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High-school wrestlers report coach who allegedly bought them beer

Posted on March 25, 2008
This story from St. Paul cracked me up. A 21-year-old assistant coach -- who doesn't work as a teacher, just a coach -- is accused of bringing a case of beer (plus two girls) to his team's hotel room during...

Reward in Cammisano homicide raised to $6,500

Posted on March 25, 2008
From Crime Stoppers: On September 1st, 2007, police in Riverside responded to a shooting in the 4800 block of NW High Drive. When they arrived they found the body of Charles Cammisano who had been shot several times. Authorities continue...

Man leaves notes offering $20 for ladies underwear, police say

Posted on March 25, 2008
Story is from Oklahoma, where police are trying to locate a gentleman who leaves notes for women offering $20 for their underwear. They're afraid he's a sexual deviant who might act out in a dangerous fashion. But on the Tulsa...

Barney Frank wants to decriminalize pot possession

Posted on March 25, 2008
It's still early in the process, but Frank is proposing a bill that would decriminalize, on the federal level, holding a small amount of pot. If it passes -- I'm guessing that's a big "if" -- the bill could be...

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TX girl, 13, talked other girls into prostitution, police allege

Posted on March 25, 2008
That's right, a 13-year-old pimp. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Dough Boy

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on March 25, 2008
Taiwanese man hires stripper to perform at father's funeral. The old man had been promised this, if he lived to be 100 -- he actually died at 103. And he was apparently a fan of strip clubs.

Guilty verdict for man who microwaved baby

Posted on March 25, 2008
He'd tried arguing an insanity plea, and I'm a little surprised it didn't fly, even in Texas -- the guy had a history of mental illness. (Kiddo survived, by the way, though she'll have long-term health issues, it sounds.) I...

Hulk Hogan gets sued over son's almost-fatal crash

Posted on March 25, 2008
The plaintiff is a man riding as a passenger in Hogan's son's car. The suit claims that Hogan was negligent because he owned the cars involved and he knew that his kid had a penchant for driving recklessly. The lawyers...

Jonathan Lee Riches v. Eliot Spitzer

Posted on March 25, 2008
The always excellent QuizLaw blog notes that inmate Jonathan Lee Riches has filed suit against former NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer, claiming "Gov. Spitzer is try to sell me for prison prostitution labor to Albany legislators."

Boston PD is shocked to learn that not everyone supports door-to-door gun searches

Posted on March 25, 2008
In Boston, police announced a new program called "Safe Homes." If you're a homeowner and you think your teenager has guns hidden in his room, just call the police. They'll only search Junior's room, take the guns and, best of...

Take off your shoes ... or else

Posted on March 25, 2008
Lovely story from Texas, where a woman is accused of introducing a gun during her argument with two furniture deliverymen, police say. She told them to take off their shoes before coming inside her house. They refused, pointing out the...

MO man shoots, kills wife while installing satellite TV, sheriff's office says

Posted on March 25, 2008
Story is from Henry County. Apparently, the man had a hard time putting a hole in an exterior wall, so he used a handgun to shoot through, the sheriff's office reports. The second shot hit his wife in the chest,...

MO town says its red-light cameras aren't making as much money as planned

Posted on March 25, 2008
Story is from St. Peters, where the police department says it's having a hard time making money off its red-light cameras. Snip from the Post-Dispatch: If authorities can't at least determine the driver's gender, no ticket is issued, said Mike...

UPDATE: 5 killed in Iowa City shootings

Posted on March 25, 2008
We don't know too much more than we did yesterday: Police believe a banker, recently indicted for embezzlement, shot and killed his wife and four kids, then died in a fiery crash on I-80. They haven't been able to identify...

Trouble at the Jacksonville N.C. Wal-Mart

Posted on March 25, 2008
In Jacksonville, N.C., a Wal-Mart employee is accused of going to his car during a break, painting his face black and returning with a shotgun to hold his fellow employees hostage, police say. There is an excellent mugshot after the...

