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Sterling Devine

Posted on April 09, 2009
Devine is the gentleman accused of crashing a car into the building that houses the Plaza McDonald's and Cinemark. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!

Maybe the FOURTH time will be the charm ...

Posted on April 09, 2009
Remember Kimberly Hudson? There is no dispute that they responded to a call that night because Hudson was drunk, waving a knife and threatening to kill herself. She was in bed apparently asleep with the knife still in her hand...

Michigan men accused of stealing used grease from restaurants

Posted on April 09, 2009
"Simpsons did it." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!

The Supremes enforce limits on federal questioning, confessions

Posted on April 08, 2009
It only applies to federal cases, but according to the U.S. Supreme Court, a confession is no good if the suspect has been held more than six hours. So ... the whole process of sweating a defendant until they spill...

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Man accused of twisting stewardess' arm when she wouldn't let him use the toilet

Posted on April 08, 2009
He was suffering from Montezuma's Revenge, and they refused to move the dang drink cart. He could've beaten her with a tire iron, and not a jury in the world would convict him.

Police Academy

Posted on April 08, 2009
The KC Guy, another local blogger, has another great post about his continuing adventures at Prairie Village's citizen police academy. This time? Use of force -- and a tour through the shooting simulator. Snip: In the first scenerio, we entered...

Can't understand why he would want to kill his dad ...

Posted on April 08, 2009
A Nebraska man, 19, is accused of killing his father after Dad allegedly beat up Mom and slept with Junior's girlfriend, the Omaha World-Herald reports. (The sleeping-with-the-GF bit is according to Mom.)

NH woman accused of picking up dog feces while pantsless

Posted on April 08, 2009
With a mugshot!

What the stimulus means for smaller police departments

Posted on April 08, 2009
For the larger departments, it means they'll be able to avoid layoffs. A lot of smaller departments, though, are going to be spending the money on new technology, drug programs and outreach efforts, the Washington Times reports.

Pentagon spent $100 million handling 6 months' worth of cyberattacks

Posted on April 08, 2009
The military is arguing for spending more money upfront -- building defenses -- than having to go back and repair damage caused by the attacks, which is caused by everyone from China down to the bored teenager living down the...

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on April 08, 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,...

Butcher chops up boss, spreads his remains across city -- pleads self-defense

Posted on April 08, 2009
He said his supervisor had "bullied and mistreated" him. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!

KCPD names homicide victim from 9th and Harrison

Posted on April 08, 2009
From KCPD: The victim has been positively identified as 19-year-old Derrick L. Ashby of KCMO. There are no suspects in custody and detectives ask anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477.

To fulfill wife's dying wish, widower casts illegal ballot for Obama

Posted on April 08, 2009
Voting fraud has never been so heartwarming. It's unlikely that he'll do any time because he lacks a criminal record. Story is from Wisconsin.

Killer must visit his victim's grave each year

Posted on April 08, 2009
Story is from Wisconsin, where Mark Downing -- who killed his ex-GF's new man -- is now being paroled from prison. As part of his release, he must visit the dead man's grave annually with his parole officer. Hat Tip:...

I completely missed the most interesting part ...

Posted on April 08, 2009
From Brian Burnes: Prosecutors charged an Independence man today with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer following a shootout with police Saturday night. Nicholas Wallar, 29, was charged after he allegedly fired several shots from a handgun at an...

Best excuse ever for failing a drug test

Posted on April 08, 2009
A New York police officer says he only tested for positive for cocaine use because he performed oral sex on his GF and, thus, deserves his badge back, the New York Daily News reports. (He produced several friends to say...

Hello, 911? There's not enough shrimp in my fried rice

Posted on April 08, 2009
Oh, don't get me wrong -- there are SOME shrimp, just not ENOUGH. UPDATED: We've got the AUDIO ...

VA family wants criminal charges against funeral home that allegedly left Dad to rot in garage

Posted on April 08, 2009
And this wasn't a special garage with cooling devices. This was a plain-old, letting-bodies-to-rot garage, the dead man's family says. (He wasn't buried immediately because they were trying to arrange a military funeral in Arlington.) The family is asking for...

UPDATE: Hit-and-run driver left "sorry" note next to victim's corpse

Posted on April 08, 2009
The one (very small) ray of sunshine here? Police think they can get DNA off the note, giving them another shot at tracking down who did this. Story is from Texas. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Quantel Lotts

Posted on April 08, 2009
CNN has a longer piece here about a Missouri man, Lotts, who was sentenced to life without parole when he was 14 years old -- one of the very few people in the world to get such a punishment. Lotts,...

WI police intervene in argument over beer-pong table

Posted on April 08, 2009
And end up arresting a roommate accused of damaging the beer-pong table ...

Questions about Gladstone apartment fire?

Posted on April 08, 2009
Specifically, authorities want to speak with a woman seen leaving the building shortly before the fire was noticed. (This all happened at the Appletree Apartments in the 3500 block of NE 72nd Street about 2:30 this morning.) Glenn Rice has...

Mom gets permission to harvest homicide victim's sperm

Posted on April 08, 2009
Because she wants to get a surrogate mother to bear not one, but three kids, and she says that her son already had names picked out. My question for you: Shouldn't there be a law against this sort of thing,...

A little more about Lucky

Posted on April 08, 2009
Bob Cronkleton interviews Shane Dahlke, whose SUV was stolen this weekend outside a Bonner c-store. Inside the SUV was Dahlke's dog, Lucky, who luckily enough has been returned home.

I really thought they were going to make it ...

Posted on April 08, 2009
Remember Robert Drawbaugh? His wife allegedly handcuffed herself to him so they could talk and, when that didn't work, started biting him. Sadly, he has filed for divorce. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Report: U.S. seatbelt use was 83 percent in 2008

Posted on April 08, 2009
Missouri and Kansas were both well under the national average. Kansas, at least, saw increase from 75 percent in 2007 to 77.4 in 2008. Meanwhile, Missouri did a little backsliding -- our seatbelt usage rate dropped from 77.2 percent in...

"I was trying to teach her good, strong, family morals. It ain't like I beat her."

Posted on April 08, 2009
A Florida man explains why he allegedly chained his 16-year-old niece to her brother, made them sleep in the bathroom and ordered them to eat off the floor.

U.S. sees 9.1 percent drop in highway deaths in 2008

Posted on April 08, 2009
That's according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which says the New England region saw an even bigger drop of 14 percent. The working theory is that a crappy economy means fewer drivers on the road. (Here's the official...

Helicopter pilot loses license after "inflight entertainment" scandal

Posted on April 08, 2009
He's accused of letting a porn star perform a sex act upon his person while flying over San Diego. (Maybe "accused" isn't the right word since the whole thing was videotaped, which the judge viewed in chambers.) The feds, sadly,...

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