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UK archbishop wants some Sharia law

Posted on February 08, 2008
Oh, this sounds like a good idea, though the British prime minister disagrees.

NC man accused of circumcising his sons at home

Posted on February 08, 2008
With a utility knife! The twist here is that Papa is an alleged polygamist, so the two boys who were "altered" came from different Mamas. Papa doesn't believe in hospitals, police say.

Dakota DeRemus incident was recorded on cellphone cam, police say

Posted on February 08, 2008
DeRemus was the 16-year-old from Gardner who died after getting into a fight with another boy on Monday. Another teen apparently captured at least part of the encounter on his cellphone.

Inmate indicted over fake anthrax letter sent to IRS in KC

Posted on February 08, 2008
From Mark Morris: Jonathan Kenneth Joyner just got a lot more to worry about than the remaining two years on his sentence for illegally possessing a firearm. Joyner, 21, might get an additional five years for purportedly mailing a threatening...

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Grandview PD investigates early-morning homicide

Posted on February 08, 2008
From Mike Rice: A 29-year-old man was shot to death early this morning after a disturbance at a Grandview home. His 24-year-old step-brother was taken into custody. The victim, identified as Cortez L. Jones, was reported to have been threatening...

Independence man accused of child porn, molestation

Posted on February 07, 2008
Gordon P. Grant, 41, of Independence is facing two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one charge of child-porn possession, Jackson County prosecutors report. Grant is accused having sex with two young girls over the space of several years.

Mafia indictment names Elmo, Mike The Electrician, Buckwheat, Jackie The Nose and The Greaseball

Posted on February 07, 2008
The feds have indicted something like 80 people in connection with organized crime. They've essentially charged most of the Gambino family's alleged leadership. Here's a PDF of the indictment, which is a hoot mostly for the nicknames on pages 1...

Human Resources Corner: Strip Searches and You

Posted on February 07, 2008
If you run a fast-food restaurant and one of the registers comes up a little short, maybe strip searches of your employees aren't the best way to find the money. Bonus Tip: If you do make your employees take off...

Rapist's cunning escape plan? Running out unlocked door

Posted on February 07, 2008
The suspect is a convicted rapist -- the authorities have no idea where he's gone. From the San Antonio paper ... ?He broke into a house in Duval County, raped the mom in front of the daughter, raped the daughter...

Defense attorney who got punched says he forgives "client"

Posted on February 07, 2008
Today has a great -- and by great, I mean awkward -- interview with the public defender who got slugged in court the other day.

America's Most Wanted taking nominations for All-Stars

Posted on February 07, 2008
America's Most Wanted is taking nominations now through April 1 for its All-Star awards. The public can nominate any police officer, firefighter, EMT or other first responder for the award here. The grand-prize winner walks away with $10K.

Alexis Goggins gets to go home

Posted on February 07, 2008
Goggins is the 7-year-old girl from Detroit who took six bullets intended for her mother. As a result of her injuries, she lost sight in one eye. Goggins is now staying with her grandfather. (Mom is there, too.)

OH fifth-graders watch as teacher is stabbed and shot

Posted on February 07, 2008
None of the kids were hurt, but the teacher is in critical condition. Police are still tracking down the suspect, believed to be the victim's husband. UPDATED: The husband is dead after getting into a police standoff. Hat Tip: Many...

This little light of mine

Posted on February 07, 2008
A 67-year-old woman has installed security lights on her house because she's afraid that a stalker is after her daughter. Her homeowners association tried to get her to turn the lights off because they bother neighbors who are 100 yards...

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on February 07, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion! This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen an interesting story elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well...

MA teen stabs cop who makes him get out of bed, police say

Posted on February 07, 2008
The 14-year-old is a special-needs student who hadn't left his bed for two days. Mom called the police. When an officer tried to lift the kid so he could be taken to the hospital, the teen allegedly stuck a 4-inch...

What responsiblity do schools have to stop bullying?

