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Car thief circles the block a few times, so he can flip off his victim, NY cops say

Posted on June 24, 2009
The suspect, age 16, was later arrested with the stolen Toyota Camry, which a pizza deliveryman had left running, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

"It was like a Rambo situation"

Posted on June 24, 2009
Cincinnati police say they were able to stop an unemployed man from killing a former boss, who fired him two years ago, because the suspect's landlord called and warned them. The suspect was dressed in fatigues and had "an arsenal...

Okie woman traded sex for $30 in Frito-Lay chips, police say

Posted on June 24, 2009
The defendant, who pleaded no-contest, allegedly agreed to be paid in chips because the john didn't have any money, police say. It's not clear whether they were the regular or barbecue-flavored kind.

Bomb squad blows up suspicious package -- pickled mangoes

Posted on June 24, 2009
Thanks heavens for the TSA.

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Will defense lawyer have to pay off $1 million dare?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Cheney Mason, a defense attorney from Orlando, went on national TV and offered to pay $1 million to anyone who could prove that his client committed a series of murders within the timeframe described by prosecutors. Mason says it was...

Prison rape more likely to happen to short, young, gay, female inmates

Posted on June 24, 2009
One thing I missed yesterday: If states DON'T do something to stop prison rapes, they'll risk losing 5 percent of any federal prison grants.

Wichita man beats brother who coughed, wouldn't cover his mouth, police say

Posted on June 24, 2009
The victim is a 28-year-old man who failed to cover his mouth when he coughed, the Eagle reports. The alleged attacker is his younger brother, age 27. The coughing led to an argument, which led to the younger brother whacking...

The sad legacy of Dominic James

Posted on June 24, 2009
The name is probably familiar, but most people have probably forgotten why Dominic became a news story. Back in 2002, state officials removed the 2-year-old from his parents' home in Springfield and placed him with a foster home -- where...

Charges filed in 35th and Agnes homicide

Posted on June 24, 2009
Dshawn Marchbanks (also spelled D'Shawn) is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the slaying of Eric Taylor this weekend at 35th and Agnes. Marchbanks is 17.

Adrian Burks, person of interest in KCK quadruple homicide

Posted on June 24, 2009
From The Star: On Tuesday night, authorities arrested Adrian Burks, 37. Kansas City police said he is considered a person of interest in the case. He has not been charged in the case, but he is being held on a...

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on June 24, 2009
Though gay-rights advocates DO want the state of Connecticut to investigate this church for its gay exorcisms.

Mark Becker

Posted on June 24, 2009
From AP: This Jan. 2009 photo provided by Black Hawk County Sheriff?s Office shows Mark Becker. The 24-year-old former Aplington-Parkersburg High School football player walked into the school's weight room Wednesday morning, June 24, 2009 and fatally shot his former...

3-year-old, three adults among the victims of KCK homicide

Posted on June 23, 2009
Sara and Dawn Bormann have a report about yesterday's quadruple homicide in KCK's 5400 block of Muncie. Police were called there about 4:45 p.m. The police weren't saying much yet, but we've got reaction from people who say there relatives...

Drunk Wisconsin man tries to drive 40 miles home on golf cart, cops say

Posted on June 23, 2009
His relatives had left him behind at the golf course, so he really didn't have any other options. (Other than calling a friend, catching a cab, waiting for a bus or ... wait a minute.) Sadly, the local constabulary pulled...

New Zealand man finds himself drunk, naked, trapped in clothes dryer

Posted on June 23, 2009
Best Line: "A naked Dave found his nether regions exposed to the world." Luckily, the authorities were called. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

Worst Repo Job Ever

Posted on June 23, 2009
In Washington State, a fingernail technician is accused of trying to forcibly remove inch-long, orange fingernails from a 13-year-old who allegedly refused to pay the full price for the work. The tech could face an assault charge now.

2 KCMO neighborhoods land on national "most dangerous" list

Posted on June 23, 2009
Those two neighborhoods are near 30th and Bales (No. 6 on the list) and 41st and Forest (No. 8). A person's chances of becoming a crime victim there are 1 in 7 and 1 in 8, respectively. This is according...

Fewer inmates dying from AIDS

Posted on June 23, 2009
While they're behind bars, at least. The Bureau of Justice Statistics has data from 2001-2006, tracking how many inmates die in state prisons. While AIDS deaths have seen a steep drop, the number of suicides and other health-related deaths has...

DOJ wants to drop drug case against Chinese-Mexican millionaire

Posted on June 23, 2009
Zhenli Ye Gon was accused of aiding and abetting a drug ring that shipped meth to the United States. Federal prosecutors, though, say one of their witnesses has admitted to lying, and another doesn't want to testify. So the U.S....

Helping pregnant women kick heroin

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Baltimore Sun had a good feature the other day about a rehab program that focuses on pregnant women and provides methadone to those trying to kick heroin. That's a little controversial because the FDA hasn't approved methadone for those...

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on June 23, 2009
Welcome 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,...

Good work, Deputy Josh Whitely

Posted on June 23, 2009
Whitely, who's a deputy in Cherokee County, Kan., saved three people by pulling them from a burning vehicle that was carrying cans of gas and camping fuel.

It must have been that left turn at Albuquerque ...

Posted on June 23, 2009
A New Mexico woman was cited after authorities say they found 334 bunnies in her yard. The limit for Rio Rancho households is five pets. The woman reportedly rescued the animals. She said she tried to keep the male and...

Rape, sexual assault charges against "You Light Up My Life" writer

Posted on June 23, 2009
Case is from New York City, where Joseph Brooks, who wrote the song and the movie, which he also directed, would allegedly rape and sexually assault women who were trying out for movie roles, prosecutors allege. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

MO executions go "on hiatus"

Posted on June 23, 2009
We went a few years without any executions, and now the Show-Me State is back in a holding pattern while Reginald Clemons' attorneys go to court and get assurances that Missouri's execution team won't, you know, forget to put enough...

Robbery suspect accused of stealing man's gold teeth

Posted on June 23, 2009
Montez Turner, 27, is facing charges of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action, Jackson County prosecutors report. Turner is accused of holding up a man who was getting home from the casino late Monday night. The victim didn't have any...

Bernard Madoff's lawyer asks the judge to be lenient

Posted on June 23, 2009
The attorney thinks that a 12-year sentence for Madoff, who ripped off his customers to the tune of $65 billion, would be appropriate. The 71-year-old could theoretically be sentenced to 150 years.

UPDATE: Chicago cop beat up lady bartender half his size

Posted on June 23, 2009
He's getting two years of probation, plus community service and anger management. And he's under a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Who was William R. Niere?

Posted on June 23, 2009
From KCKPD: The victim from the death investigation that occurred on Monday, June 22, 2009 in the 500 Block of North Thompson Street has been identified. William R. Niere, white male, DOB 10-09-1956, was a Kansas City, Kansas resident. The...

Law against touching strippers violates First Amendment, strip clubs argue

Posted on June 23, 2009
Fun Fact: Ohio has a law that makes it illegal for strip-club customers to touch the dancers, and vice versa. A coalition of strip clubs went to federal court to get it declared unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds, but the...

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