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Will Bobby Cutts get the death penalty?

Posted on February 25, 2008
Sort of a moot point since the death penalty's in the deep freeze right now. But the sentencing phase is under way.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas ... unless you're in Iowa

Posted on February 25, 2008
An Iowa casino employee receives free overnight stay after working there for one year. He gets fired after he repeatedly tries to order prostitutes, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports. "The advertisement is that it's just like Las Vegas, so I...

Saudi Arabian police arrest 57 men for flirting

Posted on February 25, 2008
And for dancing to pop music that was playing on car stereos outside a Mecca shopping mall. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb

Hostage situation was actually a play rehearsal

Posted on February 25, 2008
Lovely story from Madison, where a local theater group was rehearsing in a storefront. The scene happened to involve fake guns and a fake hostage -- which all appeared very real to passersby who saw it in the window. Eventually,...

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When sex offenders make cold calls ...

Posted on February 25, 2008
From The AP, by way of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Waupun woman filed a complaint against the man last week after he repeatedly approached her on her walk to work, saying he loved children and would baby-sit "real cheap,"...

Kansas AG wants more money to fight cybercrime

Posted on February 25, 2008
About $430K to be specific. It'd be enough to hire four new people -- one prosecutor, two investigators and one person to educate the public about cybercrime.

Why it's not terribly smart to use a fake seat belt

Posted on February 25, 2008
An Australian man was fined 32 times for not wearing a seat belt. Instead of, you know, just wearing one of the damn things, he rigged up a fake seat belt that made it look like he was following the...

Woman tried to kill husband with soda can full of wasps, police say

Posted on February 25, 2008
He's allergic to them. (It was a can of Welch's grape, if you were wondering.) When that didn't work, she allegedly tried to hire a hitman for $600, but he reportedly snitched on her. She's pleaded no contest.

Benita Slaughter

Posted on February 25, 2008
Local blogger RDM has a take on the story of Benita Slaughter, a Kansas City woman who was picked up on outstanding warrants. She was taken to the hospital after detention officers saw she was sick. Unfortunately, she later died.

The right victims

Posted on February 25, 2008
If you missed it, be sure to check out Christine Vendel's story this weekend about why some rape cases aren't prosecuted. Specifically, Christine looks into the case of Lawrence E. Neal, a convicted murderer who was arrested in two sexual...

TX teen killed his dad for threatening to take away car, police say

Posted on February 25, 2008
Because the kid was getting bad grades, Houston-area authorities allege.

Snowball fight ends in shooting

Posted on February 25, 2008
Only in Philadelphia. Apparently, the gunman got upset after he accidentally got hit in the face with a snowball. So he came back with a gun and shot the victim, age 15, in the face. The kid, who was shot...

Tougher penalties for dog owners whose pets attack?

Posted on February 25, 2008
KSHB had a report about State Sen. Matt Bartle introducing a bill that would make the law tougher on dog owners whose animals attack other people. From 41's report: Bartle's proposal gives potential victims the right to defend themselves if...

Death By Fairy Cake

Posted on February 25, 2008
UK man dies during a contest to see who could eat the most fairy cakes. (Which is a British way to say "cupcake," I understand.) Police don't think there's anything suspicious here, though the coroner will have an inquest. Hat...

"Feast of The Assumption"

Posted on February 25, 2008
There's a new documentary about the BTK slayings, only it focuses on Charlie Otero, who was 15 years old when Dennis Rader killed most of his family, and how it changed his life. It sounds like the movie is still...

KMBC: Police cruisers crash during early-morning pursuit

Posted on February 25, 2008
It happened near Cleaver II and The Paseo while officers were chasing a stolen van. The police collided when one of them made a U-turn, KMBC reports. One officer was hospitalized; the other was treated and released.

PA teacher's aide accused of partying with her son's friends

Posted on February 25, 2008
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A teacher's aide for Highlands Senior High School in Harrison was arrested Friday for renting a hotel room where the police found beer, marijuana, an open condom wrapper and at least four teenage girls and boys,...

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Posted on February 25, 2008
An AMAZING story from East St. Louis, where the friends and family grieved for murder victim Frederick McWherter Jr. at an open-casket funeral. But everybody was a little surprised when the dead man called his wife the next day ......

John Henry Horton trial starts today in JoCo

Posted on February 25, 2008
This is actually the second murder trial for Horton, who's accused of abducting and killing Lizabeth Wilson back in 1974. The 13-year-old was walking home from the Prairie Village swimming pool when she disappeared. Horton was convicted in 2004, but....

German police dogs will be forced to wear shoes

Posted on February 25, 2008
Because they keep stepping in broken beer bottles, injuring their little paws. It's only in the city of Duesseldorf. I like that officials looked at this and decided they had a dog problem, not a broken-beer-bottle problem. "All 20 of...

Leavenworth girl, 5, shot in the head

Posted on February 25, 2008
From John Shultz: A 5-year-old Leavenworth girl was mysteriously shot and gravely wounded at her home this weekend, according to media reports. The girl was playing outside Saturday when she was shot in the head. She was rushed to an...

Yet another cross that Florida residents must bear

Posted on February 25, 2008
You've got to feel bad for people who live in Florida. They've got hurricanes and alligators and, worst of all, naked senior citizens who prowl their back yards. WARNING: Uglified mugshot might accidentally induce labor in pregnant women. Hat Tip:...

KCPD: Prisoner pronounced dead after being taken to hospital

Posted on February 24, 2008
From KCPD: Detectives are investigating the death of a woman who died at a hospital after being transported from the Detention Unit of Police Headquarters, 1125 Locust. Around 7 pm, Saturday, February 23rd, a 53 year old woman was transported...

Monkey Boy

Posted on February 24, 2008
The Wichita Eagle has a big article about Justin Thurber, the man accused of abducting, raping and killing college student Jodi Sanderholm near Ark City. The trial will start in June. The article is pretty damning to Thurber -- the...

Human Resources Corner: Duct Tape And You

Posted on February 23, 2008
If you work as a teacher or a baby-sitter or, I don't know, a bus driver -- it doesn't matter if the kids say you can put duct tape over their mouths. It's just not cool.

IL baby was left alone in car seat for 8 days before he died, police say

Posted on February 23, 2008
Mom and Dad are facing criminal charges. This one just really gets me. Hermann and Sargent are accused of allowing their son, Benjamin, to go without food or water for eight days while leaving him in a car seat. The...

Morgue File: Knight The K9 knows no fear!

Posted on February 23, 2008
From Oct. 31, 1966: A jump by a police dog through a burning hoop marked the opening today of Law Observance week at the Ward Parkway shopping center. The ceremony, opening a set of police enforcement displays at the shopping...

Fines increasing for employers who knowingly use illegal immigrants

Posted on February 23, 2008
It's a federal move. Fines will increase by 25 percent for the first time in 10 years. Right now, it costs $275 to $11,000 -- it all depends on the specific offense.

Lenexa PD makes Craigslist prostitution bust

Posted on February 23, 2008
From The Star: Lenexa police have made five arrests of men who solicited a prostitute through the Internet site Craigslist.org. The sting began Feb. 14, netting three arrests. On Tuesday, police arrested two more men. A woman also was arrested...

Open Thread ... Weekend Edition

Posted on February 23, 2008
The Open Thread -- our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion -- is up and running on a lovely Saturday morning. Thanks again for stopping by! Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and...

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