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OP seeks habitual shoplifter who likes perfume, makeup

Posted on January 12, 2010
The woman, pictured above, is suspected of several shoplifting incidents. In the last one, back on Dec. 11, she allegedly tried to steal $1,200 worth of perfume. (Store security thwarted that attempt.) Anyone with information is asked to call Overland...

Robbers hit gas-station clerk with chemical spray

Posted on January 12, 2010
From Mission PD: On 1-11-10 at about 7:00pm, two women entered the Valero gas station in the 6500 block of Johnson Drive. One of the women sprayed the employee on duty with a chemical spray, and one of them reached...

N.H. cops break up fight involving swords, pipes

Posted on January 12, 2010
It all started because somebody lost their cigarettes. Everybody settled down when the police showed up, though one guy did punch a wall in frustration.

Best. Date. Ever.

Posted on January 12, 2010
In Ponce Inlet, Fla., a 52-year-old woke up in an emergency room after he'd been in a one-car wreck. Of course, he didn't remember that part. His LAST memory was taking a drink of beer as he was hanging out...

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McGwire admits to using illegal steroids

Posted on January 11, 2010
From AP: Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off...

The murder of Walter K. Sartory

Posted on January 11, 2010
This one will break your heart. The Tennessean has a masterful story about Walter Sartory, an elderly man who was a genius and worked on nuclear research at the Oak Ridge facility in Tennessee. Sartory also had a personality disorder...

Kidnappers drag N.J. man to Missouri, police allege

Posted on January 11, 2010
What a weird story. Three Missouri men -- from Rich Hill and Nevada, to be specific -- are accused of kidnapping a man named Jeff Muller as he opened his pet store in Newton, N.J., on Friday morning. Muller eventually...

What hurt more? The broken heart or the stab wound?

Posted on January 11, 2010
In South Bend, Ind., police were dispatched on a call involving a man who had been stabbed in the shoulder. He told officers, though, that he had stabbed himself to try and show his lady friend just how much he...

Mom tracks down disabled daughter's stolen device

Posted on January 11, 2010
Great story from San Jose, Calif., where a woman lost her disabled daughter's DynaVox, an $11K machine that helps her communicate. When a man tried to sell the device online, she arranged a sting with police and got the machine...

FDA inspectors investigating Gatorade prank

Posted on January 11, 2010
In Colorado, some enterprising soul added new labels to Gatorade bottles sitting on store shelves -- only these had pictures of Tiger Woods and his wife with the word "Unfaithful." Federal food inspectors are on the job, trying to see...

Balloon Dad reports to jail

Posted on January 11, 2010
From AP: Richard Heene runs back to his vehicle to retrieve his driver's license from his wife Mayumi as he arrives at the Larimer County Detention Center to begin serving his 90-day jail sentence in Fort Collins Colo., Monday, Jan....

Ex-NBA star pleads guilty in shooting death

Posted on January 11, 2010
Jayson Williams has officially pleaded guilty to assault in the accidental shooting death of his limo driver back in 2002. Under the plea deal, Williams will serve 18 months to five years.

Man arrested for trying to break into jail, Fla. cops say

Posted on January 11, 2010
The guy had just cut a deal on a manslaughter charge and was on probation, the AP reports. But he was reportedly so scared of the victim's family, that he tried to crawl over a razor-wire fence and beg the...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on January 11, 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,...

Report: Supervisors feared Fort Hood suspect, but kept promoting him

Posted on January 11, 2010
Nidal Hasan -- the man charged with killing 13 people during the recent Fort Hood mass shooting -- was able to earn positive evaluations and promotions, even though his supervisors worried about his behavior. Eh, they were probably overreacting. I...

Should schools ban political T-shirts?

Posted on January 11, 2010
Again, not remotely crime-related, just an interesting case: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a Texas teenager whose school banned him from wearing T-shirts with political commentary. One shirt supported John Edwards' presidential campaign...

Feds tried to downplay immigrant deaths, N.Y. Times reports

Posted on January 11, 2010
The Times has a big piece today about official efforts to block reporters trying to investigate the deaths of illegal immigrants while in custody. (There have been 107 such deaths since 2003, when ICE formed.) ... internal documents suggest that...

The Database King's war on crime

Posted on January 11, 2010
The St. Pete Times has a profile on Hank Asher, the businessman behind AutoTrack and Accurint, two powerful databases used to find people. (As well as the infamous, aborted MATRIX project.) Asher is known for giving his technology to law-enforcement....

More police targeting illegal guns instead of drugs, report says

Posted on January 11, 2010
For years, police department made drug enforcement their top priority, believing that it would help reduce violent crime, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More and more, though, they're giving up on the "War on Drugs" and focusing on illegal guns...

Mo. girl's killer gets life without parole

Posted on January 11, 2010
Travis E. Glass, a Palmyra man convicted of strangling a 13-year-old Hannibal girl back in 2001, has been resentenced to life without parole. He'd previously received the death penalty, but the Missouri Supreme Court decided that he should get a...

Boy, 12, uses toy gun to rob store, Fla. cops allege

Posted on January 11, 2010
On the bright side, though, he did say "thank you" after he got his money, the police say. Never let anyone tell you that young people today don't have good manners. Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!

Delay in Roeder trial?

Posted on January 11, 2010
Judy Thomas says they've pushed jury selection back to Wednesday. (It was supposed to start today.) There were "additional legal issues" that surfaced over the weekend, requiring the judge to consider additional arguments on a prosecution motion.

VIDEO: Man throws Molotov cocktail at c-store clerk

Posted on January 11, 2010
The attack happened back on Dec. 29 in Milwaukee. The clerk was behind bullet-resistant glass and didn't get hurt. They're not clear about a motive, but this happened a couple of days after a suspect was arrested for a robbery...

Bad cops = bad convictions?

Posted on January 11, 2010
In St. Louis, the state and federal prosecutors are reviewing cases handled by seven police officers who've either been convicted or accused of misconduct. Several people who've been convicted over the years could be freed as a result, the Post-Dispatch...

Missing KC teen located

Posted on January 11, 2010
From KCPD: At 9 a.m., Beauty Smith was located walking near Ruskin High School in fair condition. Detectives will be interviewing her to determine if a crime has occurred.

KCPD investigates suspicious package in Westport

Posted on January 11, 2010
From KCPD: This morning (01/11/2009) at 7:10am, KCMO police were called to the area of Westport and Mill Street in regard to a suspicious package. Upon arrival, Westport Security officer?s stated they observed a cardboard box with wires protruding from...

Inmate sues for his right to "Penthouse"

Posted on January 11, 2010
In Florida, a man serving 13 life sentences for robbery and kidnapping is suing Penthouse because they've refused to let him buy a subscription and have it mailed to his prison.

Hearing today in Katie Rios homicide

Posted on January 11, 2010
Rios is the 14-year-old girl who was slain last week near Harrisonville. A 16-year-old male is supposed to appear in court today, and the judge will hear arguments on whether he should be tried as an adult.

Drug cartel stitches man's face onto soccer ball

Posted on January 11, 2010
And his body was carved into several pieces. The cartels have a habit of corpse desecration -- it's actually pretty common to read about a pile of severed heads, their bodies nowhere to be found. The soccer ball is new,...

Open Thread ... Weekend Edition

Posted on January 09, 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,...

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