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"Meechie" arrested in KC shooting
Posted on September 08, 2009Michael Monroe -- aka "Meechie" -- has been charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle, Jackson County prosecutors say. It's all tied to a shooting that happened Thursday afternoon near 14th and...
Dead boy asked his mom, dad to get married
Posted on September 08, 2009In Buffalo, N.Y., the parents of a 7-year-old killed in a car crash surprised people at his funeral by getting married -- it was something the little boy had repeatedly asked them to do.
TX man jailed for insulting judge in bathroom
Posted on September 08, 2009Near Austin, a man named Don Bandelman was thrown in jail after he followed a judge into a courthouse bathroom and insulted the man because Bandelman disliked a ruling in his granddaughter's custody case. The judge had Bandelman arrested on...
UPDATE: Man arrested for flipping off cop, motorist
Posted on September 08, 2009The charge was later dropped after everyone agreed that flipping the bird could be considered an act protected by the First Amendment. The man, however, has now decided to sue the Pittsburgh police in federal court, saying they have a...
Did judge's missing iPhone warrant a police investigation?
Posted on September 08, 2009Interesting story this morning from Mike Mansur, if you haven't seen it yet. Some people are questioning why three police detectives were tasked with investigating the theft of Municipal Court Judge Elena Franco's iPhone from her secure chambers earlier this...
MO woman survives 12-hour ordeal in Neosho
Posted on September 08, 2009One of the more brutal sexual-assault cases that I've read about lately. The victim was stabbed about 20 times with a barbecue fork, and that's only one thing in a long, long list of injuries. The Joplin Globe has more...
Woman drinks herself to death on water -- is radio station responsible?
Posted on September 08, 2009In Sacramento, Calif., the trial is starting in the case of Jennifer Strange, a woman who reportedly drank so much water during a radio contest that she died. In "Hold Your Wee For A Wii," contestants tried to see who...
Joplin cop fatally shoots alleged DUI suspect who tried to mace him, police say
Posted on September 07, 2009More here from The Globe -- reportedly happened after a pursuit. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JoJo!
Dear Criminals: When you're making a getaway ...
Posted on September 07, 2009Try not to crash into a police officer, especially when your robbery victim is close enough to walk over and tell the officer about what you did BEFORE the crash. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jay Tee!
Liberty man accused of killing pedestrian
Posted on September 07, 2009From Brian Burnes: A 23-year-old Liberty man has been charged in the death of a man in Northmoor early Sunday. Platte County prosecutors have charged Jack Martin with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with death or injuries...
1 dead in KC police shooting
Posted on September 07, 2009From Laura Bauer: Two Kansas City police officers fatally shot a man tonight in what started as a routine, non-injury accident call. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, died near where he crashed at 113th Street and...
Never give up, never surrender!
Posted on September 07, 2009In Dallas, a store owner ran a better part of a mile trying to chase down two thugs who just robbed his store. He did this despite having both hands tied behind his back. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Woman's live-in boyfriend kills her homeless boyfriend, NY cops say
Posted on September 07, 2009The New York Post is all over this one, including photos of the woman's mom yelling at her. The homeless boyfriend also had a fiancee, who showed up to yell at the woman, too. The money quote: Hernandez, however, defended...
Baseball player shoots coach during anti-violence game, Chicago cops say
Posted on September 07, 2009This story is brought to you courtesy of the south side of Chicago. The coach, who was shot multiple times, is expected to live. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
UPDATE: Honey bees stop be-mulleted burglar on Bill Goat Mountain, AR cops say
Posted on September 07, 2009He escaped! His description reads: Ricky Ford has escaped from a Conway jail. He is 6', white, with a mullet haircut and bee stings. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kybo61!
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on September 07, 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,...
Boy was hidden behind wall for 2 years, Illinois police say
Posted on September 06, 2009And he's ALIVE. I tell you, the last couple of weeks have produced a couple of miraculous missing-person stories. First, there was Jaycee Dugard in California. Now, there's 6-year-old Richard Chekevdia, who was discovered in a small room, hidden behind...
KCPD chases down carjacking suspects
Posted on September 06, 2009From Mara Rose Williams: Kansas City police Saturday chased down and arrested three juveniles suspected of carjacking and assaulting a woman in a Country Club Plaza apartment complex parking garage last week. Police chased the suspects, who were in a...
?We?ve got our clothes on, must not have been us"
Posted on September 06, 2009We see a lot of stories about intoxicated people acting badly and running afoul of the police. This might be the highwater mark for the genre. A sample: Witnesses said one was completely naked, one wasn?t wearing any pants and...
UPDATE: Is coach responsible for player's heat death?
Posted on September 06, 2009Still no resolution in the trial of Jason Stinson, a former high-school coach on trial for reckless homicide after he allegedly ran one of his players to death. It's an interesting case, and the Louisville Courier-Journal is doing a good...
How could one man kill eight people?
Posted on September 06, 2009Just a quick update about the mass slaying at a trailer park in Georgia, where eight people were murdered. The man who reported the crime and whose father was one of the victims -- Guy Heinze Jr. -- has been...
Woman kept 22 mentally ill or elderly people in chicken coops, dirty house, police say
Posted on September 06, 2009And we haven't even gotten to the razor-wire fence ... Story is from San Bernardino, Calif. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Ohio boys, 12 and 8, wreak havoc during "crime spree," police say
Posted on September 05, 2009They weren't caught until 3 in the morning -- allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car -- so they had a full day. The stuff they're accused of committing is a laundry list, but my favorite is this: The...
Utah mom accused of smacking boy, 7, so he'd take a shower
Posted on September 05, 2009The alleged weapons were a spatula, a sandal and a belt, leaving the boy with bruises and red marks, police say. The kid wouldn't stop eating dinner his dinner and wash up, the report states. Mom is facing a second-degree...
10 DUI arrests during KC sobriety checkpoint
Posted on September 05, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on September 4, 2009 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 634 Prospect Avenue. South and Northbound traffic was checked with total of 336 vehicles stopped. A total...
Woman accused of raping man, using curling iron as weapon
Posted on September 04, 2009Story is from Pennsylvania.
Softball tourney to benefit crime victim's memorial scholarship
Posted on September 04, 2009There's going to be a softball tournament on Oct. 24 in Gladstone to raise money for the Chris Bartholomew scholarship. Bartholomew, who was studying law enforcement, was killed over two years near 39th and Broadway, and nobody has been held...
MO Highway Patrol gets $3.4 million to investigate rural crimes
Posted on September 04, 2009Yep, more stimulus money. It'll pay for 10 investigators, two analysts, plus a part-time administrator and overtime money over two years. They'll probably help with cattle and farm thefts, which is an effort the governor was promoting the other day.....
Crooked moneyman tried voodoo to stop damaging testimony
Posted on September 04, 2009Didn't work. Barry Stokes, a financial adviser who took his victims for $19 million, ended up pleading guilty, and he could get up to 22 years in prison. It was during his sentencing hearing that it was revealed that, after...
Was slain Georgia pastor simply in the wrong place?
Posted on September 04, 2009In Toccoa, Ga., people are still reacting to the death of pastor Jonathan Ayers, who was fatally shot by undercover police during a drug sting outside a convenience store. Ayers had gotten into his car when two officers jumped out...
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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?
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