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Dead guard's family, union seek improvements in federal prison system
Posted on July 12, 2008The American Federation of Government Employees paid for an ad in USA Today calling for better funding and equipment after a corrections officer in California was stabbed to death on the job. It looks like the union, which represents COs,...
How bad are things getting in Mexico?
Posted on July 12, 2008U.S. authorities are seeing a spike in the number of police, lawyers, journalists and others who are seeking asylum because of violence in the border states, where the Mexican government and the cartels are essentially at war.
Teen's braces help stop bullet, police say
Posted on July 12, 2008Story is from Michigan. Kid is still in critical condition, but his braces were able to shatter the bullet and minimize the damage done.
Understatement of the day
Posted on July 12, 2008"He was unsuccessful. As I understand it, there was a lot of blood." -- Damon Micalizzi of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, telling reporters about a suspect's attempt to saw off his own penis. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Dear Sir: We'd like your "gift of life" back, please
Posted on July 12, 2008A California man -- who recently received a kidney transplant -- is accused of trying to kill a friend by stabbing her.
VA police use Taser to stop possibly rabid fox
Posted on July 11, 2008I keep a mental list of different things that have been Tasered: people, cows, foxes, etc. It seems like LEOs across the country are constantly adding to the list.
Retired KCPD officer, Willis White, passes away
Posted on July 11, 2008From KCPD: The former ?Chief? of the streets of downtown Kansas City has passed away. Retired Officer Willis ?Whitebear? White died July 6 at age 77. Officer White was an icon of the downtown business district, where he worked as...
20-year sentence in brutal KC rape
Posted on July 11, 2008From Mark Morris: O?Brian L. Jones pleaded guilty in May, admitting that he and another man repeatedly sexually assaulted the woman after breaking into her home. Afterward, Jones and his companion poured bleach over the woman and rubbed alcohol onto....
Taggers spray paint in 6-year-old's face
Posted on July 11, 2008After he spots them painting graffiti. I don't know, maybe the kid resembles a brick wall ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
OH man threatens to burn down lovah's van after she keeps falling asleep during sex, police say
Posted on July 11, 2008I feel compelled to inform you that his last name is Smallwood. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Ex-wife tracked down, killed traveling circus worker, police say
Posted on July 11, 2008A Florida woman is accused of tracking her ex-husband down in an Iowa parking lot, where he was working for a circus, and stabbing him to death. The guy had restraining orders against her in three states -- not sure...
Should the government have taken away her kids?
Posted on July 11, 2008A Canadian woman has lost her two kids because she drew a swastika -- not once, but twice -- on her little girls' arm and sent the kiddo to school.
Jonathan Lee Riches
Posted on July 11, 2008Did you really think he stopped? Hat Tip: Many thanks to Above The Law!
Fetch me the world's tiniest violin!
Posted on July 11, 2008Josef Fritzl -- the Austrian man who allegedly locked up his daughter for 24 years and forced her to bear his secret children in their basement -- wants to go outside more often for exercise because he dislikes being cramped...
Man accused of posing as cop gets indicted
Posted on July 11, 2008Bill Anthony Jakob is accused of posing as a federal drug agent in Gerald, Mo., arresting people and searching homes without warrants. Now, he's officially been charged, the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Missouri reports. Here's a copy of the official...
The Subway Goddess
Posted on July 11, 2008A Chilean stripper has been arrested after she reportedly gave impromptu performances in subway cars -- they do have poles, you know. The stripper, nicknamed the Subway Goddess, only got down to her undies. She says it was her way...
OK girl dies saving friend from hit-and-run driver
Posted on July 11, 2008Snip: "I keep waking up and thinking she's coming home," Taylor said. "I almost feel like I'm reliving it over and over."
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on July 11, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is up and running on a lovely Friday morning. As always, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your...
Debra Lafave
Posted on July 11, 2008She's off house arrest, but still has years of probation ahead.
10 MO troopers complete immigration training
Posted on July 11, 2008So they're now qualified to enforce federal immigration law. All troopers check immigration status during arrests now, but they had to wait on the feds to start the deportation process. These 10 troopers will be able to move the process...
Mayor Frank Melton
Posted on July 11, 2008Remember Mayor Frank of Jackson, Miss.? He's something of a character, known for raiding nightclubs and regularly riding along with police at night. In 2006, he and his police bodyguards allegedly cleared out a reputed drughouse and then told a...
Live to tell
Posted on July 11, 2008A southeast Missouri woman -- a reporter -- writes about surviving a stabbing by her husband.
Midtown Miscreant
Posted on July 11, 2008recounts his days as a pothead carny running the Rocko Planes at Fairyland Park. Snip: The Rocko Plane was a Ferris wheel with round cages attached to it. The cages would spin freely, which kept them right side up as...
Remembering the Clutters
Posted on July 11, 2008In Holcomb, Kan., a man is asking local leaders to consider setting up a memorial for the Clutter family, whose murders were recounted in Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." Next year is the 50th anniversary of the slayings. The man...
Dance Party Friday
Posted on July 11, 2008Our man Bob Herzog is down by nearly 1,000 votes. If you can help him, go here and cast your ballot. Vote for Bob ... because America hates poseurs.
IN girl calls 911 when she hears Mommy screaming
Posted on July 11, 2008Only Mommy wasn't being attacked -- she was having "grownup time" with Daddy. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
"The thing is, none of this had to happen"
Posted on July 11, 2008A local good-guy / neighborhood crank gets killed after he tries to block traffic while watering a traffic circle. Things escalate to the point where somebody gets out of their car and punches him, just once, and he dies. Really...
Man robbed, shot near 39th and SW Trafficway
Posted on July 11, 2008From Bob Cronkleton: A man was in surgery this morning after being shot outside a Kansas City nightclub during a robbery. The man had gone to get some cash from his car about 1:50 a.m. in a parking lot near...
UPDATE on Trolley Track Trail homicide
Posted on July 11, 2008Russ Ptacek at 41 has a good followup on the Trolley Track Trail homicide from the other day. Russ visited a nearby homeless camp, where a man says the killing was part of a fight over turf.
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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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