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Another Mo. town requires prescription for cold meds

Posted on February 17, 2010
If you were keeping count, Eureka is the seventh local government to require a prescription for any medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a critical component in meth. Most of them have been in the St. Louis area or south of there. The...

Wrongly convicted man gets $4.1 million

Posted on February 17, 2010
We've written about Tim Masters before. The Colorado man spent 10 years in prison for a brutal murder and sexual mutilation that he didn't commit. (He's 38 now, but he was the target of investigators since he was 15.) Larimer...

Murdered rapper was a kind person, blogger says

Posted on February 17, 2010
Another local blog -- There Stands The Glass -- has a post about local rapper Jabrielle Francis, aka Sliccs Gotcha, who was shot and killed Friday near 13th and Olive. Though he rapped about crime and dealing drugs, Francis came...

Man offers to pave driveway for sex, S.C. cops say

Posted on February 17, 2010
That's not what got him arrested -- it's when he allegedly exposed himself, the authorities say. Hat Tip: Saw this via the Obscure Store!

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Mo. man gets plea deal in mother's death

Posted on February 17, 2010
Daniel Sanders, a 20-year-old from Columbia, was pulled over and caught with his mother's corpse and a new shovel in his trunk back in 2008. Today, Sanders pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter -- not second-degree murder -- under a plea...

Moron calls 911 for phone sex

Posted on February 17, 2010
TruTV has a recording of the call. WARNING: The language there is not family-friendly, if that's an issue for you. The suspect apparently had run out of minutes on his cellphone and called 911 because those calls have to go...

N.J. grandma fights desperately to save 3-month-old

Posted on February 17, 2010
In New Jersey, authorities are investigating the case of Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem, a 3-month-old girl whose father allegedly abducted her and threw her off a bridge. The crime itself is heartbreaking, but it's especially tragic once you hear how hard...

Tree house was actually a meth lab, Wash. cops say

Posted on February 17, 2010
The folks at the Seattle Weekly had a lot of fun writing about this one ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!

Man Tasered by Mo. police ruled an accidental death

Posted on February 17, 2010
In Springfield, a doctor from the medical examiner's office has ruled that Michael D. Hawkins, 39, was killed by an irregular heartbeat, not the Tasering or dog bite that he received during a confrontation with Springfield police in December, the...

Police to hold public forum at Olathe North High

Posted on February 17, 2010
From Olathe PD: The Olathe Police Department in partnership with the Citizens Police Advisory Council is hosting a community forum; "Building a Stronger Community." This event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Olathe North High School...

KC Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted

Posted on February 17, 2010
KansasCity.com has a new feature showcasing some of the city's most-wanted fugitives. If you've seen any of those featured, be sure to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (474-8477). (The gentleman pictured is Alberto Alcala, who's wanted for parole...

Liberty police investigating infant girl's death

Posted on February 17, 2010
From Bob Cronkleton: Liberty police are investigating the death of a three-week-old girl. Police and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive infant Feb. 15 at the Jefferson Park apartments in the 1200 Block of Missouri Court,...

Pistol-packing mama helps catch Mo. burglars

Posted on February 17, 2010
In Wellston, Mo., police say they've caught two teenage boys who are allegedly responsible for dozens of burglaries. A local housewife reportedly helped the authorities, and she sounds like a hoot: "If I had been here and they would have...

Dad could go to jail for taking kid to church

Posted on February 17, 2010
Near Chicago, a couple's divorce is taking a particularly nasty turn, and their daughter is stuck in the middle. Mom, who is Jewish, got a judge to put a restraining order on Dad, a Catholic who converted to Judaism, but...

I'm too sexy for my shirt ... and this city council meeting

Posted on February 17, 2010
In Boulder, Colo., a political gadfly was arrested after he stripped to his boxer shorts and started addressing the city council during the public comment session of their meeting. The man was arrested -- but not for being in his...

Dear Criminals: "Go jump in a lake" is not a good escape plan

Posted on February 17, 2010
In Phoenix, a 20-year-old man allegedly robbed a KFC, a Circle K and a QuikTrip -- my favorite stores! -- in quick succession on Monday before the police started chasing him. His escape plan? Jumping into a lake, which wasn't...

School's security guard accused of dressing like KCPD officer

Posted on February 17, 2010
KCTV has a report about a local school's security guard, who allegedly got caught wearing a KCPD uniform at work -- only some of the details were wrong, which tipped off a real police officer. The man was given a...

Teenage girls more distracted while driving than boys are, study says

Posted on February 16, 2010
Read it and weep, ladies. The report from the Allstate Foundation found that teenage girls were becoming more aggressive and speeding more. However, the researchers say that female drivers are still safer, so they don't plan on lowering rates for...

Another cold morning means more stolen cars

Posted on February 16, 2010
I was checking the blotter at the Shawnee police department's site and saw that three vehicles were stolen this morning between 7:30 and 8:30. All of them had been left with their engines running, presumably so they could get or...

Should "veterans courts" handle murder cases?

Posted on February 16, 2010
In 2008, a judge in Buffalo, N.Y., launched a special court for defendants who also happened to be veterans, sort of like the drug courts that Jackson County helped popularize. The veterans court put a special emphasis on treatment and...

Katrina evacuees didn't cause crime wave, study says

Posted on February 16, 2010
After Hurricane Katrina forced thousands of people to flee New Orleans, some police in the "host cities" worried that a lot of the evacuees were troublemakers who would, thus, make their own crime rates go up. A new study, though,...

IT CAME FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER!

Posted on February 16, 2010
From UMKC's University News: 4:32 a.m. Property Damage - A staff member noticed writing on a men's room stall in the Spencer Chemistry Building.

Man says eyebrow was bitten off at his wedding reception

Posted on February 16, 2010
The suspect is claiming self-defense. Maybe the eyebrow was really heavy and scary? (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Skid Row singer stops man armed with knife at GNR show

Posted on February 16, 2010
From the Houston Chronicle: A source tells the publication, "The man walked in while Guns N' Roses was onstage and pulled out a knife and flicked the blade out. Sebastian, who was standing on a banquette said: 'Nobody is getting...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on February 16, 2010
From the San Jose Mercury News:"Pregnant woman goes to McDonald's, leaves with small fry" Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on February 16, 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,...

So-called "Dungeon Dad" asks his daughter for cash

Posted on February 16, 2010
Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man convicted of keeping his daughter prisoner in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering seven children by her, has been writing her and asking for money, The Sun reports. He needs money because he plans...

Woman robbed at Olathe apartment complex

Posted on February 16, 2010
Olathe police are investigating a robbery from 10:44 p.m. Feb. 14 in the 1700 block of North Lennox. A 44-year-old woman said she'd just parked her car when she was approached by three men, who demanded her purse. One of...

Tracking down thieves? There's an app for that

Posted on February 16, 2010
A Wisconsin man's iPhone was stolen from his unlocked car during a church service, but he was able to lead police directly to the thief's house because he subscribes to a service that tracks the phone's location via GPS.

Chicago wants next generation of surveillance cameras

Posted on February 16, 2010
The Windy City already some of the best surveillance technology in the country, but the police superintendent is already talking about the next generation of cameras -- cams so small they could "fit in a matchbox." That's one of the...

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