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Charges filed in this weekend's Westport shooting

Posted on May 04, 2009
From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today accused a man of firing an assault-type rifle at a vehicle in a crowded Westport parking lot early Sunday, hitting a man in the leg. The victim required surgery for a broken femur,...

Weekend DUI checkpoint scheduled for Olathe

Posted on May 04, 2009
From Joe Lambe: Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Olathe late Friday evening and early Saturday evening, they said this week. Olathe police and Johnson County deputies will do the check that will include sobriety tests for suspected drunken...

NJ woman burned down apartment building because BF botched the grocery shopping, police say

Posted on May 04, 2009
On the bright side, he probably won't be sent on any errands like this again.

Game of beer-pong leads to Philly homicide, police say

Posted on May 04, 2009
It truly is the most dangerous game ...

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MO church abuse case unravels

Posted on May 04, 2009
Story is from McDonald County ..

The Supremes side with illegal immigrants on ID theft ruling

Posted on May 04, 2009
From The AP: A unanimous Supreme Court said today that undocumented workers who use phony IDs can?t be considered identity thieves without proof they knew they were stealing real people?s Social Security and other numbers. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!

Dentist accused of fondling patient, then saying he was screening for breast cancer

Posted on May 04, 2009
He's decided to plead no-contest.

MO man pleads guilty to illegal hog hunts in state park

Posted on May 04, 2009
Charles Richard Wade, 66, of Licking, would lead guided hunts for feral hogs in Mark Twain National Forest in Texas County, Mo., the U.S. attorney for western Missouri reports. The maximum punishment is six months in a federal prison and...

The death of Alex Arellano

Posted on May 04, 2009
It's not a local case, just a particularly disturbing one: A 15-year-old boy, with no criminal history or gang ties, was chased, beaten with bats, hit with a car, shot in the head and then set on fire. Hat Tip:...

If you're not angry, then you're not paying attention

Posted on May 04, 2009
A police dispatcher hangs up on a teenager, who was trying to get an ambulance for her dad, because she used the F-word during the call. They actually arrested her, on a bogus charge. Hat Tip: Saw this via Radley...

FL boy, 13, dodges bullets to escape Dad's slaughter of family

Posted on May 04, 2009
Another case here where a father kills his family, then himself. The only survivor is the oldest son, 13, who ran off while Dad was firing his gun at him. Dad later killed himself on the lawn, police say.

KC mom charged after autistic son, 7, is found wandering the streets

Posted on May 04, 2009
Adrianne Whitfield faces one count of endangering the welfare of a child, Jackson County prosecutors say. Her son, 7, was found February 1 while out walking without shoes about 11 in the morning. Police say the boy was unable to...

Campers accused of stealing calf, slaughtering it for steaks

Posted on May 04, 2009
Story is from New York state. The suspects are David Lochner, 21, and Timothy Welch, 18. Snip: ?One guy led the calf by a rope around its neck, and the other shot it twice with an arrow. It still wouldn?t...

More about this weekend's shootings

Posted on May 04, 2009

A Montana town desperately wants to be the next Gitmo

Posted on May 04, 2009
Most communities -- (cough) Leavenworth (cough) -- are fighting tooth and nail to keep the Gitmo prisoners from being sent to their particular backyard. That's not the case in Hardin, Mont., which built a new jail, but doesn't have any...

"Most corrupt cop in Chicago history" wants his Nazi memorabilia back

Posted on May 04, 2009
And the courts agree -- he should get it back, even though he is serving a life sentence right now.

What's the best way to judge police performance?

Posted on May 04, 2009
A lot of times, we look at the city's crime rate and get that number confused with how well police are doing, a Maryland criminologist argues. If the rate is low, well, the cops must be doing their job. If...

IA trooper under investigation -- is it for sending anti-Obama email?

Posted on May 04, 2009
He forwarded an email that contained mugshots of people wearing Obama T-shirts and noted the president has "quite a fan base," the AP reports. The trooper was suspended over that, and is now facing an internal investigation. It's not clear...

The Supremes agree to look at life sentences for kids

Posted on May 04, 2009
The United States is one of the few countries that will sentence those under 18 to life sentences without hope of parole. (Those punishments aren't common, but they do happen.) Critics say it's unfair to punish young people this way...

OK, maybe there WILL be a fine over Janet Jackson's bared breast

Posted on May 04, 2009
It's been several months, but a federal appeals court had ruled that CBS did NOT have to pay a $550K fine for the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction." But the Supremes -- who sided with the FCC last week over...

Guilty verdict in David Allen Masters homicide

Posted on May 04, 2009
Masters was the former prosecutor in Macon, Mo., until he lost an election and became a drug dealer near Springfield. Authorities say he was murdered by two roommates who were upset over late rent and unwanted sexual advances. Prosecutors say...

Ricky Brooks

Posted on May 04, 2009
He's the gentleman who's been charged in the Westport shootings from this weekend.

2 dead in shooting at Odessa gas station

Posted on May 04, 2009
From The Star: Two people were shot and killed at an Odessa, Mo., gas station this afternoon, according to a local television report. Officers from numerous police agencies responded to the gas station, where someone who had tried to rob...

Who killed Pierre Parker?

Posted on May 04, 2009
From KCPD: The victim has been identified as Pierre E. Parker, black male, 04/09/1988 of Kansas City. His picture is attached. There is no one is custody. (Parker was shot to death near 6th and Grand this past Sunday.

The most amazing thing you'll see today

Posted on May 04, 2009
An 80-something woman reportedly crashed this vehicle into a KCK residence today.

WI mom's BF killed her, shot her two toddlers in the head, police allege

Posted on May 04, 2009
What an awful case ...

Vermont Dad eats kids' food -- Mom threatens him with a knife, police say

Posted on May 04, 2009
So police hauled Mom off to jail ...

8 shot, injured in KCMO -- 4 in the heart of Westport

Posted on May 03, 2009
From The Star: Two separate shooting melees about 3 a.m. Sunday left eight persons with gunshot wounds but none were life threatening, according to Kansas City police. Police said four persons were shot in Westport in the vicinity of Westport...

1 shot dead near 6th and Grand in KCMO

Posted on May 03, 2009
From KCPD: On Sunday May 3, 2009 at about 1000am, KCMO Police Officers were dispatched to 6th and Grand (Grand Slam Liquors) on a shooting. On arrival officers found a black male in his 20?s suffering from at least one...

Where is John Marshall?

Posted on May 03, 2009
From Dawn Bormann: Authorities tonight asked for help locating a 96-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man who hasn?t been seen since Thursday evening. John Marshall is believed to be driving his beige 1998 Chrysler Cirrus. Kansas City, Kan. Police described Marshall...

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