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Illegal immigrants call 911 after smuggler dumps them in the desert
Posted on July 20, 2009They were lost in 110-degree heat, so it's lucky they got help. A few were taken to the hospital. Everybody who didn't medical attention got booted back to their home countries. Story is from California.
KY teen found in cemetery with stolen champion rabbit
Posted on July 20, 2009The 18-year-old is accused of stealing the mini-lop from a nearby fairgrounds. He was petting it when police arrived. Snip: The officer reported the teen claimed he believed he was allowed to take the rabbit from its cage and play...
Report: No murder charges likely in Michael Jackson death
Posted on July 20, 2009That's according to the Los Angeles Times, which quotes an unnamed law-enforcement source. But his doctors could still face charges if they broke the law on prescribing prescription meds. (Such as writing scripts for fake names, something that Jackson --...
KC homicide total stands at 65
Posted on July 20, 2009Compared to 59 at the same time last year. Police have cleared 38 percent of this year's cases. Once you include past years' homicides solved in 2009, the closure rate rises to 57 percent.
A whole new meaning to "ding dong ditch"
Posted on July 20, 2009After a chase last week, California police arrested a man who allegedly rang doorbells while he was naked.
A modest proposal: No time limit on lying in murder cases
Posted on July 20, 2009New Hampshire has passed a law that would remove the statute of limitations on crimes related to a murder investigation, such as lying to authorities, tampering with evidence, etc. There's no time limit on prosecuting murder itself, but there are...
Homeless man killed for $7, a case of beer, Alaska officials say
Posted on July 20, 2009A couple of teenagers are accused of robbing him, then stomping and kicking him to death, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
Couple meets online -- then robs a check-cashing joint, cops say
Posted on July 20, 2009That was only their second date, the police say, so I guess it's pretty serious.
Who killed Andre Thomas?
Posted on July 20, 2009Andre Thomas was 17 years old when he was shot and killed Oct. 6, 2007, in Kansas City's Spring Valley Park, near 27th and Euclid. To date, nobody has been found guilty of his murder. His mother, Vickie Springer, is...
Attacker hit man with TV, logs from fireplace, police say
Posted on July 20, 2009There was a hammer involved, but I guess it was just used for threatening alone. Story is from Colorado.
Detroit homicides up 20 percent this year
Posted on July 20, 2009Their homicide count already stands at 216 people so far this year, police say. Even their police chief compares Detroit to the Wild West. (Detroit is almost twice as populous as Kansas City.)
Arrest in stray-bullet shooting at Troost bus stop
Posted on July 20, 2009From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the shooting death of a woman by a stray bullet at a bus stop early Sunday. Police said the teen was in a vehicle and was shooting...
Not remotely crime-related: The Bikini Bicyclist
Posted on July 20, 2009That's right: I'm trying to give you hysterical blindness.
Brother accused of murdering brother in KC
Posted on July 20, 2009Odell Nelson, 27, faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the murder of his brother, Dominique, back on July 14 at 59th and Indiana, Jackson County prosecutors report. (Dominique was 20 years old.) The probable-cause statement says...
1 man dead at 40th and Haskell in KCK
Posted on July 19, 2009From KCK PD: On Sunday, July 19, 2009 at about 1038 hours, the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to 40th and Haskell Avenue on an unresponsive male subject lying in the grass. Upon arrival, officers located a white male,...
ANOTHER innocent bystander killed by stray bullet?
Posted on July 19, 2009From KCPD: Officers were called early Sunday morning at about 121 am to 34th and Troost to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving officers discovered 2 people who had been shot (a male and a female in their early 30's). The...
Burglar steals 10 gallons of sauce from Memphis BBQ joint
Posted on July 18, 2009Memphis takes their (vastly inferior) barbecue almost as seriously as we do, so they'll probably activate their Major Case Squad.
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on July 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,...
Something awful happened to the Wienermobile
Posted on July 18, 2009From AP: An Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashed into the home and outdoor deck of Nick Krupp in Racine, Wis. on Friday morning, July 17, 2009. According to a witness, the vehicle was parked in the driveway. The driver lurched the...
Utah robber didn't really want to hold up snow-cone stand
Posted on July 18, 2009But he owed his brother $80, and well, you know, just give him the money, kid.
Innocent motorist killed on 71 Highway?
Posted on July 18, 2009From KCPD: Officers were called to the area of 59th and 71 Highway at about 1124 pm to investigate the sound of shots being fired. While they were on the way to the call, the officers received a call about...
Ill. deputies accused of excessive force against foster kids
Posted on July 18, 2009A state agency is actually suing the deputies, who work in Jefferson County. The Post-Dispatch quotes the lawsuit: The suit says that without any physical provocation, Bowers used a Taser on one boy multiple times, including at least once on...
Stolen baby left in garbage bin -- grandma stabbed several times
Posted on July 18, 2009Happened about 2:45 a.m. in Overland Park, near 91st and Conser. Police don't have a motive yet, at least one that they've released.
Elderly woman killed by van while doing yard work
Posted on July 18, 2009Story is from Overland Park. The victim, 70, was spraying weeds when a van reportedly went over the curb and hit her.
Reward rises in 17-year-old KC girl's homicide
Posted on July 18, 2009From Lynn Horsley: A crime-prevention advocacy group has increased the reward to $2,000 for information into who is responsible for the death of 17-year-old Teri?Yonna Stevenson. Ron Hunt, executive director of the Meet Me in the Middle Peace Coalition, appealed...
Bride's dad accused of sexually assaulting groom's kin at reception
Posted on July 18, 2009Story is from New Jersey. Hat Tip: Many thanks, silverside!
Gunfire takes innocent woman's life on 71 Highway
Posted on July 18, 2009This is disgusting. KCPD says a Lawrence woman, driving her teenage daughter and mother-in-law home from Starlight, was killed by a stray bullet. I wonder if the shooter actually was aiming at ANYBODY or if it was just some ignoramus...
Baby goes to hospital with .33 BAC, Georgia police say
Posted on July 17, 2009The 9-month-old is OK now, but it sounds like a near thing. Police are very interested in talking to his baby-sitter.
Fawn gets into 76-year-old's flowers -- so she beats fawn to death with shovel, police say
Posted on July 17, 2009The Ohio woman will go to court later this month. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
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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...
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If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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