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By James Hart
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3.4 million Americans stalked in a year, report says
Posted on January 13, 2009The study from the Bureau of Justice Statistics one of the biggest reports ever done on stalking, USA Today reports. It covered 12 months over 2005 and 2006. Some of the highlights: About 11 percent of victims say they'd been...
Teens mug man -- then call him to taunt him
Posted on January 13, 2009Which allowed the police to trace their call and arrest them with the victim's briefcase. Now who's laughing? Hat Tip: Many thanks, Patty PV!
Can this marriage be saved?
Posted on January 13, 2009Hmm. I'm going to say no. From the New York Post: A Long Island woman yesterday struck back at the husband who wants $1.5 million for the kidney he gave her, calling him insanely jealous and "hyper-suspicious." "He was rummaging...
Victim in Roman Polanski case asks for dismissal
Posted on January 13, 2009The victim was 13 years old when she was raped by Polanski, the award-winning director, during a photo shoot. Polanski, who's essentially been living in exile for the last few decades, has asked prosecutors to drop the case, but they...
Police recruiter actually worked for a drug cartel
Posted on January 13, 2009Story is from Mexico, where a representative of a drug cartel posed as a police recruiter -- he was trying to hire prospective cops to unknowingly work for the bad guys.
An honor killing
Posted on January 13, 2009Turkish authorities have given life sentences to the brother and parents of a 16-year-old girl killed by her own family because she had gotten pregnant during a rape. Two uncles also received life sentences, and a third got a shorter...
Aussie man accused of beating woman with marital aid
Posted on January 13, 2009And killing her dog. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
The improbable death of Marcus Schrenker
Posted on January 13, 2009Schrenker, a financial manager from Indianapolis, reportedly crashed his plane in a Florida swamp so investigators -- who were eyeing him for possible securities violations -- would think he was dead, authorities allege. Only it's pretty clear that he parachuted...
One shot in the leg overnight
Posted on January 13, 2009From Bob Cronkleton: Police are investigating an overnight shooting in which a man was shot in the leg. The victim told police he was shot just before midnight. The man tried to drive himself to a hospital but called for...
Do San Francisco's surveillance cameras really work?
Posted on January 13, 2009Well, sort of, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. They're aces at preventing burglaries, purse-snatchings and property crimes. They're not really doing so well when it comes to stopping murders and rapes, which is why they're really there. San Francisco just...
Magazine predicts gun rights will be hot topic for legislatures
Posted on January 13, 2009That magazine would be "Governing," which listed a handful of what its editors think will be the big topics in statehouses this coming year. Gun rights/gun control is one of the hot buttons because of last year's Supreme Court decision,...
KC cops interrupt alleged rape, prosecutors say
Posted on January 12, 2009From Christine Vendel: When neighbors heard a woman in their Kansas City apartment building screaming for help, they told two police officers who happened to be downstairs investigating a different disturbance. The officers interrupted the alleged sexual assault of a...
Is Roger Clemens the target of a federal grand jury?
Posted on January 12, 2009For allegedly lying to Congress about taking performance-enhancing substances? AP and ESPN say yes.
Urinating woman terrorizes UK neighborhood
Posted on January 12, 2009Words fail ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!
A modest proposal, via Midtown Miscreant
Posted on January 12, 2009Some folks are no damn good, and never were. Snip: I think some of us are just born bad. Something is missing, the wiring is all f**ked up. A battalion of shrinks and social workers cant fix what's broken. There...
More about the Renee Pernice search
Posted on January 12, 2009The Star's Todd Feeback has a video report here.
The Ballad of Biddy Widdles
Posted on January 12, 2009A few weeks ago, I wrote a short article about a Midtown fire that hit Nancy Gronemeyer's house at 36th and Warwick. The house once belonged to Ernest Hemingway's uncle, who helped bring the writer to Kansas City for a...
Charges in fatal I-70 wreck
Posted on January 12, 2009From Independence PD: Independence Police have charged the driver of the BMW that caused the fatal crash on I-70 on Saturday. Edward D. Tseona, age 18, of Hughesville, MO has been charged in the Circuit of Jackson County with one...
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on January 12, 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,...
The dumbest reason ever for a no-contact order
Posted on January 12, 2009A young couple from New Hampshire has been ordered not to be around each other. Why? Because they got into a fight after the guy -- who wanted a remote-control airplane -- got huffy because he got a Nintendo Wii...
Dad tried to sell daughter, 14, into marriage for 100 cases of beer, $16K and some meat, police say
Posted on January 12, 2009Ironically, HE was the one who called police when the 18-year-old groom's family didn't produce the goods, California police say.
Teen gets 10 years for shooting at mob gathered outside his house
Posted on January 12, 2009What a weird story. A teenager from the St. Louis area is getting 10 years because he and his mom fired at a group of teenagers that was throwing rocks and egging him to come outside and fight. One teenager...
Shopaholic's body found under pile of clothing
Posted on January 12, 2009It took police TWO DAYS to find her. Story is from the UK. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Jennie!
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on January 12, 2009Not content with making delicious lead toys for U.S. children, China has created a race of pigs that glow green. What's next, China? Giant mechanical spiders that are as tall as houses and fire laser beams? Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
No jail for Madoff
Posted on January 12, 2009Bernard Madoff -- the investor whose operations have been called the "world's largest Ponzi scheme" -- will NOT be sent to jail. He's been free on bail, confined to his luxury apartment, but prosecutors wanted to put him behind bars...
Wife serves sexy, drug-laced pie to husband, police say
Posted on January 12, 2009Great story from Florida, where a woman put a Xanax, an Ambien and two Valium in a chocolate pie, which she fed to him "in an erotic manner," the St. Pete Times reports. It doesn't sound like there was any...
Online ad leads to man getting robbed at the mall
Posted on January 12, 2009Story is from KMBC, which reports the man had advertised his iPhone for sale on Craigslist. After a couple of guys expressed interest, they agreed to meet at Oak Park Mall -- which is where the iPhone's owner was threatened...
No joy in the search for Adam Herrman?
Posted on January 12, 2009The AP says authorities in Butler County aren't getting anywhere and might be forced to scale back their efforts: The Butler County sheriff?s office says it?s turning its attention this week to other matters and cases that will need to...
$100K Hug
Posted on January 12, 2009Milwaukee's Journal-Sentinel has a piece here about a team of grifters who approach an elderly women in a McDonald's, give her a hug and end up stealing $100K from her house.
Ohio teen killed his mom over "Halo 3"
Posted on January 12, 2009We'd written about 17-year-old Daniel Petric before, but now he's been convicted of shooting his parents (killing Mom, injuring Dad) for not letting him play "Halo 3." Petric, who's from Ohio, could get life without parole.
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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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