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KC teen accused of gang-related shooting
Posted on May 13, 2009From The Star: Jackson County prosecutors have accused a reported gang member of firing a shotgun slug into a car carrying rival gang members, hitting one in the abdomen Monday afternoon. They charged Eduardo Escobar, 17, of Kansas City with...
IL man lands his plane on golf course so son won't miss tennis lesson
Posted on May 13, 2009The charges were only criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, which seemed pretty gentle.
Should Dennis Skillicorn's life be spared?
Posted on May 13, 2009The Missouri House's majority leader, Republican Steven Tilley of Perryville, has publicly asked the governor to commute Skillicorn's sentence to life, the AP reports. As we noted below, Skillicorn's codefendant says that he, not Skillicorn, pulled the trigger on Excelsior...
Man accused of murder wife while they scuba-dived on their honeymoon
Posted on May 13, 2009Australian authorities allege that David Gabriel "Gabe" Watson turned off his wife's air and held her underwater until she died back in 2003. He's since remarried, and he denies the allegation. Hat Tip: Many thanks, goshel!
More about the Good Samaritan Killers
Posted on May 13, 2009A lot has been written about Dennis Skillicorn, who's slated to be executed next week, so it was interesting to read Nadia Pflaum's post about Skillicorn's partner, Allen Nicklasson, at the Pitch's Plog. Nicklasson, to be direct, is about as...
OP man pleads guilty to anthrax hoax
Posted on May 13, 2009John Philip Barker sent a letter containing baby powder to an IRS office in Austin along with a misspelled threat: "YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ANTRAX DIE!" They were able to track him down because he used his credit card...
KS courts face possible cuts over budget snafu
Posted on May 13, 2009In the new state budget, the Journal-World reports, the state court system was hit with an $11 million cut, not counting the 2.75 percent reduction that all departments received. Legislators thought the court could make up the difference by charging....
Be thankful you don't live in Seattle
Posted on May 13, 2009Snip: The man then drove on to Sixth Avenue South at South Lander Street, where he encountered a Metro van. According to Kay Reeder, who worked nearby, he hit the van, backed up and struck it again. Reeder said it...
Older brother saves the day
Posted on May 13, 2009Great story from the Seattle area, where a 15-year-old chased down a stranger's pickup after his sister, age 4, had climbed inside. After he returned the little girl to their house, the teen came back with some friends and chased...
"Too much bling? Give us a ring"
Posted on May 13, 2009That's the message that a UK police department is publicizing. They're asking the public to report anybody who wears too much flashy jewelry during the economic downturn -- the theory being, they must have sold drugs or robbed somebody to...
KC robber attacked cabbie so he could get beer money, authorities allege
Posted on May 13, 2009Joseph Burge, 18 28, is facing counts of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action because he allegedly held up a cabbie about 11 p.m. on Mother's Day near 37th and Warwick. According to the probable cause, Burge had been drinking...
The boy on the milk carton
Posted on May 13, 2009CNN has a feature about Etan Patz, a missing New York boy whose case was one of the first ever publicized on milk cartons. Almost 30 years later, his remains have never been found.
Run for the border!
Posted on May 13, 2009In Indiana, a suspect was leading police on a 90 mph chase when he abruptly pulled into a Taco Bell parking lot. He realized he was probably going to jail and wanted to get a burrito first.
Police mistake Lindsay Lohan's housekeeping for the work of burglars
Posted on May 13, 2009Los Angeles police were called to Lohan's home after the burglar alarm went off. When they went inside, it looked like the residence had been ransacked. As it turns out, the alarm was a mistake. There were no burglars. That's...
TX burglars use doggy door to repeatedly break into home, police say
Posted on May 13, 2009I think the homeowners should sue -- the doggy-door packaging probably didn't warn them about this.
Is this a fair request?
Posted on May 13, 2009A Nebraska woman sued her neighbors after their dogs allegedly attacked her while she was gardening. (The neighbors dispute several details, such as whether their dogs got upset with the woman or her dog.) Besides seeking damages, the woman wants...
Report: Craigslist is dropping its "erotic services" section
Posted on May 13, 2009The AP report doesn't include verification from Craigslist, but it does cite the state attorneys general who met with the Web site's operators last week. (They accused the site of facilitating prostitution, among other things.) It sounds like Craigslist is...
DUI checkpoint in Mission late Friday, early Saturday
Posted on May 13, 2009It's a joint operation involving Mission police and the sheriff's department.
1 shot, critically hurt while moving at Northland apartment complex
Posted on May 12, 2009From Glenn Rice: Officers were summoned to an apartment in the 8600 block of North Cosby Avenue about 4:30 p.m. According to initial reports, five men were helping another man move into an apartment when an argument among some of...
FL woman allegedly ran prostitution ring with porn stars, fashion models
Posted on May 12, 2009The going rate was about $50,000 per night. The ringleader, authorities allege, made about $8.5 million off the project. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
More details about last week's big chase on I-70
Posted on May 12, 2009Christine's story about James E. Johnson is posted here. Johnson, who allegedly led police on a 38-minute chase on I-70, now faces seven felony counts. Authorities say he was fleeing from Lafayette County, where he was sentenced to 10 days...
Utah police think college student was kidnapped by her own parents
Posted on May 12, 2009Because she converted to the LDS church.
Driver honked horn while tailgating for 10 miles, CO police say
Posted on May 12, 2009They found nine bags of hallucinogenic mushrooms in his car, police say.
Tennessee close to passing law against sagging pants
Posted on May 12, 2009Which could make it the first state to have such a law ... until a court ultimately declares it unconstitutional, like every other anti-sagging law to stride the earth.
Federal judge gets 3 years for sexually abusing 2 female workers
Posted on May 12, 2009Story is from Houston, though the case originates in Galveston. The judge, Sameul Kent, could have gotten 20 years, but agreed to a plea deal, which includes another three years of probation and $6,550 restitution to the victims. The really...
Former Enron CEO appeals to the Supreme Court
Posted on May 12, 2009Jeff Skilling has served about three years of a 24-year sentence, and he's asking the Supremes to take another look at his conviction. His defense lawyers argue the jury was prejudiced against him.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on May 12, 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,...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Posted on May 12, 2009Double-M, the Midtown Miscreant, says he's quitting his blog. I blame you, America. Especially Independence.
Mom accused of driving while son allegedly kidnapped, beat woman
Posted on May 12, 2009Lunnie M. Norton faces one count of kidnapping, Jackson County prosecutors say. According to the probable-cause statement, she drove her son to a woman's house in Lee's Summit, where he allegedly beat the woman because she hadn't returned his truck.....
NY police crack down on rowdy Amish teens
Posted on May 12, 2009Amish boy, 17, pulled over with beer in his horse-drawn buggy. He admits to drinking beer, though he passed the field sobriety test.
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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?
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