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Jackson County files charges in big burglary case

Posted on April 18, 2009
From Christine Vendel: Two men who allegedly ran a large burglary ring that was devastating Kansas City neighborhoods since December are now facing new charges. Jackson County prosecutors on Friday announced that a grand jury had indicted Michael S. Dorch,...

1 dead, 1 injured in Saturday afternoon shooting on East 59th

Posted on April 18, 2009
From KCPD: Today at about 1:50pm KCMO Police Officers were on routine patrol near the area of 1300 East 59th when they heard gunshots. At about that same time the KCPD Communications Unit dispatched officers to that area on shots...

Police release report on boy killed by KCFD truck

Posted on April 17, 2009
It's pretty much what we all expected. KCPD confirms the truck's lights and sirens WERE running during the time of the accident, contrary to what the victim's dad said. Obarimomoya Nkani was 7 years old when he was struck and...

KCPD names man found decomposing in apartment

Posted on April 17, 2009
From Christine Vendel: Police on Thursday identified a man whose body was found Sunday decomposed in his apartment in the 8800 block of Millwood Drive as Steven L. James, 37. Police did not release the cause of death and had...

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Dear Hit-And-Run Drivers

Posted on April 17, 2009
If you run over a person, then offer them hush money to not call the police, be prepared to pay more than $5.

Burglar steals $82 in Hot Pockets, chicken wings from Delaware apartment

Posted on April 17, 2009
For the love of Pete, who keeps that much Hot Pocket materiel on hand? In a residential setting?

Teen killed after being caught in bed with his math teacher, AZ police say

Posted on April 17, 2009
The victim was 18, the teacher is 48 and the suspect -- her boyfriend -- is 20. The suspect allegedly said he just wanted to teach the teen a lesson.

I wasn't the only one who thought that Homeland Security report was a bad idea

Posted on April 17, 2009
Apparently, some folks at Homeland Security thought the report was rushed out the door JUST a little too soon, especially the part about military veterans being likely recruits for right-wing extremist groups.

CT man licks girl's face as a revenge for getting hit with ball, police say

Posted on April 17, 2009
He's 49, she's 12.

KCPD plans DUI checkpoint this weekend ... and next

Posted on April 17, 2009
Could happen anytime tonight through Sunday. No word on where, though.

Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday

Posted on April 17, 2009
Welcome 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,...

"You can have your car back"

Posted on April 17, 2009
Great story about an Illinois couple whose car and cellphone get stolen. Instead of canceling the phone, though, the couple checked their account online -- which showed all of the numbers the thief had been calling. So the couple started...

Teen stabbed in fight over girls

Posted on April 17, 2009
KSHB says it happened at the Cloverleaf Apartments -- which we've written about before -- on U.S. 71.

"It's kind of scary to get up and find a stranger in your hot tub"

Posted on April 17, 2009
Iowa man, drunk and wearing only underwear, found sleeping in stranger's hot tub.

WDAF: Marshals use stun gun on the wrong man during b-ball game

Posted on April 17, 2009
Story is from Grandview. Loved this line ... The U.S. Marshals Office admitted that entering a crowded community center with guns drawn was not an ideal situation, but they said that the man they were looking for was armed and...

Your hands up, you must put, dirtbag!

Posted on April 17, 2009
Scotland's largest police force has eight officers, plus two staffers, who identify their religion as Jedi. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel! Pictured: Sgt. Yoda, making a traffic stop.

2 years later

Posted on April 17, 2009
Yesterday was the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. It feels longer than that. Students, friends and family hold candles up during a candle light vigil marking the second anniversary of the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech...

If you've gotta go, go with a smile

Posted on April 17, 2009
From the UK's Sun: Comedian overdoses on laughing gas while watching porn. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

There is a special place in hell ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
... for anybody who would steal this woman's wheelchair. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Somebody placed a string of dead animals across a KS road

Posted on April 17, 2009
From The AP: Authorities are seeking any information about who may have shot about 15 animals and laid them across a county road in central Kansas. The carcasses of several rabbits, a possum, a turkey, a duck and possibly a...

Now THAT is a fetching mugshot

Posted on April 17, 2009
A lady firefighter looks surprised that she's been charged with steroid possession ...

KCPD: Yes, we know all about 4/20 Day ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
And they plan to have extra cops out, especially near schools. From KCPD: Metro police will be out in force to combat those driving under the influence on a day known as a holiday in the drug culture. April 20,...

Lincoln man, 70, steals box of mood rings, police say

Posted on April 17, 2009
Police say their man planned to sell them, then use the proceeds for beer and cigarettes.

The pigeon killer

Posted on April 17, 2009
You have to feel bad for David Schutt, a University of Utah student who was told by a city official to get rid of the pigeon horde that was haunting his residence. When he tried to chase the birds away,...

Uh, that was no car alarm

Posted on April 17, 2009
A Florida cop went to check on what he thought was a car alarm. But it wasn't a car alarm, the St. Pete Times reports: "The defendant was intimately involved with the female passenger, who was on top of the...

MO House approves concealed-carry on campus

Posted on April 17, 2009
Though it's not clear what will happen in the state Senate.

Why would a convict ask for a DNA test ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
... if it's only going to PROVE that he did it? We should probably ask rapist Huntley Ruff, who's had personal experience with that situation.

The Massacre at Pirate Bay!

Posted on April 17, 2009
And by pirates, we mean people who bootleg movies, music and others intellectual property. In Sweden, a court has found four men, all affiliated with the Pirate Bay website, guilty of facilitating copyright infringement. They're not only one of the...

KCPD motorcycle officer hurt near I-435 and 83rd Street

Posted on April 17, 2009
From KCPD: KCMO Police are investigating the accident of a motorcycle officer that occurred this afternoon at about 12:15pm near Interstate 435 (s/b) and 83rd Street. Preliminary investigation reveals that the officer may have been attempting to stop another vehicle...

Something awful happened at the Taco Bell

Posted on April 17, 2009
Snip: "My 11-year-old asked me, 'How come two women were coming out of the bathroom and why were two guys in there?? Melissa Schumann, the girls? mother, says. ?And they were making funny noises.'"

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