Posted on February 07, 2008
Especially if it happens off campus? USA Today has a big article about several states -- including Missouri -- trying to protect kids from cyberbullying by passing new legislation. About seven states so far have such laws. But here's the...

4-month-old puppy brings home a piece of human scalp

Posted on February 07, 2008
And he was probably pretty proud of it, too. Police are a little more bewildered -- they're pretty sure that, whoever the scalp owner is, they're probably dead. Story is from Washington state.

Boy, 11, accused of stealing pizza at gunpoint

Posted on February 07, 2008
Story is from Louisiana. The kid allegedly ordered a pizza, cheesy bread and buffalo wings from Domino's -- about $35 worth of food -- and then pulled a gun when the delivery woman asked to be paid. Mom thought Junior...

LAPD loses its first SWAT officer ever in line of duty

Posted on February 07, 2008
Los Angeles formed its SWAT unit in 1967, and Randal Simmons -- an officer who died during a shootout earlier this morning with a suspect -- is the department's first SWAT member ever killed in the line of duty. A...

Berkeley City Council wants Marine recruiters to move out of town

Posted on February 07, 2008
The city council passed a measure urging the Marine Corps to move its recruiting office out of the city, but some members of Congress are now proposing to cut millions in funding to the city. So the city is going...

KS mom wants grave desecration to be a felony

Posted on February 07, 2008
Last year, the ashes of Justin Manning were stolen from the Bonner Springs cemetery where his mom buried them. Most of the cremains have been recovered, and three people have been convicted, but Justin's mom wants the Kansas legislature to...

Maybe he was crossing his eyes for good luck

Posted on February 07, 2008
Carlton Jermaine Davis of Minneapolis will get five years of probation after he stole a woman's keys and cellphone, then licked her toes. (He also did about 150 days in jail.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

From the Shawnee police blotter ...

Posted on February 07, 2008
7:10 a.m. Feb. 7 ... Unknown suspect(s) stole a vehicle that was left running in a driveway. (Note from James: What did I tell you? Practically one case like this every day.) 11:17 p.m. Feb. 6 ... RP (reporting party)...

We're still No. 1 ... in meth lab seizures

Posted on February 07, 2008
Missouri officers rolled up 1,285 meth labs last year, the most in the U.S. That's more than No. 2 and No. 3 combined. (Better luck next year, Indiana and Tennessee.) The good news is that we see fewer labs today...

Boy, age 4, weighed 22 pounds, MO police say

Posted on February 07, 2008
Awful story from the Joplin area, where police have charged three people after authorities found a 4-year-old boy who only weighed 22 pounds living in a filthy home. (The suspects are aunt, uncle and grandma.) From the Globe: They started...

Former Chief Bill Maas gets probation for IL road trip

Posted on February 07, 2008
Maas and his lady friend got two years of probation, fines, community service and drug treatment after getting pulled over last summer in Tazewell County, Ill. Troopers found Ecstasy, coke and a loaded gun in Maas' Hummer when they pulled...

Who was Dakota DeRemus?

Posted on February 07, 2008
Johnson County prosecutors filed an involuntary manslaughter charge yesterday against Dustin Howard in the death of Dakota DeRemus. DeRemus died Monday after allegedly fighting with Howard. It's not clear how much a part, if any, DeRemus' heart condition played in...

Do cities have the right to police illegal immigration?

Posted on February 07, 2008
A few years ago, Valley Park -- a St. Louis suburb -- passed an ordinance that punishes businesses that employ illegal immigrants. Last week a federal judge upheld the law, despite an ACLU challenge saying only the feds can regulate...

Dear Dawn Nelson: You must never, ever tell your son about this

Posted on February 07, 2008
Nelson is a Minnesota mother who wanted to sue her doctor because she isn't happy how her newborn's circumcision looks, The AP reports. An appeals court said that she noted on a prenatal form the baby should be circumcised, though...

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