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Do you recognize these men?

Posted on August 26, 2009
From KCK PD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Property Crimes Unit is requesting assistance from the public in helping to identify possible persons of interest in relation to a burglary which occurred at approximately 0318 hrs on Thursday, August...

Colorado police investigate cow tongue filled with photos, black pepper

Posted on August 26, 2009
This is weird. Police near Longmont, Colo., are investigating after a cow's tongue, which had been sliced open and stuffed with photographs and black pepper, was found buried in a farmer's field. There were notes, too, in the tongue --...

Homeless man stole truck, $18K in guns so he could get some beer, police say

Posted on August 26, 2009
It's not funny that he's homeless or has a drinking problem. It IS funny to see the lengths to which he would go to get beer. When police tried to talk to Marceleno about the thefts, he said he was...

Tequila makes the robber run off

Posted on August 26, 2009
In Joplin, a convenience-store clerk was able to chase off a robber by smacking him in the head with a half-pint of tequila. The bad guy fled the Kum & Go without a dime and was later arrested, police say.

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St. Joe investigating its first homicide of 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009
The victim was Larry Norris, who was found shot to death outside his quick-lube business. He'd moved to St. Joe several years ago to be near his grandkids. His youngest son was supposed to be married this weekend, the News-Press...

Man arrested 22nd time for drunken driving

Posted on August 26, 2009
The story is from New Mexico. When he was arrested this time, his BAC was .393 percent.

How Missouri saves young offenders

Posted on August 26, 2009
CNN has a piece about Missouri's juvenile justice system, something we've talked about extensively on the blog. The state used to warehouse young offenders in what was essentially a J.V. prison -- and it was terrible, not just for the...

Everybody's got something to hide ... including this monkey

Posted on August 26, 2009
In Australia, authorities arrested a man dressed as a monkey who was hugging people and dancing at a shopping center. His chief offense? Refusing to give his name. Snip: The officers said they asked the costumed performer his name and...

UPDATE: Python kills Florida girl, 2, during the night

Posted on August 25, 2009
This is the case where the python escaped from its cage during the night and killed the little girl. It wasn't clear if the prosecutors were going to file charges against the mother and mom's boyfriend, and now they have:...

New meth recipe is easier for crooks, tougher for police

Posted on August 25, 2009
Great news, everyone!* The tweaker community has found a cheaper, more mobile way to make meth -- which means police are going to have harder time tracking them down. The new method doesn't require a full-blown "lab," just a two-liter...

Slain pastor's widow rebuilds 6 months after murder

Posted on August 25, 2009
The Belleville paper has a good piece here about Cindy Winters, the widow of pastor Fred Winters, who was killed earlier this year while preaching at his church. Winters, who says she's forgiven the shooter, has started her own ministry...

Woman accused of mooning the elderly, CA cops say

Posted on August 25, 2009
Thankfully, the elderly couple did not die from shock. The accused woman, age 58, was in a courthouse elevator with them when this allegedly happened. (Her attorney says it did NOT happen like the elderly couple is saying.) The woman's...

Bernie Madoff dying from cancer? Shenanigans

Posted on August 25, 2009
The Bureau of Prisons says that Madoff is neither (a) dying nor (b) suffering from cancer, despite a New York Post article based on the reports of prison inmates. I'm as surprised as anyone the report wasn't accurate.

Alabama families throw tire irons during feud-turned-riot, police say

Posted on August 25, 2009
Story is from Marion, Ala., and the riot, which took place outside city hall, involved "only" 150 people, revised down from the initial estimate of 300. The police chief got smacked with a tire iron, but was otherwise OK.

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on August 25, 2009
Welcome 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,...

Suspect in Wal-Mart case isn't dying, KCPD says

Posted on August 25, 2009
They've charged Nicholas Davis of Liberty for threatening to open fire on the Northland store. And it turns out that early reports were wrong -- Davis isn't terminally ill, Glenn Rice reports.

Where is Jesse Ross?

Posted on August 25, 2009
The Pitch notes that Ross, a UMKC student who has been missing almost three years, will be the focus of a concert and food drive tonight.

Drunk man passes out naked in child's bed, CT police say

Posted on August 25, 2009
Like an intoxicated Goldilocks, he was apparently so drunk that he wandered into the wrong house, took off his clothes and fell asleep in the kid's bed, despite the kid being (A) awake and (B) watching TV. As officers climbed...

Do you recognize this car?

Posted on August 25, 2009
From KCPD: Police are looking for a vehicle suspected to be involved in a homicide on 8/23/2009. (Robert Moran, 20, was killed this weekend on N.E. 37th Street.) The suspect vehicle is a 1995, dark green, Chevy, Monte Carlo, Missouri...

Mother-in-law sues over comedian's mother-in-law jokes

Posted on August 25, 2009
The in-laws, who say they could be personally identified via information that was posted on the comedian's Web site, say her routine defames them. Legal experts compare the lawsuit to putting out a house fire via spitting -- comedians and...

Man tried to put hit on his wife's BF, Virginia police say

Posted on August 25, 2009
I'm not saying I approve, but I understand.

Get Whitey

Posted on August 25, 2009
From AP: This FBI artist's sketch released Aug. 25, 2009, shows a possible view of how Boston fugitive James J. "Whitey" Bulger might look as he approaches his 80th birthday on Sept. 3, 2009. FBI agents said they are reevaluating...

Woman can't afford her 29 pets, tries to poison them, PA cops say

Posted on August 25, 2009
What an awful story. Police went to the woman's home because her veterinarian had received the woman's suicide note -- she's being treated at a hospital's psychiatric unit, authorities say. (The woman was unresponsive when they appeared at her home,....

A modest proposal: No more Internet for illegal downloaders

Posted on August 25, 2009
The British are considering a proposal where Internet service providers would cut the service of people who repeatedly download music and movies illegally.

OP looking for second dog that bit person

Posted on August 25, 2009
From Joe Lambe: Overland Park police are asking for public help in finding a dog that bit a female mail carrier. It happened Saturday morning at the mailboxes at 6801 W.138th St. The dog and its owner were jogging by...

How are budget cuts affecting Kansas DOC?

Posted on August 25, 2009
The department has been forced to close big chunks of programs that had helped stop recidivism, such as drug and alcohol treatment, sex offender treatment and education-housing programs, the Journal-World reports. The House's appropriations chairman says they shouldn't be cut...