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Should KS teachers have an obscenity immunity?

Posted on March 18, 2008
Missed this from last week, but there's a bill in the Kansas legislature that would take away a teacher's protection from obscenity charges, the Emporia Gazette reports. (Which has been useful for educators who have to talk about sex ed...

Why you should never help anyone, ever

Posted on March 18, 2008
Lovely story from the Salina area, where a Good Samaritan was getting gas for two guys whose car had run out. Luckily, the local constabulary found them before the tank was full again -- turns out the car was stolen.

Where is Sergio Hernandez?

Posted on March 18, 2008
From Karen Uhlenhuth: Independence police are seeking help in finding a man reported missing by his family. Sergio Hernandez, 36, left his family?s Independence home Saturday evening to meet friends at the Oasis bar in Kansas City, according to Independence...

Good news about red-light cameras!

Posted on March 18, 2008
This is hilarious: Dallas is idling about 25 percent of its red-light cameras because, well, they work too well. The public has largely stopped running red lights. Which is a huge problem for the city. Officials thought they were going...

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Elderly women accused of killing homeless men for profit

Posted on March 18, 2008
Two elderly ladies, age 75 and 77, are accused of taking out insurance policies on homeless men, then killing them for the money. (Prosecutors say the women actually paid the men's living expenses for a couple of years, then killed...

NY businessman sues over lap-dance injury

Posted on March 18, 2008
Snip from The AP: According to the lawsuit, as the dancer swung around, the heel of her shoe hit him in the eye, causing him "serious injuries."

General Blather

Posted on March 18, 2008
Local blogger General Blather takes a field trip to the courthouse in Gallatin. And does not have a good time. At one point, a very pregnant lady goes before Judge Dick because she has an outstanding warrant dating back from...

Woman dies from shooting in 2000 block of Wheeling

Posted on March 18, 2008
From KCPD: Information was just received from the Kansas City Police Department Homicide Unit that the woman who was shot this afternoon at 2073 Wheeling (3:25pm) has died from her injuries. Her identity has not been released pending notification of....

Meat thief gets smashed in the face with a frozen ham, police say

Posted on March 17, 2008
Story is from Massachusetts. Police say a thief tried to steal an armful of meat from an Italian restaurant, but the owner caught him in the act. The bad guy was about to smack him with a "five-pound log of...

What's the best way to stop prostitution?

Posted on March 17, 2008
The AP had a story over the weekend about several cities that use "John TV" programs and billboards to shame johns. The story quotes Kansas City police, which has stopped doing so. Snip: Police Capt. Rich Lockhart said the program...

"Deadly Run"

Posted on March 17, 2008
God, this is creepy. Remember Gary Michael Hilton? He killed hiker Meredith Emerson earlier this year in the Georgia mountains, and police consider him Suspect No. 1 in the deaths of three other people. Well, years ago, Hilton helped pitch...

Report: Fewer MO cons commit crimes while they're on parole

Posted on March 17, 2008
It's not a huge decline, but still. The parolee recidivism rate was 14.5 percent last year, compared to 17 percent in 2005. The AP's story notes that it's not counting "technical violations" -- stuff that isn't a crime, but could...

Wichita robber's getaway vehicle runs out of gas, police say

Posted on March 17, 2008
To be fair, it was a stolen getaway vehicle, so he can hardly be blamed when it ran out of gas.

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on March 17, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to share links to any interesting stories you've spotted elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...

No charges against Price Chopper security guard

Posted on March 17, 2008
Jackson County prosecutors won't file charges against a security guard who shot and killed an alleged shoplifter after that man reportedly stabbed him, KSHB reports.

KMBC: Plaza-area bank robbed on Monday afternoon

Posted on March 17, 2008
Not many details, but it was the Enterprise Bank at 47th and Grand.

Charges filed in KC homicide from early Monday

Posted on March 17, 2008
Jackson County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against Syreta Toson, 28, of Kansas City. Toson is accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend -- who, she says, made her smoke crack and then raped her, according...

KC man stabbed with box-cutter during home robbery

Posted on March 17, 2008
From Karen Uhlenhuth: About 2 a.m. today, two men broke into a home in east Kansas City, stole several items and used a box-cutter to lacerate a man from his lower back to his neck, according to Kansas City police....

KCK police investigate corpse found at fire scene

Posted on March 17, 2008
UPDATED: KCK police have identified the victim, 58-year-old Valray Estell. From KCK Police: On Monday, March 17, 2008, at approximately 1000 hours the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was dispatched to the 400 block of South 79th Street to assist...

UPDATE: We're not smoking, we're ACTING!

Posted on March 17, 2008
Recently, we had a story about Minnesota bars that had started hosting "theater nights" to get around the state's smoking ban. The law forbids smoking in pubs and restaurants, but lets actors smoke onstage while they're performing. So the bars...

Why is porn OK if prostitution is illegal?

Posted on March 17, 2008
Ach, I hate to keep bringing up prostitution, but this piece from Slate is really interesting. The writer asks a question I've heard a few times since the Spitzer story broke: Why is it illegal to pay a hooker for...

I have a new favorite photograph

Posted on March 17, 2008
Courtesy of Midtown Miscreant.

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on March 17, 2008
A St. Pat's treat for you, though I'm fairly certain none of these "Leprechaun Brothers" is Irish.

Some headlines just write themselves

Posted on March 17, 2008
From The AP: "Man tried to rob closed bank in Pennsylvania." Hat Tip: Many thanks, sexy!

Did the Manson family have other victims?

Posted on March 17, 2008
There's a renewed push by investigators to dig up a California ranch where Charles Manson and his followers resided. Authorities say they've found indications there might be human remains buried there. One caveat: Even if they're able to find any...

Things are tough all over ...

Posted on March 17, 2008
"You can't make any big money selling sex in St. Pauli any more." -- German madam Waltraud Mehrer, explaining why the family-run Hotel Luxor, Hamburg's oldest bordello, is shutting down. Like many newspaper publishers, she's blaming it on the Internet...

Should people who report bad drivers be given anonymity?

Posted on March 17, 2008
Interesting story from Oregon, where citizens can anonymously report anyone for being a bad driver. (Police officers, however, aren't allowed to stay anonymous.) The "bad driver" then has 60 days to get retested or lose his license. Some people are...

Scenes from a Kansas City turf war

Posted on March 17, 2008
Midtown Miscreant lives to tell the tale ...

Do you know these people?

Posted on March 17, 2008
From Crime Stoppers: On March 6th a purse was stolen from an unlocked car parked at a residence in the 7200 block of N. Norton in Gladstone. Among the contents of the purse were several credit cards. On the same...

D.C. gun ban goes before the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on March 17, 2008
To recap: Back in the 1970s, the District of Columbia instituted one of the nation's toughest gun bans. If you live in the nation's capital, it's pretty much illegal to own your own handgun. And there are tough restrictions on...

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