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UPDATE: Prosecutor accused of misconduct in River Market corpse case
Posted on February 12, 2009Mark Morris has a longer take here. And he got a response from Miller, the prosecutor at the heart of the case:In an interview, Miller defended his handling of Davis? case and noted that Davis had acknowledged three times under...
JoCo man arrested for DUI -- hours after being convicted of DUI, police say
Posted on February 12, 2009From Joe Lambe:Edward Homar must have had a sober moment Tuesday morning after a Johnson County jury convicted him of felony drunken driving, but Lenexa police allege it didn?t last long. They arrested the Lenexa man late the same day...
Shawnee PD looks for hit-and-run driver
Posted on February 12, 2009From Bob Cronkleton:Police are looking for the driver of a black sport utility vehicle that hit a pedestrian Tuesday night and fled. The SUV struck the woman about 10 p.m. while she was in a crosswalk at 75th Street and...
4 years later, Dad sees his son
Posted on February 12, 2009I'm not sure if you remember this story, but it's a heartbreaker. A New Jersey man named David Goldman marries a woman from Brazil, they have a cute kid named Sean. One day, when Sean is just a few years...
OP police investigate computer theft
Posted on February 12, 2009From Bob Cronkleton:Overland Park police this morning asked for help in identifying a man they believe was involved in the theft of computer from an electronics store. The theft of the $1,800 computer occurred Jan. 2 at a store in...
When all else fails, use a baseball bat
Posted on February 12, 2009From The Eagle: Wichita police have released videos showing footage from two robberies at the same liquor store a week apart. One video shows a man attempting to rob the A1 Liquor Store, 1702 E. Morris, on Feb. 3. The...
Vatterott staffers accused of financial-aid scheme
Posted on February 12, 2009From the official release: John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three former employees at the Kansas City, Mo., campus of Vatterott College have been indicted by a federal grand jury for...
IA college student says he was kidnapped, tortured for a week
Posted on February 12, 2009Story is from Centerville, Iowa, just north of the Missouri border. Five people are in custody in connection with the case. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Dan!
FBI puts more agents back on financial crimes
Posted on February 12, 2009What with the, you know, economic collapse, it just seemed like the right thing to do ...
Where is Hayleigh Cummings?
Posted on February 12, 2009Hayleigh is a 5-year-old Florida girl who basically disappeared from her bed on Monday night. Dad's girlfriend woke up in the middle of the night to find her missing and their back door propped open. (Dad was at work.) Both...
1 man shot dead near Gregory and Askew
Posted on February 12, 2009From Meredith Rodriguez: A man in his 50s was shot to death in Kansas City tonight. Police were called to a house at Gregory Boulevard and Askew Avenue at 7:17 p.m. When they arrived, they found the victim dead in...
Why you should never wrestle your teenage son
Posted on February 11, 2009Great story from South Carolina where a city councilman is accused of ... well, he and his teenage son, a wrestler, started arguing, and the argument became a wrestling match. Junior, 150 pounds, pinned Dad, 245 pounds. Dad was only...
Siblings made disabled sister live in shed, stole her welfare checks
Posted on February 11, 2009Story is from Redwood City, Calif., where two grown siblings are accused of making their sister, who's developmentally disabled, live in a shed that had no plumbing and was warmed by a small space heater powered by an extension cord....
NY mom drowned her kids to save them from voodoo
Posted on February 11, 2009If there were ever a time for the insanity defense ...
CA must reduce its prison population by 37K-58K inmates, judges rule
Posted on February 11, 2009Because they've got so many prisoners now, they're not able to deliver basic health services. (It's part of a big lawsuit out there.) The judges think this can be done by paying for programs to reduce recidivism and reforming the...
NJ man killed wife because he wanted them to die together, police say
Posted on February 11, 2009The suspect, a blind diabetic, had been hospitalized earlier in the day and was convinced that he was near death's door. That's why, authorities allege, he killed her with an ice pick.
"Virtual fence" starting construction in Arizona
Posted on February 11, 2009As opposed to a physical wall, this one is actually a network of sensors, cameras and computers that are used to monitor the border for drug smuggling and border-crossing. More here from The AP via the Arizona Republic.
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on February 11, 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,...
Hmm, not sure if "self-defense" is going to fly here
Posted on February 11, 2009A man who allegedly broke into a victim's home and killed the guy in his sleep says he was acting in self-defense ...
PA woman sold neighbor's "missing" dogs online, police say
Posted on February 11, 2009Of all the lowdown, dirty tricks ...
Toby Keith is sick of your crap
Posted on February 11, 2009I wouldn't throw so much as a dirty look at the guy. Apparently, he takes stuff like that very seriously. Photo: A typical day at Toby Keith's house.
Teacher accused of leaving school to work as prostitute
Posted on February 11, 2009Only she ended up getting arrested by police. How would you like to be the principal and have to explain to those fourth-graders why Ms. Such-and-Such won't be coming back? Story is from Ohio. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Motorist unwittingly drags body for 17 miles
Posted on February 11, 2009Story is from New York. The driver apparently had no clue something was stuck underneath his vehicle. (The victim had apparently been hit by a vehicle immediately ahead of the van, which then got the body stuck in its underbelly.)...
Miami County investigating reported abduction attempt
Posted on February 11, 2009Missed this from the other day -- more here from KMBC.
Brazilian tribal members accused of eating disabled man
Posted on February 11, 2009This tribe has no history of cannibalism, so authorities are pretty sure their three suspects were drunk or high when it reportedly happened. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Former St. Louis-area cop pleads guilty to sex assault during traffic stop
Posted on February 11, 2009Happened back in 2006 in the suburb of Velda City, which is in St. Louis County.
Tip: If you've just committed an arson ...
Posted on February 11, 2009... maybe you shouldn't wander around singing a song about how the fire department is going to be angry with you.
Report: The Mafia has a bank-rescue plan, too
Posted on February 11, 2009Though it's not a rescue plan so much as a giant money-laundering scheme. The U.N. says the Mafia, which has vast sums of cash on hand, are putting the money into banks that desperately need it. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
UPDATE: Lawrence man accused of sodomizing dog
Posted on February 11, 2009KCTV has more details:Grinstead said the Humane Society was tipped off on the abuse when Basoflas brought in several animals with injuries. She said that since the case had been made public, the group has received a number of calls...
A rare victory for common sense
Posted on February 11, 2009A Wisconsin inmate -- who's doing time for killing an 11-year-old girl -- had won almost $300K in a court case because he was reportedly forced to sleep on a wet, moldy mattress for two months. A judge has decided...
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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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