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Husband, wife both charged with DUI in the same incident
Posted on June 03, 2009Story is from Pennsylvania. Nothing like teamwork: She allegedly crashed the car, then he drove it home. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jay Tee!
Boy finds syringe inside Curious George doll
Posted on June 03, 2009He won the doll at a pizza parlor in Oregon. Surprisingly, though, this did not happen at a Chuck E. Cheese.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on June 03, 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,...
There's no justice like mob justice
Posted on June 03, 2009A Philly man was severely beaten by a mob of his neighbors after they saw a person-of-interest photo, connected to a child rape, that looks like him. It's not clear if the attackers will be charged.
Man used Craigslist to get his wife raped, NC police say
Posted on June 03, 2009The man allegedly placed ads on Craigslist, looking for someone who would enter their residence and have sex with his wife "using some type of scare tactic." His wife did NOT know about this. It's not clear if the visitor...
UPDATE: Funeral home "trimmed" tall corpse's legs so he'd fit in coffin
Posted on June 03, 2009South Carolina's funeral services board has shut the place down, and the widow is getting a settlement. Still no word on criminal charges.
FBI says suspected Little Rock shooter might have had other targets
Posted on June 03, 2009They say they found maps to Jewish groups, a Baptist church, military recruiting centers and a daycare center in other states.
Tina Porter, five years later
Posted on June 03, 2009Almost missed this profile of Tina Porter by Judy Thomas. It's been almost five years since Porter's children, Sam and Lindsey, were murdered by their father in rural Sugar Creek. For a few years, there was a slim hope that...
Cali mom tried to duct tape, kidnap her daughter's boyfriend, police say
Posted on June 03, 2009Mom and a friend planned to carry the boyfriend to a different part of the state, so he'd leave her daughter, age 21, alone. Hmm ... even if she does time, I think has probably scared the boyfriend away already.
AZ man raped unconscious woman, streamed the attack on the Internet, police say
Posted on June 03, 2009Jonathan Hock even commented on the broadcast that he could get away with it because the woman was passed out, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Arizona decides to stop leaving prisoners in outdoor cages
Posted on June 03, 2009After an inmate, Marcia Powell, died after being kept in one for four hours. (Policy sets the limit at two hours, max.) Who could possibly have foreseen any problems with leaving people in 100-plus degree heat, with no shade, for...
Why Missouri is still the U.S. tweaker capital
Posted on June 03, 2009From The AP: Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Tim Hull said Wednesday that 462 lab busts and discoveries of meth-processing dump sites were reported in Missouri for the first three months of 2009, according to an internal report. That was...
Kinfolk fuss, feud over "rude text message" -- somebody gets stabbed
Posted on June 03, 2009UPDATE: The Plog has photos of the suspects, post-arrest. From Christine: A family feud that stemmed in part from a rude text message kicked off a brawl Tuesday night that ended with a man getting stabbed in the chest, police...
Old man isn't breaking the law by strolling naked in Oregon town
Posted on June 03, 2009He is, however, terrifying small children. From the Ashland Daily Tidings: A young girl about to cross the street burst into tears after seeing the man, Osa said. "This little girl is going to be scarred for life," she said,...
How tough are people from Detroit?
Posted on June 03, 2009Detroit woman, in her 60s, refuses to let mugger take her purse, despite being shot in the hip.
TX mom accused of feeding feces to her own 3-year-old
Posted on June 03, 2009Causing the little girl to be hospitalized. The hospital staff suspected Mom, so they set up a hidden camera in the child's room.
Code Red
Posted on June 03, 2009Prairie Village has a technology called Code Red that lets it robo-call hundreds of houses at time. They can pick out a geographic area -- say, a set of neighborhoods where burglaries are on the rise -- and call homeowners...
Shawnee reports totals from "Click It or Ticket" campaign
Posted on June 03, 2009Officers wrote 115 tickets for safety-belt violations, 9 child-restraint citations, 37 speeding tickets and 80 other citations, plus a drug arrest and a warrant arrest. Officers made 117 stops during overtime saturation patrols paid for with a KDOT grant.
WI homeowner holds burglar at gunpoint, makes him cry like an emo kid
Posted on June 03, 2009From WTMJ-AM: ?Shut up and lay still," the homeowner said on the 911 call. "You got it? If you even flinch I'm going to put a bullet in your a**." You can hear the burglar crying in the background, even...
Not ready to make nice
Posted on June 03, 2009Demetrius Bowers, 26, faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office reports. Bowers, a Kansas City man, reportedly got into an argument with another man, shook hands -- and then clocked the guy in...
Scott Roeder won't be eligible for the death penalty
Posted on June 03, 2009Under Kansas law, there has to be an aggravating factor for the death penalty: multiple victims, murder for hire, killing a law-enforcement officer or the victim must have been kidnapped for ransom or sexual assault. Killing somebody in a church...
Stay classy, PETA
Posted on June 03, 2009PETA says it's going to capitalize on the murder of George Tiller by placing two billboards in Wichita, the AP reports: One billboard reads, "Pro-Life? Go Vegetarian." The other says, "Pro-Choice? Choose Vegetarian." PETA contends people who call themselves pro-choice...
The wrong kind of "signing bonus"
Posted on June 03, 2009In California, authorities are trying to see if a Marine recruiter used the possibility of sex with a 14-year-old girl as a way to get new recruits to sign up. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Accused husband says a spray tan killed his wife
Posted on June 03, 2009The medical examiner is pretty sure that she was strangled ...
Life ALMOST imitates "National Lampoon's Vacation"
Posted on June 03, 2009A 14-year-old from Florida was charged after he allegedly tied his pit bull to the bumper of a truck -- which someone then drove away. Luckily, the pit bull was able to run for nearly a mile before her collar...
Prairie Village plans warrant sweep, but amnesty period, too
Posted on June 03, 2009KSHB has the story. Anyone who wants to take advantage of the amnesty period needs to go to the municipal court between 4 and 8 p.m. today.
Prosecutor will oppose early release for Mertensmeyer
Posted on June 03, 2009Don Bradley, who's been following the case, has the full story, but in a nutshell, the Jackson County prosecutor says he'll try to keep Curtis Mertensmeyer, the driver in a fatal hit-and-run, behind bars. Because this is a first offense,...
Local motorcyclists "Muff," "Holms" plead guilty to meth conspiracy
Posted on June 03, 2009From the U.S. Attorney: William Eneff, also known as ?Muff,? 59, of Lee?s Summit, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan this afternoon to participating in a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between Jan...
Danny Glover to protest MO execution
Posted on June 03, 2009The "Lethal Weapon" star plans to attend a rally tonight supporting Reginald Clemons, who's set to be executed June 17 for the 1991 murders of Robin and Julie Kerry.
Accused killer Drew Peterson barred from making hilarious phone calls to radio talk shows
Posted on June 03, 2009The judge's order only affects Drew, but I think we're all losers here. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM
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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...
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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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