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BREAKING NEWS: TOPLESS DOUGHNUT SHOP WAS VICTIM OF ARSON!
Posted on June 03, 2009I'm going to be leaving shortly to round up a posse to find the malefactor.
Sorry, kid, you can't have a Bible reading for your show-and-tell
Posted on June 02, 2009This actually went all the way to a federal appeals court ...
Shooter likely had "political, religious" motives for killing soldier, Little Rock police say
Posted on June 02, 2009The attack yesterday also left one soldier injured. The two victims were working at a recruiting station, but weren't regular recruiters -- they'd recently completed basic training. The dead man's name is William Long; he was 24.
New KS law punishes parents for underage drinking
Posted on June 02, 2009If the parents "recklessly" allow minors to drink at their residence. (Whether the folks provided the booze or not.) The old standard used to be "knowingly" allowing kids to drink. It takes effect July 1. There's some question over enforcement,...
Scott Roeder's ex-wife speaks
Posted on June 02, 2009From KSHB: "There has to be mental illness there. He couldn't cope with day to day life. He couldn't cope with the struggle of paying bills. He couldn't cope with not being able to make ends meet,? she said. Lindsey...
Is this man the world's worst bank robber?
Posted on June 02, 2009He allegedly dropped part of his loot, locked his keys inside his getaway vehicle and got shot twice in the leg -- once by himself, again by a bystander who chased him down. Story is from Virginia.
The Mexican cartels' new moneymaker? Heroin
Posted on June 02, 2009The New York Times had a piece this weekend about the cartels and how they're starting to take over heroin distribution from the Colombians and others. As a result, heroin is being sent to U.S. suburbs and rural areas where...
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on June 02, 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,...
Curtis Mertensmeyer
Posted on June 02, 2009should be out on probation soon, Don Bradley reports. The family of Daniel Riemann, who was killed in the hit-and-run accident argue that Mertensmeyer should serve more time. This was Mertensmeyer's first offense.
KY men get 45 days for stealing Baby Jesus figure from Nativity scene
Posted on June 02, 2009Normally, they wouldn't get time because this was a first offense. But the prosecutor noted they were both jerks: But "these were callous and hurtful acts directed at families trying to celebrate a sacred event," Dalton said in a news...
Man builds mole trap using shotgun shell, steel plate
Posted on June 02, 2009And he only loses PART of a finger! Police aren't sure if they'll charge him for setting an illegal trap.
What, I can't use visual aids during my speech?
Posted on June 02, 2009A Washington state teen is accused of smoking a joint while reading a pro-marijuana essay aloud during class. He then allegedly sat down, finished the joint and ate the end of it. What was the teacher doing? Fetching the authorities.
He brought enough for everyone ...
Posted on June 02, 2009Homeless man accused of spreading box of feces on the light-rail train's floor in Phoenix.
Government official asks Guinea citizens to set fire to armed robbers
Posted on June 02, 2009The jails are full, so really, the only option is anarchy.
Where is Joslyn Lee?
Posted on June 02, 2009UPDATED: Good news, she's been found! From KCPD: Joslyn Lee has been located and is safe. Police received a 911 call from a pay phone at 63rd and Prospect at about 136 pm this afternoon from Joslyn. She has been...
Where is Cora Lee Pfannensteil?
Posted on June 02, 2009From KCPD: Cora Lee Pfannensteil was last seen by her family at about 2 p.m. Monday, June 1. She was leaving the 200 block of West Armour Blvd. and heading for a bank at Westport and Broadway. Family members have...
Hammer-wielding suspect was "angry at life"
Posted on June 02, 2009Sadly, Life wasn't around, so the Utah man reportedly beat up his two roommates, who were asleep at the time.
Jackson County prosecutor gets $400K grant to start cold-case unit
Posted on June 02, 2009From the National Institute of Justice. It'll pay for two legal analysts, an investigator and a paralegal for 18 months. They'll be working with cases that go back to 1979, especially ones where DNA evidence might open the door for...
Colorado man plotted to kill Mom -- then use her money for GF's breast implants, authorities say
Posted on June 02, 2009The girlfriend has taken a plea deal and received two years.
TX grandma Tasered during traffic stop
Posted on June 02, 2009There's some debate over whether she deserved to get zapped. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P!
Do you recognize this woman?
Posted on June 02, 2009From KCKPD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Property Crimes Unit is continuing to seek assistance from the public in identifying the person shown in the picture ... On March 18, 2009 a burglary took place in the 2700 Block...
Philanthropist, 102, found dead after jumping into Missouri River
Posted on June 02, 2009The story is from the St. Charles area. The man in question, I.E. Millstone, actually jumped a couple of weeks ago. He donated millions of dollars made off his construction business, which built the old Busch Stadium.
The most amazing thing you'll read today
Posted on June 02, 2009In New York, a convenience-store owner gets the drop on a would-be robber -- but puts down his shotgun and gives the man $40 and a loaf of bread after the suspect gets on his knees and begs for forgiveness....
Hello, 911? I'm going to beat up someone, and I need your help
Posted on June 02, 2009A Wisconsin woman -- whom police called a "high-functioning drunk" -- reportedly call police and asked for a ride to her ex-husband's girlfriend, whom she needed to beat down. Snip: The woman allegedly pointed a clenched fist at the deputy...
"She was on a mission"
Posted on June 02, 2009Last year, a man named Robert Abner kidnapped a convenience-store clerk near Viola, Kan., and sexually assaulted her over the course of four days -- until, moved by her family's pleas on TV, he released her. He was found guilty...
The child-custody case from Hell
Posted on June 02, 2009David Goldman of New Jersey has been stuck in the child-custody case from Hell ... but it looks like he's finally won the battle to get his son back. Back in 2004, Goldman's wife took their son, Sean, on a...
Something awful happened at the Welcome Inn
Posted on June 02, 2009A newborn girl, maybe a couple of hours old, was found abandoned in a Massachusetts motel room. Her umbilical cord was still attached, and empty beer cans were scattered around the room.
"Quit is not something I like to do"
Posted on June 02, 2009Probably the best article that you're going to read about George Tiller and why he did what he did. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV! In this 1985 photo, Charlotte Taft , operator of a clinic in Dallas, Texas, hugs...
30 minutes, or you can punch me
Posted on June 02, 2009In Miami, a local prosecutor is accused of punching a Domino's pizza deliverywoman in the arm, leaving a red mark, because she was late. The prosecutor says she hit him with her cellphone first and nudged him with her car....
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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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