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UK inmate gets drunk on hand sanitizer
Posted on September 24, 2009I'm not happy with this BBC story because it leaves out important details, such as how could I do this at home?
Yet again, karaoke singer beaten
Posted on September 24, 2009In Stamford, Conn., police arrested six women and accused them of beating another woman after she performed at karaoke. They also said some nasty things about her singing.
Terror suspect charged with conspiracy to use WMDs
Posted on September 24, 2009Najibullah Zazi, an Afghani immigrant living in Denver, is now facing more serious charges in the recent terror investigation where the authorities feared bombings on New York City's mass-transit system. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Rhonda!
Independence plans DUI checkpoint, saturation patrol for Friday
Posted on September 24, 2009From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and DWI saturation patrol on Friday September 25, 2009. The purpose of this operation is to identify and arrest drunk drivers before they injure someone or...
Parkville man gets 36 years for child porn
Posted on September 24, 2009The Platte County prosecutor's office makes a point to note this is David Liberty's second go-round in the past eight years. He did 180 days for that first one, but Eric Zahnd notes that he's been asking the legislature to...
$3K reward in Hans Wurtz homicide
Posted on September 24, 2009From Crime Stoppers: The Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline and Kansas City, Kansas Police Department requests the public?s help in identifying the individual(s) involved in the July 19, 2009 homicide of Hans Wurtz at 40th and Haskell in Kansas City, Kansas...
Like father, like son
Posted on September 24, 2009A Nebraska man goes to bail his son out of jail for driving while intoxicated -- and gets arrested on the drive home because he, too, was driving while drunk, police allege.
Israel Mireles trial delayed until next year
Posted on September 24, 2009Mireles -- accused of murdering college student Emily Sander in late 2007 -- was supposed to go on trial in November. His trial is now scheduled for Feb. 8.
ACORN sues over undercover video
Posted on September 24, 2009They would like several million dollars, please, because the activists posing as pimp and prostitute at their Baltimore office allegedly broke the law by failing to get consent to make an audio recording. And the groups says the featured employees...
Guilty pleas for training girl, age 12, as dominatrix
Posted on September 24, 2009Tony Rizzo has more details about a case we mentioned earlier.
Bank teller asks robber to wait 10 minutes
Posted on September 24, 2009It happened during a robbery in Salt Lake City. The bad guy had asked for a specific combination of bills -- which that teller didn't have. After being told that he'd have to wait for another window, the robber decided...
How to steal a house for $1
Posted on September 24, 2009In Philadelphia, a city employee is accused of falsifying paperwork so that her daughter could buy a city-remodeled house -- valued at $65,000 -- for $1.
Coyote Uglier
Posted on September 24, 2009A college student is suing Coyote Ugly, the famous Nashville bar, because she climbed on the bar -- and fell backward, giving herself a permanent head injury. (She's lost her sense of smell.) Her federal lawsuit argues the bar should...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on September 24, 2009Man's "self-improvement" project requires paramedics, pneumatic chisel and two-hour medical procedure.
"Bikini baristas" accused of prostitution
Posted on September 24, 2009Simply because they allegedly let customers touch their buttocks for money and offered to fix coffee naked for $80. (They also reportedly licked whipped cream off their co-workers, but that might have been free.) What kind of witch hunt are...
KCK investigates shooting in 1000 block of Greeley
Posted on September 24, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: Police are investigating an early morning shooting in northeast Kansas City, Kan. The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. Thursday in the 1000 Block of Greeley Avenue. The victim had been shot twice, including once in the stomach....
KCPD works seven fatal crashes in five days
Posted on September 24, 2009From Chief Corwin's blog: Seven people have died in vehicle crashes in Kansas City in the last five days. That?s a very high number in a very short period of time. With 55 so far, we have six more crash...
No more crocodile fears
Posted on September 24, 2009In Naples, Italian police have seized the pet crocodile of a local reputed mob boss, who allegedly used his pet to threaten extortion victims. Authorities say it was fed a diet of live rabbits and mice -- and possibly, uncooperative...
Another MO legislator facing criminal charges?
Posted on September 24, 2009T.D. El-Amin, who sits in the Missouri House, is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court, though it's not clear on what charges, the AP reports. This comes about a month after two other legislators pleaded guilty to...
UPDATE: Cop accused of sexually molesting cows
Posted on September 24, 2009Noted without comment, from the Philly Daily News: During a bizarre hearing there yesterday, a Superior Court judge dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a Moorestown police officer accused of sticking his penis into the mouths of five calves in rural Southampton...
Couple trained girl, 12, to be dominatrix, prosecutors allege
Posted on September 24, 2009From AP: A man and woman accused of training the woman's daughter to be a dominatrix were expected to change their innocent pleas at a federal court hearing Thursday. Todd Barkau, of New York, and the girl's mother pleaded not...
UPDATE: Elderly Warrensburg woman was killed
Posted on September 24, 2009The Sedalia Democrat has more about the case of 91-year-old Maxine Ballew, whose body was found in her burned house last week. Police classified her death as a homicide and activated the region's Major Case Squad. They've now got a...
New date for Roeder trial
Posted on September 24, 2009Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing abortion provider George Tiller, will go on trial starting Jan. 11, which is two weeks earlier than previously reported.
UPDATE: Fleeing motorcyclist dies in wreck
Posted on September 23, 2009From KCPD: On 9/23/2009 at 0940 hours, KCPD officers responded to meet IPD officers (Independence, MO) at 17th Street and Ewing in regard to a fatality accident. Investigation determined that IPD officers began pursuit of a motorcycle near Westport and...
MO cop accused of dealing drugs near KS school
Posted on September 23, 2009From KBI: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, acting on a request from the Atchison Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested 26 year old Kyle A. Zumbrunn for the sale of a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a...
This was a very poor excuse for fleeing police
Posted on September 23, 2009Wisconsin man allegedly flees traffic stop, gets into 95-mph chase with police. Why? Dowty, the registered owner of the car, was arrested at his home the next day. He told officers he panicked, ?because I have a perfect record and...
If you value your life, don't eat Mama's pork chop
Posted on September 23, 2009After her teenage sons ate the last pork chop in the house, a Sacramento woman allegedly punched one of them and then chased the boys with a knife, police say.
KS stepdad admits to raping girl, setting her on fire
Posted on September 23, 2009Sentencing isn't until Oct. 30. He could get life in prison. If so, he'd have to serve at least 25 years before becoming eligible for parole.
How bad is the dating scene in North Dakota?
Posted on September 23, 2009Two North Dakota men are accused of driving to Kentucky to pick up a 14-year-old so she could come back to North Dakota and marry one man's 14-year-old son.
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
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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?
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