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Businesses fight back against illegal-immigration crackdown
Posted on July 07, 2008The New York Times has a piece here about businesses getting organized to fight new state laws requiring them to verify workers' citizenship status.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on July 07, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments, after a lovely holiday weekend! Thanks again to Sara Shepherd, who helped out while I was on vacation last week, and to everybody who helped HER out. Please...
Ohio mom accused of faking kiddo's cancer to get donations, police say
Posted on July 07, 2008Police say she even shaved her daughter's head and got the girl, 12, to believe that she really was sick. The authorities say that Mom cleared hundreds of dollars in the alleged scam. She checked herself into a mental facility...
$795,000
Posted on July 07, 2008That's the going rate in Romania for accidentally losing one's penis during surgery. In case you were wondering ... The doctor, by the way, got a one-year suspended sentence, not death, as many had hoped. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith...
NH cop sees bulge in man's pants, decides to investigate
Posted on July 07, 2008The good news: It was only a pound of cocaine.
Cape Cod, where being a Yankees fan is worthy of death
Posted on July 07, 2008A Cape Cod man is accused of smashing a guy with a baseball bat and accusing him of being a Yankees fan, simply because his car had New York plates. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM
People with handicaps can do anything ...
Posted on July 07, 2008Texas police say their suspect in an attempted murder is a man they found fleeing the scene in a motorized wheelchair.
GA man accused of strangling daughter for "disgracing" their family
Posted on July 07, 2008She reportedly wanted to get a divorce from her husband, whom she had wed in an arranged marriage. You know what else might bring disgrace to one's family? Forcing your daughter to have an arranged marriage and then killing her...
Experts say saturation patrols work better than DUI checkpoints
Posted on July 07, 2008If you missed it, be sure to read Benita Williams' story from this weekend about DUI checkpoints versus saturation patrols. Benita talked to a series of experts and -- confirming what a lot of CSKC readers had noted -- learned...
Handcuffed man escapes from KCPD headquarters
Posted on July 07, 2008From KCPD: Attached is a picture of Brennon Taylor, 08/18/1980. Taylor was arrested this evening (Sunday) by officers near 55th and Brooklyn. He was in a stolen car and was in possession of a .44 magnum handgun. Taylor is a...
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on July 05, 2008Still in a quasi-vacation state of mind. Will try to have some posts, but service will be light until Monday. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign...
Wisconsin man repeatedly fakes heart attacks to skip out on bills, police say
Posted on July 05, 2008His most recent performance was at an Applebee's, where he ran up a $22 bill before engaging in what experts call the "Sanford & Son gambit," authorities allege. (He also is accused of doing the same dang thing to the...
St. Louis uses automated system to "listen" for gunshots
Posted on July 05, 2008Kevin Murphy has an interesting system called "ShotSpotter" that's just debuted in St. Louis. The city has a network of listening devices throughout the city, which lets police know whenever a shot is fired. No more waiting for a 911...
Is this constitutional?
Posted on July 05, 2008The FBI is considering a change to its policies: letting agents open preliminary investigations on U.S. citizens -- even ones who haven't done anything wrong -- because they match a terrorist profile. (Race and ethnicity would be parts of the...
The Sodomy House
Posted on July 05, 2008Not really crime-related, as far as I know, but it was too weird NOT to pass along, either. If you thought the housing market was tough before ...
Woman uses wheelchair to ram KC robber, police say
Posted on July 04, 2008Not once, but several times. Happened today at a Family Dollar on Meyer Boulevard. The robber had to threaten to shoot the woman before she stopped ramming her. Bravo, lady!
Court considers legality of man filming naked -- but unknowing -- girlfriend
Posted on July 04, 2008A Wisconsin Court of Appeals is considering the issue of whether being nude with someone means it's lawful to be filmed without consent. | Sara Shepherd
Missouri tightens reins on drunken boaters
Posted on July 04, 2008Missouri has approved new drunken boating standards. The threshold for boating while intoxicated is now the same as driving while intoxicated. Gov. Blunt announced the new measures Thursday -- at Lake of the Ozarks. | Sara Shepherd
Are drugs an excuse for wanton murder?
Posted on July 04, 2008Midtown Miscreant says no, and mulls the question 'Why is Nicholas Sheley still alive?' | Sara Shepherd Hat Tip: One of you e-mailed this to James -- nickname mm, perhaps? Thanks!
Hooray for crime mapping!
Posted on July 04, 2008Wondering what was with all those police sirens that woke you up last night? The Kansas City Police Department is now offering this nifty online tool to look up crimes in your neighborhood (or anyone else's neighborhood). Data is updated...
Human ashes bursting in air...
Posted on July 04, 2008In honor of July Fourth, here's a little item from the wire: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? One of the fireworks bursting above the city this year will contain a bit of cremated remains ? a fitting tribute, organizers say, to the...
Open Thread ... July Fourth Edition
Posted on July 04, 2008Happy Fourth of July! Welcome to Crime Scene KC. For those of you on the blog today, enjoy chatting on the Open Thread. Don't forget to sign your comments, and please refrain from profanity and sexually or racially abusive remarks....
Woman cited after pet bat bites son
Posted on July 03, 2008Precisely why blood-sucking mammals don't make the best pets... | Sara Shepherd
A 'frenzied, brutal, horrific attack'
Posted on July 03, 2008That's from a detective talking about the mysterious murders of two French college students who were bound and stabbed multiple times in the head, neck, torso, and back. Britain's Press Association reported that the students had been tied up and...
Baby not for sale anymore
Posted on July 03, 2008He could have been yours for $1.59. But it was only a (really unappreciated) joke. Authorities took him away from Mom and Dad, but they're all back together now. | Sara Shepherd
Guilty: Men who tied up black student, painted him white and peed on him
Posted on July 03, 2008Remember the small-town Kansas high school students accused of tying up a black youth, shouting racial epithets and urinating on him to get him to leave their community back in May 2007? They pleaded guilty, and could face up to...
College tuition for illegals still an issue
Posted on July 03, 2008The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a case challenging the Kansas law that allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition. Here's the story from Kansas legislative reporter Jim Sullinger. | Sara Shepherd
Man robs, then hugs, victim
Posted on July 03, 2008I can't decide whether this or BBQ sauce guy (click here if you missed that story) wins for odd robbery of the day: In Poplar Bluff, some robber sticks a semi-automatic in his victim's stomach and takes all his cash...
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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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