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Man dies after being Tasered by Shawnee County deputy
Posted on April 01, 2008It reportedly happened over the weekend at the Goodyear plant near Topeka. The guy allegedly had some kind of medical condition and wouldn't settle down, the Cap-Journal reports. Coroner hasn't determined an exact cause of death yet.
Forced prostitution in Overland Park?
Posted on April 01, 2008That's what two Texas women claim. The situation was uncovered by an Overland Park man who met a 36-year-old woman on the Internet, according to police. During their online chats, the woman said she and a 19-year-old woman were being...
Charges dropped against man accused of sexually defiling picnic table
Posted on April 01, 2008Neighbors submitted video evidence, but the county prosecutor said it didn't support felony charges, though he might file new ones at some point.
CA town would fine kids $250 for skipping school
Posted on April 01, 2008Or give them community service. The police are really encouraging the city to pass this measure. They think that a fine will make parents pay attention to truancy. Opponents aren't sure if the police really have time to be working...
But they brought enough for everyone
Posted on April 01, 2008A group of Georgia third-graders are accused of planning an attack on their teacher -- and even brought "a knife, duct tape, handcuffs, ribbon and a heavy crystal paperweight" to school, authorities say.
Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel
Posted on April 01, 2008Local blogger RDM gives his take on the Case Park killing and the two people charged. They said that they didn't mean to kill Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel. Their intent, they say, was to only rob someone at the park. They say...
Why our graffiti is so poorly written
Posted on April 01, 2008Midtown Miscreant suspects it might have something to do with the Kansas City School District and, you know, how only half of their students graduate.
Second trial starts in KCK pit-bull attack
Posted on April 01, 2008This is the case of Jimmie Mae McConnell, an elderly KCK woman who died during a pit-bull attack in 2006, authorities say. The defendant, 34-year-old Derick D. Lee, has started his second trial. (The first was last summer, but it...
Report: DEA keeps losing computers, guns
Posted on April 01, 2008The DEA had about 230 laptops that were lost or stolen over the past five years, a DOJ report says. In cases like that, agents are supposed to file reports and note whether the computers contained sensitive information. How often...
James M. Fleming
Posted on March 31, 2008Fleming is the gentleman who was reportedly shot by a KCPD officer this weekend. Fleming is now facing charges of second-degree assault on a police officer.
UPDATE: Iowa City man kills wife, their 4 kids, police say
Posted on March 31, 2008His in-laws say they've already forgiven Steven Sueppel, the alleged embezzler who reportedly beat his wife and four kids to death last week. Probably helps that he's already driven into a concrete abutment on I-80 and killed himself ...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on March 31, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion! This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as...
Marlan Epps
Posted on March 31, 2008Kansas City police say he's one of the people they're holding in connection with the Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel homicide. No charges yet. We don't have a photo of the female who's being held.
Nebraska nun, 73, accused of stealing from church, then going gambling
Posted on March 31, 2008Prosecutors say she stole at least $250K, and they claim a good part of that was spent gambling at a casino.
A story about a sadomasochistic Nazi orgy
Posted on March 31, 2008Yeah, I figured that was all you needed to know.
AZ school stripsearched eight-grader, looking for Ibuprofen
Posted on March 31, 2008Which, by the way, they didn't find. She's suing them, and I hope she wins every last cent that school system has. Snip: Wright, the lawyer for the school district, says the school's strict drug policy is still in effect....
Suspects in custody for Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel homicide
Posted on March 31, 2008From KDPD: The KCMO Police Homicide Unit has advised that two people, one male-one female are in custody (and considered suspects) for this crime. Both people turned themselves in to police, one yesterday, one today. The case file is being...
Gas-station clerk (sort of) traps armed robber
Posted on March 31, 2008From Christine Vendel: A clerk locked a gunman inside the lobby of a Kansas City gas station early today, but when police arrived, the gunman had broken a window and escaped. The failed holdup occurred just before 3 a.m. at...
Report: TX leads the nation in prison rape
Posted on March 31, 2008Which is something Texas corrections officials hotly deny: "We're disappointed with the survey," said Nathaniel Quarterman, director of the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "It is not matching up with our data...
That is NO way to talk to a Supreme Court
Posted on March 31, 2008Even if it is in Florida. Hat Tip: QuizLaw!
Coroner: No Royal conspiracy to kill Princess Diana
Posted on March 31, 2008The official says it was just a fatal wreck, though it's not clear if negligence of the driver or the paparazzi was a factor. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Golfer!
CO teacher told students to smack kid who was late for class, police say
Posted on March 31, 2008Which the worrywarts down at the police station are calling "child abuse." Not sure if the teacher, who serves at the high-school level, is also being charged for making the kid do 100 pushups, too.
How much should police departments rely on civilian workers?
Posted on March 31, 2008USA Today has a report on how some police departments are using civilian employees -- "field service officers" -- to take reports on low-level incidents, such as fender-benders and property damage. They say it frees sworn officers to respond to...
17 years for bank robber who pointed gun at pregnant teller's belly
Posted on March 31, 2008Story is from Edgerton, Kan. Yeah, nothing like threatening a pregnant lady to win the court's sympathy.
The Great American Root Beer Kegger
Posted on March 31, 2008A while back, we had a story about a Wisconsin teen who threw a kegger for friends who got kicked off school sports because they'd allegedly been caught drinking. Only his keg was full of root beer. The police showed...
This story made me furious
Posted on March 31, 2008It's from Macon, Mo., up in the north-central part of the state. A couple goes on Social Security, but their checks go to another man, who "handles their finances." He pays their rent, sure, but then embezzles most of their...
Arena football player tries to urinate on dance floor, shoves cop, gets Tasered, police say
Posted on March 31, 2008Story is from Florida. In other news, I read a book this weekend and ate Chinese. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Trial scheduled for former Jeff City radio host
Posted on March 31, 2008James Keown -- who used to be an on-air personality at a Jeff City radio station -- is supposed to go on trial this week in Massachusetts. Keown is accused of killing his wife by poisoning her Gatorade with antifreeze,...
Body of pregnant teen, little boy found in IL
Posted on March 31, 2008Sad story from the St. Louis area, where authorities have found the remains of Anquiaette Parker, a pregnant 19-year-old, and her 4-year-old cousin, Cermen Toney Jr., whom she was baby-sitting. The two of them disappeared in late 2005. Their remains....
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The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
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