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World's Worst Robber meets World's Toughest Clerk

Posted on March 03, 2008
It happened -- where else? -- at a Git-N-Go in Des Moines. The robber was basically reduced to begging the clerk for money. Did not work. (She also swatted his hands when he reached for the cash register.) From the...

Congress considering bill to limit online sales of prescription drugs

Posted on March 03, 2008
Specifically, painkillers and other very addictive meds. While the U.S. has reduced youth drug use, prescription pills are still being abused frequently -- and they often lead to overdoses among young people, who steal them from family members. Sen. Dianne...

Some people just plain need to be Tasered

Posted on March 03, 2008
Lovely story from Russellville, Mo., where a man went to school and accused his nephew of stealing school supplies. (Actually, they were donated by a church and were free for kids to use.) He allegedly refused to let people leave...

Don't mess with the rhino, young man. You'll get the horn.

Posted on March 03, 2008
At the San Francisco Zoo, a man has been cited for allegedly throwing acorns at a rhino in an attempt to get the animal's attention. (Specific charge is misdemeanor animal taunting.) This is the same zoo where a tiger escaped...

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OR school bans rosaries, calls them "gang-related"

Posted on March 03, 2008
Two teenagers actually got suspended for wearing rosaries because their school officials said several gang members had been using them as symbols, too. The always excellent Nice Deb has a post on the subject here.

KSHB: BPU grand jury starts meeting in WyCo

Posted on March 03, 2008
The grand jury is going to investigate allegations of overcharging and misuse of public funds at the utility, KSHB reports.

I don't think she's going to fit in the "Lost and Found" drawer

Posted on March 03, 2008
Lovely story from New York, where a cabbie claimed that one of his passengers had left this adorable 6-month-old in his cab. Only it was a hoax, police say. The little girl actually belongs to the cabbie's girlfriend's brother, age...

Moms get into fight over arcade game at Chuck E. Cheese

Posted on March 03, 2008
Story is from Massachusetts. One of the mothers was there with her 9-year-old on his birthday, and she got upset because the other woman's child was reportedly hogging an arcade game, The AP reports. Both women are now facing charges...

Polish man accused of having sex with vacuum cleaner

Posted on March 03, 2008
The authorities say he claimed to be using the vacuum to clean his underwear, a common practice in Poland. Also, the photo of the victim here is truly heartbreaking. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

KC motorist accused of hitting, killing pedestrian in Midtown

Posted on March 03, 2008
Missed this from the weekend, but Jackson County prosecutors have filed charges against Jordan B. Fugate, 21, a Kansas City woman who allegedly struck and killed a woman who was crossing the street last November. Frances Liebisch was 64 years...

German airmen accused of using human blood to make sausage

Posted on March 03, 2008
They were only following Grandma's recipe. Their alleged scheme came to light when they started asking friends and associates to "contribute" to the meal. But their commanding officers scuppered their catering sideline when one of their fellow soldiers complained: "I...

How police are letting some fugitives go free

Posted on March 03, 2008
The Post-Dispatch has a good story this morning about extradition and why it doesn't always work. Let's say a fugitive from Virginia gets arrested in New York. New York will call Virginia, but Virginia doesn't always pick up the bad...

TX teen accused of killing family because Mom, Dad hated her boyfriend

Posted on March 03, 2008
The girl, age 16, is one of four suspects. Mom died, as did the suspect's two younger brothers, ages 13 and 8. Dad was shot in the head, but managed to crawl 300 yard to a nearby home and get...

Love conquers all ... even laws against having sex with teenage girls

Posted on March 01, 2008
In Italy, a 34-year-old man was convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. His sentence has been cut by two-thirds, though, because the court decided they were really in love. And because of Italy's sentencing laws, the guy might...

Open Thread ... Weekend Edition

Posted on March 01, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to post links to interesting stories you might have seen elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as...

Local man convicted of killing wife after she planned to file for divorce

Posted on March 01, 2008
Joe Lambe has the details here. Awful story, especially since their three kids, all 5 or younger, watched their mom die.

Because a day without mugshots is like a day without sunshine

Posted on March 01, 2008
Enjoy. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

There are easier ways to get a day off

Posted on March 01, 2008
A Washington state man is accused of having his friend shoot him in the shoulder so he wouldn't have to go to work, police say. (He was apparently trying to avoid a drug test.)

I want to say one word to you. Plastics.

Posted on February 29, 2008
NBC News has a piece here about the growing popularity of plastic knuckles -- brass knuckles that are made of highly dense plastic, tough enough to punch through a watermelon. Apparently, it's child's play to sneak them through security checkpoints.....

Morgue File: Oct. 29, 1981

Posted on February 29, 2008
From the original cutline: Kansas City, Kan., officers investigate the scene of a double homicide at 42nd Street and Parallel Parkway in Wednesday afternoon. The vehicle that had been driven by a suspect in the shooting is in the background....

Deadly poison found in Vegas hotel room

Posted on February 29, 2008
Like, so deadly that a dose the size of a pinhead could kill an adult. Although they were awaiting official test results, authorities think the substance is ricin, a poison that can be made from waste left over after processing...

The high cost of living

Posted on February 29, 2008
Interesting story here from The AP on the financial cost of gun violence, especially when it comes to caring for survivors. Snip: In a 1999 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Cook and his colleagues concluded that...

Burglar draws a treasure map to his buried loot

Posted on February 29, 2008
Kind of a cool story from California, where a convicted burglar drew a map so police could find the jewelry and other goods that he stole and then buried over the years. (The goods were hidden near an overpass.) Altogether,...

KC cabbie takes a bullet (actually, a close-range shotgun blast), may lose arm

Posted on February 29, 2008
Here's a story from Christine Vendel. The first thing that went wrong is that instead of the fare coming out of the address he supposedly called from... A man emerged from nearby woods and climbed into the cab?s back seat....

Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday

Posted on February 29, 2008
The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Friday morning, so thanks for stopping in. This is our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, as well as links to any interesting stories you've spotted elsewhere. PROGRAMMING NOTE:...

While you were sleeping...

Posted on February 29, 2008
A bad wreck in Leavenworth County killed 37-year-old William Washington Jr. of Tonganoxie. It happened about 7:30 p.m. at State Avenue and 206th Street, just east of Tonganoxie. Here's a link to our breaking news brief from last night. The...

Police Scanner: February highlights

Posted on February 29, 2008
In honor of the final day of February, here are some of the more amusing dispatches I heard working nights this month. They're all from Kansas City: Feb. 12 "In regards to the donkey running loose in the neighborhood...last seen...

This just in: Man found guilty of killing elderly Bible store owners

Posted on February 29, 2008
Breaking news from Kevin Hoffman about the trial of 30-year-old Kellen C. McKinney. He was found guilty this afternoon of beating and murdering John Caylor, 79, and his wife, Mildred Caylor, 76. They were both found with their throats cut...

L.A. man indicted here in bankrupty fraud

Posted on February 29, 2008
This just in from reporter Brad Cooper: A federal grand jury today indicted a Los Angeles man on charges that he filed fraudulent bankruptcy petitions to help homeowners who were behind on their mortgage payments. The grand jury indicted Isacc...

The case of the mistaken bite marks

Posted on February 29, 2008
At a small-town courthouse in one of rural Mississippi's poorest counties, Dr. Michael West swore under oath that a dead girl had bite marks all over her body and that they were made by the two front teeth of the...

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