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Someone's had a very hard life

Posted on March 06, 2008
There is a mugshot waiting for you. She was accused of stealing railroad spikes, which is an interesting crime. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb

Who killed Lauren Burk?

Posted on March 06, 2008
Puzzling homicide case from Alabama, where Burk, an Auburn University student, was murdered Tuesday night. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Debby!

Pro golfer accused of deliberately killing hawk with golf ball

Posted on March 06, 2008
After a hawk interrupted the filming of his video "Shoot Like A Pro," golfer Tripp Isenhour allegedly drove near its tree and started hitting golf balls at the bird. He got it on the 10th try, killing it, police said....

Women punish little girl with pressure washer at car wash

Posted on March 06, 2008
Story is from Florida. Just think of all the people who desperately want to have kids, but can't. And then we've got morons like this -- who have children, but obviously don't want them. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo

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UPDATE on 6 killed in Memphis homicide

Posted on March 06, 2008
Police have released the names of the four adults who were killed. Still no named suspects. Three kids were critically injured in the attack -- police are keeping them away from everyone, even their families at this point.

Should the feds help pay to prosecute, jail illegal immigrants who commit crimes?

Posted on March 06, 2008
It costs millions to prosecute and jail illegal immigrants who commit crimes while they're in the United States, and those costs usually fall on local governments, especially in California and other border states. Since 1994, the feds have reimbursed the...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on March 06, 2008
Two thoughts: 1. If you stick your finger in somebody's mouth, you have to assume they might try and bite it, no matter how adorable they are. 2. Charlie looks like he's really enjoying this. Keep an eye on that...

Judges, prosecutors are receiving more threats, U.S. Marshals say

Posted on March 06, 2008
The number of threats increased by 69 percent between 2003 and 2007, USA Today reports. And it looks like the trend will continue this year. The Marshals Service, which protects federal judges and prosecutors, says they've recorded more than 500...

FL man stabs brother who drank all his Nat Light, police say

Posted on March 06, 2008
In the chest, though the suspect reportedly was aiming for the victim's leg, police say. The two of them had been planting watermelon seeds. The suspect reportedly got upset because his brother drank an entire six-pack of Natural Light. Hat...

AZ teen killed dad because he took away Internet privileges, police say

Posted on March 06, 2008
Well, that's a good reason for killing the man who brought you into the world. Junior allegedly got banned from the Internet because he'd been posting suicide threats on MySpace. (Losing the Internet was like being "stabbed with a knife,"...

KS soldier says he was blackballed over atheism

Posted on March 06, 2008
Spc. Jeremy Hall has filed a federal lawsuit saying that he wasn't allowed to hold an atheist meeting while he was deployed in Iraq. He also claims that his promotion at Fort Riley was blocked because of his beliefs. From...

UPDATES GALORE

Posted on March 06, 2008
* Diane wraps up the John Henry Horton murder trial. Lizabeth Wilson's family just hopes there isn't a third trial. (Horton, above, is on the left.) * More here about the burned body found in Olathe yesterday. (A few people...

Robber holds up Priscilla's in Olathe

Posted on March 06, 2008
From Olathe PD: At approximately 7:45 p.m. on 03/05/2008, Olathe Police Officers were dispatched to a robbery at Priscilla's, 1848 E. Santa Fe St. A white male in his 50's, with dark brown hair and a mustache, approximately 5'05"-5'10" with...

Quote of the day

Posted on March 06, 2008
"That's what I wanted to show my kids, is that you don't have to have money to have a good time. All you have to have is an imagination." -- Aron Pritchard of Hutchinson, explaining why he reportedly put his...

KS police investigate severed human foot outside store

Posted on March 06, 2008
You really can find anything at the ALCO. Story is from South Hutchinson. From the Hutch News: Jones said that until police determine whether the foot, which was badly decomposed, was real, they weren't treating the situation as a homicide...

Nebraska trooper was fired because he joined Klan-related group

Posted on March 05, 2008
And now Robert Henderson wants his job back. He was let go back in 2006 after he reportedly joined the Knights Party, a Klan-affiliated organization, and posted to their Web site. (The AP says Henderson was upset about his wife...

Jamiel Shaw

Posted on March 05, 2008
Here's a longer piece from the Los Angeles Times about a 17-year-old kid who did everything right -- studied hard, led his football team, never missed church -- and still ended up murdered just down the street from his house....

Report: Crashes are the leading cause of death for kids age 8 to 17

Posted on March 05, 2008
And most of those wrecks included teenage drivers, unbuckled kids and roads with a speed limit over 45 mph, USA Today reports. The report says that teen drivers under 16 are riskier, so the researchers recommend raising the age for...

The Staple-Gun Bandit is going away for a while

Posted on March 05, 2008
Gerald A. Rocchi is a Kentucky man who held up an ice-cream parlor and a Wendy's using nothing more than a staple-gun. As part of a plea deal, he's been sentenced to 10 years and won't be eligible for parole...

Li'l Hacker

Posted on March 05, 2008
Wired has an interesting story here about a blind teenager who's suspected of being a notorious phone phreak -- and how he's in the FBI's crosshairs.

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Open Thread -- our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion -- is up and running on a lovely Wednesday. Thanks again for spending part of your day with us! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as...

Columbia man convicted of sports editor's slaying seeks new trial

Posted on March 05, 2008
This is the case of Ryan Ferguson, who was sentenced to 40 years in the beating death of Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt. Ferguson's lawyers say that prosecutors didn't share information about a man who said he had information on...

Inmate escapes while being treated at Springfield hospital

Posted on March 05, 2008
So the sheriff's department is trying to find her.

Olathe PD investigates woman's burned body

Posted on March 05, 2008
From Olathe PD: On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 10:33 a.m., Olathe Police Officers were dispatched to investigate a dead body on the city-owned Olathe Water Production Plant, 83rd and Gardner Road. City of Olathe water treatment employees reported finding the...

John Henry Horton: Guilty

Posted on March 05, 2008
Here's more from Diane.

They actually did it

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Vermont towns of Brattleboro and Marlboro have voted to indict President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against the Constitution. The local constabulary is supposed to arrest the two should they ever set foot in town. Assuming the...

Cousins accused of robbing Pizza Hut delivery man

Posted on March 05, 2008
Jeremy Johnson, 21, and Dontai Johnson, 18, each face charges of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. The holdup allegedly happened yesterday, a little after 7 p.m., near 72nd and College in KCMO. The probable cause is a good read,...

MEANWHILE ...

Posted on March 05, 2008
- The world doesn't entirely suck. Donations are arriving to help Don Bosco buy a new Meals on Wheels after carjackers stole one yesterday. (I guess Chris Stigall raised about $4K.) Still, we'd like to catch the dirtbags responsible for...

Nurse's assistant gets arrested for mooning coworkers, police say

Posted on March 05, 2008
Yeah, not only does she lose her job, the sight of this woman's unadorned buttocks was apparently so emotionally scarring that somebody felt compelled to call the police. Story is from Colorado. When officers asked Jarvis and Alvarado about the...

FBI: We screwed up

Posted on March 05, 2008
The FBI says it forced banks, ISPs, credit bureaus and others to give up private information about American citizens even though it didn't have authorization, The AP reports. By the end of the week, the DOJ's inspector general plans to...

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