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By James Hart
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Optimus Prime, Public Menace?
Posted on June 02, 2008A UK man was threatened with arrest after he tried to board a plan in Germany while he was wearing a T-shirt of Optimus Prime carrying a large, fictional gun. (Which makes sense as Prime himself is fictional, too.) Airport...
KSHB: Missing man's family is angry at police
Posted on June 02, 2008Channel 41 has a followup on the case of Bobbie Newton, a missing 77-year-old who was found dead last week. The family say they reported him missing on the 23rd, two Fridays ago, but that police didn't start searching for...
The wrong man?
Posted on June 02, 2008Bridge DiCosmo at the Southeast Missourian has another story in the case of Joshua Kezer, who's doing time on a 1992 murder. There have been serious questions about his conviction, and now a key witness from the original investigation, who...
Report: U.S. could save $46 billion through drug courts
Posted on June 02, 2008That's according to the Urban Institute of Washington, D.C. One judge interviewed by the P-D says it costs about $40K to house a drug convict, whereas treatment costs about $3500.
A quiet night at the VooDoo Lounge ...
Posted on June 01, 2008From Joe Lambe: A bar disturbance at a North Kansas City casino escalated into a fight involving dozens of people early today. It began about 1:45 a.m. when North Kansas City police officers were called to Harrah?s Casino to quell...
11 DUI arrests at KCPD sobriety checkpoint
Posted on June 01, 2008From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on May 31, 2008 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 70th and Troost. Southbound traffic was checked with total of 326 vehicles stopped. A total number of...
Fight over cell phone turns brutal, prosecutors say
Posted on May 31, 2008From The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar today announced that Mark W. King (06/20/69) has been charged with First Degree Assault and Armed Criminal Action. The charges stem from an argument over a cell phone that...
Police Scanner: May highlights, installation No. 3
Posted on May 31, 2008For the weekend, here are the last of my noted scanner dispatches from May. Enjoy. May 22: "Reported solicitors, 43rd and Troost, four black males dressed as females." May 25: "In regards to a black male...he's jumping out of a...
Pittsburgh man killed woman who called him smelly, police say
Posted on May 31, 2008The authorities say the 19-year-old victim insulted her neighbor, a 38-year-old, and he allegedly waited all day to kill her with a pair of scissors.
There's been a hitch in the FLDS case
Posted on May 31, 2008Turns out the kids won't be automatically returned after all ...
Homeless woman lives in Japanese man's closet for one year
Posted on May 31, 2008Undetected! And it wasn't even the whole closet -- just the top compartment! The homeowner finally became suspicious when food started disappearing. Police arrested her for trespassing ...
Robbers used thongs to cover their faces, Colorado police say
Posted on May 31, 2008Thongs? Really? You'd think they'd try to get something that might actually cover their faces ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV and FanDanGo!
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on May 31, 2008Welcome to Crime Scene KC Weekend Edition! Enjoy off-topic discussion and chatting on the Open Thread, just remember to sign your posts, avoid profanity, and refrain from sexually or racially explicit comments. After enjoying (hopefully!) a couple days off, James...
Open Thread ... Friday
Posted on May 30, 2008Happy Friday! Thanks for tuning in to Crime Scene KC. Enjoy the Open Thread, this blog's place for off-topic comments and discussion. But please remember the rules -- sign your comments, use the same nickname each time, avoid profanity and...
Child dominatrix case: Two plead not guilty
Posted on May 30, 2008The latest development in that case out of Blue Springs: A man and woman made initial federal court appearances Thursday to face charges that they sold a child to work as a sexual dominatrix, both online and in person. |...
Bathroom reading: Sen. to write book on airport arrest
Posted on May 30, 2008Remember Larry Craig, the senator who got arrested for playing footsie in the men's room...with a man who turned out to be an undercover police officer trying to crack down on lewd behavior there? He's coming out with a book....
This could be a movie
Posted on May 30, 2008An FBI agent from Phoenix has been indicted in Los Angeles on 18 charges that accuse him of having an affair with the wife of a man he was investigating. | Sara Shepherd Hat tip: Thanks, eephus!
Don't blame the doughnuts -- LA hires diet coach for police force
Posted on May 30, 2008The Los Angeles police department believes it's the first to hire a full-time diet coach to help officers learn and apply healthy eating habits and drop pounds. Doughnuts may be the punch line for many cop jokes, but they're not...
UK to wage anti-knife crime campaign
Posted on May 30, 2008Apparently the UK is having so much trouble with stabbings that they've launched a social campaign. This makes me think of those "Talk to your children about sex" billboards. The campaign, to be run over the next three years, was...
DNA samples taken from polygamist leader
Posted on May 30, 2008The latest on jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs (the subject of yesterday's "deep kissing" photos). Authorities took his DNA in connection with a criminal investigation involving "spiritual marriages to four girls --- when they were ages 12, 12, 14...
Awww, a baby zebra!
Posted on May 30, 2008She was born a week ago and is now on display at the Kansas City Zoo. Anyone else who needs a break from our usual death, destruction and sick sex crimes can check out our video of the new arrival...
Alien visitor -- or puppet? Video revealed in Denver
Posted on May 30, 2008SECOND UPDATE: The press conference just ended, and here's what they saw: A few minutes of grainy, black and white video show a creature with big eyes peeping over a windowsill. But does it show a puppet, or an alien...
New study: More minority drivers stopped in Missouri
Posted on May 30, 2008Here's the top of the story about an annual state report released Friday by the AG's office. But read closely -- as with any statistics story, there are lots of details to chew on. Black drivers are more likely to...
Car pumped with bullets at KC McDonald's
Posted on May 30, 2008Instead of waiting for an ambulance, a man who was shot inside the truck got someone else to drive him to a hospital (maybe because police found baggies of drugs outside the truck?). He was expected to live. | Sara...
Another drunk toddler
Posted on May 30, 2008From up in St. Paul: A 16-month-old St. Paul girl was taken into protective custody Wednesday night when hospital emergency room workers found alcohol in her system. | Sara Shepherd
Man arrested in connection with shooting death of 17-year-old
Posted on May 30, 2008Christine reports that Kansas City police arrested a 39-year-old man and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with the May 17 shooting death of 17-year-old Willis Whitfield III. It happened at a party in the 6700 block of Myrtle....
Missing KCK man found dead
Posted on May 30, 2008This just came in from KCK police: On Friday, May 30, 2008 at approximately 0820 hrs, the Kansas City Kansas Police Department resumed the search for missing Kansas City, Kansas resident Bobbie E. Newton, 77. Approximately one hour into the...
Mentally ill man -- with concealed carry permit -- shoots three at folk fest
Posted on May 30, 2008Happened in Seattle. All of the victims are expected to live, but the story raises questions about how the shooter -- who has a history of schizophrenia and had been on methadone for drug addiction since age 18 -- got...
J.S. Smart has been found safe
Posted on May 30, 2008UPDATE from the PD: Mr. Smart has been located in southern Kansas in good physical condition. A citizen found him attempting to change a flat tire on his vehicle in the middle of the road. His family is en route...
HIV used as weapon in sausage robbery
Posted on May 30, 2008A Texas man claiming to have HIV was charged with aggravated robbery after biting a security guard who tried to stop him from stealing meat from a grocery store. First snip: The aggravated robbery charge is more serious than a...
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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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