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"I'm not scared. More like annoyed."
Posted on February 01, 2008Nice story from the Lawrence Journal-World about a c-store owner who fought a gunman using nothing more than a bag of rock salt -- and narrowly avoids getting shot. ?We kind of scuffled, and he hit me on the head...
Leavenworth police help stop a suicide
Posted on February 01, 2008At an auto parts store, of all places.
NZ man gets assaulted for "breach of urinal etiquette"
Posted on February 01, 2008A New Zealand man has pleaded guilty to punching a guy who, he thought, was looking at him as they used the urinals at a bar. From the defense attorney: "This incident arose from a breach of what I understand...
MO jury takes 7 minutes to convict man of molestation
Posted on February 01, 2008Justice might be blind, when she feels like it, the old girl can move. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!
Baltimore cop accused of shoving money up man's rectum
Posted on February 01, 2008The plaintiff claims he was walking to the hospital when an officer stopped him for no reason, took his paper money and shoved it where the sun don't shine. The man is seeking $100 million -- and if the story's...
Who was Chris Brown?
Posted on February 01, 2008KMBC has a report here about Chris Brown, a KCK teenager who was killed by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend. The story points out how Brown was an organ donor and was able to help many others despite...
MO identity thieves pose as tax officials
Posted on February 01, 2008The Missouri AG is warning people about a new scam going around. Con artists have been calling Missouri residents and posing as Department of Revenue officials. They ask the victims for their checking account or credit-card numbers, so they can...
Gun-control group ranks Missouri 2nd worst in the nation
Posted on February 01, 2008Which, depending on your political leanings, could be something of an endorsement. The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence -- which used to do business as Handgun Control -- ranked all 50 states based on their gun-control laws. Missouri did...
After 22 years, Springfield homicide goes to trial
Posted on February 01, 2008Jackie Johns was abducted from a 7-11 parking lot, then raped and killed back in June 1985, but it's only now, thanks to new DNA evidence, that authorities have brought charges against a suspect named Gerald Carnahan. Hat Tip: Many...
Police: NJ man broke into church, looked at porn on nun's PC
Posted on February 01, 2008And not just once, the authorities say. The hero here is the church custodian, who found him and chased him out.
More cities are cutting back on Cold Case squads
Posted on February 01, 2008The feds are giving out less money to solve old murders, so many local police departments are closing down their Cold Case units or cutting them back, USA Today reports. (Last year, the feds handed out $8.5 million, compared to...
Quote of the day
Posted on February 01, 2008"Once it broke, I just started punching him and then he just kind of said 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' I'm like 'yeah, me too dude.'" -- a Minneapolis man who hit a burglar with a baseball bat so badly that...
KS bill would let district attorneys look at abortion records
Posted on February 01, 2008The bill would actually do a few things -- such as letting women and their families sue over abortions if they think state law was violated -- but the most significant change? District attorneys and county attorneys could examine abortion...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on February 01, 2008Thanks again for spending time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments! If you've got a cool link, this is an excellent place to share it. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as...
Grand jury to investigate BPU over alleged rate-fixing
Posted on February 01, 2008Mark Wiebe reports it'll start up in March. T.J. Reardon -- who lost a race for a BPU seat -- brought it using the petition method. (See, you can use it for something other than abortion investigations!) Among other things,...
If this isn't rape, what is it?
Posted on February 01, 2008Unbelievable story from Massachusetts. Authorities say a pharmacist convinced two women that she was also a gynecologist. They consented to "exams" in his back room, not knowing the truth. Prosecutors filed rape charges against the man, but they've been dropped...
Cow ends up in back seat after crash
Posted on February 01, 2008Apparently, these ladies hit the cow, knocking it into the air and vaulting it over them. (The cow must have been pretty small.) Either way, I'm sort of amazed they're still alive.
Where is Amanda Blake?
Posted on February 01, 2008From Dawn Bormann's report: A felony warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man believed to be traveling with 16-year-old Amanda Blake, who has been missing from Kansas City, Kan., for nearly two weeks. Roberto Velasquez was charged Thursday in...
Lee's Summit PD investigates Dollar General stickup
Posted on February 01, 2008From Lee's Summit PD: At 1:00 p.m. this afternoon police were dispatched to 172 NW Oldham Pkwy., Dollar General Store, on the report of an armed robbery. Employees stated two black male suspects rushed into the store and approached the...
Why is this man smiling?
Posted on February 01, 2008OK, Wesley Snipes didn't beat the entire rap, but he did get cleared of the most serious tax-fraud charges. He was pinched for not filing a tax return for five or six years. (Not sure what the potential time on...
KC man pleads guilty in drivers license scam
Posted on February 01, 2008Adil Majlovic, 21, said he was part of a mail fraud conspiracy revolving around the South Central Career Center Truck Driver Training School in West Plains, Mo. U.S. Attorney John Wood's office says Majlovic sent students to the school, where...
"It was just a matter of where and when"
Posted on February 01, 2008Awful story from Massachusetts, where a dangerous sex offender was released from prison, even though prosecutors said he was too dangerous. The judge ruled against their call to commit the man. The man had been abused sexually as a kid,...
CO woman kicks the butt of man who attacked her husband
Posted on February 01, 2008I think it's pretty cool, but I don't think he'll ever get to live this one down ...
KCK officers fire after nearly being run over, police say
Posted on February 01, 2008From KCK PD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Officers responded to an area of 43rd and Georgia Avenue at about 1145 hours on February 1, 2008, to investigate a complaint of scrap metal at a home in the area. Upon...
$3K reward available in Cash America holdup
Posted on February 01, 2008From Crime Stoppers: On January 25th, at about 5:45 p.m., two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed the Cash America Pawn at 8241 Wornall in Kansas City. No one was injured. The Cash America Pawn Company has added $2,000...
Where is Brianna Denison?
Posted on February 01, 2008I hadn't really been following the case of Brianna Denison, a 19-year-old who went missing in Reno. But there's been a startling development. Police now say DNA evidence from her case matches at least two other assaults against women in...
Dear Criminals: The police know about Craigslist
Posted on February 01, 2008So maybe it's not a good idea to advertise the "A Plus" weed you've been selling, even if the ad was free.
MS bill would make it illegal to feed obese people
Posted on February 01, 2008Yeah, I don't see this passing. About two-thirds of the state's population is overweight or obese, though. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
FL woman, unhappy with hairdo, accused of breaking into salon
Posted on February 01, 2008A Florida woman is accused of breaking into a beauty salon so she could get a "refund" for a bad hairdo, the Naples Daily News reports. Police say she broke into the wrong salon, though. Deputies searched the salon and...
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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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