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JoCo Sheriff catches 34 speeders on K-10
Posted on April 21, 2009From the JoCo Sheriff's Office: Johnson County Sheriff?s Deputies conducted a Special Traffic Enforcement yesterday April 20, 2009 on K-10 at Kill Creek Road from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Deputies wrote a total of 38 tickets. 34 for Speeding, 3...
Cali man accused of decapitating horse, feeding the head to his dogs
Posted on April 21, 2009The suspect says the dogs had injured the horse, which needed to be put down. Police say they didn't find any evidence of dog-related injuries on the horse's body. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
MO Highway Patrol offers online map of crashes
Posted on April 21, 2009Can't remember if we'd mentioned this before, but the patrol has a pretty useful tool for tracking wrecks statewide. You can see it here.
Con artist gets sweetheart deal for cooperating with the feds
Posted on April 21, 2009... and then blows it because he kept scamming during his probation. Mark Morris has more here.
Teen burglar messes his pants when Utah deputy surprises him
Posted on April 21, 2009The kid was apparently trying door handles on cars parked in various driveways. Unfortunately for him, his last target was a car belonging to an off-duty deputy, who had just come home. The deputy jumped out just as the kid...
Wedding guest sued after she yells that she slept with the groom
Posted on April 21, 2009A New York woman has sued one of her wedding guests -- her new husband's boss -- because the boss allegedly came to their reception, threw a drink at another guest and, as her showstopper, claimed that she'd gotten busy...
Alleged bank robber suffers 2nd-degree burns on crotch after dye pack explodes
Posted on April 21, 2009Story is from Houston.
Former in-laws say they plan to sue Drew Peterson
Posted on April 21, 2009The family of Kathleen Savio, Peterson's third wife, say they plan to bring a wrongful-death suit against him. Authorities originally thought Savio drowned in her bathtub accidentally, but her death was reclassified as a homicide. Peterson hasn't been charged with...
Jurors consulted Bible while deliberating -- should the verdict be voided?
Posted on April 21, 2009A Death Row inmate from Texas had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider his case because the jurors had consulted the Bible when they were deliberating. And it was a passage about forgiveness. The Supremes declined to get involved....
Who killed Andrew Eli and Justin Budreau?
Posted on April 21, 2009Christine has more about the two men killed this weekend at an apartment near 59th and Tracy. It was Eli's place -- Budreau, an old friend from high school, just happened to be visiting. It doesn't sound like KCPD has...
KC plans to roll out more red-light cameras in May
Posted on April 21, 2009They'll start May 4 at ... ?West 79th Street and Wornall Road ?East 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue ?39th and Main streets ?East 19th and Walnut streets ?27th Street and Southwest Trafficway Right now, Kansas City has one such camera,...
NY lawyer, sick of daughters fighting, kicks them out of car, drives off, police say
Posted on April 21, 2009To be fair, she DID let the one who caught the car get back in.
I don't want to know, I don't want to know ...
Posted on April 21, 2009Florida police say a woman tried to fake a miscarriage -- for reasons known only to her -- by using "animal tissue."
FBI "employees" accused of spying on teen girls trying on prom dresses
Posted on April 21, 2009The FBI has offices at malls in West Virginia? Hat Tip: Many thanks to the Mighty FanDanGo!
Truer words have never been spoken ...
Posted on April 21, 2009Rod Blagojevich -- the indicted former governor of Illinois -- had asked for permission to leave the country so he could compete in a reality show. ("I'm A Celebrity .. Get Me Out Of Here," if you were wondering.) The...
New rules for vehicle searches?
Posted on April 21, 2009The Supremes have put new limits on when police can search a vehicle after they've arrested a suspect, the New York Times reports. Snip: Officers who lack a warrant may search the passenger compartment of a vehicle after an occupant...
Inmate covers himself in feces to avoid being deported to Kenya
Posted on April 20, 2009Mike McGraw had a good story this weekend about David Kihuha, who does NOT want to go back to Kenya -- and in fact, would rather be imprisoned here than freed there. Obviously, the feces are what caught my attention,...
9:02 a.m. April 19
Posted on April 20, 2009The Oklahoman has an amazing page, full of information, dedicated to the 14th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
FBI starts collecting DNA from people who haven't been convicted
Posted on April 20, 2009You probably remember me mentioning this before. Well, the FBI has finally started ramping up its collection efforts this month. They're also collecting samples from illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports. Of course, they've got an existing backlog of...
Who killed Ray Ninemire?
Posted on April 20, 2009It's been six years since a robber shot and killed Ninemire, who was working at the Apple Market in Westwood. Despite a large $35K reward, no one has been charged in his slaying. This weekend, a plaque honoring Ninemire was...
Every 15 seconds
Posted on April 20, 2009One of the Columbine massacre's biggest impacts was probably on police and how they handle "active shooters." Officers were once trained to set a perimeter and wait for SWAT teams to handle those kinds of calls. Now? If a shooter...
He was very convincing ...
Posted on April 20, 2009From the Star-Tribune: "Man pretending to fall off Hwy. 77 bridge actually falls."
NY judge gives woman permission to make zombie baby
Posted on April 20, 2009Yes, "zombie baby" -- that's what I've decided to start calling all of these kids produced after sperm is harvested from dead men.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on April 20, 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,...
Was radar operator killed because of his job?
Posted on April 20, 2009In Phoenix, a man operating a photo radar system to catch speeders was shot and killed while he was on the job, police say. The one piece of good news? His van's surveillance equipment apparently got a picture of the...
Man accused of lying to 911 about "hostage situation," KC police say
Posted on April 20, 2009Story is from KMBC. Apparently, the guy called police late last night to say he had killed his brother and taken two hostages. None of that was true. Police, who arrested the man near 17th and Kensington, say this isn't...
Who killed Andrew Eli and Justin Budreau?
Posted on April 20, 2009From Don Bradley: Two men shot to death Saturday in an apartment near 59th Street and the Paseo were identified Sunday. Police said Andrew J. Eli, 23, of Kansas City, and Justin K. Budreau, 24, of Shawnee, were killed about...
Speeding motorist was actually a shooting victim
Posted on April 20, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: Police intercepted a speeding vehicle early this morning and discovered the driver was rushing a gunshot victim to the hospital. The man was shot about 5:15 a.m. today near East 59th Street and Forrest Avenue, according to...
5 DUI arrests during Independence sobriety checkpoint, saturation patrol
Posted on April 20, 2009From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit conducted a sobriety checkpoint along eastbound US24 Highway at Claremont Ave while simultaneously conducting a DWI saturation patrol along US24. The operation began on Friday 4/17/08 at 10:00 PM and ended...
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The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
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