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Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on June 21, 2008The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely weekend morning! Thanks again for spending a little time with us today! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on June 20, 2008Thanks for spending part of your Friday on 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,...
Right under their noses
Posted on June 20, 2008An inmate doing life for sex crimes is now accused of molesting his own daughter IN THE PRISON VISITING ROOM. If it's true, be sure to thank the other inmates -- they're the ones who reported the guy.
They've got pretty good evidence in this case
Posted on June 20, 2008Deshun Robinson, 25, is pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a a firearm. Authorities say they learned of this when Robinson POINTED A GUN AT A COP during a traffic stop.
A grave and terrible injustice
Posted on June 20, 2008As you might know, we occasionally link to a feature called "Dance Party Friday" from Local 12 in Cincinnati, where traffic reporter Bob Herzog dances -- hilariously -- to various pop hits. Now? A traffic guy in Chicago is copying...
Naomi Campbell gets 200 hours of community service for "air rage" case
Posted on June 20, 2008She was sentenced under the Celebrities Are Better Than Regular Folks Act of 1978. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb!
NY woman finds more than loose change in her sofa
Posted on June 20, 2008New York police accuse a man of cutting a hole in a woman's couch and hiding there until she came home. Nothing stalker-like there, no sir ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Gabe!
KS Supremes: All juveniles have a right to a jury trial
Posted on June 20, 2008Snip: The court ruled 6-1 that the state's juvenile trials have changed over the years to more closely resemble adult criminal trials. Changes in the law have "eroded the benevolent, child-cognizant, and rehabilitative" nature of juvenile trials, according to the...
UPDATE on pregnant teller shot by bank robber, loses twins
Posted on June 20, 2008Indiana authorities have arrested two suspects on a charge of conspiracy to commit robbery -- no other charges yet. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb and T-Bone!
Chain Saw Man
Posted on June 20, 2008In Florida, a group of homeless men had asked a judge for a restraining order against a local businessman who, they say, chased them around a field with a chain saw. The judge said no because there have to be...
A new low
Posted on June 20, 2008Stealing veterans' grave markers so the metal can be sold for scrap. Story is from Ottumwa, Iowa. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Dear Officer: Please mind your own business
Posted on June 20, 2008Story is from Minnesota, where two officers woke a guy up at 3 a.m. when they found his door was unlocked and ajar. Ditto for his garage door. He'd also left his keys in his vehicles. And his kids were...
Coroner's investigator used dead guy's credit card at strip club, police say
Posted on June 20, 2008Story is from West Virginia. The suspect allegedly racked up $400 in charges.
Drug dealer gets 6 months after woman takes LSD, drowns
Posted on June 20, 2008Mark Morris has more here.
140-year sentence for Grandview woman's murder
Posted on June 20, 2008Missed this from the other day: A Jackson County judge sentenced a former Grandview man Friday to life in prison plus 140 years for killing his girlfriend in 2003. A jury in March convicted Justin Walkup, 31, of second-degree murder...
Report: As the economy sinks, shoplifting climbs
Posted on June 20, 2008That's according to USA Today, which reports that several retailers are noticing a jump in shoplifting since the economy soured. A lot of cases, they say, involve stolen food.
Sheriff Joe has a fan club
Posted on June 20, 2008And by "fan club," I mean "group of people howling for his skin." Apparently, some folks are upset about the good sheriff's crackdown on illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
No-interest financing!
Posted on June 20, 2008Great story from Canada, where a man allegedly held up a bank during a test drive, so he'd have money to buy a used truck. Did we mention the poor salesman who got stuck riding shotgun? Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
KCPD duo is Missouri's K-9 Team of the Year
Posted on June 20, 2008From KCPD: A KCPD canine cop and his human partner received the first-ever Missouri K-9 Team of the Year Award from the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City at the club?s annual dog show. German Shepherd Club President...
Ax-wielding Aussie attacks "speed camera," operator
Posted on June 20, 2008Why fight a ticket in court when you can fight it with an ax? The speed camera, I guess, is the Australian version of a radar gun. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
A map of prostitution in Kansas City
Posted on June 20, 2008It's from 2007, and it's combined with "suspicious person" calls, but still. Saw this via Well Hell Michelle!
Mexico asks U.N. to stop U.S. executions of its citizens
Posted on June 20, 2008The U.S. had already agreed to review the cases of Mexican citizens on Death Row, but the Mexican government says that hasn't been done to their satisfaction. That was a really good idea snitching to the United Nations, Mexico. Everybody...
Where is Leona Christy?
Posted on June 20, 2008KMBC has a report on a missing 84-year-old woman from the Gardner area.
MO man goes to prison for stealing Nat Light from bar
Posted on June 20, 2008Seriously, shouldn't we get him some help for his unhealthy love of crappy beer? He sounds like he has dangerously low self-esteem.
UPDATE on the "Suicide is Painless" non-suicide
Posted on June 20, 2008For those arriving late, Sam Israel III is a hedge-fund manager who was supposed to start a 20-year prison sentence this week. Only his car was found parked on a bridge popular with jumpers with no Sam inside. Written on...
MO clerk suffers slashed throat during robbery
Posted on June 20, 2008Story is from Winthrop. The victim here is only 18 years old -- sounds like she's still in a bad way. From Bob Cronkleton: The attack and robbery occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at the Stop N Go along...
7 DUI arrests during OP sobriety checkpoint
Posted on June 19, 2008From OPPD: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department and several Kansas police agencies conducted a DUI Check Lane June 13, 2008. The DUI Check Lane was conducted with the intent to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving...
KCPD search for suspect in brutal attack on woman
Posted on June 19, 2008From Christine: Kansas City police today continued to look for a man who broke a woman?s jaw and tied her to a pole in her basement Tuesday. The 20-year-old victim suffered severe bruising to her face and abrasions from the...
Conman seduces elderly women to steal their cash, KCPD alleges
Posted on June 19, 2008Meet Jerome S. Sternlieb, 74. Kansas City police say he's seduced at least four elderly women and stolen money from them, though they think there might be more victims. Obviously! Look at the guy -- he's got the raw animal...
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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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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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