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"County Road 420" signs keep disappearing near Cape

Posted on January 23, 2009
Huh, I wonder why that is. Does "420" have some sort of unsavory connotation? (Also? I love how MODOT really tackled this problem -- setting up motion-detectors and surveillance cams, even smearing manure on the poles -- and consistently failed.)

Should prosecutors be able to carry concealed in court?

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Kansas Senate easily passed a measure that would let county, state and federal prosecutors conceal-carry guns in any Kansas courthouse, the AP reports. (The House hasn't voted yet.) The WyCo DA, Jerome Gorman, said it was necessary for self-defense...

Soldier arrested for public smoking in Manhattan

Posted on January 23, 2009
This caught me by surprise. I thought most anti-smoking ordinances were written so that you got a ticket, whatever. Not in Aggieville, apparently. The po-po arrested a Fort Riley soldier, whose bail was $500, the Mercury reports.

St. Joe sees a big jump in assaults, robberies

Posted on January 23, 2009
They went from 111 cases of aggravated assault in 2007 to 274 in 2008, the News-Press reports. Robberies jumped from 69 to 93.

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?I knew he was with another woman!?

Posted on January 23, 2009
A Des Moines woman is accused of crashing her truck head-on into her boyfriend's van because he reportedly had another lady with him. (Probably didn't help that he owed our suspect a few grand in back child support.)

KCPD investigating body found in fire

Posted on January 23, 2009
Fire was earlier today at 77th and Grand. It's not clear how the person inside died -- whether it was the fire or something else -- but Homicide, plus Bomb and Arson, are on the scene. More from Sara.

Legally blind man foils subway mugger

Posted on January 23, 2009
This made me feel warm and fuzzy. Anytime the little guy can kick a criminal's behind, that's a good day.

KS set record for fewest highway deaths last year

Posted on January 23, 2009
From Brad Cooper: The state transportation department is reporting that Kansas had 384 highway deaths last year, the lowest number since the state started counting highway fatalities in 1947. It beat the previous record low of 387 set in 1992,...

More about mother, infant found near the Blue River

Posted on January 23, 2009
What an awful story. Apparently, a homeless man found the car and called a number -- to the dead woman's sister -- that was left in the car. Police are calling the case an apparent murder-suicide.

KSHB story helps lead to criminal charges

Posted on January 23, 2009
This is the story they did about a guy who allegedly took customers' money, but didn't deliver furniture as promised. JoCo authorities say the 41 piece was a big help in their bringing charges.

How do we fix Section 8?

Posted on January 23, 2009
Another KC blog, Toellner Tells It, writes about a Midtown apartment building, not far from his neighborhood, that shows up a lot on police crime maps. It's a Section 8 project. Toellner's suggestion -- if the Section 8 property tends...

Robber makes appointment to hold up tanning salon

Posted on January 23, 2009
Ack, missed this from yesterday. From Brian Burnes: A Raytown man made an appointment last week for a session at an Independence tanning salon and showed up at the proper time, only to rob the business, according to police. A...

What's so wrong about selling flasks to teenage girls?

Posted on January 23, 2009
What, are you worried it might encourage them to, I don't know, put alcohol in their flasks and drink it? Pssh. Worrywart. I'll have you know there are a lot of other uses for flasks ... like ... and ......

That is a very unfortunate tattoo

Posted on January 23, 2009
I know, I know -- it's awesome that you got the F-word tattooed under one eye and the word "you" under the other. But will the judge think? Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Rapist doesn't think his rape was THAT monstrous

Posted on January 23, 2009
Un-freaking-believable ... A convicted rapist argues that he should get a lighter sentence because the attack wasn't "excessively brutal." Snip: Pettis was convicted of raping a Cincinnati woman three times after covering her head and wrapping a belt around her...

Governor Badhairjevich plans to skip his impeachment trial

Posted on January 23, 2009
He doesn't think it's fair, so neener-neener. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Goat arrested in Nigerian armed robbery

Posted on January 23, 2009
They believe the goat was human at one point, but transmogrified himself to escape police. (Unclear whether this was Darkest Magic or merely a superhuman ability, like Beast Boy from the Teen Titans.) I think it must be a lot...

KCPD investigates suspicious device at Harley plant

Posted on January 23, 2009
From KCPD: Officers were called at about 1148 am to 11401 North Congress regarding a suspicious package. A maintenance person found a spray bottle with a liquid inside hooked to a battery. One of the wires from the bottle was...

Holdup at Shell Station at 8435 E. 63rd

Posted on January 23, 2009
From Christine Vendel: Kansas City police were looking for a gunman who robbed the Shell gas station at 8435 E. 63rd Street Thursday night. The suspect walked into the store about 7:45 p.m. and threw a bag at the clerk....

KCPD treat body in burned house as a homicide

Posted on January 23, 2009
Sara has a longer piece here.

Compton reaches 25-year low for homicides

Posted on January 23, 2009
The California city -- once synonymous with gang crime -- has seen a 50 percent drop in homicides since 2005, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Girl shot in the cheek in south KC

Posted on January 22, 2009
From Meredith Rodriguez: A teenage girl hanging out with other teens in a south Kansas City home was shot in the cheek this afternoon. Police were called to the home in the 9300 block of Lewis Avenue at 4 p.m....

Tijuana is too dangerous for the Marines

Posted on January 22, 2009
The commander at Camp Pendleton has indefinitely ordered his men to avoid TJ and the surrounding environs during their leisure time -- largely because of the violent war between Mexico's federal government and the drug cartels.

Little Zetas

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Houston Chronicle always does a good job covering the drug underworld near the Mexico border, and this latest story is no exception. The feds have gotten indictments against several employees of the Gulf Coast Cartel, which is fighting to...

The Nameless Ones

Posted on January 22, 2009
About 1,500 people died during Hurricane Katrina, and identifying them was a huge challenge, USA Today reports. Partly, it was a matter of physical evidence -- a lot of the bodies had been keep in wet, rotting conditions. (Raccoons ate...

GA men arrested for killing, eating dog, police say

Posted on January 22, 2009
Snip from the AP:Ensley said deputies found evidence that the canine was killed with an axe and parts of the carcass was put in a freezer. Fuller reportedly told deputies ?he was following God?s plan.?

Handcuffed suspect escapes in St. Louis PD's bait car

Posted on January 22, 2009
Wow, I'm a little shocked this happen -- don't most bait cars have remote-controlled off switches -- but a little impressed with the thief, too. Next time, I want to see him try it blindfolded.

Has LAPD broken the Hillside Burglars case?

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Hillside Burglars are the sort of thieves who usually only appear in movies. They target mansions in the poshest parts of the city and miraculously evade all forms of electronic surveillance. (Well, almost -- they did get pinched once,...

Kick, bite, gouge -- just don't give up

Posted on January 22, 2009
How a 10-year-old girl essentially forced her kidnapper to let her go.

Teen burglars fixed teriyaki, then burned home, police say

Posted on January 22, 2009
Story is from Alaska. Good thinking there, Bugsy. I mean, a simple B&E, they might have let that go. But when you burn down an entire house, why, they're sort of compelled to hunt you down. Bravo!

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