Crime Scene KC: Criminal Law

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Criminal Law

Crime Scene KC

Comprehensive crime news information, crime prevention tips and crime analysis about the Kansas City area.
By James Hart

Post Frequency: 275.3/day

Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 10:30:00

High five!

Posted on May 14, 2009
*I* thought it was funny, but I wasn't the dude getting kicked in the head. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Nemesis!

Trucker chokes on mint, drives off cliff

Posted on May 14, 2009
And survives to tell the tale, which happened near Perryville.

Georgia police chief suspended for wearing blue jeans to work

Posted on May 14, 2009
He actually brought his lawyer to a city council meeting and fought to have the suspension reversed. The council cut the suspension in half, but the chief will be wearing a uniform when he returns to work.

Man tried to eat bowl of cereal while driving, MA police say

Posted on May 14, 2009
He had a perfectly reasonable explanation: He was hungry. No word on the brand.

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

KS fails to pass new seatbelt law -- won't get $13 million in federal money

Posted on May 14, 2009
The feds were dangling the $13 million as a reward for passing a primary seatbelt law, which would let police stop motorists simply for going beltless. (Right now, you CAN get cited for not wearing a safety belt, but only...

Maybe she just needed some "me time"

Posted on May 14, 2009
A Washington woman allegedly delivered her newborn son by herself, then left the baby, his umbilical cord tied off, on her mother's kitchen table with a note. Kiddo is OK. Mom sounds like she's going to be staring at some...

$77 million lawsuit over New Mexico's cockfighting law

Posted on May 14, 2009
The state's courts say the ban is constitutional, so the plaintiffs are trying a different tack. They say the state is overstepping its limits when it has raided alleged cockfighting operations and euthanized the birds found there. (The question is...

"Nicotine Ninja" steals $120K worth of smokes

Posted on May 14, 2009
In Golden, Colo., police are blaming one burglar for 118 thefts over the space of two years there and in neighboring jurisdictions. The value is so high partly because he only steals name-brand cigs. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Will Nixon sign repeal of MO helmet law?

Posted on May 14, 2009
Brad Cooper has a good story this morning about the bill to partly repeal the law requiring helmets on motorcyclists. (If you're under 21, you'd still need a helmet. Ditto if you travel on the interstates.) The measure passed Missouri's...

Ohio man gets 90 days for shooting his wife during sex

Posted on May 14, 2009
Both he and she say the shooting was accidental, but there's a lot going on here: She had a protection order against him, so he shouldn't have been in the house, let alone performing his marital duties, prosecutors say.

Last suspect sentenced in Robin Bell homicide

Posted on May 14, 2009
Bell was working at the Dollar General in Bonner when she was brutally beaten and murdered back in November 2005, the Journal-World reports. The final defendant -- Amber Russell, 18 now but 15 during the crime -- will be held...

Big break in the Coleman Family murders?

Posted on May 14, 2009
In Columbia, Ill., where Sheri Coleman and her two young sons were murdered last week, police say they know who killed the victims, though it could be weeks before the prosecutor is ready to announce charges.

Reginald Carr is fighting his death sentence

Posted on May 14, 2009
Carr and his brother, Jonathan, were convicted of kidnapping, robbing, sexually assaulting and murdering four people back in December 2000 -- one of the most vicious killings in that city's recent history. Reginald Carr's lawyer has introduced 37 reasons why...

Michigan teen pleads guilty to crotch-burning

Posted on May 14, 2009
The actual charge is "assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder." But I feel "crotch-burning" describes the situation more accurately. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

"Click It Or Ticket" starts up Monday

Posted on May 14, 2009
And runs through May 31. It's a national effort, and a lot of local jurisdictions -- Olathe, Liberty, Shawnee and Cass County among them -- say they're going to be looking for drivers without seatbelts.

Postal carrier stole $20K stamps from work, sold them on Ebay, police say

Posted on May 13, 2009
At a 15 percent discount. He needed the money because he was behind on his mortgage, police allege. Story is from Michigan. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!

Louisiana considers allowing concealed-carry on college campuses

Posted on May 13, 2009
It's still early in the process, but a state House committee has approved the bill, despite objections from Loyola and Tulane.

1 man killed in driveby shooting near 54th and Wabash

Posted on May 13, 2009
From Meredith Rodriguez: A man died after a drive-by shooting in Kansas City (Tuesday) evening. The shooting happened at 54th Street and Wabash Avenue. Just before 8 p.m. an officer sitting in a parking lot near 54th and Prospect heard...

One of the D.C. snipers would like a do-over, please

Posted on May 13, 2009
The lawyers for John Allen Muhammad say he should never have been allowed to represent himself during his trial due to him being "too mentally impaired." Hence, they say, his conviction and death sentence should be thrown out.

5 of 6 "Liberty Six" defendants guilty of plotting to attack Sears Tower

Posted on May 13, 2009
It only took three trials ...

Making forensic science stronger

Posted on May 13, 2009
In February, the National Academy of Sciences published a landmark study on the problems with forensic science. They pointed out troubles with certification and crime-lab workloads, but they especially hammered fields like fingerprint and bite-mark analysis because they haven't met...

Girl, 11, holds sister, 7, at gunpoint and forces her to play

Posted on May 13, 2009
Story is from West Virginia. The girls were at grandma's house, and the gun, which was unloaded, came from the bedroom. The older girl actually held the gun on Gram, too, until Gram, well, insisted that she give it up.

Mom left baby in hot car so she could go burglarize a house, police say

Posted on May 13, 2009
The baby's OK, but I don't like his chances, long-term.

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on May 13, 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,...

Men accused of stealing from Sprint by secretly reducing phone bills

Posted on May 13, 2009
One of the accused is a former employee who lives in Overland Park. Authorities say his codefendant would forward him information about some clients' charges. The employee would then go into the company's computers to reduce or eliminate the charges,...

Hannibal mom let a man use her baby as a Taser shield, police say

Posted on May 13, 2009
I'm going to give her points for not using the baby as an offensive weapon, like a club.

Oh, good -- MO legislature intervenes in the sexting controversy

Posted on May 13, 2009
The Senate has approved an amendment that would make it a misdemeanor for minors to "'knowingly or recklessly create, receive, exchange, send or possess' sexually explicit material, even if the material is of the minor possessing it," the Post-Dispatch reports.

The Coleman Family murders

Posted on May 13, 2009
In St. Louis, one of the big stories right now is the murder of a mother and her two young sons in nearby Chester, Ill. Sheri Coleman and her sons -- Garett, 11, and Gavin, 9 -- were reportedly killed...

Not so bueno

Posted on May 13, 2009
A man named David Bueno, from Salem, Ore., is accused of harassing his neighbor by banging on her door and pretending to be a sheriff's deputy. The neighbor knew he was pretending because SHE's a deputy. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...

London testing technology that wouldn't let buses, taxis speed

Posted on May 13, 2009
London is trying out technology that would stop buses, taxis and government "fleet" vehicles from breaking the speed limit. It's believed that it'll prevent accidents and gridlock. Officials hope that, if everything works out, the public will be allowed to...

Previous | Next