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Individual FLDS cases go to family court today
Posted on May 19, 2008Even though authorities haven't been able to match 100 of the kids to the correct parents. And some of the children might actually be adults. Good luck, everybody!
The passion for beef jerky is a powerful, overriding force
Posted on May 19, 2008A Florida couple is accused not only of stealing beef jerky from a gas station, but chasing down and threatening witnesses to the alleged crime. Snip: hey threatened witnesses in the parking lot and then chased them when they fled...
4 Philly officers lose job over videotaped beatdown
Posted on May 19, 2008Two others will be disciplined, and a sergeant will be demoted for failing to break it up. Two other officers, though, were found to be justified and won't be reprimanded. The Philly PD says this was not a racial matter.
7 DUI arrests in Independence sobriety checkpoint
Posted on May 19, 2008The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along eastbound 23rd Street at Lee?s Summit Road. The operation began on Friday 05/16/08 at 11:45 PM and ended on Saturday 05/17/08 at 3:30 AM. The checkpoint was staffed by....
Where is Edmond Webster?
Posted on May 19, 2008From KCPD: EDMOND I. WEBSTER, B/M, 35 years old, 6?tall, 190#, braided hair, goatee, and gold upper front tooth. Was last seen on 5-12-2008 about 0800 hours leaving 3000 block of York. He has not been seen since. His family...
CA girl, 14, poisons family dogs after her parents criticize her grades, police say
Posted on May 19, 2008The police took her away. If I were her parents, I wouldn't let them bring her back. Ever. How do you sleep in the same house as somebody like that? You might wake up dead. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE...
WI man accused of killing wife because she wouldn't have sex
Posted on May 19, 2008Story is from the Kenosha area. The suspect allegedly told the police that he won't be around along because he has both diabetes and Parkinson's.
The most disturbing thing I read today (so far)
Posted on May 19, 2008I was looking at a St. Pete Times story about a TV station's general manager getting arrested at an adult video store when I read the following paragraph: According to the arrest reports, the six men formed a circle around...
NY Times: KS leads nation at helping parolees stay clean
Posted on May 19, 2008The Times' story is here. Basically, it shows how Kansas is finding ways to keep parolees from landing back in prison. (Nationally, about one-third of all prison admissions are people who've violated parole.) For example, if a con gets caught...
UPDATE: MN mom shopped online while infant drowned
Posted on May 19, 2008Mom has been sentenced to six months in jail, and she's getting a lot of leeway -- for example, she'll be able to get out during the day, a few times per week, so she can take care of her...
NY man accused of throwing dog at toddler
Posted on May 19, 2008It was a small dog, but the girl was small, too.
The Lover's Lane Murders
Posted on May 19, 2008Thanks to new DNA evidence, Houston police say they've gotten an important break in one of that city's most notorious unsolved homicides. The Chronicle's story is pretty interesting ...
OK doctor (sort of) wins game of Ding-Dong-Ditch, police say
Posted on May 19, 2008An Oklahoma doctor is facing criminal charges after he allegedly ran a carload of teenagers off the road and started smashing their windows with a baseball bat because they reportedly rang his doorbell and ran away. The precious angels and...
Is the FBI facing a staffing crisis?
Posted on May 19, 2008The Post-Intelligencer has a story about FBI staffing levels and how they've changed since 9/11. The bureau has thrown more bodies at counterterrorism, cutting back in areas like white-collar crime and bank robberies. The White House's proposed budget doesn't include...
The Supremes uphold law against child porn
Posted on May 19, 2008I know, it seems like kind of a no-brainer, but some folks argued against the law because they thought it was too broad. They worried it could be used to criminalize movies like "Titanic," which has adult actors portraying underage...
Chelsea Brooks
Posted on May 19, 2008In Wichita, the case of Chelsea Brooks, a 9-months-pregnant girl who was murdered at age 14, is going to court as a second suspect faces trial. The Eagle has a special section about the case, which is very disturbing.
If you're already going to jail, why not get busted for something big?
Posted on May 19, 2008Jeff City police say a driver led them on a wild chase early Saturday and ended up ramming not one, not two, but four police cruisers. Why didn't he just stop in the first place? "I knew I didn't have...
Will the Lori Drew case have unintended consequences?
Posted on May 19, 2008According to this USA Today article, there's a good chance it will. For those arriving late, Lori Drew is a Missouri mom who's accused of pretending to be a teenage boy on MySpace -- an online ID that she used...
Click It Or Ticket starts today
Posted on May 19, 2008And will run through June 1. Basically, it means that police, sheriffs and highway troopers are going to be cracking down on people who don't wear their seat belts. More info here.
KCK man gets 4 years after pit bull attacks elderly lady
Posted on May 19, 2008Missed this from last week ... Derick Lee will get four years in prison after one of his pit bulls attacked an elderly neighbor, Jimmie Mae McConnell, in 2006. McConnell died, though defense attorneys disputed whether it was the dog...
Taser Fight!!!
Posted on May 19, 2008Lovely story from Colorado, where two men -- a security guard and a restaurant owner -- zap each other with Tasers after they get into an argument. (The security company had put a boot on a vehicle behind the restaurant,...
One-legged man in wheelchair steals truck, police say
Posted on May 19, 2008The best part is the truck's owner got to watch the whole thing go down -- he was making repairs to a friend's roof when the thief drove off in his 1983 Ford Bronco. (Hmm, now we know why the...
"I didn't punch anyone on purpose . . . it was just a reaction"
Posted on May 19, 2008Lovely story about an Aussie girl who allegedly attacked five police officers and then tried to flood her holding cell by clogging a drain with her shorts. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Maybe it was just his time
Posted on May 19, 2008Weird story from Chicago, where a suspect in a domestic disturbance died after he fell out of a police van. A police van that was NOT MOVING. Officers say he apparently tried to escape the van, but fell and hit...
UPDATE on homicide at 67th and Myrtle
Posted on May 18, 2008From KCPD: The victim has been positively identified as Willis L. Whitfield, a 17yr old KCMO resident. The suspect is not in custody and detectives ask that anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. This is the...
Open Thread ... Caturday
Posted on May 17, 2008Welcome to the Open Thread, where the elite meet to ... where the august discuss ... to heck with it, it's Saturday, and I already found an LOLcat photo. I'm not writing any poetry. For the newcomers: This is our...
Man steals 100 burritos from IL charity event
Posted on May 17, 2008Chipotle burritos no less! Each of those things is as big as a baby.
PA mom made son dress as Scout, go begging
Posted on May 17, 2008Oh yeah, this is going to make some therapist very rich years from now. A Pennsylvania mom was found guilty of making her son, age 7, dress like a Cub Scout and go around asking people to donate to his...
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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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