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What is a Ponzi scheme?

Posted on December 17, 2008
Daddy, where do Ponzi schemes come from?

Arkansas teens accused of painting mohawk on school's pig

Posted on December 16, 2008
He also got stabbed with a pitchfork, but lived, the authorities say ...

NJ man tries to pay $56 traffic ticket with pennies

Posted on December 16, 2008
And is refused. As a bonus, he ends up with a warrant out for his arrest. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Posted on December 16, 2008
We've got an update on a story that caught a lot of people's attention this summer: In San Francisco, a city computer engineer is accused of essentially taking over a good part of the city's computer network and refusing to...

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OUR WORST FEARS HAVE BEEN REALIZED

Posted on December 16, 2008
The Grinch is real, and he's writing traffic tickets ...

A wedding story without a happy ending

Posted on December 16, 2008
In Washington state, a masseuse is accused of taking one of her clients -- a 78-year-old man with dementia -- and getting married over the lunch hour, then trying to clean out his bank account. Police say the bank was...

I actually feel a little bad for this lady ...

Posted on December 16, 2008
A suburban Chicago woman is facing child endangerment charges because she left her sleeping toddler in her minivan while she went into Target for 25 minutes. She's facing a criminal charge, which is good -- she's very lucky it was...

Colorado teen pleads guilty to killing girl, 7, while acting out "Mortal Kombat"

Posted on December 16, 2008
What a stupid, stupid death. The little girl was his girlfriend's half-sister -- the little girl was 7 years old. The GF has already taken a plea deal. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM

Drunk driver gets pulled over ... but pulls into McDonald's drive-through first, police say

Posted on December 16, 2008
Story is from Minnesota. Love this quote: "I thought they were fixing to mess with me," Ballard said Monday during an interview at the Ramsey County Jail. "I was fixing to get something to eat."

Springfield thugs hit pregnant pizza deliverywoman with hammer

Posted on December 16, 2008
Luckily, she was able to disarm them and get help, without them getting any of her money: "When I started to realize what was going on, I said, 'You ... idiots, I'm pregnant. Stop hitting me. I will give you...

MO Amish girl survives a night in the outdoors

Posted on December 16, 2008
Amazing story ...

Another appeal in Columbia sports editor's murder

Posted on December 16, 2008
Ryan Ferguson -- who was convicted of killing Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt when Ferguson was 17 -- is asking for a new trial again, the Tribune reports. Public defender Valerie Leftwich argued Monday that Ferguson?s constitutional rights were...

Joshua A. Turnidge, suspect in OR bank bombing

Posted on December 16, 2008
His landlord, for what it's worth, doesn't think he did it. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM

Open Thread ... Tuesday

Posted on December 16, 2008
Thanks for spending some time on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. Feel free to post links if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your...

KS mom left baby in Dumpster -- gets probation

Posted on December 16, 2008
Story is from McPherson. Mom was given eight months of prison time, but that was suspended. The baby was six weeks old when she was abandoned.

Are they closing the Adam Walsh case?

Posted on December 16, 2008
We're talking about the deceased son of John Walsh, who hosts "America's Most Wanted." Florida authorities have a press conference scheduled for later today to release new details. Though Adam's skull was found soon after he disappeared, the rest of....

KCK police name man killed in shootout with officers

Posted on December 16, 2008
The man's name was Ricky Gatewood. He was 27 and lived in KCK.

KSHB: Dead teen's family sues Independence police

Posted on December 16, 2008
The story revolves around the death of Christopher Cooper, who was riding a bicycle when Wilfredo Pujols ran over him while fleeing police. The suit, which also names the city and the ambulance service, accuses police supervisors of failing to...

Christmas spirit alive and well in Salina

Posted on December 16, 2008
From the Journal: "Woman gets probation for Christmas pot delivery"

KC's latest homicide -- a 6-month-old boy

Posted on December 16, 2008
From Christine Vendel: Police added 6-month-old Dameon Stewart to their list of homicide victims Monday after the Jackson County medical examiner?s office ruled the boy?s September death a homicide. Prosecutors have charged the boy?s stepfather, Ralph L...

Report: Meth, coke were harder to find in KC

Posted on December 16, 2008
From Mark Morris: The availability of methamphetamine and cocaine in Kansas City has declined in recent years, according to a federal drug report released Monday. Shrinking Mexican meth production, coca eradication projects in Colombia and large seizures have contributed to...

IL legislators move to remove Blagojevich

Posted on December 16, 2008
Because he's adopted sort of a "come and get me, coppers" attitude when it comes to resigning his seat.

Darryl Burton's second chance

Posted on December 16, 2008
Steve Penn has a good story this morning about Darryl Burton, a man who spent 24 years in prison for a murder in St. Louis that he didn't commit. Burton now lives in North Kansas City, and he's got a...

I'm sure they'll speak up right away ...

Posted on December 16, 2008
Lovely story from Colorado, where police found a suspect who had secretly videotaped a couple having sex. (He apparently hid outside their house, then pointed the camera through the window.) The only problem? The police don't know who the victims...

KCPD plans award ceremony for officers, staff

Posted on December 16, 2008
Christine has a nice story here about officers and civilian employees who saved the day in a number of situations -- whether that meant tracking down a suspect accused of hurting a fellow officer or helping a woman who was...

Because you can TRUST Big Brother

Posted on December 16, 2008
In the UK, authorities are starting to crack down on town councils because, well, they've gone insane with power. Britain has one of the most thorough networks of surveillance cameras in the free world, but some of these small towns...

How adorable

Posted on December 16, 2008
Virginia boy, age 12, caught going 70 mph in 55 zone while driving a stolen car. Did I mention the two loaded guns in the front seat? They grow up so fast ...

KC carjacker gets 13+ years on federal kidnapping charge

Posted on December 16, 2008
From U.S. Attorney John Wood's office: Rickey R. Norton, Jr., 20, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner on Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, to 13 years and four months in federal prison without parole. ......

Michael Vick could be in VA halfway house by late January

Posted on December 16, 2008
That's what one of his lawyers told a bankruptcy judge ...

Adam Walsh: Case Closed

Posted on December 16, 2008
Based strictly on a review of existing evidence, nothing new. More from the Orlando Sentinel, which quotes the police chief: At an emotional press conference with Adam's parents Reve and John Walsh, Wagner said there is no new evidence in...

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