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Motorcycle deaths dropped in 2009

Posted on April 26, 2010
The U.S. saw about a 16 percent drop. That's according to the data for the first nine months of that year. It's a little shocking because 2008 was a record-high year for those kinds of traffic fatalities. Experts aren't sure...

It takes a real jerk ...

Posted on April 22, 2010
... to steal birthday money from a 3-year-old. In Baltimore, a postal worker is accused of stealing hundreds of gift cards, checks and other money from birthday cards and other mail. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Aradia Silvermoon!

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on April 22, 2010
Welcome 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. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...

Mom's Boyfriend put kid in clothes dryer

Posted on April 22, 2010
A Hutchinson man got 10 years after he put his girlfriend's 3-year-old in a dryer to punish the boy for wetting his pants. (The man's defense? They were merely playing a game. A game that caused second-degree burns.) An appeals...

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Should sleepwalkers face criminal charges?

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Oregon, a man named Adam Kearns was charged with punching his wife while he was asleep, hurting her badly enough that she called 911. In cases like this, police have to send charges to the prosecutor, and the district...

Man killed in Midtown apartment

Posted on April 22, 2010
From Christine Vendel: Someone shot a man to death in a Kansas City apartment building late this morning. Another victim wounded by gunfire showed up at a hospital, and police were investigating whether that shooting was related to the homicide....

Alarm company sued over murder

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Minnesota, a murder victim's family is suing ADT after her murderer was reportedly able to thwart her $2,400 security system. The alarm company, in turn, is blaming the local police for failing to arrest the bad guy -- a...

More about Scott Roeder's petition

Posted on April 22, 2010
Back in February, Scott Roeder filed a petition asking to be free and complaining about how he's been treated, as we noted yesterday. (Judy has a more complete report here.) A hearing on that petition is scheduled for June. Judy...

Search of church linked to homicide case

Posted on April 22, 2010
Last night, Independence police searched New Hope Baptist Church in Independence, and now they say it was part of the Randy Stone case. A few weeks ago, Stone, an insurance agent, was found dead in his office near 35th and...

Team of robbers hits ice-cream truck

Posted on April 22, 2010
From Christine Vendel: An ice cream truck driver reported she was boxed in by two vehicles and robbed at gunpoint last night. The victim said she had parked her Frosty Ice Cream truck at 39th Street and Euclid Avenue just...

Neighbors' feud leads to fake orgy ad

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Hartford, Conn., a man has been accused of placing a fake ad on Craigslist, inviting strangers to his neighbor's house for an orgy. Authorities say the man had been feuding with the neighbor, though the AP doesn't say what...

Wife gets 30 days for 'big surprise'

Posted on April 22, 2010
A Utah woman was sentenced to 30 days at home after she promised her husband a "big surprise" during a date -- but instead beat him in the head with a hammer while he was blindfolded. The man, who had...

Mom wants teens out of adult prisons

Posted on April 22, 2010
Jonathan McClard was barely 17 years old when he killed himself, just days before he would be placed in general population at a maximum security prison. McClard had shot and injured another boy in Jackson, Mo., in a fight over...

Nobody likes a tattletale, kid

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Loveland, Ohio, a 3-year-old boy helped police capture his dad after they showed up with a warrant. The man reportedly hid in a bedroom while his girlfriend refused to say where he was. So the little boy piped up...

Navy SEAL cleared of beating suspect

Posted on April 22, 2010
Three Navy SEALS were facing military charges after they were accused of beating a terror suspect who allegedly planned an attack that killed four U.S. security personnel. (Two of whom were former SEALs.) The first SEAL to face trial, Julio...

St. Louis chief wants officers to wear seat belts, slow down

Posted on April 22, 2010
The St. Louis police chief says he's going to emphasize traffic safety after two officers died while chasing suspects. The officers weren't wearing their seat belts, were driving too fast and didn't slow down enough in intersections, Dan Isom told...

How not to get rid of a corpse

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Phoenix, police say a murder suspect was caught after neighbors saw him pushing a shopping cart with a dead body inside it. The body was wrapped in blankets, but the witnesses got a good look after the cart tipped...

Man killed for throwing cheeseballs

Posted on April 22, 2010
An Australian woman has been sentenced to 18 years after she ran over a 21-year-old who threw cheeseballs at her car as a joke. According to Australia's ABC News, the woman had consumed two bottles of wine, plus marijuana, ecstasy...

Should disabled mom get to see her kids?

Posted on April 22, 2010
A California woman, Abbie Dorn, suffered severe brain damage when she gave birth to a set of triplets, who are now 3 years old. She's unable to speak, move or eat. Her husband divorced her, and now her parents take...

Men wrongly charged with kidnapping

Posted on April 22, 2010
This is a little scary. In Newton, Kan., two men were arrested after an 11-year-old girl said they tried to abduct her. As it happens, the guys were in the neighborhood to visit one man's parents. They got into an...

Police investigate sex assault in OP

Posted on April 22, 2010
A stranger forced his way into a woman's apartment and started fondling her Tuesday evening, until her screams chased him away, KSHB reports. It happened about 6:45 p.m. at the Lodge Apartments in the 7500 block of West 106th. The...

KCPD releases names in murder-suicide

Posted on April 22, 2010
Police say that Marvell Greer, 47, shot and killed his wife, 36-year-old Lorine, on Monday night in the 3800 block of East 60th Terrace. The couple was estranged. Marvell had apparently lured Lorine to the house by claiming he had...

KC plans DUI checkpoint next weekend

Posted on April 22, 2010
It will happen sometime between April 30 through May 2.

$100 bill redesigned to thwart counterfeiters

Posted on April 22, 2010
The new bill won't go into circulation until February. It's kind of futuristic looking. The bill has a bright blue band made up of tiny lenses that apparently give a holographic look to the bill. Part of the lead time...

Did promise of sex get man killed?

Posted on April 22, 2010
In Marengo, Iowa., a waitress is on trial for allegedly killing her boss, prosecutors allege. The waitress had told the man that he could have a threesome with her and his common-law wife, but he had to drink a shot...

Fugitive caught on birthday, 34 years after escaping prison

Posted on April 22, 2010
Story is from Florida. The woman had gone to prison for a stolen property charge and was supposed to serve five years. She did two months before escaping. Authorities say she'd been using the name and Social Security number of...

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on April 21, 2010
Welcome 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. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...

Missing kiddo disappears in Florida, appears in NYC

Posted on April 21, 2010
A missing 3-year-old from Florida, Nathaniel Fons, was left at New York City's landmark St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday, days after he vanished. NYPD is looking for the couple who abandoned him -- they're believed to be friends of the boy's...

UPDATE: OP teen missing

Posted on April 21, 2010
Have you seen Shanelle Curry? The 18-year-old was last seen yesterday morning, getting on her school bus about 8 a.m. Overland Park police are trying to locate Curry, who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 217 pounds. She has...

Lawyer fails to mention client's death

Posted on April 21, 2010
In Minnesota, a lawyer has been suspended for a year after he conveniently forgot to mention that his client was living-challenged. (Dead.) The man had hired the lawyer to sue a credit agency that mistakenly reported him as being dead....

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