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By James Hart
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One Year Later
Posted on February 16, 2009The New York Times has a piece here about the anniversary of the Northern Illinois University shootings in DeKalb. Five people were murdered there. The gunman killed himself.
Ohio woman exercised her husband to death
Posted on February 16, 2009An Ohio woman, 41, has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide because she wouldn't let her 73-year-old husband get out of their pool and stop exercising.The chief said he counted 43 times in which Newton-John prevented her husband from leaving the...
Best response ever to being Tasered twice by police
Posted on February 16, 2009Sure, he was drunk, but I still think some form of props is in order. From the Des Moines Register:A medical specialist removed the Taser probes from Young, but he declined further medical treatment and allegedly said: "You can't hurt...
KS legislators mull newer, tougher DUI laws
Posted on February 16, 2009This comes on the heels of a state report that said Kansas DUI law, as it exists, is almost as effective as wishing. One critic, though, tells the Wichita Eagle that new laws won't help if the state keeps cutting...
7th Philly officer killed in less than 3 years
Posted on February 16, 2009More here from the Inquirer ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV
Why the wheelman is a crucial part of your criminal operation
Posted on February 16, 2009If you DON'T have a getaway driver, one of your victims might steal your ride while you're burglarizing their house. Story is from Washington state.
Father of the Year?
Posted on February 16, 2009In California, a judge has sentenced a polygamist to seven consecutive life terms because he reportedly beat his 19 kids, strung them up and made them eat vomit and feces. He was also found guilty of holding two of his...
TX man made $1 million in adult-diaper scam, feds say
Posted on February 16, 2009How much time could he get? Depends.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on February 16, 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,...
TX school decides not to evacuate disabled kids during bomb scare
Posted on February 16, 2009Technically not a crime, though I'm guessing this is not what you'd call "best practices." The principal explains:Principal Shirley Reich said one reason the children were kept inside was the chilly day, 47 degrees outside, and that ?if anything I...
I tried so hard to write an authentic-sounding "Smokey & The Bandit" headline, but sadly, could not
Posted on February 16, 2009From Herbert Spencer: Driving on southbound 635 around 12:30 I spotted 5, count 'em 5 state revenue enhancement officers giving citations around the Metropolitan/635 area. Three had victims pulled over and 2 others were on the on ramp clocking potential...
In the words of Gomer Pyle: Surprise, surprise, surprise
Posted on February 16, 2009South Carolina sheriff says he won't be bringing criminal charges against Michael Phelps over THE PHOTO.
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on February 16, 2009Because sometimes it's fun to watch grown people throw a fit. Link to the YouTube page.
MO magazine salesman gets life without parole for raping, killing elderly woman
Posted on February 16, 2009The defendant, Richard Craig McNew, is from St. Louis, and the slaying happened in California, where he was selling subscriptions door to door. More here.
Enterprising pervert had "altered sweatpants," OR police say
Posted on February 16, 2009So it was easier for him to expose himself to little girls in public, the authorities allege. Story comes with an appropriate mugshot.
Who stole Lance Armstrong's bike?
Posted on February 16, 2009Armstrong's bike -- worth about $10K -- was stolen after he rode it Saturday during the Tour of California, along with three teammates' bicycles. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM! (AP Photo/Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Kent Porter)
Perpetual Help for Our Lady
Posted on February 16, 2009Mary Sanchez has a column this morning about volunteers helping to repair the statues recently vandalized outside Redemptorist Church.
Justin Thurber's family asks the jury to save his life
Posted on February 16, 2009And they had a psychologist testifying that Thurber has both bipolar disorder and a 70-something IQ.
Midtown Miscreant v. foolhardy Rascal drivers
Posted on February 16, 2009Snip: Now the news reports a woman was struck by a hit and run driver while trying to cross 63rd and woodland, at 10 PM, on her Rascal scooter. I don't want to sound to harsh here, but attempting to...
"Walking ATMs"
Posted on February 16, 2009The New York Times has a good story about illegal immigrants helping to rebuild New Orleans -- and how they've become a VERY popular target for muggers. A lot of the men work as day laborers, and they get paid...
UPDATE: NY cops accused of leaving underwear-clad teen in swamp
Posted on February 16, 2009This one goes back a ways, to Halloween 2007. Two New York officers were accused of picking up a teenager who'd been egging passing cars. They reportedly drove him to a remote, swampy area and forced him to strip to...
UPDATE: Pranksters hijack Sedalia Taco Bell's drive-thru squawkbox
Posted on February 16, 2009Police say they've got their men. (Well, quasi-men. They're 15 and 17.) Story doesn't say if they'll be going directly to a maximum-security facility or if they were just dragged behind the Taco Bell and shot.
Awful Ways To Die, No. 126: Tasered while running naked
Posted on February 16, 2009Again, not saying the Taser necessarily caused the death. We don't know yet what killed him. Typically, though, there's an underlying medical cause, like being coked out of one's mind. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Monty!
Lede of the day
Posted on February 16, 2009From NWFdailynews.com ...A woman angry that her boyfriend was seeing someone else, went to the woman's house and pulled a handful of hair out of her head.
A modest proposal
Posted on February 16, 2009Tony's Kansas City reports it first: Corwin as a mayoral candidate?
When police kill
Posted on February 16, 2009In an average year, U.S. police officers kill about 350 people in the line of duty, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The paper was only able to find six cases in the last 15 years where prosecutors brought murder charges...
Something just feels wrong about this
Posted on February 16, 2009New York police are testing a new kind of Velcro handcuffs because, whenever they arrest little kids, the steel cuffs hurt the pint-size perps' widdle hands. Snip from the Daily News:Cops are expected to use the cuffs no more than...
St. Louis cop admits that he planted evidence, stole drug money
Posted on February 16, 2009Missed this from last week. The officer's partner, who has pleaded not guilty, is still facing trial later this month. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Protesters already hate KC's new red-light camera
Posted on February 16, 2009The camera is at 39th and Southwest Trafficway. It won't start issuing real tickets until the 21st.
Public Service Announcement
Posted on February 16, 2009Messing with Marines -- active duty or retired -- is hazardous to your health.
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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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