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Have they caught the Frito Bandit?

Posted on January 21, 2009
From U.S. Attorney John Wood's Office: Keeyon M. Dunbar, 22, of Kansas City, was charged with bank robbery in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Today?s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed...

How Caylee Anthony was buried

Posted on January 21, 2009
With a Winnie The Pooh banklet and a piece of duct tape -- and a heart-shape sticker -- over her mouth, in a laundry bag. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM

It's perfectly legal for the Tampa Bay Bucs to rub their hands over your body

Posted on January 21, 2009
The Supreme Court will not hear a case involving a Tampa Bay fan who says that mandatory pregame patdowns are unconstitutional. Lower courts have already ruled against the man. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Hmm, that address is very familiar

Posted on January 21, 2009
Story is from Germany, where a shoplifting suspect tried to lie about his home address. Sadly, the address he gave is the home of an investigating officer.

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Say, how's little Adolf doing?

Posted on January 21, 2009
I'm glad you asked. When we last checked, little Adolf Hitler Campbell of New Jersey had been removed from his parents by state authorities. (His little sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie, got pinched, too.) Now? Mom is...

Everybody handles stress differently ...

Posted on January 21, 2009
Let's say you rammed your vehicle into five other cars, destroying three of them. You might have to sit down, or take some deep breaths. Or maybe you run away, take off all your clothes and hide under a bridge.Hat...

Baby, 11 months, accidentally calls police to Daddy's pot farm

Posted on January 21, 2009
Junior was apparently playing with the phone, happily mashing buttons, when he called 911 and hung up. Which, naturally, prompted police to do a welfare check -- during which they discovered Daddy's special garden. Story is from Canada.

Sorry, there is no such thing as "magic cheese"

Posted on January 21, 2009
French authorities are investigating a woman who allegedly sold kits to Chileans -- kits that would let them make "magic cheese," which they could sell back to French beauty companies as an ingredient in their products. Which would be awesome...

Really?

Posted on January 21, 2009
The FBI and DC police say there have been no arrests from yesterday's inauguration ceremony, which seems like a real fishes-and-loaves style miracle, considering how many people were crammed into downtown Washington. (But my finger is hovering over the "shenanigans"...

Report: Inmates are MUCH more likely to be sick than regular citizens

Posted on January 21, 2009
And MUCH less likely to get adequate care, U.S News reports. (Which they're supposed to get, courtesy of the Eighth Amendment, which prevents cruel and unusual punishment.) The numbers are pretty staggering:Compared to non-incarcerated citizens, inmates in state jails were...

"Music torture" really works

Posted on January 21, 2009
We've linked to stories about wacky judges who force noise violators to spend a night (or weekend) listening to annoying music. The Los Angeles Times profiles a Colorado judge, a pioneer in the field. And it turns out his recidivism...

WI mom spent hundreds on gambling -- but let infant starve to death, police say

Posted on January 21, 2009
Layunnia Lewis was 14 weeks premature and weighed about 4.75 pounds when she finally left the hospital. When she died five months later, she was 5.5 pounds. Best Part: Social workers were regularly in their home -- reporting on her...

Trouble at the Old Country Buffet

Posted on January 21, 2009
This cracked me up. I guess the point is, if you keep all those steak knives lying around, somebody's going to be tempted to use them.

Clay County homeowner shoots intruder

Posted on January 21, 2009
From Glenn Rice: A 40-year-old intruder suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound just after midnight after forcing his way into a Clay County home. The incident was reported at about 12:30 a.m. at a residence in the 12000 block of Missouri...

Priests accused of embezzling $850K from church collection

Posted on January 21, 2009
Story is from Florida. The two priests allegedly used the funds on gambling trips to Vegas (along with a mistress), a coin collection, nice homes and, you know, the big-pimping lifestyle. One of them, age 81, has already pleaded guilty...

Some police departments are dabbling in electric cars

Posted on January 21, 2009
Wow, does this sound like a bad idea. Good on the police for trying to save gas and money. (Especially since your average Crown Vic's mileage is comparable to a tree.) But nothing I've read about electric cars makes them...

What's good for the goose is good for the robbery victim

Posted on January 20, 2009
A Florida robber was distressed to learn that his victim -- a c-store clerk -- was ALSO carrying a knife and, no, was NOT afraid to use it. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

$3,200 reward in Randy L. Campbell homicide

Posted on January 20, 2009
From Crime Stoppers: The Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline announces an increase of $1,000.00 to the reward fund in the Randy L. Campbell homicide. On September 11, 2008, Randy L. Campbell was shot and killed in the 900...

Elderly MO man says he fired a gun during argument with wife

Posted on January 20, 2009
He's 76, and he turned himself in, the News-Leader reports. And to be clear, he didn't fire AT his wife. He just fired during their argument. I sort of hope they let this one slide. The gun wasn't a threat,...

Soldier in Iraq arrested for online sex crime in MO

Posted on January 20, 2009
The Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force, whose investigator posed as an underage girl, allegedly caught the Rogersville man during an online sting.

Do you know this man?

Posted on January 20, 2009
From Liberty PD: The Liberty Police Department has requested the public?s assistance in identifying the black male pictured in the attachment below. He is responsible for two unlawful withdrawal transactions at two different Bank of America locations...

Do you know this woman?

Posted on January 20, 2009
From OP Police: Overland Park Police as asking for assistance in identifying a female who removed a wallet from the victim?s purse while the victim was shopping in an Overland Park grocery store. The wallet theft occurred on January 5,...

8-year-old, friend use baseball bats to chase away Mom's creepy ex

Posted on January 20, 2009
Story is from Gainesville, Florida. The suspect had allegedly put a gun in the woman's face and threatened to kill her. That's when her son, 8, and his buddy attacked him with baseball bats until the guy ran away, police...

Dumbest policy ever?

Posted on January 20, 2009
In Los Angeles, the police department recently enacted a new policy: Just because we send police out dressed in riot gear, maybe they shouldn't put on their helmets right away. Because that might upset protesters and cause things to get...

Naked intruder really just wants to sleep

Posted on January 20, 2009
A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly broke into a woman's house, took off his clothes and fell asleep on her couch. Alcohol may have been a factor. From the suspect: When asked if he slept in someone else's...

Guatemalan will do whatever it takes to get deported, police say

Posted on January 20, 2009
He called New York police, but they said they couldn't arrest him because he hadn't committed a crime. So he kicked the side of their patrol car, the department said.

Iraqi shoe-thrower seeks political asylum, his lawyer says

Posted on January 20, 2009
But that might have to await. He's still in jail, awaiting trial. The Iraqis aren't even sure yet what charges they're gong to bring against him.

That's some fine police work, Lou

Posted on January 20, 2009
In Tennessee, a confessed killer is free again after the state Supremes voided his conviction. Why? Because police questioned the guy without reading him the Miranda rights first. Once he confessed, THEN they read him his rights and, using his...

Las Vegas dad chained girl to bed for being too fat, police say

Posted on January 20, 2009
He also is accused of beating her and putting locks on the fridge and cupboards. The girl is 15.

Fun Fact: Squatting isn't illegal in the UK

Posted on January 20, 2009
In fact, it sounds like a decent way to steal your way into home ownership, the Washington Post reports. Police aren't allowed to remove squatters as long as the deadbeats haven't broken a door or window to get inside. And...

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