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The Associated Press dares to ask ...
Posted on January 19, 2009Is Mexico near collapse? Snip: In its latest report anticipating possible global security risks, the U.S. Joint Forces Command lumps Mexico and Pakistan together as being at risk of a "rapid and sudden collapse." "The Mexican possibility may seem less...
More proof that Canadians take their beer seriously
Posted on January 19, 2009Canuck gets stabbed, returns to bar to finish his hooch.
Maybe it's a good thing Topeka grounded its police helicopter
Posted on January 19, 2009The city asked a consultant to review its helicopter unit after a crash near Washburn University last year. The findings were NOT ENCOURAGING. Snip from The AP: The city asked Culver City, Calif.-based aviation consultant Keith Johnson to assess the....
Mommy loves you ... but not enough to shield you from sulfuric acid
Posted on January 19, 2009Lovely story from Texas, where a man is accused of throwing sulfuric acid at his old lady while they argued in his pickup truck. Only she ducked, and it landed on her four kids, police say. He's facing criminal charges,...
Michigan offers to pay hospital bill if Ma and Pa get married
Posted on January 19, 2009This is different. Michigan wants a Flint man to pay the $3,800 that it cost to deliver his 4-year-old daughter. But thanks to a wacky piece of legislation, the state says it will drop the fee ... if the man...
Baby's Night Out
Posted on January 19, 2009Poor Jamir Abduli Worgs. He's a 1-year-old whose Mama left him in the car while she went inside an Orlando-area house and partied, police said. Worse, Mama let a dude borrow the car. He (and Jamir, who was still inside)...
3 shot in 2 Independence street robberies
Posted on January 19, 2009From Independence PD: On January 18, 2009 at approximately 1105 pm Officers were dispatched to the 11500 block of 14th St. to investigate a street robbery/shooting. The victim had been approached by two males who demanded his money. The victim...
If Guantanamo closes, the inmates might come to Leavenworth
Posted on January 19, 2009That's according to the New York Times, which says that Leavenworth -- and Camp Pendleton in California -- were both recently scouted as potential holding places for the Gitmo prisoners, despite a huge outcry from Kansas-based politicos. Sam Brownback, for...
A helpful tip when trying to spot a burglar
Posted on January 19, 2009Look for the guy wearing latex gloves and cash spilling from his pockets. Story is from the Killeen Daily Herald's Victor O'Brien! Hat Tip: Many thanks, Victor!
Are judges paid enough? Too much?
Posted on January 19, 2009The New York Times' Adam Liptak has a good column on the so-called "crisis" in federal judges' pay -- Chief Justice Roberts says it's too low. But two studies say not only do we get good "value" at the salary...
Flight attendant sues -- says she wasn't dressed sexy enough for work
Posted on January 19, 2009Look around your office. I'm guessing there aren't TOO many people you WANT to see "dress sexy."
19-year-old assaults Mom with taco after she unplugs Xbox, police say
Posted on January 18, 2009Insouciance, thy name is Zachary Moir. (By which I mean that he has a really snotty-looking mugshot.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, TF!
2 suspects arrested in series of gun-store thefts
Posted on January 17, 2009KSHB has the details here. One of the gentlemen was arrested after a short chase and a barricade situation on Friday, the station reports.
Fiction can't hold a candle to the truth
Posted on January 17, 2009A Hawaii doctor tries -- and fails -- to save a man who's been badly beaten and is suffering from a head injury. That man, she learned later, was her father.
As inauguration approaches, FBI gets more tips
Posted on January 17, 2009Though nothing credible or specific yet. From The AP: "The closer you get to the event, the more threat streams come in. People become a little bit more aware and want to do the right thing and pick up the...
Renee Pernice's family speaks
Posted on January 17, 2009Jim Sullinger has a story about the press conference here. It's been about two weeks since the Northland woman was last seen, and her family is urging the public to report anything that might help investigators solve her disappearance. Joining...
A modest proposal: Fighting underage drinking by showing off photos of underage sex
Posted on January 17, 2009And, in one case, a photo of a girl who said she'd been sexually assaulted. (A Kansas county DA tried this with some local parents. It didn't go so well.) Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM and Keith G in...
It's official
Posted on January 17, 2009From the Wichita Eagle: Butler County's chief prosecutor said Friday that the adoptive parents of 11-year-old Adam Herrman are suspects in his 1999 disappearance and that the investigation could result in murder charges. Referring to Doug and Valerie Herrman, Butler...
Should schools be able to strip-search students?
Posted on January 17, 2009The Supremes are going to be pondering this one. They've agreed to review the case of a 13-year-old girl from Arizona who was accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen. (By another student, who was already on the hook.) The girl --...
Former Columbia cop gets life plus 23 for murder
Posted on January 17, 2009That would be Steven Rios, who was convicted of murdering a Mizzou student with whom he was having an affair. (The victim had reportedly threatened to reveal it all to Rios' wife.) This is Rios' second conviction -- the last...
Criminal masterminds thwarted by snow
Posted on January 17, 2009Story is from Wichita. Like I said the other day, I could fill an entire blog with crooks who get caught because of footprints in the snow.
Maybe someone should take away Grandma's keys
Posted on January 17, 2009Bad News: A Florida woman, 77, hits a man on a scooter and, well, just keeps driving, police say. Good News: She was able to make her hair appointment.
Madoff allegedly ripped off MO, too
Posted on January 17, 2009That's according to the new state treasurer, who says the state employment retirement fund lost about $3.5 million because of the Madoff situation, the Post-Dispatch reports. Part of the proposed remedy? Siccing lawyers on Madoff.
Rapper DMX shocked to discover that jail is not fun
Posted on January 17, 2009Poor DMX. Not only did he get pinched for animal cruelty and drugs, he had the misfortune of doing so in Maricopa County, Arizona. That's right -- he's in the clutches of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made his wards...
Shoplifter run over twice by her own getaway car
Posted on January 17, 2009Story is from Florida. Give the woman her props, though. She STILL got away.
Open Thread ... Weekend Edition
Posted on January 17, 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,...
Harsh interrogation tactics worked
Posted on January 16, 2009That's what CIA Director Michael Hayden argued after Attorney General-designate Eric Holder said waterboarding was torture. -Meredith Rodriguez
A true tragedy
Posted on January 16, 2009In Wichita, a truck runs over a 2-year-old, after the 3-year-old inside accidentally slipped it into neutral. The toddler died days after his injuries. The AP story doesn't mention where the parents were at the time. -Meredith Rodriguez
They were just having a bad Christmas
Posted on January 16, 2009A Portsmouth N.H. couple assaulted each other when she bought him a Wii instead of the remote control airplane he asked for. - Meredith Rodriguez
I always wondered if that would work ...
Posted on January 16, 2009A 70-year-old Utah woman successfully deterred her would-be rapist when she begins to pray out loud. Aparrently he "felt bad," after he heard her prayer. -Meredith Rodriguez
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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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