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Adding insult to injury ...
Posted on January 15, 2009A Houston cop is accused of removing a man from his hotel room, then having sex with his wife ... and then arresting the man when he came back and caught them. More here. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G...
Hummers are 4 times as likely to get pulled over
Posted on January 15, 2009I like how the consultants try to explain it: "The sense of power that Hummer drivers derive from their vehicle may be directly correlated with the number of violations they incur," president Raj Bhat said in statement. "Or perhaps Hummer...
UPDATE on girl who died walking in freezing weather
Posted on January 15, 2009This is the story of Sage Aragon, 11, who died while trying to walk 10 miles to her mother's house on Christmas Day in Idaho. Her dad's vehicle broke down, so he reportedly let her and her brother try to...
Charges filed in National Guardsman's murder
Posted on January 15, 2009Erick Gandarilla, 27, was shot and killed back in August at a car wash on Southwest Boulevard. It happened during an apparent robbery. Now Jackson County prosecutors have filed charges against Mario Peregrina, 21, who already faces charges in another...
Adolf Hitler Campbell
Posted on January 15, 2009was NOT removed from his parents because of his name, New Jersey officials say. But they're not mentioning the real justification for pulling the 3-year-old and his sisters from their home. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
No luck in Adam Herrman case
Posted on January 15, 2009Authorities dug up part of a trailer park where Adam Herrman used to live in Towanda, Kan., but they report finding no human remains. (Herrman is a boy who disappeared 10 years ago -- but who wasn't reported missing until...
Update on Renee Pernice case
Posted on January 15, 2009From Glenn Rice: Police said there were no new developments Tuesday in the disappearance of a 35-year-old Northland mother, but the investigation continues. Renee Pernice has not been seen since Jan 2. On Monday, nearly 100 family and friends joined....
Indianapolis cop accused of bringing hooker to school for after-hours visits
Posted on January 15, 2009In the nursing room, the authorities allege. The officer worked off-duty as a security guard in the building.
It's a man, baby!
Posted on January 15, 2009The person above is Daniel C. Tyce, New Jersey police say. Daniel allegedly passed himself off as Dr. Danielle Smith, a veterinarian. The authorities say he/she ran an illegal veterinary office and a bogus animal-rescue operation.
Can a killer confess via sign language?
Posted on January 15, 2009Interesting case from Michigan, where a deaf woman killed her live-in boyfriend after he tried to break up. She initially confessed, but it was thrown out. Apparently, you CAN confess via sign language, but only after the Miranda rights have...
Autistic girl, 8, handcuffed, put in police cruiser
Posted on January 15, 2009Story is from Idaho, and thank goodness this dangerous character was treated with the utmost gravity. Snip: "She wanted to attend a Christmas party in her cow sweatshirt and they told her she couldn't that she would have to tuck...
Shauntay Henderson gets 3 years
Posted on January 15, 2009From Mark Morris: Circuit Judge Robert M. Schieber convicted Henderson, 26, at a bench trial in November of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Prosecutors originally had sought a second-degree murder conviction. Schieber sentenced her to three years on the...
FBI launches bigger, faster system to get tips from local police
Posted on January 15, 2009They call it e-Guardian, and pretty much any law-enforcement officer with the Internet and an account can report a possible threat to the FBI, the AP reports. (Especially important as we get closer to the inauguration.) They've had a few...
Dear Burglars: Maybe a snowstorm isn't the best time to pull a job
Posted on January 15, 2009Seriously, I could populate an entire blog with stories like this one. (Ditto for people who rob convenience stores and then get caught because police follow a trail of Cheetos to their door.)
Open Thread ... Thursday (Friday Eve)
Posted on January 15, 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,...
Men stole copper that was meant for Army ammo
Posted on January 15, 2009From the release: John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two former employees of a firm operating at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., were sentenced in federal court today...
IT BEGINS! KCMO gets its first red-light cam
Posted on January 15, 2009Well, it sounds like Southwest Trafficway is going to be a little more empty from now on. From KCMO: The City of Kansas City, Mo., Public Works Department today announced that installation is nearly complete on the City's first red-light...
Former director of OH faith-based initiatives reviewed hookers in his spare time, police say
Posted on January 15, 2009And allegedly organized a raffle for a night with a hooker, police allege. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Mikeybackwards!
The Supremes take a whack at the exclusionary rule
Posted on January 15, 2009Ack, completely missed this yesterday, but the Supreme Court says that evidence CAN be used from a bad police search if it was caused by "careless record keeping." Which is a change from how the exclusionary rule used to work...
St. Louis cops, feds team up, start "Violent Offenders Unit"
Posted on January 14, 2009It sounds like it'll run longer than a typical task force operation. They'll be doing a lot of undercover operations in the city's worst neighborhoods and identifying ex-cons with the longest and most violent histories -- those most likely to...
Silence is golden ... and still billable
Posted on January 14, 2009Good post from David Martin on the Pitch's Plog -- he suggests that maybe Shon Pernice's lawyer could help his client more by saying less. (Or what the kids call "shutting his piehole.")
A new regional jail for Jackson County?
Posted on January 14, 2009From Mike Mansur: Kansas City and Jackson County leaders are expected to announce today at a 12:30 p.m. press conference an agreement to create a new regional jail. The announcement would have several important impacts. It would allow the city...
Lenexa to host Citizens Police Academy
Posted on January 14, 2009InfoZine has all the details -- the deadline for applying is Feb. 3. Hat Tip: Saw this via Tony's Kansas City!
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on January 14, 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,...
Marcelino de Jesus Martinez
Posted on January 14, 2009I ask you, does this look like a man who would allegedly sell his teenage daughter into marriage for $16K, 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade and some meat? And then call the police...
Love conquers all, unfortunately
Posted on January 14, 2009Lovely story from Ohio about an 20-something man who continued to woo his teenage lovah, despite court orders NOT to contact her. The two of them even got married, which is pretty big of her, considering he allegedly gave her...
While her mother watched
Posted on January 14, 2009An unspeakable case of child abuse from the UK. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Michelle D
Woman robs Motel 6 in Lenexa
Posted on January 14, 2009Happened last night about 7:30, KSHB reports. Nobody was hurt.
Make your dog wear clothes? Go to jail!
Posted on January 14, 2009A UK animal-protection group says that people who make their dogs wear funny little costumes could potentially be prosecuted. The clothing makes the poor things overheat, which is a form of abuse. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
MO man wanted hitman to beat up his daughter, police say
Posted on January 14, 2009Because she reportedly wouldn't let him see his granddaughter. (Grandpa was charged with beating up Mom a couple of years ago, police note.)
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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?
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It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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