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Really?
Posted on August 23, 2010I thought this kind of stuff went out with the Middle Ages. Oh well, old habits die hard in some places I guess.
Get your motor running
Posted on August 23, 2010They keep up this kind of rambunctious behavior and outlaw bikers might start getting a bad name. This was an Arizona happening.
The mystery continues
Posted on August 23, 2010If you were living in Kansas City at the time then you will never forget this day. Mike McGraw continues to chronicle one of the area's most tragic and widely felt crimes and it's aftermath.
Monday's Open Thread
Posted on August 23, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is off this week, and today, Tony Rizzo...
Open Thread, Weekend Edition
Posted on August 21, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Will there ever be peace in our time?
Posted on August 20, 2010Peace talks between church, strippers break down. (Not remotely crime-related.)
Friday's Open Thread
Posted on August 20, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Some days, it's not even worth putting on your mask ...
Posted on August 20, 2010Christine's story about an unlucky robber made me chuckle: An underachieving robber simply walked out of a Northland gas station early today after a clerk told him she didn?t have any money. The robber marched into the Pour Boys at...
Illinois makes it a crime to record cops without their permission
Posted on August 20, 2010The ACLU is suing over the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, which makes it illegal to record a conversation without the consent of all parties, even if that occurs in public. The law applies to everybody, though more notably, it's been used...
Grandma accidentally gets man into trouble with the law
Posted on August 20, 2010The Oregonian has a good story about a Good Samaritan whose good deed caught the eye of police, who learned that he had outstanding warrants. Ironically, it was his grandmother, calling a local paper to correct the spelling of his...
Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot
Posted on August 20, 2010Florida police say she resisted arrest and tried to grab an officer's gun. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
VIDEO: Batman sinks to a new low
Posted on August 20, 2010Yes, it's probably a staged video. And I'm pretty sure that's not the real Batman stealing some poor soul's Taco Bell vittles.
Soapy homeless man stomps crayons after fountain bath, police say
Posted on August 20, 2010No, I am not speaking in tongues. That is the actual story ...
Brothers sentenced in OP killing
Posted on August 20, 2010Yesterday, two brothers were sentenced for a fatal shooting in Overland Park back in February 2009. Avrin Chapman, 19, was given 11 years for the death of Donte Robinson in the 6100 block of Foster. The charges were voluntary manslaughter...
Charges filed in fiery OP wreck
Posted on August 20, 2010Benjamin Denham, 18, is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for a March 16 wreck that killed two of his passengers, 17-year-old Andrew Riddell and 18-year-old Matthew Honea, the JoCo DA's office states. According to an Overland Park police report, Denham...
Man parks vehicle on naked drunk guy
Posted on August 20, 2010I guess this is what happens when you decide to pass out naked in alleys. From the Morning Journal: ?He stopped, turned his car off and heard someone yell, ?Hey, get this car off me!?? Soto said. Hat Tip: Saw...
Kansas man arrested over yard sign
Posted on August 20, 2010In Valley Center, Kan., a man was arrested after he reportedly put out a yard sign that criticized the city administrator over flooding problems. He was accused of criminal defamation. (The story is from a few days ago. I haven't...
Gamer sues over 'video game addiction'
Posted on August 20, 2010In Hawaii, a man has filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of "Lineage II," a video game that -- according to the plaintiff -- took over his life, Wired's Threat Level blog reports. The plaintiff is ?unable to function...
Mo. man robbed pharmacy, returned to get prescription filled, police say
Posted on August 20, 2010A Springfield man is accused of robbing a pharmacy -- and then coming back to the same shop to get a prescription filled a few days later. If he's found guilty, I think they should nickname him "Lightning," because he...
$3 million recovered in St. Louis heist
Posted on August 20, 2010The Post-Dispatch has a followup about the recent ATM Solutions heist, where robbers reportedly fled with millions of dollars. Originally, sources said the amount stolen was $11 million. The new report puts the figure closer to $9 million. The police...
Just like 'Pacific Blue,' only in OP
Posted on August 20, 2010Overland Park police are going to be doing bicycle patrols today in an area between Antioch and Grant, from 79th to 85th, Chief John Douglass' blog reports. The department says bike patrols help police get involved more in a neighborhood,...
That's not a Baby Ruth
Posted on August 20, 2010Normally, I would deem this article "the most disgusting thing you'll read today" but it's still awfully early ...
Report: Boy in attic has disability
Posted on August 20, 2010Joe Lambe has more about the 6-year-old boy found in a DeSoto attic, suffering from malnourishment. It appears the boy has Down syndrome or some other developmental disability. KCTV quotes the property manager, who says the boy looks like he...
Prison escapee, cousin arrested in Ariz.
Posted on August 20, 2010Authorities have captured prison escapee John McCluskey and his alleged accomplice / cousin / fiancee Casslyn Welch at a campground near Springerville, Ariz. Welch allegedly tried to pull a gun, but was stopped by the SWAT team that arrested them....
'There's a killer on the road ...'
Posted on August 20, 2010Today marks the official start of a crackdown on drunk drivers, not just here in Missouri and Kansas, but pretty much nationwide. I've lost count of the DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, etc., planned through the Labor Day holiday. The po-po...
World's worst grandson?
Posted on August 20, 2010A Florida man is accused of stealing his grandmother's jewelry and using the profits to get Jesus tattoos, the St. Pete Times reports. Booking photos show a Christian fish inked on his left ankle and a colorful tattoo on his...
Saudi judge considers paralyzing convict
Posted on August 20, 2010A Saudi judge is mulling over an unusual sentence: paralysis. He's asked a couple of hospitals if they could sever the spinal cord of a convict who paralyzed another man. Saudi Arabia -- making Texas look reasonable since 1932.
'Regret isn't remorse'
Posted on August 20, 2010The always excellent Midtown Miscreant focuses his diabolical genius on Philip Markoff, the alleged "Craigslist Killer," and Shaquan Duley, the South Carolina mom accused of killing her sons and then trying to say they died in a car accident. Double-M...
Who killed Evangel Douglas?
Posted on August 19, 2010KCPD has released the name of a young man killed last night in the Northland. Evangel Douglas, 19, was found about 10:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of North Pennsylvania. Police haven't arrested any suspects yet. If you have information...
Patrick Tribett arrested again with paint on his face, police say
Posted on August 19, 2010Patrick Tribett, a man whose mugshot became notorious on the Internet, has been arrested again in West Virginia. WTOP-TV reports that he was arrested with gold spray paint on his face, and he's gotten into trouble before over huffing charges....
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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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