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Like shooting Phish in a barrel
Posted on August 19, 2009Police arrested 31 people at a Phish concert in Maryland. Four arrests came from a recreational vehicle, where police confiscated marijuana and $12,000. The story clarifies to the reader at the end, just in case we missed it: Pot smoking...
Does meth cause diaper rash?
Posted on August 19, 2009I hope not. A grandmother is accused of trying to hide the drug in her grandson's diaper. Police discovered the diaper after a drug raid involving the grandmother, her boyfriend and a few others. The baby's mom spoke to the...
Beware of hyperbolic online name-calling
Posted on August 19, 2009A judge ruled that Liskula Cohen, 37, a one time Canadian model, has a right to know who started a Blogger.com blog that posted photos of her with captions like, "psychotic," "ho" and "skank." Google complied and provided an IP...
Hiker found, alive, but missing teeth
Posted on August 19, 2009From the Salt Lake Tribune: A hiker missing in Washington County since Sunday afternoon was located Tuesday on Red Mountain after falling. Search and rescue crews found Jim Williamson, 49, of Salt Lake City, about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday off the...
One man decides to end an argument with a drunk man quickly
Posted on August 19, 2009By shooting him: A man in his 50s is in critical condition after somebody he was arguing with shot him Tuesday night in Kansas City. The victim was with a group of two to four people in the street about...
Places to go, things to do, cyclists to hit
Posted on August 18, 2009A Texas motorist is accused of hitting a bicyclist, who went over the roof and went through the car's window. The driver did NOT stop but drove to his own home, where he tried to hide the vehicle, police allege....
MO sees HUGE decline in traffic fatalities
Posted on August 18, 2009So far, at least. We still have some major holidays to get through, and Labor Day is just around the corner. But as of Monday afternoon, there have 495 people killed on Missouri roads so far this year. Last year,...
MO woman placed fake Craigslist ad in teen's name, police say
Posted on August 18, 2009In St. Peters, Mo., a 40-year-old woman is accused of placing a fake Craiglist ad in the name of a 17-year-old girl whose mother was dating the woman's ex-husband. The charge is felony harassment, and it's filed under a law...
Mom left baby in hot car so she could go shoplifting, WV cops say
Posted on August 18, 2009Another early contender for next May's Mother of The Year awards ...
MO troopers plan DUI saturation patrol for Cass County
Posted on August 18, 2009"Sometime during the month of September."
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on August 18, 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,...
Driver faces murder charge in fatal KC wreck
Posted on August 18, 2009Jackson County prosecutors have filed charges against Curtis L. Henderson, 45, in a fatal wreck from yesterday afternoon at Independence and Myrtle. Specifically, Henderson is facing second-degree murder and driving while revoked raps. His truck allegedly hit and killed a...
Nope, he didn't do anything illegal, either
Posted on August 18, 2009Man brings assault rifle to protest outside Obama speech in Phoenix, Ariz. (An AR-15, if memory serves. Whether that's a "true" assault rifle, I'll defer to folks like Elrond, one of our blog regulars.) The authorities kept a close eye...
Former Lawrence cop pleads guilty to video-game scam
Posted on August 18, 2009He admitted to 14 counts of wire fraud and could potentially get 20 years. From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: (Robert Ryan Sayler) was indicted June 16, 2009. According to the indictment, from May through December 2008 Sayler made purchases...
The mystery of the missing marital aid!
Posted on August 18, 2009Only I don't think any of the parties involved were married ...
Where is Robert Azcona?
Posted on August 18, 2009From Grain Valley PD: The Grain Valley Police is requesting your assistance in locating Robert Azcona. Robert Azcona is a Hispanic male approximately 5'07" weighing 190 lbs, with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen leaving his residence...
Blogger accused of threats says he was an FBI informant
Posted on August 18, 2009What a weird little case. To recap: A blogger named Hal Turner is facing charges in Connecticut because he allegedly wrote posts that could incite violence against three state officials. (He's also facing a similar charge in Illinois.) What's weird...
S.C. woman gets $2 million after dentist takes out 16 teeth
Posted on August 18, 2009She was only supposed to have three removed. Basically, all of her top teeth were pulled.
This is just wrong ...
Posted on August 18, 2009A South Dakota man, 25, allegedly offered $300 to a 13-year-old girl if she would defecate in a diaper for him. (He would provide the diaper.) Too bad for him, but the girl was actually an undercover police officer.
"Survivor" winner says he was imprisoned for being gay
Posted on August 18, 2009Hmm, I'm pretty sure he went to prison for tax evasion.
The "Winnie The Pooh" Bandit gets busted
Posted on August 18, 2009They got him through a tip, not because he got stuck in the hunny tree. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2 and JUNGLE JIM!
Indiana man fathered seven kids with his half-sister
Posted on August 18, 2009What an awful case. He's pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the woman, now 31, over the course of several years. It started back when she was in elementary school, and he'd become her guardian after their mom died. She had...
Murder victim's family sues county because they didn't deport killer
Posted on August 18, 2009The parents of a murdered 15-year-old girl are suing Clackamas County, Ore., because their daughter's killer was an illegal immigrant and the county, which realized he was here illegally, didn't report him for deportation. (The man in question had a....
KS trooper accused of stealing GPS, tools from drug smuggler's semi
Posted on August 18, 2009In Lyon County, a trooper named Clint Dwayne Epperly is accused of taking a GPS device from a semi that was apparently being used to smuggle marijuana. Epperly allegedly gave the device to a sheriff's deputy to use. Epperly is...
Preliminary hearing starts for Israel Mireles
Posted on August 18, 2009Mireles, the man accused of killing Emily Sander, is having his preliminary hearing today in El Dorado. Sander's killing happened back in November 2007. The Butler Community College student, who sometimes posed nude on the Internet, was found beaten and...
KC gets stimulus money to sync stoplights
Posted on August 18, 2009From Matt Campbell: Kansas City will get more than $4.8 million in federal stimulus money to promote energy efficiency and other projects. The money from the Department of Energy will be used, in part, to convert traffic signals across the...
State legislator used Baltimore cops, police helicopter during proposal
Posted on August 18, 2009The cops reportedly faked a raid on the boat where the legislator and his special lady were hanging out, as a "dramatic prelude" to his marriage proposal. Sadly, police officials think the police resources would have better used, you know,...
Disabled boy watched his parents' murder, police say
Posted on August 18, 2009This is the case of Byrd and Melanie Billings, the wealthy Florida couple who were murdered several weeks ago during a home invasion. The Billingses were known for adopting children with special needs, and now police reveal that one of...
The Prospect Avenue Killer isn't going anywhere
Posted on August 18, 2009Terry Blair -- serving six life sentences for murdering several women in the Prospect Avenue corridor -- has lost before the Missouri Court of Appeals. Blair had argued that he was convicted on insufficient evidence, and he says the judge...
More proof that 17-year-olds don't make good decisions
Posted on August 18, 2009In Arizona, a 17-year-old girl ran away from home, but it's OK because she was staying in a "safe home" -- the residence of a registered sex offender who let her stay there for free, in exchange for sex, police...
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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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