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Woman gets locked inside her own car, calls 911
Posted on April 01, 2009Yes, the story is from Florida.
TX woman, 78, was sexually assaulted, then set on fire
Posted on April 01, 2009Awful story. Police believe their suspect is a door-to-door magazine salesman. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Ted Stevens beats the rap!
Posted on April 01, 2009Mostly because the DOJ wants to void his previous conviction, NPR reports. Partly, it's due to Stevens' age. It's also due to prosecutorial misconduct, such as failing to hand evidence over to the defense. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G...
Man charged with DUI while riding a motorized bar stool
Posted on March 31, 2009Story is from Ohio. Police were called because he had, yes, crashed his bar stool. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
"I'm a peaceful person. I wish that I had killed him."
Posted on March 31, 2009You really need to see the photo that comes with this story, which is about a wheelchair-using grandma who shoots (but only injures) an alleged mugger. She's now being sued for millions to pay for his injuries. Hat Tip: Many...
Paging Dr. Spock ...
Posted on March 31, 2009In Australia, two daycare workers are facing criminal charges for threatening to cut off a 4-year-old boy's penis because he, well, kept whipping it out. The story doesn't say if this strategy actually worked. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Simone!
Man shot, critically injured outside Olathe bar
Posted on March 31, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: Police are investigating an early morning shooting that critically injured a man outside an Olathe bar. The shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Jobsite Bar & Grill in the 1300 block of...
"She was kinda grinding -- like, putting her butt against you"
Posted on March 31, 2009Nobody's been charged, so technically not a crime story -- but I thought you'd want to know about a substitute teacher who allegedly got drunk at work and ordered her middle-school students to dance with her in class. And yes,...
Utah man opens fire on McDonald's drive-through ...
Posted on March 31, 2009... because they were still serving breakfast, and he wanted something off the lunch menu. I'm not saying this is OK, but I understand.
Should Adam Herrman's adoptive parents be charged?
Posted on March 31, 2009And if so, what charges should they face? The Butler County sheriff isn't saying what counts exactly, but he does think they have a strong enough case for prosecutors to go after Herrman's adoptive parents. The case is now in...
Michigan man suffers serious crotch burn, is ticketed by police
Posted on March 31, 2009He'd been hosting a party where underage people had been drinking alcohol, police alleged. He apparently fell asleep, which allowed one of his guests to put a candle under the man's crotch. Snip: ?Quick thought it would be funny to...
Is one year of wrongful incarceration worth $25K? $80K?
Posted on March 31, 2009The AP has a piece here about Texas and how it treats prisoners who were wrongly convicted. Right now, they get about $25K for every year of incarceration, but they say they go through the money very quickly because they...
Report: Internet ripoffs jumped 33 percent last year
Posted on March 31, 2009U.S. victims lost a total of $265 million, the National Internet Crime Center says. The bulk of the losses were from financial transactions where someone promised to ship a product, but never did. (Or failed to provide payment.) And it...
Denver deputy admits to Macing bunny rabbit
Posted on March 31, 2009Some people might think this will hurt his reputation, but I believe it's an upgrade. If you're willing to Mace a bunny rabbit, it's clear you have no moral barricades against doing anything.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on March 31, 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,...
Photographic proof of the motorized bar stool!
Posted on March 31, 2009From The AP: In this photo released Tuesday, March 31, 2009, by the Newark (Ohio) Police Department, a motorized bar stool is shown. Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a...
The aftermath
Posted on March 31, 2009We've got more here about yesterday's multiple homicide at a North Carolina nursing home, where a nurse and seven patients were reportedly killed by another staffer's estranged husband. (The wife was able to hide in a password-protected area set aside...
A mother's love
Posted on March 31, 2009A Georgia mom is accused of driving her daughter to a fight and then cheering for her kid as the fist fight went down. (Charge is "contributing to the delinquency of a minor.") It seems a little unfair. I don't...
KC women gave vodka, beer to 13- and 14-year-old girls, prosecutors say
Posted on March 31, 2009Glenn Rice has the full story here. Two of the girls had to go to the hospital for drinking too much alcohol. The most illuminating part of the prosecutor's press release: When officers arrived, they found six 13- or 14-year...
Report: We're arresting more online pervs because we're doing more online stings
Posted on March 31, 2009Between 2000 and 2009, there's been a fivefold increase in the number of people arrested for online solicitation of undercover cops posing as kids, the Crimes Against Children Research Center reports. Meanwhile, the number of actual kids who were propositioned...
Man found shot dead in KC apartment building's breezeway
Posted on March 31, 2009From KCPD: On March 31, at about 1247 pm, a woman called 911 reporting her husband had been shot at 6407 Manchester. Upon arriving, officers were led to the body of a male in his late 20's on the 2nd...
IL prisoner sneaks gun past 4 jail searches by hiding it between his legs
Posted on March 31, 2009He literally left it dangling ...
Robber hits Commerce Bank in 6300 block of N.E. Antioch Road
Posted on March 31, 2009Happened about 10:50 a.m. The suspect is a white man, late 40s to early 50s, about 6 feet or 6-2, heavy build near 250 pounds. He wore glasses, a plaid jacket over a dark zipup sweatjacket and a white T-shirt....
IL boys' bodies found three weeks after nationwide Amber Alert
Posted on March 31, 2009Sad story from the Bloomington area. The boys, Jack and Duncan LeRoy, were on a scheduled visit with their dad, who never returned them. Police found the bodies of all three in a rural area. They're investigating the deaths as...
KC man tried to run over nightclub's bouncer, security guard, prosecutors say
Posted on March 31, 2009Pedro Zuniga, 36, is facing two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. It reportedly happened Monday at the Oasis on Southwest Boulevard. Security refused to let him come back inside the club and, for good measure, pepper-sprayed...
KCK names victim from homicide in 7200 block of Gilmore
Posted on March 31, 2009From KCKPD: The victim from the homicide which occurred on Friday, March 26, 2009 in the 7200 Block of Gilmore Avenue has been identified. Olivia M. Anaekwe, black female, DOB 07/11/1988, was a Shawnee, Kansas resident. The victim?s family has...
UK man put a flashlight where the sun doesn't shine, police say
Posted on March 31, 2009Snip: Mr Shannon continued: ?He volunteered to police that he had a stick and a torch inserted in his anus for sexual gratification. He had inserted it because he was depressed.? Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Should MO's sex-offender registry be retroactive?
Posted on March 31, 2009Right now, people convicted of sex offenses BEFORE 1995 don't have to register, thanks to a ruling by the Missouri Supremes. But legislators are working to change the state's constitution and make it mandatory. From The AP: Senators gave initial...
More about the life-threatening shooting in Olathe -- suspect in custody
Posted on March 31, 2009From Olathe PD: At approximately, 0138 hours on March 31st, 2009, Olathe Police were dispatched to a reported armed disturbance in the 1300 block of east Park Street. Officers arrived and located a 29 year-old male who had sustained two...
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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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