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TN couple assaulted each other with Cheetos, police say
Posted on June 26, 2009Nobody was hurt, but they both charged with domestic assault, authorities say.
"Hustler" argues that nude photos of murdered woman are newsworthy
Posted on June 26, 2009Larry Flynt's publication was able to acquire photos of Nancy Benoit, the murdered wife of wrestler Chris Benoit. The nude shots are from 1993, before she married Benoit, and the photographer had promised to destroy them, at Nancy's request. Only...
Plea deal for the remaining Jena 6 defendants?
Posted on June 26, 2009That's what AP is reporting. They'll plead to charges less serious than an attempted-murder rap, which is what they originally faced. Officials say this will essentially end the criminal case. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Laraya Wilson, homicide victim, was 7 years old
Posted on June 26, 2009KCK police have identified the little girl who was shot and killed this morning in an incident where four other people were injured. Laraya was 7 years old. Here's the police statement: The victim from the homicide that took place...
Arizona bombing case has several MO ties
Posted on June 26, 2009In a nutshell: Federal authorities have accused two twins, Dennis and Daniel Mahon, of sending a mail bomb to a city diversity office in Scottsdale, Ariz. Dennis is a nationally known leader in the white supremacist movement. (Photo left is...
Where is Ashley Snow?
Posted on June 26, 2009Jackson County Family Court is trying to find a missing pregnant teenager named Ashley Snow, who's 15 years old. She's also about five months pregnant. Nobody's seen her since earlier this month, around June 5, when she left a hospital...
Mom changed her daughter's grades in school computer, police say
Posted on June 26, 2009Mom, who worked as a school secretary in Pennsylvania, also made other kids' grades worse so that her daughter would have a higher class standing, police allege.
Did jealousy get a Nebraska woman killed?
Posted on June 26, 2009An Omaha woman, Courtney L. Antillon, is facing charges after she reportedly ran her car into a woman that she talking to her live-in boyfriend. Antillon's mother says that she was frequently worried about the boyfriend cheating on her --...
2 shot near 5th and Quindaro in KCK
Posted on June 26, 2009From Sara Shepherd: Kansas City, Kan., police have responded to a reported double shooting at 5th Street and Quindaro Boulevard on the city?s northeast side. Dispatchers said one person appears to have suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident, which happened...
Was domestic violence at root of KCK quadruple homicide?
Posted on June 25, 2009Dawn Bormann and Joe Lambe interviewed people who knew the victims -- Amanda Remmers, James Warren, Peggy Castleberry and Castleberry?s 3-year-old daughter, Juanita D. Castleberry-Bess -- and they say that person-of-interest Adrian Burks had previously made death threats against Remmers...
Man in bustier, fishnets watched porn in apartment complex's exercise room, CA police say
Posted on June 25, 2009They're not sure, but they think he might have been on drugs. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
More charges in year-old KCMO homicide
Posted on June 25, 2009From Christine Vendel: Prosecutors this week charged a second man in a July 2008 fatal shooting at a park. Antwain Gray, 23, faces second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges in the killing of Dwight P. Gill, 30, on a...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on June 25, 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,...
Man blasted porno soundtrack to scare away neighbor children, PA cops say
Posted on June 25, 2009He just didn't like the little monsters playing in his cul-de-sac, police say. Neighbors reported hearing the porno sounds at least a block and a half away. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Woman's lawsuit says she got serious burns from Burger King coffee
Posted on June 25, 2009And by serious, she means second and third degree in her lap, burning to her muscle, she says: "My skin was, like, literally on the floor." She says she ordered five cups of coffee, and the drive-through reportedly put them...
Woman leaves starving puppies, dog's skull outside animal shelter, AZ cops say
Posted on June 25, 2009The starving puppies and the dog skull were in a cage together. The authorities think the skull comes from a dog that was eaten by the hungry puppies. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
As police cut jobs, more officers ride alone
Posted on June 25, 2009Which is a big problem for officer safety, The AP reports. They only have anecdotal accounts of police layoffs, but more jurisdictions are reporting job cuts, something that would've been unthinkable a few years ago. Officials say they're also starting...
Written in blood
Posted on June 25, 2009The Freep has a story about a Michigan couple found murdered in their own garage. While they were dying, though, the couple apparently tried to write a message in their own blood -- but authorities can't figure what they were...
Police discover 53 baby birds in teen's bedroom
Posted on June 25, 2009The case is from Colorado. Forty of them died, and police -- who were alerted by the teen's mother -- took the rest to an animal-rescue facility. The boy, who was ticketed, had stolen the eggs from neighborhood nests and...
St. Louis woman asked ex-BF to burn down her apartment building, police say
Posted on June 25, 2009In exchange for smokes and a four-pack of beer, plus he would get to "spend the evening," which he assumed meant sex, the Post-Dispatch reports. Police believe the woman wanted the money and hotel stay that she'd get from the...
KCMO homicide count stands at 53
Posted on June 25, 2009At the same point last year, that number was 47. About 43 percent of this year's homicides have been solved. When you add cases from previous years that have been solved in 2009, the department says, its clearance rate is...
Hal Turner is having a rough month
Posted on June 25, 2009Turner, who blogs and hosts an Internet talk show in New Jersey, is accused of threatening three Chicago judges because they refuse to remove local bans on handguns. (His alleged words: "Let me be the first to say this plainly:...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on June 25, 2009"Urine-filled soda cans vex Nebraska merchants" -- I'm sure they would.
TN kids sue Mom for allegedly killing Dad
Posted on June 25, 2009It's actually their caretakers who filed the $40 million wrongful-death suit, on behalf of the kids, ages 2, 8 and 10.
Pet-store owner charged for failing to bury 200 dead rats, VA cops say
Posted on June 25, 2009The authorities alleged that he kept them in his yard, covered by a tarp. Mmm, doesn't that sound like a delightful smell. And how would you like to be the dude tasked with counting rat carcasses? I loved "Ratatouille" as...
Ohio man shot his dogs so he wouldn't have to pay for boarding them
Posted on June 25, 2009The defendant -- a firefighter who was going on vacation -- reportedly shot the two mixed-breeds and dumped their bodies in a garbage bin behind his firehouse, authorities say. He's getting 90 days in jail.
How many U.S. guns end up in Mexico?
Posted on June 25, 2009That's a good question -- and kind of a Zen one, too, like asking how many bites licks it takes to reach a Tootsie Pop's center. Last week, the GAO released another report on gun trafficking to Mexico. It states...
Who was Ed Thomas?
Posted on June 25, 2009We've got more coverage here about the murder of Ed Thomas, the Iowa football coach who was shot and killed in his high school's weight room yesterday morning. The Press-Citizen has a piece, as does the Gazette. Still no word...
Homeless men's discussion of quantum physics interrupted by skateboard to the face, CA police say
Posted on June 25, 2009Can't tell you how many times this has happened to me personally.
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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...
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