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Two SC cops quit / resign after mooning children, department says
Posted on July 15, 2009It's not clear if they were deliberately mooning the youngsters, but it's like they say: A full moon shines on everybody.
African woman hides cellphone in bra, beats up gang of seven muggers
Posted on July 15, 2009So they didn't get phone. They did, however, get a faceful of two-by-four. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Cronk!
Drunk man mowed neighbor's lawn without permission, police say
Posted on July 15, 2009And because he was on a riding mower, he got busted for DUI. Story is from Maine.
Arkansas preacher "married" 8-year-old girl, prosecutors allege
Posted on July 15, 2009More from the Tony Alamo trial, via AP: A third-generation follower of evangelist Tony Alamo told federal court jurors Wednesday that the preacher had so many partners that he scheduled how often he would have sex with them. The 30-year-old...
Blogger gets 1 year of probation for leaking Guns 'N Roses album
Posted on July 15, 2009I know a lot of people were hoping for the death penalty.
Something awful happened at the Waffle House
Posted on July 15, 2009A comprehensive list, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ...
AP: Army says Iraq combat, stress led to homicides back home
Posted on July 15, 2009Here's what AP is reporting: Heavy combat in Iraq where U.S. soldiers witnessed the deaths of many fellow troops may have contributed to hostile behavior by Colorado-based veterans accused or implicated in 11 slayings back home. The Army launched an....
Where is Derrick Cooper?
Posted on July 15, 2009From KCPD: DERRICK A. COOPER, B/M, 20 YOA, 6?1? tall, 180#, black hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing black shirt, red shorts and black shoes. He left 2306 Montgall Av. on 7-14-2009 between 1300 and 2100 hours. Subject likely left...
Suspects in FL murder dressed like ninjas, trained for 30 days
Posted on July 15, 2009Yet another followup in the Byrd and Melanie Billings homicide case. The Billings were a wealthy Florida couple who adopted 13 children with disabilities. Last week, a group of several men broke into the home, killed the couple and stole...
Report: LAPD is treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide
Posted on July 15, 2009That's according to TMZ.com, which says that police are focusing on the doctor who was with Jackson when he fell ill. (Which, oddly enough, makes both Joe and LaToya Jackson actually look prescient.) Not sure if they're talking about the...
KU might change rules to help stop students drinking
Posted on July 15, 2009I didn't know this, but right now, KU needs a search warrant if they want to go into a student's dorm room without permission. The school is talking about changing the policy so that resident advisers could go inside if...
Philly man pretended to be priest ... and more, authorities say
Posted on July 15, 2009A Philadelphia man has been arrested after he allegedly posed as a priest and visited a policeman who was badly injured in a crash. He went to the hospital at least twice and prayed with the officer's family, authorities allege....
KC murder victim was also a murder suspect
Posted on July 15, 2009Dominique Nelson, 20, who was killed shortly after midnight Tuesday near 59th and Indiana, was awaiting trial for the murder of another man. Christine Vendel has the full story here.
Wisconsin teen used blowdart to kill rabbit, police say
Posted on July 15, 2009Which is against the law there. (Probably didn't help that he allegedly left the rabbit, blowdart still attached, lying in a driveway.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Mexican drug cartel leaves bodies of tortured federales in a pile by the road
Posted on July 15, 2009Twelve agents were murdered. They're calling this one of the biggest setbacks yet for President Calderon's crackdown against the cartels.
Report: Murder suspect beat GF so Marines wouldn't send him to Iraq
Posted on July 15, 2009That same ex-girlfriend made several other allegations of terrible domestic violence. She got a permanent restraining order and was dead just days later. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM
One-man "Neighborhood Watch" pointed gun at elderly newspaper carriers, Arkansas police say
Posted on July 15, 2009There is a good chance that it was a pellet gun. Snip: As they approached 104 Skyline Drive, (the carriers) reported seeing Weatherly, dressed in camouflage and holding a rifle. He reportedly yelled at them to "halt!" The couple stopped...
Robbers steal Shawnee man's Mossberg shotgun, police say
Posted on July 15, 2009Shawnee police say two robbers beat up a man last night at The Retreat apartment complex, 11100 block of West 76th Terrace, and stole his 9-shot Mossberg shotgun. It happened about 7:15 p.m. The men apparently met at the complex...
Something awful happened at Arby's
Posted on July 15, 2009In Indiana, Arby's employees say they caught a couple smoking weed in the drive-through lane while their 1-year-old sat in the back seat. The Arbsters called police and asked the couple to wait for their food until officers showed up....
Autistic girl, 8, gets arrested at school -- parents sue for $500K
Posted on July 15, 2009Story is from Idaho. I'm just so glad that everybody involved has been able to keep things in perspective.
KC homicide count stands at 60
Posted on July 15, 2009Compared to 56 at the same point last year. Of this year's homicides, 40 percent have been cleared. Add cases from past years that were solved during 2009, and the closure rate is 58 percent. More from KCPD here.
The not-so-perfect murder
Posted on July 15, 2009In Pensacola, police say the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings was basically a textbook operation -- only the killers didn't turn off the surveillance cameras.
Homeless man's death now ruled a homicide
Posted on July 14, 2009From Christine: Police on Monday added Warren K. Bouyer, 45, to their 2009 homicide count after receiving the medical examiner?s ruling. Volunteers who were delivering food to a homeless camp found Bouyer?s body about 7:35 p.m. May 2 near Third...
Judge Judy to hear Lawrence bar's case against underage drinker
Posted on July 14, 2009The owner of Bigg's Barbecue is suing a 20-year-old who used a fake ID to get served at the restaurant -- until the authorities caught him, Mara Williams reports. The business got fined $500, but the 20-year-old only paid $452....
Man fatally shot near 59th and Indiana
Posted on July 14, 2009From KCPD: Officers were called to the area of 59th and Indiana at about 1212 am to investigate a shooting. When the officers arrived, they discovered a male in his 20's dead in the street. The male had been shot...
Will fatal MO wrecks hit new low this year?
Posted on July 14, 2009So far this year, Missouri has recorded 407 traffic fatalities, compared to 479 at the same point last year. And 2008 was one of the safest years we've had in a good long while.
World's Coolest Kidnappers made hostage drink beer
Posted on July 14, 2009A Utah man says a pair of kidnappers grabbed him off the street, bound his hands with a wire hanger and told him not to sell drugs in their territory. (He swears he doesn't sell drugs.) As a parting gift,...
AZ allows concealed-carry in bars, restaurants
Posted on July 14, 2009Bar owners -- many of whom fought the proposal -- could still ban it in their place of business. And people with CCW permits wouldn't be allowed to drink while they carried. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
NAACP launches new Web effort to record police misconduct
Posted on July 14, 2009The organization says it's going to start accepting video, text and other communication from cellphones so they can report cases of police misconduct or brutality more quickly.
Man watches car wreck, hangs around to steal victim's wallet, OKC police say
Posted on July 14, 2009It wouldn't have been hard -- the injured man is 89 years old.
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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
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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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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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