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UPDATE: Baby's body found near Carthage
Posted on February 08, 2010An autopsy is planned for today in Columbia to see if the body found Saturday is Eddie Salazar, the 8-month-old who disappeared last week in Carthage The boy's father was arrested for filing a false report.
Wrongly convicted man forgives accuser
Posted on February 08, 2010CNN has a piece about Dean Cage, a Chicago man who spent 14 years in prison until he was cleared by DNA evidence, and how he's built a friendship with the woman who wrongly accused him of raping her. On...
Maybe you should keep that to yourself
Posted on February 08, 2010From nwfdailynews.com: The 30-year-old Crestview man told police he was weaving because he was just trying to get home and that he had drunk "a six-pack probably." He also said that the drinks had likely affected his driving. When asked...
More details about that weird kidnapping
Posted on February 08, 2010A few weeks ago, three men from southern Missouri allegedly drove to New Jersey, kidnapped a pet-store owner named Jeffrey Muller and brought him back to Missouri, where he escaped. Sadly, police say, they kidnapped the wrong Jeffrey Muller. Charges....
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on February 08, 2010Toledo strip club raises $1,000 for charity via "Lap Dances for Haiti." Though, as the Blade newspaper notes, that's sort of a misnomer: Lap dances are illegal in Ohio. Instead, the club donated all of its cover charges from Saturday...
Jogger says he was literally whipped in Overland Park
Posted on February 08, 2010One of his attackers included a dude with a mohawk, no less. (How very "Road Warrior.") OP police say he had marks that COULD have come from a whip, though they're still investigating. This allegedly happened about 1 this morning...
People get killed for singing "My Way" at Filipino karaokes
Posted on February 08, 2010From the New York Times: The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling ?My Way? in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news...
Feds considering charges against Roeder
Posted on February 08, 2010You might ask yourself: What's the point? Especially since Roeder has already been convicted of killing Dr. George Tiller and given a Hard 50 sentence, meaning he won't be eligible for parole until age 101. Well, there are two reasons....
Should it be illegal to pretend to be a war hero?
Posted on February 08, 2010They're one of the few groups that make child molesters look good: People who pretend to have won medals for military service. In 2005, Congress passed a law, the Stolen Valor Act, that makes it a crime to do just...
Man used Internet to get stranger to rape his ex, Wyo. cops say
Posted on February 08, 2010Here's what police in Casper think happen: A man named Jebidiah James Stipe allegedly posed as his ex-girlfriend online and posted a Craigslist ad for a "real aggressive man." One man responded, and Stipe, who was serving as a Marine...
No Hollywood ending for Jesse James Hollywood
Posted on February 08, 2010In Santa Barbara, Calif., a judge has given Jesse James Hollywood a sentence of life without parole for a 2000 homicide that -- beyond attracting a lot of press attention -- became the subject of a major movie, "Alpha Dog."...
Alaska police try to solve Mo. natives' murders
Posted on February 08, 2010The AP had a piece this weekend about the 1983 slayings of Kathy Morris and Jerry Elrod Jr. in Fairbanks. The investigator working on the case is trying to interview people who might remember anything about the victims or the...
Boss sued for age discrimination, flatulence
Posted on February 08, 2010"Constant barrages of flatulence," it should be noted.
Home invader shot during KC break-in
Posted on February 07, 2010From Bob Cronkleton: An intruder was shot tonight after breaking into a Kansas City house and chasing someone inside. Someone inside shot the intruder after he broke into the house in the 2700 Block of Lister Avenue about 8:15 p.m.,...
Pamela Smart still says she's innocent
Posted on February 06, 2010It's been nearly 20 years since Pamela Smart's spouse, Gregg, was murdered in their New Hampshire home. Smart, a teacher's aide, was convicted of seducing a teenage boy, then getting him and some buddies to kill her husband. This was...
Still no sign of missing Mo. baby
Posted on February 06, 2010As I'm writing this late Friday, police are still searching for Eddie Salazar, an 8-month-old who was reportedly abducted from his home in Carthage, Mo., on Thursday. The boy's father told police that one or two masked intruders stole the...
KCPD sued over woman's death
Posted on February 06, 2010From Tony Rizzo: The son of a woman shot to death by Kansas City police officers in 2007 has sued the officers and the Board of Police Commissioners. Police fatally shot Linda Friday inside her south Kansas City home on...
45 years for torturing, murdering disabled woman
Posted on February 06, 2010It's hard to imagine what life was like for Dorothy Dixon, a murder victim from Alton, Ill. One of her attackers, Michelle Riley, has just received 45 years for her part in the developmentally disabled woman's death back in January...
Pantsless man dances in the street, punches Seattle cop
Posted on February 06, 2010I think the best part of the Seattle Times' story is how three guys were filming the action with their cellphone. When confronted by police, the men said they didn't know Tiny Dancer and were merely trying to "help" him....
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on February 06, 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,...
Police release 911 call from shooting at Illinois farm home supply store
Posted on February 05, 2010| The Associated Press Police release 911 call from the manager of the Macomb, Ill., Farm King store where a 19-year-old opened fire with a AR-15 semi-assault rifle.The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | Bob Cronkleton
Florida man steals girfriend's Social Security money to buy crack
Posted on February 05, 2010The woman told police she cashed her Social Security check for $672 Wednesday and later that night noticed that most of the money and his sleeping bag were gone. Ocala, Fla., police found him the next day on the street...
Protesters demand charges against ex-Philly police officer
Posted on February 05, 2010Protesters marched on Philadelphia City Hall demanding that charges be filled against an ex-police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man. Frank Tepper was off-duty Nov. 21 when a melee broke out in front of his home. Tepper claims...
Baptist charged in Haiti had good intentions, bad info, family says
Posted on February 05, 2010The Wall Street Journal has a profile of a woman who helped put together the missionary trip to Haiti that has since landed her and nine others in legal trouble. For Ms. Silsby it was the latest in a series...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on February 05, 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,...
Former stripper convicted of murder to get new trial
Posted on February 05, 2010The Alaska Court of Appeals has granted Mechele Linehan, a former stripper who was found guilty of participating in a conspiracy to murder her fiance, a new trial.The appeals court found that it was improper to allow evidence at her...
Twilight star sits as member of jury
Posted on February 05, 2010Even movie stars serve jury duty sometimes. Kristen Stewart was a jury member in Los Angeles County involving a man accused of attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer. The verdict: Not guilty. | Bob Cronkleton
Washington cities cracking down on "sexpresso" stands
Posted on February 05, 2010Three years after Washington coffee shops started hiring bikini-clad baristas, cities are cracking down on businesses where the women are serving more than coffee. In Everett, Wash., five women face prostitution charges for allegedly charging up to $80 to let...
Illinois man allegedly used Facebook to threaten ex-girlfriend
Posted on February 05, 2010Christopher J. Bensfield, 19, of rural DuPage County, Ill., allegedly threatened an ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend on her Facebook account.Even though she asked him to stop sending threatening messages that he was going to kill them, Bensfield allegedly continued...
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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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