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Elizabeth Smart speaks
Posted on May 02, 2009About what it's like to survive an ordeal like hers. (She recommends that crime victims be called survivors -- which makes sense in some cases, but not others. A dude broke into my car last year. I'm not a crime...
Drug-dealing scum want asylum, too
Posted on May 02, 2009We've written about Mexico's war on drugs -- it's an actual war, with soldiers being dispatched to the worst areas of the country. The violence has gotten so bad that some elected officials and professional types, fearful of the cartels,...
Great news! We got your conviction overturned!
Posted on May 02, 2009After you already completed your sentence!
It's wrong, but I sort of wish more parents did this ...
Posted on May 02, 2009A New Hampshire man is accused of leaving his 3-year-old in the car while Pop went into a movie theater and caught a show.
Okie bank robbers watched movies for tips, FBI says
Posted on May 02, 2009The authorities say it was something of a lifelong dream for the suspects, who knocked over two financial institutions before getting pinched.
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on May 02, 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,...
Monstrous
Posted on May 02, 2009A California man allegedly paid off a $100 debt to a friend by letting that friend rape his girlfriend, police say.
KCK man guilty of three local bank robberies
Posted on May 02, 2009From Meredith Rodriguez: Wyatt J. Ellison, 36, was found guilty of stealing $40, 255 from a Commerce Bank in Gladstone, $46,854 from a First National Bank in Independence and $4,573 from a US Bank in Kansas City. The robberies happened...
Other daughter calls shenanigans on the "real Zodiac killer"
Posted on May 02, 2009This week in San Francisco, a woman claimed her dad was the notorious Zodiac Killer -- and the SFPD say they're going to look into her claims. Meanwhile, the woman's stepsister is declaring shenanigans, saying their departed father couldn't have...
9 DUI arrests during KCPD sobriety checkpoint in Old Northeast
Posted on May 02, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on May 1, 2009 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 3719 Independence Avenue . Eastbound and Westbound traffic was checked with a total of 447 vehicles stopped....
Chuck E. Cheese accused of groping woman's breast, lawsuit alleges
Posted on May 01, 2009The customer is seeking unspecified damages. The beloved spokesrodent had no comment. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Judy!
MO driver must put flowers on victims' graves every year, judge rules
Posted on May 01, 2009For five years, as part of his probation. I'm not sure how I feel about this. You can see the judge is trying to make the defendant remember what he's done. If I were the victims' family, though, I'd probably...
Yes, I'm going to ram your car, but I have your best interests in mind
Posted on May 01, 2009A Florida woman is accused of repeatedly ramming her car -- which was carrying her two young kids -- into her boyfriend's vehicle. She says he was drunk and she didn't want him driving anywhere.
The Yosemite Sam Doctrine
Posted on May 01, 2009Three Chicago cops have been acquitted of a bar fight -- which, they say, started after some businessmen called them names, etc. As part of his ruling, the judge said the officers were provoked because of fighting words. (He also...
The airlines really are out to get you ...
Posted on May 01, 2009From the Oregonian: From the time the federal Transportation Security Administration began requiring checked luggage to be unlocked in 2003, the agency has received nearly 70,000 complaints of pilfering from bags.
Woman steals ambulance so she can do doughnuts in the park
Posted on May 01, 2009Story is from Chicago.
Are MO highway deaths on pace for a record low?
Posted on May 01, 2009On Thursday afternoon, the patrol had totaled 242 fatals so far this year, compared to 279 at the same point last year. And 2008 was either a record or near-record for fewest deaths.
Police Academy, Part X
Posted on May 01, 2009The KC Guy has another report about his training in the Prairie Village Citizen Police Academy.
KC man accused of home invasion, rape near 11th and Woodland
Posted on May 01, 2009Tony Rizzo has the story here. The victim says her daughter had just left for school when the man forced his way in.
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on May 01, 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,...
UPDATE: KS cop wanted sex if he'd get suspect's charges dropped, authorities allege
Posted on May 01, 2009From The AP: A Wichita woman who accused a police officer of offering to get a case dismissed in exchange for sex apparently secretly recorded their conversations. According to recently unsealed court documents, Angelique Mason also sent nude pictures of...
The dumbest thing you will see today
Posted on May 01, 2009It's essentially Barney Fife in a fetish suit.
How is KC's first red-light camera doing?
Posted on May 01, 2009KCPD has provided a month-by-month breakdown of citations issued. What's interesting is that drivers look like they're remembering to not run the reds there. During March, the first full month of operation, the city issued 604 citations. The next month?...
Missouri's big DUI crackdown starts today
Posted on May 01, 2009And runs through Sunday. KCPD, obviously, is going to be out in force, but so are smaller agencies like Riverside. It's never a good idea to drink and drive, but this weekend will be an especially poor time to do...
TX man was beaten to death over $85 dinner tab, relative says
Posted on May 01, 2009The victim had reportedly gone to dinner with two buddies and agreed to pay the bill -- only he got so drunk that he was thrown out and didn't pay, the relative says. Then his buddies allegedly beat him to...
Is the Missouri Plan going to be changed?
Posted on May 01, 2009The Missouri Plan is a decades-old method for choosing our state's appellate judges and some trial judges. Our judges don't get elected -- they get appointed, then face retention votes to stay on the bench. A special panel -- which...
Welcome to Bizarro World ...
Posted on May 01, 2009Judge orders confessed killer to be freed, but the killer says he'd rather stay in jail.
Okie accused of stabbing his dad during bacon argument
Posted on May 01, 2009Good news is that Dad will live.
Robbery foiled at 7-Eleven at 89th and Wornall?
Posted on May 01, 2009If I'm not mistaken, this is the same place that kept getting robbed over and over again. Not this time.
MO patrol finishes school-bus inspections
Posted on May 01, 2009From the patrol: Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee?s Summit, announces the results of the school bus inspections conducted by the Troop A Motor Vehicle Inspection personnel. The school bus inspections started the first week of...
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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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