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Wichita teen beats up Easter Bunny, police say

Posted on March 21, 2008
That'll impress the ladies -- "Hey, babe, I just beat up a guy dressed as the Easter Bunny, who was only trying to entertain children. No, I'm OK -- he had limited peripheral vision, and my buddies were there, so...

Report: Rescuers have a harder time cutting into newer vehicles

Posted on March 20, 2008
This is interesting. Today's vehicles do a better job protecting motorists from dying instantly in wrecks, but first responders say they're having a much harder time freeing injured people because the new metals are so difficult to cut. Rescues are...

"Johnny Knoxville said straight out that if you put your penis in the mousetrap I'll give you $10 million"

Posted on March 20, 2008
He's suing. If I were in that situation, I suppose I'd sue, too. But I don't think I'd ever get in that spot in the first place.

Rodd Wolff, Crime-Fighting Stuntman/Hair-Salon Operator

Posted on March 20, 2008
Lovely story from Phoenix about Rodd Wolff, a stuntman who also operates a hair salon. When a robber tried to hold up the joint, Rodd and his crew were ready. From the Republic: Because of previous crimes at nearby businesses,...

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KCPD plans sobriety checkpoint for March 28 in south KC

Posted on March 20, 2008
From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, March 28, 2008 in the south part of Kansas City, Missouri. ... During this operation there will be signs placed in advance of the checkpoint...

KS man charged after girlfriend gets stuck to toilet

Posted on March 20, 2008
The specific charge is mistreatment of a dependent adult.

Detroit couple accused of barbecuing 2-year-old's body

Posted on March 20, 2008
Presumably so they could hide his death, police say. They kept getting government benefits even after the boy died. Nobody knows yet what killed him, but he did suffer from malnutrition and several broken bones.

CA animal-control officer drowned dozens of kittens, police say

Posted on March 20, 2008
The authorities don't list a possible motive, but the local animal shelter, which takes in the animals caught by the city, says it might be over money. The shelter charges twice as much to accept live cats as dead ones....

Texan gets 60 years for 10th DUI conviction

Posted on March 20, 2008
He did stints of five and 10 years, but apparently, none of that penetrated. Doesn't say how long he'll need to serve before he gets parole. He's 53, though.

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on March 20, 2008
The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Thursday morning, ready for your off-topic comments and discussion. (Or if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, your links, which can be posted in the space below.) Please sign your...

There's still time!

Posted on March 20, 2008
I have a favor to ask: Journalism researchers from KU are circulating a survey about how people use blogs and other media. The survey is here. And if you complete it, you'll be entered in a drawing for $50. Additional...

UK woman on toilet bitten by rat inside bowl

Posted on March 20, 2008
The single most terrifying thing you will ever read! She says there were a few rats inside the toilet. Quote most likely to be taken out of context: She tried flushing the toilet chain twice but the creature came back...

Child molester gets 30 years in prison

Posted on March 20, 2008
From Glenn Rice: A Kansas City man convicted of sexually abusing two children was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, according to Platte County authorities. Andrew M. Sapien, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy for...

It's almost like they were high or something ...

Posted on March 20, 2008
From the Roslindale Transcript: Roslindale - Police arrested five Roslindale residents Monday afternoon after the group allegedly broke into a Roslindale apartment, became stranded on a balcony and dropped a bag of marijuana on the head of a police detective...

OMG: KCK police have their own MySpace page

Posted on March 20, 2008
That, or there is a rap group calling itself KCK Police Department. Not sure. It is excellent. Saw this via The Pitch's Plog!

Should prisoner get to see his dying daughter?

Posted on March 20, 2008
Sad story from Lincoln, where a little girl named Jayci Yaeger, 10, is dying from brain cancer. One of her last wishes? She wants to see her dad, who's serving time in South Dakota. (He's scheduled to be released next...

Florida couple accused of breaking into church, having sex on altar

Posted on March 20, 2008
The story says she wanted to have a spiritual and sexual experience.

Security guard accused of sexually assaulting spring breaker, throwing her off balcony

Posted on March 20, 2008
The sixth-floor balcony, to be precise. She hit two roofs before landing in a second-story stairwell, and amazingly enough, she'll live. Some people are wondering how the suspect was hired as a hotel guard in the first place since he...

Federal agents shut down black-market deer-sausage operation

Posted on March 20, 2008
I really loved this story from the Omaha World-Herald. A retiree was illegally butchering deer and making summer sausage in his garage, which can only be described as filthy: Mouse droppings, maggots, deer carcasses, dried blood, deer hair and other....

JoCo Commission still has questions about Paul Morrison investigation

Posted on March 20, 2008
From Finn Bullers: Johnson County Commission votes 6-1 to summon Phill Kline to address lingering concerns about the independence of his investigation of Paul Morrison. If he doesn't show, he risks losing the $25K the commissioners gave him for the...

Man says he killed wife because she turned off the TV

Posted on March 20, 2008
Story is from Pennsylvania. The husband, who was drunk during the killing, pleaded guilty and could get 40 years in prison. Their five kids were there when he shot her.

This is why we revolted, Britain

Posted on March 20, 2008
Scotland Yard wants to start collecting DNA samples from "problem kids" while they're in school because, studies show, these are often the same people who become criminals later in life, Wired's ThreatLevel blog reports. The UK already has the largest...

Gun battle in Brookside?

Posted on March 20, 2008
That's what KMBC is reporting. The inimitable Tony Rizzo has more details here: A high-speed chase and rolling gun battle between the occupants of two cars ended with a traffic crash today near 63rd Street and Brookside Plaza. The exchange...

"This is America ... PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH"

Posted on March 20, 2008
In Philadelphia, a city commission is siding with a cheesesteak restaurant that posted signs telling customers to order in English. The signs read: "This is America: WHEN ORDERING 'PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH." Since the signs don't say service will be withheld,...

Clay County jurors will hear Columbia murder trial

Posted on March 20, 2008
Actually, it'll be one of the more notorious homicide cases from Columbia. Steven Rios, a former policeman, is accused of murdering a college student, Jesse Valencia, with whom he was having an affair. This is a retrial. It's scheduled to...

Most Columbia police will be carrying Tasers soon

Posted on March 20, 2008
Columbia is using a $30K grant to buy Tasers for many of its officers. After everything's said and done, about 70 of the department's 82 officers will be carrying, the Missourian reports.

It's always in the last place you look

Posted on March 20, 2008
A UK mother is accused of hiding her car keys "in an intimate place" in an effort to convince police that she had NOT been driving drunk with her kids in the car. The keys were located during a strip...

"Girls Gone Wild" and Alexandra Dupre -- on the Edge of Seventeen

Posted on March 20, 2008
We recently reported that "Girls Gone Wild" had offered $1 million to Alexandra Dupre, an alleged prostitute tied to the Eliot Spitzer scandal, if she'd pose for the company -- an offer that was rescinded when GGW realized it already...

Quote of the day

Posted on March 20, 2008
"Why don't you try me instead of her?" -- court stenographer Ron Tolkin as he and others jumped on a large drug suspect who tried to slash a federal prosecutor in New York yesterday. Also involved in saving the day?...

Lawyer says "Law & Order" defamed him with imaginary character

Posted on March 20, 2008
Great lede from The New York Times: In the criminal justice system of television?s ?Law & Order,? the plots are derived from two separate yet equally important groups: the television writers who shape the intricate episodes, and the real-life characters...

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