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MO woman guilty of throwing acid during street fight
Posted on February 23, 2009Story is from the St. Louis area. The acid in this case was actually a drain cleaner called Liquid Fire. The charges were first-degree assault and armed criminal action, but the story doesn't say if anyone was seriously hurt or...
No, really, it was my Evil Twin ...
Posted on February 23, 2009Great story from Germany, where authorities have arrested a man in connection with an elaborate jewel heist. The only problem? They're relying on DNA, and the guy has a twin. The suspect might very well get away scot-free thanks to...
Post cards only for JoCo inmates -- no envelopes!
Posted on February 23, 2009From JoCo Sheriff: Inmates in Johnson County Jail will no longer be getting mail in envelopes. A new policy goes into effect on March 1, 2009 which will no longer allow mail in envelopes to be received into or be...
UPDATE: Where is Hayleigh Cummings?
Posted on February 23, 2009I've got a bad feeling about this one ...Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Is this fair?
Posted on February 23, 2009In Kansas, there's a bill that would hold parents responsible for kids getting drunk at their house, even if Mom and Dad didn't know drinking was occurring. Snip from AP:But a bill now awaiting a vote from a Kansas House...
Meanwhile in the UK ...
Posted on February 23, 2009This is why I love Britain. All of their crime stories are about lonely gentlemen having relations with bicycle seats, or police trying to recapture giant runaway rabbits. (With photo, Wallace & Gromit unavailable for comment.) Hat Tip: Many thanks,....
Roger Corman, William Shatner and a MO lynching
Posted on February 23, 2009Mary Sanchez has a hell of a column this morning ...
Jacob Fischer
Posted on February 23, 2009Christine Vendel has a great story this morning about Jacob Fischer, a Raytown teen who had a crash and nearly died because nobody found him for 32 hours. Fischer is going to present awards on Tuesday to Maj. Robert Kuehl...
KCPD works pair of overnight stabbings
Posted on February 23, 2009From Bob Cronkleton:Police in the two Kansas Cities are investigating separate overnight stabbings in which two people were injured. The first stabbing occurred about 11 p.m. Sunday near 10th Street and Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. The male victim...
Charges soon in the Chandra Levy case?
Posted on February 23, 2009They say a grand jury is considering the case today, and a Salvadoran man -- now serving time -- could be named as a suspect. No word when the "Gary Condit Didn't Do It" Parade will start. Local blogger Nick...
Life imitates early "Simpsons" episode
Posted on February 23, 2009Unnamed vandal cuts head off town's beloved statue. Bart Simpson unavailable for comment.
FBI rescues 45+ teen prostitutes during nationwide sweep
Posted on February 23, 2009And arrested 50-some pimps. They say it happened over a three-night span, though Fox's story doesn't list when. And it's not clear in Kansas City, St. Louis or Wichita were part of the action. The authorities are hoping to stick...
2 hurt in accidental shooting at KCPD's East Patrol
Posted on February 23, 2009From KCPD: This afternoon at about 414 pm, during a weekly firearm inspection, an officer at East Patrol Division, 5301 East 27th Street, accidentally shot himself in the left index finger. The officer was attempting to unload the gun for...
"Enough is enough!"
Posted on February 23, 2009"I have had it with these motherf***ing snakes on this motherf***ing plane!" Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
House considers ban on chimps, primates as pets
Posted on February 23, 2009Man, one lady has her face ripped off by a monkey, and everybody overreacts ... This could scotch my plans for a 1,000-pound attack gorilla to guard my apartment.
$1,500 reward for stolen trailer, shed, tools
Posted on February 23, 2009From Crime Stoppers: The reward for information leading to an arrest in the theft of a 10? x 12? trailer and shed from 2801 S. 48th Street Kansas City, Kansas on 2/12/2009 has been increased to a possible $1,500.00 in...
MO man admitted to molesting 40 kids over decades, police say
Posted on February 23, 2009Story is from Ste. Genevieve, where a man named William Huck, 62, pleaded guilty to molesting seven kids at his wife's daycare. The oldest victim was no more than 5. The youngest was an infant. The police, though, say Huck...
Shawnee man admits he killed mother of his unborn child
Posted on February 23, 2009From Joe Lambe:A Shawnee man admitted in court this morning that he dragged the woman carrying his unborn child into a kitchen and cut her throat. Brandon N. Reed, 23, pleaded guilty to capital murder, and a Johnson County judge...
The new meth lab? Might be the motel down the road
Posted on February 23, 2009In their continuing quest to make things suck, methheads have started building temporary labs in motel rooms, then clearing out after they've finished cooking. It's great for them because it lessens the risk that one of the local constabulary might...
Inmates escape from Greek prison via helicopter
Posted on February 23, 2009The most amazing thing? This is the second time the same guys have escaped via chopper. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
KCP&L, employees donate to KCPD assistance group
Posted on February 23, 2009When KCP&L employees go on calls involving collections or shutoffs, sometimes they call KCPD officers to tag along as a safety precaution. As a thank-you, KCP&L field-service workers collected $1K, which was matched by the company itself. The money will...
Robbers targeting Hispanic markets, police say
Posted on February 23, 2009Shawnee PD just sent out a release warning that robbers seem to be targeting Hispanic markets -- shops that sell groceries, phone cards and do wire transfers to Mexico. Shawnee has had three such holdups, and they've met with police...
A modest proposal
Posted on February 23, 2009A Missouri legislator has floated a bill that would require welfare applicants to pass a drug test. Fail, and you can't apply for three years. Hat Tip: Saw this via Tony's Kansas City, who notes there's no drug test to...
15 years for Prospect Avenue shootout, chase
Posted on February 23, 2009From Tony Rizzo:A man involved in a wild, violent day on Kansas City?s streets was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Dionysus Spriggs, 24, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, where he pleaded...
How popular is concealed-carry in Florida?
Posted on February 21, 2009The state has a backlog of 95,000 applicants and wants to hire more workers to process all of the paperwork. Officials say the bad economy is why everybody wants to pack heat now.
What turns ordinary people into "family annihilators"?
Posted on February 21, 2009Newsweek interviews a criminologist about a recent series of prominent murder-suicides where someone -- usually Dad -- has lost his job and decides to kill his wife and kids before offing himself. Most of these folks believe they're doing their...
How a stupid prank ended up killing a veteran cop
Posted on February 21, 2009Story is from Florida.
There is a special place in Hell ...
Posted on February 21, 2009for any healthy person who fake having cancer so she could get time off.
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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?
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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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