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Charges dropped because trial, stress would have killed the suspect

Posted on May 21, 2009
I don't think I've heard of a case like this. Federal authorities have dropped charges against a Nevada man accused of enticing an underage girl via the Internet. The man has a severe heart condition that could easily kill him...

NY man accused of stealing dentures at gunpoint

Posted on May 21, 2009
Snip: "We yelled and we argued. ... But in the end, those teeth belonged to me," the man said.

Cali wants to revive law against selling violent video games to kids

Posted on May 21, 2009
The state has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a law that -- until it was knocked down by a federal appeals court -- would have made it illegal to sell violent video games to minors. There have been...

Is it a homicide? Or an accident?

Posted on May 21, 2009
A Tennessee woman is facing a second-degree murder charge after her husband died while they were having bondage-style sex. The cause of death was asphyxiation; police found him with duct tape over his mouth, while his arms and legs were...

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You can't hold me responsible because I was too drunk ...

Posted on May 21, 2009
A millionaire from Nebraska has allegedly failed to pay $14.75 million to a Las Vegas casino, but he's fighting the criminal charges -- he says he can't be held responsible because the casino deliberately kept him drunk and doped-up on...

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on May 21, 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,...

3 face charges in shooting near 56th and Highland

Posted on May 21, 2009
Two men were shot and injured while driving near 56th and Highland about 4 p.m. Tuesday near 56th and Highland, and now Jackson County prosecutors have filed charges against Austin Thibodeaux, Kia Collins and Ebony Hill for allegedly firing at...

29 years for Wichita man's Craigslist rapes

Posted on May 21, 2009
He would contact women via the site's personal ads and arrange meetings at local motels. When he showed up, though, he pretended to be a federal marshal and demanded sex. If they resisted, he said, he'd have them arrested for...

New twist in the Sarah Palin email theft case?

Posted on May 21, 2009
The defendant argues that he can't be guilty of hacking because Palin's emails were public records. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Nemesis!

Vandals target flowerpots on KC's West Side

Posted on May 21, 2009
From the West Side CAN Center: Some time last night, early this morning Wednesday/Thursday 5/20-21/09 - thieves overturned number of the big signature flower pots along Southwest Boulevard in front of La Fonda as well as the salsa club (former...

South Carolina mom and her 555-pound son are on the run, police say

Posted on May 21, 2009
The son is 14 years old, and as you can probably guess, his health is in a precarious state. The judge wants him to be put in protective custody, accusing the mother of failing to get her son medical help.

Latino street gang targeted black victims, federal prosecutor says

Posted on May 21, 2009
The story is from Los Angeles County -- specifically, the community of Hawaiian Gardens. More than 100 alleged gangstas are facing charges of extortion, murder, gun trafficking, witness intimidation, etc. (Though the Los Angeles Times piece doesn't specifically list "hate...

Mom accused of strangling boy, burying his body in playground sand

Posted on May 21, 2009
The story is from Albuquerque. Snip from the police chief: "She placed her hand over her son's mouth and nose and suffocated him. She had second thoughts about what she did. She performed CPR on her son, brought him back...

Craigslist strikes back!

Posted on May 21, 2009
The Web site has turned the tables on the South Carolina AG and sued HIM. Craigslist wants a court order preventing the state from charging them with abetting prostitution. And the company says that Henry McMaster is chilling their right...

Woman's body found in river near suburban Chicago

Posted on May 21, 2009
And because they have a couple of high-profile cases of missing persons, including that of Stacy Peterson, people wonder if the body might help solve one of those investigations. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Ebie!

Where is Daniel Hauser?

Posted on May 21, 2009
Authorities received a tip that Hauser, a Minnesota boy who's refusing chemotherapy for his Hodgkin's lymphoma, was seen in California with his mother, who's facing a warrant for her arrest. There's a good chance the two of them could be...

Utah man allegedly stole morphine from dying cancer patient

Posted on May 21, 2009
The police were called to arrest him, and during a struggle, they reportedly found the morphine on his person: The man claimed he took the morphine not to use it, but to bless it, Pickett said. "He said he withdrew...

Boy says he was sexually assaulted aboard school bus, KCPD reports

Posted on May 21, 2009
Both the police and KCSD are investigating. KSHB's report can be seen here.

Former Liberty school super pleads not guilty to stealing

Posted on May 21, 2009
From Glenn Rice: Former Liberty school superintendent William Scott Taveau pleaded not guilty today in Clay County Circuit Court to two felony stealing charges. Late last month, a Clay County grand jury indicted Taveau, 60, of Hudson, Fla., on one...

WI man was slugged because he refused to buy woman a drink, police say

Posted on May 21, 2009
The story is from Madison, where a woman approached a man at a bar and asked if he'd buy her a drink. He responded that he was married and, as a rule, didn't buy drinks for "strange women." Which is...

Nebraska boy, 6, saves dad's life during diabetic attack

Posted on May 21, 2009
The attack happened while the father was behind the wheel of their family van. Kiddo climbed onto his dad's lap, grabbed the wheel and drove for eight miles until a police officer was able to run up and shift the...

Death sentence for Egyptian tycoon who had his pop-star GF killed

Posted on May 21, 2009
It sounds a little like the Middle East's answer to the O.J. Simpson trial, except they ended up convicting the defendant. The tycoon, who is tight with Egypt's president, was expected to walk because he had so much influence. Hat...

Woman punches lawyer who complained about her taking his seat at the bar, FL cops say

Posted on May 21, 2009
There is a lovely mugshot of the suspect. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Should the U.S. close its Gitmo prison?

Posted on May 21, 2009
Congress seems set against moving the prisoners to the United States, but the White House is continuing to push the point. The president gave a big speech this morning about the issue. Critics say that Obama hasn't clearly spelled out...

Wisconsin bishop says he didn't realize molesting kids was a crime

Posted on May 21, 2009
Rembert G. Weakland, a retired archbishop from Milwaukee, says that church leaders knew that sexual abuse of children was a "moral evil," but didn't realize it was a matter that required the police or local prosecutors. Weakland made the statement...