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Danish police stop plot to kill "Muhammad" cartoonist

Posted on February 12, 2008
In Denmark, police say they've arrested three men who were allegedly plotting to kill one of the "Muhammad" cartoonists. Last year, about a dozen Danish artists drew cartoons featuring Muhammad, which many Muslims considered an insult to their religion...

Mizzou player's family moving forward with wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on February 12, 2008
Aaron O'Neal was a Missouri linebacker who died during a workout two years ago. His family is pursuing a wrongful-death lawsuit against athletic trainers, coaches and others who, they feel, weren't equipped to help O'Neal. There's a chance the family...

Analysis from the Bobby Cutts trial

Posted on February 12, 2008
For those coming in late, Bobby Cutts Jr. -- a man accused of killing the mother of his unborn child -- testified yesterday that he did hit her, wrap her body up in a comforter and put her in his...

NZ dad stole son's girl, got her pregnant, tried to run son over

Posted on February 12, 2008
Uh, yeah, Pop was apparently upset about Junior calling him a pedophile. (The lady in question is 18. Pop is 45.) James Bowring has been found guilty of trying to run over his son, who was able to take cover...

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Tragedy strikes the Wienermobile

Posted on February 12, 2008
There is, of course, a great photo. It's a little dispiriting, though, sort of like seeing the Batmobile have a flat tire. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

IA mom gets probation for giving cocaine to 1-year-old

Posted on February 12, 2008
Mom, age 22, could have gotten 13 years in prison. Instead, the judge ordered to have no contact with her son for five years. She also has to get drug treatment and spend a year in a halfway house.

Grand jury indicts MO pastor on sex-abuse charges

Posted on February 12, 2008
Here's an update on a case from McDonald County, Mo., where authorities have been investigating Grand Valley Independent Baptist Church. The church's pastor -- Raymond Lambert -- is accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls over the space of several...

"They seemed to be drunk half the time and had orgies the other half"

Posted on February 12, 2008
Lovely story from CNN about the outgoing chief of Florida's prison system. He talks about how he reformed the system there. Apparently, before he took over, most of the staff loved having softball tournaments and then, immediately following the tourneys,...

Man dies 16 years after being shot -- M.E. rules it a homicide

Posted on February 12, 2008
Vernon L. Johnson died last November from pneumonia, caused by gunshot wounds he received during a fight at a grocery and liquor store in 1991. The medical examiner has ruled Johnson's death a homicide, though prosecutors have declined to file...

Under proposal, Aussie parents would lose their TV if kids act up

Posted on February 12, 2008
It would apply to parents of repeat juvenile offenders. I can't wait for this idea to get imported to the United States. We'll either have a Utopia or rioting in the streets ...

FL man kills neighbor over height of grass, police allege

Posted on February 12, 2008
What a crazy world. I think 90 percent of the stories we post on Crime Scene never would have happened if even one person had stopped for 30 seconds and decided, you know, there are more important things in life.

The truth about landlords ...

Posted on February 12, 2008
I really liked this story about police finding a mummified body in a Phoenix apartment, hidden beneath dirt and plywood in the unit's bathroom. Here's the crazy part: Several years ago the property owners saw an occupant inside the home...

Fix my Dish Network or I'll shoot you!

Posted on February 12, 2008
Story is from California, where a man is accused of aiming a shotgun at a repairman who was there to fix his Dish Network and Internet. (To be fair, the fix-it guy was late.) The good news is nobody got...

UPDATE on Mom accused of microwaving baby

Posted on February 12, 2008
The judge has declared a mistrial after a new defense witness has come forward.

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on February 12, 2008
The Open Thread is up and running on a lovely Tuesday morning! This is our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, but if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to post a link below! Thanks again to...

Homewrecker!

Posted on February 11, 2008
Lovely story from the Atlanta area, where a policewoman used a government database to look up the woman who was dating her estranged husband. Then? The officer put together a flier with the victim's face, Bible verses and the word...

3-year-old boy left alone at MO mall -- Mom waits 21 hours to come forward

Posted on February 11, 2008
The security staff found him as they were locking up the place on Saturday night. There's going to be a hearing to see whether Mom gets him back. It doesn't sound like she really cares, though.

Still no arrests in Lane Bryant shootings from Chicago

Posted on February 11, 2008
Though police have released a sketch of the suspect.

MO man accused of stealing plane from Jeff City airport

Posted on February 11, 2008
And then getting it stuck in a field after he landed. Man, we never see airplane thefts around these parts -- maybe this story explains why.

KS starts increased traffic-enforcement campaign

Posted on February 11, 2008
Fair Warning ... In Kansas, many agencies are participating in a statewide crackdown on motorists who don't make their kids buckle up. (They'll also be pulling people over for speeding, DUI and other violations.) The campaign starts today and runs...

Why families of murder victims should never give up

Posted on February 11, 2008
Joe Lambe has a powerful story this morning about the case of Edna Walton, an 88-year-old woman who was raped and murdered back in 1987. Thanks to DNA tests, a suspect -- Marshall Tillman -- guilty last week. Those DNA...

Midtown Miscreant takes on the Kirkwood shootings

Posted on February 11, 2008
From local blogger Midtown Miscreant: In the end there is one twisted bit of irony in all of this. The black killer and the white victims, have gotten past the issues of race, to them race isn't an issue. They...

17-year-old pronounced dead after Friday shooting

Posted on February 11, 2008
From Sara Shepherd: A 17-year-old boy who was left brain-dead by a shooting died over the weekend. Richard L. Byers was rushed to a hospital early Friday after police found him lying in a driveway in the 4600 block of...

Grandma with phone clobbers home invader armed with Taser

Posted on February 11, 2008
Story is from Alabama. They're not 100 percent sure, but authorities think the crook was able to zap Grandma, but it still didn't knock her out. She used her phone-fu to chase the bad guy away from the premises. From...

After Kirkwood, more government buildings are reviewing security

Posted on February 11, 2008
The AP's story mentions that Missouri's Capitol doesn't have metal detectors, which seems crazy to me. The building's police chief is asking for $228K so he can buy three of the machines, plus two X-ray conveyor belts.

MO bill would change ages for statutory rape

Posted on February 11, 2008
Right now, Missouri considers first-degree statutory rape to be having sexual intercourse with anyone who's under 14, the Joplin Globe reports. A new bill would change that definition to "someone being 18 years of age or older having sexual intercourse...