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Comprehensive crime news information, crime prevention tips and crime analysis about the Kansas City area.
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By James Hart
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Baby, I love you so much that I stole you this iPod
Posted on July 02, 2009Some people write poems, others commit crimes. In Virginia, a 20-year-old is accused of stealing an armful of iPods, one of which he gave to his ex-GF for Valentine's, from Sears. Oh, and two jugs full of monetary donations to...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on July 02, 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,...
Justice for Dominique Henderson
Posted on July 02, 2009Dominique Henderson was only 12 years old when he was murdered in June 2005 in his back yard at 33rd and College. Dominique had just gotten from a nap and gone outside when he was murdered -- he'd wanted to...
Nixon vetoes repeal of Missouri's helmet law
Posted on July 02, 2009Our state's motorcyclists will have to find some other way of risking permanent injury and brain damage, it seems. (I kid, I kid.) Actually, this is probably going to make a lot of riders unhappy -- they lobbied Nixon pretty...
UPDATED: Should Lori Drew go to prison? Judge says no
Posted on July 02, 2009UPDATED: Lori Drew didn't just beat a prison sentence -- her convictions have been thrown out. The judge says his decision won't be final until it's in writing, and as those who've followed the case know, he's been a little...
Shon Pernice gun trial set for January
Posted on July 02, 2009Glenn Rice has the full report here. Pernice -- whose wife, Renee, disappeared back in January -- is accused of stealing a .22-caliber handgun from a home that his kids were visiting. Police say that Pernice later returned the gun...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on July 02, 2009NY boy, age 2, gets his head stuck between the bars of a park's metal fence, necessitating the Jaws of Life to free him. WITH ADORABLE PHOTOS.
MySpace isn't responsible for teenagers getting raped, appeals court says
Posted on July 02, 2009The parents of four teenage girls -- each of whom, age 13 to 15, befriended older men via MySpace, met them in person and were sexually assaulted -- had sued the company because it wasn't using age-verification software. (You have...
Ohio chief, cop caught K-I-S-S-I-N-G in squad car
Posted on July 02, 2009On video, which has been released. The chief has since resigned. No word from the prisoner who was in the backseat while all of this happened. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P!
Those aren't drugs -- that's "flour for my pork chops"
Posted on July 02, 2009That's what a suspect allegedly told Florida police when they caught him with a bag of Ecstasy. They zapped him three times, presumably for resisting arrest and not lying. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
AZ county shoots 50+ dogs belonging to jailed man
Posted on July 02, 2009The man was going to be in jail for a month and wouldn't be able to take care of his dogs. Not that he'd been doing such an awesome job -- authorities say many of the dogs were wild or...
KC man stole wallets from gym, then bought goods to sell on Ebay, prosecutors allege
Posted on July 02, 2009Brandon L. Harris, 28, faces four counts of theft and one count of forgery, Jackson County prosecutors say. Over the course of several months, they allege, Harris stole wallets and credit cards at the 24 Hour Fitness on Crackerneck in...
KC man shot during "normal conversation"
Posted on July 02, 2009From Christine: A 42-year-old man said he was having a ?normal conversation? with another man early today when the man pulled a gun and shot him in the chest. The incident occurred about 4:30 a.m. near 26th Street and Bellefontaine...
Midget wrestlers die after night of hookers, booze, Mexican police say
Posted on July 02, 2009Police think they died because somebody dosed their drinks with eye drops. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P!
Woman's cries of pleasure mistaken for sexual assault
Posted on July 02, 2009A group of Connecticut teens are accused of hearing a woman's screams and racing into her bedroom to beat up the man who was attacking her. Only he wasn't "attacking" her so much as having consensual sex with her, police...
Rape victims can't be sued ... even if an innocent man gets convicted, court rules
Posted on July 02, 2009The case itself is from Michigan. From the Detroit News: Although the woman's identification of Moldowan, a former boyfriend, as one of her attackers "was critical to the Macomb County Prosecutor's decision to prosecute him, her statements were only part...
WI woman, 20, gets pregnant by 13-year-old -- twice, police say
Posted on July 02, 2009Baby No. Two was conceived after she was charged for the conception of Baby No. 1, authorities allege. Pop is now 14.
MO man wrote threatening letters to judge over traffic case
Posted on July 02, 2009Ray Wolfe of Aurora could end up serving eight years because his letters to two Springfield municipal judges included such bon mots as ... - "If I come down there, you damn sure won't want me in your courtroom." -...
Son mortgages elderly mom's house so he can buy drugs, throw $40K party, police say
Posted on July 02, 2009This is why "power of attorney" are the three scariest words in the English language. Sonny allegedlly made off with $150K in the deal. Other family members are trying to save the house for the woman, who has Alzheimer's disease....
Suspected car thief rescued after driving vehicle into MO pond, police say
Posted on July 02, 2009Story is from Poplar Bluff.
DEA to help investigate Michael Jackson's death
Posted on July 02, 2009I'm not sure if you've already heard this, but apparently, Michael Jackson died last week. Wish somebody had told me. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV! Photo via AP
KC man wins Peeping Tom case in Clay County
Posted on July 02, 2009Because the victim -- a woman undressing in a Kohl's dressing room -- was still wearing too many clothes for that to be an invasion of privacy, KCTV reports.
KCPD works pair of early-morning shootings
Posted on July 02, 2009From Sara: Police said one shooting victim showed up at a hospital about 4:30 a.m. Officers later located a crime scene near 26th Street and Bellefontaine Avenue and were still investigating at 6 a.m. An earlier shooting was reported just...
Cop slashed homeless man's bicycle tires for using racial slurs, FL police say
Posted on July 02, 2009The cop is black, the homeless man is white, the St. Pete Times reports. The homeless guy allegedly used the N-word several times during an incident back in January. Apparently, it upset the officer so much that, 10 days later,...
Traffic stop ends with police Tasering TX pastor, pepper-spraying his congregation
Posted on July 02, 2009I'm just glad things didn't spiral out of control. The police say the pastor was loud and pushy -- literally pushy, as in he shoved a couple of officers. He denies this. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Return to the river's edge
Posted on July 02, 2009Midtown Miscreant, another KC blogger, takes a look back on one of his old posts about a haunting crime.
UPDATE: Women accused of staging Waldo rape
Posted on July 02, 2009Ach, missed this from earlier. From Tony Rizzo: A woman who agreed to be sexually and physically assaulted to help her lawsuit against a former employer pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge today. Lindsey D. Crawford, 23, of Kansas...
There are easier ways to pick up women
Posted on July 02, 2009... than pretending to be a police officer and chasing johns away from local prostitutes so that YOU can hit on the prostitutes. Because there is a good chance the prostitute is an undercover officer who will arrest you for...
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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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