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NJ driver pleads guilty to 15th DUI
Posted on July 01, 2009His license has been suspended 78 times, and he could lose it again for "at least 10 more years." I'm not sure why he needs to get behind the wheel of a car ever again.
Duke official made his adopted 5-year-old available for sex, police say
Posted on July 01, 2009Just awful, if it's true ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P
KS expands DUI-treatment program -- and cuts its funding
Posted on July 01, 2009Kansas used to put people convicted of their fourth DUI in a yearlong treatment program. Now, it'll be used on the third conviction, thanks to State Sen. Tim Owens of OP, the Wichita Eagle reports. About 76 percent of participants...
Hit-and-run driver released
Posted on July 01, 2009Curtis Mertensmeyer is now out on probation, KSHB reports. They interview another local blogger, Scooter, who wants to make sure the case isn't forgotten. And they quote Prosecutor Jim Kanatzer, who notes that punishments for DUI cases can vary widely,...
FL man gives pink panties to young woman -- she calls the cops
Posted on July 01, 2009One person's flirting is another person's stalking, sadly. If the police get involved, though, you're probably coming on too strong. The young woman, 23, says the man is a friend of her boyfriend, only the dude, age 47, has a...
KCK homicide suspect being investigated in Cali slaying?
Posted on July 01, 2009Adrian Burks -- the suspect in last week's quadruple slaying -- is also being investigated in connection with a homicide from San Diego County, Calif., Joe Lambe reports. Burks is a "person of interest" in the 2005 death of Chaleta...
It goes without saying ...
Posted on July 01, 2009I really enjoyed this story about a man who was allegedly smacked by an attacker who also slammed the man's head into a wooden counter "against his will." I'm just trying to imagine a situation where the victim would solicit...
Respect your elders ... or else
Posted on July 01, 2009UK punk, age 24, makes the crucial mistake of pulling a knife on a retired boxer, age 72.
TX mom gets late-night call leading her to son's body
Posted on July 01, 2009A Texas woman received a phone call in the middle of the night, telling her that her son was dead and lying in a ditch. They also told her where the ditch was so that he could be found. Hat...
Corwin responds to article on KCPD vehicle purchases
Posted on July 01, 2009Via his blog. And here, specifically, is his rationale why they wouldn't let a Star photographer take a picture of several unused cars sitting in storage. We did not authorize photos to be taken of the cars in storage because...
Special-needs kid, 11, steals his teacher's car, TX police say
Posted on July 01, 2009They've decided his needs are even more special than previously realized: When he returned to the classroom, he took his teacher's car keys and told her needed to go to the bathroom again. But he headed to the parking lot....
Do "scent lineups" help police find the right suspect?
Posted on June 30, 2009I'd never heard of this before, but scent lineups are pretty much what they sound like. Instead of asking a victim to identify a suspect from a lineup, police use a K9 to sniff a piece of evidence and then...
KC shooting victim dies in the hospital
Posted on June 30, 2009From Christine: A 15-year-old Kansas City boy shot in the head by a friend June 16 has died, police said Monday. D?Shawn Clayton died Thursday. He was with several teens in the basement of a house in the 4200 block...
Bystanders help save elderly motorist from Brush Creek
Posted on June 30, 2009Christine has a great story about the men who jumped into Brush Creek and rescued a driver whose car had careened into the water. (That woman was still in critical condition on Monday.)
KC homicide victim was shot, shoved from vehicle, then run over
Posted on June 30, 2009This all happened about 4:45 yesterday afternoon. Police found the victim -- a man in his 20s or 30s -- lying in the street near 20th and Kensington. Authorities would declare him dead at the scene. Christine and Meredith's initial...
Boy critically hurt in KCK shooting
Posted on June 30, 2009From KCK PD: On Monday June 29, 2009 at about 1838 hours, officers from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to the 400 Block of North 10th Street on a shooting call. Upon arrival officers found a Hispanic male...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on June 30, 2009"Homeowner assaulted by defecating man"
MO plans statewide DUI crackdown over the Fourth
Posted on June 30, 2009Starting on the 3rd and through the 5th, actually. KCPD, which has a DUI checkpoint on the schedule, also plans to be part of the increased enforcement.
Kids say the most incriminating things
Posted on June 30, 2009When Florida authorities arrested two fishermen for keeping a pair of undersize fish, they gave false names to the officers. Luckily, the child who was fishing with them gave the correct information to the authorities. Coincidentally -- or maybe NOT....
Government asks people not to use old TVs for target practice
Posted on June 30, 2009They had a public-service announcement and everything ... Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!
Ohio women swapped baby, police say
Posted on June 30, 2009Weird case from Marysville, Ohio, where a woman is accused of signing her best friend's name to her child's birth certificate. The best friend then raised the child as her own -- and collected welfare benefits, police say. Both women...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on June 30, 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,...
Who was Anthony Barnett?
Posted on June 30, 2009From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police today identified the man fatally shot and run over in front of his home Monday as Anthony Barnett, 24. Police said Barnett went outside to meet some people in a vehicle in the 2000...
Cross-dressing clown robs liquor store at gunpoint
Posted on June 30, 2009"She" said that her husband had been laid off and that they needed the money for their children, the Denver Post reports. Story is from Boulder.
Handcuffed suspect unzips cohort's fly so he can urinate in squad car's backseat, police say
Posted on June 30, 2009So the guy wouldn't wet his pants. That's true friendship. I'm pretty sure there's a Precious Moments figurine showing something like this. Story is from Washington state. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Group of teens holds up Stadium Liquors
Posted on June 30, 2009KCTV has the story here. KC police are pretty sure they were no older than 14 or 15. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM and Searching!
Maybe Bernie will have company in prison?
Posted on June 30, 2009The AP says charges are coming for 10 other people related to the Madoff Ponzi scheme. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Searching!
World's Dumbest Burglar?
Posted on June 30, 2009Virginia police say a burglar broke into a Suffolk home and, instead of ransacking the joint, spent a few comfortable hours eating snacks and watching porn. He tried to use the victim's cellphone, which was actually an old one that...
Elementary teacher liked to watch kiddie porn in his classroom, IN police say
Posted on June 30, 2009But he was responsible and only did it "after hours," he says. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim P!
Alleged dope-smoker asks for police escort to Lil' Wayne concert
Posted on June 30, 2009The exchange, as detailed by The AP: Dispatch: ?Are you sure you haven?t taken something sir? Because you?re not making a whole lot of sense.? Caller: ?I?ve been smoking marijuana.? Dispatch: ?You?ve been smoking marijuana?? Caller: ?Yes.? Dispatch: ?Do you...
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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?
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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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