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Grandpa let tot hang out of car window, FL police say
Posted on July 14, 2009Which is what eventually led officers to find Grandpa's pot and cocaine, they allege. Hat Tip: Saw this via QuizLaw!
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on July 14, 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,...
NY man dies saving son from reckless driver
Posted on July 14, 2009Authorities say it all started in a Chuck E. Cheese parking lot, where the motorist had gotten into a fight with his wife. He reportedly hit seven cars and 14 people before finally stopping. The father who saved his son...
Homeowner offered beer to drunken intruder if he promised to leave
Posted on July 14, 2009The joke was on the intruder, though: The beer was nonalcoholic.
Naked tenant chased landlord and demanded oral sex, CA sheriff says
Posted on July 14, 2009They think he was on meth. There is a lovely mugshot after the jump.
KC man accused of mugging his own girlfriend
Posted on July 14, 2009Gary Odum is facing charges of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action after he allegedly pulled a gun on the woman he'd been dating and demanded her valuables, Jackson County prosecutors say. (When police picked him up later, Odum reportedly....
Landlord stabbed after he tried to pick up dead mice, roaches in tenant's apartment
Posted on July 14, 2009Story is from Portland, Ore.
NKC dad accused of witness intimidation in son's stabbing case
Posted on July 14, 2009From Platte County Prosecutor's Office: A North Kansas City father has been charged with victim tampering for trying to persuade a victim not to testify about a stabbing allegedly committed by his son. Stephen Harris, 45, is accused of trying...
Bystanders severely beat man who tried to grab 2 little girls, WA police say
Posted on July 14, 2009The little girls got away, and the two bystanders, who saw the kidnapping attempt from their truck, got out and beat the fu-schnickens from the suspect. They didn't want to get arrested, so they fled. The suspect was a few...
KCPD names homicide victim from 59th and Indiana
Posted on July 14, 2009From KCPD: The victim is positively identified as 20-year-old Dominique Nelson, b/m, of KCMO. Detectives are following up on leads and ask anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477.
Gladstone homeowner beaten during home invasion
Posted on July 14, 2009From Glenn Rice: Two men, suspected of breaking into a Gladstone residence and attacking the homeowner early today, remain in police custody. The home invasion occurred just after midnight in the 6600 block of North Grand Ave. Three men, armed...
How to tell if someone is up to no good
Posted on July 14, 2009They will be walking along a Tennessee highway, pants unzipped, with a pair of ladies panties hanging out. Snip: A search revealed Johnson had stuffed some 40 pairs of female undergarments into his pants, although he had thrown most of...
Drunk man solves 2 problems with 1 big fire, police say
Posted on July 14, 2009From the Tennessean: Grosnickle told Bartel he had two problems: His dog died July 3 and the corpse smelled bad, and he was moving and needed to get rid of his furniture, the report stated. After drinking a bottle of...
OUR WORST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED
Posted on July 14, 2009Company developing corpse-powered robot. (Not really a traditional crime, like robbery or assault, but I'm pretty sure this will lead to a war crime at some point.)
Angela Manns
Posted on July 14, 2009From AP: This undated photo released by the Omaha Police Department shows Angela Manns, 46. The north Omaha woman has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. Police say they were called to the residence on Sunday to check on...
Soldier fights deployment because he doesn't think Obama is president
Posted on July 14, 2009I don't think I've ever heard of a conscientious-objection request quite like this. Story is from Georgia.
UPDATE: Robbers kill FL couple who adopted special-needs kids
Posted on July 14, 2009There have been two more arrests in the Byrd and Melanie Billings homicide case, so there are now four suspects in custody. Police say they've tied seven people to the crime, though. The Billings were a wealthy couple that adopted...
Paraplegic suspect costs IA county $3K per day
Posted on July 14, 2009An Iowa man is accused of beating his wife and fleeing police, which led to a wreck that crippled him. He's been released from hospital, which means he's the local sheriff's responsibility until the trial happens. The local jail can't...
Mom let sex offender rape her daughter for cash -- gets 10 years
Posted on July 14, 2009The story is from Ohio. The defense says that Mom struggles with a lifelong drug addiction and agreed to the deal to pay her habit. The victim was 10. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Steve
Teens steal man's prosthetic legs while he watches "Discovery Channel," police say
Posted on July 14, 2009Story is from Chicago. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Should the feds let state prisons jam cellphone signals?
Posted on July 14, 2009About two dozen states are asking the FCC to give them the ability to jam cellphone signals in their prisons. This is something that cellphone companies have fought for years -- partly because they're worried the prisons will block signals...
Embezzler pays back her victim -- by embezzling from new victim, authorities say
Posted on July 14, 2009The story is from Ohio, where a bookkeeper accused of embezzling was ordered to pay $45K in restitution to her employer. That, or she'd go to prison. The bookkeeper found the money by getting a new job ... and embezzling...
KS credit-union employee outwits would-be robber
Posted on July 14, 2009Story is from South Hutch, via The Hutch News. The robber demands some money, but her demand doesn't get her very far ... The teller at the window, however, decided she first should find out how much money the woman...
Victim helps track down teens accused of car break-ins, Olathe police say
Posted on July 14, 2009KCTV has more here.
Report: Number of drunken drivers has steadily dropped over 30 years
Posted on July 14, 2009The number of drivers on drugs, though, is still going pretty strong, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. More here.
ANOTHER guy steals an ambulance at Research Med
Posted on July 14, 2009KSHB has the details. One more like this, and it's a trend story.
Topless coffee shop, victim of arson, vows to rebuild
Posted on July 14, 2009Details here. There is an awesome version of "Don't Stop Believin'" on YouTube, but Journey doesn't let you embed it. I'm making do with this cover by the Chipmunks.
Where is Suzan Lynn Kierle?
Posted on July 13, 2009From Joe Robertson: The Lafayette County Sheriff?s Department is looking for help finding a missing woman who was last seen Saturday afternoon in her southern Higginsville, Mo., home. Suzan Lynn Kierle, 40, had not taken her medication for a psychological...
Cali town plans to photograph every license plate entering town
Posted on July 13, 2009The town, located near San Francisco, is a fairly well-to-do area, and officials say most of their crime is caused by people who merely visit town. Therefore, they hope photographing all of the license plates will help them track down...
Report: More illegal immigrants equals less crime
Posted on July 13, 2009That's according to this piece from Reason magazine, which quotes several criminologists who say that El Paso, San Diego and other cities with large illegal-immigrant populations tend to be much safer than other communities. (This is especially remarkable in the...
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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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