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UK teen kills himself after being teased online for liking emo music
Posted on June 11, 2008Mom blames the Web site where the teasing occurred. Snip: The grieving mother blamed Bebo for Sam's 'utterly pointless death' as she revealed how the family only discovered the extent of the bullying after checking his webpage following the tragedy.....
Charges dropped against MO pastor after accusers back out
Posted on June 11, 2008Story is from Pineville and involved allegations of sexual abuse at Grand Valley Independent Baptist Church in McDonald County. The alleged victims have backed out of the case because of publicity and because they didn't want to go through the...
FLDS judge gets extra security
Posted on June 11, 2008After Utah and Arizona authorities warn Texas that church "enforcers" might be after her. FLDS leaders are annoyed they're being accused of this. Snip: "Have they ever seen an act of intimidation or violence against law enforcement from the FLDS...
Where is Charles Spearman?
Posted on June 11, 2008From KCK PD: On Saturday, June 7, 2008, at about 2100 hours Kansas City, Kansas Police officers responded to the 600 block of Everett on a report of a missing adult. Charles D. Spearman, black male, DOB 06-17-1964, was last...
What's happening in Postville?
Posted on June 11, 2008Postville, Iowa, is where authorities staged one of the biggest immigration raids in U.S. history. Authorities said they had 697 warrants, but they only arrested 389. So, what are the feds doing to track down the other 300 or so?...
UK man laughs so hard he falls off couch -- is later taken to jail
Posted on June 11, 2008I agree it's stupid, but he might have helped himself if he'd told police his name when they asked ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
The Rockfest Video
Posted on June 11, 2008Local blogger Happy In Bag points out this video of KCPD officers arresting a couple of gents during this year's Rockfest. (HIB notes that most concertgoers were actually well-behaved.) I really like how the crowd applauds as the police haul...
"Suicide is painless," especially if you fake it
Posted on June 11, 2008Samuel Israel III is the hedge-fund manager who went missing the same day he was supposed to report to prison for a 20-year sentence. Instead, authorities found his vehicle parked along a bridge popular with jumpers. Written in the dust...
"Brain freeze" caused Salina man to drive into house's front steps, police report
Posted on June 11, 2008Specifically, a "flavored, frozen drink" from Sonic is responsible, the driver says ...
Colorado man used vodka, smokes to start house fire, police say
Posted on June 11, 2008As you might have guessed, he allegedly did it to spite his ex-wife ...
MO mother will go to jail because son missed school
Posted on June 11, 2008She'll do two days. Authorities say the son, 13 at the time, missed about half the school year, though Mom says she's been homeschooling him. As part of his ruling, the judge ordered the kid back to a public school.
Abortion opponent loses stink-bomb challenge
Posted on June 11, 2008One of the security guards at George Tiller's clinic used a stink bomb -- which included catfish bait as an ingredient -- to help chase away protesters, so Mark Gietzen, chairman of the Kansas Coalition for Life, filed a small-claims...
Victim says Westport beating had racial element
Posted on June 11, 2008From The Star: A 21-year-old man told police he and a friend were beaten in an unprovoked attack in Westport by black men who called him and a friend ?honkies.? The white victims were smoking about 1:50 a.m. Sunday outside...
Women wanted to trade Japanese machine gun for crack, police say
Posted on June 11, 2008Story is from Florida, and the gun is from World War II. The report doesn't explain why the women didn't just use the machine gun to take whatever they wanted ...
7 arrested for cheering at SC high school graduation
Posted on June 11, 2008The audience was told to hold their applause to the end, but some folks just couldn't help themselves, I guess. Those who were arrested say they expected to be escorted outside -- they didn't plan on being taken to jail,...
Okie cleverly dares gunman to shoot him, police say
Posted on June 10, 2008The good news -- he will live.
Elvina Legarde
Posted on June 10, 2008Legarde, a 69-year-old Arizona grandmother, was shot and killed following a road-rage incident this weekend. Her grandkiddo, age 4, was in the back seat, and somehow, avoided being killed, too. Maybe I just had a long day Monday, but this...
Philly chief wants to make his department friendly to gays
Posted on June 10, 2008Step One is creating a small unit to specifically serve a predominantly gay neighborhood there, as a way to encourage residents to report hate crimes or domestic abuse. The chief is also trying to encourage his officers to come out...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on June 10, 2008Thanks again for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Or feel free to post links, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere. SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATTY PV! Please....
Pitch: KCPD will start taping ALL of its interrogations
Posted on June 10, 2008Nadia Pflaum reports that KCPD will start videotaping its interrogations of suspects -- a big change from the way a lot of police department operate. Detectives tend to hate being recorded. Snip: ?There are certain techniques you use in interrogation...
SC trooper charged with using cruiser to hit running suspect
Posted on June 10, 2008Not helping matters? The trooper is white, and the suspect is black.
430-pound drug dealer gets reduced sentence because he's too fat for prison
Posted on June 10, 2008Story is from Canada. And most of those 430 pounds are fat, not muscle, so he has a very hard time sitting in the prison's chairs. That suffering has led the authorities to knock an undetermined amount of time off...
Doctor with tire iron threatens driver who took cuts at gas pump, police say
Posted on June 10, 2008Sir! Sir! You will all have a chance to be gouged, please wait your turn!
A truly excellent mugshot
Posted on June 10, 2008is waiting for you here, courtesy of a high-school who flipped off everybody as he received his diploma. Story is from Alabama.
Convicted killer beats his defense attorney in court before getting sentenced
Posted on June 10, 2008Story is from Minneapolis. Deputies pounced on the guy immediately, but the attorney still got worked over a little bit.
NY man arrested for DUI while riding "Cruzin Cooler"
Posted on June 10, 2008The "Cruzin Cooler" is a cooler on wheels, with a little motor to make it go. And it is illegal to operate while you are drunk, sadly, even though you could probably do more harm to yourself and other while...
"Priest gets probation for nude beach groping"
Posted on June 10, 2008That headline is courtesy of the SF Chronicle -- it just couldn't be improved upon. The gropee here was a sheriff's deputy; it sounds like he was undercover, or as undercover as one can be at a nude beach. The...
Worst roommates ever
Posted on June 10, 2008Two Indiana women are going to prison after they beat up their male roommate, stripped off most of his clothes, dressed him in a dog collar and tied him to a pole in their basement. He also suffered frostbite to...
St. Joe couple pleads guilty to $184K scam
Posted on June 10, 2008From U.S. Attorney John Wood's office: Tyrone L. Davis, 40, and Stephanie E. Davis, 49, both of St. Joseph, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple this morning to the charges contained in an Oct. 3, 2007, federal indictment....
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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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