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Man accused of groping "Minnie Mouse" actress at Disney World
Posted on August 11, 2009The accuser, who started crying when she described the attack, says she tried to get the man's hands off he, but never broke character because she would've lost her job.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on August 11, 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,...
WI burglar hands over his ID after homeowner catches him, cops say
Posted on August 11, 2009Aaaaand then he tried to run away, which was sort of pointless at that point.
Deputy caught watching porn at work -- sues because he got fired
Posted on August 11, 2009He says that he should have been kept on while he underwent treatment for his sexual addiction. The case has been settled, and unfortunately, the terms are a secret. Story is from Ohio.
Who killed Euril B. McCoy?
Posted on August 11, 2009From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police today identified a man found shot to death in the street Monday night as Euril B. McCoy, 35. Police were called to the 3700 block of Olive Street about 11 p.m. and found McCoy...
Olivia Newton-John's dead BF not that dead, private detectives say
Posted on August 11, 2009Instead, they believe he faked his death and is now working as a deckhand in Mexico so that he won't have to pay child support.
The creepiest thing you will read today
Posted on August 11, 2009A Connecticut man is accused of kidnapping two women in their 20s, making them put on prom dresses and forcing them to lie next to him while he fondled them. The women say he was trying to recreate a fetish...
UPDATE: Shoplifter, 86, arrested for 61st time
Posted on August 11, 2009She's pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two days, which she'd already served. She had managed to stuff $252 worth of merchandise down her pants, including makeup, salmon and batteries, authorities say.
Rapper C-Murder found guilty of second-degree murder
Posted on August 11, 2009Under Louisiana law, he's going to get a mandatory life sentence.
Man accused of kiddie porn says he was trying to download Kid Rock videos
Posted on August 11, 2009Story is from Cincinnati. I like this photo of K-Rock because he looks almost offended.
OH cop says he was harassed at work after wife appeared in "Playboy"
Posted on August 11, 2009Thus, he is suing for $3.5 million. That's right -- he's married to a Playboy model and wants $3.5 million. Somebody is pushing his luck. (His department denies the allegations.)
TN man, 72, accused of assault with tractor
Posted on August 11, 2009Sometimes, down on the farm, you have to make your own fun.
UPDATE: 4 women accused of tying up philanderer
Posted on August 11, 2009The stuff with the Krazy Glue? They might have gotten the idea from an episode of "Two And A Half Men."
KCPD chief asks witnesses, community to start talking
Posted on August 11, 2009Chief Corwin's latest blog post notes a recent run of cases where victims and witnesses have simply refused to cooperate with police, limiting the department's ability to solve those cases. (One of those cases -- the one where a baby...
Man accused of punching police horse near Lollapalooza
Posted on August 11, 2009Sadly, the horse did NOT kick him back to his country of origin. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
When will 911 take text messages?
Posted on August 11, 2009In Black Hawk County, Iowa, the local 911 center is now taking text messages through its 911 service. As far as anybody knows, this is a first-in-the-nation launch. (They really need to turn the hype down a little, though: The...
Was Missouri EMT responsible for series of murders?
Posted on August 11, 2009In late July, a man named Christopher Revak, an EMT from Ava, Mo., used his jail uniform to hang himself at the Douglas County jail. Revak was going to be charged in the murder of Rene Marie Williams, a waitress...
Teens save man in wheelchair from train
Posted on August 11, 2009Just a reminder: Not everybody out there in the world is murderous scum.
OP man mailed anthrax threat to IRS
Posted on August 11, 2009Except it was really baby powder. John Barker, 47, of Overland Park has been sentenced to one year, one day in prison. From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: In May, 2009, Barker pleaded guilty to one count of mailing a...
Actually, Mexican prisons don't sound too bad ...
Posted on August 11, 2009... if you're a narcotrafficker. The New York Times has a story about that country's prisons and how they're not, uh, very prison-like. It's relatively easy to get cellphones, big-screen TV, pizza deliveries and booze. (Or coke and hookers, if...
Good Samaritan, kin hogtie con artist, WA cops say
Posted on August 11, 2009And left the dude lying in the street until police could pick him up. Story is from Washington state. "Laid him in the street, then June came over and sat on him. I told Steven my brother, I said don't...
An unspeakable crime? Or a terrible accident?
Posted on August 11, 2009A Texas mother is accused of castrating her 5-week-old son while she was high on drugs. She says her son was actually attacked by the family dog. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Police help make wedding night memorable
Posted on August 11, 2009In Cologne, Germany, police had to rescue a newlywed bride, still in her gown, who was found passed out in the backseat of a car, next to a crate of vodka. (They were concerned about her overheating in the car.)...
Report: Jogger groped on OP street
Posted on August 11, 2009KCTV has the details here. It reportedly happened early Friday morning near 79th and Kessler.
Was this murder? Manslaughter? Or neither?
Posted on August 11, 2009A Shawnee man will stand trial for his stepfather's death -- the judge argues it should be for manslaughter, not murder. It's kind of an unusual case -- it doesn't sound like the stepfather was actually struck or pushed. Here's...
UPDATE: KCPD officer suffers head injury during Power & Light scuffle
Posted on August 11, 2009The officer -- who was off-duty and trying to stop someone who was reportedly dodging an ID check at Power & Light -- was still in intensive care yesterday for bleeding on the brain. (He'd hit his head on the...
1 woman shot, injured near 37th and Bales
Posted on August 10, 2009From Glenn Rice: A woman in a house was wounded tonight in a drive-by shooting. Someone fired several shots into a house in the 3700 block of Bales Avenue in Kansas City about 9:30 p.m. The victim is being treated...
Motorist drove backward on interstate, VT police say
Posted on August 10, 2009I'm not if this is related, but the driver had a BAC that was about three times the limit. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Wife, 71, seeks hitman, voodoo doctor to attack husband, SC cops say
Posted on August 10, 2009Because she allegedly thought he was cheating on her. She didn't necessarily want the guy dead, though she wasn't opposed to it, either, police say: "She told the man she wanted her husband?s arms, legs, and genitals broken."
Woman tries to make boy, 6, confess to child abuse, UT police say
Posted on August 10, 2009This is positively weird. A Salt Lake City woman allegedly took a 6-year-old boy -- who was supposed to be on a play date with her boy, 5 -- to the state Capitol and filmed an "interview" with him where...
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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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