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5 dead in TN apartment shooting
Posted on February 27, 2008UPDATED: A fourth victim has died, and so has the shooter, from a self-inflicted shot. (Thanks, Tam and kmb!) PREVIOUSLY: Story is from Bristol, Tennessee. The suspect, age 26, is already in custody. I found one report that says it...
They're not going to kill Bobby Cutts after all
Posted on February 27, 2008UPDATED: Even better. The judge gave him 57 to life. He'll be 87 before he gets out. I like how Tam puts it -- that's a lot of time to be an ex-cop and wife/baby-killer behind bars. (Thanks to Tam...
Warren Jeffs
Posted on February 27, 2008Well-known matchmaker Warren Jeffs is pleading not guilty to sex crimes in Arizona. (He's already been convicted and sentenced to five years to life in Utah.) The Arizona charges stem from the arranged marriages of a man in his early...
Philly Daily News: "Twin gay-porn stars arrested in rooftop burglaries"
Posted on February 27, 2008I think the best part is how the reporter actually watched one of their films: In "Marc and the Twins," which was distributed only online, the Goffneys are hanging out on the Las Vegas strip when they offer to audition...
Aussie children watch python swallow their chihuahua
Posted on February 27, 2008Snip: Mr Douglas said by the time he arrived, all that could be seen of the dog was its back legs and tail. It's too close to lunch, but I do have a photo of the dog sticking out of...
Bobby Brown, Mentor
Posted on February 27, 2008Bobby Brown was facing a coke-possession charge, but the authorities are letting him off the hook and giving him community service for one year. Instead of picking up trash, though, he'll be a mentor to young people. Oh, this is...
Comment about sister leads to 20-man brawl at CA college
Posted on February 27, 2008One more reason why it's never a good idea to talk smack about someone's family. From the Mercury News: One person was taken to a local hospital after being struck in the back by a pipe-like object "with something protruding...
OR man accused of throwing firewood through speeders' windows
Posted on February 27, 2008Police say the man had been sick of people speeding on his street for a while. But the breaking point apparently came when one got close enough to brush his pants leg -- so he allegedly threw a piece of...
UPDATE on Grandview man accused of shooting trooper
Posted on February 27, 2008From Mark Morris: A Grandview man charged in state court with shooting a Missouri trooper wants to withdraw his guilty plea in a related federal weapons case. Through his lawyer, Tommy Ray Rollins Jr., 28, told a federal judge this...
CT teen accused of setting science teacher's ponytail on fire
Posted on February 27, 2008Maybe it was an experiment, and her hypothesis was that science teachers shouldn't have ponytails.
FBI investigating after KS inmate receives serious injuries
Posted on February 27, 2008The story is from Sedgwick County. The FBI's investigation is still preliminary, The Eagle reports. Apparently, the inmate got into an altercation with a detention officer there and his jaw was "severely broken." The man's brother says he's on feeding...
Quote of the day
Posted on February 27, 2008"I?m drunk. You know how I am when I?m drunk." -- a 50-something man accused of causing a disturbance at a Waffle House in Florida. Snip from the Northwest Florida Daily News: Waffle House employees called for help after the...
Surgeon accused of overdosing patient to get organs
Posted on February 27, 2008A California doctor is accused of giving too much of the wrong medicine to a disabled man who was dying. The authorities allege the doctor was trying to speed up the process so the man's organs could be donated to...
UPDATE on "Megan Had It Coming"
Posted on February 27, 2008Everybody remembers the Megan Meier case. Meier was a St. Louis-area girl who committed suicide after receiving hurtful messages over the Internet. Her death led several elected officials to push for new laws against online harassment. After the story broke,...
OK, so maybe Missouri ISN'T the king of meth ...
Posted on February 27, 2008The Columbia Missourian takes a closer look at Missouri's meth problem. Though we lead the country in the number of meth lab raids, the amount of actual meth recovered is pretty small. In 2007, authorities confiscated roughly 40 kilograms of...
CO woman accused of stabbing elderly roommate
Posted on February 27, 2008There is an excellent mugshot waiting for you after the link. UPDATED: As R2 correctly notes, the police think the suspect and victim were "more than roommates." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Blondie2hot7
After losing job, man turns house into casino, gets wife to work as topless croupier, police say
Posted on February 27, 2008We live in a beautiful world.
The secret
Posted on February 27, 2008Lara Moritz at KMBC has a moving story about one woman coming to terms with being raped 10 years ago.
Charges in Christopher Haislip homicide
Posted on February 27, 2008From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today charged a 21-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of Christopher Haislip, 32, Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors charged Jovon T. Robinson with second-degree murder and armed criminal action...
NC teen accused of feeding "weed cookies" to Spanish teacher
Posted on February 26, 2008Who then complained of hallucinations. I really like the reactions of the adults in this video -- the sheer outrage!
Morgue File
Posted on February 26, 2008The date stamp is blurred on the back -- this is from either 1967 or 1987. I'm betting 1967. The original cutline: Two new motorcycles recently purchased by the Overland Park police department are being used in daylight hours on...
U.S. spends $14 billion on drugs from Mexico
Posted on February 26, 2008And most of the money is being spent on marjuana -- about 62 percent. That money helps the drug cartels when they go to war with each other or the government, the White House drug czar says. "What you are...
Fact: Your bus driver is not an undercover policeman
Posted on February 26, 2008To get his kids to settle down, a Pennsylvania school-bus driver allegedly claimed to be an undercover policeman. And even flashed a badge to a few people, authorities allege. The police -- the real ones -- have charged him with...
Nashville man arrested 416 times
Posted on February 26, 2008I think that, after your 400th arrest, society should just drop you on an island somewhere in the South Pacific. Maybe we'll leave you a box of matches.
Free The Spud-Gun One!
Posted on February 26, 2008A Philadelphia man, 18, was arrested for allegedly using a spud gun to fire potatoes into a lake. The charge was disturbing the peace, which seems like a stretch, especially for something as innocuous as this.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on February 26, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is open for business! 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...
KC teen accused of holding up liquor store
Posted on February 26, 2008Joshua A. Hutchinson, 18, faces a charge of first-degree robbery after Shamrock Liquor Store, 10326 Blue Ridge Blvd., was held up Monday night, Jackson County prosecutors report. Police say they found him with a Wal-Mart bag partly filled with money,...
The most terrifying thing you'll read today
Posted on February 26, 2008It's a probable cause statement from the Jackson County prosecutor's office. It's amazing nobody in this family was hurt. The poor 2-year-old ...
Strip-club DJ accused of shooting customer
Posted on February 26, 2008Kenneth L. Frazier, 38, faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. From the Jackson County prosecutors' press release: According to court documents, the victim was involved in a verbal altercation at Gerry's Silver Slipper, 4704 Independence Ave...
Suspected mugger vs. GMC Yukon -- Yukon wins decisively
Posted on February 26, 2008North Carolina police say a man allegedly used a knife to threaten a woman outside a Fayetteville pizza place last week. Her husband, however, saw what was happening. He not only fired two shots at the man, he also ran...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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