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KCK officer opens fire after suspect tries to run him over, police say
Posted on June 28, 2009The suspect later died. Happened near 10th and Ann earlier on Saturday evening. Brad Cooper has the full story here.
3 stabbed in fight outside P&L bar
Posted on June 28, 2009From The Star: Kansas City police are investigating an altercation in the Power & Light District early today that sent three men to area hospitals with stab wounds. Police said the incident began inside the Lucky Strike Lanes bowling alley...
Teenage mom bites ex-friend's nose after ex-friend dates Baby Daddy, cops say
Posted on June 28, 2009Mom is 17, and the victim is 18. Wichita police say it took five stitches to keep a chunk of nose from falling off her face.
Man tries to deposit coke, weed at bank drive-through
Posted on June 27, 2009I'm just trying to figure out what kind of interest rate he would have gotten.
Nobody messes with Fred
Posted on June 27, 2009Des Moines police are trying to catch a burglar who broke into the offices of a lizard-rescue group and stole an iguana named Ivana. Not Stolen: Fred, an iguana renowned for biting the hands that feed him. Or any hands,...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on June 27, 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,...
Arrested made in triple homicide from Cole Camp
Posted on June 27, 2009They've made an arrest in the slayings of 15-year-old Taron Luetjen and her grandparents, Don and Sharon, who were found murdered in their home back on June 9. The highway patrol, one of the bigger agencies working on the case,...
Police investigate string of shootings, homicide
Posted on June 27, 2009Shop owner fires at robbers who had pointed gun at pregnant employee's head Man shoots two people, runs over one of them in Old Northeast Man found shot dead on North 18th in KCK And that's just through Saturday morning...
13 DUI arrests during DUI checkpoint at 29th Street and 71 Highway
Posted on June 27, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department, assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on June 26,2009 from 2200 hours to 0400 hours at 29th Street and 71 Highway. Southbound traffic was checked with total...
Boys steal $600 in fingernail polish, fake nails -- are paid $1, police say
Posted on June 26, 2009Great story from tcpalm.com ... Two Florida boys, ages 11 and 8, were playing when they accidentally kicked their ball onto a neighbor's porch. When they went after their ball, they found a trove of fingernail polish and fake fingernails,...
Operation Rescue wants DOJ investigation into threats against pro-lifers
Posted on June 26, 2009I know the Wichita police were reaching out to abortion opponents, but it sounds like OR wants a federal response. The group has released emails and recordings that include threats against the pro-life movement. DOJ didn't have any comment for...
Oregon woman convicted of feeding bears, can't go home
Posted on June 26, 2009After the 61-year-old started feeding the bears, a plague of them descended upon her neighbors. One bear broke into a barn and killed 60 turkeys. Another got stuck in a doggy door. So a judge has put the woman --...
Child killed, 4 others injured in KCK shooting
Posted on June 26, 2009From KCKPD: On Friday, June 26, 2009 at about 0008 hours, the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 2600 Block of North 13th Street. Upon arrival, officers located 5 victims suffering from gunshot wounds....
Drunk driver convicted of murdering local mom, 12-year-old girl
Posted on June 26, 2009Randy Ralstin has been found guilty of second-degree murder after he crashed into a vehicle carrying Tiffany Berry, 33, and her daughter, Suavae Rouser back in May 2008, Mark Morris reports. His sentencing doesn't happen until July 31. (Naturally, it's...
Police catch ringleader of notorious meat-shoplifting ring
Posted on June 26, 2009Story is from Spokane. I really like how the guy didn't just shoplift meat. (Which he then sold to customers at local bars.) He had a team, and he was the ringleader.
Defendants have the right to question lab technicians, Supremes say
Posted on June 26, 2009So they can testify about evidence, how it was preserved, what it means, etc. Justice Kennedy, though, thinks defense attorneys will take advantage of the ruling: He predicted that criminal defense lawyers will accept the risk that the testimony will...
Man ticketed for calling someone a "sissy," Maine police say
Posted on June 26, 2009From seacoastonline.com: O?Brien is also alleged to have used ?decisive or offensive words which were likely to provoke a violent reaction on the part of an ordinary person, to wit he called (the alleged victim) a sissy.? Lt. Rodney McQuate...
Jail lets inmate attend his wedding -- he leaves bride at the altar
Posted on June 26, 2009He's on the run. And he better pray the law catches him before she does, I'm betting.
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on June 26, 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,...
The Emily Sander murder case
Posted on June 26, 2009Sander, an 18-year-old student at Butler Community College, was reportedly raped and murdered back in 2007. A suspect in her case -- Israel Mireles, who's facing a capital murder rap -- has been extradited from Mexico and will be in...
KCK homicides stand at 18
Posted on June 26, 2009That includes the most recent case. At the same point in 2008, KCK had recorded 16 homicides.
Some people really earn their nicknames
Posted on June 26, 2009For example, this guy. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Who's bad? The dude with the knife
Posted on June 26, 2009Riders aboard a Florida bus disagree over Michael Jackson's innocence, relative value as a human being -- settle things with a knife -- unintentionally recreating the plots of at least two Michael Jackson videos. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A...
Thief steals Miss Nevada's crown from hotel room
Posted on June 26, 2009Just days before she was supposed to be crowned, no less, so there's no way to get an appropriate replacement. It's valued at $400 and made with rhinestones.
Man blames nicotine withdrawal for trying to tear down his own house
Posted on June 26, 2009Story is from Pennsylvania. I'm just waiting for the civil suit.
KS Supremes put new limits on search during traffic stops
Posted on June 26, 2009From The AP: The Kansas Supreme Court struck down a law allowing police to search for evidence of any crime in a traffic stop, rather than only evidence to support the crime for which the stop was made. The court's...
Roeder's preliminary hearing pushed back to July 28
Posted on June 26, 2009Which gives the lawyers more time to review the evidence in the George Tiller homicide.
Pregnant woman slugs other pregnant woman, FL cops say
Posted on June 26, 2009The suspect and her husband had recently moved in with the other pregnant woman. This other woman accidentally walked in on the husband while he was in the bathroom. They apologized, moved on, etc. Except the man's wife -- who...
Teenage girl punches Dad after he tries to spank her, FL police say
Posted on June 26, 2009The 16-year-old had allegedly earned the spanking because she started throwing things after learning that she had to do more community-service hours. Dad was able to land one smack with his belt before he was pummeled.
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