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Teen gets 4 days for smearing peanut butter on classmate's forehead
Posted on December 26, 2008The classmate was allegedly allergic to peanut butter, but didn't have an allergic reaction at the time. The defendant doesn't sound like he's terribly upset about what happened since he was grinning during his sentencing. Story is from Washington. Hat...
MO officer accused of stealing computer during DUI stop
Posted on December 26, 2008From The AP: A southwest Missouri police officer is charged with stealing a motorist's laptop computer during a traffic stop. Southwest City officer Andrew Cummings of Anderson is free on $7,500 bond after felony theft charges were filed Tuesday in...
Iraq vet accused of selling homemade IEDS to OK City gangstas
Posted on December 26, 2008I always see this Army recruitment ads on TV, showing how servicemembers can use skills they learned in the military back in the regular working world. I don't think this is what they meant. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!
Open Thread ... Friday
Posted on December 26, 2008I hope everybody had a good day off! We've got a fresh Open Thread, and eventually, I'll post a few items, but posting will probably be very light today. Things will return to full speed on Monday! (And, of course,...
Bad weather kills 4 on Missouri roads
Posted on December 24, 2008And we've still got a few days left in the holiday counting period.
WI man gets 1 year for robbing man on crutches
Posted on December 24, 2008That's assuming he doesn't die of shame first. Story is from Sheboygan.
"Always. I will remember you always."
Posted on December 24, 2008A dying man's wish: brand-new toys for kids that wouldn't have a Christmas otherwise. Nope, not remotely crime-related. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!
Who killed Chris Bartholomew?
Posted on December 24, 2008If you're a regular CSKC reader, you'll definitely remember this case: Chris Bartholomew was shot and killed near Westport back in May 2007 while trying to meet some friends. It was one of the city's busiest areas, on one of...
Some bad @#$% goes down at the Kirksville Wal-Mart
Posted on December 24, 2008Missouri man accused of leaving his daughter in his car while he went into Wal-Mart to shoplift while carrying prescription pills that he didn't have a prescription for. Oh yeah, somebody's getting Tasered. North Missouri, represent! (I'm from this area,...
Junior Seau, Humanitarian
Posted on December 24, 2008He's decided not to press charges against the fan who ran onto the field and tackled him over the weekend. The fan, for his part, says he was trying to give Seau "a big hug."
Merry Christmas, James S. Anderson
Posted on December 24, 2008Anderson is a prisoner in Seattle ... even though his conviction has been overturned after he proved he was in another state when the robbery happened. He's spent four years behind bars and hoped to spend this Christmas with his...
Yeah, that'll show'em
Posted on December 24, 2008Remember the two losers who named their kid "Adolf Hitler" and were utterly incensed when the local grocery refused to put the tyke's name on a birthday cake? Well, some anonymous hero decided they should get a death threat. The...
Investor kills himself after losing more than $1 billion in Madoff clients
Posted on December 24, 2008Thierry de la Villehuchet was the founder of a hedge fund that invested $1 billion of CLIENTS' money with Madoff. Officials estimate that $50 billion might have been lost in Madoff's alleged scheme, which authorities have called the world's biggest...
President Bush pardons 19, gives 1 commutation
Posted on December 24, 2008He's given less than half the pardons that Reagan or Clinton gave. This batch includes a pardon for Charlie Winters, convicted decades ago of violating the Neutrality Act because he helped arm Jewish people who were trying to organize Israel...
Will Wisconsin start using DUI checkpoints?
Posted on December 24, 2008Probably not, if the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's informal poll of legislators is correct. The State of Necrophilia is one of 12 that doesn't allow checkpoints. Some officials there are agitating for them, though. The Star had a story earlier this year...
US cops start testing out facial-recognition software
Posted on December 24, 2008This is cool: A French firm is starting to let a couple of U.S. police departments use facial-recognition software to process crime-scene photos and surveillance images and compare them to old booking photos. It's pretty expensive ($18K for a six-month...
Elderly cat-trappers apparently unrepentant
Posted on December 24, 2008Great story from Oregon about an elderly couple, Smokey and Vera, who are accused of setting traps for cats who wander onto their property. (Some are released in the wild, some are returned to their owners.) They're in real jeopardy...
Wednesday ... Open Thread
Posted on December 24, 2008Welcome to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments. Feel free to post links to interesting stories you see on other sites. PROGRAMMING NOTE: We'll be doing only a half day, sad to say. And there'll be no...
The single best Christmas song ever, IMHO
Posted on December 24, 2008"Sometimes You Have To Work On Christmas" by Harvey Danger. I know it's not really crime-related, but I hope you don't mind.
How are people paying for the holidays?
Posted on December 24, 2008The five-fingered discount, the New York Times reports. They informally polled several police departments, who say they've seen a jump of 10 to 20 percent in shoplifting. Considering that a lot of shoplifters never get prosecuted, that means the problem...
Are homicide clearance rates only going to get worse?
Posted on December 24, 2008That's what experts are telling the Christian Science Monitor. Right now, the U.S. clearance rate is about 65 percent, down from 90 percent a few decades ago. Officials think it's only going to get worse as more police departments cut...
UK city is all wet after urine prank
Posted on December 24, 2008In Nottingham, pranksters have put up fake signs -- that look like they were issued by the government -- which say it's OK to urinate in public. (It is not.) Robin Hood unavailable for comment. Hat Tip: Many thanks, Goshel!
Mexican beauty queen accused of running around with gun traffickers
Posted on December 24, 2008Story is from, of course, Mexico.
Cali man flashes gang sign in photo with Santa -- goes to jail
Posted on December 23, 2008And an unnamed juvenile got pinched, too. I'm not sure if you remember, but California authorities have tried using an injunction against gangs. Suspected gang members aren't allowed to congregate together or flash their signs. Our man got busted during...
IL man gets 4 years for stealing pizza, breadsticks
Posted on December 23, 2008I just hope they were delicious, because this guy is 19 years old and not particularly imposing. Snip from the Pantagraph: ?I wonder how this 5-foot-5, 120?pound individual is going to do in the Department of Corrections,? Lewis remarked. I'm...
Driver hit, killed teen who was pushing broken-down car
Posted on December 23, 2008And authorities say the man was under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, so the WyCo DA has filed criminal charges. From their press release: Jerome A. Gorman, Wyandotte County District Attorney, charged Rodolfo Morales-Rodriquez, Hispanic Male, DOB: 1-14-69,...
What are doing for New Year's Eve? Busting drunks
Posted on December 23, 2008From OP Police: The Overland Park, Kansas Police Department is conducting a DUI Saturation Patrol on December 31, 2008. It is the police department?s goal to reduce alcohol related auto accidents and discourage impaired driving within its community. The DUI...
Sopranos bit player beats murder rap
Posted on December 23, 2008But Lillo Brancato, who also starred in A Bronx Tale, was convicted of attempted burglary. Brancato and an associate were reportedly trying to break into a house and steal some drugs when they were confronted by an off-duty NYPD officer...
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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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