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Something awful happened at Legoland
Posted on August 25, 2009People keep stealing the giraffe penis tail replica from the Legoland Discovery Centre in Berlin. It's made of 15,000 Lego bricks and costs about $4,300 to replace. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Who's responsible for Michael Jackson's death? MJ or his doctors?
Posted on August 25, 2009The big news yesterday was that Michael Jackson's death was officially ruled a homicide by California authorities. (Though not a murder -- big difference.) The cause of death was a lethal level of medicine. Another local blog, RDM's Random Remarks,...
"There is no way that this was a random killing"
Posted on August 25, 2009The Detroit News has a piece about Dennis Raymond McCarthy, a convicted sex offender who was killed in his home about a week after he was released from prison. (The attacker was a 20-something guy in a dark hoodie, carrying...
Executed man didn't commit fatal arson, expert tells TX officials
Posted on August 25, 2009In Texas, they're conducting the first state-sponsored review of a capital punishment case. Specifically, they're looking into the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was convicted and executed for setting a house fire that killed his three children...
World's Greatest Grandpa?
Posted on August 25, 2009It's bad enough to steal your son's car -- but raiding your grandson's piggy bank, too, seems especially low.
Inmate escapes jail through trickery
Posted on August 25, 2009In Belleville, Ill., authorities are looking for Elijah Muhammad, 60, who was arrested for home invasion and battery. His bond was set at $400K. When someone came to bail out a different inmate -- a guy arrested for disorderly conduct...
Father gets arrested, but helps defuse tense situation
Posted on August 25, 2009Christine has an amazing story here about Marcus Gentry, who reportedly ducked a police line and got into a house surrounded by police so he could talk his son, Marcus Gentry Jr., into surrendering. (Police wanted to talk to the...
1 severely hurt in shooting in 6300 block of Rockhill
Posted on August 25, 2009From Christine: Two gunmen ambushed a 30-year-old man as he exited a building at 6301 Rockhill Road about 2:45 p.m. Monday. The victim suffered critical injuries but was expected to survive, police said. The building has offices for probation and...
The Godmother
Posted on August 24, 2009In Naples, police are seeing more women taking over the leadership of organized crime groups as their husbands are killed or imprisoned. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
UPDATE: Charges filed in fatal Independence beating
Posted on August 24, 2009Brian Burnes has the mugshots and an update on the beating death of Steven Bertling in Independence. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Searching!
No-contest plea in crash that killed KCK teen
Posted on August 24, 2009From Dawn Bormann: A Basehor man pleaded no contest this morning to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Christopher Brown of Kansas City, Kan. Authorities had alleged that Eric Snitz, 41, was drunk when his car slammed into the...
Report: Michael Jackson died from OD
Posted on August 24, 2009From AP: Los Angeles County coroner's officials found lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol after examining Michael Jackson's body, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston. According to the search warrant, Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, told...
Charges filed in KC shooting
Posted on August 24, 2009Darryl A. Smith, 18, of Kansas City, is facing charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot a man back on May 17 in the 6600 block of Monroe, Jackson County prosecutors say.
16-year-old shot, killed in 8600 block of 93rd Place
Posted on August 24, 2009From KCPD: The victim of the homicide in the 8600 block of 93rd Pl. has been identified as 16 year old, Xavier Ferguson of KCMO. On 8/23/09, at approximately 11pm, officers were called to the 8600 block of 93rd Pl....
1 hurt in shooting near 21st and Montgall
Posted on August 24, 2009From Christine: A 20-year-old man suffered at least one gunshot wound early today after an argument in the 2100 block of Montgall Avenue. Neighbors heard an argument between two men about 12:40 a.m. The neighbors then heard two gunshots and...
KCPD names victim from Northland homicide
Posted on August 24, 2009From KCPD: The victim of the homicide at 3021 NE 37th St. has been identified as 20 year old, Robert Moran of KCMO. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477.
Convict told therapist about wanting to kill court officers, gets 12 months
Posted on August 24, 2009From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: Chad James, 30, Wichita, has been sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison for threats he made against officers of the court, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today. In June 2009,...
Man beaten to death by 12 guys in matching tuxedos, police say
Posted on August 24, 2009My, what an elegant way to be killed. Story is from Boston.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on August 24, 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,...
Should convicts get extra time if kids see the crime happen?
Posted on August 24, 2009In Virginia, the state's sentencing commission is dealing with this very question. A lot of judges there have started tacking on time if a crime is committed in the presence of a child, but there aren't any guidelines available. There's...
Repair shop finds painted goat in car's trunk, calls police
Posted on August 24, 2009I've been lazy about keeping my car clean, but I've never left a live animal in there, especially not when I drop the vehicle off for service.
Police name victim in weekend KCK homicide
Posted on August 24, 2009From KCKPD: The victim from the homicide that occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2009 in the 2000 Block of S. 47th Terrace has been identified. Ivan Jimenez, Hispanic male, DOB 01/17/1990 was a Kansas City, Kansas resident. The victim?s family...
Malaysia wants to cane woman who drank beer
Posted on August 24, 2009Even though it's legal for everybody but Muslims and a lot of Muslims there drink alcohol anyway, yet aren't punished. Basically, the woman had the bad manners to get caught.
UPDATE: Situation at Northland Wal-Mart
Posted on August 24, 2009UPDATE FROM KCPD: On 8/24/2009, at approximately 9:39 hours, police were called to the Wal-Mart at 8300 N. Church Rd. in regard to a threatening phone call they had received. Apparently a male called the Wal-Mart and threatened to shoot...
"One Tree Hill" actor pleads to ID theft
Posted on August 24, 2009Antwon Tanner has pleaded guilty to selling 16 Social Security numbers for $10K. He's only on the CW, so maybe he needed the money.
Texan kneecaps friend for buying wrong hamburgers, cops say
Posted on August 24, 2009The "wrong burgers" were purchases at a Mickey D's in San Antonio. It's not clear if they were supposed to be Quarter Pounders or Big Macs, or if the crime was simply going to Fat Mac's in the first place.
Man jailed for "crack" -- it was actually mints
Posted on August 24, 2009He spent 90 days in jail because that's how long it took for the tests to come back. As a result, he lost his job, his apartment and his car. Is he suing? Boy howdy. Story is from Florida. Hat...
Is Plaxico Burress getting a raw deal?
Posted on August 24, 2009Another local blogger, Nick Sloan, makes an interesting point here: Burress, who accidentally shot himself in the leg at a New York nightclub, is getting two years -- far more than Donte Stallworth or Michael Vick, whose crimes were arguably...
Child molester tried to scam his former victim for $3 million
Posted on August 24, 2009The Washington Post has a story about David Copeland-Jackson, a man who spent eight years in prison for molesting two boys in Ohio. After he got out, Copeland-Jackson decided to trick one of his victims into recanting, then sue him...
Prankster glues man to toilet seat
Posted on August 24, 2009In Cairns, Australia, the police are investigating after a man used a toilet in a shopping mall's bathroom -- and found himself stuck to the seat. Someone had smeared some kind of super-glue on the seat. The man (and the...
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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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