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Crime Scene KC 
Comprehensive crime news information, crime prevention tips and crime analysis about the Kansas City area.
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By James Hart
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No stimulus for you!
Posted on May 07, 2009There are 26 police departments that won't get one thin dime from the federal stimulus program because they broke the rules under the last federal COPS program. (Not sure if you remember COPS -- it was a Clinton-era program where...
OUR WORST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED
Posted on May 07, 2009MacGyver is a real person, and he's making car bombs from 20-ounce Pepsi bottles in Cedar Rapids.
Judge stops drug-testing for school choir, math club, other nerds
Posted on May 07, 2009A California school district randomly tested students in all kinds of competitive activities, including the math club, FFA and symphony. But a judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the practice. Snip: "Unlike participation in athletics, students participating in a...
Big crime drop in rural JoCo?
Posted on May 07, 2009The sheriff's office has released a report showing a big decrease in crime, KCTV reports. The study covers DeSoto, Edgerton and the unincorporated parts of the county. (Which is not, traditionally, a beehive of villainy.) Snip: Assistance calls to the...
UPDATE on First Federal Bank robbery from earlier today
Posted on May 07, 2009KCPD arrested a suspect this evening during a traffic stop, the FBI says.
Arizona GOP director caught driving 109 mph by radar camera
Posted on May 07, 2009Coming Soon: A bill in the Arizona legislature to repeal radar cameras ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on May 07, 2009In Pennsylvania, a college student is trying to get unsuspended from his Christian school after he was booted for doing gay porn. (He was, ironically, reported by another student who saw the video online.) The suspended student say he used...
Drew Peterson does the impossible
Posted on May 07, 2009He's managed to offend HBO. No way would they ever have him on their show about a whorehouse! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
Trooper's family gets second chance at lawsuit against Ford
Posted on May 06, 2009From Mark Morris: The issue of whether Ford police cruisers have a fatal fuel-system design will return to Jackson County for a second trial, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Ruling for Overland Park businessman Michael Nolte and the family....
Why do people stereotype the elderly as cranky and out-of-touch?
Posted on May 06, 2009New stories like this one probably have something to do with it.
Is this woman guilty of theft? Or is she just a jerk?
Posted on May 06, 2009Florida police have arrested an elderly woman who spotted a wallet lying on the grocery store's floor and mailed it back to the owner -- minus the $115 inside it. Police eventually tracked her down. She said that, since she...
Louisiana gov would like to ban sex offenders from being around kids, period
Posted on May 06, 2009Which sounded awesome until the legislature informed him that his proposal was sort of, um, impossible. Tucker and Wooton?s letter questioned how the state could entirely ban convicts from being in the presence of minors: If ?the offender is hired...
SPLC vs. KKK
Posted on May 06, 2009The Southern Poverty Law Center says that its $2.5 million judgment against the second-largest Klan organization in America has gutted the group. Though it should probably be noted that (A) they haven't got paid anything yet and (B) the number...
Thank heavens for stupid criminals ...
Posted on May 06, 2009A Washington man called police to complain after he'd been booted from the local bowling alley. Which was a stupid thing to do since he was wanted on an attempted-murder warrant.
Um, maybe you shouldn't have gotten involved ...
Posted on May 06, 2009A California man, just walking down the street, spotted a couple arguing and tried to stop them. When they didn't listen, he allegedly stabbed the man in the neck. On the bright side, they DID stop arguing.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on May 06, 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,...
GSW victim arrives at Research Med with life-threatening injury
Posted on May 06, 2009From Meredith Rodriguez: A man showed up at Research Medical Center in Kansas City with a life-threatening gunshot wound tonight. The victim was dropped off at the hospital by a vehicle, so police have little information on how the shooting...
Northland cop accused of hitting, injuring elderly man
Posted on May 06, 2009From Glenn Rice: A Clay County grand jury has indicted an Oakview police officer who allegedly struck and injured an 89-year-old man during a traffic stop. The officer, Kimberly A. Whyley, 38, of Kansas City, North, faces a charge of...
Teacher violated First Amendment by ridiculing creationism during class, judge rules
Posted on May 06, 2009Not a crime story, exactly, just an interesting civil suit from California. A student sued his high-school history teacher because the instructor called Christianity "superstitious nonsense." A federal judge said the teacher, as a government employment, violated the establishment clause...
Seriously? This is why we need the Patriot Act?
Posted on May 06, 2009Just pray it never happens to your family ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards
Baltimore murder suspect threatens witness during his trial, authorities say
Posted on May 06, 2009In full view of the jurors. Stay classy, Baltimore. If it weren't for the crabcakes and John Waters, you guys are Colombia North.
VA woman jumps onto car's hood after pursesnatcher robs her
Posted on May 06, 2009It sounds like something out of "T.J. Hooker." I'm sorry, but unless her actual baby was in that purse, no way should she have done something so dangerous.
Shot in the mouth, but survives
Posted on May 06, 2009From Christine Vendel: A 27-year-old Kansas City man drove himself to a hospital Tuesday night after someone shot him in the mouth. The victim told police he was driving in the area of 45th Street and Troost Avenue when he...
Are the Mexican cartels changing their "rules of engagement"?
Posted on May 06, 2009Until now, the cartels have told their soldiers to avoid getting into gunfights with U.S. authorities, the Los Angeles Times reports. Law-enforcement sources, though, say that Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who allegedly heads the Sinaloa cartel, has told his smugglers...
R&D has a lot of explaining to do
Posted on May 06, 2009Ford has developed a device that limits how fast young drivers can go. Its lowest setting? 80 mph.
Nobody puts Brooke Shields in a corner!
Posted on May 06, 2009Kiefer Sutherland reportedly headbutted a dude to defend Brooke Shields' honor ...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on May 06, 2009Longtime reader G points out this story about the first American "to die from swine flu." He notes that state officials have NOT confirmed that flu caused her death because she had a series of other health problems. Hat Tip:...
So wrong
Posted on May 06, 2009A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 100 years because he used MySpace to solicit sex acts from teenage girls. His defense: Originally, he was looking for strippers, but the teenage girls tended to be more affordable. Hat Tip: Many...
UK artist consumed pills, booze, hand soap -- then tried to bite flight attendant's leg, police say
Posted on May 06, 2009Oh, it could have been the booze or the pills, but I'm betting the hand soap played an important part in this situation.
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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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