CNN: Less than 1 percent of flights have armed air marshals

Posted on March 25, 2008
The TSA, for its part, is calling shenanigans on CNN's story: The TSA refuses to release either the total number of marshals regularly assigned to flights or a percentage of daily flights that are covered, but called the numbers given...

Erotic City fights back

Posted on March 25, 2008
Erotic City, the pornography/nudity emporium located in Blue Summit, has filed a federal lawsuit, arguing the county's new regulations violate free speech. Jackson County won't let people have sex in the video booths, and won't let dancers and customers have...

$100K settlement offer to families of VA Tech victims

Posted on March 25, 2008
Virginia is offering $100K each to the families of those killed during the Virginia Tech massacre, plus medical and counseling expenses. The state is trying to avoid a lawsuit -- some families want to sue because students weren't warned about...

KS rethinks its sexual-predator program

Posted on March 24, 2008
This is the program where RSOs are held, even after they've completed their sentence, because they're considered too dangerous and are civilly committed, the Journal-World reports. The state spends over $13.4 million to handle 171 patients in this program --...

More police departments buying assault weapons, experts say

Posted on March 24, 2008
Mostly because the criminals are, too, the AP reports. (A rising number of in-the-line deaths and mass shootings like Virginia Tech are factors, too.) The story doesn't have exact numbers, just a lot of anecdotal evidence. Police are favoring AR-15s....

Loophole in MO law cuts a break to drunk drivers

Posted on March 24, 2008
Joe Lambe's got a full story here. Basically, the legislature forgot to remove a paragraph from the existing law. Snip: The old clause said that if someone received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty in municipal court to driving while...

NY motorist blames Oreo for speeding ticket

Posted on March 24, 2008
Uh, yeah, the guy was apparently trying to dunk an Oreo in some milk WHILE DRIVING when the Oreo slipped out of his hand. Instead of, you know, forgetting about the cookie and concentrating on the road, he tried to...

Mexican police chief seeks asylum in the United States

Posted on March 24, 2008
It's one more indication of how nasty things are getting between the cartels and the Mexican government, which has been cracking down in the border states for the last several months. The police chief in question says his deputies abandoned...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on March 24, 2008
Thanks for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to post a link below. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity,...

Man loses nearly everything after Craigslist ad

Posted on March 24, 2008
Story is from Oregon, where someone posted an ad on Craigslist, encouraging the public to visit his house and take all his stuff while he wasn't there. His first clue everything wasn't copacetic? Salisbury became aware of the problem when...

UPDATE: Lisa Montgomery sentencing changed

Posted on March 24, 2008
From U.S. Attorney John Wood's office: The sentencing date for Lisa Montgomery, who was convicted of kidnapping resulting in death, has been rescheduled by the court. The sentencing hearing will be at 10 a.m. FRIDAY, April 4, 2008, before U.S....

Supreme Court says inmates have abortion rights

Posted on March 24, 2008
Specifically, abortions that are conducted off the prison grounds. The case is from Arizona. (Sheriff Joe wouldn't take the plaintiff to the doctor unless she got a court order -- which took seven weeks.) It's not clear how this decision...

MO family of 5 arrested in cigarette, booze burglary

Posted on March 24, 2008
This story is a hoot, especially the accompanying photo from the News-Tribune. The suspects are Mom, Dad, two teenage sons and Grandpa, who went to the hospital complaining of a heart attack. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb! Via News of...

That is a truly unfortunate name

Posted on March 24, 2008
Accused of murdering a Wisconsin real-estate agent and setting a fire to destroy any evidence: James A. Hole. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb, via News Of The Weird.

Nutraloaf: Is it food or punishment?

Posted on March 24, 2008
In Vermont, if you misbehave in prison, you get served nutraloaf -- "a mixture of cubed whole wheat bread, nondairy cheese, raw carrots, spinach, seedless raisins, beans, vegetable oil, tomato paste, powdered milk and dehydrated potato flakes," The AP reports...

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