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Judge says child-porn sentences are too long
Posted on May 22, 2010A controversial federal judge in New York is fighting the idea of mandatory-minimum sentences for viewing child pornography, the New York Times reports. The minimum federal sentence is five years, but Judge Jack Weinstein argues that most of the defendants...
They call it 'Pepsi Dark'
Posted on May 22, 2010In New Jersey, a teenage boy was arrested for defecating in a classmate's soda, which the unsuspecting classmate then drank, police allege. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Molester tortured with improvised blow torch
Posted on May 22, 2010Why do bad things happen to terrible people? Story is from Orlando, where a man convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl was attacked with an improvised blow torch (lighter plus aerosol can, if you were wondering) while allegedly trolling for...
Leavenworth investigates officer-involved shooting
Posted on May 22, 2010From Chief Patrick Kitchens: The Leavenworth Police Department is currently investigating an officer involved shooting where the suspect was killed. At 2:30 p.m. we responded to a disturbance at Country Mart at 20th and Spruce for a disturbance in which...
Dance Party Friday
Posted on May 21, 2010Bob Cronkleton sent this to me, so if your brain melts or you experience some kind of fit while watching "Kittens in Autotune," your lawsuit needs to name him as the defendant. The sole defendant.
Open Thread ... Sweet Merciful Friday
Posted on May 21, 2010Welcome 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,...
Grandma-puncher gets 25 years
Posted on May 21, 2010Pedro Guzman, 21, has been sentenced to 25 years after he punched a 59-year-old grandmother so hard that he broke her jaw, the Platte County prosecutor's office reports. He had pleaded guilty in March. According to (prosecutor Eric) Zahnd, Guzman,...
Does the punishment fit the crime?
Posted on May 21, 2010In Clayton County, Ga., a 19-year-old has been ordered, as part of her sentence for passing a stopped school bus, to write the sentence ?I will not dishonor myself by passing a school bus" 2,500 times. Her response could be...
Tattooed buttock leads to charges
Posted on May 21, 2010In New Hampshire, a group of guys are facing criminal charges for allegedly coercing a 14-year-old boy, who is a special-needs student, into getting a profane tattoo on his buttock. Police say they told him that they would stop picking...
'Prince of Pot' to plead guilty
Posted on May 21, 2010Canadian Marc Emery, aka the "Prince of Pot," is to plead guilty to selling millions of marijuana seeds to U.S. customers via the mail. He could be sentenced to five years is U.S. federal prison.
Have you seen this bank robber?
Posted on May 21, 2010The FBI is still looking for this guy, who robbed the Hawthorne Bank at 17430 E. 39th Street in Independence back on May 3. He's about 5 feet 10 to 6 feet, 250 pounds. He stole a Ford Windstar from...
VIDEO: Man advertises wife's alleged affair
Posted on May 21, 2010South Carolina man spray-paints his mobile home with "special messages" after accusing his wife of cheating on him: "All Welcome Except Cheaters Pull N 4 Pics" was scrawled in white on one brown cardboard sign.The writing on the mobile home...
Why hospitals have to worry about safety
Posted on May 21, 2010Two people were shot outside Research Medical Center last night, police say. The good news is they're going to live. The bad news is that cases like that are becoming more common. I've lost count of assaults and murders that...
Westboro Baptist to picket Dio funeral
Posted on May 21, 2010Oh, man. This just sounds like a really, really bad idea. I'm not saying any of their funeral protests could be labeled as "well-conceived," but this one just reeks of beatdown.
WARNING: Lindsay Lohan is still free
Posted on May 21, 2010I know, I know: I thought we were really close to finally getting her thrown in jail, but no. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Aradia Silvermoon!
Not remotely crime-related
Posted on May 21, 2010A Florida woman has sued the state lottery after her ticket showed that she'd won $500,000 -- and the lottery refused to pay, saying it was a misprint. Shenanigans, I say.
Giant, feral rats found in N.M. home
Posted on May 21, 2010About 170 of them, some the size of kittens. Police have arrested the She-Willard accused of letting it happen. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Keith G in PV!
Should media ride along, film police investigations?
Posted on May 21, 2010A few days ago, a 7-year-old girl was killed during a police raid in Detroit. It's not clear exactly how it happened. The police maintain that it was an accidental discharge inside the home, and the family's lawyer says police...
Missouri, Kansas have fewer bike deaths
Posted on May 21, 2010As the weather gets warmer, we might see more stories like the one from Old Northeast this morning: A vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist about 8 on Chestnut Trafficway. In 2008, 716 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes, and...
How did police know she had that tattoo?
Posted on May 21, 2010Christian woman with "Bossy" tattooed on left breast tries to pass bad check so she can buy Christmas gifts, police allege.
WyCo to pay man hurt by fleeing car
Posted on May 21, 2010Wyandotte County has agreed to pay $335,295 to a man who was injured by a car fleeing police, Dawn Bormann reports. Xavier Harris was 16 when the crash happened at Parallel and 22nd back in 2004. Police thought he was...
Two Ark. officers killed in traffic stop
Posted on May 21, 2010In West Memphis, Ark., two police officers -- one of them, the son of the local police chief -- were shot and killed by men with AK-47s during a traffic stop on Interstate 40, the AP reports. The officers had...
Police: Girl lied about abduction attempt
Posted on May 21, 2010From Glenn Rice: Police determined that a 15-year-old girl made up a story about a man trying to abduct her twice in 24 hours. The Van Horn High School student told authorities that a man tried to entice her into...
Inmate wins right to look at women in bikinis
Posted on May 21, 2010A Wisconsin appeals court has ordered prison officials to return four photos of women in bikinis to a prisoner who ordered them through the mail.
Was this good parenting?
Posted on May 21, 2010A Florida mother found a unique way to discourage her son from playing with matches: She had a friend from the sheriff's office pretend to arrest the 5-year-old, WFTV reports. Handcuffs, squad car, a threat to take the kiddo to...
Mom gets 8 years for son's OD death
Posted on May 21, 2010The Wisconsin woman allegedly taught her 16-year-old how to shoot heroin, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
Ah, spring -- when a burglar's thoughts turn to car break-ins
Posted on May 21, 2010Olathe is getting ready for a big public-awareness campaign to remind people to lock their cars, hide any valuables that might be inside a vehicle or -- better yet -- not leave laptops, iPods, etc., alone in the first place....
The only thing more dangerous than tornadoes ...
Posted on May 21, 2010... is the people chasing them. (Some of them, at least.) Capt. Spaulding has a good post about the issue here.
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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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