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Gladstone man charged for Southwest Boulevard shooting
Posted on April 28, 2009Vincent Muzquiz, 21, allegedly shot at a patron outside and then shot at a woman who tried to calm him down. |Meredith Rodriguez
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on April 28, 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. PROGRAMMING NOTE: James will be off today, so Meredith Rodriguez (mrodriguez@kcstar...
School is no haven for many kids
Posted on April 28, 2009Eighty-six percent of schools report one crime per year. About 1.7 million students ages 12 to 18 have been victim of a crime at school. Eight percent have been threatened or injured with a weapon within the last year. Twenty-two...
Chris Bartholomew case featured on America's Most Wanted site
Posted on April 28, 2009On their home page, just scroll down to see it. Bartholomew, you might remember, was killed during a driveby shooting about two years ago near 39th and Broadway. So far, there has been no arrest in his slaying. Here's the...
No layoffs at KPCD? And they saved the helicopters?
Posted on April 28, 2009That's what Christine is reporting. This year's academy class is toast, though, if they can't find grant funding. (Presumably through the federal stimulus, but everybody and his police chief has applied.) Sounds like they've made it work by cutting overtime,...
OP plans DUI saturation patrol on May 1
Posted on April 28, 2009From OPPD: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department is conducting a DUI Saturation Patrol on May 1, 2009. It is the police department?s goal to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving within its community. The DUI Saturation...
Think of the children, Cher
Posted on April 28, 2009Her use of an expletive at the Billboard award shows in 2002 helped invoke the Supreme Court: "People have been telling me I'm on the way out every year, right? So (expletive) 'em." The Court upheld a ruling today against...
I pity the fool who's guilty
Posted on April 28, 2009Mr T. did not disappoint when he showed up in Cook County Court for jury duty Monday. He told the Chicago Sun-Times: "It's not about the A-Team; it's the J-Team--the jury team," he said. "If you're innocent, I'm your best...
FAA told NY mayor about flight?
Posted on April 28, 2009An anonymous source said the mayor's office knew about the plane that flew low over lower Manhattan, causing a scare blocks away from ground zero. But it looks like the military asked them and other officials not to publicize the...
Apples and a bridle help capture unusual suspect
Posted on April 28, 2009A horse that was galloping freely though west Wichita. It is now in "protective custody." |Meredith Rodriguez
14 year-old to be tried as an adult
Posted on April 28, 2009The Star's Joe Lambe reports that Keaire Brown, who allegedly shot a boy to death, will be the first person in Wyandotte County to face a trial at that young of an age. The judge did not believe the girl...
He said he was having a panic attack
Posted on April 28, 2009From the Associated Press: "An Israeli man accused of rushing the cockpit of an airliner, forcing it to land in Boston, has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation at a hospital." |Meredith Rodriguez
A murder intensifies the speed camera debate
Posted on April 28, 2009A speed camera operator was shot to death by a stranger who some believe was backlashing against what he believed to be an overly intrusive government. Under Arizona's new speed enforcement program, cameras ticket those going more than 11 mph...
What do puppies, Elmo and a six pound Jesus statue have in common?
Posted on April 28, 2009Hint: a syringe-filled burrito. A TruTV photo gallery displays these and other charming vessels used to smuggle contraband. | Meredith Rodriguez
The free body culture loses another battle
Posted on April 28, 2009... when residents in the heart of the Alps voted to ban nude hiking. "German Web sites promoting the activity describe it as 'a special experience of nature, free and healthy' and said nude walking in the Alps has roots...
Police in Iowa are pushing to make a potent drug illegal
Posted on April 28, 2009The salvia drug is already illegal in Kansas and Missouri. The Des Moines Register designed a map, showing in which states the hallucinogenic is legal, illegal and perhaps on its way to becoming illegal. |Meredith Rodriguez
Are you an addict?
Posted on April 28, 2009Five signs that you are addicted to You lose sleep over it. You spend over an hour a day on it. You become obsessed with old loves. You ignore work. The thought of getting off puts you in a cold...
NY cop accused of raping drunk woman while partner was lookout
Posted on April 28, 2009From The AP: A New York police officer called to help a drunken woman get home safely instead raped her as she lay face down in her bed, semiconscious and covered in vomit while his partner acted as a lookout,...
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on April 28, 2009From OPPD: The Overland Park Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a man who is suspected in a series of auto burglaries. The crimes have occurred since early March to the present. The location of the crimes is...
Uncle Ed
Posted on April 28, 2009The intrepid Midtown Miscreant has discovered Internet gold -- what appears to be a trove of YouTube videos by "Uncle Ed" Muscare. Not sure which is more disturbing -- a shirtless Muscare scratching his back with a toilet brush or...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on April 28, 2009Like a bull in a china shop in an Irish supermarket ...
Iowa man cut pacemaker from his dad's chest, police allege
Posted on April 27, 2009Using a pocketknife, no less. At the point I'm writing this post, Dad was still alive.
Should public nudity be protected under the First Amendment?
Posted on April 27, 2009Last year, a bunch of college kids got arrested for streaking during an annual Pumpkin Run in Boulder. They were originally facing charges that would've made them registered sex offenders, but the prosecutor later swapped out charges. Now? The ACLU...
New details in KC firefighters' murder -- did the defense have access to all of the evidence?
Posted on April 27, 2009From Mike McGraw: Defense attorneys say they were never given key evidence that could have helped five defendants convicted in the 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters. The attorneys say the evidence ? a one-page police report ?...
Should sex offenders have to post signs in their yards? On their cars?
Posted on April 27, 2009A Kansas appeals court says no. In this case, they say, the defendant -- a man convicted of taking baths with little kids -- would face a harder time of rehabilitating himself if he's exposed to extra scrutiny. The court...
The mystery of the three blue ribbons
Posted on April 27, 2009You might remember this case: About 10 years ago, the body of a woman was found buried in the New Mexican desert. No ID, just three blue ribbons from the Stoddard County Fair in Dexter, Mo. Authorities say it was...
FL woman killed husband, made her kids move his body, police say
Posted on April 27, 2009Allegedly happened back in the 1980s, but the kids, who were 10 and 12 then, are now adults and have gone to authorities.
Cali man, 37, is oldest inmate in state's juvenile justice system
Posted on April 27, 2009The New York Times has a story about Donald Schmidt, who sodomized and drowned a 3-year-old when he was still a teenager. California's juvenile justice system can hold prisoners until they're 25 -- or longer if authorities believe the person...
"Paralyzed" man videotaped dancing, doing yard work
Posted on April 27, 2009Which was a huge problem for the various government agencies that had been mailing him disability checks. He's been sentenced to 13 months in prison. Story is from Florida.
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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?
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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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