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KCTV: Man shot wife's lover 4 times, police say
Posted on April 29, 2008Amazingly, the alleged lovah survived.
One way or another, she wants the money
Posted on April 29, 2008Ashley Dupre, an alleged call girl linked to the Eliot Spitzer scandal, was initially offered $1 million to pose for Girls Gone Wild -- until the company learned they ALREADY had footage of her from a few years ago. So...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on April 28, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. As always, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...
MO inmate has constitutional right to kosher food
Posted on April 28, 2008An inmate doing time for statutory rape has won a lawsuit requiring the Missouri prison system to feed him kosher meals -- something that officials don't want to do since he has several white-power tattoos and was once caught with...
Teen blows kiss to Florida cop who did NOT appreciate it, police say
Posted on April 28, 2008At some point, the kid also allegedly used the N-word despite the two of them being white. Matthews pulled out handcuffs and prepared to arrest the boy -- whose right wrist was in a cast -- for disorderly conduct. When...
"A Mississippi lie-detector"
Posted on April 28, 2008A mentally-disabled man has sued two Mississippi policemen who reportedly put a lampshade on his head and tried to convince him that it was a lie-detector machine. I bet they laughed pretty hard -- right up to the point where...
More questions about the Texas FLDS raid
Posted on April 28, 2008USA Today has a followup on the FLDS raid and whether authorities needed to remove all 462 children, especially the kids under 5 and the teenage boys, who theoretically weren't at risk of being married off.
KS becomes 9th state to ban salvia divinorum
Posted on April 28, 2008Sorry, hippies, I guess you'll just have to make do with regular old pot.
Report: Over half the FLDS teen girls are pregnant or Moms
Posted on April 28, 2008Texas pulled 53 girls between ages 14 and 17 from the ranch. Of that group, 31 of them are either (A) pregnant right now or (B) somebody's mother.
SC Troopers' Greatest Hits
Posted on April 28, 2008In South Carolina, there have been questions about state troopers and whether their tactics have been too aggressive. (You know, uh, using a cruiser to hit a motorcyclist.) The State has reviewed several dashcam tapes and found evidence of some...
Slaughter pleads guilty to 1985 murder
Posted on April 28, 2008Sidney W. Slaughter, 47, has pleaded guilty to the 1985 slaying of Patricia McMahan, whose body was found June 16 on a playground at 20th and Prospect. (Charges didn't come until 2006, when a DNA test tied Slaughter to the...
Best. Lede. Ever.
Posted on April 28, 2008From WRTA: "A combination of alcohol, bees and a gun resulted in a Williamsburg man making a trip to the hospital Sunday. " Saw this via Fark!
Judge: JoCo DA can't have abortion records
Posted on April 28, 2008From Diane Carroll: Johnson County District Court Judge Stephen Tatum ruled today that prosecutors cannot have the abortion reports they want for their criminal case against Planned Parenthood. The documents are key to District Attorney Phill Kline?s 107-count case against...
Tabitha Brewer and Nick Travis
Posted on April 28, 2008This weekend was the 10th anniversary of Tabitha Brewer and Nick Travis' disappearance. The teenagers, ages 16 and 18, are believed dead, and a man named Brandon Howell is awaiting trial, accused of their murders. Tabby's family says the case...
UPDATE: AZ cracks down on business that employ illegal immigrants
Posted on April 28, 2008Last year, Arizona passed a law making it a lot more hazardous for businesses to employ illegal immigrants. Though Maricopa County has gotten hundreds of tips, most of the state hasn't used the new law once. Which leads bystanders to...
Iron Man
Posted on April 28, 2008Five people have been indicted in an alleged crack ring that reportedly operated in KCK and Topeka. One of the defendants, Cecil A. Brooks, is accused of using an iron to "send a message," U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren's office reports....
Criminal charges for parents who didn't take dying daughter to doctor
Posted on April 28, 2008Recently, we had a story about a Wisconsin couple who allegedly refused to take their daughter to the hospital when she experienced complications from diabetes. Instead, they chose to pray about her problems. The girl, age 11, died. Now? The...
French police interfere with the natural order
Posted on April 28, 2008By pulling over a man driving 125 mph and watching a video at the same time, before he could wreck his vehicle and gracefully exit the gene pool.
The Wedding Smashers
Posted on April 28, 2008Tch. We have yet another story of newlyweds accused of beating the crap from one another -- and, allegedly, some bystanders -- immediately following the Blessed Event. From AP: The fight started Saturday night after a reception when (the groom)...
"I don't think the world is safe for me"
Posted on April 28, 2008Interesting story from the Chicago Tribune, which says that violent crime is having a big impact on the mental health of children who live in high-crime neighborhoods. According to a large and growing body of research, exposure to violence is...
Exonerated, but not pardoned
Posted on April 28, 2008The Washington Post has a story about wrongfully convicted inmates who, even though they've been freed from jail, are still haunted by their convictions because they haven't received official pardons from the governor. For many, it means they can't apply...
KC families get $18 mil in crash settlement
Posted on April 28, 2008Missed this from last week ... The families of three Kansas City women -- Beverly Garrett, Beulah Hunter and Anita Gibbs -- will receive $18 million in a settlement with a trucking company. These women (and a fourth passenger) were...
Quote of the day
Posted on April 28, 2008"I wanted to do it because it's fun, fun to do bad things, to drive into a car. I wanted to do hood rat stuff with my friend." -- Latarian Milton, 7, a Florida boy who allegedly stole his grandma's...
Dear Robbers: If at first you don't succeed ...
Posted on April 28, 2008Great story from Montana, where a 24-year-old man allegedly went into a Taco John restaurant with a Glock replica and demanded free food. The clerk refused. So the man demanded cash instead, which the clerk also refused, police say. The...
The case of the missing cat
Posted on April 28, 2008Interesting story from Weston, where a man reportedly caged his neighbor lady's cat after it crossed into his yard and then drove about 50 miles to St. Joseph, where he released it. (It's important to note that, while the police...
"Machine guns in Salina"
Posted on April 28, 2008That's the headline of the Journal article, but the story itself says that, well, there aren't any machine guns in Salina, at least not for sale.
An innocent man?
Posted on April 28, 2008In Cape Girardeau, the big story is whether a convicted murderer might actually be innocent of the 1992 slaying that earned him a 60-year sentence. New DNA tests show the man, Joshua Kezer, isn't a match for any of the...
KCPD investigating fatal stabbing at east KC motel
Posted on April 28, 2008The victim is a man in his 50s, KSHB says. The establishment in question is the Hallmark Inn on 40 Highway.
UPI: Tunisian woman claims she was raped over the phone
Posted on April 28, 2008Say it with me: Shenanigans. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
AR prisoner sues after losing 100-plus pounds in jail
Posted on April 28, 2008He says he hasn't been fed enough. Keep in mind, the plaintiff weighs about 300 pounds and used to be 413. Snip: "If we are in a small pod all day (and) do next to nothing for physical exercise, we...
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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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