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The return of 'Giggles the Clown'

Posted on July 03, 2008
This guy, "known in the community as Giggles the Clown," was arrested after explicit photos of him were found in the e-mail inbox of an underage girl -- he's on parole and living in Grand Junction, Colo. | Sara Shepherd

Couple forms pregnancy pact with teen daughter

Posted on July 03, 2008
Did we have this already? This is really sick and awful: A 15-year-old Brisbane girl's mother and step-father pleaded guilty to manipulating her into forming an agreement that she would bear them another child they "desperately wanted." The court was...

Elevating the enema

Posted on July 03, 2008
Not remotely crime related, but too bizarre to pass up: A Russian resort town has erected a one million-rouble monument to the enema. People there are really excited. | Sara Shepherd

Monk caught practicing 'self love' on bus

Posted on July 03, 2008
Happened in Taiwan, twice -- first on the bus at the paper museum, and then again later that day on the bus home from being released on bail. | Sara Shepherd Hat Tip: Thanks, You're a Mean Drunk R2D2!

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Slain officer remembered as 'a beat cop to the core'

Posted on July 03, 2008
Really nice profile on the Chicago officer who was killed on duty early Wednesday morning. He was an ex-Navy SEAL who walked with a recognizable gait (bad knee from an old arrest injury) and worked the overnight shift by choice...

Police Scanner: Best of June, Day 2

Posted on July 03, 2008
As promised, here's the rest: June 20: A flasher at 12th and Grand, behind the bus stop. "Black male, pink shirt. He's got his pants pulled down and asking people that walk by if they want a peek at him."...

BBQ-sauce covered burglar strikes Wisconsin

Posted on July 03, 2008
A family there was scared -- and confused -- after encountering this man in their basement: Not only was it frightening but police say it was very strange. At the time of the break-in, police say Maurice was whistling and...

Girl shot, killed after honking at other driver

Posted on July 03, 2008
Good story from Wichita, where a 17-year-old girl was allegedly followed to her family's house, shot and killed by someone in a car she and her cousin had honked at minutes earlier. She had been visiting relatives but was packed...

You might be a loser if...

Posted on July 03, 2008
...you're like this guy, who was sentenced to 60 days in the slammer for stealing a puppy and then spending the rest of your day doing this: ...after stealing the dog, Lopez and some friends drove around the area, "blowing...

Naked prosecutor wants job back

Posted on July 03, 2008
The prosecutor was fired after getting caught taking nude after-hours strolls in the government building where he worked. Yep, the story includes surveillance video, and it's very funny. (In fairness, it should be noted that Scott Blauvelt blamed his behavior...

Probe widens in cop-killer's jail strangulation

Posted on July 03, 2008
Authorities now are investigating not just the seven corrections officers who had access to the man -- who was in solitary confinement -- but all Prince George's County Correctional Center personnel. Ronnie White's family is mad he was put in...

China cracks down on skimpy outfits, private rooms

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Chinese government is demanding that staff at discos and other entertainment venues dress modestly beginning Oct. 1. Also, they're demanding clubs install windows in all private rooms. It's an effort to crack down on prostitution, which is illegal --...

Hall's lawyers want delay in Kelsey Smith murder trial

Posted on July 03, 2008
From Diane Carrol in Johnson County: Defense attorneys said they need more time to prepare because they have only recently received a ?voluminous? amount of discovery from the district attorney?s office. Six weeks have been set aside for the trial,...

Body of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett found in Vermont

Posted on July 03, 2008
The body of the girl, who vanished June 25 and became the subject of Vermont's first Amber Alert, was found Wednesday afternoon. The site is just a few miles from the home of her uncle, a man authorities said for...

Americans, Columbian commandos rescue high-profile hostages

Posted on July 03, 2008
From The New York Times: Colombian commandos disguised as rebels spirited 15 hostages to freedom on Wednesday, including Ingrid Betancourt, a French-Colombian politician held for six years, and three American military contractors. ?I never expected to get out of there...

Open Thread ... Thursday

Posted on July 03, 2008
Hello, and thanks for spending part of your day with us on Crime Scene KC! Enjoy the Open Thread, where you're encouraged to chit-chat and bring up off-topic discussion. As always, please remember to sign your comments and avoid profanity...

Hotel queen leaves fortune to the dogs -- or does she?

Posted on July 03, 2008
Animal welfare groups now are vying for Leona Helmsley's $8 billion-or-so estate after The New York Times reported that she left instructions that her fortune be spent on the care and welfare of dogs. The Humane Society and PETA have...

No charges against Wichita abortion doctor

Posted on July 03, 2008
A grand jury investigating Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller adjourned Wednesday -- with no indictment. The grand jury said it found "questionable late-term abortions" but said Kansas law needs to be clearer before any investigation is likely to yield criminal...

Indy shooting victim identified

Posted on July 02, 2008
This just came in from Independence police regarding the homicide that happened there overnight: On July 2, 2008 Independence police responded to a reported disturbance in the 9000 block of Wilson Road. Upon arrival police found a 27-year-old Independence resident...

Research says 'shrooms offer year-long 'spiritual' experience

Posted on July 02, 2008
The "spiritual" effects of psilocybin from so-called sacred mushrooms last for more than a year and may offer a way to help patients with fatal diseases or addictions, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. The story says most study participants reported...

Things you don't want to overturn on the highway

Posted on July 02, 2008
A truck carrying 330 crates filled with 12 million angry bees. | Sara Shepherd

Jay-Z's nightclub under fire

Posted on July 02, 2008
A class action lawsuit led by former waitress Celeste Williams claims the rapper's Manhattan club, 40/40, didn't pay minimum wage or overtime. | Sara Shepherd

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on July 02, 2008
Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark | Sara Shepherd

Thanks to DNA, another rapist goes down

Posted on July 02, 2008
This Kansas City man was sentenced for raping a woman while her 6-year-old child slept in bed next to her back in 1990. He got 18 years. | Sara Shepherd

Baby-launching video prompts charges

Posted on July 02, 2008
Not good. A south Georgia teenager is charged with child cruelty after an online video showed a young man launching a baby several feet across a room. Yes, the video has been removed from YouTube. | Sara Shepherd Hat Tip:...

R.I.P. Baloo

Posted on July 02, 2008
From Arizona, where a police dog died after a 40-foot fall at a loft-construction site. He was chasing suspects believed to have been stealing copper. Sad snip from the story: After the fall, Baloo was rushed to an emergency animal...

The latest on Kelsey Peterson

Posted on July 02, 2008
She's pleading guilty to a lesser charge -- taking her 13-year-old student across state lines for the purpose of sex. | Sara Shepherd

The last mass lynching -- new evidence unearthed

Posted on July 02, 2008
From CNN: State and federal investigators said Tuesday that they spent the past two days gathering evidence in the last documented mass lynching in the United States: a grisly slaying of four people that has remained unsolved for more than...

No siren test today in JoCo

Posted on July 02, 2008
This just in: Johnson County Emergency Management & Homeland Security will not be conducting the monthly test of the outdoor warning siren system as scheduled today at 11 a.m. The cancellation was made in conjunction with the National Weather Services...

Fashion police called on FLDS

Posted on July 02, 2008
Members of the FLDS are now peddling their handmade prairie dresses and other clothing -- including long underwear, worn year-round for religious reasons -- online. The CNN report focuses on the adults, but the Web site describes itself as a...

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