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More about KCPD fatally shooting suspect in bank robbery
Posted on March 18, 2009Turns out the dead man had been released from prison in January -- he'd been doing time for bank robbery. Police say he didn't have gun, but DID threaten to kill officers and was reaching into his waistband.
Intoxicated woman tries to kill husband with garden hoe, police say
Posted on March 18, 2009I like how they found her sitting on the porch, drinking from a broken wine bottle.
Justin Thurber wants a new trial
Posted on March 18, 2009From The AP: The defense attorney for an Arkansas City man convicted of killing a 19-year-old college student two years ago is asking for a new trial. Justin Thurber was found guilty last month of capital murder in the January...
Boys planned to reenact "Saw" -- until Mom reported them, police say
Posted on March 18, 2009Story is from Utah. Mom apparently heard her boy, 15, plotting with another kid on the phone. They planned to lure their victims -- two girls and a school resource officer -- to out-of-the-way places, then torture and kill them,...
Gambia rounds up nearly 1K people for being "witches"
Posted on March 18, 2009Because the president believes that witchcraft was responsible for the death of his aunt, CNN reports. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
?I?m good with a chainsaw?
Posted on March 18, 2009A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to, well, destroying his employer's two houses. He apparently flooded both of them, and used a chainsaw on a hot tub, deck and other pieces of property. A flatscreen TV was left in a...
Fact: Biting people almost never solves the problem
Posted on March 18, 2009After she learned her son was being suspended for misbehavior, a Rhode Island mom reportedly punched his principal and bit the man's arm. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Prosecutors say JoCo man kept 2 wives in one apartment complex
Posted on March 18, 2009Is it wrong that I immediately thought of "Three's Company: The Next Generation"? Just wait until Mr. Roper finds out ...
Bernard Madoff's "auditor" charged with fraud
Posted on March 18, 2009And when the feds say "auditor," they really mean "accomplice." They say that accountant David G. Friehling helped Madoff pull off his Ponzi scheme. It sounds like he was about as effective as the lookout at Pearl Harbor. From the...
Justice is blind, and so is this guy
Posted on March 18, 2009Remember the Death Row inmate who pulled out his remaining eye and ate it? Texas has ruled him sane enough to execute. Snip: Thomas "is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law," Judge Cathy Cochran wrote in...
UPDATE on Raytown quadruple homicides
Posted on March 18, 2009From Sara: Police have identified the fourth victim found dead Monday inside a Raytown apartment as Andre D. Jones, 33, of Kansas City. Kansas City Police Detective Robert Delameter said Metro Squad members followed more than 30 leads in the...
That's a different kind of magic trick
Posted on March 18, 2009From the Anchorage Daily News: Nude man leaps from hotel window, vanishes
Should 300-pound cop keep his job?
Posted on March 18, 2009A Nebraska appeals court says that a 300-pound cop (who stands 5-9) should keep his job because he met the department's standard of a "fair" standard of physical fitness. It's not clear if the city will appeal to the state...
Hello, pot? It's kettle ...
Posted on March 18, 2009Indiana woman accuses her ex-BF of using her laptop to view kiddie porn. She gave the machine to police to search ... unfortunately, she forgot about the videos of her having sex with dogs, which were also on the machine....
Ambien is a hell of a drug
Posted on March 18, 2009An Illinois businessman says he was under the influence of Ambien, the sleep medication, when he allegedly tried to force his way into a stranger's house. More from the Belleville News-Democrat: "I took an Ambien 10 minutes before I got...
A burger with "everything" shouldn't include pubic hair
Posted on March 18, 2009I feel bad for police in uniform. It's basically impossible to order fast food without taking the risk that some deadbeat will despoil your Quarter Pounder with their bodily products. Story is from Ohio.
Methinks the moron doth protest too much
Posted on March 18, 2009They call him the "Not Me" robber because he reportedly went to police headquarters to tell them he did NOT rob that bank, even though he looks a lot like the guy in the surveillance photos and all his friends...
MO prisoner escapes from St. Charles hospital
Posted on March 18, 2009It sounds like a pretty elaborate set-up. He was taken to the hospital after he complained of chest pains. And then his girlfriend caused a distraction in the hall outside his room, giving him time to break out of the...
More reports of rape in military
Posted on March 18, 2009But a lot of them never go to prosecution because the victims decline to share information necessary for the investigation. Officials don't believe there are more rapes happening. Instead, they think more people feel comfortable in filing reports.
I wonder how they were able to track him down ...
Posted on March 18, 2009From Joe Lambe: An Overland Park man apparently did right in taking a cab home from Westport after drinking last night, police said, but then couldn?t pay the cabbie and pulled a gun on him. The cabbie drove the man...
Prisons want to ban religious books that could lead to violence
Posted on March 18, 2009The ACLU and several religious groups are opposing the Bureau of Prisons' proposed rule, which suggests that religious books that "could" incite violence must be removed from prison chapels. They say the ban should apply only to materials that "seek"...
Police Academy
Posted on March 18, 2009The KC Guy, another local blogger, is attending Prairie Village's citizen police academy, and he's learning a lot. For example, police would rather arrest a bank robber OUTSIDE the bank: More than preventing a chase, the police would rather prevent...
KC police board wins fight over firings
Posted on March 18, 2009When they're facing termination, KCPD officers have the option to skip a hearing with the police board and have an administrative hearing officer make a ruling instead. There was some debate, though, who had the final word, the police board...
In St. Louis, more finders might be keepers
Posted on March 18, 2009St. Louis cops used to accept all kinds of "found" merchandise -- bicycles, cellphones, etc. -- and keep it until the rightful owner showed up and claimed it. That was then. The cops are so overwhelmed with found goods, they've...
A modest proposal
Posted on March 17, 2009It's not every day that a member of Congress suggests that someone commit suicide. During a radio interview, though, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa -- "Chuck" to friends -- said that AIG executives should resign or kill themselves. Snip: "I...
A vicious case of child abuse
Posted on March 17, 2009The bolding is mine -- some of these injuries are just awful. From Christine: A 2-year-old Kansas City boy suffered severe head bruises, two broken arms, a dislocated shoulder and damage to his liver, pancreas and kidneys from abuse discovered...
Nosy neighbor helps stop rapist, MO police say
Posted on March 17, 2009Today is a proud day for busybodies. Story is from Jefferson County, over near St. Louis.
Man picks up car from the shop -- then robs the shop, police say
Posted on March 17, 2009Michigan law be damned, turnabout is fair play!
Why the Kansas death penalty is like Swiss Cake Rolls
Posted on March 17, 2009You've probably heard of the bill that wants to ban the death penalty in Kansas because, well, the darn thing costs too much. The state senate just sent the proposal back to committee for "further study." In theory, this allows...
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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...
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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