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MO patrolman nominated for Trooper of the Year

Posted on March 20, 2008
Trooper Walter L. ?Corky? Burr, who helped capture the Neosho church-shooting suspect, is up for Trooper of the Year, an award given by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the News-Leader reports.

UPDATE: MO teen burns down church, school

Posted on March 20, 2008
Story is from Palmyra, reported by the Hannibal Courier-Post. We linked to the original post back in February, after the kid burned down the church and bragged about it online. He's going to be placed in the state's youth rehabilitation...

Taxi driver says hair gel saved his life

Posted on March 20, 2008
Story is from St. Paul. A 15-year-old girl allegedly tried to grab the guy and slash his throat, but she couldn't get a grip on him because his hair was so slick.

What could make a man want to do something like this?

Posted on March 20, 2008
It's a sad ending to the story of a Georgia man who disappeared with his three young children. Authorities found the bodies of Eddie Harrington Wednesday in a rural area 90 miles from Atlanta. Before he disappeared earlier this month,...

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Puff Daddy: I wasn't responsible for Tupac getting shot

Posted on March 19, 2008
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times published an article saying that friends of Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs were responsible for a 1994 shooting that almost killed Tupac Shakur. (Though it doesn't point the finger at Combs himself.) Combs says...

"Pokey likes to fight"

Posted on March 19, 2008
Salt Lake police have arrested a man named "Pokey" in connection with a stabbing. Over booze. Snip from the Tribune: The victim said he tried to walk away because "Pokey likes to fight," police wrote.

KC man pleads guilty in Prospect Avenue shootout

Posted on March 19, 2008
This is the first defendant to plead guilty in that shootout last August that ran for something like 20 blocks on Prospect Avenue. From Mark Morris: A 20-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court for his role...

A match made in ... well, I'm not sure where

Posted on March 19, 2008
Joe Francis -- the mind behind the "Girls Gone Wild" empire -- had offered alleged call girl Alexandra Dupre $1 million to pose for his company's new magazine. Then they decided to check the GGW archives. Turns out, she'd already...

Want a gun? Then get a vasectomy

Posted on March 19, 2008
That's what one region of India is trying. Officials say they'll rush through the gun permit applications of any man who gets a vasectomy. (Apparently, there's usually a big delay for gun permits.) The government, which is trying to reduce...

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on March 19, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place, if you've spotted an interesting story elsewhere, to post links. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...

KS man who had sex with dog will be forced to register as sex offender

Posted on March 19, 2008
And he'll do six months in jail, the max allowed under law.

KC man accused of stealing car, dragging woman

Posted on March 19, 2008
Marlawn Chaney, 20, is charged with second-degree robbery after he allegedly stole a woman's car and drove off as she still hung onto the driver's side window, Jackson County prosecutors said. It reportedly happened yesterday afternoon near 40th and Brooklyn...

KS sperm donor wants to take his case to the Supreme Court

Posted on March 19, 2008
Interesting story from the Topeka area, where a man named Daryl Hendrix, who is petitioning for parental rights to the kids created with his sperm. Kansas Supremes ruled against Hendrix last year, so now he's asking the U.S. Supremes to...

Fred Mills resigns as Independence police chief

Posted on March 19, 2008
From The Star: Independence Police Chief Fred Mills announced his retirement today. Mills, who joined the Independence Police Department in 2001, has been criticized during his tenure on numerous issues, among them his department?s pursuit policy and the method in...

No charges for Marine Reservist who tried to save flag from Westboro Baptist

Posted on March 19, 2008
Story is from Midwest City, Okla., where a reservist named Ray Adam Modisette reportedly waded into a crowd of Westboro Baptist protesters and tried to save a U.S. flag that was allegedly being stuffed down a woman's pants. Police say...

KCPD releases name of homicide victim from 2000 block of Wheeling

Posted on March 19, 2008
From Tony Rizzo: A woman fatally shot Tuesday in east Kansas City has been identified by police as 24-year-old Shanay N. Moon. The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Wheeling Avenue. Police said that two...

OUR WORST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED: Robot shoots man!!!

Posted on March 19, 2008
It should probably be noted that our victim built the robot specifically so it would kill him, Fox News reports. A suicide-bot, if you will. Still, I think it's only a matter of time before soulless metal assassins smash down...

Utah man used cordless phone to rob disabled woman, police say

Posted on March 19, 2008
She caught him stealing bagels, cookies and other groceries, but he also took $140 from her pillowcase, police said.

5 years later

Posted on March 19, 2008
From The AP: Police arrest an anti-war protester from Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y. after students confronted the officers near University Plaza on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. About 60 marched on Vestal Parkway, blocking eastbound traffic. Nine were arrested...

U.S. Supremes throw out LA man's death sentence

Posted on March 19, 2008
Because the prosecutor kept all blacks off the jury and referred to the homicide as his "O.J. Simpson case." The Supremes, by a vote of 7-2, seemed to think that injected racial prejudice into the case. The defendant, who is...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on March 19, 2008
Though I suspect a lawyer -- or possibly a team of lawyers -- will be getting involved very soon: Woman goes in for leg surgery, gets new anus because of mixup. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Scooter!

What an awful way to die

Posted on March 19, 2008
Goat strangles Tennessee pastor.

What's worse than getting a root canal?

Posted on March 19, 2008
How about being robbed by Mexican bandits during a root canal? Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy!

UPDATE: Twin gay-porn stars accused of rooftop burglaries

Posted on March 19, 2008
Police now say they brought their mom along as a lookout.

Want a shot at winning $50?

Posted on March 19, 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...

Merriam PD investigates home invasion in 9200 block of West 71st

Posted on March 19, 2008
From Merriam PD: At about 5:00 am on March 19, 2008 an aggravated robbery was reported to the Merriam Police in the 9200 block of W. 71 St. The victim told police that he and his 4 year old son...

Lynndie England blames the media for Abu Ghraib photos

Posted on March 19, 2008
England, who served 18 months for prisoner mistreatment, says that, yes, she held a naked prisoner on a leash and posed with others, but it's not completely her fault. "Yeah, I took the photos but I didn't make it worldwide....

MO man accused of carjacking a horse-and-buggy

Posted on March 19, 2008
The story is, of course, from the Jamesport area, which has a big Amish population, the News-Press reports. (All the guy wanted was a ride, which the Amish man probably would've given him if he asked nicely.) The suspect is...

OP man, 76, asks police to help catch hooker who stole his checks

Posted on March 19, 2008
Lovely story from Ottawa, where an Overland Park man, age 76, has accused a local woman, age 39, of stealing his checks after he paid her for sex. Police say there haven't been any arrests made because it's still under...

A mother's love

Posted on March 19, 2008
A Florida mother is accused of flipping the bird and yelling "whore" at another mother while picking up her kid from a church daycare. Snip: She was intoxicated, smelled of alcohol and had urinated on herself, according to her Okaloosa...

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