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Mother of the Year?
Posted on June 16, 2009An Arizona woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her two toddlers alone in their unlocked apartment. One of the tykes was found eating dog food, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Should hunting deaths be treated like crimes? Or accidents?
Posted on June 16, 2009Every so often, we'll see a case where a hunter accidentally kills a human being -- and it's usually a friend or relative or, in the case of Kevin Kadamus, their own child. The Vermont man is facing a manslaughter...
Shoplifter hid 33 Blu-Ray discs in her pants, OK police say
Posted on June 16, 2009The story is from Oklahoma City, where the woman was arrested while trying to leave a Target store. The value of the discs was nearly $1,000.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on June 16, 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,...
Councilman pulled gun when store wouldn't post his campaign sign, PA cops say
Posted on June 16, 2009I really liked how the store owner described the encounter: "I said, 'Shelly, you need help, you's a sick puppy,' and he said, 'Im'a show you what a sick man I am,' and he went around his waist and took...
Prairie Village man tried to put a hit on his ex-roomie's new BF
Posted on June 16, 2009Doby S. McClellan, 29, is facing federal charges, Mark Morris reports. McClellan allegedly wanted a hitman to kill his ex-roommate's new boyfriend so he could get back with the woman, whom he considered his ex-girlfriend. The would-be hitman contacted the...
A new record for bank robberies?
Posted on June 16, 2009Akron police have accused one woman of trying to rob three different banks in the space of 35 minutes on Monday. (And they say she hit another place the week before.) To be fair, the thief didn't get anything in...
All sex offenders have to register, MO Supremes say
Posted on June 16, 2009There was some debate whether sex offenders who got convicted BEFORE the registry was created would have to sign up. (Ditto for misdemeanor offenders, who weren't added to the registry until a few years later.) Missouri law forbids this sort...
Louisiana man finds strange, drunk woman in his bed, police say
Posted on June 16, 2009He doesn't know how she got there. I don't think she knows either. (There is a fetching mugshot viewable here.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Where is James Harrahill?
Posted on June 16, 2009KCPD is looking for Harrahill, 61, who went missing about 10 p.m. Monday night. He's 5 foot 6, 140 pounds. He was last seen leaving the 700 block of East 97th Street, driving a black 1999 Mercury Sable with Nebraska...
Do you recognize this woman?
Posted on June 16, 2009Kansas City police are trying to find the woman pictured in these photos. They believe that she picked up a purse that another customer accidentally left at a Wal-Mart checking stand at 8551 N. Boardwalk. The woman is accused of...
Guilty plea in old Wichita bank robbery, thanks to DNA
Posted on June 16, 2009The robbery happened in 2006 at a Fidelity Bank. A dye pack exploded on the thief, so as he fled, he threw out a do-rag and gloves that he was wearing, the U.S. Attorney for Kansas reports. That provided authorities...
To be fair, someone was going to get stabbed eventually
Posted on June 16, 2009A North Carolina woman is accused of using a screwdriver to stab the woman pregnant by the attacker's husband. All three of them were living in a house together.
Joseph Paul Franklin
Posted on June 16, 2009The Missouri AG wants to set an execution date for Franklin, one of the more notorious killers on our Death Row. Franklin was imprisoned here for killing Gerald Gordon after a bar mitzvah in 1977 near St. Louis, but he's...
Baby-sitter charged after baby drowns himself in mop bucket, NY cops say
Posted on June 16, 2009The charge is endangering the welfare of a child -- presumably, because she wasn't watching when this happened. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Donte' Stallworth sentenced in fatal DUI wreck
Posted on June 16, 2009The Cleveland Browns receiver will do one month in jail, followed by two years of house arrest. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
KCK burglars hold at least 6 hostage
Posted on June 16, 2009From Mark Wiebe: At least six people were held at gunpoint early this morning during an aggravated burglary in Kansas City, Kan. Police received a call about 10:25 a.m. about the crime in the 1500 block of North 32nd Street,...
Man dies of natural causes -- roomie leaves his body at the dump, police say
Posted on June 16, 2009And it doesn't like those were the dead man's last wishes.
Teen rear-ends other car -- driver then tries to sexually assault her, police say
Posted on June 16, 2009The case is from Boynton Beach, Fla.
Ohio teen killed mom, shot dad over "Halo 3"
Posted on June 16, 2009He's getting 23 years in prison. Daniel Petric, 17, could have gotten life without parole, but his dad asked for leniency. The shooting happened after the Petrics took "Halo 3" away from the teen.
UPDATE: Columbia makes it illegal to harass bicyclists
Posted on June 16, 2009It passed unanimously, the Missourian reports. (Here's yesterday's post about the issue.)
Teen asks tattoo artist to put 3 stars on her face -- gets 56
Posted on June 16, 2009The story -- and the resulting lawsuit -- are from Belgium. And yes, there are photos ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
8 years for torturing mentally disabled man
Posted on June 16, 2009The case is from Minnesota, and the abuse involved sounds horrendous: Prosecutors contend Maniglia used his 16-year-old girlfriend, Natasha Dahn, to lure Justin Hamilton, 24, to a secluded spot in rural Dakota County. Three other men allegedly helped Maniglia and...
MO Water Patrol plans DUI checkpoints June 26-28
Posted on June 16, 2009It's part of a national effort, Bob Cronkleton notes. Points for naming the affair "Operation Dry Water."
Suspects allegedly skinned puppy so they could make a belt
Posted on June 16, 2009The case is from Oklahoma. The prosecutor calls it the worst animal-abuse case he's ever seen. The suspects reportedly left the pelt hanging outside their apartment.
Quote of the day
Posted on June 16, 2009?Is this going to take long? I am late for my AA meeting.? -- Noreen F. Menard of Massachusetts, after she'd been pulled over for allegedly swerving. Police say they found an open bottle of Mr. Boston vodka in her...
U.S. says it's seizing more guns, money headed for Mexico
Posted on June 16, 2009The United States is trying to assist the Mexican government as it fights the drug cartels. And one way to do that is cutting the cartels' access U.S. guns and money. Homeland Security has sent more personnel to the border...
1.2 million die in traffic wrecks every year, worldwide
Posted on June 16, 2009That's according to the World Health Organization, which has issued a new report. About half of those deaths are pedestrians and bicyclists -- people who aren't even in the cars. Most of the deaths are in poorer countries that only...
Immigration activists accused of killing AZ man, daughter in home invasion
Posted on June 16, 2009The three suspects were members of Minutemen American Defense -- not to be confused with the better-known Minutemen Civil Defense Corps. Authorities say the defendants thought their victim was a drug dealer. They planned to rob him and use the...
Appeal denied in MO sports editor's murder
Posted on June 16, 2009Ryan Ferguson, one of two men convicted of killing Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt in 2001, has lost another appeal, the paper reports. He had argued that he'd received ineffective counsel during his trial, and he said that prosecutors...
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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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