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Report: Over 1/3 of police shootings are "suicide-by-cop"
Posted on March 16, 2009Researchers originally thought the figure would be close to 20 percent. It was actually something like 36. But they also say these types of deaths really aren't planned: Few suicide-by-cop cases involve a person with a plan to die, according...
You got greedy, partner
Posted on March 16, 2009Lovely story from Ogden, Kan., where a woman is accused of stealing a trumpet from the local elementary. Police say she even successfully fenced the instrument at a music store. Her fatal flaw? Stealing another instrument as she left the...
Jury selection starts in George Tiller trial
Posted on March 16, 2009From The Eagle: Dr. George Tiller is charged with 19 misdemeanors alleging he failed to obtain a second, independent opinion for late-term abortions from an independent physician, as required by Kansas law. If convicted, the Wichita doctor could face a...
Report: Fewer teens sniffing glue
Posted on March 16, 2009You know they've found some OTHER way to get high, but the story doesn't say what that is.
Florida man smashed guitar into sleeping roommate's face, police say
Posted on March 16, 2009Several times, the story says, so the charge is attempted murder. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Man charged in toddler's murder
Posted on March 16, 2009Missed this from last week ... Jackson County prosecutors have charged Jarrett Tinsley with murdering his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.
Was this a reasonable punishment?
Posted on March 16, 2009Not EXACTLY a crime story, though it has spawned a civil suit ... The parents of an Illinois boy are suing his former school, saying that he was forced to "remain in a squatting position with his arms extended holding...
3 hurt in overnight shootings
Posted on March 16, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: The first shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday near East 53rd Street and Brooklyn Avenue. Someone drove a male victim to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Shortly thereafter, another gunshot victim sought medical attention at another hospital...
KCPD kills 1 while investigating bank robbery
Posted on March 16, 2009From Christine: Kansas City police searching for a bank robbery suspect have shot and killed a man at Eighth and Olive streets. They were looking for a person who robbed the Central Bank at 2301 Independence Avenue about 4:30 p.m....
The Raytown homicides
Posted on March 16, 2009What an awful case. The dead are two adults and two boys, ages 5 and 10. The kids were staying with their auntie, and it was their dad who discovered the scene when nobody heard from them. The sole survivor...
How many lives will "America's Next Top Model" ruin?
Posted on March 15, 2009Six hurt, three arrested after "bedlam" explodes at an audition for "Next Top Model." Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
Worst Cellmates Ever
Posted on March 14, 2009An Oklahoma inmate was placed in the same cell as a man that he testified against. He was dead within 15 minutes. You'd think there would be a policy to prevent stuff like this, and there is. From the DOC...
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on March 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,...
Wisconsin man decides to rob Tae Kwon Do studio
Posted on March 14, 2009With predictable results ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Searching!
Vermont teen, 19, drilled and bolted antlers to doe's head
Posted on March 14, 2009And, doing so, violated several hunting-related laws. Snip: Game warden David Gregory said the antlers didn't look or feel right. The Concord resident admitted to the killing and led a game warden to the deer's remains after an anonymous caller...
Midtown Miscreant: Bernie Madoff isn't Hitler
Posted on March 14, 2009A very insightful post here: Some of the victims have described Madoff as evil, or like looking in to the eyes of Hitler. I'm sure those people believe that, feel it with every fiber of their being. But Madoff isn't...
2 injured in stabbings
Posted on March 14, 2009From Meredith Rodriguez: Victims of two knifing incidents showed up at Kansas City hospitals tonight (Friday). The first happened around 10:30 p.m. A victim with a stab wound to the back showed up at Research Medical Center. Police said they...
11 DUI arrests at KCPD sobriety checkpoint
Posted on March 14, 2009From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department along with the Jackson County Traffic Unit conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on March 13, 2009 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at 70th and Troost .North and Southbound traffic was checked with...
Say, how is KC's new red-light cam doing?
Posted on March 14, 2009It's pretty lucrative so far, Tony's Kansas City reports ...
WANTED: Lindsay Lohan
Posted on March 14, 2009Nobody's EXACTLY sure why there's a warrant out for her arrest. Smart money says it's a probation violation. Whatever, just lock her up before she makes another crappy movie ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
Thomas H. White
Posted on March 14, 2009You remember White. When he was 13, he brought a rifle to his middle school in Joplin, blasted the ceiling and then repeatedly tried to shoot a principal. The only reason he ISN'T a murderer? The gun jammed. He's 16...
Ark. woman allegedly drugs boss' coffee so he'll "chill out"
Posted on March 13, 2009She'll probably want to put something in the police officers' coffee, too ...
Some people just can't take a compliment
Posted on March 13, 2009Especially if it's their husband receiving the compliment, and the compliment-giver is a foxy lady at a local bar.
Where is Allyson Corrales?
Posted on March 13, 2009KCPD has released new photos of the missing girl, believed to be with her dad, who's a person-of-interest in Allyson's mom's death, KSHB reports.
Chiefs player accused of DUI
Posted on March 13, 2009From The AP: Officials in Newport News, Va., say Kansas City Chiefs cornerback David Thurman Macklin has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Officials at the city jail and traffic court said Macklin was arrested early Friday. He also...
NH Supremes say Nutraloaf is a form of punishment
Posted on March 13, 2009New Hampshire serves some inmates -- usually the troublemakers -- a mixture of "whole wheat bread, nondairy cheese, carrots, canned spinach, raisins, beans and other food." You don't even need utensils to eat it. The state Supremes say feeding this...
Not remotely: Elmo v. Ricky Gervais
Posted on March 13, 2009I think my favorite part is when he asks Elmo if he knows what "necrophilia" means.
Okie man gets probation for raping girl, 6
Posted on March 13, 2009They offered the deal because the little girl has testified three times so far, and is too traumatized to do so again.
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on March 13, 2009Ten kids drink windshield wiper fluid at Arkansas daycare after the liquid is mistaken for Kool-Aid .. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Chuck and JUNGLE JIM!
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on March 13, 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,...
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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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