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Open Thread ... Weekend Edition

Posted on February 21, 2009
Welcome 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,...

New front in the war on abortion?

Posted on February 21, 2009
From The AP: A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would essentially ban abortion in the state. The bill is a direct challenge to...

Dentist grabbed dentures from old woman's mouth after she didn't pay

Posted on February 21, 2009
And was convicted of assault for that.

30 years for abusing 9-month-old son to death

Posted on February 21, 2009
From Mark Morris:A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced Daniel T. Taft, 28, of Kansas City to 30 years in prison in the November 2007 death of his 9-month-old son. Taft pleaded guilty in December to child abuse resulting in...

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KC man shot in the face overnight

Posted on February 21, 2009
From Christine Vendel:A man was in critical condition today after someone shot him in the face in a Kansas City apartment. The shooting occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the 6600 block of Monroe Avenue, where the victim was staying with...

Nebraska teen reports Mom for smoking weed

Posted on February 21, 2009
Based on the booking photo, I can see why the teenager accused Mom of being high ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!

TX judge refused to stay late on execution night

Posted on February 20, 2009
Not sure if you remember this story. It's about a judge who closed her office at 5 sharp on the night of a scheduled execution -- basically cutting off any shot the defense had at postponing the proceedings. The defense...

Okie man investigated for "Abort Obama" sign

Posted on February 20, 2009
The full sign read, "Abort Obama not the unborn," and he kept it in the back of his truck. Police, thinking it was threat to the president's life, pulled the man over. The Secret Service even interviewed the man, too....

Des Moines robber is a little sensitive about his weight

Posted on February 20, 2009
So he told his victims, "Don't underestimate me because I have glasses and I'm fat," The Des Moines Register reports. Of course, he did end up with nothing because neither victim had any money.

Finally, someone else shares my fear of a Terminator-like future

Posted on February 20, 2009
Thank you, Fox News. It's just good to know that I'm not alone.

1993 Honda Civic caught going 137 mph, NY police say

Posted on February 20, 2009
I didn't know 1993 Honda Civics could go that fast in 1993, much less this week. The driver was charged with speeding, reckless driving and using black magic.

There is a special place in Hell ...

Posted on February 20, 2009
for anybody who would mug a bunch of Girl Scouts for their cookie money.

Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday

Posted on February 20, 2009
Welcome 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,...

The best story about a traffic stop, ever

Posted on February 20, 2009
From the Daily Wildcat of Arizona:When the officer approached the car, he saw the woman was asleep, with her dress pulled up to her stomach and her underwear pulled down to her mid-thighs. The officer knocked on the window several...

Standoff in Hutch

Posted on February 20, 2009
The good news is that everybody's OK. The Hutch News also has some pretty dramatic photos of the scene. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Matt!

Not remotely crime-related

Posted on February 20, 2009
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the most thrilling advance in boozological science:THE ALCOHOL SHOT GUN! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Tim!

KCK police close to arresting homicide suspect?

Posted on February 20, 2009
From Mark Wiebe:A Kansas City, Kan., police tactical unit is in the 100 block of North Feree Street, where a suspect in a homicide is believed to have entered a house. The unit was called to the scene after someone...

Even Jenny Craig's trucks are carrying extra weight

Posted on February 20, 2009
In this case, about $2.1 million in marijuana that was hidden among JC's frozen meals. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jay Tee!

Well, this was a refreshing change of pace ...

Posted on February 20, 2009
Edward Nathaniel Bell -- a Virginia inmate convicted of killing a police officer -- was executed last night, and he did not go quietly. In fact, he was just pretty contentious about the whole process:"To the Timbrook family, you definitely...

Does Skull & Bones have Geronimo's skull?

Posted on February 20, 2009
The Apache warrior's descendants have filed a lawsuit accusing the Yale University secret society of just such a thing. (The legend is that George W. Bush's grandpa stole the skull from Geronimo's grave.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jewwells P!

UK soldier gets drunk, steals tank in Germany, authorities say

Posted on February 20, 2009
And when he wrecks the first tank, he just goes back and steals another, the authorities allege. Snip:"We all got the giggles when we read this," Heine told The Local. "But stealing a vehicle is a serious offense it will...

Joshua Kezer

Posted on February 20, 2009
From Midtown Miscreant, who served time himself, to the Missouri man who was recently freed from a wrongful conviction:In a few weeks, once Kezer has had his fill of food and whatever else he missed for 17 years, reality is...

Police, help! Someone stole all that jewelry that I had stolen!

Posted on February 20, 2009
Story is from Washington state.

Do you recognize this man?

Posted on February 20, 2009
From Crime Stoppers: The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is requesting the public?s help in identifying this suspect captured on surveillance footage. The suspect is sought for a robbery that occurred 1/24/2009 at 96th Place and Drury on case report...

The unthinkable can happen anytime, anywhere

Posted on February 20, 2009
Unbelievable story from Houston, where a 15-year-old boy was reportedly abducted at gunpoint while walking to school and taken to a house, where he was sexually assaulted. The boy was able to get his attacker's gun, though, and shot the...

Mom sues East St. Louis over misidentified murder victim

Posted on February 20, 2009
Somebody else came to the crime scene and identified the corpse as THEIR son, so they had a funeral and buried him. Which meant Mom had to have her son dug up for another funeral and then reburied. She's asking...

Your courthouse might have a rodent problem ...

Posted on February 20, 2009
if mice start raining from the ceilings.

What was the first clue that he was up to no good?

Posted on February 20, 2009
That he was driving around with a beer can on his truck's roof? Or the way he urinated on himself during the interview?

Nebraska grandma, 86, billed $1K for phone sex calls

Posted on February 20, 2009
The bills were in the name of her late husband, but he never had a card, she said. The working theory is that his ID was stolen at some point.

Thank you for being a friend*

Posted on February 20, 2009
Michigan man accused of breaking into a drug-testing facility and stealing his buddy's urine samples, because they were possibly going to test positive for marijuana. * Sorry. A "Golden Girls" reference just seemed like the thing to do here.

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