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Report: Colleges are undercounting sex assaults
Posted on December 04, 2009The Center for Public Integrity, a journalism nonprofit, has released a study on sexual assault and U.S. universities. Federal law requires these schools to report such incidents, but the center found that many cases weren't being included. Part of the...
2 years for teen who helped put cat in oven
Posted on December 04, 2009What a charming young woman: Cherry, 17, appeared calm compared to July when she pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and animal cruelty in Bronx Supreme Court and stuck out her tongue and yelled, "It's dead, b---h" to an animal activist...
New charges against Chandra Levy suspect
Posted on December 04, 2009Ingmar Guandique -- the man accused of murdering intern Chandra Levy -- is now facing new charges because he allegedly threatened a witness in the case, authorities say.
Hello, 911? The living dead are attacking!
Posted on December 04, 2009Police in Coloma, Calif., responded to a report of a woman being dragged across a parking lot -- only to learn it was actually the filming of a horror movie.
Open Thread ... Friday
Posted on December 04, 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,...
Merriam PD needs witnesses to wreck
Posted on December 04, 2009From Merriam PD: On the morning of Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at approximately 5:49 a.m., officers of the Merriam Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at Shawnee Mission Parkway and I-35 Highway. A red Dodge Caravan was exiting...
Olathe police arrest woman for alleged prostitution
Posted on December 04, 2009Olathe police say they've arrested a 43-year-old woman for alleged prostitution in the 1400 block of East Willow. They had received an anonymous tip back in October, from someone who thought the traffic in the area was a little suspicious....
Just like Mom used to make!
Posted on December 04, 2009Authorities at Dulles International Airport say they caught a Guatemalan man who tried to smuggle 60 grams of cocaine into the U.S. inside a cooked chicken.
Suspect has world's greatest name
Posted on December 04, 2009From AP: This February 2007 booking photo provided by the Island County Sheriff's Office shows Harley Davidson Ironwing. Ironwing is suspected teen burglar Colton Harris-Moore's only known accomplice in a string of burglaries. (AP Photo/Island County Sheriff's Office via The...
Former Chief accused of intoxicated driving
Posted on December 04, 2009From Glenn Rice: Former Chiefs defensive end Neil Smith is facing charges of driving while intoxicated and failing to drive in a single lane. Smith, 43, was scheduled to appear Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court, but the matter was...
Vigil for slain KC teen
Posted on December 04, 2009From Christine Vendel: A church and anti-crime group are planning a prayer vigil today in memory of Nelson E. Hopkins Jr., the promising high school senior fatally shot in a possible robbery Tuesday as he walked home from a city...
Feds search for suspect in Thanksgiving murders
Posted on December 04, 2009Paul Michael Merhige is suspected of killing four relatives at a Thanksgiving dinner in Jupiter, Fla., and has successfully avoided authorities for the past week. Now, the U.S. marshals are joining the search for Merhige, who could be anywhere in...
Judge lets makeup artist cover suspect's face tattoos
Posted on December 04, 2009In Florida, a neo-Nazi is on trial for murder, and the judge is letting a licensed cosmetologist -- at taxpayer expense -- cover up the guy's tattoos on his face and neck. "This on the side says 'f--- you,' (and)...
VIDEO: Man suckerpunches Wal-Mart greeter, 72, police say
Posted on December 03, 2009Text version here ...
Death Row inmate's lawyers say his IQ is too low
Posted on December 03, 2009Bobby Wayne Woods, convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl, is scheduled to be executed tonight in Texas. His attorneys, though, are appealing on grounds that his IQ is so low that it proves he's mentally impaired and shouldn't...
Should councilmembers carry guns at public meetings?
Posted on December 03, 2009KSHB has a piece about a Raymore councilman who wants to start allowing officials to bring firearms to public meetings. (He'd also like people with CCW permits to be able to carry in city parks.)
But they didn't kiss the boo-boo
Posted on September 30, 2009Liked this bit from a story about a woman who accused her boyfriend of spanking her during a fight. Via nwfdailynews.com: Three police officers later observed the ?obvious (non-capacitating) injuries? on the woman?s backside.
Naked man covered in feces breaks into swimming pool, Fla. police say
Posted on September 30, 2009It's not clear if the vodka and beer that he'd been drinking played a part. For some reason, a K-9 was able to track his scent.
How they caught suspect in MO cold case
Posted on September 30, 2009Yesterday, Columbia police announced that Georgia authorities had arrested a suspect in the 1976 murder of Becky Doisy, a waitress who disappeared. How did the apprehension happen, after all of these years? That suspect, Johnny Wright, actually walked into a...
KS deputy's murder was definitely an ambush, sheriff says
Posted on September 30, 2009We've got more details about the slaying of Sedgwick County Deputy Brian Etheridge: The sheriff now confirms that his killer was hiding behind some brush when Etheridge went to that address. After initially shooting Etheridge, the shooter went over to...
Psychic lied when she said rival psychics beat her up, police say
Posted on September 30, 2009I just have a hard time believing that the "foremost psychic in New England" is some kind of charlatan.
Sometimes, they really are out to get you
Posted on September 30, 2009A California school district is paying a $650,000 settlement to several families that it put on an "enemies list" because those families supported a recall effort against the school board at that time. (The district had not one, but TWO...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on September 30, 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,...
LV superintendent accused of DUI
Posted on September 30, 2009From Dawn Bormann: Leavenworth Superintendent Kelly Harris has been charged with drunken driving. Parkville Police stopped to question Harris about 4 a.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of Lewis Street, where Harris? vehicle was pulled next to another vehicle...
Police crack down on KC's most violent neighborhoods
Posted on September 30, 2009From Christine Vendel: Police confiscated 20 guns and arrested 81 people during a warrant sweep this week in four violent areas of Kansas City. The areas make up just 4 percent of the city?s land area but have accounted for...
Man accused of simulated sex with gumball machine
Posted on September 30, 2009And "rubbing his pelvis" on movies at his local video store. From the sentencing: During his sentencing, Musgnung said he never spoke to the girl at the counter at 48 Hours Video, but, ?All the other stuff, yeah, I done...
VIDEO: San Francisco cop v. skater
Posted on September 30, 2009Mmm, I'm going to side with the cop here. Draw your own conclusions. WARNING: There is some profanity in the video -- if that's an issue, please don't push play. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!
Pa. police rescue hogtied naked man
Posted on September 30, 2009The Arizona resident was reportedly in the Pittsburgh area for "drug-related activities," police say. I'm sorry, but they need to make this a public service announcement. I think those "Anti-Drug" and "This is your brain on drugs" commercials are very...
Good riddance to John Evander Couey
Posted on September 30, 2009Couey -- the man who kidnapped, raped and buried Jessica Lunsford alive -- has died of natural causes. He'd been waiting to be executed.
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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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