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Two men arrested for shoplifting during "Shop with a Cop" event
Posted on August 26, 2010The two men figured that the 60 or so uniformed officers would be distracted by the 160 children during the "Shop With a Cop" back-to-school event where the children pick out clothing and school supplies for the approaching school year....
London police trying to re-unite owner with snake
Posted on August 26, 2010A "friendly" South American male boa was abandoned at a house in north London. The homeowner said a young woman knocked on the door and asked for Andrew. When she walked off, she left behind a pillow case. The homeowner...
Ex-boyfriend of the year nominee
Posted on August 26, 2010First, Travis Allen Davis, 23, of New Castle, Ind., allegedly created a Facebook page in the name of an ex-girlfriend he raped. Then he allegedly used that site to stalk a more recent ex-girlfriend and threatened to distribute a secretly...
Shark! Shark!
Posted on August 26, 2010Ok, maybe it is just Styrofoam cut into a fin shape, wrapped in gray duct tape and weighted down. Let's just say police in Somerset, Mass., are not amused. | Bob Cronkleton
Camera falls from police helicopter, smashes cars
Posted on August 26, 2010A police helicopter's camera fell off mid-flight, smashing three cars when it plummeted to earth. The $100,000 infrared camera landed in a parking lot in Columbus, Ohio. | Bob Cronkleton
Wichita man sentenced to 90 days in jail for animal cruelty
Posted on August 26, 2010Oklahoma authorities found more than 100 emaciated pit bulls on a farm Jerry Southern rented.Initially, Southern faced 70 counts of animal cruelty, but he reached a plea agreement. In addition to the jail sentence, the 33-year-old was ordered to pay....
Worse than a Wild West card-game shootout
Posted on August 26, 2010The suspects weren't even playing. In Miami, someone walked up and opened fire on a group of men playing cards on a street corner, killing two and injuring three. Police don't have a motive. From the Herald: The men have...
Mom sues STL park ranger who shot son at Gateway Arch
Posted on August 26, 2010Police reports indicated that 23-year-old Randolph Scott, who had been throwing barricades into the river with friends, attacked the ranger and even hit him with his car before the ranger fatally shot him. In her lawsuit, Scott's mother says the...
Taking "take out the garbage" to a new level
Posted on August 24, 2010A 12-year-old Oregon boy was given permission to drive to the end of the driveway to unload trash. But he kept going and was found 100 miles later in the family pickup.
Groundskeeper pinned in water under lawnmower
Posted on August 24, 2010The groundskeeper at a New Jersey golf course managed to keep his head above water for 20 minutes, waiting for help, after his lawnmower slid down an embankment into a pond. He was lucky to escape serious injury. As you...
Five years after the fact, man realizes he had been shot in the head
Posted on August 24, 2010A Polish man living in Berlin went to the doctor to have what he thought might be a cyst removed. Apparently he had been shot by revelers on New Years "in 2004 or 2005" but forgot about it because he...
Force of crash breaks car into three pieces
Posted on August 24, 2010An out of control driver's car practically exploded, but he was alert and conscious after the crash. "He went down into the median, into the grass, hit the guardrail, went airborne and the car hit the center post of the...
More join in fight against Chicago handgun restrictions
Posted on August 24, 2010A Provo, Utah firing-range equipment making company is the latest to join a lawsuit against a ban on handgun shops and shooting ranges in the city of Chicago. The lawsuit followed an ordinance last month that people can only have...
Phelps gang avoids court again
Posted on August 24, 2010Shirey Phelps-Roper of the Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church struck a deal with a Nebraska prosecutors Monday. She agreed to drop charges against the state for malicious prosecution, if the state dropped charges against her of child neglect and disturbing the...
More join in fight against Chicago handgun restrictions
Posted on August 24, 2010A Provo, Utah firing-range equipment making company is the latest to join a lawsuit against a ban on handgun shops and shooting ranges in the city of Chicago. The lawsuit followed an ordinance last month that people can only have...
Eight people die in standoff in Phillipines
Posted on August 24, 2010China started demanding answers today as to why eight Hong Kong residents were killed in a bus standoff in Manila yesterday. A disgruntled Filipino police officer, fired on charges of corruption, hijacked a bus and demanded his job back, but...
Video: Deer crashes through Lawrence shop window
Posted on August 24, 2010A deer crashed through the display window of Weaver's on Massachusett's street in Lawrence Monday afternoon. The injured deer ran north.
Arizona sheriff's office meets with U.S. Justice Department
Posted on August 24, 2010Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer is meeting with the U.S. Justice Department today over the department's investigation into possible civil-rights violations in his office. Among them are discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures and an English-only policy...
Death sentence for mom-killer
Posted on August 24, 2010Despite claims of insanity, a Phoenix man was given the death penalty for stabbing and slashing his elderly mother with a samurai sword before shooting her in 2005.
Second-degree murder charge against dog owner
Posted on August 24, 2010An appeals court upheld a jury's ruling for second degree murder after a San Francisco woman's dog mauled and killed a neighbor. They said she acted with a conscious disregard for human life when her Presa Canario escaped and killed...
Double shooting confirmed as murder-suicide
Posted on August 24, 2010A couple in their 60s are dead after the man apparently shot the woman in the back before shooting himself Friday night at 9 p.m.
Eight year sentence for Alaskan terrorist
Posted on August 24, 2010An Alaskan man was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for compiling a hit list of 20 "enemies of Islam." He and his British wife converted to Islam a few years ago and are the first people in Alaska...
Critical injuries in motorcycle chase
Posted on August 24, 2010A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries to his internal organs and groin after he fled from police in the Northland and crashed.
Tuesday's Open Thread
Posted on August 24, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is off this week, and today, Meredith Rodriguez...
Charges filed against escapees
Posted on August 23, 2010Here's an update on those escaped convicts out west and the fiancee/cousin (head shaking moment) of one of them.
Better bring a suitcase
Posted on August 23, 2010That big knife scene from the Crocodile Dundee movie comes to mind. You call that gridlock? Now this is gridlock.
Hostage situation across the Pacific
Posted on August 23, 2010Apparently there was a pretty good reason why this guy lost his job in the first place.
Didn't I see that in a movie?
Posted on August 23, 2010The day's motorcycle shenanigans part two. This time it's from Wichita.
The ghost of Wisconsin
Posted on August 23, 2010Here's an interesting tale from 40 years ago that shows how rash and stupid actions that may seem so important at the time are proven by history to have meant nothing in the overall scheme of things. At least that's...
Have you seen her?
Posted on August 23, 2010Independence police want to find Catherine Ashworth. Her husband is dead and she is missing. Give TIPS a call if you can help.
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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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