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MO teen accused of setting church, school fire -- then bragging online
Posted on February 11, 2008Story is from Palmyra, which is located in northeast Missouri. Authorities have accused a 16-year-old who attended classes at the church's school. He allegedly bragged about the arson on gamefaqs.com, of all places, a popular site for video-game FAQs and...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on February 11, 2008Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. And if you've seen something cool elsewhere, feel free to post a link below! Sorry about the light posting over the weekend. I've been fighting the...
KY siblings accused of making babies with one another
Posted on February 11, 2008Seriously ... you might not want to read this if you've recently had lunch or are having trouble keeping food down today. For all you other brave souls, here goes. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Utah senior citizen won't go to jail for not watering lawn, resisting arrest
Posted on February 11, 2008We've got an update on the 70-year-old Utah woman who physically struggled with a police officer after he tried to write her a ticket for failing to water her yard. (She refused to give her name or accept the ticket,...
Masked robbers steal $164 million in paintings from Swiss museum
Posted on February 11, 2008The three men took four paintings in broad daylight, no less.
Man accused of statutory sex assault told victim that he's half-vampire, half-werewolf
Posted on February 11, 2008Ooh, and he had a magical dragon that protected him from evildoers! Only it doesn't work on the police. Really loved this quote from one officer, who said the suspect tried to prove that he was a mystical hybrid unseen...
Because a day without a Taser video is like a day without sunshine
Posted on February 11, 2008Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Pentagon seeks death penalty against six in 9-11 attacks
Posted on February 11, 2008At the top of the list? Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who allegedly bragged about being in charge of the plot. The other defendants are accused of providing money and supplies or supervising training of the hijackers. And though the Pentagon is...
Unbelievable
Posted on February 09, 2008An Australian woman went to the hospital when she suffered a miscarriage. Eventually, it came time for her to go home. Hospital staff had packed her bag, and when the woman looked inside, she found a small package -- THE...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on February 09, 2008Thanks for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's spot for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to share links to any interesting stories you found elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please...
Nebraska woman caught with .415 BAC, police say
Posted on February 08, 2008Bonus Points: She allegedly had a ward of the state in the car, too, police say.
The most disgusting thing I've read today
Posted on February 08, 2008Nixzmary Brown was a 7-year-old girl from New York who was regularly beaten and starved, tied to chairs with duct tape and forced to urinate in a cat box. Cesar Rodriguez, her stepfather, is on trial for her murder. The...
Where is Keith Shields?
Posted on February 08, 2008From KCPD: KEITH L. SHIELDS, W/M, 12-4-1946, 5?9? tall, 175#, grey hair, brown eyes. Was last seen on 2-3-2008 about 2000 hours 400 N. Hardesty. He has not been seen since. NOTIFY MISSING PERSONS, 816-234-5136. Police say he doesn't have...
IN mom gave pot, beer to daughter for her birthday, police say
Posted on February 08, 2008Police claim Mom acknowledged smoking pot with her adult friends at the girl's 11th birthday party, but denied giving any to the kids.
Aren't you going to wash that?
Posted on February 08, 2008A South Carolina man is accused of trying to stab his wife in the heart with a fork -- he allegedly missed, then licked the utensil clean and put it back in the drawer, his family told police. (He reportedly...
Florida bride dies 1 hour after wedding
Posted on February 08, 2008During the first dance with her new husband, the Herald reports.
Who killed Richard Montes?
Posted on February 08, 2008It's been about a year since Richard Montes, 20, was shot and killed at his family's tire shop in Independence. His family will hold a vigil for him at 6 p.m. Sunday at the tire shop, 9420 E. Truman Road....
Convict found guilty of 88-year-old's rape, murder
Posted on February 08, 2008The victim's name was Edna K. Walton, and she was found dead in her Kansas City living room back in 1987. (She was born in 1898.) Charges weren't filed against Marshall A. Tillman until 2004, when scientists tested DNA evidence...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on February 08, 2008Hallelujah -- we've survived another week! Celebrate inside the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Or if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere, feel free to share the link! Please sign your comments, and please avoid...
Beware, gentlemen! The Bar Babe Bandits could be stalking you!
Posted on February 08, 2008Dallas police say they're investigating several cases where a group of women flirted with -- then beat up and robbed -- men who were hanging at fancy hotel bars. In some cases, the guys might have been drugged. "They started...
Clifford Clark, Folk Hero
Posted on February 08, 2008Clark is a Tennessee man accused of shooting out a red-light camera, which he denies. He's set up a Web site, which is a hoot to read. (I especially like the part where he puts his photo next to Rosa...
6 dead, 2 injured in Kirkwood City Hall shooting
Posted on February 08, 2008UPDATED, Friday afternoon: Thornton's wife is a principal in Florida; story doesn't mention if they were separated. Jason and Laura have an updated story from Kirkwood, including this from Thornton's brother: Surrounded by a crush of reporters, Gerald Thornton, two...
Nebraska Supremes put Old Sparky out to pasture
Posted on February 08, 2008Nebraska -- the only state that uses The Chair as its only means of execution -- is going to give up the chair. The Nebraska Supremes call electrocution a form of cruel and unusual punishment, akin to torture. More from...
Was a massacre avoided at the Super Bowl?
Posted on February 08, 2008Arizona police say a man allegedly planned to use an assault rifle to fire upon crowds at the Super Bowl -- because the city council wouldn't recommend a liquor license for his proposed bar, "Drunkenstein's." He got within sight on...
"I wish I was married. If I was married, do you think I'd be dealing with all of these problems right now?"
Posted on February 08, 2008I don't know why, but I really enjoyed this Omaha World-Herald story about a woman explaining why she is NOT a prostitute, though she acknowledges doing full-body lotion rubs and stripping in a Catholic schoolgirl outfit for her clients, who...
3 dead in shooting at Baton Rouge vo-tech
Posted on February 08, 2008One of those three was the shooter, the AP reports. A local TV station is reporting the dead were all nursing students. Will try to update later with more detail. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Ohio teacher had restraining order against husband
Posted on February 08, 2008Remember Christi Layne, the Ohio teacher who was shot and stabbed by her estranged husband while a classroom full of fifth-graders watched? She had a restraining order against him. So ... hopefully, it'll start working anytime now. Christi Layne is...
Police flashlight "sniffs out" alcohol in motorists' cars
Posted on February 08, 2008In Ray County, some police officers are starting to use an $800 flashlight that can sense if there's alcohol in a vehicle, WDAF reports. (The gadget sucks in the surrounding air, then tests it for alcohol.) Because the sensor looks...
Runaway emu shuts down Georgia interstate
Posted on February 08, 2008From the authorities: "They surrounded it in the median ? with a lot of caution because emus will hurt you," she said. "One of the animal control officers grabbed its legs and another grabbed the upper body and another put...
From the Shawnee police blotter ...
Posted on February 08, 20082:55 p.m. Feb. 7 ... Subject had a digital camera stolen from his residence. The subject thinks it is one of his friends.
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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?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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