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While you were sleeping

Posted on July 02, 2008
A nasty SUV-vs.-semi wreck killed one person in Wyandotte County. Make that two. This is really sad: The victims were a couple from Omaha, traveling with their two small children. The children, an infant and an 8-year-old, were rushed to...

Police Scanner: Best of June, Day 1

Posted on July 02, 2008
Another month on the night cops desk = another month of randomness from the police scanner. Here are a few from June. I'll post the rest tomorrow... June 2: "White male ... he's vomiting all over the street and trying...

Surveillance video doesn't lie?

Posted on July 02, 2008
Interesting story from the L.A. Times: A Los Angeles judge abruptly ended a trial and exonerated a man of possessing cocaine Monday after a courtroom confrontation in which a defense attorney produced a surprise video of his client's arrest that...

Naked-from-the-waist-down multi-tasker strikes again

Posted on July 02, 2008
It was reported the masked man was ?fondling himself while smoking a cigarette." It's not the first time he's been spotted in this East Coast town. | Sara Shepherd

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Missing: Moe the toilet-trained chimp

Posted on July 02, 2008
He can also eat with a knife and fork. Moe, 42, was thought to be hiding in the San Bernardino National Forest 50 miles east of Los Angeles, after escaping his cage at a training facility. If you read the...

Court-junkie special: Blogger reveals flawed fact in ruling on death penalty for child rapists

Posted on July 02, 2008
From The New York Times: When the Supreme Court ruled last week that the death penalty for raping a child was unconstitutional, the majority noted that a child rapist could face the ultimate penalty in only six states ? not...

Dog safe -- but ownerless -- after being rescued from 60-foot sewer hole

Posted on July 02, 2008
Awww, a local dog-rescue story with a happy ending. From Kate Cerve: A frightened dog was found in a 60-foot-deep sewer hole in a field just south of Berkley Riverfront Park on Tuesday afternoon. He sat alone ? whimpering ?...

A samurai sword AND a baseball bat

Posted on July 02, 2008
Murder charges have been filed filed against a man and an accomplice believed to have chopped and beat four people to death in California. Jae Hwan Shim, 39, and Steve Kwon, 27, are accused of using a samurai sword and...

Girls Gone Wild founder sued (again)

Posted on July 02, 2008
This time, it's not naked girls but a Vegas casino suing Joe Francis for $2 million in gambling debts from February of last year. I laughed at this AP story's super-businesslike explanation of Girls Gone Wild: A spokesman said Tuesday...

Eight-murder suspect caught without incident

Posted on July 02, 2008
Nicholas T. Sheley's alleged victims from the past week or so included a 93-year-old man, a child, and an Arkansas couple who were passing through Festus, Mo. From the AP: A manhunt for an ex-con suspected in eight killings in...

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on July 02, 2008
Good morning everyone, Welcome to the Open Thread, this blog's designated place for off-topic comments and chatter. You're also welcome -- and encouraged! -- to post your own links to crime stories. James is off for a couple days, so...

2 injured in shooting near 31st and Monroe in KCMO

Posted on July 01, 2008
From Kate Cerve: Two young men suffered life-threatening injuries when they were shot near E. 31st Street and Monroe Avenue about 8:45 p.m. Monday. One man remained in critical condition at 11 p.m.; the other was stable. The victims, thought...

If you get caught trying to sell guns and Tasers to a 7-Eleven clerk ...

Posted on July 01, 2008
... you probably don't have diplomatic immunity. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

FL woman kidnapped cat so she could get her dog back, police say

Posted on July 01, 2008
Insane story from the State of Insanity ... Woman loses her dog. Dog goes to the pound, gets adopted. About three weeks later, the owner contacts the pound which contacts the new owners. Who really considered giving the dog back....

Suspect tied to eight homicides in MO, IL

Posted on July 01, 2008
Two of the victims were a couple from Arkansas, visiting town for a graduation. Their bodies were found behind a gas station -- it looks like they were murdered simply for their pickup. UPDATED: Authorities have offered up a $25K...

Instant Karma sometimes involves a Taser and several missing teeth

Posted on July 01, 2008
From Christine Vendel: A convicted felon fleeing from Kansas City police crashed into an 82-year-old woman?s car this morning. The woman was not hurt. The felon, however, lost several teeth when his face hit the steering wheel, police said. It...

Teenage runaway stole charter bus to escape, police say

Posted on July 01, 2008
It was a brilliant plan ... until the part where the BUS CAUGHT FIRE.

It's been that kind of day

Posted on July 01, 2008
Why is this on the blog? Well, A, it's about a flasher, so it's crime-related. And, B, I think the acting is top-notch.

Arizona man accused of domestic disturbance with himself

Posted on July 01, 2008
Snip: Though the original call reported a verbal argument between a man and a woman, police said they found the 21-year-old man arguing with himself, changing the pitch of his voice as he acted out each part. Hat Tip: Many...

NY foster parents accused of 3-year-old's death -- THEY blame HIM

Posted on July 01, 2008
From the New York Daily News: "He looked pale (and) I didn't know if he was playing a trick because he does that a lot," Cheatham, 31, told cops. "He put on more of a performance...I popped Kyle open hand...

The federal agent who wasn't

Posted on July 01, 2008
The New York Times takes a bite of the story down in Gerald, Mo., where a former security guard allegedly posed as a federal drug agent and went around arresting people -- people, by the way, who have now filed...

Where is Kenneth C. Evans Jr.?

Posted on July 01, 2008
UPDATED: They're still looking for him. We know now that he's wanted for questioning in the Ulises Jaco homicide from December 2007 at 75th and State in KCK. From KCK PD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is requesting the...

NY woman dies in ER waiting room -- nobody helps until 1 hour after she expires

Posted on July 01, 2008
It wasn't a quiet death, either. I hope they burn the damn hospital down.

A pack of cigarettes leads to 200-person "melee" outside FL gas station

Posted on July 01, 2008
Even the police aren't sure exactly what happened -- only that cigarettes are somehow to blame ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Guess who's going to prison?

Posted on July 01, 2008
Paul Addis, who torched the Burning Man effigy days before it was SUPPOSED to be burned, has gotten up to four years in prison, and he was ordered to pay $30K restitution for the Burning Man incident. (I find it...

New vehicle info in West Bottoms homicide

Posted on July 01, 2008
This is the case of Jeremiah Morrison, 27, who was shot and killed outside a West Bottoms convenience store early Sunday. The police have updated info on the vehicle they're looking for -- namely, that it's an Impala, NOT a...

"It's a very odd deal"

Posted on July 01, 2008
In Greene County, near Springfield, authorities are investigating after a 3-year-old girl managed to open the door of Mom's moving car and hop out -- without Mom noticing. Mom says the car stereo was blasting because Kiddo is autistic and...

Best new excuse for speeding

Posted on July 01, 2008
Two words: Circumcision emergency. That's how a Canadian rabbi got out of his speeding ticket. Hat Tip: Many thanks, QuizLaw!

MO man killed 71-year-old with a steeltoed kick to the head, police say

Posted on July 01, 2008
The case is from Springfield, the suspect is a 29-year-old from Joplin, the News-Leader reports. The suspect reportedly blamed the older man for starting the fight by slapping him. Police say the younger guy, who was reportedly wearing steeltoed boots,...

CO woman has 2 kids by teenage boy -- gets 20 years PROBATION

Posted on July 01, 2008
The boy was 13 and 16 when each kiddo was conceived, the Rocky reports. From the prosecutor: "I don't think there's any question that (if the gender roles were reversed) we'd be talking about a prison sentence here," Okubo said....

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