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Teens fight with Tasers, cinderblocks in FL mall's parking lot, police say
Posted on March 28, 2008I am sooo sorry that we don't have video of the actual fight. I bet it looked something like the Battle of Helm's Deep from "Lord of the Rings."
UPDATE: San Francisco tiger-mauling
Posted on March 28, 2008Three guys were attacked by a tiger on Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo -- one of them died. The survivors, who happen to be brothers, look like they're getting ready to sue the organization, the Chronicle reports. One...
Kansas City burglar favors black panties
Posted on March 28, 2008From Kevin Hoffmann: Residents living in an east Kansas City neighborhood may want to tighten security of their home valuables, including loose cash, jewelry ? and female undergarments. Two women living in homes near East 48th Street and Phelps Road....
Double the jeopardy, double the fun
Posted on March 28, 2008An Oregon man gets thrown in jail and forced to register as a sex offender ... even though a grand jury decided the charges didn't have any merit. Yeah, the judge, the prosecution and even his own defense attorney essentially...
"I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right"
Posted on March 28, 2008Words to live by ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tony!
Why you should never mug a martial-arts expert
Posted on March 28, 2008Snip from Tampa Bay Online: The man, who is a tae kwon do expert, pushed the gun away and kicked the woman in the face before fleeing across a street to a Shell gas station to call 911, deputies said.
Report: More states want to collect DNA from arrestees
Posted on March 28, 2008Stateline says 22 states are considering bills that would require anyone arrested for a felony -- not charged or convicted -- to give a DNA sample. Missouri is one of those considering it. Kansas is one of 12 states that...
Unbelievable
Posted on March 28, 2008Brazilian boy, age 16, confesses to 12 murders over the last three months.
Cash America Pawn adds $4K to robbery reward
Posted on March 28, 2008The robbery happened about 2 p.m. Monday at the Cash America at 11148 Blue Ridge. From Crime Stoppers: Two black males, each about 5'9" with a medium build and both wearing t-shits or wrapped around their faces, entered the store...
Strip club had 12-year-old dancer -- but city can't shut the joint down
Posted on March 28, 2008Story is from Dallas, via Fox News. Police are investigating whether management knew the 12-year-old stripper was a runaway, but the city itself can't shut the club down over that. There's a specific list of violations that can trigger a...
It's not mob violence, it's health-care reform
Posted on March 28, 2008Indian police arrested a group of people who allegedly tied a woman to a tree and beat her because she was a witch. A man had hired her to magically cure his wife, but when she didn't get better, the...
Jayci Yaeger is dead
Posted on March 28, 2008Jayci -- whose dying wish was to see her incarcerated dad -- passed away yesterday, the day after he came to visit her.
UPDATE: Suspect accused of VA highway shootings
Posted on March 28, 2008This is from the story yesterday where someone fired upon five vehicles on a Virginia interstate, injuring two.
The reports of my death ...
Posted on March 28, 2008Lovely story from The Gazette, "Legitimacy of obituary in question" ... A Cedar Rapids reader raised questions about the obituary, saying his daughter had been in an Internet relationship with a person purporting to be Smith. The reader believed the....
Report: IA pizza deliveryman shot robber, now faces job review
Posted on March 28, 2008A Des Moines pizza deliveryman pulled out a gun and shot a 19-year-old who robbed him late Thursday, police said. The 19-year-old will live, and he'll face charges to boot. The Pizza Hut employee, though, is being suspended from his...
Man kills 3 because he was upset over Mom's hospital care, police say
Posted on March 28, 2008Story is from Georgia. Two of the victims were hospital employees, and the third was a guy who had the misfortune to park near the gunman, police say. Snip from The AP: Johnston overheard someone call the nurse's name, then...
Death penalty now possible in slaying of Leavenworth woman, unborn child
Posted on March 28, 2008The Leavenworth County Attorney says he's not sure if he'll seek death for Sedale Fox, who's accused of shooting and killing Olivia R. Jackson, who was pregnant, back in January. It's possible, though -- Fox's charges have been upgraded to...
ICE wants to deport more criminal immigrants
Posted on March 28, 2008Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates there are more 300K immigrants behind bars in the United States, a new report says. The agency would like to deport as many as possible, keeping in mind that some are now U.S. citizens. Here's...
Report: Los Angeles police are more likely to kill themselves than be killed on-duty
Posted on March 27, 2008Between 1998 and 2007, a new study says, 19 Los Angeles cops committed suicide. During the same time, seven officers were killed in the line of duty. New York and Chicago don't have suicide rates that high, though San Diego...
Alleged scrotum-tearer will stand trial
Posted on March 27, 2008Allen Beckett, an Oklahoma fan, is accused of yelling at a University of Texas fan who came into a Sooner bar and then, uh, tearing the Texas fan's scrotum. Beckett -- whom the AP describes as a "53-year-old church deacon,...
WI couple prayed for daughter, but didn't get her medical help, police say
Posted on March 27, 2008In Weston, Wis., police are reviewing the death of an 11-year-old girl who died from a form of treatable diabetes. The police say Mom and Dad prayed for the girl, but didn't take her to a doctor. It's not clear...
John List
Posted on March 27, 2008Anybody remember John List? He's a New Jersey man who murdered his wife, their three kids and his mother back in 1971. List was able to hide out for 18 years before he was finally captured. (He was caught via...
Arkansas teen's parents sue his bully
Posted on March 27, 2008Which sounds like a funny story except, if half of the anecdotes in this article are true, I'm surprised his parents haven't burned down the school in frustration.
AP: More AK-47s, AK knockoffs are appearing in the U.S.
Posted on March 27, 2008There's been a big increase in the number of AKs that are connected to crimes, even before the federal ban on assault weapons expired a couple of years ago, The AP reports. Police say that's a big reason why they're...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on March 27, 2008Thanks again for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen something interesting elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please...
Dear Criminals: What have I repeatedly told you about @#$%ing with old Marines?
Posted on March 27, 2008It is perilous for your health. In our latest example, an 84-year-old Marine handily defeats a teenaged mugger armed with a knife. Snip from the Mercury News: The boy said, "Old man, give me your wallet or I'll cut you,"...
Phill Kline responds to the JoCo Commission
Posted on March 27, 2008In writing. We've got it here as a PDF.
Come back, Mick Jagger, all is forgiven
Posted on March 27, 2008About 44 years ago, the city of Blackpool banned the Rolling Stones from playing there after, well, a riot. But the city fathers have changed their minds. Hat Tip: Many thanks, bh!
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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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