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Comprehensive crime news information, crime prevention tips and crime analysis about the Kansas City area.
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By James Hart
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Why we need stronger purse control
Posted on June 13, 2008One person was grazed at Kansas City's health department this morning after a gun accidentally went off in a woman's purse. More from Christine: Police said the victim was conducting business at a window along the counter when a second...
KC man accused of attacking police with sledge hammer
Posted on June 13, 2008From the prosecutor's office: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar today announced that Glen A. Vassie (03/04/63) has been charged with Second Degree Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer and Armed Criminal Action. According to court documents, police were called to...
NC boy, 13, dies after being tied to tree for 2 nights, police say
Posted on June 13, 2008Police don't know precisely what caused the kid to die. Mom and Dad allegedly tied him to the tree (and let him free during the day) because he was being disobedient. They've been charged with murder and felony child abuse.
"Everybody wants ninjas in the church and snipers on the roof"
Posted on June 13, 2008The Denver Post has a followup to a pair of church shootings last December in Colorado Springs and Arvada, where one man shot and killed four people. The churches say congregation members are more likely to carry weapons now --...
Another nominee for Father of The Year ...
Posted on June 13, 2008An Oregon man is accused of smashing his daughter's ankle with hammer so she could get pain pills, which he would then allegedly use himself. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb!
Here's some good news
Posted on June 13, 2008Amanda Bailey, that missing KCK girl, has been located, and she's OK.
Naked KS man caught eating pizza, drinking root beer in stranger's apartment, police say
Posted on June 13, 2008Story is from Hutch, where a Wichita man was visiting his sister for a wedding. The man says that he went outside for some fresh air, then came back inside to eat pizza. Unfortunately, he went into the wrong apartment,...
Why you should be thankful you don't work at the Perry County Jail
Posted on June 13, 2008From the Southeast Missourian: When an inmate refuses to eat, they generally are put on suicide watch, according to policy, so the jailer got a "antisuicide suit," and instructed Baker to undress so she could put it on. Baker then...
Mentally disabled couple was treated like slaves, family says
Posted on June 13, 2008The Post-Dispatch has a heartbreaking story about a mentally disabled couple who, authorities allege, had their entire lives controlled by their former landlords, who stole their Social Security money. It took almost 20 years for family to track them down...
Attacker put knife to baby's throat, rape victim says
Posted on June 13, 2008From The Star: A 28-year-old woman told police that an acquaintance raped her early Thursday in the 1500 block of Lexington Court. The woman said she had met him Wednesday and allowed him into her home. About 3:20 a.m. Thursday,...
Motorcycle deaths climb after PA abolishes helmet law
Posted on June 13, 2008Huh, it's almost like the helmets were saving lives or something ...
Singapore man convicted of sniffing women's armpits
Posted on June 13, 2008He's getting 14 years in prison, plus they're going to cane him. Eighteen smacks on his buttocks, to be specific. Maybe that's not the best way to punish sexual deviants ...
Guilty verdict for KC man who fired into a crowd outside neighbor's house
Posted on June 13, 2008Paul Dudley's lawyer argued that he was afraid for his life because he'd been fired upon in the past, Joe Lambe reports. The incident happened Oct. 28, 2006, when Dudley argued with a group of about three men and two...
He shouldn't have even been on the road
Posted on June 13, 2008The man who allegedly hit a 5-year-old girl, leaving her in critical condition, was driving on a suspended license, state records show.
Witness accuses Mike Tyson of ordering a $50K hit
Posted on June 13, 2008On a gang leader, as retaliation for the murder of Tyson's friend and bodyguard. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
The dumbest thing I've heard today (so far)
Posted on June 12, 2008An Arizona man wants the school district to pay him $400 because it rained during his kid's graduation ceremony. (The money is supposed to pay for a damaged jacket and reimburse a family member for flying into Gilbert for the...
Trial FINALLY starts in James Keown murder case
Posted on June 12, 2008Keown, a former Jeff City radio personality, is accused of murdering his wife by spiking her Gatorade with antifreeze. This was back in 2004. The trial starts this week in Massachusetts.
US, Mexico plan crackdown on illegal gun shipments
Posted on June 12, 2008Mexico sends us drugs, we send them guns. It's the circle of life ... or, more accurately, death. Mexico, which is fighting a war against its cartels, is asking for U.S. help to stop weapons from moving south across the...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on June 12, 2008Thanks again for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. The OT is also a good spot to post links to interesting stories you might have seen elsewhere. Please sign your...
All Torn up
Posted on June 12, 2008I love this mugshot of actor Rip Torn, who got arrested on a drunk-driving rap back in 2006 in New York. Apparently, OTHER people like this photo, too. A Cincinnati councilman used this shot in his campaign ad, with a...
Former Nazi guard, 83, should be deported, court says
Posted on June 12, 2008There's no proof that he actually lied about his history. His attorney tried arguing that it isn't fair to turn over decisions made back in the 1950s. Snip: The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court said in its ruling that Geiser's work...
How do they do it?
Posted on June 12, 2008The Austin American-Statesman has a good story here about the detectives who investigate crimes against children. A lot of police work is stressful, but I have no idea how the folks who work with kids are able to keep going....
French Spidey's lawyer suggests his client deserves an award, not criminal charges
Posted on June 12, 2008The French Spider-Man, who recently climbed the New York Times building, is facing criminal charges, but his attorney says the man deserves an award instead. Actually, there's sort of a precedent for that. Years ago, another guy climbed the World...
One step forward, one step back for Taser
Posted on June 12, 2008The NYPD is thinking about having its rank-and-file carry Tasers, but the company has lost a $6 million lawsuit in California after Salinas police Tasered a 40-year-old drug user with an enlarged heart. For some reason, he died ...
MO man accused of shooting Grandma in the eye with pellet gun
Posted on June 12, 2008And in the hips and legs, too! She says Junior, age 18, and his girlfriend laughed and thought it was cute. Meanwhile, Junior's dad accused Grandma of being (A) crazy and (B) shooting HERSELF in the eye. Story is from...
Dear Sexy Moms ...
Posted on June 12, 2008We know you have a hard time resisting the raw physical magnetism of sweaty, pimple-faced teenagers, but for the good of everyone involved, please try. Otherwise, you might end up like these two ladies. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Kevin!
PETA fights for animals, not interns
Posted on June 12, 2008This is the funniest thing I've seen today ...
Saving teenagers by lying to them
Posted on June 12, 2008Sooo ... I've just read a story about a California high school where local police visited individual classrooms to tell the students that some classmates had died in a DUI accident. Except they weren't really dead. The kids were only...
Could this man be the world's worst mugger?
Posted on June 12, 2008KSHB reports on an almost-mugging around Crown Center: Two women report that a black man approached, pulled a knife and demanded money. They refused, he demanded money a second time, and tried to grab one woman's purse. The woman swatted...
America's persecution of shirtless dudes continues apace
Posted on June 12, 2008Maryland police cite 18-year-old man for not wearing shirt on a public street -- they say it's considered a public nuisance. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
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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?
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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