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How to survive Club Fed

Posted on December 15, 2009
There are a couple of St. Louis-area politicians headed to prison, so the P-D interviewed a former Missouri mayor who went away for a year, and he gave some general advice on what it's like. "My biggest advice is don't...

Man accused of crime spree near Chicago

Posted on December 15, 2009
On Friday, a man named James Amison -- who believed that his wife and his dad were having an affair -- allegedly strangled his wife, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and paralyzed his dad. Amison was later shot himself, when...

"Goodfellas" inspiration gets arrested in Ill.

Posted on December 15, 2009
For disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Henry P. Hill, who was played by Ray Liotta in the "Goodfellas" film, says he had one too many drinks and got a little rowdy. Why's he in town? Hill is scheduled for three...

Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot

Posted on December 15, 2009
He's accused of head-butting a police officer ... and he looks pretty happy about that.

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Not remotely crime-related

Posted on December 15, 2009
In Taunton, Mass., an 8-year-old boy was ordered to get a psychiatric evaluation because he drew a picture of a stick-figure Jesus on the cross. (He'd been asked to draw something that reminded him of Christmas.) Dad is frankincensed. ?I...

Mo. killer gets life without parole

Posted on December 15, 2009
In Columbia, a man named William Clinch was sentenced to life without parole for murdering his former brother-in-law, Jeremy Bohannon. Bohannon had gone to a McDonald's to meet his kids -- instead, he was ambushed by Clinch in the parking...

Is Illinois a good home for the Gitmo prisoners?

Posted on December 15, 2009
The federal government is expected to announce that some of its Gitmo detainees are going to be transferred to a prison in Thomson, Ill. (It's a maximum-security facility about 150 miles from Chicago.) There are about 200 prisoners at Gitmo...

Wis. police alerted about drunk Santa

Posted on December 15, 2009
Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, where police were alerted about a drunk Santa approaching local children ... "He smelled like alcohol. So I knew it wasn't the real Santa because Santa doesn't drink alcohol," says 9-year-old Katie Dockerty. Katie says the Santa...

Live, late-breaking ... investigative?

Posted on December 15, 2009
Longtime reader Vibiana just called to report that she just saw a naked man outdoors near 10th and Laurel in KCK, which is something of a curiosity, given the current meteorological conditions. (Laurel is about a block north of Quindaro.)...

Will California vote to legalize pot?

Posted on December 15, 2009
Supporters say they've got enough signatures to get a pot-legalization measure on next November's ballot, the Los Angeles Times reports. The measure would let cities and counties there pass laws that legalize marijuana production and sales. Polls suggest that a...

KCK homicide total stands at 38

Posted on December 15, 2009
Compared to 33 at the same point last year, police report.

MU cheerleader suspended after incident

Posted on December 15, 2009
Just a quick update about yesterday's story on two Mizzou women's basketball players who were suspended after they allegedly assaulted a male cheerleader. Now? That cheerleader has been suspended. The basketball players say they were defending one of the cheerleader's...

Couple placed dead fetus under Christmas tree, Texas cops say

Posted on December 15, 2009
In Brownsville, Texas, a couple is facing criminal charges after a fetus was found in a box under their Christmas tree. Police are investigating to see whether they see used drugs or other means to self-abort the fetus, which was...

"You?re going to see on the news what happened on Muncie"

Posted on December 15, 2009
Yesterday was the preliminary hearing for Adrian Burks, the man accused of killing four people earlier this year in KCK. The victims were Amanda Remmers, 21; James Warren, 66; Peggy Castleberry, 41; and Juanita D. Castleberry-Bess, 3. (The little girl...

Raymore lets councilmembers carry guns during meetings

Posted on December 15, 2009
From Don Bradley: In a 5-3 vote Monday, the council approved an ordinance that allows council members to carry concealed weapons during meetings, possibly making Raymore the first city in the Kansas City area to do so. Raymore?s loosening of...

He was clean, but there wasn't a getaway

Posted on December 15, 2009
In Tyler, Texas, police arrested a man who allegedly kicked down the front door of a house so he could take a bath. Which is reportedly what he was doing when they arrested him.

Oregon town isn't sure if public nudity should be illegal

Posted on December 15, 2009
Fox News has a piece about Ashland, Ore., which has a reputation for tolerating public nudity. The tolerance, though, is wearing thin because they've had a few cases of naked men walking around the local schools.

A map of the missing

Posted on December 15, 2009
There's an interesting resource at the Missouri Highway Patrol's site: a map of missing-persons cases from across the state, viewable on a county-by-county level. (Here's the one for Jackson County, which reports 129 cases.) The incidents go back years in...

Sheriff Joe loves Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2009
It seems like Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., can't cross the street without getting into legal warfare. This time, it's over holiday music, which he plays in his jails. A series of inmates have filed lawsuits arguing they're...

Serial paint-huffer killed elderly man who tried to help him, S.C. cops say

Posted on December 15, 2009
What a sad story. An elderly couple, Archie and Betty Horton, took in a man named Boyd Keith Mace, who had been convicted almost two dozen times for huffing paint. Mace has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after he reportedly...

Teller hired day laborer to rob her bank, N.Y. cops say

Posted on December 15, 2009
How lazy have American crooks become?

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on December 15, 2009
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,...

MU women b-ball players accused of beating up male cheerleader

Posted on December 14, 2009
After a party last week at his house, Mike DeArmond reports. Two of the team's top scorers were arrested for third-degree assault and have been suspended indefinitely from the team. The coach has issued a public apology. Hat Tip: Many...

More proof that alcohol impairs your judgment

Posted on December 14, 2009
From Joe Lambe: Overland Park police are considering whether to file a sex charge against a man who allegedly made lewd advances toward a woman officer as she booked him for drunken driving. It happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday as...

Nev. brothel to offer male prostitutes?

Posted on December 14, 2009
Right now, Nevada requires prostitutes to undergo cervical exams on a regular basis to make sure they're free of disease. Because the law specifically uses the word "cervical," male prostitutes haven't been able to work legally. The state health board...

The season of giving ... and taking

Posted on December 14, 2009
In Boston, a newspaper vendor gave a cup of coffee to a panhandler who had asked for money -- so the panhandler threw the coffee in the man's face, punched him and started going through his pockets anyway, police allege.

Where is David Cook of Bates County?

Posted on December 14, 2009
Cook has been missing since November 2008, and his case was featured this weekend on "America's Most Wanted," Fox 4 reports. He's a resident of Amsterdam, Mo., and had worked at a KCP&L location in LaCygne, Kan. He also did...

Robber's accomplice was a pain in the behind

Posted on December 14, 2009
From Christine Vendel: A suspected robber suffered a gunshot wound to his rear end when his partner dropped a gun during a holdup early Sunday.

Local man drove drunk and got his mom, girlfriend killed, police say

Posted on December 14, 2009
Over the weekend, Kansas City police arrested a man named Carlton L. Lewis, 24, who's been sought since mid-November. He's accused of driving drunk during a wreck that killed his mother, 47-year-old Crystal S. Lewis, and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Melinda...

Italian premier clobbered with statuette

Posted on December 14, 2009
From AP: This video image made available by RAI TG3 shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi sitting in his vehicle after an attacker hurled a statuette striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally in Milan, Italy...

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