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I'm not a pothead, I'm a preacher!
Posted on May 16, 2008An Idaho man says he shouldn't be charged with drug possession because his weed is an important part of his religion.
Local bloggers react to the Lori Drew-MySpace indictment
Posted on May 16, 2008Tony's Kansas City: Sadly, so many in this State would rather limit everyone's liberty and engage in selective prosecution rather than simply encourage parents to take responsibility for what their children, especially the mentally unstable ones, are doing online...
High-school coach caught with Bible, ladies underwear in park, police say
Posted on May 16, 2008Story is from Texas, where 76-year-old Lawrence "Poppy" Vincent, a high-school coach, is facing an indecent exposure charge. Snip: In a park police report News 4 obtained, it states Vincent exposed himself to an undercover park police officer along one...
Hollywood P.I. gets convicted on 76 of 77 charges
Posted on May 16, 2008Anthony Pellicano -- the private investigator to the stars -- has been found guilty of wiretapping, bribery and racketeering after a trial that exposed just how nasty the entertainment business can be. He's basically going to prison for the rest...
Report: Judge suggested suicide to minor in possession
Posted on May 15, 2008Just saying ... if everybody did that, my college graduating class would have been 10 people.
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on May 15, 2008Thank you for joining the Open Thread on a lovely Thursday morning. As always, this is our spot for off-topic comments, caterwauling, etc. Feel free to post a link if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere! Please sign your comments,...
Report: Postville plant managers could face charges, too
Posted on May 15, 2008The Des Moines Register says that charges could be coming soon for management at that meat-processing plant that got raided by immigration agents earlier in the week.
Local man gets 16 years for fatally stabbing his dad
Posted on May 15, 2008From Joe Lambe: A Jackson County judge sentenced a man to 16 years in prison today for fatally stabbing his father last year. Larry G. Goode, 32, pleaded guilty this morning to killing his 81-year-old father, Lawrence Burton, in an...
NC woman bites off piece of attacker's genitals, police say
Posted on May 15, 2008An 18-year-old woman was dragged into some woods, where a man beat her up and tried to make her perform a sex act. The first two times, she refused. Then she, and I quote, "bit him hard enough to tear...
Law Enforcement Day
Posted on May 15, 2008Beaver County Deputy Sheriff Rick Jones holds his daughter Megan during the Law Enforcement Day ceremonies in front of the Beaver County Courthouse Thursday May 15, 2008, in Beaver, Pa. Jones is wearing a t-shirt in memory of State Police...
Report: Indictment expected in MO MySpace suicide
Posted on May 15, 2008UPDATED: Holy Cats, they've indicted Lori Drew! (Who, by the way, is NOT the woman pictured above -- that would be Megan Meier's mom.) If Lori thought her life sucked before ... The P-D has more details. It's four counts,...
Timothy Leighty
Posted on May 15, 2008From the Platte County Prosecutor: A former police officer could spend only 120 days in prison for child enticement and attempted statutory sodomy. Timothy W. Leighty, 37, of Lee?s Summit, received the sentence in Platte County Circuit Court on May...
Robbery at the Easy Pickin gas station
Posted on May 15, 2008From Crime Stoppers: On May 13th, at about 3:50 p.m., three men, at least one armed with a handgun, attempted to rob the Easy Pickin gas station int he 8900 block of East 350 Highway in Raytown. One of the...
Grad student's tubas stolen days before final recital
Posted on May 15, 2008Awfully sad story from KSHB about a UMKC grad student who's lost two expensive tubas from his car. Which is a huge problem because he's (A) pursuing a master's in tuba performance and (B) days away from his final recital....
UPDATE on 92-year-old killed in botched no-knock raid
Posted on May 15, 2008The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more here about the case of Arthur Tester, a former cop who was implicated in the coverup of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston's death. Johnston was shot 39 times during a fouled-up raid involving a no-knock warrant. Tester's...
UK woman awarded 5K pounds after boss repeatedly farts in her direction
Posted on May 15, 2008There were other forms of harassment, but I agree, this was probably the most egregious. Saw this via Fark!
How bad are things in Mexico?
Posted on May 15, 2008Three police chiefs have showed up at the border and applied for asylum. They say their lives are at risk because of, well, a war between that country's federal government and the drug cartels. More here from the Dallas Morning...
MO motorist caused wreck because she was reading her mail, police say
Posted on May 15, 2008Story is from Columbia. Two teenagers in the other car had to go to the hospital, but have been released. Our mail-reading motorist, of course, was uninjured.
No death penalty for 2nd suspect in racial murder?
Posted on May 15, 2008Prosecutors are trying to decide whether they'll still press for the death penalty against Steven Sandstrom, who was convicted of murdering William McCay because McCay was black. Sandstrom's codefendant, Gary Eye, has already dodged execution and gotten life instead.
Eddie George trial starts to wrap up
Posted on May 15, 2008The defense rests, and closing statements start. The case could go to the jury a little later today.
Why did Randy Ralstin even have a driver's license?
Posted on May 15, 2008Ralstin is accused of hitting and killing two other people -- Tiffany Berry and her 12-year-old daughter, Suavae Rouser -- in a wreck Monday. This is on top of Ralstin's other fatal wreck, the one where he got a 15-year...
Pennsylvania Nazis. I hate Pennsylvania Nazis.
Posted on May 15, 2008Police are investigating after some spray-painted swastikas on several goats. Story is, of course, from Pennsylvania. Haaaaat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Prison And You: Victor Newman is the Lord Your God
Posted on May 15, 2008From the always excellent Midtown Miscreant, who continues his terrific "Prison for Dummies" series. Today's lesson? Don't touch the #$%^ing dial! Especially during Y&R! The most popular television program among convicts is.....drum roll....The Young and the Restless...
Today's Disturbing Fact: Almost 20 states have no laws against bestiality
Posted on May 15, 2008Including Florida. Experts say these laws are needed because there's a link between animal and child sexual abuse. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
A new low
Posted on May 15, 2008Social worker accused of stealing wedding rings after woman dies at the hospital. Hat Tip: Thanks, sexy!
WA woman faked brain cancer so she could skip work, police say
Posted on May 15, 2008She's employed ... excuse me, was employed as a social worker. She's been charged with stealing $21K worth of sick days ... and that's not counting the food that coworkers brought her. Hat Tip: Many thanks to the Invincible Patty...
HIV-positive man's spit was a deadly weapon, jury says
Posted on May 15, 2008He's been sentenced to 35 years for spitting into a Dallas officer's eyes and mouth. (No word if the officer contracted HIV as a result.) Because the attack involved a deadly weapon, the man will have to serve half of...
Is this bill going to stop (or slow down) scrap-metal thieves?
Posted on May 15, 2008Missouri's legislature is sending the governor a bill that promises to crack down on scrap-metal thieves. There are quite a few new rules, most of them applying to people who buy scrap metal. For example, they can't buy manhole covers,...
KCPD plans sobriety checkpoint for May 23
Posted on May 15, 2008That's a Friday. Your one hint? It'll be somewhere in the Northland. Hope that narrows it down.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on May 14, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic coments and discussion. Of course, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...
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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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