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UPDATE on Rowan Ford homicide

Posted on January 30, 2008
Both defendants have asked for changes of venue. Ford was a 9-year-old girl who was reportedly raped and killed last year in southwest Missouri. Her stepdad and one of his friends are charged with raping and killing the girl. Hat...

Dead woman casts ballot in St. Louis

Posted on January 30, 2008
I think it's great how elderly people are staying involved in politics. The DOJ, however, is investigating. UPDATED: Nice Deb has more here!

Thief pulls "grandson scam" on Wichita's elderly

Posted on January 30, 2008
Wichita police are warning people there about a particularly nasty scam. A guy calls up elderly people and then pretends to be their grandson. He never mentions his name or even their name. He just says he's having car trouble...

KSHB cameraman hit by car while filming report

Posted on January 30, 2008
The station says Al Miller should be OK. He was shooting a piece about a gas leak in Olathe when a car reportedly hit him from behind. He got knocked into the air and was unconscious, but has no major...

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Public-urination suspect smashes his own face against car

Posted on January 30, 2008
Lovely story from Florida, where a man was spotted urinating outside a 7-11. When police approached, the man reportedly tried to jump into his car head first, through an open window. Instead, he smashed his face into the side of...

Sex offenders usually do it again, right? Maybe not

Posted on January 30, 2008
The Numbers Guy, a Wall Street Journal blog, has an interesting post here about recidivism rates among convicted sex offenders. He says that not all sex offenders go out and commit crimes again. In fact, for child molesters ... Their...

Wave of the Future: Marijuana Vending Machines

Posted on January 30, 2008
I suppose it was only a matter of time. To be clear, these are medical marijuana vending machines, and they're only in California. So don't expect your boss to install one next to the Coke machine. (Which takes on a...

If you've lost your head, Pennsylvania authorities might be able to help you

Posted on January 30, 2008
Pennsylvania police are trying to find whoever left eight garbage bags of human remains, including a woman's head, lying along an interstate across two counties. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Dear Criminals: Seriously, why are you committing crimes during snowstorms?

Posted on January 30, 2008
From Christine Vendel: Police arrested a man Tuesday after he allegedly used a shotgun to rob an 80-year-old woman on her back porch. The woman had just returned home and was brushing snow off her porch in the 4100 block...

Neighbors' feud ends with shotgun blast to the groin

Posted on January 30, 2008
Story is from Arizona, which sounds like it was settled by the Hatfields and McCoys. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!

Shutting the door on DNA tests

Posted on January 30, 2008
Missouri, Kansas and 13 other states only let convicts request a DNA test if they're (A) still in prison and (B) alive. Which, on its face, makes a certain amount of sense. If you're already free, why go to the...

Will MO legislators approve interlock devices for DUI cases?

Posted on January 30, 2008
A state rep has introduced a bill that would require anyone convicted of DUI to get a 30-day "hard walk" -- no driving whatsoever for a month -- on their first offense. (Which, if I'm reading the state's rules right,...

Fact: Nobody cares if you broke your hip while Jell-O wrestling

Posted on January 30, 2008
An NYU student and his buddies organized a party at school called "Beach Bash," and during the festivities, he was fell in a kiddie pool filled with Jell-O, breaking his hip. He decided to sue the school because it OK'd...

Papa was a rolling stone, and so is Junior

Posted on January 30, 2008
About half of U.S. inmates have a relative who's been behind bars, too, USA Today reports, citing a 2004 DOJ study. Psychologists and corrections officials believe there's a connection -- that family influence (or lack thereof) leads a lot of...

Drew Peterson wants a lie-detector test on national television

Posted on January 30, 2008
Yeah, he wants to be on "Moment of Truth," Fox News reports. I would love to see that happen, but it'll probably be like the "win a date with Drew Peterson" story. No way would any reputable network do something...

FBI investigates 14 companies for subprime loan fraud

Posted on January 30, 2008
The bureau isn't saying where or who just yet, but they are looking at companies that might have cheated customers through accounting fraud. From ABC News: The FBI, which only handles mortgage fraud cases involving more than $500,000, currently has...

Midtown Miscreant meets Mormon missionaries

Posted on January 30, 2008
It's a good post, but I would've linked to it strictly so I could write that headline.

FBI: "Ninja Crutch Bandit" is from KC

Posted on January 30, 2008
We had a post about this case just the other day. It sounds like the guy actually needs the crutch to get around -- he says he had a medical condition as a kid. From the AP: A man suspected...

The Michael Vick story has officially spiraled out of control

Posted on January 30, 2008
Vick's former pit bulls will be on a reality show.

OP woman accused of leaving toddler at hospital

Posted on January 30, 2008
From Benita Williams: A 32-year-old Overland Park woman has been charged with leaving her toddler at a hospital during an apparent paternity dispute with an employee at the facility. Christine Telca Murie appeared in Johnson County District Court today on...

How could someone leave a dead child by the side of the road?

Posted on January 30, 2008
Ugly story from Galveston, Texas, where a dead baby was alongside a road, not far from his car seat. (A couple that was birdwatching found his body -- they initially mistook him for a doll.) The child died from blunt...

Police: UT man ignites himself while trying to burn down brother's house

Posted on January 30, 2008
The suspect -- who apparently got upset after a family argument -- is in a coma while doctors try to treat his injuries, which are severe. The house burned down, but police were able to find evidence that the fire...

Wrestling coach loses job after biting high-school student

Posted on January 30, 2008
Story is from Pittsburgh. The coach -- who also works as a probation officer -- gave up his coaching role so the kid wouldn't press criminal charges. The bite happened when the two of them were wrestling.

Michael Devlin will be jailed in Cameron

Posted on January 30, 2008
In case you want to send a care package to a notorious child abductor and rapist.

Dandre Bell

Posted on January 30, 2008
Bell, 18, faces charges of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action after he allegedly robbed an 80-something woman of her purse at gunpoint. (Shotgunpoint, to be exact.) Report is from the 4100 block of Scarritt in KCMO, Jackson County prosecutors...

San Francisco police put tiger investigation on hold

Posted on January 30, 2008
They say there's no proof that anybody taunted the tiger before it escaped and mauled a person to death on Christmas Day.