given consent and then...

Charges dropped against OP teacher in alleged tambourine attack

Posted on July 15, 2008
From The Star: A battery charge has been dismissed against a former Overland Park teacher who was charged after a tossed tambourine struck a child, who suffered a cut and bruises. The Overland Trail Elementary School music teacher, who retired...

OP woman gets house arrest for lying about sex with inmate

Posted on July 15, 2008
Jennifer Stambaugh used to work as a case manager for the Bureau of Prisons. She pleaded guilty a couple of months to lying to a DOJ investigator, who'd asked if she had ever had sex with an inmate while he...

Tragic moron curses at judge: ?I didn?t know I would go to jail for freedom of speech?

Posted on July 15, 2008
Awesome story from Florida, where a woman got called for jury duty and, frankly, didn't want to be there. She has a leaky heart, she's broke, she needs to file for Social Security, and serving on a jury would interfere...

Ticked-off techie hijacks most of SF's computer network, police say

Posted on July 15, 2008
Wow, now this is a great story. A computer engineer for the City of San Francisco is in jail because he's locked most city officials out of their network, authorities allege. Even a lot of crucial police documents are locked...

Say it ain't so, Rozita!

Posted on July 15, 2008
Rozita Swinton -- the woman accused of hotlining the Yearning For Zion Ranch, kicking off that infamous raid -- might be on the run, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. An arrest warrant has been issued in her name after she...

Princi-pals

Posted on July 15, 2008
In New York, the principal of a Catholic school is accused of having a "naked sexual romp" with two other men behind an abandoned house. (One of them allegedly ran off before police could arrest him.)

Pothead is undone by his horrible dancing, WI police say

Posted on July 15, 2008
Wisconsin police ended up arresting an 18-year-old man after bystanders noted that he was dancing VERY badly at a festival. Getting caught with weed, a glass pipe and a blunt probably didn't help his case, either.

A father's love

Posted on July 15, 2008
A Minnesota man was reportedly beaten by a group of men after he tried to defend his 12-year-old daughter, who had been slapped on the butt at a festival. Once he was down on the ground, his wife says, the...

UK dad called a pervert for taking photos of his own kids in the park

Posted on July 15, 2008
They don't let anybody have guns over there, so I guess cameras are the only thing left to complain about ...

Dear Protesters: Please leave the buckets of urine at home

Posted on July 15, 2008
Before the Democratic National Convention rolls into Denver next month, their city council is considering a law that would take away a lot of protesters' favorite toys: chains, buckets of urine, quick-setting cement, etc. Snip from the Rocky: "In other...

Aussie spent almost $1K per week on beer

Posted on July 15, 2008
Naturally, he's accused of DUI. I'm in awe of his budgeting skills and his liver, though. The judge has ordered him not to buy or even HOLD a beer for a year. Well, that's why God made straws. Hat Tip:...

Worst case ever of family bothering someone at work

Posted on July 15, 2008
We had a story the other day about a robbery at a Texas pizza place. (The video was pretty terrific, especially the part where the bad guy gets hit and flops around.) Turns out -- the robbers were the husband...

What are the most commonly stolen vehicles in the U.S.?

Posted on July 15, 2008
The National Insurance Crime Bureau has a full report on its Web site. For the second year in a row, the 1995 Honda Civic is the most commonly stolen car in the country. In Missouri, the most stolen vehicle in...

KSHB: Police chase ends in crash

Posted on July 15, 2008

MO man was murdered to cover up break-in, prosecutors say

Posted on July 15, 2008
Unusual case from mid-Missouri, where a 19-year-old was allegedly murdered by an acquaintance who feared the victim would talk about a break-in they reportedly did recently. The Jeff City paper has more here.

Beggar shoots man who gave him money, KCPD says

Posted on July 15, 2008
From KCPD: On today?s date at about 8:17am, KCMO Police officers we called to the area of 4531 Troost-CVS Pharmacy on a shooting. On arrival officers made contact with the manager who advised that he had just been shot by...

KCPD investigates homicide in 2400 block of East 10th

Posted on July 15, 2008
View Larger Map From KCPD: On today?s date at about 7:58am, KCMO Police Officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of East 10th street on a black male laying in the yard. On arrival officers found a black male laying...

KCK PD investigates double shooting in 900 block of Haskell

Posted on July 15, 2008
UPDATED: Police are now calling this a homicide because victim Keenan Richardson, 31, of KCK died at the hospital this morning. The other victim, age 16, is expected to live. Police are looking for a suspect, a 19-year-old woman. They've...

Canada isn't a guaranteed safe haven for draft dodgers

Posted on July 14, 2008
So far, the Canadians have ordered nine Americans to leave the country. They're able to fight the removal orders in that country's courts, but it's a big change from the 1960s, when U.S. deserters were automatically granted haven.

Dear Burglars: Don't feel like you have to rush off

Posted on July 14, 2008
No, man, you should be like this guy. Sit back, chat a spell with the victims. It'll make it easier for the police to catch up with you ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!

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