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Man, 82, beaten during fight over parking spot

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Loveland, Colo., a 52-year-old man has been found guilty of beating up another man, age 82, over a favorite parking spot outside a McDonald's there. Police say the two of them had been arguing over the spot for a...

Bank robbery was doomed before it began

Posted on March 08, 2010
A Kansas City man, Paul Rayford, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a particularly fail-worthy robbery from October 29. According to the U.S. attorney's office, Rayford and two other men went to rob an Interstate Federal Savings Bank in...

Somebody had to act like an adult

Posted on March 08, 2010
Last night in Cleves, Ohio, police found a woman drunk, unconscious and behind the wheel of her car. (Which, thankfully, was parked.) Officers were flagged down by the woman's 8-year-old son, who is mentally handicapped.

Good work, Officer Barlow!

Posted on March 08, 2010
Jacob Barlow, an officer with KCPD, has won a national award for his work in the Air Force Reserves, Chief Corwin's blog reports. Specifically, Barlow has been named Reserve Airman of the Year by the Reserve Officers Association.

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They always @#!& you at the drive-through

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Lincoln, Neb., a fast-food worker -- excuse me, former fast-food worker -- is facing criminal charges after an Amigos drive-through customer complained that his order hadn't been completed. The suspect allegedly grabbed the customer's sleeve and asked him if...

Iowa man struck by Night Train

Posted on March 08, 2010
The Iowa City paper has a piece about a guy who got stuck in the mud and was busted for allegedly driving drunk. When I saw the reference to Night Train wine in paragraph two, everything fell into place ...

Man punches 59-year-old grandmother

Posted on March 08, 2010
It wasn't HIS grandmother, which is slightly better but not much. Pedro Guzman, 21, pleaded guilty this morning to first-degree assault in Platte County. He reportedly punched the woman so hard that he jaw broke. A press release from the...

Inmate is too ill to be executed

Posted on March 08, 2010
Ohio has postponed the execution of an inmate who was supposed to be put to death this week. He was found unconscious Sunday night, apparently from an overdose. He's recovering in the hospital ... so he can be executed at...

Mexican official spray-paints teen's buttocks

Posted on March 08, 2010
In San Juan del Rio, a city official has been fired after he had a teenager's buttocks coated with spray paint as punishment for graffiti. The authorities say the official should have contacted the boy's parents to see if they...

Yes, I would like one "Escobar burger"

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Salisbury, Md., a K9 was able to find a baggie of crack hidden a double cheeseburger. To be fair, I would've found the crack, too, but only because I would have eaten the burger. (I guess the dealer here...

Bullied kid wins $800K judgment

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Michigan, a jury has ordered a school district to pay $800,000 to a former student who was bullied for years, and experts think it could affect schools across the country. Here's why: The school system lost even though it...

Woman loves dust removers too much

Posted on March 08, 2010
A woman was arrested after she allegedly inhaled two cans of dust remover and passed out in a puddle of her own vomit, police in Naples, Fla., say. The Naples News says she was arrested for the same thing back...

Westboro Baptist is going to the Supreme Court

Posted on March 08, 2010
And not just to protest. Several months ago, the Topeka-based church got socked with a $5 million judgment after they picketed the funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, a Marine killed in Iraq. The dead man's father sued them for...

Do you believe Tommy Morrison?

Posted on March 08, 2010
Last week, Tommy Morrison, the former heavyweight boxing champion, was arrested Thursday night after Wichita police say they found a pipe with marijuana residue inside his car, the Eagle reports. Morrison issued an explanation the next day. Morrison says he...

Suspect says he killed girl, 13, in self-defense, police report

Posted on March 08, 2010
I don't think the ghost of Johnnie Cochran could save this guy. A Houston man allegedly ran a stop sign and hit another car, then fled the scene. The other car, naturally, followed him to see if they could get...

Hello, 911? Is it OK to kidnap kids?

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Orlando, two men allegedly took an 8-year-old boy from his dad -- then called 911 to see if what they had done was technically kidnapping. As a matter of fact, it was, police say. It sounds like a screwed-up...

Was Homeland Security right about violence?

Posted on March 08, 2010
Last April, there was a kerfuffle after Homeland Security released a report about domestic terrorism -- and whether we might see more extremist groups, especially ones who acted out with violence. Everybody trashed the report because it suggested that returning...

What am I bid for this drug-raid site?

Posted on March 08, 2010
A few weeks, federal authorities raided a property in Douglas County and arrested three men, accusing them of running a meth operation there. Over the weekend, KMBC reports, one suspect's relatives held an auction to sell off equipment and other...

Missing girl's remains found

Posted on March 08, 2010
Over the weekend, searchers in San Diego County found the skeletal remains of Amber Dubois, who disappeared in February 2009. She disappeared within 10 miles of another recent abductee, Chelsea King, who was killed last month. King's body, however, was...

Buttock injections go terribly wrong

Posted on March 08, 2010
Around Essex County, N.J., six women have been hospitalized after they received a procedure that would supposedly enhance their buttocks. Sadly, they weren't injected with medical silicone but a caulk that's used for bathtubs and other home-improvement projects...

Serious stabbing at Grand Emporium

Posted on March 08, 2010
Someone was stabbed in the neck about 2:20 this morning during a disturbance at the Grand Emporium, KCPD says. An officer found the victim outside the bar. This morning, that person was still in critical condition. Anyone with information is...

Wichita man buys crack with Monopoly money, police say

Posted on March 08, 2010
If you're thinking, wow, that sounds like a great way to buy crack, you should probably read this story. It took a couple of weeks, but there was eventually a beatdown.

Worst. Human Torch. Ever.

Posted on March 08, 2010
At the University of Kentucky, a fraternity member has been charged with arson and other crimes after he allegedly wrapped a friend in toilet paper and set the paper on fire. Amazingly, the Human Torch didn't go to the hospital....

Faith-healing parents get prison time

Posted on March 08, 2010
In Oregon City, Ore., a judge has sentenced Jeff and Marci Beagley to 16 months in prison after their 16-year-old son, Neil, died from an untreated urinary tract obstruction. The Beagleys belong to a church that rejects most medical intervention.Their...

Robber hits OP's Chuck E. Cheese

Posted on March 08, 2010
From Joe Lambe: Overland Park police are looking for a gunman who robbed the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant there early Sunday. A manager was inside working shortly after 7 a.m. when someone knocked on the door, and the manager opened...

Haiti releases another missionary

Posted on March 08, 2010
But they're still holding onto the group leader. This is the group that got into trouble for reportedly trying to take a few Haitian "orphans" out of the country, even though most of them, it turns out, still had parents.

Drug companies to buy meth database for Mo.

Posted on March 08, 2010
The database, which could be ready in three months, will let pharmacies track how much cold meds with pseudoephedrine that a person has bought -- and cut them off if they're over the limit. Pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in...

Woman wrecks while shaving bikini area

Posted on March 07, 2010
Florida authorities say the woman was behind the wheel and was doing the shaving while her ex-husband, sitting in the passenger seat, steered. (She was on her way to see her new boyfriend, hence the preparatory work.) They reportedly ran...

Boy, 6, suspended for pointing finger like gun

Posted on March 07, 2010
It was terrible -- three people were pretend-killed. Imaginary blood was everywhere ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

KCK investigates officer-involved shooting

Posted on March 07, 2010
From KCKPD: On Saturday, March 06, 2010 at about 1622 hours, an officer from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department was conducting a vehicle stop in the 1900 Block of North 5th Street. During the stop, one of the two...

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