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Suspect chewed or burned off own fingerprints, police say

Posted on February 05, 2008
Story is from Boston. Authorities say a drug suspect either chewed or burned off his fingertips so he couldn't be identified. Of course, they've always got his photo ...

KS Supremes side with Tiller ... for now

Posted on February 05, 2008
From The AP: The Kansas Supreme Court today temporarily blocked a Sedgwick County grand jury?s access to patient records from abortion provider George Tiller. The grand jury is investigating whether Tiller, one of the nation?s few late-term abortion providers, has...

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on February 05, 2008
Thanks again for spending a little time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and links! I think we're going to have an excellent Tuesday. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially...

KCTV investigates illegal prescription-drug sales

Posted on February 05, 2008
The station reportedly sent one of its producers to buy antibiotics at a boot store in KCK. Hat Tip: Many thanks to Joe S. The Ragman

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Judges lead the most interesting lives ...

Posted on February 05, 2008
In North Carolina, an appeals court has ruled that a nurse whose breast implants were damaged during an on-the-job accident is entitled to only one replacement implant. Judges Barbara Jackson and Sanford Steelman Jr. said Richardson be compensated only for...

OP police investigate holdup at Great Western Bank

Posted on February 05, 2008
From Overland Park PD: At 10:48 am Overland Park Police Officers responded to an armed robbery at the Great Western Bank, 10307 Metcalf. No injuries reported. Suspects are two black males, both armed with handguns, both wearing brown coveralls, both....

Begging your pardon?

Posted on February 05, 2008
President Bush has turned down more requests for pardons and clemency than any other president since World War II, the New York Times reports. The paper says there's also a huge backlog at the Department of Justice, which processes these...

There's only one way out of our mariachi band ...

Posted on February 05, 2008
God, I love this story ... The leader of a mariachi band is accused of holding his bass player at gunpoint for five hours because the bass player wanted to join another band, the Rocky Mountain News reports. Apparently, the...

Gardner considers teen's death "suspicious"

Posted on February 05, 2008
From Sara Shepherd: A teenage boy was found dead behind a Gardner residence Monday afternoon, prompting a police investigation. Just before 5 p.m., Gardner public safety officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Aspen Lane to investigate a report....

Sentences in St. Joe "Hoof & Horn" arson

Posted on February 05, 2008
The Hoof & Horn Steak House has been something of a St. Joe landmark for years, but it was badly damaged by a fire last fall -- a fire that was set by the owner's son and future son-in-law. Dad...

240-pound naked man runs through apartment, police say

Posted on February 05, 2008
Story is from Manhattan, Kan. When police got there, they saw two windows broken at the front of the house and the naked guy exiting from the back. He tried to hide under a tree. They were able to find...

Olathe teen accused of pointing air gun at other motorist

Posted on February 05, 2008
From Olathe PD: On Monday, 2/4/2008, 8:46 PM, Olathe police officers responded to Santa Fe and Kansas regarding an aggravated assault. Officers contacted a 19-year-old Olathe man who reported as he drove his Dodge truck on Santa Fe and Buchanan,...

FL woman buckles up beer ... but not baby, police say

Posted on February 05, 2008
Florida police say they pulled over a woman who allegedly had a six pack of Busch beer buckled up in the front seat. A 1-year-old girl was in the back without a carseat or a seat belt, police say.

KS convicts' recidivism rates are dropping

Posted on February 05, 2008
Here's some good news -- Kansas says its recidivism rates for convicts on supervised release have dropped from 5 percent in 2002 to 2.2 percent last year. Meaning that cons in this situation aren't going out and committing new crimes....

UK woman evicted for playing too much Dolly Parton

Posted on February 05, 2008
Like, at all hours of the damn day. The local authorities confiscated her TVs and stereo, and that still didn't stop her love for saccharine country-pop. (Note: If she'd only played Dolly's bluegrass records, I think everything would have been...

More on the KCK double homicide, Amber Alert

Posted on February 05, 2008
The Star has a thorough report on the Guerrero case, including Andrew Anthony Guerrero's history with his ex-wife, Nicolette Lyons-Reed, who was found murdered in KCK over the weekend with her young daughter. Guerrero is on suicide watch in Texas,...

IL prosecutor won't take smokers to court

Posted on February 05, 2008
Illinois has a law banning smoking in public buildings, but the prosecutor in St. Clair County says he won't prosecute anyone in those cases because the law isn't clear enough, he says. (St. Clair is the area around Belleville.)

The most amazing thing you will see today

Posted on February 05, 2008
Not a crime ... but probably a miracle. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2

Henrietta Corvin Daise

Posted on February 05, 2008
In this undated police photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office, Henrietta Corvin Daise is shown. Authorities say the 62-year-old grandmother was arrested for hiding cocaine in her bra during a drug raid in Oakland Park, Fla. Eight others were....

Operation Stonewalled

Posted on February 05, 2008
Forty-three people have been indicted for their alleged role in two drug rings operating in northeast Kansas and Kansas City. Authorities say they were moving over $12 million worth of crack coke. Saw this via Tony's Kansas City!

Buffalohead and Friday

Posted on February 05, 2008
Jared Buffalohead and Shanna Friday are being held in connection with the homicide of Jerry Deshazer, a Lawrence man who was found dead over the weekend, the Journal-World reports.

Is Leavenworth going to get a new prison?

Posted on February 04, 2008
The president's new budget seems to indicate that Leavenworth is the preferred site for a new maximum security prison, The AP reports. The budget includes money to evaluate Leavenworth as a possible site.

Teenage girl beaten with a high-heel shoe, Salina police say

Posted on February 04, 2008
Badly enough that she had to visit the hospital, police say. It reportedly happened at a house party early Sunday morning.

Report clears FL cop who arrested little old lady

Posted on February 04, 2008
This is the case where an elderly woman was handcuffed because she refused to pull forward in the McDonald's drive-through line. (The restaurant says it asked her to pull forward because her order took extra time -- they were going...

PA man ordered to pay off his long-lost twin's traffic tickets

Posted on February 04, 2008
Unbelievable story from Philadelphia, where authorities have ordered a man named Edward Harris to pay off a fine of $1,800. It's from traffic tickets over 17 years old -- that were written to his long-lost twin brother, Edwin. Somehow, the...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on February 04, 2008
The Open Thread -- our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion -- is up and running on a lovely Monday morning! This is also a good place to share links if you've seen something cool elsewhere. Please sign your...

17-year-old faces criminal charges over prank calls

Posted on February 04, 2008
And not just any prank calls -- he's accused of calling people in the middle of the night, pretending to be a hospital employee and telling them a loved one is either dead or in the hospital, the Charlotte Observer...

Who was Joseph Bussell?

Posted on February 04, 2008
UPDATED: After further examination of the body the death has been ruled a homicide. The victim is identified as Joseph D. Bussell, a 57-year-old KCMO resident. It appears he was walking home after working at the Sun Fresh grocery store,...

TX parents get 1 year for leaving kids in car while drinking margaritas

Posted on February 04, 2008
I think it's hard to blame Mom and Dad. The kids -- one was 1 year old, the other 5 months -- were screaming and crying when police found them, and nobody can enjoy their margaritas while that's going on.

Seth Guerrero

Posted on February 04, 2008
Looks like a hotel clerk saved the day here. From the Denton paper ... The tactical team officers had waited, hidden from sight, most of the night to avoid a confrontation with Guerrero in the presence of his child, said...

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