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Dad who threw 4 kids off bridge gets death penalty in Alabama
Posted on April 30, 2009Three of the kids were his. The oldest was only 3. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty Pv!
Have they caught Los Angeles' most prolific serial killer?
Posted on April 30, 2009Police say a 72-year-old man, an insurance adjuster previously convicted of two sexual assaults, is charged with two murders from the 70s, but investigators are seeing whether he has ties to something like 30 other unsolved cases. Hat Tip: Many...
TX girl, 12, accused of shooting dad in the back of head, killing him
Posted on April 30, 2009What could possess a kid to do something like this?
Where is Kara Kopetsky?
Posted on April 30, 2009Next week will mark the second anniversary of the Belton teen's disappearance. The case generated some national attention the other day, when Nancy Grace featured Kara as one of her unsolved cases.
Good riddance ... for 25 years, at least
Posted on April 30, 2009Frederick Darrington, 20, is going away on a federal carjacking charge. He's the deadbeat who shot and wounded a KCPD officer during a traffic stop. (Darrington was driving a stolen car.) This doesn't resolve the 12 state charges that Darrington...
It ended the only way it could have -- in a Tasering
Posted on April 30, 2009Shirtless man on LSD tries to enter SeaWorld without paying ...
And it was the best weekend ever ...
Posted on April 30, 2009Wisconsin man caught stealing cold beer, chain saw ...
Platte County employee stole tax money to go gambling
Posted on April 30, 2009From Platte County prosecutor: A former employee of the Platte County Collector?s office will be required to repay more than $55,000 in stolen tax payments and spend 90 days in the Platte County jail after pleading guilty to felony stealing...
Golf tourney to benefit KCPD CARE Team
Posted on April 30, 2009The CARE Team helps KCPD officers and their families when they go through a major life event, whether that's a line-of-duty death or a military deployment. Pam Bear, who's with the group, says the volunteers have helped police retirees make...
KC increasing the fee for police response to false security alarms
Posted on April 30, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department will increase annual renewal fees from $35 to $40 per false security system alarm beginning May 1, 2009. The increase will apply to both residential and business alarm users. Residential users are...
Mother of the Year?
Posted on April 30, 2009Pennsylvania mom allegedly lets 23-year-old move into the house and have sex with her 15-year-old daughter, as long as the girl didn't get pregnant. On the bright side, they met on the Internet, so he's probably good with computers.
What the mechanic saw ...
Posted on April 30, 2009Interesting story from the New York Times. A mechanic was inspecting the helicopter of an Indian industrialist -- one of the country's richest men -- and found evidence that somebody had tampered with the aircraft. Days later? The mechanic himself...
Those are some lovely mugshots ...
Posted on April 30, 2009The one in the middle looks like she's hungry for brains. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jay Tee!
MO legislators OK bill to let motorcyclists ride without helmets
Posted on April 30, 2009No word on where the governor stands. The bill would make it legal for motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without a helmet on any Missouri road, except for the interstates.
WI man says crippling video-game addiction led him to embezzle $12K, police report
Posted on April 30, 2009From his fraternity, where he was treasurer, police allege. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Former Liberty superintendent arrested over stealing indictment
Posted on April 30, 2009From Bob Cronkleton and Glenn Rice: A former Liberty school superintendent was arrested and booked into a Florida jail late last night on a Missouri warrant for two counts of stealing relating to his tenure with the district. William Scott...
Elderly sisters, ages 65 and 70, accused of dealing smack
Posted on April 30, 2009Story is from Pennsylvania. The police claim they were pulling down about 10 large every week. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jay Tee!
Watch out, employers of illegal immigrants
Posted on April 30, 2009You just moved to No. 1 on ICE's to-do list.
More protections for gays under a new hate-crime bill
Posted on April 30, 2009It's passed the House, and is headed toward the Senate. Right now, federal prosecutions don't happen in cases where the victim was attacked for being gay. The bill also includes federal money to help local jurisdictions investigate and prosecute hate...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on April 30, 2009From KCPD: KCMO PD Property Crimes detectives are attempting to identify the individual in the attached surveillance photos. He?s a suspect in the stealing of a wallet from the 24 Hour Fitness, 301 NE Englewood Rd, on April 11, 2009....
Sorry, hippies -- if you can't wear pants, you can't play Ultimate Frisbee
Posted on April 29, 2009The whole sordid tale can be found here. The money quote: Team co-captain Dusty Becker apologized to the board, but wasn't too apologetic. "Speeding, drinking, nudity ? they're not bad things," he said. "They're things a big portion of the...
No KCPD layoffs -- but will budget cuts mean more crime?
Posted on April 29, 2009Police won't lay off anybody currently on staff, though they will be enforcing mandatory retirements and trying to cut jobs through attrition. From KMBC: Deputy Chief Cy Ritter said some officers could be pulled off the streets to handle people...
Craigslist suspect's fiancee is standing by her man
Posted on April 29, 2009The wedding is either postponed or canceled, according to the band. But Megan McAllister, the fiancee of suspect Phil Markoff, says she's sticking by him through the whole legal process. Snip: "To me and my family, he is a loving...
Wake up, people! The robo-apocalypse is nigh!
Posted on April 29, 2009In Sweden, a robot reportedly GRABBED A MAN'S HEAD and nearly killed him ...
Arkansas men try to steal truck that doesn't run, police say
Posted on April 29, 2009Officers caught them while they were reportedly pushing the heap past police headquarters ...
If you spend enough time around middle-school students, this was bound to happen
Posted on April 29, 2009A NY teacher -- accused of smacking a middle-schooler -- allegedly barricaded himself in his classroom and claimed that his computers had been turned into weapons. His demands? He wanted the principal gone and for teachers to be treated better.
KCPD's Spanish-language immersion program
Posted on April 29, 2009Chief Corwin's blog has a post about the program, which crams four semesters of college-level Spanish into 10 weeks, followed by a few weeks of immersion in Mexico.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on April 29, 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. THANK YOU: To Meredith Rodriguez, who minded things on Monday and...
Do they really know the Zodiac Killer's real name?
Posted on April 29, 2009That's the claim. Associates of the late attorney Melvin Belli, who received a letter from the killer, say they'll produce a proven relative of the killer, along with input from several forensic experts, during a press conference today outside the...
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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...
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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