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Homeland Security names "border czar"
Posted on April 15, 2009To help fight the Mexican drug cartels and to stop illegal immigration.
Sedalia teen accused of making school-shooting threat
Posted on April 15, 2009From The AP: A western Missouri high school student is facing charges after allegedly saying he planned to bring a gun to school and "kill everyone." Perry L. Crabb of Sedalia was arrested Monday at Whittier High School and was...
AZ couple comes home to find corpse, and that wasn't the worst of it
Posted on April 15, 2009The killer ordered them to bury the body in their yard, police say.
Midtown Miscreant v. Concealed Carry on College Campuses
Posted on April 15, 2009Snip: I'd like everyone who thinks the amendment that would allow anyone with a conceal carry permit, to bring a weapon on university campuses to please raise your hand, so I can shoot you in it.
UPDATE: KCPD cuts health benefits for staff's domestic partners
Posted on April 15, 2009More about yesterday's piece from The Plog: According to a police memo last week, the department is cutting domestic partner benefits in an effort to save $421,000 in a particularly tight budget year. While such benefits allow same-sex couples to...
"I'm just a caveman, your modern world confuses me ..."
Posted on April 15, 2009"Well, there's a lot of thieving that goes on around here, and I don't like it." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
Mom, daughters lived under playground for weeks, FL police say
Posted on April 15, 2009They apparently dug under a piece of playground equipment, so they couldn't be seen. Mom is accused of kidnapping her girls from a foster home and then hiding out with them under the playground, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
Former CA politician on trial for stealing a bottle of ketchup
Posted on April 15, 2009The estimated value of the condiment was $1.20. The jurors each get paid $15 per day. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P!
How many lives will the Insane Clown Posse ruin?
Posted on April 15, 2009In Cape Girardeau, a self-described Juggalo has pleaded guilty to using a hachet to threaten a woman in a Steak 'n Shake parking lot.
Perry Mason arrested for practicing law without a license
Posted on April 15, 2009G.D. defense attorneys ... Hat Tip: Saw this via WeirdUniverse.net!
Homeland Security issues warning on right-wing extremist groups
Posted on April 15, 2009DHS is warning law-enforcement agencies that we might see a spike in right-wing extremist groups because we have (A) the worst economy in 70 years and (B) our first black president. Take it away, Politico: ?The consequences of a prolonged...
OK, maybe they won't deport him after all
Posted on April 15, 2009After immigration agents dragged John Demjanjuk from his house yesterday, another court said, sorry, you can't deport him just yet after all. The 89-year-old, who's accused of being a guard at Nazi death camp, could face trial in Germany, but...
MO county plans to hold "no refusal" DUI checkpoint
Posted on April 15, 2009Story is from St. Charles County, near St. Louis. Here's how it will work: Any driver who refuses to take a Breathalyzer test will automatically have their blood drawn on the spot. The authorities will have judges on scene to...
We have a verdict in the Wichita Crips trial
Posted on April 15, 2009It's a bit of a mixed bag. From the Eagle: None of the six men charged with racketeering through the Crips street gang in Wichita was found guilty of participating in a pattern of racketeering activity, a federal jury announced...
Muggers steal everything in man's pockets -- even his toothbrush and paste, police say
Posted on April 15, 2009That's just overkill ...
Cleaver, Brooks ask for leads in Raytown quadruple homicide
Posted on April 15, 2009More here from Don Bradley. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tam!
Could Lisa Nowak beat the rap?
Posted on April 14, 2009Lisa Nowak -- the former NASA astronaut accused of stalking a romantic rival -- is asking for her charges to be dismissed because prosecutors allegedly withheld evidence. Specifically, her lawyers say they didn't get a report showing the victim might...
Morgue File: Sept. 28, 1970
Posted on April 14, 2009From the original cutline: Inspecting a pellet gun, closely resembling an Army-issue M-1, .30-caliber carbine, is Ronald Kossenjan, a Leawood patrolman. On the desk are other toy guns and radios police took from five youths playing soldier late Saturday night...
OK, maybe they'll try to execute Casey Anthony after all
Posted on April 14, 2009Prosecutors had previously had taken the death penalty off the table. They've changed their minds.
Money stuffed in bra helps save woman's life
Posted on April 14, 2009The Brazilian woman was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout between robbers and cops. The bullet still got into her chest, but the money slowed it down considerably, authorities said.
MO Highway Patrol will do Click It Or Ticket, STEP enforcements in May
Posted on April 14, 2009The announcement is good for Troop A, the area surrounding Kansas City on the Missouri side. No exact dates are mentioned, just that troopers will be looking for people who aren't wearing seatbelts and who are driving recklessly. More here...
IL boy, 13, accused of robbing a bank
Posted on April 14, 2009Sadly, he's too young to have heard about dye packs.
Georgia man calls the cops after hooker steals his pants, wallet
Posted on April 14, 2009Snip from the Athens paper: He couldn't identify her, but told the cop "she was working it."
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on April 14, 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,...
Man accused of throwing tomahawk at his wife, NH police say
Posted on April 14, 2009Good news is that she wasn't hit. Can't say the same for her car window.
KCPD, others plan to Click It Or Ticket tomorrow -- traffic fatals are spiking
Posted on April 14, 2009From KCPD: To date this year, 23 people have died in traffic crashes in Kansas City, Mo., compared to 11 at this time last year. Sixteen of those who have died this year were not wearing safety belts. Only two...
Immigration agents carry off alleged Nazi guard, age 89
Posted on April 14, 2009From AP: John Demjanjuk, second from right, is taken from his home in Seven Hills, Ohio by immigration agents, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Demjanjuk is being deported to Germany to face charges he was a guard at a Nazi death...
KCPD cuts health benefits for domestic partners of gay staffers
Posted on April 14, 2009From the Pitch's Plog: According to the very last lines of the two-page memo, a "special meeting" of the board was convened on April 1. At that meeting, the group decided to eliminate health insurance coverage for the domestic partners...
Do the prosecutors really have a case here?
Posted on April 14, 2009A Pennsylvania couple is facing charges of child endangerment because they allegedly got so drunk and high that they were unable to tell their kid was dying from SIDS. Here's the thing: Isn't SIDS one of those deaths where you...
Some people are not getting the lesson here ...
Posted on April 14, 2009Days after the U.S. military freed a kidnapped captain with a few well-placed shots, Somali pirates are being blamed for capturing four MORE vessels. (Though none of them are carrying an American flag.)
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
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...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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