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By James Hart
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KMBC: Dead body found on KC's Trolley Trail
Posted on July 10, 2008Down near the 8400 block of Main. No word yet on cause of death.
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on July 10, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion! This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as...
UPDATE: Severed feet keep appearing on Canadian shores
Posted on July 10, 2008Two of the feet are from the same person, but that's it. They still haven't ID'd any of the owners.
Memphis woman accused of fertilizing yard with missing boyfriend
Posted on July 10, 2008It was the lawnmower man who alerted the authorities -- after the lady told him not to mow that part of the yard because it was where Wayne was buried.
Should sex offenders be allowed to have pornography?
Posted on July 10, 2008Well, the Florida Supremes say yes, they can, so long as it isn't related to their "particular deviant behavior pattern," the Naked Politics blog reports. The case involved an RSO who'd done time for lewd or lascivious battery to a...
UPDATE on Nicholas Sheley
Posted on July 10, 2008Charges were filed for the two murders he's suspected of committing in Missouri. And though it's still early, the prosecutors say they're eager to push for the death penalty, the Post-Dispatch reports. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Why is everyone so mean to Sheriff Joe?
Posted on July 10, 2008In Mesa, Ariz., someone is putting up graffiti that demonizes Sheriff Joe Arapaio -- or "Nazi Joe," as the taggers like to call him. Mesa authorities, who originally weren't going to get involved, now say they'll investigate. Snip: "There hasn't...
$6K reward in south KC homicide, shootings
Posted on July 10, 2008From Crime Stoppers: On June 29th, just before 1:00 in the morning, 20 year-old Dion Wiley was shot in a parking lot in the 5600 block of East 87th Street in South Kansas City. The victim was among a large...
1 shot in the head in south KC
Posted on July 10, 2008From Tony Rizzo: Kansas City police are on the scene of a shooting this afternoon in south Kansas City. The victim was reportedly shot in the head just before 12:30 p.m. in the 9100 block of James A. Reed Road....
Parade videotaping leads to child-porn charges
Posted on July 10, 2008From Joe Lambe: Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline said this morning that child pornography charges would be filed today against a 56-year-old Olathe man arrested by Lenexa police after he videotaped girls at the city?s July 4 parade. An...
Yet another story about a criminal with a cellphone in his anus
Posted on July 10, 2008Story is from Jamaica. The police had searched his cell and were giving up when it rang. Hat Tip: Saw this via Weird Universe!
"Blood must be paid with blood"
Posted on July 10, 2008Blood feuds are still a fact of life in Albania, the New York Times reports. The country has a code that goes back hundreds of years, and the rules are pretty simple: If somebody kills one of your relatives, you're...
Defendant in ATL courthouse shooting pleads insanity
Posted on July 10, 2008That's pretty much the only defense left for Brian Nichols, who's accused of killing four people during his escape from an Atlanta courthouse in 2005.
IL teen convicted of killing man who allegedly raped him
Posted on July 10, 2008Story is from the St. Clair County area, near Belleville. The sexual assault allegedly occurred after a night of booze and pot, so the defendant says he doesn't remember it -- but he says his roommate saw it and described...
Matt Jones
Posted on July 10, 2008From The AP: In this photo released by the Washington County Detention Center, Jacksonville Jaguars football player Matt Jones is shown after his arrest early Thursday July 10, 2008 in Fayettville, Ark. Jones faces a felony drug charge in his...
Former MO cop gets 15 days for giving vodka to teen girl, who later died
Posted on July 10, 2008Story is from Pineville, the cop used to work from Neosho PD. The Missouri AG, which prosecuted the case, had wanted him to go away for a year, the Joplin Globe reports.
UPDATE: Teen delivered LSD cookies to cops, TX police say
Posted on July 10, 2008Best part? He was doing this as part of his community service for assaulting an officer ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Joe!
Report: Huge drop in the number of police deaths
Posted on July 10, 2008Here's some good news: There's been a huge drop in the number of police officers dying while on the job, whether you count shootings, car wrecks, heart attacks, etc. So far, 59 LEOs have died in the first six months...
$55K found in St. Louis County jail bathroom
Posted on July 10, 2008In $50 and $100 bills, hidden behind a toilet-paper dispenser. So far, nobody's claimed it.
World's Greatest Uncle gave beer to 1-year-old, IN police say
Posted on July 10, 2008Snip: According to court documents, Valens and his girlfriend argued when he allowed his nephew to drink beer on June 25. The woman told police Valens said the child could "handle it" because "he's a champ." Unc is also accused...
MO man beat 2-year-old to death because he wet his pants and was crying
Posted on July 10, 2008Kiddo belonged to the man's girlfriend -- she was visiting relatives in New York at the time. After the murder, the man put the little body in a suitcase and threw him away in a school's trash bin. The man...
For our friends in Lawrence ...
Posted on July 10, 2008Police will be conducting both a saturation patrol and a DUI checkpoint there on Saturday night, the Journal-World reports.
We all mourn differently, I guess ...
Posted on July 10, 2008After a young woman died in a car crash involving a train, her family allegedly gathered at the railroad tracks and spent the evening throwing rocks at trains ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Emporia police capture escapee from NH prison
Posted on July 10, 2008What's funny is this is the second time he's escaped from New Hampshire, and both times, he runs and hides in Emporia. This time, it took police about 90 minutes to capture him.
In the end, there can only be one ...
Posted on July 10, 2008UK grannies ram each other with motorized scooters at the grocery store in fight over money, police say Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Senate passes new surveillance bill
Posted on July 09, 2008And it gives immunity to all the telecoms, so they can't be sued for helping the U.S. government eavesdrop on U.S. citizens' electronic communication.
Who was Brion Brown?
Posted on July 09, 2008From KCPD: The victim who was killed early this morning in the 11400 block of Colorado (south KC) has been positively identified as 25yr old Brion K. Brown of KCMO. There are no suspects in custody and detectives ask that...
You should never go grocery-shopping while you're hungry
Posted on July 09, 2008Woman is accused of biting off another woman's fingertip while they waited in line at the butcher. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Capt. Spaulding's World
Posted on July 09, 2008weighs in here on the police taking out a gunman yesterday. Snip: As I stated in a previous post - this is a sign that economic hard times and other factors may increasingly push those on the edge over same...
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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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