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KCPD plans DUI checkpoint next weekend
Posted on August 20, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the weekend of August 28-30, 2009 at a location in Kansas City, Missouri that is known for occurrence of DUI related crashes or DUI arrests. This...
Neighbors threaten to shoot paintballs at speeders
Posted on August 20, 2009Story is from Durham, N.C. Some people are very worried about the notion of vigilantism being used to solve the problem. I'm OK with it if they have a reliable radar gun.
Take The X Train
Posted on August 20, 2009If stuff like this happened on a regular basis, I'm pretty sure Kansas City would approve mass transit in a heartbeat. WARNING: PHOTO IS SEMI-NSFW! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Bill!
SC man calls 911 after seeing helicopter crash in the distance
Posted on August 20, 2009A toy helicopter, about two feet long.
UPDATE: Boy, 10, badly hurt in KC shooting
Posted on August 20, 2009From KCPD: The condition of the juvenile shot yesterday has been upgraded to critical, but stable condition. Detectives are checking on his condition now and we will update as needed. Two juvenile males ages 9 to 10 years old were...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on August 20, 2009"Man versus opossum, cops, Taser" -- I hate to give away spoilers, but he only won against one of these. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
Someone will have to explain this one to me
Posted on August 20, 2009I'm not so good at the math, but can you explain why the Kansas Supreme Court ruled this way? It involves a Kansas man convicted of sex crimes involving two girls, one of whom has cerebral palsy. His convictions were...
MO boy, 9, killed after saving injured duck
Posted on August 20, 2009He was supposed to start fourth grade on Monday.
Did the Lockerbie bomber deserve compassionate release?
Posted on August 20, 2009Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, is being released from prison in Scotland because he has terminal prostate cancer. He could die within months. The White House says it's unhappy...
Flat-screen TV was actually an oven door, CA cops say
Posted on August 20, 2009A con artist was trying to sell it for $100, the police allege. Picture after the jump! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!
Woman accuses David Copperfield of sexual assault in civil suit
Posted on August 20, 2009These aren't new allegations. It's been a couple of years since the woman said Copperfield attacked her on his private island in the Bahamas. A grand jury convened to look into the matter, but the federal authorities still aren't sure...
Charges filed in weekend KC homicide
Posted on August 20, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: The Jackson County prosecutor has charged Kris L. Ruff, 38, of Kansas City with murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday evening. Ruff was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is accused of...
Woman confesses to gruesome killing in exchange for candy bar, AZ cops say
Posted on August 20, 2009I think it depends on what KIND of candy bar we're talking about. I'm not going away for anything less than one of those Mr. Goodbars that's the size of a hardcover novel. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Boys accused of rape not fit for trial
Posted on August 19, 2009Two Liberian boys, age 9 and 10, were found not able to grasp the concept of a trial. The two boys have been accused of luring an 8-year-old girl into a shed and raping her, along with a 14 and...
Bullies made my daughter anorexic, Mom's lawsuit says
Posted on August 19, 2009Story is from the Pittsburgh area. The suit is aimed at the school district for allegedly failing to address the situation.
Sex offender gets arrested for going to church
Posted on August 19, 2009The story is from North Carolina, where a law was enacted in December that prohibits registered sex offenders from going within 300 feet of a school, daycare, playground or children's museum. And since a lot of churches have nurseries, that...
Murder suspect says he stabbed wife because she came at him with a spear
Posted on August 19, 2009Story is from North Carolina ...
Is there a black market for human organs in the U.S.?
Posted on August 19, 2009The AP has a piece here about an Israeli man who says he was flown to New York, where he donated a kidney to a businessman. When he woke up, he said, there was an envelope for $20,000 next to...
"Citizen of The Year" gets 10 years for selling meth to white supremacists
Posted on August 19, 2009The Citizen of the Year bit isn't a joke -- he really was recognized by a Nebraska sheriff's department earlier this year.
NJ city considers curfew for adults
Posted on August 19, 2009Because there have been so many shootings there, officials in Paterson, N.J., are considering an all-ages curfew that would run from midnight to 7 a.m. You could be out -- you just couldn't be "loitering." The ACLU is already licking...
Mom says she stole clothes, school supplies for her kids, FL cops say
Posted on August 19, 2009The total was about $400, and the shoplifting was reportedly done at a Wal-Mart near Ocala. Mom says she just didn't have any money for back-to-school shopping, police report.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on August 19, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is going to be off today, and the...
'Wrong look' leads to beating and car stealing
Posted on August 19, 2009The Star's Sara Shepherd shares a tale of warning: Two Kansas City men were charged with robbery after allegedly taunting, punching and stealing a vehicle from a man one suspect said ?looked at his sister wrong.? The dispute started about...
Unreported deaths at immigrant detention centers lead to calls for reform
Posted on August 19, 2009A lawsuit filed by the ACLU led to an in-depth review of ICE agency records and to a disclosure of 10 previously unreported deaths at immigrant detention centers. In total, 104 immigrants have died at federal detention centers since 2003....
Man accused of strangling his girlfriend accidentally released from KC jail
Posted on August 19, 2009A big oops by prosecutors and police. Jail staff released Demetrius Harbor, who has been in jail for the strangling for a year. It looks like prosecutors dismissed the initial complaint and refiled it in the same proceeding. But someone...
Three arrested in online sex sting
Posted on August 19, 2009TOPEKA | Three men have been arrested in Topeka for soliciting sex from someone they thought was a 13-year-old girl, in a weeklong Internet sting that concluded Tuesday. Officials say one of the men drove two hours and another drove...
Driver strikes teen in crosswalk near Leavenworth High
Posted on August 19, 2009A 15-year-old student suffered serious injuries this morning when he was struck by a car while walking to Leavenworth High School. A female driver of a 2004 Acura struck the boy about 7:30 a.m. today as he was crossing the...
Scary mug shot
Posted on August 19, 2009Justin Hedrick (yes, a man) is accused of stabbing someone in the chest with a steak knife. |Meredith Rodriguez
Disconnected smoke detectors and an unattended grease pan
Posted on August 19, 2009... led to the house fire in KCK that critically injured a man last night. The man was found unconscious in the back bedroom suffering smoke inhalation. The fire started in the kitchen and spread to the living room before...
Hiking newlyweds using LSD rescued
Posted on August 19, 2009The Associated Press story: FENTON, Mo. | A newlywed couple who took LSD during a honeymoon hike had to be rescued after the bride reacted badly to the drug. Police said the 20-year-old bride from Crestwood was airlifted Tuesday to...
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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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