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Man, 70, used gun to end teens' snowball fight, Ohio cops say

Posted on January 08, 2010
They were playing too close to his 2006 Buick Rendezvous, police say.

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on January 08, 2010
Man's penis freed from metal pipe with industrial grinder Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

Flushing a stolen clarinet? That's a felony

Posted on January 08, 2010
To be fair, the clarinet cost $1,800. It was probably worth more than the guy who stole it.

L.A. doc gets 5 years for assaulting bicyclists

Posted on January 08, 2010
Which was a big win for the cycling community, which wanted him to do serious time. He'd apparently gotten into an argument with two bicyclists, then pulled in their path and slammed on the brakes. One rider went through his...

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Open Thread ... Friday

Posted on January 08, 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,...

Would you ever give weed to your kids?

Posted on January 08, 2010
Hear me out, hear me out! In Utah, a woman is facing criminal charges after her son got caught with marijuana at school and said that Mom was the one who provided it, police say. Mom reportedly admitted to it:...

I wonder why the police don't believe him

Posted on January 08, 2010
In Mississippi, a man arrested for check fraud says that police MUST RELEASE HIM because he's the only one who can stop a plot by armed Mormon insurrectionists who plan to revolt and hurt the president. (Say it with me:...

The most disgusting thing you will read today

Posted on January 08, 2010
Third paragraph, second sentence. If you love bunnies, you probably don't want to click the link.

New activity in Tylenol poisoning case?

Posted on January 08, 2010
For years, James Lewis -- a former KC resident -- has been a leading suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, where seven people died after taking cyanide-laced pills. Lewis did time after he tried to extort $1 million from the...

Will jurors' abortion views matter in Roeder trial?

Posted on January 08, 2010
Scott Roeder -- the KC man charged with killing abortion provider George Tiller -- goes on trial next week in Wichita. About 60 potential jurors will be questioned by attorneys on Monday as the selection process continues, the Eagle's Ron...

Father of the Year?

Posted on January 08, 2010
An Alaska man allegedly offered to give an iPod to his teenage son -- if the son would let him have the Vicodin that the teenager was going to get for an upcoming surgery. (Mom and Stepdad reportedly taped the...

Will "mind-reading" devices stop terrorists in airports?

Posted on January 08, 2010
The AP talks about new techniques and technology that could help authorities stop terrorists before they board airliners. There's one that -- more or less -- reads your mind. The system that Israeli-based WeCU Technologies has devised and is testing....

Cass Co. names teen murder victim

Posted on January 08, 2010
Katie Rios, 14, of Harrisonville, is the name of the girl who was killed yesterday, the Cass County Sheriff's Department reports. The medical examiner is scheduled to complete her autopsy today. There's a Facebook page in Rios' memory here.

Woman used antifreeze margaritas to kill boyfriend, N.Y. cops say

Posted on January 08, 2010
Here's the AP summary. The longer version says the defendant allegedly put the antifreeze in some margarita mix, figuring the boyfriend would get to it sooner or later. (He was dead within five days.) The death happened back in October,...

Teen lovers accused of murder

Posted on January 08, 2010
In El Dorado County, Calif., authorities have filed murder charges against Tylar Marie Witt and Steven Paul Colver, who allegedly murdered her mother. She's 15 and 19. The slaying -- which happened while Mom was asleep -- apparently happened after...

Thugs steal Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber

Posted on January 08, 2010
Man, he couldn't beat Darth Vader, and now he's getting beaten down by UK street punks? You've had a long, hard fall, Obi-Wan.

Accused priest attempts suicide with 20-foot jump, police say

Posted on January 08, 2010
The priest, who'd been removed from duty over abuse allegations, allegedly jumped from an interior balcony at a closed-up church in Joliet, Ill., authorities say. He didn't die, though he was taken to intensive care. (I'm not sure how they...

St. Louis rampage tied to lawsuit in KC?

Posted on January 08, 2010
The Post-Dispatch has a follow-up on yesterday's workplace shooting in St. Louis, where a man named Timothy Hendron allegedly killed three coworkers and injured several others. As we noted yesterday, Hendron was a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against his...

Have you seen this woman?

Posted on January 08, 2010
From KCKPD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Major Case Unit is requesting the public?s assistance in locating the person shown in the picture below. Annicka Martinez, Hispanic female, DOB 12/30/1979 is wanted for questioning in relation to the homicide...

Teenage girl slain in Cass County -- 1 in custody

Posted on January 08, 2010
From Cass Co. Sheriff: Around 2:00 p.m. today the Cass County Sheriff?s Office received a 9-1-1 call in the 30200 block of S. Hess Road south of Harrisonville. Deputies arrived on scene and found a teenage female the apparent victim...

Grand jury investigating Sheriff Joe?

Posted on January 08, 2010
In Maricopa County, Ariz., two county officials say they've received subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury that's looking into possible misconduct in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department. It's not clear what *kind* of possible misconduct, though the AP notes...

Baby sitter killed 6-month-old, KC jury says

Posted on January 08, 2010
From Mark Morris: A Jackson County jury found a Kansas City man guilty late tonight of murdering a 6-month-old child. Ralph L. Willis, 27, was convicted of second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse in the...

Snow-plow driver shot on the job in KC

Posted on January 08, 2010
From KCPD: Officers were called this morning at 235 am to investigate a shooting. When they arrived they found a male who had been shot. The man, an on-duty KCMO plow driver, was parked underneath the I-470 overpass on James...

SWAT officer accused of 12 robberies in 2 weeks

Posted on January 08, 2010
In the space of two weeks! Story is from Minneapolis. Investigators say he was actually late for a shift because he was committing a robbery.

Mo. Highway Patrol's leader to retire

Posted on January 08, 2010
Col. James Keathley, the patrol's superintendent, says he'll retire in May. The governor says they're already searching for a replacement and should have one by the time Keathley leaves.

Murder charge in fatal hit-and-run

Posted on January 08, 2010
Montrez E. Hughley, 17, is facing a charge of second-degree murder after he allegedly fled from police in a stolen car in July and hit another motorist, Cecil Robinson, who died from his injuries weeks later. (The stolen vehicle was...

No prison for wife who killed abusive, Nazi-loving husband

Posted on January 08, 2010
Well, it's tough but fair. The prosecutors wanted her to spend at least one year in prison to show that "self-help" like this isn't OK, but it seems like everyone agreed that her battered-wife defense was justified.

Hug me, and I will Taser you

Posted on January 07, 2010
A woman in Florida allegedly Tasered another person who was trying to hug her. It happened on Christmas, of all days.

Naked jogger apprehended near White House

Posted on January 07, 2010
For some reason, they're taking him for a mental evaluation ...

Assault with meatloaf

Posted on January 07, 2010
In Manatee County, Fla., a man is facing a domestic battery after he allegedly smeared a meatloaf in his wife's face. She had reportedly told him that she was leaving him. (Photo: Meatloaf is only PART of a well-balanced meal.)

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