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WI cook accused of garnishing steak with his hair

Posted on February 28, 2008
Police say the cook -- who worked at Texas Roadhouse -- was upset because one of his steaks was sent back. When he was told to prepare a new one, the cook allegedly cut a slit in it and put...

Funkhouser gets rearended in Leawood fender-bender

Posted on February 28, 2008
From Benita Williams: Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser?s car was rear-ended last night in Leawood as he was driving. Leawood police said Funkhouser was not injured. His wife, Gloria Squitiro, a passenger his car, complained of minor injuries but refused...

AZ couples hires baby sitter over the Internet -- what could go wrong?

Posted on February 28, 2008
Amber Alert issued for 1-year-old and his 15-year-old baby sitter, who is reportedly on meth and a runaway. Thanks, Craigslist! Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

More on storage-unit burglaries in KCK, JoCo

Posted on February 28, 2008
KCK police are asking anyone who rents a storage at three Public Storage facilities -- 6600 State Avenue in KCK, 7100 Frontage Road in Merriam and Shawnee Mission Parkway at Hedge in Shawnee -- to check their units for any...

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Study: More than 1 in 100 U.S. adults are in prison or jail

Posted on February 28, 2008
The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a new report about prisons and jails in America. Researchers say that 1 in 99.1 American adults are now behind bars -- the highest that ratio has ever climbed. Meanwhile, the cost of imprisonment...

Alonzo Washington

Posted on February 28, 2008
Alonzo has a post here about a domestic-violence suspect who contacted him via MySpace and asked Washington to go with him when he turned himself in. The anti-crime activist blogs about it here. KCTV has more here.

AZ man accused of biting off wife's fingertip

Posted on February 28, 2008
From the Arizona Republic: It was when Melanie Hernandez was pointing at her husband that he bit off the tip of her finger, authorities said. When police later asked why, Michael Hernandez said: "It was in my face."

UK couple lets daughter's boyfriend live with them -- he's 36, she's 16

Posted on February 28, 2008
I read this story and kept waiting for the part where Dad calls the police on the 36-year-old, but it never happened. Apparently, Mom and Dad are terrified their little girl will run off with her lovah. Take it away,...

FL cop accused of burglarizing model home while on-duty

Posted on February 28, 2008
The officer -- who was probationary and is now just plain fired -- allegedly said he thought the house was abandoned. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tam!

MN college student drinks herself to death -- family sues friends, bar

Posted on February 28, 2008
Amanda Jax died last fall while celebrating her 21st birthday. Authorities say Jax, who was found with a .4594 BAC, was killed by alcohol poisoning. The prosecutor wouldn't file charges, but her family is suing not only the bar, but...

UPDATE: Accused Santa-groper gets probation

Posted on February 28, 2008
A Connecticut woman accused of groping a mall Santa while sitting on his lap has been given two years of probation. And her record will be cleared if she completes that.

Colorado man accused of assaulting police with urine

Posted on February 28, 2008
Story is from Colorado. Police arrested the man after he was accused of running down the street naked. From the Denver Post: But at the police station, he let his urine do the talking. After becoming angry and relieving himself...

Midtown Miscreant takes on the Sofia Salva case

Posted on February 28, 2008
Double-M isn't a big Sofia Salva fan, but he doesn't think the police officers involved should keep their jobs either.

Death by duct tape?

Posted on February 28, 2008
A New York man apparently committed suicide by wrapping duct tape around his face, authorities say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2

Weapon in Kirkwood City Hall shootings was a stolen gun

Posted on February 28, 2008
They're not sure how Cookie Thornton came to possess the gun, though. It was originally reported stolen over 12 years ago.

Was Britney Spears drugged?

Posted on February 28, 2008
I've been avoiding Britney stories lately, but this one is even more unusual than normal. Her mom thinks one of Spears' friends has been secretly drugging her, which would explain all the wacky behavior. Police say they're looking into it,...

Toddler's death was a homicide, KCPD says

Posted on February 28, 2008
From KCPD: KC Missouri Police Homicide detectives have advised that the two year old death from Olathe, Kansas on Tuesday has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. The cause of death is listed as blunt force trauma. KC...

KCPD plans sobriety checkpoint for March 7

Posted on February 27, 2008
From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, March 7, 2008 in the east part of Kansas City, Missouri.

Drug dealer used alligators as guard dogs, police say

Posted on February 27, 2008
Story is from Ohio. I think this is the best part: "We haven't got any Crocodile Dundees on the task force," he joked, adding that the marshals are having fun putting on fake Australian accents as he made reference to...

Convicted killer continues to fight for sex change

Posted on February 27, 2008
It's been a while since we heard from Michelle Kosilek, who used to be known as Robert. Kosilek is serving a life term after he killed his wife in 1990. (Which he claims was self-defense because she poured boiling tea...

Police: Florida stripper lied about carjacking because she broke curfew

Posted on February 27, 2008
She's 27 and lives with her folks. Dad is a sheriff's deputy. From WFTV: Hicks even dropped her own purse in a garbage can to make it look like she was robbed, but police said she admitted it was all...

Iowa DOC pulls plug on Bible-based reform program

Posted on February 27, 2008
We've written about the InnerChange Freedom Initiative before. It's a spin-off from Prison Fellowship where inmates live in separate housing and take classes -- both academic and faith-based. (Missouri and Kansas both have IFI programs.) In Iowa, though, the program...

Sorry

Posted on February 27, 2008
If you're accused of leaving your newborn baby in a garbage can, I'm afraid you don't get to attend his funeral. Sorry!

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on February 27, 2008
The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Wednesday morning. This is our place for off-topic comments and discussion, as well as links to any stories you might have seen elsewhere. Thanks for spending part of your day...

Is there a First Amendment right to yell at children in court?

Posted on February 27, 2008
The legislator is considering legislation that would set up a Children's Bill of Courtroom Rights. According to the AP, the bill would ... ? require attorney questions and an oath to tell the truth be phrased so that children can...

WI man has stakeout, 100-mph chase to catch mailbox vandals

Posted on February 27, 2008
The sheriff doesn't endorse this guy's action, but I think he might be my new hero.

Noted without comment

Posted on February 27, 2008
Sen. Larry Craig is looking for summer interns ... ??Interns have the chance to be an essential part of a working congressional office,? said Craig. ?They participate in the legislative process as well as ensure that constituent services run smoothly...

The Geek Defense

Posted on February 27, 2008
In California, a computer programmer is on trial, fighting charges that he murdered his estranged wife. The authorities note that he's been acting, well, a little odd. From the Washington Post: After taking no part in the massive public effort...

KCK man accused of trying to smuggle $1.9 mil into U.S.

Posted on February 27, 2008
He got caught at El Paso, and the money was hidden inside his SUV's doors, the authorities say. (You have to declare anything over $10K.) Border authorities in El Paso say it's three times what they've seized in the last...

Trial starts in Raytown religious bookstore homicides

Posted on February 27, 2008
From Tony Rizzo: Testimony began this morning in the first-degree murder trial of a man accused of killing the elderly owners of a Raytown bookstore in October 2004. Kellen C. McKinney, 30, is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with...

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