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TX state workers ran "Fight Club" for mentally-disabled adults
Posted on March 10, 2009And took videos. Story is from Corpus Christi. (Guys: When commenting, please be sensitive. No picking on the mentally disabled, please.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2
New charges filed against college kid accused of illegally accessing Sarah Palin's email
Posted on March 10, 2009This is the guy who allegedly got into her Yahoo account by guessing the right answers to security questions, then publicized what he saw inside.
Morgue worker lost count of how many corpses he had sex with
Posted on March 10, 2009You'd think something like that would stick in your mind. Story is from Ohio.
Did text messages get a man killed?
Posted on March 10, 2009Jeffery Johnson was shot and killed early Saturday in Independence's Benton Park, 705 S. Crane. A 19-year-old named Mauricio Lopez is now facing counts of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The fight was over text message and phone calls...
Report: Animal-rights activists take credit for firebombing UCLA researcher's car
Posted on March 10, 2009Story is from Los Angeles, and is one of several attacks on animal researchers in southern California.
Man caught moving pot plants in his truck -- he was afraid of burglars finding them
Posted on March 10, 2009He was apparently less worried about the police ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Operation Guardian Angel
Posted on March 10, 2009Tony Rizzo has a story about local cops and feds partnering to catch alleged pedophiles. They reportedly posed as pimps and posted ads on Craigslist. I'm trying to track down the affidavits on PACER, but haven't had much luck yet....
Bookkeeper embezzled $9.9 mil -- spent it on shoes, clothes, police say
Posted on March 09, 2009Story is from California. She stole so much, in fact, that her company had to have layoffs, police alleged. Authorities say she remodeled a bedroom into a closet for her wardrobe: "$240,000 on 400 pairs of shoes, $300,000 on designer...
Chilean man's broken leg had a cast made of cocaine
Posted on March 09, 2009And he probably could have sneaked it past airport police, but he got greedy. Authorities say they found drugs in his bag, a 6-pack of beer and the legs of two stools he was traveling with. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
Judge Sharon Keller
Posted on March 09, 2009We've written about Keller -- she's a Texas judge who's now facing an inquiry because she closed at 5 sharp, despite a request from a Death Row inmate's lawyers, who hoped to file last-minute paperwork before his execution. (Though her...
How much can we trust eyewitnesses?
Posted on March 09, 2009"60 Minutes" had a piece last night about the case of Ronald Cotton, who was convicted after a rape victim positively identified him in a police lineup. Only he didn't do it. (In face, a second related victim did NOT...
Report: Madoff expected to cop a plea deal
Posted on March 09, 2009If he's guilty of what they say, how many lives has he ruined? A lot of those who lost money were charities. The AP says this might help the victims reclaim at least part of their money, but it'd be...
How bad is the economy?
Posted on March 09, 2009Border arrests have dropped to levels unseen since the 1970s, the Los Angeles Times reports.From October 2008 through February of this year, the Border Patrol arrested 195,399 illegal immigrants, a 24% decrease from the same period last year. At this...
Man arrested for tenderizing some ground beef
Posted on March 09, 2009His method: Tying his cow to the back of a truck and dragging Bessie until she died. Story is from Massachusetts, where they apparently don't much about raising cattle.
My new favorite word: "Cripnics"
Posted on March 09, 2009At the Crips RICO trial in Wichita, a former member testified that gang members really enjoyed conducting their business meetings as cookouts at local parks, what they called "Cripnics." Sometimes, with a jump-in as entertainment.
Quote of the day
Posted on March 09, 2009?We?re dealing with poop. Sorry to say that, but we?re dealing with poop." Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Escaped inmate arrested while trying to break back into jail
Posted on March 09, 2009Story is from Georgia. He'd reportedly "stepped out" to steal some cigarettes, police say. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on March 09, 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 woman charged in 54th and Norton homicide
Posted on March 09, 2009Melba Walker, 54, faces counts of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Jeanette Juarez, who died early Saturday. Snip:According to court records, Juarez and a friend had been inside Walker?s home just before the shooting...
Brandon Howell, NOT GUILTY
Posted on March 09, 2009That's why my editor tells me. Tony Rizzo is still over at the courthouse, gathering information. Howell was accused of murdering two Johnson County teens, Nick Travis and Tabitha Brewer. Nick's remains were eventually recovered on Kansas City's East Side...
The ad is for adult TAP dancing ...
Posted on March 09, 2009California woman started advertising her tap-dancing classes for adults ... but she's had to turn away several people who misread that as LAP dancing. Snip:"I get maybe three to 17 [calls] a week," Helen said. "I'm nearly 80, so age...
This is creepy ...
Posted on March 09, 2009Prosecutors say the suspect in the Maryville, Ill., church shooting actually put the attack in his daily planner as "Death Day."
Dirty hippies are surprisingly lucrative suspects ...
Posted on March 09, 2009Police say they seized $1.2 million in drugs and $68K from concertgoers during three nights of Phish performances in Virginia. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Ash!
"It was an inexplicable, inexcusable mistake, but was it a crime?"
Posted on March 09, 2009The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten is one of the best humor writers in America. But there's nothing remotely funny about his latest piece, an article about parents who accidentally leave their kids in hot cars -- and who are then...
KS man tried to blow up ex's new man, feds say
Posted on March 09, 2009From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: Donald E. Parsons, 57, Hays, Kan., has been sentenced to 120 months for planting a bomb under the car of a man who was living with a woman Parsons used to date, Acting U.S....
Online ad offered to give away teenager for free
Posted on March 09, 2009The ad appeared on a Salt Lake City TV station's Web site for less than an hour before the owners pulled it down. Snip:The ad listed a "hardworking young man" who was being given away because "we're low on money,...
Meanwhile, at the New York Post
Posted on March 09, 2009Pedophiles have reportedly put a $10K hit on the New York attorney general ...
Charles Barkley "takes the beatdown"
Posted on March 09, 2009Chuck has served three days of what was originally a 10-day sentence. (A judge decided to knock off seven days if CB finishes an alcohol-treatment program.) It sounds like it was pretty pleasant, really. Despite being in Maricopa's jail, he...
SC pizza guy shoots, kills one of 4 robbers, police say
Posted on March 09, 2009He had a CCW permit. From the sheriff:?This sends a loud message to the criminal element ? you don?t know who?s going to be armed and who?s not going to be armed when you go to rob someone.?
UPDATE: Detroit man shot for urinating on building
Posted on March 09, 2009Now they say the dead man was walking toward the shooter while urinating ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
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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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