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"Immigration officer" steals baby in Nashville

Posted on September 30, 2009
A woman posing as an immigration officer went to a Nashville home yesterday afternoon and threatened to arrest the woman inside. Instead, the "officer" stabbed the victim repeatedly and, when the woman ran to get help, stole her baby. More...

Should sex offender be allowed to serve as pastor?

Posted on September 30, 2009
In Louisville, a congregation has ordained a registered sex offender as a minister, the AP reports. Mark Hourigan, who did time for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old, has served his sentence, completed his parole and apparently complies with all of the...

$287K grant for local Innocence Project

Posted on September 30, 2009
From Tony Rizzo: A federal justice grant of more than $287,000 has been awarded to the Midwestern Innocence Project. The non-profit organization covers a six-state region and said it will use most of the money to pay for two full-time...

Flossing won't stop those kinds of cavities

Posted on September 30, 2009
Two Detroit cops have been cleared after a man claimed one of them performed an illegal cavity search. (Not the kind of cavities you get in your mouth.) This ruling comes, however, after the city has already paid $700K to...

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Police settle dispute over Beatles, Dr. Dre

Posted on September 30, 2009
In Huntington Beach, Calif., police were called because several people were arguing outside an apartment building -- over who had sold more records, the Beatles or Dr. Dre. The police explained that it was the Beatles, and everybody went back...

Wash. town, hookers locked in escalating battle of wits

Posted on September 30, 2009
A Washington town -- frustrated that wily hookers have found a way to outwit their undercover stings -- might make it illegal to TRY to outwit a police officer. Snip: Lakewood assistant police chief Michael Zaro said the proposal reflects...

Lynda Callon, QuikTrip win Crime Commission awards

Posted on September 30, 2009
Lynda Callon of the Westside CAN Center will receive the Alvin Brooks Award, which the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission gives annually to an outstanding community leader, at the commission's annual law-enforcement-appreciation luncheon next week...

Go forth, and sin some more

Posted on September 30, 2009
BlogKC directs our attention to a Wired infographic on the seven deadly sins, as measured by thefts, STDs, etc. Our region is pretty evil when it comes to wrath (violent crime), envy (thefts) and sloth (entertainment spending). Surprisingly, we don't...

Have you seen these men?

Posted on September 30, 2009
From Leavenworth PD: The Leavenworth Police Department is seeking the community's help in locating two suspects wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 2004 S. Broadway. Stanley aka ?Duke? Cason is charged with...

Case brings Miranda rights back to Supreme Court

Posted on September 30, 2009
The court is also going to hear the case of Van Chester Thompkins, a Michigan man who confessed to murder. A federal appeals court threw out his conviction, though, because Thompkins never waived or asserted his Miranda rights, and so...

The sad, strange tale of Bubba The Parrot

Posted on September 30, 2009
Most drug dealers only trade in cash. Occasionally, they will accept a talking parrot.

What a monster! Lady actually helps her neighbors

Posted on September 30, 2009
In Michigan, a woman named Lisa Snyder got a nastygram from the state's Department of Human Services for, well, being a good neighbor. They accused her of running an illegal daycare because three of her neighbors drop their kids off...

Ga. sex offenders are "out of the woods"

Posted on September 30, 2009
The other day, we had a story about Georgia probation officers telling their paroled sex offenders to live in the woods behind a suburban office park if they couldn't find anywhere else to live. (RSOs aren't allowed to live within...

Jackson County agrees to $70K settlement with prosecutor

Posted on September 30, 2009
The county legislature has agreed to pay $70,000 to Daniel Miller, an assistant prosecutor who filed discrimination complaints with the state's Commission on Human Rights and the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. As part of the settlement, Miller would resign and...

Why nobody messes with farmers' daughters

Posted on September 30, 2009
In India, a farmer's daughter reportedly used an ax to stop a terrorist who barged into their house, then killed the bad guy with his own AK-47. Then she went and milked the family's yaks. (OK, I'm speculating on that...

Wesley Ira Purkey would like to live, please

Posted on September 30, 2009
Purkey, you might remember, kidnapped and killed a local teen named Jennifer Long back in 1998. Purkey really would like to get that death sentence kicked, but a federal judge has rejected his request for a new hearing. Besides arguing...

KC traffic-fatality count stands at 56

Posted on September 30, 2009
Compared to 49 people dead at the same point last year. (The blog occasionally gives updates on the city's homicide numbers, and I'm going to try to do the same thing with traffic fatals, too. Most people -- thankfully --...

Are the Supremes going to make another big gun ruling?

Posted on September 30, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on Chicago's ban on most handguns. Last year, the court struck down D.C.'s gun ban and ruled that individuals have a right to carry a gun for self-defense. But there's...

Friends don't let friends brand each other with hot cookie cutters

Posted on September 29, 2009
Or crucifixes. Or key rings. Or, well, anything really.

Inline skater throws tantrum over 4-year-old on tricycle, Conn. cops say

Posted on September 29, 2009
An inline skater, 43, is accused of assault after he allegedly threw a hissy fit over a 4-year-old riding his tricycle on a bike path. The man reportedly yelled at the kiddo's parents, smacked into Dad and threw a water...

Big numbers during Independence prostitution sting

Posted on September 29, 2009
From Brian Burnes: Independence police made 27 arrests in a three-day prostitution sting last week. That number represents a department record for such an operation, Capt. Ken Bergman said today ? yet it could have been more. ?At one point...

REPORT: Independence sees big drop in crashes

Posted on September 29, 2009
Independence police sent out a release saying that, so far this year, they've recorded a 9 percent drop in crashes compared to last year. They say, if the trend holds up for the rest of the year, this will mark...

"Mamma" helps police arrest man for shooting at officer, authorities say

Posted on September 29, 2009
Just a quick update about the incident the other day where a suspect fired at a Kansas City officer: The man accused in the case surrendered at police headquarters this morning. The man had reportedly left his cellphone at the...

Sex offender fights MO's rules on residency

Posted on September 29, 2009
The case is before the Missouri Supreme Court, where the RSO argues the law -- which keeps him from living within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare -- isn't fair because it was passed after he was convicted.

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on September 29, 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,...

Man pulled out his own teeth to scare friend, N.J. police say

Posted on September 29, 2009
A lot of people take their crazy pills, but a select few will grind up the crazy pills and freebase them. Case in point: The New Jersey man who allegedly broke into a friend's apartment and pulled his own teeth...

UPDATE: KS deputy dies from gunshot wounds

Posted on September 29, 2009
The Eagle files a report here about the news from Wichita: Brian Etheridge, 26, a deputy for Sedgwick County, was fatally wounded during a call yesterday morning. He was married and had a young child. (His wife is a nurse...

Fat woman on bicycle robs candy store, Calif. cops say

Posted on September 29, 2009
Surprisingly, she wanted money, not fudge ...

Why they arrested Roman Polanski now

Posted on September 29, 2009
Amusingly enough, Roman Polanski's own lawyers might be partly responsible for his recent arrest. A few months ago, they tried getting the charges dismissed in California, and one of their key arguments was that authorities had apparently given up trying...

Calif. burglar learns that time is money

Posted on September 29, 2009
A California appeals court has ordered a convicted burglar to repay his victim for all of the time the victim lost by attending each of the burglar's hearings. The victim is a doctor and makes about $125 per hour, so...

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