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Ohio man kills himself after realizing he ran over his friend
Posted on March 23, 2009Police say the two of them had been drinking at a bar and were arguing in the parking lot. The man tried to drive off, but his friend reportedly tried to climb in the jeep. Instead, she ended up under...
The never-ending supply of Internet perverts
Posted on March 23, 2009Interesting story from the AP about police efforts to fight Internet predators. Despite hundreds of well-publicized cases, authorities say they still have a regular stream of guys who respond to their stings in online chatrooms. At one point, back in...
Dispatches from the Police Academy
Posted on March 23, 2009The CITIZENS Police Academy, it should be noted. Another local blogger, The KC Guy, has another report from his classes at Prairie Village. This time? He got to use the radar gun: We stood by Mission road for about 20...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on March 21, 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,...
KC wants to cut police budget by $6 million
Posted on March 21, 2009And police are worried that it'll mean officers will be pulled off the street, though city councilmembers say they'll be willing to revisit the budget if things come to that. How are they making things work, though? Ah yes, the...
Independence investigates fatal stabbing
Posted on March 21, 2009From Independence PD: On Saturday, March 21, 2009, Independence Police responded to 23rd and I-435 to contact officers from the Kansas City MO Police Department in regards to a stabbing victim at that location. The victim, a 48 yoa w/m...
Shawnee man accused of beating up GF's dog
Posted on March 21, 2009The dog, a Lhasa apso named Blitz, had a dozen broken ribs and a broken tail.
THE WAR ON BESTIALITY
Posted on March 21, 2009Continues apace! First Florida, and now Alaska is seriously, possibly, maybe considering a bill to ban the practice. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Quote of the day
Posted on March 21, 2009"At Clorox, toilets are very important to us, and we support the rights of toilets to be clean, sanitary and not set on fire." A company spokesman for Clorox, which is offering a $5K reward to catch the arsonist who's...
1 shot, killed in 2400 block of S. 13th Terrace in KCK
Posted on March 21, 2009From The Star: One man was killed in a shooting early this morning in Kansas City, Kan. According to police, officers went to the 2400 block of South 13th Terrace shortly after 2 a.m. and found multiple victims who had...
KCK police look into suspicious death
Posted on March 20, 2009From Sara: Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating a death this morning, after a young woman?s body was found in the 2900 block of 43rd Street. Police said the 25-year-old woman was supposed to leave today to meet her mother...
Officer shoots suspect whose car drags him 50 feet, KCK police say
Posted on March 20, 2009From KCKPD: On Thursday, March 19, 2009 at about 1933 hours, the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to the 800 block of Lafayette Avenue on a reported armed disturbance. Upon arrival, officers attempted to make contact with the occupants...
KCPD plans DUI checkpoint for next weekend
Posted on March 20, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the weekend of March 27-29, 2009 at a location in Kansas City, Missouri that is known for occurrence of DUI related crashes or DUI arrests. This...
Search warrant served in Raytown quadruple homicides
Posted on March 20, 2009Police were searching the Kansas City home of Gevante Anderson, who fathered a son with Precious Triplett, the woman killed in the Raytown quadruple. (That little boy was the sole survivor.) From WDAF: Police say that Anderson is not a...
New Orleans cop fired for cowardice
Posted on March 20, 2009Interesting story from the Times-Picayune about how an officer's reaction to a shooting scenario -- the first he ever saw firsthand -- got him fired. Snip: When Neveaux's moment came that night, he chose to hold his fire and let...
Today's wacky punishment? Watching an autopsy
Posted on March 20, 2009In Maine, a judge has ordered a snowmobiler who hit a pedestrian to watch a live autopsy of someone killed by a DUI-related crash. (Or the video of one, if that can't be arranged.)
Family of MO murder victims wonder why suspect was still in country
Posted on March 20, 2009The AP has a piece about a double homicide in Hannibal, where the suspect turned himself into police after the slayings. The family is upset because he's also an illegal immigrant who'd had more than a few encounters with the...
"That was me being gentle"
Posted on March 20, 2009The video above got a Connecticut cop fired back in 2005, AP reports. Oddly enough, of the three officers in the video, only one was ever charged.
Oops
Posted on March 20, 2009Hey, you remember that Phoenix gun dealer who was facing charges that he helped arm the Mexican drug cartels? The case has suffered a major setback, in that the judge has found the man "not guilty."
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on March 20, 2009"Death shows how flammable adult diapers are"
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on March 20, 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,...
Woman gives enema to dog in public -- throws feces when people complain
Posted on March 20, 2009Story is from California, via Fark!
Do you recognize this man?
Posted on March 20, 2009From KCKPD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Major Case Unit is requesting assistance from the public in locating and identifying this person of interest in reference to the murder which occurred on February 27, 2009 at La Cascada, 6550...
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on March 20, 2009It's like having British people read our comment threads aloud.
Teens arrested for walking a mile in another man's shoes
Posted on March 20, 2009They literally stole the dude's shoes and were walking around in them when he spotted his missing kicks. Story is from Wisconsin.
Maybe he was practicing?
Posted on March 20, 2009In New Orleans, a rookie cop is accused of bursting into homes and ordering women to strip under the pretense of a "drug search." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Jermaine Jones, Master Criminal
Posted on March 20, 2009I think you'll really enjoy this ruling. It's about a drug dealer, Jermaine Jones, who got busted after making a sale to an undercover KCPD detective. Only Jermaine didn't realize the buyer was a cop, even after the arrest. So,...
Kiddos ride shotgun during FL robbery spree, police say
Posted on March 20, 2009Youngsters in question are 2 and 5. Their mom was the wheelman, and it sounds like she couldn't get a sitter.
Update on the Raytown quadruple homicide
Posted on March 20, 2009From Brian: Authorities investigating the Raytown quadruple homicide said today that evidence recovered from a midtown Kansas City house Thursday night is being processed now. The Metro Squad expects to hand the case back to Raytown police late today, said...
What kind of jerk points a gun at a baby?
Posted on March 20, 2009From Christine: A gunman robbed a man and woman Thursday night, pointing a rifle at their 8-month-old baby as they walked near their home in the 5600 block of Jackson Avenue. The gunman later fired at the father but missed,...
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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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