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Posted on September 12, 2009In Ohio, a county commissioner (whose day job is veterinarian) says she was only joking when she told a resident that she'd like to castrate him and had the tools available to do so.
Mets streaker wore only a toy monkey on his behind, authorities say
Posted on September 12, 2009He's been sentenced to 20 days of community service, ordered to pay $3,000 and banned from the Mets' stadium for one year. The team was seeking a lifetime ban. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Humane Society to investigate Raymore police's shooting of cat
Posted on September 12, 2009Don Bradley has an update on Tobey, the 18-year-old cat that Raymore police put down earlier this week in the belief that he was feral. The department has apologized to the family, and officers have been given a reminder on...
KCPD motorcycle cop collides with car at 75th and Broadway
Posted on September 12, 2009From Meredith: A Kansas City motorcycle police officer T-boned a Pontiac and flew over the trunk of the car this evening on 75th Street near Broadway. The officer was eastbound, responding by emergency to assist another officer, around 5 p.m....
Louisiana deputy stops woman for tinted windows, pepper-sprays her
Posted on September 11, 2009Aaaaand he's fired.
Teen beat baby to death for pooping too much, Lousiana cops say
Posted on September 11, 2009What an awful story. The baby belongs to the suspect's girlfriend.
Shoplifter demanded to drink stolen beer before he got arrested, FL cops say
Posted on September 11, 2009He'd just lost his job, so I sympathize, but the beer was technically evidence at that point.
I wonder why nobody wants to be a Gotti juror ...
Posted on September 11, 2009In New York, Junior Gotti is facing trial for alleged racketeering, and a lot of the potential jurors would prefer to not be jurors, the Daily News reports. "I don't want to mess with John Gotti," one prospective juror said....
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on September 11, 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,...
Now, THAT is a fetching mugshot
Posted on September 11, 2009Getting caught with a syringe stuck in her arm and a bag full of stolen drugs was pretty bad. The mugshot ain't helping.
A different variation on the love triangle ...
Posted on September 11, 2009In Utah, police say a woman -- part of a love triangle with two guys -- stabbed one gentleman in the chest and clobbered the other with a baseball bat after she learned they might have had a thing.
More about the double murder in Michigan ...
Posted on September 11, 2009Police say the suspect wanted to kill a third person, too. And they say he had grudges against all of the victims. He disliked the anti-abortion activist because "the defendant was offended by the manner of Mr. Puillon?s message."
Mom let girl, 6, drive their vehicle, PA cops say
Posted on September 11, 2009Lady! Are you high or something?! As a matter of fact ... Officer Robert Kuech, of the Coatesville Police Department, spotted the child driving the car down a busy street. "There was two white knuckles and a little head, popping...
Report: Fewer people abusing prescription drugs, meth
Posted on September 11, 2009The study spins it so that you think people are responding to the health warnings over abusing these drugs. I just wonder if the drop is happening because the public has less money.
Wichita robber severely abuses "Take A Penny, Leave A Penny" policy
Posted on September 11, 2009From The Eagle: The man who robbed a liquor store on East Central in Wichita Thursday night must not have been happy with his take from the cash register. He grabbed another 11 cents from a change cup on the...
Louisiana police remove teenage boy, 60 pounds, from trailer
Posted on September 11, 2009He's 14 years old. Dad -- who's been fed pretty well -- is facing charges.
Naked photos used in sexual extortion case, WA police say
Posted on September 11, 2009In Washington state, a man is accused of threatening to post naked photos of a woman online unless she had sex with him. Amazingly, the woman -- who once had a relationship with him -- agreed, so long as he...
Guilty verdict in KC murder from 2008
Posted on September 11, 2009From Tony Rizzo: Jurors deliberated for much of the day Thursday before finding Broderick D. Flowers guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of LeRoy Cunningham. Sentencing is scheduled for October 23. Cunningham, 40, and Flowers...
Mugged on the putting green!
Posted on September 11, 2009I would just like to a minute to salute our nation's golfers, who take on these sorts of risks every time they head out to "play." Godspeed, you sons of sport!
Cleveland mom plays detective to find her runaway daughter
Posted on September 11, 2009The Plain-Dealer has a nice story about a Cleveland woman who, after her daughter disappeared, used the girl's cellphone records to figure out where she was going, contact police there and talk them into finding the young lady, who reportedly...
Okies arrested for playing porno on Wal-Mart's display TVs, police say
Posted on September 11, 2009The suspects are from Oklahoma, but this allegedly happened in Arkansas.
Should pizza place have to pay for obese worker's lap-band surgery?
Posted on September 11, 2009A pizza place in Indiana has been ordered to pay for an obese employee's lap-band surgery -- a procedure that costs $20K to $25K -- so that he can get back surgery, which the pizza place will also pay for....
Anti-abortion activist, other man killed in Michigan
Posted on September 11, 2009There aren't many details yet, but we'll update as we get them. Earlier this morning, an anti-abortion activist was fatally shot near a school in Owosso, Mich., which is 70 miles northwest of Detroit. Another person was killed at a...
Cattle thieves let stolen cow's leg drag on the road, MO highway patrol says
Posted on September 11, 2009Another motorist called the authorities after seeing a cow's leg sticking through the bottom of a trailer, dragging along the road, as it was driven near Pineville, the Joplin Globe reports. Upon investigation, police learned that cow, plus 10 others,...
MO man reported missing ... seven years later
Posted on September 11, 2009In Morgan County, the authorities are seeking Rodney Lee Wagner after a relative recently reported him missing about seven years since anyone has seen him. Wagner, who is wanted on felony warrants, had incentive to disappear. The relative felt compelled...
Woman complains to MO sheriff about soldier's funeral procession
Posted on September 11, 2009I think you will enjoy his response.
UPDATE: Milwaukee police arrest suspected serial killer
Posted on September 11, 2009Earlier this week, Milwaukee police announced they had arrested a man in connection with eight and possibly nine homicide over the past several years, thanks to DNA evidence. Well, they already had actually convicted one man in one of those...
The morning roundup
Posted on September 11, 2009Independence police have released video of a Dollar Store robbery and hope the public can identify the man involved. KCPD is going to join the regional jail, Christine reports. The Kansas City school district has taken guns away from its...
Teens with pellet guns forced kids to do jumping jacks, strip to their underwear, IL cops say
Posted on September 11, 2009Obviously, it's not OK to make anybody get naked at gunpoint. But I think we might have found an elegant solution to our nation's childhood obesity problem. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
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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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