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State worker stole $11 million to woo married man, Colorado prosecutor alleges
Posted on July 16, 2009The defendant worked in the state's Department of Revenue. Is it just me, or do you think she was trying too hard? I'm guessing most dudes could probably be had for much less than $11 million.
Shon Pernice indicted in July Fourth incident
Posted on July 16, 2009UPDATED: Here's a copy of the charges. It sounds like the witness tampering charges -- there are two -- tie back to the earlier case where Pernice is accused of stealing a gun. From Glenn Rice: Authorities arrested Shon Pernice...
A Not-So-Happy Meal
Posted on July 16, 2009In Texas, a McDonald's customer says that two female employees tried to sexually assault him when he sat down and ate his meal. Snip: One of them proceeded to grab his genitalia and then she started scraping his right shoulder...
Suspect in Oklahoma murder blogged about it before she got arrested
Posted on July 16, 2009Though she describes herself as a witness. She's a divorced cocktail waitress who also posts pictures of herself in a bikini, which the Daily Oklahoman has thoughtfully compiled here.
Dear Lord, please smack this police officer for me
Posted on July 16, 2009From the Denton Record-Chronicle of Texas: An obviously intoxicated man, upset because a store?s Lone Star Card machine wasn?t working, asked God to slap a police officer ?so hard that I would never see right again,? the officer reported Tuesday...
Navy recruiter tried to buy sex with 11-year-old girl
Posted on July 16, 2009From the U.S. Attorney's release on the case: (Shane Allan) Childers, an active duty naval recruiter, responded to an online ad from the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Lenexa, Kan., where he works, and used his government-owned computer, Navy e-mail...
?They said there was nothing they could do?
Posted on July 16, 2009The Omaha World-Herald has a well-done story here about Michael Belitz, a 12-year-old who was allegedly murdered by his own mother. The authorities found his remains this weekend -- in a bathtub, where kitty litter had been spread to cover...
UPDATED: Charges filed in Belton homicide
Posted on July 16, 2009What an awful case. The victim's daughter allegedly came into the kitchen to find her mom dead on the floor and Dad smoking a cigarette, Don Bradley and Bob Cronkleton report. This case is a little more unusual because the...
MO pastor arrested for DUI -- Breathalyzer shows he had no booze in him
Posted on July 16, 2009Interesting story from Neosho, where a 61-year-old pastor was stopped back on the Fourth, the Joplin Globe reports. (Police say he was over the yellow line for half a block.) The pastor failed the standard field sobriety test. So he...
Snipers deployed after wave of penguin slayings
Posted on July 16, 2009Story is from Australia. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
KCK man being retried in Mizzou student's death
Posted on July 16, 2009Taron Crawford was convicted back in 2004 for the slaying of Charley Blondis outside a Columbia duplex in 2003. But a Boone County judge is giving him a new trial, saying Crawford's KC-based attorney was an ineffective counsel because he...
VT cops stop driver with open container ... on his trunk
Posted on July 16, 2009Authorities say the glass of beer was perched on the trunk of his car. That's the kind of mistake you make when you've allegedly had a few.
Pantsless man leads FL authorities on three-county chase
Posted on July 16, 2009He'd sleeping in his truck in a city park when they woke him up. Maybe he was just startled.
OP woman sold fake Coach merch over the Internet, prosecutors say
Posted on July 16, 2009From Joe Lambe: Johnson County prosecutors today charged an Overland Park woman for allegedly selling counterfeit Coach purses, sunglasses and luggage over the internet. Lessie Rivon, 30, is charged with one count each of counterfeiting and computer crime.
Massage therapist pleads guilty to inappropriate touches
Posted on July 16, 2009From Platte County prosecutors: A massage therapist was sentenced to prison July 16 for inappropriately touching female customers after pleading guilty to felony sexual assault and two counts of sexual misconduct. Justin D. Leonard, 36, of Kansas City, was sentenced...
Mississippi man tried to hire teen prostitute in MO
Posted on July 16, 2009From the U.S. Attorney's Office: (Christopher) Cockrell, who was employed as a finance manager at an Amory car dealership, admitted that he found the undercover advertisement while at his place of employment. Cockrell, who was traveling to the Kansas City...
Man leaves dog in hot car ... so cops leave man in hot car
Posted on July 15, 2009The police officer says she "forgot" to turn on the air conditioning. Story is from Texas. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Smile for the camera!
Posted on July 15, 2009A speeding suspect poses for the local newspaper -- if you have a problem with people flying the bird, you might not want to click the link. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
1 dead, 1 hurt in Belton shooting
Posted on July 15, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: Belton police are investigating a late-night shooting that left a woman dead and a man injured. Police received a call reporting the shooting about 10:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 Block of Robie Drive. When they arrived,...
The most outrageous thing you'll read today
Posted on July 15, 2009A Georgia man has spent the last year in jail because he won't pay the state back for the welfare that his son has claimed over 20 years. Only the kid isn't his -- and the judge and the prosecutor...
Judge shuts down mortuary that trimmed corpse's legs
Posted on July 15, 2009To be fair, the dead guy was 6 foot 7 and wasn't going to fit inside a regular-size coffin.
That is a very unlikely excuse ...
Posted on July 15, 2009From The AP: A 51-year-old man told a police officer he was naked in a northern Indiana cemetery because he had taken off his wet clothes after checking on his in-laws' grave and then wanted a closer look at some...
Murdered coach's son takes the reins
Posted on July 15, 2009Aaron Thomas, son of slain coach Ed Thomas, won't take over coaching football at his dad's old Iowa high school, but he will fill his spot as the school's athletic director.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on July 15, 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,...
1 killed near 36th and Wabash -- 1 injured
Posted on July 15, 2009From KCPD: Officers were called at about 1012 pm Tuesday, to 36th and Wabash to investigate a shooting. While the officers were driving to the scene, they were stopped by a woman and man who were driving a car near...
Wichita stepdad set 10-year-old fire while she slept, police allege
Posted on July 15, 2009The girl had burns covering more than 40 percent of her body and spent months in the hospital. The fire happened back in March, but the stepdad wasn't arrested until last week.
Defendant gets 10+ years for Brookside shootout, crash
Posted on July 15, 2009From the U.S. Attorney's Office: Trae L. Winn, 23, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays this morning to 10 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On April 1, 2009, Winn was found...
Judge upholds Sofia Salva firings
Posted on July 15, 2009From Mark Morris: A Jackson County judge today upheld the firings of two Kansas City police officers for not calling an ambulance for a pregnant Sudanese woman they arrested in 2006. The woman, Sofia Salva, had complained of bleeding during...
I don't think the mediation is working
Posted on July 15, 2009A Maine woman ordered into court mediation with her estranged husband is accused of (A) threatening to kill her husband and (B) biting the mediator.
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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?
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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