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KCK sees a huge drop in homicides, big jump in closed cases

Posted on February 19, 2008
From Bob Cronkleton: The number of homicides last year in Kansas City, Kan., dropped to a low that the city hasn?t seen in 20 years. The year ended with 25 homicides, which was down nearly 45 percent from 46 homicides...

Man accused of raping, killing newspaper editor had a history, paper says

Posted on February 19, 2008
A man accused of raping and killing a retired Post-Dispatch editor took a plea deal in a different sexual-assault case from North Carolina, the paper reports. So the suspect -- though his record includes assault and burglary -- didn't have...

IA woman beaten for refusing to reenact "Girls Gone Wild" scene, police say

Posted on February 18, 2008
Apparently, a second guy threw Oreos at her during the beating.

"Give me your tacos"

Posted on February 18, 2008
Story is from California. A man was bicycling home after buying $20 worth of tacos (what the?!) when a mugger punched him in the face and took the bag of food. When the victim tried to get his meal back,...

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Because it's Monday and we haven't had a good car chase video in a long time ...

Posted on February 18, 2008
I'm just glad there was a label on this video telling people it's a chase. At first glance, I thought it was just rush hour in Johnson County.

TN girl lied when she said boyfriend kidnapped her, police say

Posted on February 18, 2008
She's been charged with, yes, filing a false report. Instead of being held captive, she was allegedly at the mall, a TV station there reports. (Boyfriend wasn't charged with kidnapping, though he is looking at a series of auto-theft charges.)

KCPD identifies woman killed in 1100 block of East 65th

Posted on February 18, 2008
Glennis Fiehler was 42 when she was killed this weekend. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (474-8477).

Shawnee man accused of attempted murder against officer

Posted on February 18, 2008
From Benita Williams: A man accused of shooting a Shawnee police officer over the weekend was charged today with attempted first-degree murder. Alexander Craig Ayers, 18, is being held in the Johnson County jail on $800,000 bond. He is scheduled...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on February 18, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion! It's also a good place to share links, if you've seen something interesting elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially...

Clerk dodges robber's bullet, chases him out of store

Posted on February 18, 2008
It happened in Texas, not The Matrix. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Ash!

UPDATE on boy, 6, raped at Massachusetts library

Posted on February 18, 2008
Recently, we had a story about a sex offender who's accused of raping a young boy at the public library in New Bedford, Mass. Since then, the city council is looking at an ordinance barring RSOs from libraries, arcades and...

NIU student escapes shooter ... then goes back inside for his girlfriend

Posted on February 18, 2008
The guy does this AFTER he's already been sprayed with shotgun pellets.

At bare minimum, she's earned refrigerator privileges

Posted on February 18, 2008
California baby-sitter fights off man who tried to abduct 3-year-old, police say.

MO tow-truck driver uses GPS to track stolen vehicle

Posted on February 18, 2008
Story is from the St. Louis area. The tow-truck driver -- who'd left his truck idling while he cleaned another vehicle -- says he also ran over the foot of one car thief when he caught up with them. (Police...

Dear Criminals: If you're going to fake a disability like blindness ...

Posted on February 18, 2008
... maybe you shouldn't do things that will blow your cover. Like driving a car. Italian police arrested a man who'd been pretending to be blind for 40 years so he could get an invalidity pension. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...

Canadian police are waiting for the other shoes to drop

Posted on February 18, 2008
Weird case from British Columbia, where people have found three severed feet washed ashore on the Gulf Islands. Each foot has been a rightie, wearing a sneaker. Nobody's found any bodies, though, and police aren't really sure what's going on....

Utah couple charged with 3rd-degree homicide after sleeping with baby

Posted on February 18, 2008
This is the second kiddo of theirs that has died while sleeping with them, authorities say. The baby was 3 months old. The coroner listed the cause of death as undetermined, though he also testified the infant probably died because...

Mystery writer makes $1 million donation to CSI academy

Posted on February 18, 2008
Patricia Cornwell -- who writes the Kay Scarpetta mystery novels -- donated $1 million to help start a crime-scene-investigation academy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. When the donation was reported, though, it included quotes from...

More crashes being blamed on Ambien?

Posted on February 18, 2008
That's according to a report from WCVB in Boston. Not only that, a few defendants are beating criminal charges because they were allegedly "sleep driving" while taking the medication. (So it's harder to prove they were "voluntarily intoxicated.") Experts say...

Hockey players accused of vandalizing building after their season was canceled

Posted on February 18, 2008
It was a former Eagles Lodge where some members of the Jamestown Vikings were living. The players -- who said they hadn't been paid in two months -- allegedly decided to get revenge on their team's owner by doing $25K...

Mom says immigration delays led to baby's death

Posted on February 18, 2008
A woman brought her 14-day-old son from American Samoa to Hawaii for heart surgery, but instead of letting them head directly to the hospital, immigration officials held them. (For 30 minutes or an hour -- the story isn't entirely clear...

TX youth pastor confesses to 13-year-old homicide

Posted on February 18, 2008
The pastor is 29 now. The fatal stabbing -- which reportedly happened during a convenience-story robbery -- happened when he was 16. The AP has a story about his church, reporting how many of the members there have forgiven him....

2 charged with animal cruelty in largest U.S. meat recall

Posted on February 18, 2008
Story is from Chino, Calif., where an undercover video caught employees moving "downer" cattle with forklifts and chains, then slaughtering them for meat. (Downer cattle are viewed as sick and shouldn't be eaten.) The video, which also shows the animals...

KC girls survive brush with home invader

Posted on February 18, 2008
KMBC has the details here.

Should MO motorcyclists have to wear helmets?

Posted on February 18, 2008
State Sen. Luann Ridgeway, a Smithville Republican, says no. She's helped introduce a bill that would let motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without helmets on streets, roads and highways, though they'd have to wear them on interstates, the Joplin...

2 men shot in Target parking lot -- no charges needed, grand jury says

Posted on February 18, 2008
From Lynn Horsley: A Jackson County grand jury has declined to file criminal charges in connection with a Jan. 26 shooting outside a Target store. Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar issued a press release announcing the decision Saturday. Under Missouri law, grand...

College student accused in $140K burglary arrested in Olathe

Posted on February 18, 2008
The AP's story doesn't explain if Ryan Silvey is actually from Olathe, but that's where he was arrested. He's accused of taking a briefcase containing $140K from the home of Tyson Food's chairman in Johnson, Ark. Two other men are...

What's the only thing worse than joyriding in your dad's car?

Posted on February 12, 2008
The car is a Crown Vic, and your dad is a trooper for the Turnpike Authority.

Police identify suspected shoplifter who was killed

Posted on February 12, 2008
Sorry about missing this from the other day ... KCPD have identified Anthony Trezvant, 56, as the man who was reportedly shot and killed by a security guard near 63rd and Brookside on Saturday night. Trezvant is accused of shoplifting...

Wichita copper thieves dress up as utility crews

Posted on February 12, 2008
The copper thieves are really raising their game down in Wichita. Not only are they getting hard hats, vests and other clothes so they can dress up as utility crews, they're also going after bigger game, such as a Westar...

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