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MO trucker charged with 10 counts of negligent homicide
Posted on September 22, 2009Donald L. Creed, 76, of Willard, Mo. allegedly slammed into a line of cars that were waiting on a turnpike in Oklahoma this summer, killing 10 people. There are 10 charges -- all misdemeanors -- for each victim. More here...
Things that can be Tasered: Emu
Posted on September 22, 2009Mississippi police also handcuffed this particular bird.
These are a few of my favorite things ...
Posted on September 22, 2009In Florida, Niceville police arrested a man for allegedly shoplifting at a convenience store. You can tell that he had a big night planned: When Niceville Police searched the man they found a Sparks 16-ounce beer, a Zero candy bar,...
MO cop accused of sexually assaulting prostitute
Posted on September 22, 2009The case is from Uplands Park, a suburb of St. Louis. The officer is accused of contacting the woman via a Craigslist ad and telling her to meet at a certain spot. Only he allegedly showed up in uniform, in...
Philip Garrido's Magic Box
Posted on September 22, 2009The back story of Garrido -- the man accused of imprisoning and assaulting Jaycee Dugard for 18 years -- just keeps getting weirder. I liked this quote from an old acquaintance. "He was a whack job, but he was a...
Men tortured, planned to blow up snapping turtle, NY police say
Posted on September 22, 2009Naturally, they decided to videotape a good chunk of their planning. (And the ensuing jokes, puns, etc.) Here's hoping that makes the prosecution that much easier.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on September 22, 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,...
Where are Bob and Mary Lou Black?
Posted on September 22, 2009The Blacks are an elderly couple from Atchison, Kan., and they've been missing since Sept. 11, the Cap-Journal reports. Authorities have issued a Silver Alert for them and conducted several air and water searches. (A Silver Alert is sort of...
Judge orders ex-lovers to share dog
Posted on September 22, 2009I feel bad for the judge, who had to sit through this moronic case. The temptation to just cut the dog in half must have been powerful. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Death penalty upheld for Dru Sjodin's killer
Posted on September 22, 2009Sjodin was a University of North Dakota student who was abducted from a Grand Forks shopping mall's parking lot, raped and killed back in 2003. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., the man convicted of her slaying, appealed on several grounds, but an...
Dad puts crying baby out in the cold, OH cops say
Posted on September 22, 2009The little girl, wearing a T-shirt and a dirty diaper, was left in 46-degree weather about 45 minutes, authorities allege. Dad said it might have been the 5-year-old son who did it, but the 5-year-old promptly rolled over on Daddy:...
Girl, 5, goes to hospital for severe injuries
Posted on September 22, 2009From Christine: Kansas City police arrested the mother of a 5-year-old girl who was brought to a hospital early today with severe injuries, including a lacerated liver, a broken arm and internal bleeding. The girl had bruises and swelling to...
Deputy's murder leads to massive L.A. gang crackdown
Posted on September 22, 2009Earlier today, about 1,200 officers -- from LAPD, DEA and other agencies -- started rounding up members of the Avenues gang, a crime group affiliated with the Mexican Mafia. The arrests, which number about 44 at this point, follow a...
Charges filed in Monday's bank robbery
Posted on September 22, 2009The robbery was at the Wachovia Bank on 95th Street in Lenexa on Monday afternoon. Isha Jackson, 34, of Olathe has been charged in federal court with one count of bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during...
Fla. police play Nintendo Wii during drug raid
Posted on September 22, 2009Specifically, they bowled, which the suspect's home-security camera dutifully recorded to his desktop computer. The authorities aren't happy about what the investigators did, but they say the search is still valid. (The Tampa Tribune quotes some defense lawyers arguing that,...
Family of 5 murdered in rural Illinois
Posted on September 22, 2009Police in Beason, Ill., are investigating after five people -- two adults and three children -- were found slain in a house there on Monday afternoon. The only survivor was a 3-year-old girl, taken to a Peoria hospital, and she...
Northland man says he caused crash that killed girl
Posted on September 22, 2009From Tony Rizzo: A Kansas City, North man pleaded guilty today to causing a November 2007 traffic crash that killed a 3-year-old girl. Jeffrey A. Rouser, 47, entered pleas in Jackson County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare...
Jailer shot after trying to scare armed co-worker
Posted on September 22, 2009In Bandera, Texas, a jailer tried to scare a deputy by jumping out at him in a dark room and yelling. The deputy shot him in the leg.
Texan, 71, arrested for doing yardwork in the nude
Posted on September 22, 2009To be fair, police say, he was wearing shoes.
Should this trooper have lost his job?
Posted on September 22, 2009In North Carolina, a former state trooper is pushing to get his job back. He was fired after he allegedly shared an "intimate moment" with another trooper's wife in a car's backseat while they were being driven home from party....
VIDEO: Customer tackles robber at WI bank
Posted on September 22, 2009The tackle itself is awesome. My favorite is the lady who goes over, after the bad guy is down, and gives him a halfhearted kick. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Monty D!
KC man accused of assault
Posted on September 22, 2009Marlon Beaman, 31, is facing charges of first- and second-degree assault, as well as unlawful use of a weapon, Jackson County prosecutors report. His bond has been set at $250,000. The charges are tied to an alleged incident early Sunday...
Plaxico Burress gets 2 years in prison
Posted on September 22, 2009For bringing a gun into a New York City nightclub. (The gun, tucked into his sweatpants, slipped and went off, hitting the football player in the leg.) AP Photo/ Steven Hirsch, Pool Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Terror investigation leads to warnings for hotels, stadiums, mass transit
Posted on September 22, 2009Federal authorities have arrested three men -- two in Colorado, one in New York -- in connection with an alleged terror plot that focused on New York's transit system, similar to attacks on London and Madrid. (The actual charges are...
2 DUI arrests during Independence checkpoint, saturation patrol
Posted on September 21, 2009From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along 23rd Street at Lee?s Summit Road while simultaneously conducting a DWI saturation patrol in that area. The saturation patrol began on Friday 9/18/09 at 10:00 PM...
Was this a justifiable Tasering?
Posted on September 21, 2009In Merced, Calif., police are reviewing an incident where officers twice Tasered a man in a wheelchair whose legs had been amputated below the knee. The man was accused of hitting his wife, and police wanted to place his 2-year-old...
MO man accidentally kills himself while teaching gun safety
Posted on September 21, 2009This happened in Imperial, Mo., over on the east side of the state. James Looney, 40, was trying to educate his girlfriend on how to handle guns. Snip from the AP: Looney was demonstrating how to use the different safety...
UPDATE: Murder suspect had argued with victim over cross-dressing
Posted on September 21, 2009From AP: A Belton man has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of his children?s mother. Michael Adams Jr. of Belton appeared at his arraignment Monday at Cass County Circuit Court wearing...
Trial starting in John Travolta extortion case
Posted on September 21, 2009This all ties back to the seizure death of Travolta's son, Jett, in January. Two Bahamas residents -- a former senator and the driver of an ambulance -- allegedly threatened to leak a document related to Jett's death unless the...
Man left three blind, deaf patients in car while he ate at diner, PA cops say
Posted on September 21, 2009An ambulance was called because the three men looked like they were "in distress," but they're going to be OK.
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