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Drew Peterson engagement back on
Posted on February 11, 2009OK, put her back on the prayer list. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM
MO bill would close loophole that protects abusers
Posted on February 11, 2009I'm not sure if you remember this case, but a Columbia attorney was accused of abusing his wife. (In fact, he's now serving time in that case.) He was able to keep his name off some court documents, though, because...
Prosecutor withheld documents in River Market corpse case, judge rules
Posted on February 11, 2009Tony's Kansas City had a post this morning about the case of Matthew Davis, who was sentenced to 22 years in the Amber McGathey case. After McGathey died of an overdose in Davis' apartment, he put her body in his...
Do we really need this law?
Posted on February 11, 2009A bill in Kansas would prohibit anyone under 18 from possessing a lighter. And it'd be illegal to sell lighters to anyone under 18, the Journal-World reports. I know it's rare, but occasionally, you WILL find a teenager who needs...
KS boy, 9, allegedly wrecks truck while fleeing police
Posted on February 11, 2009Why were the police there? They were investigating his OTHER wreck, involving a utility pole.
Salina-area mom used cattle prod to punish teen daughter, authorities say
Posted on February 11, 2009Because the daughter allegedly got home late from a Valentine's dance. Snip from the Journal:Thompson-Dupes told Melander she told her daughter to get the cattle prod, which was hanging in the hall, and then instructed her to sit in a...
C-store clerk was checking lotto tickets for winners, then selling the losers, authorities say
Posted on February 11, 2009Story is from Hutch. Appropriately enough, it was a diehard lottery player who uncovered the plot, officials say.
Man robs gas station ... then runs out of gas
Posted on February 11, 2009Prior planning prevents poor performance ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
James Lewis
Posted on February 11, 2009Mike Hendricks has a column this morning about Lewis, who went to prison for trying to blackmail the makers of Tylenol back during the 1982 Tylenol scare. (Police recently searched Lewis' home in Massachusetts.) Mike writes about a local murder...
I've fallen and I can't get up ... but seriously, don't help me
Posted on February 11, 2009In Washington state, an 82-year-old man has been charged after his wife fell on the floor and spent 10 WEEKS lying there before she died. The man says she told him not to help her up. Snip:After that, Klein said...
Tattooed robber holds up OP c-store
Posted on February 11, 2009From OP Police: On Saturday, February 7, 2009 at approximately 6:50 a.m., Overland Park Officers were sent to the Shell Station in the 7400 block of Metcalf regarding an armed robbery. When the police arrived the store clerk told them...
KCK looking for suspect in weekend homicide
Posted on February 11, 2009From KCK PD: The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department?s Major Case Unit is requesting assistance from the public in locating the person shown in the picture below. Ernesto Rojas-Fernandez is wanted for the murder of Overland Park, Kansas resident Zenaida...
Naked biker leads Ark. police on chase as sleet falls
Posted on February 11, 2009If you read the manual, those are not optimal conditions for riding a motorcycle.
22 dogs + 1 station wagon = Hell On Earth
Posted on February 10, 2009From AP: This picture provided by the SPCA shows a car containing 22 dogs in Pottsboro, Texas on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. North Texas authorities seized 22 dogs found crammed inside the station wagon with their owner. The owner locked...
Man hired boys, 12 and 13, to sell pornos, police say
Posted on February 10, 2009Story is from ... yeah, Florida. The kiddos, who are the man's cousins, reportedly sold the DVDs from the back of his pickup. They got to keep $2 for each $5 disc they sold, police say.
Do we need the Adam Walsh Act?
Posted on February 10, 2009Interesting piece here from the New York Times, which talks about federal and state authorities fighting over the law. States are being told to adopt uniform standards for registering and tracking sex offenders, who'll have to register in person four...
"Psychic" scammed woman, 85, out of $80K, police say
Posted on February 10, 2009Story is from California, and the psychic has entered a no-contest plea. Police say she told the victim that her husband was going to die until the victim paid for "special prayers." But the scam kept going as the psychic...
Tip: Try not to get murdered in Mexico
Posted on February 10, 2009Because there is an excellent chance your killers will never, ever be caught. (To be fair, the natives don't fare much better -- the national arrest rate for homicides is 20 percent.) The Houston Chronicle went back and reviewed the...
So two morons walk into a convenience store ...
Posted on February 10, 2009A couple of Utah men decided to play a prank on a friend who works at a convenience store -- so they got ski masks and BB guns and pretended to rob the place. A-ha-ha-ha! Hilarious! Sadly, a passerby saw...
Some headlines just write themselves
Posted on February 10, 2009From the Arizona Republic:"Grandma arrested after assault on police officer" Hat Tip: Many thanks, eephus!
Location, location, location
Posted on February 10, 2009I'm not sure what's more shocking: That someone would rob a bank across the street from the sheriff's office, or that he would be able to do it and get away, too.
Open Thread ... Tuesday
Posted on February 10, 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,...
A single strand of hair
Posted on February 10, 2009The Eagle has an update from the Justin Thurber trial. Thurber is accused of kidnapping, raping and killing college student Jodi Sanderholm back in 2007 near Ark City. Today, the jury heard how investigators reportedly matched a hair found on...
Holy Cats -- somebody at Witness Protection has a sense of humor
Posted on February 10, 2009A while back, we had a story about a Florida man who complained about his calzone and was promptly beaten by the eatery's owner. Turns out, the owner is a former Mafia hitman who testified for a place in Witness...
Lawrence man pleads guilty to Jayhawk desecration
Posted on February 10, 2009From Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker: Michael A. Vanlerberg, 22, Leawood, Kan., has pleaded guilty to one count of using explosives to destroy government property, Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker announced today. In his plea, Vanlerberg admitted that on Nov...
8 people arrested in Michael Phelps pot-photo case
Posted on February 10, 2009Ironically, none of them are named Michael Phelps. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
Gun owners go on a bullet-buying spree
Posted on February 10, 2009It's gotten to the point where the entire state of Florida is facing a bullet shortage. Experts say that a lot of gun owners are worried the Obama administration is going to push for a new tax on ammo.
Wisconsin man found "performing a sex act in a trash bin," police say
Posted on February 10, 2009How To Tell If You Have Hit Rock-Bottom, Chapter One ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
2 men charged in shooting of homeless man
Posted on February 10, 2009From Russ Pulley: Two Kansas City men have been charged in connection with the shooting of a homeless man in Independence. Milford Printy, 23, and Alex C. Ojeda, 19, each face counts of first-degree aggravated assault with a firearm and...
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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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