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FL man spends 22 hours in jail for carrying Aleve
Posted on May 02, 2008That's right -- the over-the-counter painkiller. Apparently, the field test, which showed presence of amphetamines, was wrong. Snip: Captain Bill Spitler with the Sarasota Police Department says he feels bad for Sanders because "no one should be arrested for something...
Burglars steal woman's pancakes, sausage, Ohio police say
Posted on May 02, 2008Estimated Loss: $3.07 Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
New Mexico man surprisingly active for a dead guy
Posted on May 02, 2008After authorities find an unnamed, unclaimed set of remains, a New Mexico family fears it could be their longlost brother -- and a mitochondrial DNA test shows a link. They have a funeral, they get a death certificate. Then they...
WI murder victim's cell called 911 before she died
Posted on May 02, 2008The big story today in Madison, Wis., is about Brittany Sue Zimmermann, a college student who was found murdered early last month. It's been a high-profile case there. It turns out that Zimmermann's cell phone called 911, but because there...
Crime Scene almost says something nice about yuppies
Posted on May 02, 2008Back in the 1980s, the stereotype of the typical coke user was a rich, young, white person -- a yuppie, The AP reports. New studies, though, show that coke prices have dropped enough that people of all ethnicities can have...
WI man caught drunk, up a telephone pole, wearing a stolen watch, police say
Posted on May 02, 2008Story is from Sheboygan. Police believe he was trying to break into an apartment; he says he was trying to wake a friend. He can also explain why he had the stolen watch: He bought it from a crack dealer.
Liquor-store robber shoots himself in the leg, police say
Posted on May 02, 2008It would have been more poetical if he'd shot himself in the foot. (Or maybe the liver.) Story is from California. Hat Tip: Many thanks to the Amazing Jay Tee!
Bridezilla is very choosy about her music
Posted on May 02, 2008In New York, a bride has pleaded guilty to breaking some conga drums and a speaker after she got into a fight with the band at her reception. (They were arguing over music, police say.) The couple is in their...
UPDATE on alleged shoplifter shot by security guard
Posted on May 02, 2008Anthony Trezvant allegedly stole some batteries from the Brookside Price Chopper, and when a security guard chased him out of the store, Trezvant reportedly stabbed him in the throat and back. The guard then shot and killed Trezvant. This all...
MADD is outraged over pretend drunk-driving
Posted on May 02, 2008The new "Grand Theft Auto" game lets players drive drunk, which MADD says is in poor taste. They want the game, which is rated Mature, to be classified Adults Only. Mature is for those 17 and older, Adults Only is...
IT CAME FROM THE POLICE SCANNER!
Posted on May 02, 2008The always excellent Sara Shepherd, Friend of Crime Scene, sends along a roundup of weird/disturbing/amusing things she's heard over the scanner while working nights last month. April 16: ?She advised that someone?s pumping something into her house that?s making her...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on May 01, 2008Thanks for visiting the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. As always, 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...
"The Assassination of Yelena Guzman"
Posted on May 01, 2008Be sure to check out the Pitch's narrative on the slaying of Yelena Guzman, a 2-year-old who was killed in a gang shooting in KCK. Saw this via Tony's Kansas City, who has a post here.
New York's marijuana crackdown
Posted on May 01, 2008Good post here from Reason magazine showing pot possession arrests have skyrocketed over the past few years, largely because NYPD started doing stop-and-frisks.
Knife-wielding woman, 62, gets shot after lunging at cop, police say
Posted on May 01, 2008Story is from an assisted-living center in Maryland.
Did the D.C. madam kill herself?
Posted on May 01, 2008That's according to Florida authorities, who are treating Deborah Jeane Palfrey's death as an apparent suicide. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
James Bond threatened to kill neighbor with assault rifle over fence argument, police say
Posted on May 01, 2008This is a James Bond, not the James Bond. Story is from the San Jose area. Snip: Police had already been alerted to Bond's alleged temper following an incident Friday in which he reportedly entered the Concord Police Department and...
Report: Use of secret warrants has more than doubled since 9/11
Posted on May 01, 2008The warrants let the FBI do wiretapping and secret domestic searches. The DOJ says 2,370 such warrants were approved last year, compared to 1,012 in 2000.
Should concealed weapons be allowed in national parks, wildlife areas?
Posted on May 01, 2008The White House wants to allow them, so long as the gun owners have earned concealed-carry permits, but some National Park Service groups say it could lead to confusion. More here.
Free Luke
Posted on May 01, 2008What a sweet, stupid story. Two Okies (and an underage Okie) are accused of breaking a dog, Luke, out of the city pound so he could attend his master's funeral. They were also afraid the authorities were going to put...
Nobody puts Baby in a corner!
Posted on May 01, 2008Great story from North Carolina, where local authorities banned a woman -- for life! -- from the town dance hall because she engaged in dirty dancing and wore short skirts. (No word of any ban for her partners. Hmm.) She...
Diner gets bomb threat over tip he left at steakhouse
Posted on May 01, 2008Story is from Tennessee. The victim said he found the note in his mailbox, warning him that if he ever tipped less than 15 percent, someone would blow up his house. (Well, right there, that would make me not want...
Teen accused of beating elderly woman for driving too slowly
Posted on May 01, 2008The story is from Indianapolis, and it's just awful. The suspect is 19, and the victim is 81 -- her leg was broken in 14 places and will require knee replacement. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JH!
The dungeon story gets even worse
Posted on May 01, 2008This is the story an Austrian man, Josef Fritzl, is accused of keeping his daughter in a secret room in his basement for 24 years, where he raped her and produced seven children. (One of whom died.) Authorities say DNA...
Appeals court dismisses NY's suit against gun industry
Posted on May 01, 2008Back in 2000, New York sued gun manufacturers for allegedly violating the state's public-nuisance law. The industry wasn't watching gun retailers close enough, which was letting guns end up in the hands of criminals, the city claimed. A federal appeals...
Kitchens named chief of Leavenworth PD
Posted on May 01, 2008From the City of Leavenworth: City Manager J. Scott Miller announced today that he has filled the position of Chief of Police. As of May 1, Patrick Kitchens will formally begin his duties as Chief of Police for the City...
Woman files suit against "Girls Gone Wild" in MO
Posted on May 01, 2008Story is from the P-D. The woman, who filed suit as Jane Doe, says one of GGW's employees pulled a strap on her top, which exposed her breast. (It reportedly happened in 2005 at Laclede's Landing in St. Louis.) The...
Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at KU
Posted on May 01, 2008It sounds like it was an interesting evening. The Journal-World has more. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Boy, 12, calls 911 but ends up getting arrested himself, police say
Posted on May 01, 2008Lovely story from Leavenworth County, where a 12-year-old boy allegedly called 911 and accused his stepdad of hitting him. Police learn that, yes, stepdad slapped the boy ... after the boy had shoved his pregnant mother, who had told him...
Robbery suspect brought drugs to court, police say
Posted on May 01, 2008But I'm guessing there wasn't enough for everybody. Story is from Manhattan.
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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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