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Former KC university president accused of embezzling $1.5 million
Posted on April 01, 2011From Tony Rizzo and Alan Bavley: Civic leader and former Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences president Karen Pletz today was named in a 24-count indictment alleging she embezzled more than $1.5 million from the university, made false statements...
Jackson County prosecutor named circuit judge
Posted on April 01, 2011From Tony Rizzo: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar soon will move to the other side of the bench, becoming the county?s newest circuit court judge. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon picked Kanatzar for the post Thursday from a panel of three...
Fake money stolen by real moron
Posted on April 01, 2011A thief steals money from a little old lady's purse in Nebraska. Sadly for him, the money in question was a fake $1 billion bill. Her reaction is pretty priceless: "One billion. That's a lot of money. Yeah, he'd have...
Man tried to steal natural gas using garden hose, police allege
Posted on April 01, 2011Surprisingly, no one is dead.
Three is a tragic number
Posted on April 01, 2011Florida police say a bar brawl started after a man invited a woman to have sex with him and his wife. This didn't go over well with the woman's husband, they report.
Former New Orleans cops get prison for post-Katrina death
Posted on April 01, 2011Two former New Orleans cops have been sentenced to 25 and 17 years in federal prison in the death of Henry Glover, a man fatally shot after Hurricane Katrina. One of the officers was convicted of shooting Glover, and the...
Mistaken ID leads to car crash, cops say
Posted on April 01, 2011An Oklahoma City man is accused of deliberately crashing into another car because he thought his girlfriend was riding around with another man, police tell KOCO-TV. Only that woman wasn't his girlfriend and had no idea who he is. When...
Have gun, will travel to prison for a really, really long time
Posted on April 01, 2011Several days, Attorney General Eric Holder -- concerned about a spike in officer deaths -- announced that he would tell the local U.S. attorneys to meet with police and brainstorm ways to prevent these deaths. Which leads us to yesterday's...
Assault victim left with bizarre injury
Posted on April 01, 2011A Washington State man is accused of choking out his girlfriend and cutting "do not resuscitate" into her chest, police tell the AP. The woman survived. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Natasha PV!
46 months, $1.2 million in restitution in KU ticket scandal
Posted on April 01, 2011From Tony Rizzo: The ?rolling party scene? ended for Rodney Jones on Thursday when a judge sentenced him to nearly four years in prison for helping steal millions of dollars worth of KU athletic tickets. Jones, 42, was the second...
Kids say the most incriminating things
Posted on April 01, 2011From Fox News. The child in question is 3 years old. As police searched the vehicle, the boy started to chat with the officers and eventually asked them if they found his mom?s weed, according to the report.
Friday's Open Thread
Posted on April 01, 2011Welcome 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,...
Is harsher sentence justified for man convicted of raping 92-year-old?
Posted on March 31, 2011The lawyer for Simon Angilda, who was convicted of raping a 92-year-old woman, is arguing against a proposed sentence of more than 85 years. From Matt Campbell's report: She also challenged the contention that the enhanced sentence was justified by...
Kansas DUI reform hits bump in the road
Posted on March 31, 2011From AP: An overhaul of Kansas' laws against drunken driving is stalled in the state Senate, where some members have misgivings about requiring ignition interlock devices for first-time offenders and others don't want to increase liquor taxes to cover potential...
Young man dies after running through window at Phish concert
Posted on March 31, 2011From WPXI-TV: Pittsburgh police are checking on a report that Kimutis ran up and down escalators that were off, drank a beer and got into a three-point football stance and yelled ?hike? before charging the window.Police Lt. Daniel Herrmann said...
Intoxicated man arrested for wrestling tree
Posted on March 31, 2011Story is from the Seattle area, where they're better known for hugging trees. The unanswered question: Did the dude win?
Prostitution suspects at car wash charged with soliciting crimes against nature
Posted on March 31, 2011Noted without comment ...
FBI tries to solve coded message found with Mo. homicide victim
Posted on March 31, 2011The FBI is asking the public to help solve a coded message found in a Missouri homicide victim's pocket back in 1999 near St. Louis. ?Even if we found out that he was writing a grocery list or a love...
As precedent, I would cite the case of Folsom Prison v. Blues
Posted on March 31, 2011A Utah prosecutor failed to win a conviction in a stabbing case, even though he quoted the lyrics to Johnny Cash's "Don't Take Your Guns To Town." (To be fair, they sort of apply here.) Also, I loved this quote...
More charges filed in Mo. sex-torture case
Posted on March 31, 2011Federal prosecutors have filed more charges in a sex-trafficking case from Lebanon, Mo., where a young woman was allegedly kept as a sex slave. The alleged ringleader's wife is now a defendant. From Mark Morris: According to the indictment, Marilyn...
The not-so-great escape
Posted on March 31, 2011An El Paso man tried to outrun police on his bicycle when they tried to pull him over for improper illumination, authorities tell the local paper. Only he did a face plant when he tried to ditch his allegedly-drug-laden backpack,...
Missing woman's body found in septic tank
Posted on March 31, 2011The body of Summer Inman, a missing Ohio woman, was found hidden in a septic tank behind a church Tuesday, authorities say. Her estranged husband and his parents have pleaded not guilty to kidnapping in her disappearance. Authorities say they...
If there was ever a good excuse to go on a murder spree ...
Posted on March 31, 2011... this guy probably has it. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Golfer!
Thursday's Open Thread
Posted on March 31, 2011Welcome 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,...
Olathe police release name of man killed in officer-involved shooting
Posted on March 31, 2011From Brianne Pfannenstiel: Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed in an altercation with an Olathe police officer as 20-year-old Carlos Villegas Jr. Villegas was fatally shot when police officers responded to an assault inside a home...
Why do fools fall in love through the Price Chopper's ceiling?
Posted on March 31, 2011From yours truly: A 20-something man fell through the ceiling of the Cosentino?s Price Chopper near Missouri 291 and Missouri 150 about 6:45 p.m. Thursday, and police weren?t sure why he was up there in the first place. After he...
N.Y. cops investigate poo arson attempt at baby mama-to-be's house
Posted on March 30, 2011I wonder if they had to bring in the accelerant-detecting dog to figure out what was burning.
Once again, a chain saw ruins an otherwise good first date
Posted on March 30, 2011A Florida man, armed with a chain saw, allegedly burst through the window of his wife's hotel room to interrupt her alone time with her new gentleman friend, police say. The chain saw was not running at the time.
36 months in prison for KU ticket scandal
Posted on March 30, 2011From Tony Rizzo: A former University of Kansas employee was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for her role in the theft and re-sale of millions of dollars in football and basketball tickets. Kassie Liebsch, 28, of Lawrence...
Supreme Court kicks $14 million to wrongly convicted man who spent years on Death Row
Posted on March 30, 2011The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a $14 million award to John Thompson, a New Orleans man who spent 14 years on Death Row -- until it was discovered that prosecutors failed to reveal that a blood test had...
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