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Journalist's assassin strikes a plea deal in SF

Posted on April 17, 2009
This is the case of Chauncey Bailey, who was investigating a black Muslim bakery in Oakland. The killer says he was asked to commit the murder by the bakery's leader. Snip: The bakery leader, he said, had "a list of...

A gentleman never tells ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
From Joe Lambe: Romance can mean pain, and also mystery. On Thursday, a 20-year-old Shawnee man?s ex-girlfriend stabbed him in the back with a kitchen knife as he was walking out the door after a breakup, police said. However, the...

Georgia town reverses law against karaoke at bars

Posted on April 17, 2009
Local leaders were afraid that karaoke was, well, causing crime. They've since reversed their decision.

30 years later, hearing begins in Cape Girardeau murder

Posted on April 17, 2009
I'm always amazed when prosecutors and police are able to put together a case that's so old. I wonder what it's like for the victim's family. On the one hand, you've probably trained yourself by this point to keep your...

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From the heart of darkest Europe ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
Longtime reader Wisdom passes along this story -- which, again, being from Europe might not meet bourgeois notions of "accuracy." But it's sort of like the X-Files: I want to believe.

Dance Party Friday

Posted on April 17, 2009

If you like to hear people freaking out ...

Posted on April 17, 2009
.. you will LOVE this. It's the 911 tape of the Michigan guy who didn't know his wife was pregnant. (To be fair, she didn't realize it either.) It is terrific listening to him freak out while the dispatcher tries...

Bullet passes through Mississippi woman's head

Posted on April 17, 2009
... so she decides to make tea.

Why puppies are like glass bottles

Posted on April 17, 2009
You shouldn't put them in the recycling bin.

Words fail me

Posted on April 16, 2009
My old editor, Boone, sends along this story from the Moscow Times' crime blog. There is some question how much of the piece conforms to truth, reality, basic standards of accuracy, etc. However, it IS about a crook who fails...

OK, somebody was the robber ...

Posted on April 16, 2009
Lovely story from Prairie Village where two people call the cops about the same time and each claims to have been robbed by the other. Witnesses intervened, so one guy DID get arrested. Police are still investigating.

Literally taking a bite out of crime

Posted on April 16, 2009
A Wisconsin woman reportedly chased down a burglar and bit him -- getting a chunk of flesh big enough to be tested for DNA, which led to the bad guy's arrest. Hat Tip: Saw this via Fark!

Boy, 9, burns down Dollar General because he's mad at Mom, police say

Posted on April 16, 2009
So Junior reportedly went to the back of the store and set some toilet paper on fire. Story is from Tennessee.

Bizarre extortion ring goes after Asian professionals

Posted on April 16, 2009
Story is from southern California, where a series of professional types -- all of Asian descent -- say they've been getting phone calls, always in Chinese, threatening them and their families unless they cough up a certain amount of money....

Another chapter in the long, sad story of people who mess with Texas

Posted on April 16, 2009
And live to regret it.

Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)

Posted on April 16, 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,...

Independence plans DUI patrol, checkpoint for Friday

Posted on April 16, 2009
From Independence PD: The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and DWI saturation patrol on Friday April 17, 2009. The purpose of this operation is to identify and arrest drunk drivers before they injure someone or...

U.S. won't prosecute CIA officials for waterboarding, harsh tactics

Posted on April 16, 2009
And they'll defend them from any international efforts at prosecution, too. The AG says it'd be unfair to prosecute the officials since they were following legal advice provided by the government.

Nepotism complaint filed against KS legislator

Posted on April 16, 2009
From AP: The state ethics commission is investigating a Democratic legislator's complaint that a Republican leader violated a Kansas law against nepotism in governmental hiring. But House Speaker Mike O'Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, said he had nothing to do with...

Pigeon used to smuggle cell-phone parts into Colombian prison, officials say

Posted on April 16, 2009
In a little suitcase, no less. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!

Santa Muerte

Posted on April 16, 2009
And while the Mexican government won't admit it, The AP has found several cases where officials destroyed altars and shrines paying homage to Santa Muerte. People who worship the saint say it's been misunderstood -- a lot of the followers...

Robbery victim, age 69, picks up crook and throws him through glass door

Posted on April 16, 2009
Sadly, the robber will live. Story is from Maryland.

Security guard, janitor charged with stealing food from breakroom

Posted on April 16, 2009
Where did they work? Ah, yes -- a prosecutor's office in Ohio.

911 dispatcher coaches man who didn't know his wife was pregnant

Posted on April 16, 2009
Mom had quit smoking, so they thought she'd gotten heavier because of that. Story is from Michigan. Snip: Adams kept the couple on the phone through delivery and instructed them on what to do immediately following the birth. At one...

Timing is everything

Posted on April 16, 2009
If you're going to pick somebody's pocket, you should be extra careful if your victim is urinating at that precise moment.

KC man critically injured in stabbing near 79th and Prospect

Posted on April 16, 2009
From Christine Vendel: A 30-year-old Kansas City man remained in critical condition after he was stabbed on his front porch allegedly by another man who lived at the home. Several men at the home in the 2600 block of East...

Utah mulls criminal charges for fifth-graders who viewed porn at school

Posted on April 16, 2009
They won't say what kind of porn, though they apparently found it by using "lesbian" as a search term. (Some excellent parental controls, there.) And they allegedly showed it to other kids. The two boys have already been suspended, but...

"How he did it? Limber, I guess"

Posted on April 16, 2009
From NBCNewYork.com: New York police find a registered sex offender, bleeding and nude, after he somehow bit off the tip of his own penis.

Study: Pimps tend to have unhappy childhoods

Posted on April 16, 2009
The study, which is from DePaul University, surveyed five former pimps. Four of them said they'd been sexually abused as boys and had all sold themselves for sex before they became pimps. All of them were from homes with domestic...

Forget the "love triangle"

Posted on April 16, 2009
Try the "love hexagon," which is being blamed for a fatal stabbing in Florida. From tcpalm.com: Countless times this past year, Pinellas Park police say, the victim and suspect in the case have been at odds over their on-and-off again...

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