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Was antiwar activist actually working for Saddam?
Posted on June 18, 2008The real joy of the story is how the lady acts in court. She's trying to convince them she IS competent, but I'm not sure how well she's doing. From the New York Times: Ms. Lindauer spent much of Tuesday?s...
How will police pay for gasoline? Hello, speeders ...
Posted on June 18, 2008One Georgia town has added a $12 surcharge to its speeding tickets as a way to cope with higher gasoline costs -- and police there say a lot of other communities are interested in the idea.
Nom nom nom nom nom
Posted on June 18, 2008A group of Danish journalism students has lost access to Facebook after the students posted about cooking and eating a cat. They were trying to protest how unfair it is that animals like cows and pigs are eaten, but cats...
Everybody needs a wingman
Posted on June 18, 2008A Sedalia man, age 31, is accused of forcing a 15-year-old boy into his truck because he allegedly wanted the kid to "go with him to pick up some girls," the Democrat reports. Despite promises of weed and beer, police...
No noose is good noose
Posted on June 18, 2008Louisiana's legislature has passed a bill that would make it a crime to display a noose (or a picture of a noose) with "intent to intimidate." The measure still needs the governor's approval, but it passed the legislature unanimously. It's...
Overland Park police help after Chapman tornado
Posted on June 18, 2008From OP Police: On Sunday, June 15, 2008 the Overland Park Police responded to a request for police assistance in Chapman, Kansas. The Dickinson County Sheriff Department asked for Kansas law enforcement agencies to provide personnel to assist with securing...
"Well, the only thing I can say is they're crazy"
Posted on June 18, 2008KMBC has more about yesterday's pellet-gun rampage in Kansas City.
What kind of person would punch a pregnant lady?
Posted on June 18, 2008WDAF has a story about a pregnant clerk who tried to stop two guys that she suspected of stealing beer from an Old Northeast c-store. She blocked the door, but one of them punched her in the side to get...
UPDATE: IL baby was left in carseat for 8 days, starved to death
Posted on June 18, 2008Story is from the Peoria area. Benjamin Sargent, 5 months old, died earlier this year. Authorities say he was left in a carseat for eight days with no food or water. He was found wearing a snowsuit. Prosecutors won't seek...
Lemmiwinks, No!
Posted on June 18, 2008From KSL TV: "Teen blames pet gerbil for 3-car accident" Hat Tip: Many thanks to You're A Mean Drunk R2D2, both for the link and the excellent headline ... Photo of a gerbil from Wikimedia Commons -- many thanks!
Man offers $1, single cigarette for sex, police say
Posted on June 18, 2008From the Union Leader in New Hampshire: "Please, I haven't had sex in four years," Ali Yare Khalid, 21, of 375 Merrimack St., begged the woman, an undercover police officer, according to Capt. Richard Valenti. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE...
Magicians brawl in Massachusetts bar
Posted on June 18, 2008Sadly, these were lame Doug Henning-style magicians, not the awesome Gandalf kind. But nothing can stop you from imagining it that way when you read the story ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
JoCo Sheriff, Olathe plan DUI checkpoint for this weekend
Posted on June 18, 2008From JoCo Sheriff: A program to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted this month by the Olathe Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff?s Office. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the city of Olathe in the late evening...
UPDATE on the Edwin Hall murder case
Posted on June 18, 2008The judge is frustrated that defense attorneys haven't been given all of the evidence they requested sooner, but he didn't sanction the prosecution, either, Diane Carroll reports. The JoCo DA says he plans to work with the defense. The most...
Argument with ex-girlfriend led up to stabbing, KC police say
Posted on June 18, 2008From KCPD: On Tuesday night at 10:21pm, KCMO Police were called to a residence in the 4300 block of NE 38th Street in regard to a cutting. Upon arrival officers located the victim (38yr old white male) with a stab...
KCPD plans DUI checkpoint on June 27
Posted on June 18, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, June 27, 2008 in the north part of Kansas City, Missouri. This checkpoint will be preceded with a briefing at the Agnes Police Facility, 1328...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on June 17, 2008Down these mean streets walks the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. We're also open to links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as...
KC man found covered in baby oil, exposing himself -- 3rd time in 3 years, police say
Posted on June 17, 2008From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police arrested a partially naked man covered in baby oil Monday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman outside a daycare center. It was the third time in three years that police pulled over...
Bad and Worse
Posted on June 17, 2008Bad: Using a company credit card for private purchases. Worse: Using part of the money to buy "male-enhancement pills."
Charges for McPherson woman accused of leaving baby in trash bin
Posted on June 17, 2008Mom, age 18, is looking at charges of child endangerment and child abandonment.
Today in George Tiller ...
Posted on June 17, 2008The New York Times has a piece today on Kansas and how the state allows the public to call a grand jury, if they can find enough people to sign a petition. The story talks about how anti-abortion activists have...
Joe Horn Watch
Posted on June 17, 2008Horn is the Texas man who shot and killed two suspected burglars as they ran away from his neighbor's house. (Shot in the back, it should be noted.) A grand jury is meeting to see whether Horn, who now regrets...
Elderly couple accused of stealing kid's bicycle
Posted on June 17, 2008There's actually more to the story, though. The couple thought the bike was part of a lot they bought at a church rummage sale for $11. Only the bicycle was there to be blessed by the minister. The police later...
Does he look like somebody who throws urine at people? .... Yes.
Posted on June 17, 2008From the Platte County Prosecutor's Office: A Platte County teenager who threatened guards, threw urine on an inmate, pointed a broomstick at fellow inmates, and had to be pepper sprayed into submission has been sentenced to seven years in prison....
Ax-wielding man with tattoos robs CA cellphone store
Posted on June 17, 2008I just think of the police department's sketch artist -- for that person, this must be a really fun case to work on.
UPDATE on FIVE pellet-gun assaults in KCMO
Posted on June 17, 2008From KCPD: The vehicle used in 5 assaults (BB gun shootings) this morning between 6am and 8am is believed to be a 2000 white Chevy Malibu. It was occupied by at least 3 black male teens, possibly juveniles. No one...
Nothing makes a hangover worse than an untreated stab wound
Posted on June 17, 2008A Chicagoland man went home after a wild night at the bar, but didn't realize he'd been stabbed in the chest until he woke up the next morning ...
Watch out for cars with bumper stickers!
Posted on June 17, 2008A new study shows that drivers who put bumper stickers and decals on their cars tend to be more aggressive and tend to have road rage more than others. The stickers are a clue that such motorists tend to be...
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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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