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Car crash turns wedding into funeral
Posted on September 14, 2009This might be the saddest thing you'll read today.
Boy faked kidnapping because of bad grades, AL police say
Posted on September 14, 2009There's no problem so big that a fake kidnapping can't help. But the key is not confessing to your family that you made it all up because you were terrified of showing them your crummy report card.
Dena Riley gets life on federal kidnapping charge
Posted on September 14, 2009Riley, along with Richard Davis, allegedly raped and killed two local women (and videotaped the attacks) back in 2006. While they were fleeing authorities, the two of them visited a relative of Davis' in Arcadia, Kan., and offered to take...
Robbery suspect holed up in house, KCPD says
Posted on September 14, 2009From Christine: Kansas City police have surrounded a home near 57th Street and Blue Ridge Cut-Off this afternoon where they believe the suspect of an attempted business robbery may be holed up. Two men tried to rob the Fast Stop...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on September 14, 2009In the future, you might be able to get a degree in fat studies.
Car thief escapes via kayak
Posted on September 14, 2009Our criminals need to be fatter and less physically fit, America. This is why I support putting PlayStations and unlimited supplies of Swiss Cake Rolls in our nation's prisons and jails.
KCK man preyed on teen boys, promised to help with "modeling careers"
Posted on September 14, 2009Timothy Kessler, 42, of KCK has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for taking a minor across state lines for sex. Here's what the U.S. Attorney for Kansas had to say: In his plea he admitted he used a...
Charges filed in KC wreck that killed two
Posted on September 14, 2009Jessie D. McGregor, 27, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in a fatal wreck that killed two of his passengers in May 2008, Jackson County prosecutors allege. The crash happened on Bannister Road near Stark. Authorities say...
Utah man stabbed during "urination dispute"
Posted on September 14, 2009The victim had been relieving himself on a tree in a public park, which led to a shouting match and then a stabbing, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Yet another Jimmy Hoffa theory
Posted on September 14, 2009A crime novelist, who spent a few years researching the case, says Hoffa was shot, then cremated at a Detroit mortuary -- which is a more elegant way of hiding a body that burying it under a football field.
Was Jackie O's condolence note to RFK's widow stolen?
Posted on September 14, 2009After Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, his brother's widow -- Jacqueline Kennedy -- wrote a condolence note to RFK's wife, Ethel Kennedy. The family says the note was stolen, and it has become a high-priced collector's item, fetching as much...
Driver put flashing lights on his car for Mickey D's run, IN police say
Posted on September 14, 2009Indiana police have arrested two guys after they allegedly raced to a nearby McDonald's with emergency lights -- the red-and-blue flashers like the ones that police use -- on their truck. The driver deserves points for his explanation: Cole --...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on September 14, 2009Manure dispute leads to gun-wielding Huron Township man being Tasered, deputies say Hat Tip: Many thanks, M@!
MO will take DNA from more suspects
Posted on September 14, 2009Missouri is joining a trend that several states are following: Police will now collect DNA samples from people arrested for certain crimes, such as armed robbery, the St. Joseph News-Press reports. Before this, the state only collected samples from convicted...
Murder, manslaughter down 3.9 percent in 2008, FBI says
Posted on September 14, 2009Violent crime overall dropped about 1.9 percent, and property crime declined by 0.8 percent, the bureau says.
Do we need tougher laws against bullying?
Posted on September 14, 2009Because, the AP notes, the ones we have now aren't really being enforced. Most states -- 44, at last count -- have laws forcing schools to punish bullies, and in some cases, funding is at risk if the schools fail...
Pharmacy worker sues employer for staging fake holdup
Posted on September 14, 2009In New Jersey, a pharmacy technician has sued her employer because of a "training drill" where a masked gunman rushed into the pharmacy and demanded Oxycontin. It reportedly happened back in 2007, and she says it gave her PTSD. (The...
More police are learning to draw blood from DUI suspects
Posted on September 14, 2009In Texas and Idaho, the federal government is paying to train patrol officers to draw blood from intoxicated motorists. Several motorists in DUI cases -- about 22 percent nationally -- will refuse to take a Breathalyzer test, which means the...
KCPD names victim from Bellefontaine homicide
Posted on September 14, 2009From KCPD: The victim of the homicide on 09/10/2009, in the 5400 block of Bellefontaine has been identified as 18 year old, Cameron Washington of KCMO. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline 816.474.8477.
Man's plan to win woman's heart: Have her face slashed, cops say
Posted on September 14, 2009A Wisconsin man is accused of a monstrous plan to win the love of a woman: He allegedly tried to hire his roommate to kidnap the woman and slash her face. Then, once she was disfigured, the Wisconsin man would...
OP releases results from "Over The Limit, Under Arrest" campaign
Posted on September 13, 2009From OPPD: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department conducted a Labor Day ? Over the Limit, Under Arrest - S.T.E.P. Campaign from August 20, 2009 through September 7, 2009. The campaign was conducted with the principle focus on DUI deterrence...
11 DUI arrests at KC sobriety checkpoint
Posted on September 13, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on September 11, 2009 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 4040 Main street. Southbound traffic was checked with total of 715 vehicles stopped. A total number of...
"Vampire Diaries" actresses arrested for flashing while dangling from overpass, GA police say
Posted on September 13, 2009They say they were merely ACTING. (I was only able to find mugshots for three of the four.)
Blagojevich ally dead of apparent overdose
Posted on September 13, 2009Aspirin, is what they're saying at this point. The dead man reportedly managed the former Illinois governor's campaign fund, and he'd been under intense government pressure to cooperate with the prosecution.
"Born to a family of murderers"
Posted on September 13, 2009Christine Vendel has a piece here about Diamond Blair, the nephew of serial killer Terry Blair. He's not Diamond's only infamous relative -- all told, five people in their family have been convicted of murder. And Diamond Blair, whose lengthy...
NJ teen threatened to rape, kill teacher for A++, police allege
Posted on September 13, 2009He wanted the A++ to be given to everybody in his class, authorities say. And he allegedly threatened to rape the teacher's sister and mother if the grades weren't changed in 48 hours.
Who stole these dandy Warhols?
Posted on September 13, 2009From AP: This image provided by the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday Sept. 11, 2009 shows a reward poster issued for stolen works of art by Andy Warhol in Los Angeles. Police said a multi-million-dollar collection of Andy Warhol...
1 shot, severely hurt near 34th and Bellefontaine
Posted on September 13, 2009From Karen Dillon: Police are investigating a shooting tonight near 34th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue, a Kansas City police department dispatcher said. A person believed to be a male was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, a police...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on September 12, 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,...
The customer is always right ... or else!
Posted on September 12, 2009In Delaware, a 53-year-old woman allegedly punched the clerk at a gas station and held a pair of scissors to his throat. She said she gave him $20, but he said it was only a $1 bill. After being threatened,...
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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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