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Topeka man accused of dragging woman with his car
Posted on February 05, 2009Police say she was partially lodged under the front bumper. The Cap-Journal's story doesn't say how they know each other. He's 32, she's 49.
Suspect was shot 9 times in the back by New Orleans PD, lawyer says
Posted on February 05, 2009But only after he opened fire on them, the department responds. The dead man's family -- which denies that he had a gun -- has filed a lawsuit against the PD. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Jodi Sanderholm's last day
Posted on February 05, 2009The Wichita Eagle has continuing coverage of the Justin Thurber trial in Ark City. Thurber is accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering college student Jodi Sanderholm back in January 2007. The latest? Sanderholm's mom recounts the last time she saw...
Mom fights to clear dead son's name
Posted on February 05, 2009It wasn't until Timothy Cole was dead and buried that DNA tests showed he was the victim of a grave injustice: He hadn't actually raped a Texas Tech coed in 1985. Another inmate finally confessed to the crime, but Texas...
UPDATE: Good Samaritan killed trying to save $5 stolen from Starbucks tip jar
Posted on February 05, 2009Not sure if you remember this story, but it's from the St. Louis area. A guy from Georgia -- Aaron M. Poisson, 19 -- grabs a Starbucks tip jar and runs out. He's chased by a customer, 54-year-old Roger Kreutz....
UPDATE: Harrisonville man accused of fathering 4 kids with his teenage daughter
Posted on February 05, 2009Linda Rinehart, Danial's wife, waived her court appearance this morning, KMBC reports. Her preliminary hearing is set for March 5.
Report: Meth use costs the U.S. about $23.4 billion per year
Posted on February 05, 2009That's according to the RAND Corporation, which notes that meth use far surpasses heroin use, but is only about half as popular as coke. (About 1 percent of the U.S. population over 12 does meth, the study says.) How'd they...
Worst. Tattoo. Ever.
Posted on February 05, 2009There is language involved that is not safe for work. But it's a pretty awesome tattoo ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Bad news for Sandy Koufax
Posted on February 05, 2009The AP says he's one of the investors who lost money in the whole Bernard Madoff mess.
"Insufficient notice to vacate"
Posted on February 05, 2009Remember the infamous Christmas Eve Massacre in Covina, Calif.? That's the one where a guy dressed up as Santa Claus, went to a party and murdered his ex-wife and several of her relatives. Now? The landlord is asking the ex-husband...
Renee Pernice now considered a homicide victim, prosecutor says
Posted on February 05, 2009From Glenn Rice:Authorities today said the case of a missing Northland woman has now become a death investigation. Renee Pernice, the mother of two, has not been seen since at least Jan. 2. Her father, Rick Pretz, and police suspect...
South Korean woman, 68, fails driver's test 771 times
Posted on February 05, 2009Since 2005. She's spent something like $3K on testing fees, and apparently plans to keep trying. Good News: She can only drive in South Korea. Please pray for the people of South Korea ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, D-Man!
1 child seriously hurt in wreck with school bus
Posted on February 05, 2009From The Star: A child was seriously injured in a wreck involving a school bus this morning in the Northland. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. at Barry Road and North Chariton Avenue, near Hawthorn Elementary in the Park Hill...
30 days for MO man who fed poisoned ribs to neighbor's dog
Posted on February 05, 2009Story is from the Cape Girardeau area. The defendant -- who's also getting two years of probation and who must $1,650 for expenses related to the dog's death -- said he coated the ribs with antifreeze because the dog barked...
Lede of the day
Posted on February 05, 2009From the UK's Sun: A CARELESS man is in hospital after slicing off his penis and flushing it away down the loo. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
What would you have done?
Posted on February 05, 2009Sad story from Raytown, where a woman using a wheelchair is confronted by a pit bull, and worse, her pet chihuahua Pinky -- sitting on her lap -- starts barking at the pit. Snip from KSHB:"I just felt threatened for...
KSHB: More gang members moving to the burbs
Posted on February 05, 2009Because their families are trying to get them into safer schools. Only some of the kids bring bad influences with them, KSHB reports. (Apparently, there was some kind of conference yesterday in Olathe.)Gangs are trying to increase drug territory, hide...
Feds are finally going after people who pay for sex with kids
Posted on February 05, 2009Which shouldn't seem like a big change -- we see cases like those all the time locally. Except those are usually handled on the state level. Federal charges mean federal time. From Mark Morris:Three Kansas men recently tried to solicit...
Man has sex with boy's mom, then punches him in the stomach, police say
Posted on February 05, 2009Story is from Massachusetts, where a 9-year-old reportedly became upset after seeing Mom, recently separated from Dad, having sex with her boyfriend. It became such a deal that Mom's Boyfriend punched kiddo in the stomach, police report. (Mom acknowledged this,...
Boy dies after being found hanging from school's coat hook
Posted on February 05, 2009The authorities are calling it a suicide, but the boy's family doesn't think he was distraught or unhappy. Story is from the Chicago suburbs, Evanston to be specific. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards
Charges filed in Danielle Gray homicide from Monday
Posted on February 05, 2009From Christine Vendel:Prosecutors accused Warren E. Frazier, 55, on Wednesday of fatally shooting a woman Monday night. He faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Danielle J. Gray, 28, inside her apartment in the 2100 block of E....
Possibly the creepiest thing you'll read today
Posted on February 05, 2009A Wisconsin teen is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook and getting 31 other teenage dudes to send him naked photos of themselves, police allege. Which our suspect reportedly used to blackmail some of them. He told about...
Dennis Skillicorn would like not to die, please
Posted on February 05, 2009The AP has an interview with Skillicorn, who's first in line when Missouri starts doing executions again. He was one of three men convicted of killing businessman Richard Drummond in 1994, when Drummond stopped to help them with car trouble....
Missing kids, grandpa found 20 years later
Posted on February 05, 2009Marvin Maple is accused of kidnapping two of his grandkids from Tennessee when they were 7 and 8 and, with their grandma, raising the children as their own under assumed names in California. (Grandma kicked a couple of years ago.)...
Say, how are our friends at Westboro Baptist?
Posted on February 05, 2009As it happens, they're getting to meet some young people from Shawnee Mission East. Also, it looks like those flag-desecration charges against Shirley Phelps-Roper are really going to go forward in Nebraska. Hat Tip: Saw this via the Pitch's Plog!
TX man tries to strangle GF with Wii remote after he ate all of her Girl Scout cookies, police say
Posted on February 05, 2009Yeah, lady, I don't think he's The One. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
Who killed Monteze Murrell? Major case squad goes to work
Posted on February 05, 2009From Don Bradley: Authorities announced this morning the formation of the Missouri Rural Major Case Squad to investigate the case of Monteze E. Murrell, whose headless body was discovered in May in Lafayette County. At a news conference at Missouri...
The new argument: The death penalty is too expensive
Posted on February 05, 2009Interesting piece from the Journal-World about death-penalty opponents trying a different tack. In the past, they've argued the death penalty isn't fair and too often convicts innocent people. Now, though, they're saying that it simply costs too much money...
$25K reward in Renee Pernice case
Posted on February 05, 2009From KCPD: The family of missing Northland woman Renee Pernice will announce a $25,000 reward at 3:30 p.m. today to encourage anyone who has information about her case to come forward. Renee?s father, Rick Pretz, will make the announcement to...
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The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
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