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Irresponsible judge loses job -- nation awaits second sign of the Apocalypse
Posted on June 05, 2008Robert Restaino is -- excuse me, was -- a city court judge in Niagara Falls who jailed 46 people after someone's cell phone rang in his courtroom. Nobody owned up, so the judge threw them all in the clink. He's...
KSM is not ready for his closeup
Posted on June 05, 2008Khalid Sheikh "And Some Fries" Mohammed is complaining about the way his nose was drawn by the courtroom artist. He says they're drawing it too big, USA Today's ON DEADLINE blog reports. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool)
California attorney accused of stealing Sausage McMuffins
Posted on June 05, 2008Great post here by CrimeRant ... File photo of the far superior Egg McMuffin.
GA teacher arrested after offering to rip student's eyes out, police say
Posted on June 05, 2008Yeah, not just suspended or fired, but full-on arrested. (Charges are disorderly conduct and terroristic threats.) The student, who is in high school, allegedly threatened the teacher and cursed at him first, which caused the teacher to erupt, police say...
KCPD investigates homicide at 3400 block of Palmer Terrace
Posted on June 05, 2008From KCPD: On 06-04-2008 at 6:57pm, KCMO Police were called to a residence in the 3400 block of Palmer Terrace in regard to a shooting. Upon arrival officer?s observed a shooting victim (48yr old white male) inside the residence. He...
Minnesota man pleads guilty to KC anthrax hoax
Posted on June 05, 2008This is the gentleman who sent an envelope full of talcum powder to the IRS Fraud Detection Center in Kansas City with the message, and I quote, "Anthrax Breath Deep Pig Ha Ha Ha Ha." Jonathan Kenneth Joyner, 21 years...
Parents of Murdered Children
Posted on June 05, 2008has a new Web site. The support group -- which is open to any survivor of a homicide victim -- meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Friday of every month at Our Lady of Sorrows, 25th and Gillham. Also, here's...
Canadian electrician tries to electrocute wife in shower, police say
Posted on June 05, 2008By attaching some wiring to their plumbing, police say. She reportedly got zapped, but was well enough to spot the section of drywall that he'd cut away and see what had been done. (Being married to an electrician, maybe she...
WI man arrested 38 years after escaping prison
Posted on June 05, 2008Here's the best part: During those 38 years on the run, he actually got arrested and did eight years in prison on another crime. But nobody figured out who he really was during that whole encounter.
Homeless man robbed at gunpoint in Joplin
Posted on June 05, 2008Way to go, bad guys. I hope you have fun with that empty wallet and backpack full of food and T-shirts.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would like to die, please
Posted on June 05, 2008Mohammed and four others are accused of helping plan the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and they've just had their first court appearance on those charges. The judge told KSM that he could be executed if found guilty. His answer? "Yes, this...
How MO became a national model for convict reform
Posted on June 05, 2008The AP has a story about Missouri and how, over the past few years, the Show-Me State has reduced the number of inmates reoffending, which helps stop prison overcrowding. One of the keys? Giving probation or treatment to nonviolent offenders...
Where is Shoshanna Nelson?
Posted on June 05, 2008From KCK PD: On Sunday, May 31, 2008, at about 1630 hours Kansas City, Kansas Police officers responded to the 2000 block of North 57th Street on a report of a missing adult. When officers arrived, they were advised that...
JoCo, Lenexa plan DUI checkpoint this weekend
Posted on June 05, 2008From JoCo Sheriff: A program to identify intoxicated drivers will be conducted this month by the Lenexa Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff?s Office. Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the city of Lenexa in the late evening...
Today in George Tiller ...
Posted on June 05, 2008Time is running out for the Wichita grand jury investigating the abortion provider, and they still haven't got all of the medical records that were requested. (The papers are being reviewed and redacted first.) And it looks like the criminal...
Salina man convicted of squatting in vacant house
Posted on June 05, 2008What's great is that he had this whole back story of a generous stranger who let him move into the house so long as the defendant, who'd been living in a car for two years, made some repairs. (The local...
18-year-old murdered over a sweatshirt
Posted on June 04, 2008The shooter is 17 -- and one of the victim's friend. He's getting 17 years, 6 months in prison.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on June 04, 2008Thanks for spending part of your day on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Or if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your comments, and please...
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in KC shooting
Posted on June 04, 2008From Sara: A man was in critical condition after being shot multiple times this evening at a Kansas City mobile home park, police said. The shooting was reported shortly before 7 p.m. at the Bunker Hill Mobile Village, located east...
KCPD plans DUI checkpoint for June 13
Posted on June 04, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, June 13, 2008 in the midtown part of Kansas City, Missouri. This checkpoint will be preceded with a briefing at the Agnes Police Facility, 1328...
Man once awarded $76.4 million now owes $100 in court costs
Posted on June 04, 2008Meet Darryl Barnes, a New York man who was shot and paralyzed by a police officer about two decades ago. (There's some dispute about what led up to it. The police officer says he returned fire after Barnes shot at...
Ramona Morgan WILL go to trial on second-degree murder charges
Posted on June 04, 2008Morgan is accused of running over two highway workers last year in Douglas County, killing them. Her trial has been set for Sept. 2, not quite a year since the deaths.
A new low
Posted on June 04, 2008How audacious are copper thieves? They've literally stolen Jesus off the cross. Luckily, there's a happy ending ...
Brazilian inmate had plasma TV, king-size bed, $172K cash in prison cell
Posted on June 04, 2008It's almost like he was getting special treatment or something, just because he was a top drug trafficker ... Hat Tip: Many thanks to The_DB!
Pot brownie crisis resolved when police discover there was no pot in the brownies
Posted on June 04, 2008It was lavender. Who puts lavender in their brownies? A 13-year-old girl from Indiana, it would appear ...
Robin Forbes
Posted on June 04, 2008Forbes, a man who presents himself as a woman, is accused of fondling elderly women at a Florida church. Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
UPDATE: KS woman, 85, was sexually assaulted, killed
Posted on June 04, 2008Authorities have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted and killed an 85-year-old woman at a Buhler assisted-living facility. He's also a suspect in a couple of other sexual assaults involving older women in Reno County. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
KS teen, 18, accused of leaving 6-week-old in trash bin
Posted on June 04, 2008Story is a followup from the business last week in McPherson. Kiddo is OK. Snip: Officials were in the process of issuing an Amber Alert when a neighbor reported seeing the mother walking with the child in a stroller a...
Joe Fritzl, Ladies Man
Posted on June 04, 2008Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter locked in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering several secret dungeon babies with her, has received 200 love letters since he's been thrown in jail. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
UT woman tried to steal gold bracelets by swallowing them, police say
Posted on June 04, 2008I can't imagine eating gold is a smart move, but this took place at a pawn shop, police say. Lord knows where those bracelets have been ...
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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...
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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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