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Extra security for Lil Wayne show at Starlight
Posted on August 24, 2009They're going to be checking for tickets at the park's entrance tonight -- if you don't have a ticket, you can still use the park, but you'll be directed to a different area. Officials are worried about having a lot...
OP investigating rape on 119th Street
Posted on August 24, 2009From Joe Lambe: Overland Park police are investigating a rape that happened last week, they said today. A woman was attacked about 7 p.m. Thursday after she parked her car in a lot on the 6700 block of 119th Street....
Should these documents be kept secret?
Posted on August 24, 2009From AP: A judicial panel voted 8-4 to continue treating subpoenas used to obtain arrest warrants as closed records in response to a House measure that would have made them public. The bill promoted during this year?s legislative session would...
Man stole Virgin Mary painting to pay for teen's abortion
Posted on August 23, 2009The man, who's from Nebraska, has been convicted of sexually assaulting the girl. They went to Mexico for an abortion, but it wasn't possible -- the girl ended up having the child instead. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean...
1 dead in Northland shooting
Posted on August 23, 2009From KCPD: On 8/23/2009, at approximatley 12:15pm, officers were called to the 3000 block of NE 37th St. on a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a white male in his 20's suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside one of...
Cop posed as his twin to have sex with twin's girlfriend, CT police say
Posted on August 22, 2009The officer is now facing a charge of sexual assault. After they'd gotten into bed, the woman noticed that he didn't have a tattoo of a cowboy on his left buttock, which his brother does. Police say the officer allegedly...
Justice for Candice Bruner
Posted on August 22, 2009Tony Rizzo has a solid story here about the case of Terrance Wainright, who was convicted of first-degree murder for killing his 15-year-old stepdaughter, Candice Bruner of Raytown, about 12 years ago. Bruner had tried, unsuccessfully, to stop Wainright from...
UPDATE: Wichita mom prostituted girl, 5, for booze, cigarette money
Posted on August 22, 2009The little girl, now 7, testified yesterday. Mom and her male friend were found guilty.
Police investigating assistant Raider coach's broken jaw
Posted on August 22, 2009Internet reports have tied the team's head coach to the injury, but there's no confirmation whether that's true. Tom Cable has said "nothing happened." This is a possible felony case, and the NFL is looking into the matter, too. Hat...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on August 22, 2009In Brazil, the government has created a Web site where people can email their partners a "virtual postcard" to say they've got an STD, as opposed to calling them or visiting them in person. Snip: One of the cards shows...
25 DUI arrests at KC sobriety checkpoint
Posted on August 22, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department, assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on August 21, 2009 from 2200 hours to 0400 hours at I 35 & Chouteau. Northbound traffic was checked with a...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on August 22, 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,...
That's not Tex
Posted on August 21, 2009In Philly, a funeral home got the wrong corpse ready for a memorial service. When the family of Kenneth "Tex" Roberts viewed the corpse the day before, they were told that's just "how they look when they die." Amazingly, the...
How to get a refund on your used car
Posted on August 21, 2009Say, friend, is that used car that you bought acting up? Did you get stuck with a lemon? One Akron man got a refund in a different way: By shooting the salesman twice in the leg and robbing him, police...
"Combative naked man" ruins flight to St. Louis
Posted on August 21, 2009It's sort of an overlooked problem in our society, but overly aggressive naked people are responsible for a lot of criminal activity.
Something awful happened at Wal-Mart
Posted on August 21, 2009It all started with an allegedly intoxicated guy doing doughnuts in the parking lot ...
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on August 21, 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,...
26 years for Lawrence rape from 1997
Posted on August 21, 2009It took 10 years before a fingerprint matched a suspect in the FBI database. More below. From Douglas County DA: Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announces today that Robert E. Grey, 36, was sentenced in District Court for the...
Former UK spy / transvestite arrested for squatting, police say
Posted on August 21, 2009There are pictures of Delores, who claims to be Jesus, being dragged away. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
4 arrested in fatal Independence beating
Posted on August 21, 2009From Don Bradley: Independence police have four men in custody in relation to last weekend?s attack and beating of two men who were playing soccer on a church field. One of the victims, Steven Bertling, 26, later died of his...
Police continue search for slain model's ex-husband
Posted on August 21, 2009UPDATED: You don't want to know how they identified the body. The Los Angeles Times has more about the murder of Jasmine Fiore, a swimsuit model whose body was found in a suitcase in a Buena Park, Calif., trash bin,...
The best headline in the history of headlines
Posted on August 21, 2009Man with Britney Spears tattoo accused of stealing Chihuahua with pink earrings from gay bar
What do you mean "neutralize"?
Posted on August 21, 2009In New York, a prominent defense attorney has been convicted of witness tampering -- because he allegedly talked to his client, a drug dealer, about possibly killing some witnesses. He was specifically caught talking "eliminating" and "neutralizing" witnesses...
Speedo-wearing teen caught burglarizing cars, CT police say
Posted on August 21, 2009He might have been both high and drunk during his crime spree, police say. The problem with wearing a speedo to commit crime is that they offer very little protection when a K9 bites you.
Rape suspect pretended to be gay to lower victims' defenses, prosecutors allege
Posted on August 21, 2009Story is from Cincinnati. It's one of the most twisted things I've read today.
Lockerbie bomber gets hero's welcome
Posted on August 21, 2009Stay classy, Libya. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)
Dance Party Friday
Posted on August 21, 2009We'd like to play a little tune for you. It's one of my personal favorites. I'd like to dedicate it to a young woman who doesn't think she's seen anything good today. Jane, this one's for you.
Woman, 88, beaten by teens seeking money, IN police say
Posted on August 21, 2009It's horrible what happened to her ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, blondie2hot7!
Mexico legalizes drug possession for personal use
Posted on August 21, 2009So the allowed amounts are pretty small, but the choices are almost endless: pot, crack, LSD, heroin, meth, etc. Once the authorities catch you the third time, you have to get state-sponsored addiction treatment, but you won't get in trouble...
Teacher's hair set ablaze on UK train
Posted on August 21, 2009An update on the investigation is available here ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!
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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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