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Mama "cooks me in the oven like a turkey"
Posted on February 06, 2009Probably the saddest thing you're going to read today. Story is from Minnesota."She said that her heart's hurt and broke," the 4-year-old told police, according to Bielecki. The girl also said: "Mommy doesn't love me anymore. Mama's going to hurt...
"Is this real life?"
Posted on February 06, 2009Because there's nothing funnier than children whacked-out on pain meds.
One man receives more than 50 traffic citations in a single day
Posted on February 06, 2009Story is from Florida. He just gotten up early and stayed late to work them all in ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, Larry!
Midtown Miscreant v. Linda Rinehart
Posted on February 06, 2009Rinehart, of course, is the wife of Danial Rinehart, the Harrisonville man accused of fathering four kids with his teenage daughter. Linda is also facing criminal charges. Linda Rinehart told the police that she allowed it to happen for two...
KU police are on the hunt for ticket scalpers
Posted on February 06, 2009They've been posting plainclothes officers outside the arena before basketball games, but it doesn't sound like they've caught THAT many.
Man accused of masturbating near the Hot Wheels in Wal-Mart
Posted on February 06, 2009Story is from Shawnee! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Eddie B!
Lawrence man accused of sodomizing, killing dog
Posted on February 06, 2009From Joe Lambe: A 19-year-old Lawrence man has a first court appearance scheduled this afternoon on charges of animal cruelty and sodomy related to a fatal attack on a dog, police said. The man was arrested Wednesday related to suspicious...
Columbia saw violent crime drop 36 percent in 2008
Posted on February 06, 2009But property crimes increased by 18.9 percent.
Not EXACTLY crime-related
Posted on February 06, 2009No charges yet -- though a South Carolina sheriff is pondering such -- but Michael Phelps has been suspended by USA Swimming for three months over THE PHOTO. And Kellogg has said it won't renew its sponsorship deal with him....
Reward increased in KC pedestrian's homicide
Posted on February 06, 2009UPDATED: I just got off the phone with Lea Ann Benedetto, Jerry Smith's older sister. It's been more than a year since her brother was killed, but police still need the crucial witness to come forward and talk with police....
UPDATE: Homeless man beaten to death over can of beer
Posted on February 06, 2009Story is from Washington. The guy's lying on the street, and nobody called the paramedics for 20 minutes.
Olathe PD investigates armed robbery on 154th Street
Posted on February 06, 2009From Olathe PD: On February 5th at approximately 7:15 pm officers from the Olathe Police Department were dispatched to the business located at 20250 W. 154th in reference to a reported aggravated robbery. Upon arrival, officers contacted the calling party...
KS police plan another search in Adam Herrman case
Posted on February 06, 2009Adam Herrman is the boy who disappeared 10 years ago from Butler County, Kan. -- but wasn't reported missing until a few weeks ago. On Saturday, authorities plan another search, their third, along the Whitewater River and into the woods...
"All this for a little bit of weed?"
Posted on February 06, 2009That's what Chiefs player Michael Merritt reportedly said after he got busted Thursday for marijuana in Orlando. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Aromatherapy store sold crack cocaine, too
Posted on February 06, 2009From the U.S. Attorney: Joshua D. Hunt, 32, Leavenworth, Kan, has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for trafficking in crack cocaine from a store in downtown Leavenworth, Kan., called Exotic Scentsations, Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker announced...
Lady robber cries, apologizes while holding up Long John Silver's
Posted on February 06, 2009There's no crying in baseball in armed robbery! (Story is from Indiana.)
KCPD investigating 2 dead bodies at 18th and Paseo
Posted on February 06, 2009From KCPD: On Friday (02/06/09) at approximately 2:15pm, KCMO police were called to the 1800 block of Paseo in regard to a dead body. Upon arrival officers observed two shooting victims inside a blue Pontiac Grand Am. The victims were...
53+ years for KS Speedway shooting
Posted on February 06, 2009From the WyCo DA: Wyandotte County District Judge John J. McNally this afternoon sentenced Frederick Douglas, Black Male, Kansas City, Kansas, to 586 months in prison for the crime of Attempted Capital Murder, for which he was convicted by a...
Is the death penalty dying?
Posted on February 06, 2009That's what Time magazine is saying. Snip:Last year saw just 37 executions in the U.S., with only 111 death sentences handed down. Although 36 states and the Federal Government still have death penalty laws on the books, the practice of...
Woman, 65, arrested for murder she allegedly committed when she was a young woman, police say
Posted on February 06, 2009Suspect is from Ohio, shooting happened in a Denver pool hall -- because the woman kept messing up the victim's shot, the story says. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Barry!
More evidence unsealed in Barry Bonds steroid case
Posted on February 05, 2009Specifically, the court unsealed a "coded ledger" from the BALCO lab reportedly showing that Bonds tested positive for steroids in 2000 and 2001, prosecutors allege. Also unsealed? A conversation between Bonds' trainer and a Bonds pal. Snip: Prosecutors in their...
A relationship that was never, ever going to work
Posted on February 05, 2009From Minnesota: A 16-year-old girl falls in love online with a 44-year-old VAMPIRE / GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE, their love blossoms, then sours, police report. She tries to break it off, but he won't hear it. Her solution:She told police that "in...
Report: ICE program was supposed to deport illegal immigrants with criminal records
Posted on February 05, 2009Instead, government officials quietly shifted their focus to deport those who weren't really threats, but were easy to catch -- partly because the government had increased its deportation goals, the New York Times reports.
Shooting victim spits out bullet
Posted on February 05, 2009Story is from New Jersey. If something like that ever happens to someone that YOU'VE shot, my advice is to run like your life depends on it because it does. You've just tried -- and failed -- to kill something...
Do we really need ShotSpotter?
Posted on February 05, 2009The other day, the Kansas City Council got a sales pitch from the company behind ShotSpotter -- it's a system that alerts police whenever a gun is fired near their sensors, letting them arrive at shootings quicker. Another local blog,...
UPDATE: More charges in alleged Waldo rape hoax
Posted on February 05, 2009From Mark Morris:Authorities added a conspiracy charge Wednesday to a fraud count pending against two people accused of concocting an assault to increase the settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Federal authorities alleged in January that Julie Bernet, 39, and...
He probably wished he was at school
Posted on February 05, 2009A Florida boy, age 12, was sick at home when a burglar broke into his house Tuesday, tied up the kid with electrical cord and then stole his Wii and the family's 42-inch flatscreen.
Teen burglars used church bulletins as a prop in their crimes, TN police say
Posted on February 05, 2009The suspects would allegedly go door-to-door and knock for prospective victims. If someone answered, they'd whip out the church bulletin and start talking about religion. No answer? They'd break in and go to town, police allege.
CA man stabbed friend with sword after chess game, police say
Posted on February 05, 2009I'm always surprised how the most innocuous of situations can turn on a dime like this ...
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on February 05, 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,...
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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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