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Federal program will check immigration status at almost all local jails

Posted on May 19, 2009
It's a program that started under the Bush administration, but the Obama White House is increasing its funding. Authorities will run suspects' fingerprints through a national immigration database. They're trying to focus on illegal immigrants who've committed crimes, rather than...

Victim's mom beats up child molester outside court, NJ cops say

Posted on May 19, 2009
Sadly, the molester was uninjured.

KC double-homicide suspect arrested in Arkansas

Posted on May 19, 2009
That's according to the Pitch's Plog. Deonta R. Taylor, who's accused of killing Drell Fisher and Reginald Barnes outside Gerry's Silver Slipper back in February, was reportedly arrested for a shooting in Forrest City, Ark.

GA educators accused of mistreating special-needs students

Posted on May 19, 2009
The teacher and her aide allegedly duct-taped an autistic boy, 17, to his chair. The teacher is also accused of making a blind girl stay under her desk as punishment. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

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KCTV: Local boys accused of burning their family's pets alive

Posted on May 19, 2009
The dog died, but the cat survived, though it was badly injured. Judging from the KCTV report, it doesn't sound like they're facing any criminal charges. Hat Tip: Saw this via Tony's Kansas City!

NYT on the Dennis Skillicorn execution

Posted on May 19, 2009
Not too much new here, though they do find a couple of Republicans, pro-death penalty, who have qualms about executing Skillicorn because he didn't actually pull the trigger.

Thief tricked Wal-Mart employees into helping her steal $1,300 TV

Posted on May 19, 2009
Story is from Joplin, where a woman dressed like a Wal-Mart employee went into a backroom and got a couple of employees to help her load a TV onto a cart, which the thief wheeled to the parking lot and...

More about the fight at Kauffman Stadium

Posted on May 19, 2009
More here from KMBC. Christine and Tony have a blow-by-blow report here.

Teen tried to use banana to rob Internet cafe, NC cops say

Posted on May 19, 2009
By allegedly holding it under his shirt and pretending it was a gun. Bystanders grabbed him, though, and held the suspect until the authorities arrived. He ate the banana before officers made the scene, it was reported. They did, however,...

13 DUI arrests during Merriam sobriety checkpoint

Posted on May 19, 2009
From JoCo Sheriff: The Johnson County Sheriff?s Office and Merriam Police Department did a DUI Checkpoint on Friday, May 15, 2009. The results of the lane were: 290 Cars Checked 13 DUI Arrests 4 Drug Arrests including one Felony Drug...

IL man tried to blow up house with wife, kiddo inside, police say

Posted on May 19, 2009
Because his wife had cheated on him, police allege. Fortunately, both the missus and the 5-year-old, who'd been tied up, were able to escape before the house exploded. The defendant, surprisingly, was inside AND survived. Which is why they're going...

Another fruitful Friday night

Posted on May 18, 2009
Friday night police made 20 DUI arrests at 169 Highway and Lou Holland Drive, The Star reports, those on top of some other charges like driving without a seat belt or with a revoked license. |Meredith Rodriguez

A sadistic version of take-your-kid-to-work day

Posted on May 18, 2009
Employees shocked 43 kids, including a warden's daughter, with stun guns and exposed others to tear gas. "So far this year, none of the stun guns have been used on the 10,000 prison inmates--only the children of DOC workers." Hat...

Shooter gets to graduate from college

Posted on May 18, 2009
His victim, obviously does not. From CNN: About 500 students will graduate this weekend from Atlanta's prestigious Morehouse College. One person who won't be there is Rashad Johnson, shot three times by a fellow student. But the shooter will receive....

Wounded women are the scariest

Posted on May 18, 2009
A 78-year-old woman was apparently dealing with some pent up anger. She is accused of attacking her 84-year-old husband because she believed he cheated on her several times during their marriage. A witness told police that the woman admitted that...

Woman charged with neglect and child abuse

Posted on May 18, 2009
For holding a car seat in her arms instead of fastening it. Her 3-month-old flew 20+ feet when another car ran into their truck. |Meredith Rodriguez

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on May 18, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James will be off today, and Meredith Rodriguez will...

Despite conversion, Good Samaritan killer will face death penalty

Posted on May 18, 2009
Dennis Skillicorn has been a leader and a peacemaker in prison, religious leaders say. He turned his life around, according to a former inmate. His attorneys wanted to delay the execution to appeal his sentence to the U.S. Supreme Court,...

Should KS porn shops, strip clubs be allowed to have highway signs?

Posted on May 18, 2009
From AP: A state law restricting billboards that advertise for strip clubs and sex shops does not violate the First Amendment, lawyers for Kansas Attorney General Stephen Six argued Monday. The arguments came in court papers in response to a...

Say cheese? Them's fighting words

Posted on May 18, 2009
From Christine Vendel: A ruined photo opportunity at the playground in the new outfield area of Kauffman Stadium kicked off a brawl among several adults Sunday afternoon in front of dozens of frightened children. Police arrested James T. Mela, 37,...

Prosecutors want cyberbully mom to go to prison

Posted on May 18, 2009
The defense says they're using Lori Drew as a symbol. She was found not guilty of the felony charge of intentionally causing emotional harm over the internet to humiliate 13-year-old neighbor Megan Meier, who later committed suicide. Drew and her...

Four new red light cameras in KC

Posted on May 18, 2009
They'll be adding four to the nine already established, including two north of the river by June 1st. 1. North Oak Trafficway and Vivion Road 2. Northwest 68th Street and U.S. 169 3. Eastbound East 23rd Street and Interstate 435...

A snake slithered up a power pole

Posted on May 18, 2009
And then caused a power outage in Hannibal, MO. It survived after coming into contact with 13,800 volts. |Meredith Rodriguez

Man steals equipment bag from police during chase

Posted on May 18, 2009
From The Star's Christine Vendel: Kansas City police today continued to look for a thief who stole a sergeant's equipment bag from his patrol car early Sunday while the sergeant was in a foot chase with suspected carjackers. The seargeant...

Camping trip turns ugly

Posted on May 18, 2009
When a group of young people get in a fight and then start "slashing around." Three people were injured, one critically. |Meredith Rodriguez

The latest on the waterboarding scandal

Posted on May 18, 2009
From The Washington Post: House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) "ought to either present the evidence or apologize" in the wake of her comments that CIA officials misled her about the...

Who's Vinnie Jones?

Posted on May 18, 2009
Some young men at a South Dakota bar knew. When Jones walked over to a pool table, one of the two men at the table said, "You're Juggernaut from 'X-Men.' You're not getting in the game." He was acquitted from...

Security guards acting as officers, getting into trouble

Posted on May 18, 2009
Los Angeles security guards, working for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are being investigated for improper use of authority. From the Los Angeles Times. "Although the 97 MTA security guards carry guns, batons and pepper spray, they are not legally authorized...

William Wallace was never mistaken for a cross-dresser

Posted on May 18, 2009
But a Jr. High principal in Utah seemed to think that a Scottish boy wearing a kilt could be misconstrued and told him to change. |Meredith Rodriguez

Diaper boy once again eludes the throes of justice

Posted on May 18, 2009
Prosecutors have had trouble prosecuting "diaper boy" five times before because he does not exactly "expose" himself. From The Salt Lake Tribune: "The 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he showed his diaper and passed out pictures of adults and...

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