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Should pope testify in sex-abuse case?

Posted on March 31, 2010
In Kentucky, three men have filed a lawsuit claiming the Vatican should be held responsible for child molestations that occurred years ago because the church didn't tell police or warn anyone about alleged abusers. They want to depose the pope...

'Oi! Put that party sausage away'

Posted on March 31, 2010
Hands down, this is the single best thing you can tell a flasher. Hat Tip: Saw this via the Obscure Store!

Should this cop have been fired?

Posted on March 31, 2010
Danny Holmes, a former KCPD officer, is suing the department for wrongful termination, Tony Rizzo reports from day one of the trial. Officials say that Holmes screwed up a 2003 murder investigation, but he claims that he was punished more...

DNA hit leads to charges in 1991 rape

Posted on March 31, 2010
Jackson County prosecutors filed charges yesterday against Nathaniel J. Thompson, a convicted rapist, for an unsolved rape from 1991. It's yet another case that's been resurrected thanks to a DNA match being made in a national database. Christine Vendel had...

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Man refuses to pay Westboro Baptist

Posted on March 31, 2010
Just an update to yesterday's news about a court ordering Albert Snyder, a man suing Westboro Baptist Church for picketing his Marine son's funeral, to pay the church's legal fees, which amount to approximately $16,000. Snyder says he refuses to...

Cops showing less mercy to speeders?

Posted on March 31, 2010
Because the economy still stinks, a lot of police and state troopers aren't cutting drivers as much slack when it comes to speeding tickets -- even socking people when they're just 5 to 10 miles over the limit, a motorists...

Man sues over having to work Sundays

Posted on March 31, 2010
Again, not a crime, just an interesting case: A man from Tennessee is suing after his employer, a Lowe's store, refused his request for a "religious accommodation" so that he wouldn't have to work on Sundays. A Baptist, the man...

Reward increased in KCK homicide

Posted on March 30, 2010
The reward in the LeDion Brown homicide is now $2,000 after family members added money to the fund, the TIPS Hotline reports. Brown, 19, was shot and killed Oct. 30 in the 1300 block of North 4th. Anyone with information...

Robbery was part of 'Bucket List,' woman says

Posted on March 30, 2010
In Deland, Fla., a 51-year-old woman accused of robbing two banks say she did it because it was on her "bucket list."

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on March 30, 2010
Welcome 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,...

Bartender arrested for wearing fishnet top, thong

Posted on March 30, 2010
She ain't rude / She ain't lewd / She's just in the mood to tend bar in the nude (Supply your own "boogitys.")

Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot

Posted on March 30, 2010
If I caught people having sex in my garage, I'd probably shoot at them, too.

Strip club bill in trouble?

Posted on March 30, 2010
Not really crime-related, but just wanted to update you about a Kansas bill that would put new limits on where adult businesses like pornographic bookstores and strip clubs could operate. (It would also ban totally nude dancing and waitressing.) The....

Man shoots 4, says he was robbed during lapdance, police say

Posted on March 30, 2010
Oh, Wisconsin ... The best part of the Journal-Sentinel's story: He began dancing with the stripper, and they later went into another room where she took his money during another performance. When he noticed his money was gone, he confronted...

DUI suspect sips vodka during arrest, police say

Posted on March 30, 2010
Maybe he just needed a drink? Hat Tip: Saw this at tcpalm.com's Off The Beat blog ...

MADD wants more ignition interlocks

Posted on March 30, 2010
Kansas wants to beef up its laws on drunk driving, but MADD says legislators have dropped an important new rule: Forcing drunk drivers to get ignition interlock devices after their first conviction. Right now, Kansas doesn't require the interlocks until...

Mo. patrol plans DUI checkpoint

Posted on March 30, 2010
Somewhere in Clay County sometime during the month of April. We should probably start a pool to guess the date.

Missing girl, abductor believed dead

Posted on March 30, 2010
Two dead bodies found in Oklahoma probably belong to an abducted girl and the man who killed her mother, Oklahoma police say. Lester Hobbs was accused of beating his estranged wife, Tonya, to death and kidnapping her daughter, 7-year-old Aja...

New push for DNA tests in Mo. murder

Posted on March 30, 2010
Supporters of Ryan Ferguson, a Columbia man convicted of murdering Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt in 2001, want evidence from the case to be tested for touch DNA, the Tribune reports. Usually, you need a court ruling to get...

Cop accused of pushing man down stairs

Posted on March 30, 2010
An officer with the Overland Mo. Police Department allegedly pushed a man down a flight of stairs, leaving him with fatal injuries, the Post-Dispatch reports. That officer, who has served seven years with the department, is now facing a charge...

KC homicide count stands at 21

Posted on March 30, 2010
That was the report from yesterday, and I don't think we've had any new ones in the past 24 hours. At the same point last year, the city had seen 25 homicides. The clearance rate right now is 43 percent....

Man nearly shot trying to save El Camino

Posted on March 30, 2010
KCTV says that police in KCK are looking for two men who reportedly stole a white El Camino early this morning on South 51st and then fired at the car's owner as he tried to save the vehicle.

Skinhead pleads guilty to Obama plot

Posted on March 30, 2010
Daniel Cowart, a 21-year-old from Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill the president, as well as several other black people, back in 2008 when Barack Obama was still a candidate. Cowart and a buddy, who pleaded guilty in...

Mama refuses to take any mess

Posted on March 30, 2010
In Fort Pierce, Fla., a prisoner was able to escape from a hospital after his guard fell asleep, authorities say. Not that he got too far -- his mother returned the man to police after a short time. He didn't...

Mo. dad says he didn't kill baby

Posted on March 30, 2010
Eddie Salazar Sr. has pleaded not guilty to killing his 8-month-old, Eddie Jr., in early February, the Carthage Press reports. You might remember this case because it generated an Amber Alert. Eddie Sr. told police that someone had broken into...

Crash suspect has long criminal record

Posted on March 30, 2010
Clayton Dunlap was charged yesterday with murder after he allegedly killed a 12-year-old boy during a wreck Saturday. Christine really dug into Dunlap's criminal record, and it's a wonder that he was allowed within 10 feet of anything with wheels....

Quadruple amputee hit me first, man tells cops

Posted on March 30, 2010
Just a quick update from yesterday's story about a quadruple amputee in St. Paul who was badly beaten -- allegedly by her roommate -- because she was blocking the TV. Police have arrested the man, who says the woman hit...

Man told to pay Westboro Baptist

Posted on March 30, 2010
Albert Snyder -- the Pennsylvania man whose Marine son's funeral was protested by Westboro Baptist Church -- has been ordered to pay the church over $16,000 to cover the cost of their appeals, the AP reports. That case is going...

Save money, parole the comatose

Posted on March 30, 2010
California has giant budget problems, and their prison system is part of the problem. A court-appointed receiver, who's responsible for improving prison health care, is suggesting they start giving medical parole to inmates who are (A) comatose or (B) might...

Man charged over threats to GOP whip

Posted on March 30, 2010
Last week, U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia said that he'd received death threats, and on Monday, authorities charged a Pennsylvania man over a YouTube video where he allegedly threatened to kill the congressman and his family.

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