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A woman scorned
Posted on December 09, 2009The latest in a great murder story from LA -- a 23-year-old cold case, a love triangle, a DNA-laden bite-mark and a police detective as the suspect: Stephanie Lazarus, the Los Angeles Police Department detective accused of murdering the wife...
DUI don't of the day: 'Tinkling' on arresting officer
Posted on December 09, 2009First, it was his fifth drunk-driving arrest. Then, after he got into the back of the squad car, he urinated in the back of the squad car, spraying the back of the officer's head. | Sara Shepherd
100-year-old pedophile 'still a big threat'
Posted on December 09, 2009After sexually abusing four children years ago, he's out of jail on post-release supervision -- still kicking and not rehabilitated. The DA says, "It doesn't matter to me that he's 100 years old. He's evil. He's a pedophile. Pedophiles are...
Escape fails for Christmas tree thief on bicycle
Posted on December 09, 2009Police officers didn't believe him when he said he bought said tree at the "Sunset Lounge," either. | Sara Shepherd
22 pounds of meth = 33 years in the clink
Posted on December 09, 2009If 22 pounds of meth seems like a lot, you're right... A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than 33 years in prison after he was caught in Shawnee with what turned out to be the largest methamphetamine...
Can accused child killer get fair trial?
Posted on December 09, 2009No big surprise here. _ Tony Rizzo
Teachers gone wild
Posted on December 09, 2009A janitor caught the French teacher and the Spanish teacher (both women) mid-naked tryst in a Brooklyn high school classroom. Since then, all the kids who were in some kind of assembly at the time have begun Facebook fan groups...
Don't Mess With Uncle Sam's Money
Posted on December 09, 2009The feds take tax fraud pretty seriously. The U.S. attorney in Kansas said Daniel Joel Gleason, who formerly worked for a Topeka-based tax preparation service, was ordered to serve 78 months in federal prison and then cough up $3 million...
Man catches wife having sex in van behind Kmart, police say
Posted on December 08, 2009The van was rocking, but he went knocking anyway ...
There's no easy way to accuse someone of terrorism
Posted on December 08, 2009From the UK's Daily Mail: Two Christian hoteliers went on trial yesterday accused of insulting a Muslim convert by branding Mohammed a 'warlord' and telling her she was living in 'bondage'. Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang allegedly asked 60-year-old guest Ericka...
Hunter used pastries to bait large bear, authorities say
Posted on December 08, 2009Not just any bear, but the largest ever killed in Pennsylvania. Of course, with all of those pastries, I suppose it was bound to put on some weight.
The Redd Foxx gambit
Posted on December 08, 2009From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police are looking for a man who broke into a 70-year-old woman?s house and tried to rob her. The woman said she heard her rear sliding glass door break about 2:20 p.m. Monday in the...
Raytown names homicide victim
Posted on December 08, 2009From Raytown PD: The unknown homicide victim discovered yesterday in the 8900 block of 60th Terrace in Raytown, Missouri, has been identified as Mr. Wesley Bryan Binder, 51 of Raytown, Missouri. Mr. Binder was in fact the homeowner of the...
KCK starts offering reports online
Posted on December 08, 2009For a fee, naturally. (Most of the ones I found were available for $7.50.) They include both accident and incident reports. Complete instructions on using the service are available below the jump! From KCKPD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department...
Should it be illegal to refuse a breath test?
Posted on December 08, 2009The P-D is reporting that Gov. Jay Nixon is going to appear for a press conference tomorrow at a MADD office there. It's likely that he's going to recommend possible changes to Missouri's DUI laws, which he and others had...
Online merchants see 18 percent drop in fraud
Posted on December 08, 2009Here's some good news, via the Red Tape Chronicles. According to security firm CyberSource, there's been a big drop in the number of cyberscams targeting online merchants. Last year, the loss was about $4 billion in Canada and the U.S....
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on December 08, 2009I think KCPD sent this out a while ago, but it looks like they're trying to jog people's memories. From KCPD: Detectives are attempting to identify the person in the attached surveillance photos. He is a person of interest in...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on December 08, 2009Welcome 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,...
UPDATE: Blogger accused of threatening judges' lives
Posted on December 08, 2009A mistrial has been declared in the case of Hal Turner, a blogger accused of threatening three federal judges' lives on his blog. (Nine of the jurors were pushing for acquittal, the New York Daily News reports.) Enraged by their...
Midtown Miscreant v. China
Posted on December 08, 2009This is one of Double-M's best posts. A lot of it has to do with China ruining America via toys. My favorite part: One summer I spent with my grandparents in Oklahoma, I had a gopher for a pet. That's...
Gambler loses $125 million, faces criminal charges, report says
Posted on December 08, 2009The New York Daily News has a report about a gambler who lost $125 million in one year and is facing criminal charges because he hasn't coughed up $14.5 million. He's sued two Las Vegas casinos for letting him gamble...
UPDATE: Ohio executes inmate with one-drug injection
Posted on December 08, 2009Kenneth Biros -- who killed a 22-year-old woman and scattered her body across two states -- was put to death last night during a one-drug injection. Until now, lethal injections have usually relied on a combination of three drugs, but...
12-gauge vampire repellent
Posted on December 08, 2009How long does PCP stay in your system? That's what a Kansas City man asked police after he was arrested Sunday night and pretty much explains why he was naked and armed with a shotgun inside a central Kansas City...
Teenage murder suspect pleads not guilty
Posted on December 08, 2009Alyssa Bustamante, the Missouri teen accused of murdering a 9-year-old neighbor, is expected to enter a plea today in Cole County. Bustamante has been certified to be tried as an adult. UPDATED: She's pleaded not guilty.
Order upheld against Bob Uecker's alleged stalker
Posted on December 08, 2009A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld a restraining order against a woman who's accused of stalking and harassing Uecker, the former baseball player who does play-by-play for the Brewers. (Ueck also co-starred in "Mr. Belvedere" and had parts in the...
Man forced child to burn his own fingers, Minn. cops say
Posted on December 08, 2009Authorities say the guy threatened to spank the kiddo if he didn't touch the hot stove.
Chuck E. Cheese responds to stories about fights
Posted on December 08, 2009The Chicago Tribune has a column about the perception that, well, melees tend to happen at Chuck E. Cheese. Not so, the company says: "In the whole scheme of things, it is a very small problem that we have," said...
Supremes to consider case of Christian group, gays
Posted on December 08, 2009Again, not a crime story, just an interesting court case. The U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear arguments about the Christian Legal Society, a student group at the Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. The law school,...
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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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