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Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on July 14, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic discussion, is up and running on a lovely Monday! As always, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below! Please sign your comments, and please...
1 charged in midtown street rape of 19-year-old
Posted on July 14, 2008From Tony Rizzo: Testing of genetic material recovered from the 19-year-old woman?s body linked Trevino J. Cox to the crime, according to court documents. Cox, 25, was charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with kidnapping and two counts of forcible...
Where is Warren Wagner?
Posted on July 14, 2008From Shawnee PD: On 7-13-08, 90-year-old Warren Wagner left his Shawnee residence in his Silver 2007 Chevy Colbalt 2-door (Kansas Tag QME-063) to run some errands. His daughter noticed he was not home by 10:00 PM, which was very unusual....
Why you should always move over or slow down for troopers ...
Posted on July 14, 2008... especially if you're carrying 44 pounds of coke in your car. Snip from the U.S. attorney's press release: In his plea, Brungardt admitted that a Wichita Police officer was stopped along I-35 with his emergency lights activated when Brungardt...
"Maybe they thought it was an awesome bike or maybe they just wanted to play a cruel joke"
Posted on July 14, 2008Thieves steal a $2K bicycle that was customized so a girl with cerebral palsy could ride it. The only possible good news is this happened near Chicago. If we're REALLY lucky, the Chicago PD will be the ones who find...
MO woman gets 7 years for running into ex's new girl
Posted on July 14, 2008Snip from the P-D: At the hearing, Hartenbach asked the defendant routinely if there was any reason "legal or otherwise'' why he should not impose the sentencd. "I don't want to go to jail,'' Williams said. In a letter in...
Mom accused of threatening witnesses against her son
Posted on July 14, 2008From Tony Rizzo: The mother of a Kansas City shooting suspect has been charged with threatening one of the witnesses against her son. Jackson County prosecutors on Saturday charged Janet M. Peregrina with a felony count of tampering with a...
Thieves steal special earpiece from deaf boy, age 3
Posted on July 14, 2008Probably because they thought it was a Bluetooth headpiece. It'll be absolutely useless to them, but it's his lifeline to the hearing world.
A narrow win for common sense
Posted on July 14, 2008In Arizona, a federal appeals court has decided that it's NOT okay to stripsearch an eighth-grader because you think she might be carrying prescription-strength ibuprofen.
UPDATE on WI man who allegedly kidnapped, sexually tortured 2 men
Posted on July 14, 2008The Sheboygan paper has an interview here with one of the victims -- you can tell this is something that's going to be with this young man for a long, long time.
KY Amish don't want to display lights, "slow-moving" signs on their buggies
Posted on July 14, 2008The men say the signs and lights are "too worldly" and, thus, are against their religion. The ACLU is going to serve as defense counsel in the case.
Robber points gun at baby's head during holdup
Posted on July 14, 2008It happened at a Florida pizza joint ... this just seems like one of those things that really crosses a line. I know nobody got hurt, but to even threaten an infant like that! I hope the bad guy gets...
KSHB: No red-light cameras (for now) in Gladstone
Posted on July 14, 2008The company behind the cameras is backing out, saying Gladstone doesn't fit their business plan, KSHB reports. They only had one camera installed and were hoping to bring a handful of others online by next month. Now? Gladstone says it'll...
IL dad tried to choke ref at soccer game for 6- and 7-year-olds
Posted on July 14, 2008He's getting 14 days in jail, anger managements and several other parting gifts. Answer me this: Does youth sports make people crazy? Or does it just tend to attract parents who are already nuts?
Covering the Supremes
Posted on July 14, 2008Linda Greenhouse, who's covered the U.S. Supreme Court for nearly 30 years, is retiring from the New York Times. She had a great piece this weekend on what it was like to cover the court. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith...
Who's to blame for the spread of crime?
Posted on July 14, 2008Midtown Miscreant doesn't let anybody off the hook this time.
UK man cuts off his own head with a chainsaw
Posted on July 14, 2008He was apparently upset because his house was being demolished to make way for a new development. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Hunting for coyotes
Posted on July 14, 2008The Arizona Republic has a good story here about U.S. authorities and their efforts to choke off the money that goes to human smuggling rings. Typically, the coyotes get paid half up front, then the immigrant's family wires them the...
UPDATE on Joplin group pushing for pot decriminalization
Posted on July 14, 2008They say they've got enough signatures to put a measure on the ballot that would stop police from jailing anyone caught with 35 grams of weed or less, though these people could be fined a maximum of $250. Officials there...
Crooks who pretend to be cops
Posted on July 14, 2008The AP's got an interesting -- and scary -- story about criminals who pose as cops, many of them using badges to fool victims into following orders. Snip: "You wave a badge at someone and tell them to pull over...
Morgue File: March 24, 1990
Posted on July 14, 2008From the original cutline: An average cell at the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth is 7 feet by 12 feet. Such cells were designed for one inmate, but crowding has required that some be used to house two. (Click the photo...
9 woman, 12 men arrested in "oral sex competition" at Greek resort
Posted on July 14, 2008The ladies were charged with prostitution, the men with encouraging same.
Body found late Sunday in Independence
Posted on July 14, 2008No word yet on cause of death. The corpse was found in a wooded area near 24 Highway and South Hardy, KCTV reports.
2 suffer serious injuries after being walloped with belt buckles
Posted on July 14, 2008Police say Pootie Tang is NOT a suspect. Story is from Florida.
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on July 12, 2008Thanks for spending part of your weekend on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign your comments, please...
Pastor of KY church accused of illegally trading in poisonous snakes
Posted on July 12, 2008Snip from the AP: Most were taken from the Middlesboro home of Gregory James Coots, including 42 copperheads, 11 timber rattlesnakes, three cottonmouth water moccasins, a western diamondback rattlesnake, two cobras and a puff adder. See? Aren't you proud of...
MO, KS have different takes on felony murder
Posted on July 12, 2008Joe Lambe's got a good piece here about a murder case from Lawrence where two guys allegedly went to rob a third. The reported victim and one alleged robber died. The survivor, however, will NOT be charged with felony murder....
Youths were playing with guns when 19-year-old was shot, KCPD says
Posted on July 12, 2008From Sara Shepherd: Youths playing with guns ? not an argument that got out of hand ? led to the fatal shooting death of a 19-year-old man in the 9100 block of James A. Reed Road, police said tonight. Hasaan...
How NOT to save gas
Posted on July 12, 2008An Arizona man was furious that several new stop signs had been installed in his neighborhood -- he was wasting gas by stopping at them, after all, police say. So he allegedly went out and took down 10 stop signs....
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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?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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